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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 52 4877 2683 149 34002

Zenon W. Pylyshyn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zenon W. Pylyshyn between 1962 and 2014, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zenon W. Pylyshyn published across 53 years, from 1962 to 2014, averaging 3.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 24 publications in 2010. 6 of the 163 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1962 to 2014. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 24. Peak 24 publications in 2010. 1962: 2 publications 1963: 2 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 2 publications 1966: 2 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 3 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 2 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 2 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 10 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 24 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications
1962 2014

163 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zenon W. Pylyshyn: publications per year, 1962 to 2014
Year Publications
1962 2
1963 2
1964 0
1965 2
1966 2
1967 0
1968 2
1969 1
1970 3
1971 0
1972 2
1973 2
1974 1
1975 2
1976 0
1977 0
1978 10
1979 4
1980 3
1981 5
1982 1
1983 1
1984 3
1985 0
1986 2
1987 4
1988 7
1989 3
1990 1
1991 1
1992 1
1993 5
1994 5
1995 0
1996 1
1997 1
1998 2
1999 5
2000 3
2001 6
2002 3
2003 4
2004 7
2005 3
2006 3
2007 3
2008 6
2009 2
2010 24
2011 5
2012 2
2013 2
2014 4
Total 163
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Zenon W. Pylyshyn 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 Zenon W. Pylyshyn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 141–150 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 149 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597 149
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Zenon W. Pylyshyn 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 Zenon W. Pylyshyn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 52–53 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390 52
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Jean Nicod Prize, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
  • 1997 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences
  • 1994 - Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) For sustained contributions to the foundations of artificial intelligence and cognitive science.
  • 1990 - CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

Overview

Zenon W. Pylyshyn is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. The academic is recognized within several professional organizations and has received multiple awards over their career.

Notable awards include the Jean Nicod Prize from the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) awarded in 2004, recognizing contributions in relevant research fields. They were named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1997, associated with the Academy of Social Sciences. In 1994, they became a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) for sustained contributions to the foundations of artificial intelligence and cognitive science. Earlier, in 1990, they received the CPA Donald O. Hebb Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology as a Science from the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA).

Best Publications

  • Connectionism and cognitive architecture: a critical analysis

    Jerry A. Fodor;Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • Computation and Cognition: Toward a Foundation for Cognitive Science

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • Tracking multiple independent targets: Evidence for a parallel tracking mechanism*

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn;Ron W. Storm

  • What the Mind’s Eye Tells the Mind’s Brain: A Critique of Mental Imagery

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • Computation and cognition: Issues in the foundations of cognitive science.

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • Is vision continuous with cognition? The case for cognitive impenetrability of visual perception

    Zenon Pylyshyn

  • Why are small and large numbers enumerated differently? A limited-capacity preattentive stage in vision.

    Lana M. Trick;Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • The imagery debate: Analogue media versus tacit knowledge.

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • How direct is visual perception?: Some reflections on Gibson's “ecological approach”

    Jerry A. Fodor;Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • The role of location indexes in spatial perception: a sketch of the FINST spatial-index model.

    Zenon Pylyshyn

  • Visual indexes, preconceptual objects, and situated vision.

    Zenon W Pylyshyn

  • The imagery debate: Analog media vs. tacit knowledge

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • Mental imagery: in search of a theory.

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • Tracking Multiple Items Through Occlusion: Clues to Visual Objecthood

    Brian J. Scholl;Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • What enumeration studies can show us about spatial attention: evidence for limited capacity preattentive processing.

    Lana M. Trick;Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • Seeing and Visualizing: It's Not What You Think

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • What is a visual object? Evidence from target merging in multiple object tracking

    Brian J Scholl;Zenon W Pylyshyn;Jacob Feldman

  • Tracking an object through feature space

    Erik Blaser;Zenon W. Pylyshyn;Alex O. Holcombe

  • Connectionism and cognitive architecture

    Jerry A. Fodor;Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • Return of the mental image: are there really pictures in the brain?

    Zenon Pylyshyn

  • Concepts: Where Cognitive Science Went Wrong: by Jerry A. Fodor

    Zenon W. Pylyshyn

  • What is Cognitive Science

    Ernest LePore;Zenon W. Pylyshyn

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian J. Scholl
Brian J. Scholl Yale University
Jerry A. Fodor
Jerry A. Fodor Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Steven Franconeri
Steven Franconeri Northwestern University
Sylvie Chokron
Sylvie Chokron Université Paris Cité
James T. Enns
James T. Enns University of British Columbia
Barbara Tversky
Barbara Tversky Columbia University
Ronald A. Rensink
Ronald A. Rensink University of British Columbia
Xiaolan Fu
Xiaolan Fu Chinese Academy of Sciences
George A. Alvarez
George A. Alvarez Harvard University
Patrick Cavanagh
Patrick Cavanagh York University

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