Evan Thompson

24.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
103 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Evan Thompson is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Evan Thompson has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 34 papers in Social Psychology and 19 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Evan Thompson's work include Embodied and Extended Cognition (29 papers), Action Observation and Synchronization (26 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers). Evan Thompson is often cited by papers focused on Embodied and Extended Cognition (29 papers), Action Observation and Synchronization (26 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers). Evan Thompson collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Evan Thompson's co-authors include Eleanor Rosch, Francisco J. Varela, Francisco J. Varela, Alva Noë, Daniel C. Dennett, Luiz Pessoa, Mog Stapleton, Antoine Lutz, Kalina Christoff and Diego Cosmelli and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Evan Thompson

92 papers receiving 8.6k citations

Hit Papers

The Embodied Mind 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 2017 2001 1993 2017 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Evan Thompson Canada 39 5.4k 3.3k 2.2k 1.1k 1.1k 103 9.6k
Francisco J. Varela France 29 3.8k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.4k 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 767 0.7× 68 11.2k
Shaun Gallagher United States 47 7.3k 1.3× 5.6k 1.7× 2.6k 1.2× 2.8k 2.6× 1.4k 1.3× 272 12.9k
Andy Clark United Kingdom 53 11.4k 2.1× 5.4k 1.6× 3.9k 1.8× 1.8k 1.6× 473 0.4× 249 19.5k
Han L. J. van der Maas Netherlands 50 3.2k 0.6× 1.4k 0.4× 5.1k 2.3× 228 0.2× 1.2k 1.1× 182 10.6k
David R. Shanks United Kingdom 65 7.2k 1.3× 2.2k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 291 0.3× 343 0.3× 257 12.4k
Karl H. Pribram United States 56 8.8k 1.6× 2.8k 0.8× 2.8k 1.3× 416 0.4× 1.2k 1.1× 225 16.3k
Michael S. Gazzaniga United States 75 16.0k 2.9× 3.4k 1.0× 3.7k 1.7× 498 0.5× 960 0.9× 326 21.7k
Andreas Roepstorff Denmark 50 4.6k 0.8× 3.2k 1.0× 1.8k 0.8× 238 0.2× 1.1k 1.0× 142 8.3k
Paul Bloom United States 59 5.1k 0.9× 4.4k 1.3× 2.7k 1.2× 461 0.4× 707 0.7× 160 14.1k
Bernard J. Baars United States 39 5.4k 1.0× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 390 0.4× 359 0.3× 111 8.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Evan Thompson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Evan Thompson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Evan Thompson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Evan Thompson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Evan Thompson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Evan Thompson. Evan Thompson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Osypiuk, Kamila, Evan Thompson, & Peter M. Wayne. (2018). Can Tai Chi and Qigong Postures Shape Our Mood? Toward an Embodied Cognition Framework for Mind-Body Research. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 12. 174–174. 44 indexed citations
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Varela, Francisco J., Eleanor Rosch, & Evan Thompson. (2017). The Embodied Mind: Cognitive Science and Human Experience. Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University). 1116 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ellamil, Melissa, Kieran C. R. Fox, Matthew L. Dixon, et al.. (2016). Dynamics of neural recruitment surrounding the spontaneous arising of thoughts in experienced mindfulness practitioners. NeuroImage. 136. 186–196. 95 indexed citations
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Windt, Jennifer, Toré Nielsen, & Evan Thompson. (2016). Does Consciousness Disappear in Dreamless Sleep?. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 20(12). 871–882. 81 indexed citations
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Thompson, Evan. (2014). Waking, Dreaming, Being. Columbia University Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Thompson, Evan. (2014). Is the brain a decomposable or nondecomposable system?. Physics of Life Reviews. 11(3). 458–459. 1 indexed citations
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Fox, Kieran C. R., Evan Thompson, Jessica R. Andrews‐Hanna, & Kalina Christoff. (2014). Is thinking really aversive? A commentary on Wilson et al.'s “Just think: the challenges of the disengaged mindâ€. Frontiers in Psychology. 5. 1427–1427. 22 indexed citations
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Garrison, Kathleen A., Dustin Scheinost, Patrick D. Worhunsky, et al.. (2013). Real-time fMRI links subjective experience with brain activity during focused attention. NeuroImage. 81. 110–118. 108 indexed citations
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Siderits, Mark, Evan Thompson, & Dan Zahavi. (2011). Self, no self? : perspectives from analytical, phenomenological, and Indian traditions. Oxford University Press eBooks. 44 indexed citations
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Hanna, Robert, et al.. (2010). Spontaniczność świadomości: Analiza neurofenomenologiczna. 1(1). 1 indexed citations
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Waal, Frans de, Evan Thompson, & Joshua L. Proctor. (2005). Primates, monks and the mind. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 12(7). 7 indexed citations
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Noë, Alva & Evan Thompson. (2004). Sorting out the neural basis of consciousness: Authors' reply to commentators. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 11(1). 8 indexed citations
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Noë, Alva & Evan Thompson. (2004). Are There Neural Correlates of Consciousness. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 11(1). 116 indexed citations
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Thompson, Evan. (2003). The problem of consciousness : new essays in phenomenological philosophy of mind. University of Calgary Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations
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Lutz, Antoine & Evan Thompson. (2003). Neurophenomenology Integrating Subjective Experience and Brain Dynamics in the Neuroscience of Consciousness. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 10. 250 indexed citations
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Thompson, Evan. (2001). Empathy and consciousness. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 8. 172 indexed citations
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Thompson, Evan. (2001). Between ourselves : second-person issues in the study of consciousness. 105 indexed citations
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Thompson, Evan & Francisco J. Varela. (2001). Radical embodiment: neural dynamics and consciousness. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 5(10). 418–425. 632 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pessoa, Luiz, Evan Thompson, & Alva Noë. (1998). Finding out about filling-in: A guide to perceptual completion for visual science and the philosophy of perception. Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 21(6). 723–748. 277 indexed citations
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Varela, Francisco J. & Evan Thompson. (1990). Color Vision : A Case Study in the Foundations of Cognitive Science. Revue de Synthèse. 111(1-2). 129–138. 2 indexed citations

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