Kenny L. Hicks

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Kenny L. Hicks is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenny L. Hicks has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Kenny L. Hicks's work include Cognitive Abilities and Testing (11 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (7 papers) and Cognitive Science and Mapping (5 papers). Kenny L. Hicks is often cited by papers focused on Cognitive Abilities and Testing (11 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (7 papers) and Cognitive Science and Mapping (5 papers). Kenny L. Hicks collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Japan. Kenny L. Hicks's co-authors include Randall W. Engle, Zach Shipstead, Thomas S. Redick, Tyler L. Harrison, David Z. Hambrick, Michael J. Kane, David Fried, Jeffrey L. Foster, Christopher Draheim and Nash Unsworth and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Science, Journal of Experimental Psychology General and Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition.

In The Last Decade

Kenny L. Hicks

11 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

No evidence of intelligence improvement after working memory training: A randomized, placebo-controlled study.

2012 458 citations Thomas S. Redick, Zach Shipstead et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology General profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenny L. Hicks United States	11	1.0k	754	414	175	153	11	1.5k
Tyler L. Harrison United States	16	1.0k 1.0×	923 1.2×	399 1.0×	200 1.1×	160 1.0×	18	1.6k
Tabitha W. Payne United States	7	804 0.8×	848 1.1×	471 1.1×	203 1.2×	104 0.7×	7	1.6k
Claudia C. von Bastian United Kingdom	21	936 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	428 1.0×	131 0.7×	228 1.5×	45	1.8k
Pei Chun Shih Spain	17	855 0.9×	606 0.8×	348 0.8×	263 1.5×	89 0.6×	20	1.4k
Gregory J. Spillers United States	18	738 0.7×	1.1k 1.5×	338 0.8×	170 1.0×	118 0.8×	26	1.5k
Randall W Engle United States	8	602 0.6×	929 1.2×	349 0.8×	93 0.5×	107 0.7×	11	1.3k
Anik De Ribaupierre Switzerland	25	559 0.6×	664 0.9×	346 0.8×	113 0.6×	255 1.7×	70	1.5k
Josef C. Schrock United States	5	885 0.9×	1.2k 1.6×	448 1.1×	234 1.3×	71 0.5×	5	2.0k
M. Kathryn Bleckley United States	10	730 0.7×	1.1k 1.4×	351 0.8×	111 0.6×	121 0.8×	17	1.8k
Chi‐Shing Tse Hong Kong	23	526 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	578 1.4×	222 1.3×	258 1.7×	80	1.7k

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Foster, Jeffrey L., Tyler L. Harrison, Kenny L. Hicks, et al.. (2017). Do the effects of working memory training depend on baseline ability level?. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 43(11). 1677–1689. 55 indexed citations

Hicks, Kenny L., Jeffrey L. Foster, & Randall W. Engle. (2016). Measuring working memory capacity on the web with the online working memory lab (the OWL).. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 5(4). 478–489. 28 indexed citations

Redick, Thomas S., Zach Shipstead, Janelle J. Montroy, et al.. (2016). Cognitive predictors of a common multitasking ability: Contributions from working memory, attention control, and fluid intelligence.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 145(11). 1473–1492. 102 indexed citations

Draheim, Christopher, Kenny L. Hicks, & Randall W. Engle. (2016). Combining Reaction Time and Accuracy. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 11(1). 133–155. 98 indexed citations

Hicks, Kenny L., Tyler L. Harrison, & Randall W. Engle. (2015). Wonderlic, working memory capacity, and fluid intelligence. Intelligence. 50. 186–195. 19 indexed citations

Foster, Jeffrey L., Zach Shipstead, Tyler L. Harrison, et al.. (2014). Shortened complex span tasks can reliably measure working memory capacity. Memory & Cognition. 43(2). 226–236. 223 indexed citations

Harrison, Tyler L., Zach Shipstead, Kenny L. Hicks, et al.. (2013). Working Memory Training May Increase Working Memory Capacity but Not Fluid Intelligence. Psychological Science. 24(12). 2409–2419. 230 indexed citations

Shipstead, Zach, Kenny L. Hicks, & Randall W. Engle. (2012). Working memory training remains a work in progress.. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 1(3). 217–219. 29 indexed citations

Redick, Thomas S., Zach Shipstead, Tyler L. Harrison, et al.. (2012). No evidence of intelligence improvement after working memory training: A randomized, placebo-controlled study.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 142(2). 359–379. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shipstead, Zach, Thomas S. Redick, Kenny L. Hicks, & Randall W. Engle. (2012). The scope and control of attention as separate aspects of working memory. Memory. 20(6). 608–628. 63 indexed citations

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Shipstead, Zach, Kenny L. Hicks, & Randall W. Engle. (2012). Cogmed working memory training: Does the evidence support the claims?. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 1(3). 185–193. 185 indexed citations

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