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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 35 9734 9107 5142 4693 59 7053

Scott D. Moffat publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Scott D. Moffat between 1994 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Scott D. Moffat published across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 9 publications in 2024. 1 of the 79 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1994 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 9. Peak 9 publications in 2024. 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 3 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 4 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 1 publication 2015: 1 publication 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 9 publications 2025: 0 publications 2026: 1 publication
1994 2026

79 publications in total across all disciplines

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Scott D. Moffat: publications per year, 1994 to 2026
Year Publications
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 0
2000 4
2001 1
2002 3
2003 0
2004 1
2005 2
2006 2
2007 3
2008 2
2009 6
2010 1
2011 4
2012 2
2013 1
2014 1
2015 1
2016 5
2017 7
2018 5
2019 3
2020 2
2021 2
2022 4
2023 1
2024 9
2025 0
2026 1
Total 79
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Scott D. Moffat publications per year - data summary

  • Scott D. Moffat, a Psychology scholar from Georgia Institute of Technology, has 79 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1994 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1994 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 9 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1994, 1997, 2001, 2004 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 33 years in the span carry no publications at all (1995, 1999, 2003 and 2025).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 2.7 per year counting only the 29 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 15 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1994-2004: 15 publications (1.4 per year); 2005-2015: 25 publications (2.3 per year); 2016-2026: 39 publications (3.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Scott D. Moffat publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott D. Moffat sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 51–60 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 59 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138 59
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Scott D. Moffat publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Scott D. Moffat, a Psychology scholar from Georgia Institute of Technology, records 59 publications - the 2nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 2% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Scott D. Moffat, and about 98% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Scott D. Moffat ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Scott D. Moffat D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Scott D. Moffat sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 34–35 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 35 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671 35
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Scott D. Moffat D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Scott D. Moffat, a Psychology scholar from Georgia Institute of Technology, records 35 D-Index - the 16th percentile of the discipline.
  • 16% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Scott D. Moffat, and about 84% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Scott D. Moffat ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Scott D. Moffat is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research spans interdisciplinary fields focused primarily on neuroscience, medicine, and psychology, with particular attention to endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, such as:

  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Categorization, perception, and language
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Scott D. Moffat has contributed to a number of research papers, including:

  • Prediabetes and working memory in older adults, 2020, Brain and Neuroscience Advances
  • Intact circadian rhythm despite cortisol hypersecretion in Alzheimer's disease: A meta-analysis, 2021, Psychoneuroendocrinology
  • Effects of estrogen on spatial navigation and memory, 2024, Psychopharmacology
  • Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with fMRI signal in right cerebellum lobule VIIa Crus I and II during spatial navigation in older adult women, 2022, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Five-factor model personality traits and 24-h urinary cortisol in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging, 2022, Stress and Health

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Ursula G. Saelzler
  • Matthew S. Panizzon
  • MacKenzie Hughes
  • Christopher Hertzog
  • Shevaun D. Neupert

Scott D. Moffat's publications appear most often in journals like Innovation in Aging, Brain and Neuroscience Advances, Psychopharmacology, Psychoneuroendocrinology, and Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.

The research outputs demonstrate engagement with experimental and cognitive psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and endocrinology. Scott D. Moffat's investigation into the neural mechanisms underlying memory and navigation integrates aspects of stress response and metabolism, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within neuroscience and medicine.

Best Publications

  • Navigation in a “Virtual” Maze: Sex Differences and Correlation With Psychometric Measures of Spatial Ability in Humans

    Scott D Moffat;Elizabeth Hampson;Maria Hatzipantelis

  • Longitudinal Assessment of Serum Free Testosterone Concentration Predicts Memory Performance and Cognitive Status in Elderly Men

    Scott D. Moffat;Alan B. Zonderman;E. Jeffrey Metter;Marc R. Blackman

  • Free testosterone and risk for Alzheimer disease in older men.

