2026 Thomas F. Shipley: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	43	7280	6789	3935	3577	163	7433

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

1040
Citations
Thinking About Spatial Thinking: New Typology, New Assessments

Nora S. Newcombe;Thomas F. Shipley

388
Citations
Variations in Cognitive Maps: Understanding Individual Differences in Navigation

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

327
Citations
The Curious Construct of Active Learning

Doug Lombardi;Thomas F. Shipley;Physics Team

324
Citations
Strength of visual interpolation depends on the ratio of physically specified to total edge length.

Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

262
Citations
Getting Lost in Buildings

Laura Carlson;Christoph Hoelscher;Thomas Shipley;Ruth Dalton

259
Citations
Hippocampal size predicts rapid learning of a cognitive map in humans

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

250
Citations
Understanding events : from perception to action

Thomas F. Shipley;Jeffrey M. Zacks

173
Citations
Perception of Partly Occluded Objects and Illusory Figures: Evidence for an Identity Hypothesis

Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

162
Citations
The Effect of Object and Event Orientation on Perception of Biological Motion

Thomas F. Shipley

148
Citations
Cognitive and psychological science insights to improve climate change data visualization

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

145
Citations
A common mechanism for illusory and occluded object completion.

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

145
Citations
From fragments to objects : segmentation and grouping in vision

Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

140
Citations
Commentary: Analogical Thinking in Geoscience Education

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

126
Citations
Evaluating Geoscience Students' Spatial Thinking Skills in a Multi-Institutional Classroom Study

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

113
Citations
Comprehending 3D Diagrams: Sketching to Support Spatial Reasoning

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

110
Citations
Surface completion complements boundary interpolation in the visual integration of partly occluded objects.

Carol Yin;Philip J Kellman;Thomas F Shipley

107
Citations
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

102
Citations
Object interpolation in three dimensions.

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

98
Citations
Spatiotemporal boundary formation: boundary, form, and motion perception from transformations of surface elements

Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

98
Citations
The role of discontinuities in the perception of subjective figures

Thomas F. Shipley;Philip J. Kellman

97
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Nora S. Newcombe Temple University

Philip J. Kellman University of California, Los Angeles

Daniel E. Koditschek University of Pennsylvania

Peter J. Marshall Temple University

Mary Hegarty University of California, Santa Barbara

Jeffrey M. Zacks Washington University in St. Louis

Dedre Gentner Northwestern University

David H. Uttal Northwestern University

Susan Goldin-Meadow University of Chicago

Sian L. Beilock Barnard College

External Links

Personal website of Thomas F. Shipley

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