Donald G. MacKay

8.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Donald G. MacKay is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald G. MacKay has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 42 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 36 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Donald G. MacKay's work include Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (32 papers), Phonetics and Phonology Research (19 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (18 papers). Donald G. MacKay is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism (32 papers), Phonetics and Phonology Research (19 papers) and Reading and Literacy Development (18 papers). Donald G. MacKay collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Spain. Donald G. MacKay's co-authors include Deborah M. Burke, E Wade, Joanna S. Worthley, Lise Abrams, Lori E. James, Bernard J. Baars, Michael T. Motley, Meredith A. Shafto, Michelle Miller and Jennifer Dyer-Seymour and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Psychological Review and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Donald G. MacKay

113 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. On the tip of the tongue: What causes word finding failures in young and older adults?
    1991 681 citations Donald G. MacKay 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
Donald G. MacKay United States 35 3.7k 2.6k 2.0k 720 664 119 5.6k
Jean M. Mandler United States 50 2.5k 0.7× 5.0k 2.0× 2.9k 1.5× 915 1.3× 1.6k 2.4× 116 9.1k
Jos J. A. Van Berkum Netherlands 35 4.2k 1.2× 2.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 739 1.0× 903 1.4× 71 5.3k
Boris New France 26 4.1k 1.1× 3.7k 1.4× 2.0k 1.0× 553 0.8× 533 0.8× 45 6.4k
Thomas H. Carr United States 36 4.4k 1.2× 2.9k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 285 0.4× 1.3k 1.9× 79 7.3k
Alfonso Caramazza United States 37 5.8k 1.6× 4.2k 1.7× 1.5k 0.7× 715 1.0× 919 1.4× 63 7.0k
Laurie A. Stowe Netherlands 24 2.5k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 908 0.5× 631 0.9× 509 0.8× 57 3.7k
Anthony J. Sanford United Kingdom 38 2.6k 0.7× 1.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 811 1.1× 616 0.9× 113 4.6k
Jane Oakhill United Kingdom 51 2.8k 0.8× 7.4k 2.9× 1.4k 0.7× 921 1.3× 255 0.4× 161 9.9k
Thomas G. Bever United States 39 3.1k 0.8× 2.8k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.8× 543 0.8× 130 5.9k
Ellen M. Markman United States 49 1.7k 0.5× 7.3k 2.9× 1.9k 1.0× 898 1.2× 1.3k 2.0× 114 9.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Donald G. MacKay

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All Works

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MacKay, Donald G., et al.. (2010). Speech errors of amnesic H.M.: Unlike everyday slips-of-the-tongue. Cortex. 47(3). 377–408. 11 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G. & Lori E. James. (2004). Sequencing, Speech Production, and Selective Effects of Aging on Phonological and Morphological Speech Errors.. Psychology and Aging. 19(1). 93–107. 61 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G., et al.. (2004). Relations between emotion, memory, and attention: Evidence from taboo Stroop, lexical decision, and immediate memory tasks. Memory & Cognition. 32(3). 474–488. 249 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G. & Lise Abrams. (1998). Age-linked declines in retrieving orthographic knowledge: Empirical, practical, and theoretical implications.. Psychology and Aging. 13(4). 647–662. 46 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G., Paul V. Ellefson, & Alan R. Ek. (1996). The status of forestry and forest products research undertaken in the United States : a review and assessment.. University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy (University of Minnesota). 1 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G.. (1992). Awareness and error detection: New theories and research paradigms. Consciousness and Cognition. 1(3). 199–225. 35 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G.. (1985). Heritage lost : the crisis in Canada's forests. 10 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G. & Daniel Kempler. (1984). Slips of the tongue and language production . Edited by Anne Cutler. (Linguistics 19:7–8.) Berlin: Mouton, 1982. Pp. 293. DM 40.00. Language. 60(2). 436–441. 6 indexed citations
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MacDonald, Maryellen C. & Donald G. MacKay. (1984). The production of speech . Ed. by Peter F. MacNeilage. New York: Springer, 1983. Pp. xvi, 302. $29.95.. Language. 60(3). 684–686.
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MacKay, Donald G. & Maryellen C. MacDonald. (1982). Studies in the perception of language . Ed. By W. J. M. Levelt and G. B. Flores d'Arcais. Chichester & New York: Wiley, 1978. Pp. xviii, 335. $33.95.. Language. 58(3). 735–737. 50 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G.. (1981). The Problem of Rehearsal or Mental Practice. Journal of Motor Behavior. 13(4). 274–285. 113 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G., et al.. (1980). Metaphor and thought . Ed. by Andrew Ortony. Cambridge: University Press. 1979. Pp. x, 501. Cloth $39.50, paper $12.95.. Language. 56(4). 916–917. 17 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G.. (1978). Derivational rules and the internal lexicon. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 17(1). 61–71. 48 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G.. (1976). On the retrieval and lexical structure of verbs. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior. 15(2). 169–182. 41 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G.. (1970). Context-dependent stuttering. Kybernetik. 7(1). 1–9. 27 indexed citations
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MacKay, Donald G.. (1970). Phoneme Repetition in the Structure of Languages. Language and Speech. 13(3). 199–213. 2 indexed citations
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Logan, W. P. D. & Donald G. MacKay. (1951). DEVELOPMENT OF INFLUENZA EPIDEMICS. The Lancet. 257(6649). 284–287. 7 indexed citations

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