    S. D. Moffat;A. B. Zonderman;E. J. Metter;C. Kawas

  • Age differences in spatial memory in a virtual environment navigation task

    Scott D Moffat;Alan B Zonderman;Susan M Resnick

  • A curvilinear relationship between testosterone and spatial cognition in humans: possible influence of hand preference.

    Scott D. Moffat;Elizabeth Hampson

  • Aging and Spatial Navigation: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?

    Scott D. Moffat

  • The Aging Navigational System.

    Adam W. Lester;Scott D. Moffat;Jan M. Wiener;Carol A. Barnes

  • Fingers as a Marker of Prenatal Androgen Exposure

    Sheri A. Berenbaum;Kristina Korman Bryk;Nicole Nowak;Charmian A. Quigley

  • Age differences in the neural systems supporting human allocentric spatial navigation

    Scott D. Moffat;Scott D. Moffat;Wendy Elkins;Susan M. Resnick

  • Effects of age on virtual environment place navigation and allocentric cognitive mapping.

    Scott D. Moffat;Susan M. Resnick

  • Effects of age on navigation strategy.

    M. Kirk Rodgers;Joseph A. Sindone;Scott D. Moffat

  • Extrahippocampal Contributions to Age Differences in Human Spatial Navigation

    Scott D. Moffat;Kristen M. Kennedy;Karen M. Rodrigue;Naftali Raz

  • Longitudinal change in hippocampal volume as a function of apolipoprotein E genotype

    S.D. Moffat;C.A. Szekely;A.B. Zonderman;N.J. Kabani

  • Morphology of the planum temporale and corpus callosum in left handers with evidence of left and right hemisphere speech representation.

    S D Moffat;E Hampson;D H Lee

  • Measuring size and shape of the hippocampus in MR images using a deformable shape model.

    Dinggang Shen;Scott Moffat;Susan M. Resnick;Christos Davatzikos

  • Long-term cortisol measures predict Alzheimer disease risk

    Gilda E. Ennis;Yang An;Susan M. Resnick;Luigi Ferrucci

  • The effects of 884 MHz GSM wireless communication signals on headache and other symptoms: an experimental provocation study.

    Lena Hillert;Torbjörn Akerstedt;Arne Lowden;Clairy Wiholm;Clairy Wiholm

  • The Relationship Between Longitudinal Declines in Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate Concentrations and Cognitive Performance in Older Men

    Scott D. Moffat;Alan B. Zonderman;S. Mitchell Harman;Marc R. Blackman

  • Age differences in virtual environment and real world path integration

    Diane E. Adamo;Diane E. Adamo;Emily M. Briceño;Joseph A. Sindone;Neil B. Alexander

  • Age differences in visual path integration.

    Omar Mahmood;Diane Adamo;Emily Briceno;Scott D. Moffat

  • Effects of testosterone on cognitive and brain aging in elderly men.

    Scott D. Moffat

  • Vestibular Loss in Older Adults Is Associated with Impaired Spatial Navigation: Data from the Triangle Completion Task

    Yanjun Xie;Robin T. Bigelow;Scott F. Frankenthaler;Stephanie A. Studenski

  • Salivary testosterone levels in left- and right-handed adults.

    Scott D. Moffat;Elizabeth Hampson

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan M. Resnick
Susan M. Resnick National Institutes of Health
Elizabeth Hampson
Elizabeth Hampson University of Western Ontario
Bengt B. Arnetz
Bengt B. Arnetz Michigan State University
Alan B. Zonderman
Alan B. Zonderman National Institutes of Health
Niels Kuster
Niels Kuster ETH Zurich
Michael P. Diamond
Michael P. Diamond Augusta University
Susan M. Resnick
Susan M. Resnick National Institutes of Health
Ross Andel
Ross Andel University of South Florida
Luigi Ferrucci
Luigi Ferrucci National Institutes of Health
Richard Balon
Richard Balon Wayne State University

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