Clifford D. Saron

8.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
69 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

Clifford D. Saron is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Clifford D. Saron has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 26 papers in Clinical Psychology and 17 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Clifford D. Saron's work include Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (24 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (14 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (11 papers). Clifford D. Saron is often cited by papers focused on Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions (24 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (14 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (11 papers). Clifford D. Saron collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Israel. Clifford D. Saron's co-authors include Richard J. Davidson, Paul Ekman, Wallace V. Friesen, Anthony P. Zanesco, Brandon G. King, Carrie E. Schaffer, Katherine A. MacLean, Antoine Lutz, Amishi P. Jha and John D. Dunne and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Clifford D. Saron

67 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Approach-withdrawal and c... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 2017 2015 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. Approach-withdrawal and cerebral asymmetry: Emotional expression and brain physiology: I.
    1990 1.2k citations Richard J. Davidson, Clifford D. Saron et al. profile →
  2. Mind the Hype: A Critical Evaluation and Prescriptive Agenda for Research on Mindfulness and Meditation
    2017 950 citations Clifford D. Saron et al. profile →
  3. Investigating the phenomenological matrix of mindfulness-related practices from a neurocognitive perspective.
    2015 443 citations Clifford D. Saron et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Clifford D. Saron United States 35 3.0k 2.7k 1.9k 1.3k 469 69 6.1k
Jochen Weber United States 36 3.7k 1.2× 2.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.1× 894 1.9× 73 7.0k
Heleen A. Slagter Netherlands 39 5.0k 1.6× 2.8k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 767 1.6× 102 7.7k
Moria J. Smoski United States 39 2.6k 0.9× 3.0k 1.1× 2.7k 1.4× 1.4k 1.0× 681 1.5× 85 6.7k
Scott R. Vrana United States 39 1.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 424 0.9× 86 5.2k
Alexander J. Shackman United States 37 4.0k 1.3× 1.5k 0.5× 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 725 1.5× 73 6.6k
Heather L. Urry United States 28 2.3k 0.8× 1.6k 0.6× 2.3k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 451 1.0× 55 5.8k
Michael W. Vasey United States 41 1.7k 0.6× 3.0k 1.1× 3.0k 1.6× 1.1k 0.8× 510 1.1× 110 6.6k
Jack B. Nitschke United States 37 4.5k 1.5× 1.7k 0.6× 3.4k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 847 1.8× 54 7.9k
Hillary S. Schaefer United States 15 2.7k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 593 1.3× 22 4.5k
Merel Kindt Netherlands 57 5.5k 1.8× 3.0k 1.1× 3.4k 1.7× 1.8k 1.4× 538 1.1× 198 9.4k

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All Works

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Dwyer, Patrick, et al.. (2023). Habituation of auditory responses in young autistic and neurotypical children. Autism Research. 16(10). 1903–1923. 4 indexed citations
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King, Brandon G., et al.. (2023). Cultivating concern for others: Meditation training and motivated engagement with human suffering.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 152(10). 2897–2924. 1 indexed citations
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King, Brandon G., et al.. (2022). Shifting Baselines: Longitudinal Reductions in EEG Beta Band Power Characterize Resting Brain Activity with Intensive Meditation. Mindfulness. 13(10). 2488–2506. 5 indexed citations
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Dwyer, Patrick, et al.. (2022). “Neural Noise” in Auditory Responses in Young Autistic and Neurotypical Children. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 54(2). 642–661. 7 indexed citations
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Dwyer, Patrick, et al.. (2021). Effects of age on loudness-dependent auditory ERPs in young autistic and typically-developing children. Neuropsychologia. 156. 107837–107837. 10 indexed citations
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Dwyer, Patrick, Clifford D. Saron, & Susan M. Rivera. (2020). Identification of Longitudinal Sensory Subtypes in Typical Development and Autism Spectrum Development Using Growth Mixture Modelling. Research in autism spectrum disorders. 78. 101645–101645. 20 indexed citations
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Zanesco, Anthony P., et al.. (2019). Modulation of Event-related Potentials of Visual Discrimination by Meditation Training and Sustained Attention. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 31(8). 1184–1204. 17 indexed citations
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King, Brandon G., et al.. (2017). Studies of Training Compassion. Oxford University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Saggar, Manish, Anthony P. Zanesco, Brandon G. King, et al.. (2015). Mean-field thalamocortical modeling of longitudinal EEG acquired during intensive meditation training. NeuroImage. 114. 88–104. 20 indexed citations
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Aschbacher, Kirstin, et al.. (2014). Effects of Early Adversity and Stress Vulnerability on Treatment Response to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 20(5). A51–A51. 1 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Tonya L., Phillip R. Shaver, Elissa Epel, et al.. (2013). Self-reported mindfulness and cortisol during a Shamatha meditation retreat.. Health Psychology. 32(10). 1104–1109. 50 indexed citations
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Sahdra, Baljinder K., Katherine A. MacLean, Emilio Ferrer, et al.. (2011). Enhanced response inhibition during intensive meditation training predicts improvements in self-reported adaptive socioemotional functioning.. Emotion. 11(2). 299–312. 141 indexed citations
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Saggar, Manish, Stephen Aichele, Tonya L. Jacobs, et al.. (2010). A computational approach to understanding the longitudinal changes in cortical activity associated with intensive meditation training. BMC Neuroscience. 11(S1). 45 indexed citations
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Marfella, Raffaele, Federico Cacciapuoti, Monica Siniscalchi, et al.. (2006). Effect of moderate red wine intake on cardiac prognosis after recent acute myocardial infarction of subjects with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic Medicine. 23(9). 974–981. 83 indexed citations
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Saint‐Amour, Dave, Clifford D. Saron, Charles E. Schroeder, & John J. Foxe. (2005). Can whole brain nerve conduction velocity be derived from surface-recorded visual evoked potentials?. Neuropsychologia. 43(12). 1838–1844. 12 indexed citations
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Cohen, Barry H, et al.. (1992). Muscle tension patterns during auditory attention. Biological Psychology. 33(2-3). 133–156. 61 indexed citations
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Saron, Clifford D. & Richard J. Davidson. (1989). Visual evoked potential measures of interhemispheric transfer time in humans.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 103(5). 1115–1138. 132 indexed citations

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