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Stephen M. Kosslyn

Stephen M. Kosslyn

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
116
Citations
62079
World Ranking
305
National Ranking
192

Neuroscience

D-Index
116
Citations
62353
World Ranking
431
National Ranking
255

Stephen M. Kosslyn 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 Stephen M. Kosslyn sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 333 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen M. Kosslyn 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 Stephen M. Kosslyn sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 116 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2004 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 1995 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1985 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Stephen M. Kosslyn is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research concentrates primarily on psychology, with three publications in this main field. They have also contributed to several subfields including Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Computer Science Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Education.

The scientist's work addresses multiple core topics, notably:

  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Educational Games and Gamification
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function

Kosslyn's recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • "Minerva: The Intentional University," 2024, published in Daedalus
  • "Dynamic personalized learning: leveraging AI to develop human potential," 2025, Learning Research and Practice
  • "Gordon H. Bower (1932-2020)," 2020, American Psychologist
  • "Optimizing Human Potential: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Art, Science, and Technology of Learning," 2025, Learning Research and Practice

The frequent co-authors associated with Kosslyn include Howard Burton, Teri Cannon, Elizabeth P. Callaghan, David P. Green, and John R. Anderson.

Publication venues where Kosslyn's work appears repeatedly are Learning Research and Practice, Daedalus, and American Psychologist.

Kosslyn has also published a book titled Applied Psychology: Thinking Critically, released in 2021 by Open Agenda Publishing eBooks.

Among the honors awarded to Kosslyn are fellowships from various organizations: the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 2004, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1995, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1987, and the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1985.

Best Publications

  • Image and Mind

    Stephen Michael Kosslyn

  • Image and Brain: The Resolution of the Imagery Debate

    Stephen M. Kosslyn

  • Placebo-induced changes in FMRI in the anticipation and experience of pain.

    Tor D. Wager;James K. Rilling;Edward E. Smith;Alex Sokolik

  • Neural foundations of imagery.

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;Giorgio Ganis;William L. Thompson

  • Image and brain

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;Gisela Sancho

  • Visual images preserve metric spatial information: Evidence from studies of image scanning.

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;Thomas M. Ball;Brian J. Reiser

  • Seeing and imagining in the cerebral hemispheres: a computational approach.

    Stephen M. Kosslyn

  • Wet mind : the new cognitive neuroscience

    Stephen Michael Kosslyn;Olivier Koenig

  • The case for mental imagery

    Stephen Michael Kosslyn;William L. Thompson;Giorgio Ganis

  • Mental Imagery: Functional Mechanisms and Clinical Applications.

    Joel Pearson;Thomas Naselaris;Emily A. Holmes;Stephen M. Kosslyn

  • Topographical representations of mental images in primary visual cortex

    Kosslyn Sm;Thompson Wl;Kim Ij;Alpert Nm

  • Brain areas underlying visual mental imagery and visual perception: an fMRI study.

    Giorgio Ganis;William L Thompson;Stephen M Kosslyn

  • Changes in cortical activity during mental rotation. A mapping study using functional MRI.

    M. S. Cohen;M. S. Cohen;S. M. Kosslyn;H. C. Breiter;G. J. DiGirolamo

  • The role of area 17 in visual imagery: convergent evidence from PET and rTMS.

    S. M. Kosslyn;A. Pascual-Leone;O. Felician;S. Camposano

  • Regional cerebral blood flow during script-driven imagery in childhood sexual abuse-related PTSD: A PET investigation.

    Lisa M. Shin;Richard J. McNally;Stephen M. Kosslyn;William L. Thompson

  • Visual mental imagery activates topographically organized visual cortex: Pet investigations

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;Nathaniel M. Alpert;William L. Thompson;Vera Maljkovic

  • Ghosts in the mind's machine: Creating and using images in the brain

    Stephen Michael Kosslyn

  • Information Representation in Visual Images.

    Stephen Michael Kosslyn

  • Imagery, propositions, and the form of internal representations

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;James R. Pomerantz

  • Mental rotation of objects versus hands: Neural mechanisms revealed by positron emission tomography

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;Gregory J. Digirolamo;William L. Thompson;Nathaniel M. Alpert

  • Image and Brain: The Resolution of the Imagery Debate

    Melvyn A. Goodale

Frequent Co-Authors

William L. Thompson
William L. Thompson Harvard University
Giorgio Ganis
Giorgio Ganis Plymouth University
Nathaniel M. Alpert
Nathaniel M. Alpert Harvard University
Christopher F. Chabris
Christopher F. Chabris Geisinger Health System
Scott L. Rauch
Scott L. Rauch McLean Hospital
Fred W. Mast
Fred W. Mast University of Bern
Lisa M. Shin
Lisa M. Shin Tufts University
Kevin N. Ochsner
Kevin N. Ochsner Columbia University
Itiel E. Dror
Itiel E. Dror University College London
Kyle R. Cave
Kyle R. Cave University of Massachusetts Amherst

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