Alan N. Simmons

15.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
208 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Alan N. Simmons is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan N. Simmons has authored 208 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 72 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 67 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alan N. Simmons's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (56 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (55 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (54 papers). Alan N. Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (56 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (55 papers) and Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (54 papers). Alan N. Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Germany. Alan N. Simmons's co-authors include Martin P. Paulus, Murray B. Stein, Scott C. Matthews, Justin S. Feinstein, Irina A. Strigo, Tony T. Yang, Walter H. Kaye, Amanda Bischoff‐Grethe, Christina E. Wierenga and Taru Flagan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Circulation and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alan N. Simmons

200 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

Increased Amygdala and In... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2007 2003 2013 200 400 600
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Increased Amygdala and Insula Activation During Emotion Processing in Anxiety-Prone Subjects
    2007 670 citations Alan N. Simmons, Martin P. Paulus et al. profile →
  2. Increased activation in the right insula during risk-taking decision making is related to harm avoidance and neuroticism
    2003 596 citations Martin P. Paulus, Alan N. Simmons et al. profile →
  3. Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels: the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa
    2013 344 citations Alan N. Simmons, Amanda Bischoff‐Grethe et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alan N. Simmons 5.6k 3.6k 3.6k 2.1k 1.1k 208 11.4k
William D. S. Killgore 5.2k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 4.8k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 1.8k 1.6× 322 11.7k
Stephan F. Taylor 10.4k 1.8× 3.4k 0.9× 4.6k 1.3× 3.3k 1.6× 1.8k 1.7× 222 16.2k
Nic J.A. van der Wee 3.3k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 2.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.6× 920 0.8× 196 8.2k
Patrícia Brandão Amorim 2.6k 0.5× 5.3k 1.5× 3.0k 0.9× 3.6k 1.7× 1.8k 1.6× 29 12.9k
Richard W. J. Neufeld 3.4k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.5× 2.0k 1.0× 957 0.9× 201 8.2k
Sharon L. Naismith 5.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.5× 3.9k 1.1× 4.8k 2.3× 1.1k 1.0× 386 15.2k
Greg J. Siegle 6.3k 1.1× 4.0k 1.1× 6.3k 1.8× 1.7k 0.8× 1.8k 1.6× 232 12.8k
Felix Bermpohl 6.6k 1.2× 2.3k 0.6× 3.0k 0.8× 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.5× 189 10.8k
Darin D. Dougherty 4.8k 0.8× 3.3k 0.9× 2.1k 0.6× 2.2k 1.0× 608 0.6× 225 10.7k
Dolores Malaspina 3.9k 0.7× 3.2k 0.9× 4.1k 1.1× 5.8k 2.8× 1.6k 1.4× 306 16.6k

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All Works

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Strigo, Irina A. & Alan N. Simmons. (2025). The Intersection of Interoception and Anticipation Related to Pain. Current topics in behavioral neurosciences. 70. 127–142.
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Light, Gregory A., et al.. (2024). Sex moderates the effect of anhedonia on parietal alpha asymmetry. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 177. 97–101. 2 indexed citations
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Strigo, Irina A., David P. Andrew, Alan N. Simmons, et al.. (2024). Interoception and AD (Bud) Craig's paradigm-shifting legacy. Pain. 165(6). 1191–1193. 1 indexed citations
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Bomyea, Jessica, et al.. (2024). Change in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Following Working Memory Training in Individuals With Repetitive Negative Thinking. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 9(12). 1262–1270.
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Spadoni, Andrea D., et al.. (2023). Neural activity and network analysis for understanding reasoning using the matrix reasoning task. Cognitive Processing. 24(4). 585–594. 3 indexed citations
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Simmons, Alan N., et al.. (2022). Craving of prescription opioids among veterans with chronic pain. Pain. 163(10). 2021–2030. 7 indexed citations
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Simmons, Alan N., Chelsea C. Hays, Irina A. Strigo, et al.. (2022). HIV peripheral neuropathy‐related degeneration of white matter tracts to sensorimotor cortex. Journal of NeuroVirology. 28(4-6). 505–513. 2 indexed citations
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Lang, Ariel J., Anne Malaktaris, Katrina S. Maluf, et al.. (2021). A randomized controlled trial of yoga vs nonaerobic exercise for veterans with PTSD: Understanding efficacy, mechanisms of change, and mode of delivery. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 21. 100719–100719. 2 indexed citations
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Strigo, Irina A., John R. Keltner, Ronald J. Ellis, & Alan N. Simmons. (2021). Association of painful human immunodeficiency virus distal sensory polyneuropathy with aberrant expectation of pain relief: functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence. Brain Communications. 3(4). fcab260–fcab260. 5 indexed citations
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Simmons, Alan N., et al.. (2021). Implementation of Studded Roll Bodies for Raw Material HPGR Grinding System. 8. 1–12. 1 indexed citations
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Bomyea, Jessica, Charles T. Taylor, Andrea D. Spadoni, & Alan N. Simmons. (2017). Neural mechanisms of interference control in working memory capacity. Human Brain Mapping. 39(2). 772–782. 18 indexed citations
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Ho, Tiffany C., Colm G. Connolly, Eva Henje, et al.. (2014). Emotion-Dependent Functional Connectivity of the Default Mode Network in Adolescent Depression. Biological Psychiatry. 78(9). 635–646. 174 indexed citations
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LeWinn, Kaja Z., Colm G. Connolly, Jing Wu, et al.. (2014). White Matter Correlates of Adolescent Depression: Structural Evidence for Frontolimbic Disconnectivity. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 53(8). 899–909.e7. 101 indexed citations
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Paulus, Martin P., Taru Flagan, Alan N. Simmons, et al.. (2012). Correction: Subjecting Elite Athletes to Inspiratory Breathing Load Reveals Behavioral and Neural Signatures of Optimal Performers in Extreme Environments. PLoS ONE. 7(2). 8 indexed citations
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Yang, Tony T., Alan N. Simmons, Scott C. Matthews, et al.. (2010). Adolescents With Major Depression Demonstrate Increased Amygdala Activation. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 49(1). 42–51. 137 indexed citations
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Schreiber, Darren, Alan N. Simmons, Christopher T. Dawes, et al.. (2009). Red Brain, Blue Brain: Evaluative Processes Differ in Democrats and Republicans. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Strigo, Irina A., Alan N. Simmons, Scott C. Matthews, Arthur Craig, & Martin P. Paulus. (2008). Increased Affective Bias Revealed Using Experimental Graded Heat Stimuli in Young Depressed Adults: Evidence of “Emotional Allodynia”. Psychosomatic Medicine. 70(3). 338–344. 60 indexed citations

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