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Thomas F. Shipley

Thomas F. Shipley

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
43
Citations
7433
World Ranking
7277
National Ranking
3936

Thomas F. Shipley 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 Thomas F. Shipley sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 163 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas F. Shipley 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 Thomas F. Shipley sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas F. Shipley is affiliated with Temple University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on spatial cognition, education, and geosciences, contributing extensively to the understanding of cognitive processes related to geography and science education.

Their recent publications include:

  • "The Curious Construct of Active Learning," 2021, Gothic.net
  • "Evidence of vulnerability to decision bias in expert field scientists," 2020, Applied Cognitive Psychology
  • "Assessing how visual search entropy and engagement predict performance in a multiple-objects tracking air traffic control task," 2021, Computers in Human Behavior Reports
  • "When seeing what's wrong makes you right: The effect of erroneous examples on 3D diagram learning," 2020, Applied Cognitive Psychology
  • "Assessment of the General Public's Understanding of Rapidly Produced Earthquake Information Products ShakeMap and PAGER," 2022, Seismological Research Letters

Thomas F. Shipley's collaborative work involves several frequent coauthors, including:

  • Basil Tikoff
  • Cristina G. Wilson
  • Nicole LaDue
  • Alexandra Davatzes
  • Kathryn M. Bateman

The research has been published in a variety of venues, with most contributions appearing in:

  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America
  • GSA Today
  • Journal of Geoscience Education
  • Cognitive Research Principles and Implications
  • Applied Cognitive Psychology

Their work focuses on several subfields including:

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Education
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Geophysics

Key topics of interest in Shipley's research encompass:

  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation
  • Geography Education and Pedagogy
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Geological Modeling and Analysis
  • Science Education and Pedagogy
  • Visual and Cognitive Learning Processes
  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis

Best Publications

  • A theory of visual interpolation in object perception.

    Philip J Kellman;Thomas F Shipley

  • Thinking About Spatial Thinking: New Typology, New Assessments

    Nora S. Newcombe;Thomas F. Shipley

  • Variations in Cognitive Maps: Understanding Individual Differences in Navigation

    Steven M. Weisberg;Victor R. Schinazi;Nora S. Newcombe;Thomas F. Shipley

  • The Curious Construct of Active Learning

    Doug Lombardi;Thomas F. Shipley;Physics Team

  • Strength of visual interpolation depends on the ratio of physically specified to total edge length.

    Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

  • Getting Lost in Buildings

    Laura Carlson;Christoph Hoelscher;Thomas Shipley;Ruth Dalton

  • Hippocampal size predicts rapid learning of a cognitive map in humans

    Victor R. Schinazi;Daniele Nardi;Nora S. Newcombe;Thomas F. Shipley

  • Understanding events : from perception to action

    Thomas F. Shipley;Jeffrey M. Zacks

  • Perception of Partly Occluded Objects and Illusory Figures: Evidence for an Identity Hypothesis

    Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

  • The Effect of Object and Event Orientation on Perception of Biological Motion

    Thomas F. Shipley

  • Cognitive and psychological science insights to improve climate change data visualization

    Jordan Harold;Irene Lorenzoni;Thomas F. Shipley;Kenny R. Coventry

  • A common mechanism for illusory and occluded object completion.

    Philip J. Kellman;Carol Yin;Thomas F. Shipley

  • From fragments to objects : segmentation and grouping in vision

    Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

  • Commentary: Analogical Thinking in Geoscience Education

    Benjamin D. Jee;David H. Uttal;Dedre Gentner;Cathy Manduca

  • Evaluating Geoscience Students' Spatial Thinking Skills in a Multi-Institutional Classroom Study

    Carol J. Ormand;Cathryn Manduca;Thomas F. Shipley;Basil Tikoff

  • Comprehending 3D Diagrams: Sketching to Support Spatial Reasoning

    Kristin M. Gagnier;Kinnari Atit;Carol J. Ormand;Carol J. Ormand;Thomas F. Shipley

  • Surface completion complements boundary interpolation in the visual integration of partly occluded objects.

    Carol Yin;Philip J Kellman;Thomas F Shipley

  • Do all science disciplines rely on spatial abilities? preliminary evidence from self-report questionnaires

    Mary Hegarty;Raymond D. Crookes;Drew Dara-Abrams;Thomas F. Shipley

  • Object interpolation in three dimensions.

    Philip J. Kellman;Patrick Garrigan;Thomas F. Shipley

  • Spatiotemporal boundary formation: boundary, form, and motion perception from transformations of surface elements

    Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

  • The role of discontinuities in the perception of subjective figures

    Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

Frequent Co-Authors

Nora S. Newcombe
Nora S. Newcombe Temple University
Philip J. Kellman
Philip J. Kellman University of California, Los Angeles
Basil Tikoff
Basil Tikoff University of Wisconsin–Madison
Daniel E. Koditschek
Daniel E. Koditschek University of Pennsylvania
Peter J. Marshall
Peter J. Marshall Temple University
Douglas J. Jerolmack
Douglas J. Jerolmack University of Pennsylvania
Jennifer G. Cromley
Jennifer G. Cromley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mary Hegarty
Mary Hegarty University of California, Santa Barbara
Jeffrey M. Zacks
Jeffrey M. Zacks Washington University in St. Louis
Dedre Gentner
Dedre Gentner Northwestern University

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