Jon S. Simons

9.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Jon S. Simons is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental health and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jon S. Simons has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 17 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 15 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Jon S. Simons's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (55 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (44 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (32 papers). Jon S. Simons is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (55 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (44 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (32 papers). Jon S. Simons collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Jon S. Simons's co-authors include Hugo J. Spiers, Sam J. Gilbert, Chris Frith, Paul W. Burgess, Daniel L. Schacter, Alex Fornito, Ben J. Harrison, Andrew Zalesky, Richard N. Henson and Kim S. Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Jon S. Simons

103 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Prefrontal and medial temporal lobe interactions in long-term memory

2003 716 citations Jon S. Simons et al. profile →
Functional Specialization within Rostral Prefrontal Cortex (Area 10): A Meta-analysis

2006 578 citations Sam J. Gilbert, Jon S. Simons et al. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience profile →
Psychological booster shots targeting memory increase long-term resistance against misinformation

2025 10 citations Rakoen Maertens, Jon Roozenbeek et al. Nature Communications profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Jon S. Simons	5.7k	1.2k	1.2k	856	602	103	6.7k
Sander M. Daselaar	4.7k 0.8×	694 0.6×	816 0.7×	725 0.8×	494 0.8×	41	5.6k
Cindy Lustig	5.3k 0.9×	983 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	622 0.7×	518 0.9×	75	7.1k
Étienne Koechlin	7.7k 1.3×	792 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	1.2k 2.0×	57	9.4k
Michael J. Brammer	4.1k 0.7×	1.4k 1.2×	2.0k 1.7×	715 0.8×	796 1.3×	114	6.7k
David Badre	7.2k 1.3×	523 0.4×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.2×	930 1.5×	91	8.3k
Andrew R. Mayes	6.8k 1.2×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.2×	1.1k 1.2×	752 1.2×	167	8.3k
Elizabeth L. Glisky	3.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	865 1.0×	370 0.6×	79	4.7k
Tobias Sommer	4.3k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	690 0.8×	683 1.1×	109	6.8k
Bart Rypma	5.3k 0.9×	796 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	597 0.7×	452 0.8×	101	7.0k
John W. VanMeter	3.1k 0.5×	788 0.6×	714 0.6×	876 1.0×	412 0.7×	105	4.9k

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Maertens, Rakoen, Jon Roozenbeek, Jon S. Simons, et al.. (2025). Psychological booster shots targeting memory increase long-term resistance against misinformation. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2062–2062. 10 indexed citations breakdown →

Richter, Franziska R., et al.. (2022). Episodic Memory Precision and Reality Monitoring Following Stimulation of Angular Gyrus. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 34(4). 687–698. 7 indexed citations

Korkki, Saana M., Franziska R. Richter, & Jon S. Simons. (2021). Hippocampal–Cortical Encoding Activity Predicts the Precision of Episodic Memory. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 33(11). 2328–2341. 12 indexed citations

Gellersen, Helena M., Gillian Coughlan, Michael Hornberger, & Jon S. Simons. (2021). Memory precision of object-location binding is unimpaired in APOE ε4-carriers with spatial navigation deficits. Brain Communications. 3(2). fcab087–fcab087. 10 indexed citations

Simons, Jon S., et al.. (2021). I remember it like it was yesterday: Age-related differences in the subjective experience of remembering. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 29(4). 1223–1245. 13 indexed citations

Rollins, Colleen, Jane Garrison, Aida Seyedsalehi, et al.. (2020). Evidence in cortical folding patterns for prenatal predispositions to hallucinations in schizophrenia. Translational Psychiatry. 10(1). 387–387. 19 indexed citations

Gruber, Matthias J., et al.. (2018). Alpha Oscillations during Incidental Encoding Predict Subsequent Memory for New “Foil” Information. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 30(5). 667–679. 13 indexed citations

Garrison, Jane, Charles Fernyhough, Simon McCarthy‐Jones, Jon S. Simons, & Iris E. Sommer. (2018). Paracingulate Sulcus Morphology and Hallucinations in Clinical and Nonclinical Groups. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 45(4). 733–741. 30 indexed citations

Garrison, Jane, John Done, & Jon S. Simons. (2017). Interpretation of published meta-analytical studies affected by implementation errors in the GingerALE software. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 102. 424–426. 6 indexed citations

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Richter, Franziska R., Rose A. Cooper, Paul M. Bays, & Jon S. Simons. (2016). Distinct neural mechanisms underlie the success, precision, and vividness of episodic memory. eLife. 5. 153 indexed citations

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Hirst, William, Elizabeth A. Phelps, Robert Meksin, et al.. (2015). A ten-year follow-up of a study of memory for the attack of September 11, 2001: Flashbulb memories and memories for flashbulb events.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 144(3). 604–623. 89 indexed citations

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Bergström, Zara M., et al.. (2014). Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation of Angular Gyrus Reduces Subjective Recollection. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e110414–e110414. 68 indexed citations

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Peers, Polly V., Jon S. Simons, & Andrew D. Lawrence. (2013). Prefrontal control of attention to threat. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 24–24. 37 indexed citations

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Eliez, Stéphan, et al.. (2010). Neural correlates of reality monitoring during adolescence. NeuroImage. 55(3). 1393–1400. 18 indexed citations

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Buckner, Randy L., Marcia K. Johnson, Keith B. Lyle, et al.. (2009). Long-Term Memory for the Terrorist Attack of September 11: Flashbulb Memories, Event Memories, and the Factors. NSUWorks (Nova Southeastern University). 124 indexed citations

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Ally, Brandon A., et al.. (2008). Parietal contributions to recollection: Electrophysiological evidence from aging and patients with parietal lesions. Neuropsychologia. 46(7). 1800–1812. 94 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Sam J., Jon S. Simons, Chris Frith, & PW Burgess. (2005). The role of medial rostral prefrontal cortex in low-demand baseline conditions. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 17. 88–88. 1 indexed citations

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Budson, Andrew E., Jon S. Simons, Alison L. Sullivan, et al.. (2004). Memory and emotions for the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, and healthy older adults. Neuropsychology. 18. 2 indexed citations

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Simons, Jon S.. (2002). Recollection-based memory in frontotemporal dementia: implications for theories of long-term memory. Brain. 125(11). 2523–2536. 78 indexed citations

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Simons, Jon S. & Matthew A. Lambon Ralph. (1999). The auditory agnosias. Neurocase. 5(5). 379–406. 14 indexed citations

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