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D-Index
97
Citations
57755
World Ranking
691
National Ranking
90

Susan E. Gathercole 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 Susan E. Gathercole sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 217 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan E. Gathercole 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 Susan E. Gathercole sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 1989 - Spearman Medal, British Psychological Society

Overview

Susan E. Gathercole is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their work spans across multiple areas within psychology and neuroscience, with particular emphasis on cognitive and developmental aspects of learning and brain function.

The scientist's research focuses largely on topics including:

  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Educational and Psychological Assessments
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Cognitive and Developmental Aspects of Mathematical Skills
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

They have contributed to the fields of study in:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience

With subfields covering:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Statistics and Probability

Among the recent publications by Susan E. Gathercole are:

  • "Annual Research Review: The transdiagnostic revolution in neurodevelopmental disorders," 2021, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • "Research priorities for the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A call to action for psychological science," 2020, British Journal of Psychology
  • "A generative network model of neurodevelopmental diversity in structural brain organization," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Cognitive dimensions of learning in children with problems in attention, learning, and memory," 2020, Journal of Educational Psychology
  • "The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on within- and cross-paradigm transfer following multi-session backward recall training," 2020, Brain and Cognition

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Joni Holmes
  • Megan Spencer-Smith
  • Peter J. Anderson
  • Rogier Kievit
  • Silvana Mareva

Susan E. Gathercole has published in several established journals, such as:

  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • British Journal of Psychology
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Educational Psychology
  • Cortex

They were recognized with the Spearman Medal from the British Psychological Society in 1989.

Best Publications

  • The phonological loop as a language learning device.

    Alan Baddeley;Susan Gathercole;Costanza Papagno

  • Working Memory and Language

    Susan E. Gathercole;Alan D. Baddeley

  • The structure of working memory from 4 to 15 years of age.

    Susan E. Gathercole;Susan J. Pickering;Benjamin Ambridge;Hannah Wearing

  • Phonological memory deficits in language disordered children: Is there a causal connection? ☆

    Susan E Gathercole;Alan D Baddeley

  • Executive functions and achievements in school: Shifting, updating, inhibition, and working memory.

    Helen L St Clair-Thompson;Susan E Gathercole

  • Evaluation of the role of phonological STM in the development of vocabulary in children: A longitudinal study

    Susan E Gathercole;Alan D Baddeley

  • Verbal and Visuospatial Short-Term and Working Memory in Children: Are They Separable?

    Tracy Packiam Alloway;Susan Elizabeth Gathercole;Susan J. Pickering

  • Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children

    Joni Holmes;Susan E. Gathercole;Darren L. Dunning

  • Working memory skills and educational attainment: evidence from national curriculum assessments at 7 and 14 years of age

    Susan E. Gathercole;Susan J. Pickering;Camilla Knight;Z. O. E. Stegmann

  • Do “Brain-Training” Programs Work?:

    Daniel J. Simons;Walter R. Boot;Neil Charness;Susan E. Gathercole

  • Nonword repetition and word learning: The nature of the relationship.

    Susan E. Gathercole

  • Working memory in children with reading disabilities

    Susan Elizabeth Gathercole;Tracy Packiam Alloway;Catherine Willis;Anne-Marie Adams

  • The children's test of nonword repetition: A test of phonological working memory

    Susan E. Gathercole;Catherine S. Willis;Alan D. Baddeley;Hazel Emslie

  • Phonological memory and vocabulary development during the early school years: A longitudinal study.

    Susan E. Gathercole;Catherine S. Willis;Hazel Emslie;Alan D. Baddeley

  • The Working Memory Test Battery for Children.

    SJ Pickering;SE Gathercole

  • Working memory deficits in children with low achievements in the national curriculum at 7 years of age

    Susan E. Gathercole;Susan J. Pickering

  • A Structural Analysis of Working Memory and Related Cognitive Skills in Young Children.

    Tracy Packiam Alloway;Susan Elizabeth Gathercole;Catherine Willis;Anne-Marie Adams

  • Cognitive approaches to the development of short-term memory

    Susan E. Gathercole

  • The Development of Memory

    Susan E. Gathercole

  • The role of phonological memory in vocabulary acquisition: A study of young children learning new names

    Susan E. Gathercole;Alan D. Baddeley

Frequent Co-Authors

Joni Holmes
Joni Holmes MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
Alan D. Baddeley
Alan D. Baddeley University of York
Tracy Packiam Alloway
Tracy Packiam Alloway University of North Florida
Martin A. Conway
Martin A. Conway City, University of London
Peter J. Anderson
Peter J. Anderson Monash University
Julian G. Elliott
Julian G. Elliott Durham University
Melissa Wake
Melissa Wake University of Melbourne
Dennis Norris
Dennis Norris University of Cambridge
Fiona Mensah
Fiona Mensah University of Melbourne
Graham J. Hitch
Graham J. Hitch University of York

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