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William D.S. Killgore

William D.S. Killgore

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
73
Citations
19330
World Ranking
19655
National Ranking
9789

Psychology

D-Index
74
Citations
20013
World Ranking
1887
National Ranking
1108

Neuroscience

D-Index
74
Citations
20022
World Ranking
2106
National Ranking
1002

William D.S. Killgore 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 William D.S. Killgore sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 463 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

William D.S. Killgore 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 William D.S. Killgore sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

William D.S. Killgore is affiliated with the University of Arizona in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with significant contributions in experimental and cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, endocrine and autonomic systems, and social psychology.

The scientist has a notable presence in the study of sleep and related disorders, as well as work on sleep and wakefulness research. They have also contributed to research addressing COVID-19 and mental health, sleep and work-related fatigue, functional brain connectivity studies, circadian rhythm and melatonin, and traumatic brain injury research.

Publication venues where William D.S. Killgore frequently appears include:

  • SLEEP
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry Research
  • Sleep Health

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Killgore comprise:

  • Michael A. Grandner
  • Natalie S. Dailey
  • Chloe Wills
  • Alisa Huskey
  • Kathryn Kennedy

Several recent papers by William D.S. Killgore highlight work related to mental health and the COVID-19 pandemic. These include:

  • "Loneliness: A signature mental health concern in the era of COVID-19," 2020, Psychiatry Research
  • "Psychological resilience during the COVID-19 lockdown," 2020, Psychiatry Research
  • "Three months of loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown," 2020, Psychiatry Research
  • "Loneliness during the first half-year of COVID-19 Lockdowns," 2020, Psychiatry Research
  • "Alcohol dependence during COVID-19 lockdowns," 2020, Psychiatry Research

Best Publications

  • Effects of sleep deprivation on cognition

    William D.S. Killgore

  • Loneliness: A signature mental health concern in the era of COVID-19.

    William D.S. Killgore;Sara A. Cloonan;Emily C. Taylor;Natalie S. Dailey

  • Impaired decision making following 49 h of sleep deprivation.

    William D. S. Killgore;Thomas J. Balkin;Nancy J. Wesensten

  • Psychological resilience during the COVID-19 lockdown.

    William D.S. Killgore;Emily C. Taylor;Sara A. Cloonan;Natalie S. Dailey

  • Cortical and limbic activation during viewing of high- versus low-calorie foods.

    William D.S Killgore;Ashley D Young;Lisa A Femia;Piotr Bogorodzki

  • Sleep deprivation reduces perceived emotional intelligence and constructive thinking skills

    William D.S. Killgore;Ellen T. Kahn-Greene;Erica L. Lipizzi;Rachel A. Newman

  • Post-combat invincibility: Violent combat experiences are associated with increased risk-taking propensity following deployment

    William D.S. Killgore;Dave I. Cotting;Jeffrey L. Thomas;Anthony L. Cox

  • Activation of the amygdala and anterior cingulate during nonconscious processing of sad versus happy faces

    William D.S Killgore;Deborah A Yurgelun-Todd

  • fMRI during affect discrimination in bipolar affective disorder

    Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd;Staci A. Gruber;Gen Kanayama;William D.S. Killgore

  • The effects of sleep deprivation on symptoms of psychopathology in healthy adults.

    Ellen T. Kahn-Greene;Desiree B. Killgore;Gary H. Kamimori;Thomas J. Balkin

  • Performance and alertness effects of caffeine, dextroamphetamine, and modafinil during sleep deprivation

    Nancy J. Wesensten;William D. S. Killgore;Thomas J. Balkin

  • Sex-specific developmental changes in amygdala responses to affective faces

    William D. S. Killgore;Mika Oki;Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd

  • Sex differences in amygdala activation during the perception of facial affect.

    William D. S. Killgore;Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd

  • The right-hemisphere and valence hypotheses: could they both be right (and sometimes left)?

    William D. S. Killgore;Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd

  • The effects of 53 hours of sleep deprivation on moral judgment.

    William D.S. Killgore;Desiree B. Killgore;Lisa M. Day;Christopher Li

  • Sleep deprivation adversely affects interpersonal responses to frustration

    Ellen T. Kahn-Greene;Erica L. Lipizzi;Amy K. Conrad;Gary H. Kamimori

  • Peril and pleasure: an rdoc-inspired examination of threat responses and reward processing in anxiety and depression.

    Daniel G. Dillon;Isabelle M. Rosso;Pia Pechtel;William D. S. Killgore

  • Convergent and divergent validity of integrative versus mixed model measures of emotional intelligence

    Christian A. Webb;Zachary J. Schwab;Mareen Weber;Sophie DelDonno

  • Fear-related activity in the prefrontal cortex increases with age during adolescence: A preliminary fMRI study

    Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd;William D.S. Killgore

  • Sustaining Executive Functions During Sleep Deprivation: A Comparison of Caffeine, Dextroamphetamine, and Modafinil

    William D. S. Killgore;Ellen T. Kahn-Greene;Nancy L. Grugle;Desiree B. Killgore

  • Social anxiety predicts amygdala activation in adolescents viewing fearful faces.

    William D.S. Killgore;Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott L. Rauch
Scott L. Rauch McLean Hospital
Thomas J. Balkin
Thomas J. Balkin Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd
Deborah A. Yurgelun-Todd University of Utah
Isabelle M. Rosso
Isabelle M. Rosso Harvard University
Charles C. Branas
Charles C. Branas Columbia University
Michael L. Perlis
Michael L. Perlis University of Pennsylvania
Richard D. Lane
Richard D. Lane University of Arizona
Christian A. Webb
Christian A. Webb Harvard University
Staci A. Gruber
Staci A. Gruber Harvard University
Jennifer C. Britton
Jennifer C. Britton University of Miami

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