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Sian L. Beilock

Sian L. Beilock

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
70
Citations
26936
World Ranking
2236
National Ranking
1303

Sian L. Beilock 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 Sian L. Beilock sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 142 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sian L. Beilock 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 Sian L. Beilock sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Troland Research Awards, United States National Academy of Sciences For her fundamental contributions to our understanding of human skill learning and performance breakdowns in high-pressure and anxiety-provoking situations.
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Sian L. Beilock is affiliated with Barnard College in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Neuroscience, Psychology, and Social Sciences, with specific focus areas in Cognitive Neuroscience, Education, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, and Statistics and Probability.

Their main research topics address Education, Achievement, and Giftedness, School Choice and Performance, Early Childhood Education and Development, Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neural dynamics and brain function, as well as Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills.

Beilock's recent publications include the following papers:

  • "Elementary school teachers' math anxiety and students' math learning: A large-scale replication," 2020, Developmental Science
  • "Effort(less) exam preparation: Math anxiety predicts the avoidance of effortful study strategies," 2022, Journal of Experimental Psychology General
  • "Children's Math Anxiety Predicts Their Math Achievement Over and Above a Key Foundational Math Skill," 2020, Journal of Cognition and Development
  • "Improvements in task performance after practice are associated with scale-free dynamics of brain activity," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Improvements in task performance after practice are associated with scale-free dynamics of brain activity," 2023, Network Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Beilock include:

  • Susan C. Levine
  • Christopher S. Rozek
  • Marjorie W. Schaeffer
  • Erin A. Maloney
  • Jalisha B. Jenifer

The scientist has published multiple papers in notable venues such as Developmental Science, Journal of Experimental Psychology General, Journal of Cognition and Development, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Network Neuroscience.

Throughout their career, Beilock has received several recognitions including:

  • Troland Research Awards from the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2017, for contributions to understanding human skill learning and performance breakdowns in high-pressure and anxiety-provoking situations
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2015
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2010

Best Publications

  • On the fragility of skilled performance: what governs choking under pressure?

    Sian L. Beilock;Thomas H. Carr

  • Female teachers’ math anxiety affects girls’ math achievement

    Sian L. Beilock;Elizabeth A. Gunderson;Gerardo Ramirez;Susan C. Levine

  • When paying attention becomes counterproductive: impact of divided versus skill-focused attention on novice and experienced performance of sensorimotor skills

    Sian L. Beilock;Thomas H. Carr;Clare MacMahon;Janet L. Starkes

  • The role of parents and teachers in the development of gender-related math attitudes.

    Elizabeth A. Gunderson;Gerardo Ramirez;Susan C. Levine;Sian L. Beilock

  • When High-Powered People Fail Working Memory and “Choking Under Pressure” in Math

    Sian L. Beilock;Thomas H. Carr

  • Math Anxiety, Working Memory, and Math Achievement in Early Elementary School

    Gerardo Ramirez;Elizabeth A. Gunderson;Susan C. Levine;Sian L. Beilock

  • Stereotype threat and working memory: mechanisms, alleviation, and spillover.

    Sian L. Beilock;Robert J. Rydell;Allen R. McConnell

  • Writing About Testing Worries Boosts Exam Performance in the Classroom

    Gerardo Ramirez;Sian L. Beilock

  • Math anxiety: who has it, why it develops, and how to guard against it.

    Erin A. Maloney;Sian L. Beilock

  • The Relation Between Spatial Skill and Early Number Knowledge: The Role of the Linear Number Line

    Elizabeth A. Gunderson;Gerardo Ramirez;Sian L. Beilock;Susan C. Levine

  • More on the Fragility of Performance: Choking Under Pressure in Mathematical Problem Solving

    Sian L. Beilock;Catherine A. Kulp;Lauren E. Holt;Thomas H. Carr

  • Intergenerational Effects of Parents’ Math Anxiety on Children’s Math Achievement and Anxiety

    Erin A. Maloney;Gerardo Ramirez;Elizabeth A. Gunderson;Susan C. Levine

  • Haste does not always make waste: expertise, direction of attention, and speed versus accuracy in performing sensorimotor skills.

    Sian L. Beilock;Bennett I. Bertenthal;Annette M. Mccoy;Thomas H. Carr

  • From Poor Performance to Success under Stress: Working Memory, Strategy Selection, and Mathematical Problem Solving under Pressure.

    Sian L. Beilock;Marci S. DeCaro

  • On the relationship between math anxiety and math achievement in early elementary school: The role of problem solving strategies.

    Gerardo Ramirez;Hyesang Chang;Erin A. Maloney;Susan C. Levine

  • Action’s Influence on Thought: The Case of Gesture:

    Susan Goldin-Meadow;Sian L. Beilock

  • Math Performance in Stressful Situations

    Sian L. Beilock

  • When math hurts: math anxiety predicts pain network activation in anticipation of doing math

    Ian M. Lyons;Ian M. Lyons;Sian L. Beilock

  • Numerical ordering ability mediates the relation between number-sense and arithmetic competence.

    Ian M. Lyons;Sian L. Beilock

  • The Math Anxiety-Performance Link: A Global Phenomenon

    Alana E. Foley;Julianne B. Herts;Francesca Borgonovi;Sonia Guerriero

  • Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To

    Sian Beilock

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan C. Levine
Susan C. Levine University of Chicago
Thomas H. Carr
Thomas H. Carr Michigan State University
Susan Goldin-Meadow
Susan Goldin-Meadow University of Chicago
Marc G. Berman
Marc G. Berman University of Chicago
Rob Gray
Rob Gray University of East Anglia
Allen R. McConnell
Allen R. McConnell Miami University
Robert J. Rydell
Robert J. Rydell Indiana University
Bennett I. Bertenthal
Bennett I. Bertenthal Indiana University
Howard C. Nusbaum
Howard C. Nusbaum University of Chicago
Arturo E. Hernandez
Arturo E. Hernandez University of Houston

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