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

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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.

Increased Amygdala and Insula Activation During Emotion Processing in Anxiety-Prone Subjects

2007 670 citations Alan N. Simmons, Martin P. Paulus et al. profile →
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. NeuroImage profile →
Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels: the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa

2013 344 citations Alan N. Simmons, Amanda Bischoff‐Grethe et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Intersection of Interoception and Anticipation Related to Pain 2025 ·Current topics in behavioral neurosciences ·Irina A. Strigo, Alan N. Simmons	0
2	Bayesian deconvolution for computational cognitive modeling of fMRI data 2025 ·NeuroImage ·Jonathon R. Howlett, Katia M. Harlé, Alan N. Simmons, Charles T. Taylor	0
3	Sex moderates the effect of anhedonia on parietal alpha asymmetry 2024 ·Journal of Psychiatric Research ·(unknown), Gregory A. Light, Alan N. Simmons, Katia M. Harlé, Daniel M. Stout	2
4	Comparing Pain Outcomes and Treatment Adherence Between In-Person and Virtual Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Programs at the San Francisco VA Health Care System 2024 ·Clinical Journal of Pain ·(unknown), (unknown), Sarah A. Palyo, (unknown), (unknown), Alan N. Simmons, Irina A. Strigo	0
5	Interoception and AD (Bud) Craig's paradigm-shifting legacy 2024 ·Pain ·Irina A. Strigo, David P. Andrew, Alan N. Simmons, HC Evrard, Anders Blomqvist, Jonathan O. Dostrovsky	1
6	Identification of group differences in predictive anticipatory biasing of pain during uncertainty: preparing for the worst but hoping for the best 2024 ·Pain ·Irina A. Strigo, (unknown), Jennifer Mitchell, Alan N. Simmons	3
7	Change in Resting-State Functional Connectivity Following Working Memory Training in Individuals With Repetitive Negative Thinking 2024 ·Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ·Jessica Bomyea, (unknown), Raeanne C. Moore, Alan N. Simmons, Michael L. Thomas	0
8	Neural activity and network analysis for understanding reasoning using the matrix reasoning task 2023 ·Cognitive Processing ·(unknown), Andrea D. Spadoni, Dawn M. Schiehser, Alan N. Simmons, Jessica Bomyea	3
9	Craving of prescription opioids among veterans with chronic pain 2022 ·Pain ·(unknown), (unknown), Alan N. Simmons, Sarah A. Palyo, (unknown), Irina A. Strigo	7
10	HIV peripheral neuropathy‐related degeneration of white matter tracts to sensorimotor cortex 2022 ·Journal of NeuroVirology ·(unknown), Alan N. Simmons, Chelsea C. Hays, Irina A. Strigo, Scott F. Sorg, Ronald J. Ellis, John R. Keltner	2
11	A randomized controlled trial of yoga vs nonaerobic exercise for veterans with PTSD: Understanding efficacy, mechanisms of change, and mode of delivery 2021 ·Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications ·Ariel J. Lang, Anne Malaktaris, Katrina S. Maluf, (unknown), (unknown), Matthew S. Herbert, Jessica Bomyea, Alan N. Simmons, (unknown), (unknown), Lin Liu	2
12	Association of painful human immunodeficiency virus distal sensory polyneuropathy with aberrant expectation of pain relief: functional magnetic resonance imaging evidence 2021 ·Brain Communications ·Irina A. Strigo, John R. Keltner, Ronald J. Ellis, Alan N. Simmons	5
13	Spinal cord stimulation in chronic pain: evidence and theory for mechanisms of action 2019 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Rajiv Reddy, (unknown), Christina L. Cui, Mingxiong Huang, Charles Huang, (unknown), Dewleen G. Baker, Alan N. Simmons, Dmitri Souza, Samer Narouze, Ricardo Vallejo, Imanuel Lerman	140
14	Large-Scale Hypoconnectivity Between Resting-State Functional Networks in Unmedicated Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder 2016 ·Neuropsychopharmacology ·Matthew D. Sacchet, Tiffany C. Ho, Colm G. Connolly, Olga Tymofiyeva, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Laura K. M. Han, Eva Henje, Susan F. Tapert, Jeffrey E. Max, Guido Frank, Martin P. Paulus, Alan N. Simmons, Ian H. Gotlib, Tony T. Yang	67
15	Emotion-Dependent Functional Connectivity of the Default Mode Network in Adolescent Depression 2014 ·Biological Psychiatry ·Tiffany C. Ho, Colm G. Connolly, Eva Henje, Kaja Z. LeWinn, Irina A. Strigo, Martin P. Paulus, Guido Frank, Jeffrey E. Max, Jing Wu, Melanie Chan, Susan F. Tapert, Alan N. Simmons, Tony T. Yang	174
16	Decreased frontal regulation during pain anticipation in unmedicated subjects with major depressive disorder 2013 ·Translational Psychiatry ·Irina A. Strigo, Scott C. Matthews, Alan N. Simmons	49
17	Correction: Subjecting Elite Athletes to Inspiratory Breathing Load Reveals Behavioral and Neural Signatures of Optimal Performers in Extreme Environments 2012 ·PLoS ONE ·Martin P. Paulus, Taru Flagan, Alan N. Simmons, (unknown), Eric G. Potterat, (unknown), Nathaniel J. Thom, Douglas C. Johnson, Karl F. Van Orden, Paul W. Davenport, Judith L. Swain	8
18	Adolescents With Major Depression Demonstrate Increased Amygdala Activation 2010 ·Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry ·Tony T. Yang, Alan N. Simmons, Scott C. Matthews, Susan F. Tapert, Guido Frank, Jeffrey E. Max, Amanda Bischoff‐Grethe, Amy E. Lansing, Gregory G. Brown, Irina A. Strigo, Jing Wu, Martin P. Paulus	137
19	Red Brain, Blue Brain: Evaluative Processes Differ in Democrats and Republicans 2009 ·SSRN Electronic Journal ·Darren Schreiber, Alan N. Simmons, Christopher T. Dawes, Taru Flagan, James H. Fowler, Martin P. Paulus	6
20	Increased Affective Bias Revealed Using Experimental Graded Heat Stimuli in Young Depressed Adults: Evidence of “Emotional Allodynia” 2008 ·Psychosomatic Medicine ·Irina A. Strigo, Alan N. Simmons, Scott C. Matthews, Arthur Craig, Martin P. Paulus	60

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