Michael E. Doherty

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Michael E. Doherty is a scholar working on General Decision Sciences, Artificial Intelligence and History and Philosophy of Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael E. Doherty has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in General Decision Sciences, 13 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 12 papers in History and Philosophy of Science. Recurrent topics in Michael E. Doherty's work include Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (19 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (12 papers) and Statistics Education and Methodologies (5 papers). Michael E. Doherty is often cited by papers focused on Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics (19 papers), Philosophy and History of Science (12 papers) and Statistics Education and Methodologies (5 papers). Michael E. Doherty collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Ireland. Michael E. Doherty's co-authors include Clifford R. Mynatt, Ryan D. Tweney, William K. Balzer, Raymond J. O’Connor, Barbara Reilly, Kimberly Gross, C. J. Cranny, Daniel Arkkelin, William Leigh and Richard B. Anderson and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition.

In The Last Decade

Michael E. Doherty

59 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Confirmation Bias in a Simulated Research Environment: An... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 100 200 300
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  1. Confirmation Bias in a Simulated Research Environment: An Experimental Study of Scientific Inference
    1977 336 citations Clifford R. Mynatt, Michael E. Doherty et al. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Michael E. Doherty United States 19 651 427 360 294 265 62 2.1k
Clifford R. Mynatt United States 16 394 0.6× 293 0.7× 130 0.4× 196 0.7× 247 0.9× 30 1.4k
Benjamin Kleinmuntz United States 22 509 0.8× 454 1.1× 397 1.1× 344 1.2× 215 0.8× 61 2.4k
Nancy Pennington United States 20 446 0.7× 587 1.4× 230 0.6× 253 0.9× 621 2.3× 26 3.3k
Richard A. Griggs United States 24 536 0.8× 598 1.4× 131 0.4× 664 2.3× 313 1.2× 121 2.2k
Maya Bar‐Hillel Israel 28 1.4k 2.2× 507 1.2× 508 1.4× 184 0.6× 513 1.9× 65 3.3k
Joshua Klayman United States 16 1.2k 1.8× 510 1.2× 510 1.4× 492 1.7× 755 2.8× 23 3.4k
Lola L. Lopes United States 22 1.1k 1.7× 247 0.6× 386 1.1× 97 0.3× 277 1.0× 39 2.0k
Henry Brighton Germany 15 381 0.6× 725 1.7× 231 0.6× 152 0.5× 369 1.4× 27 2.2k
Cameron R. Peterson United States 20 784 1.2× 445 1.0× 497 1.4× 131 0.4× 161 0.6× 35 1.8k
Craig R. M. McKenzie United States 22 940 1.4× 273 0.6× 259 0.7× 198 0.7× 370 1.4× 47 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael E. Doherty

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Doherty, Michael E., et al.. (2024). Transforming Higher Education With Human-Centred Design. Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee). 2 indexed citations
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Burgstahler, Sheryl, et al.. (2019). Promoting an Accessible Learning Environment for Students with Disabilities via Faculty Development (Practice Brief).. The Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability. 32(1). 91–99. 17 indexed citations
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Doherty, Michael E., Richard B. Anderson, Amanda M. Kelley, & James H. Albert. (2009). Probabilistically Valid Inference of Covariation From a Singlex,yObservation When Univariate Characteristics Are Known. Cognitive Science. 33(2). 183–205. 3 indexed citations
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Doherty, Michael E. & Richard B. Anderson. (2009). Variation in scatterplot displays. Behavior Research Methods. 41(1). 55–60. 12 indexed citations
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Anderson, Richard B., et al.. (2008). Sample size and correlational inference.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 34(4). 929–944. 1 indexed citations
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Anderson, Richard B. & Michael E. Doherty. (2007). Sample size and the detection of means: A signal detection account. Memory & Cognition. 35(1). 50–58. 2 indexed citations
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Anderson, Richard B., et al.. (2006). Effects of Sampling Ecology on Correlational Judgment. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 28(28).
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Anderson, Richard B. & Michael E. Doherty. (2003). A Criterion-Specific Advantage for Small Samples in the Detection of Correlation. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 25(25). 1 indexed citations
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Citrin, Wayne, et al.. (2002). Formal semantics of control in a completely visual programming language. 208–215. 18 indexed citations
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Kleiter, Gernot D., et al.. (1997). Do Subjects Understand Base Rates?. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 72(1). 25–61. 21 indexed citations
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Doherty, Michael E., et al.. (1996). Structures for manipulating proposed updates in object-oriented databases. 306–317. 13 indexed citations
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Mynatt, Clifford R., et al.. (1993). Information Relevance, Working Memory, and the Consideration of Alternatives. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology Section A. 46(4). 759–778. 55 indexed citations
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Reilly, Barbara & Michael E. Doherty. (1992). The assessment of self-insight in judgment policies. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. 53(3). 285–309. 54 indexed citations
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Doherty, Michael E. & Clifford R. Mynatt. (1990). Inattention to P(H) and to P(D⧹ ∼ H): A converging operation. Acta Psychologica. 75(1). 1–11. 18 indexed citations
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Doherty, Michael E., et al.. (1983). Social judgment theory and academic advisement.. Journal of Counseling Psychology. 30(2). 271–274. 1 indexed citations
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Mynatt, Clifford R., Michael E. Doherty, & Ryan D. Tweney. (1978). Consequences of Confirmation and Disconfirmation in a Simulated Research Environment. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 30(3). 395–406. 175 indexed citations
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Mynatt, Clifford R., Michael E. Doherty, & Ryan D. Tweney. (1977). Confirmation Bias in a Simulated Research Environment: An Experimental Study of Scientific Inference. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 29(1). 85–95. 336 indexed citations breakdown →
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Doherty, Michael E., et al.. (1974). Inferences and predictions: Normative vs representative responding. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society. 3(4). 300–302.
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Doherty, Michael E., et al.. (1972). A lens model analysis of a bookbag and poker chip experiment: A methodological note. Organizational Behavior and Human Performance. 8(3). 450–455. 10 indexed citations
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Doherty, Michael E.. (1968). Information and discriminability as determinants of absolute judgment choice reaction time. Perception & Psychophysics. 3(1). 1–4. 7 indexed citations

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