Michael J. Kane

33.2k total citations · 12 hit papers
172 papers, 20.7k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Kane is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Kane has authored 172 papers receiving a total of 20.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 59 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Kane's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (51 papers), Mind wandering and attention (33 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (26 papers). Michael J. Kane is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (51 papers), Mind wandering and attention (33 papers) and Cognitive Abilities and Testing (26 papers). Michael J. Kane collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Michael J. Kane's co-authors include Randall W. Engle, Andrew R. A. Conway, Jennifer C. McVay, Oliver Wilhelm, Michael F. Bunting, M. Kathryn Bleckley, Lynn Hasher, Thomas R. Kwapil, David Z. Hambrick and Randall W Engle and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Kane

169 papers receiving 19.7k citations

Hit Papers

Working memory span tasks: A methodological review and us... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2005 2002 2003 2004 2001 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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.

  1. Working memory span tasks: A methodological review and user’s guide
    2005 2.0k citations Michael J. Kane, Randall W. Engle et al. profile →
  2. The role of prefrontal cortex in working-memory capacity, executive attention, and general fluid intelligence: An individual-differences perspective
    2002 1.6k citations Michael J. Kane, Randall W. Engle profile →
  3. Working-memory capacity and the control of attention: The contributions of goal neglect, response competition, and task set to Stroop interference.
    2003 1.2k citations Michael J. Kane, Randall W. Engle Journal of Experimental Psychology General profile →
  4. The Generality of Working Memory Capacity: A Latent-Variable Approach to Verbal and Visuospatial Memory Span and Reasoning.
    2004 1.2k citations Michael J. Kane, Stephen W. Tuholski et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology General profile →
  5. A controlled-attention view of working-memory capacity.
    2001 1000 citations Michael J. Kane, Randall W. Engle et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology General profile →
  6. Working memory capacity and its relation to general intelligence
    2003 834 citations Michael J. Kane, Randall W. Engle et al. profile →
  7. For Whom the Mind Wanders, and When
    2007 725 citations Michael J. Kane, Jennifer C. McVay et al. profile →
  8. Working memory, attention control, and the n-back task: A question of construct validity.
    2007 653 citations Michael J. Kane et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition profile →
  9. Conducting the train of thought: Working memory capacity, goal neglect, and mind wandering in an executive-control task.
    2009 577 citations Jennifer C. McVay, Michael J. Kane Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition profile →
  10. Robust prediction of individual creative ability from brain functional connectivity
    2018 478 citations Roger E. Beaty, Alexander P. Christensen et al. profile →
  11. No evidence of intelligence improvement after working memory training: A randomized, placebo-controlled study.
    2012 458 citations Michael J. Kane, Randall W. Engle et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology General profile →
  12. Mind-Wandering as a Natural Kind: A Family-Resemblances View
    2018 248 citations Michael J. Kane, David Maillet 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
Michael J. Kane United States 58 13.0k 8.4k 3.8k 2.0k 1.6k 172 20.7k
Oliver Wilhelm Germany 47 5.0k 0.4× 5.1k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.8× 771 0.5× 206 11.3k
Rainer Goebel Netherlands 88 22.3k 1.7× 4.3k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 387 27.6k
Nikos K. Logothetis Germany 103 35.3k 2.7× 5.3k 0.6× 900 0.2× 2.8k 1.4× 1.1k 0.7× 421 44.0k
Matthew Botvinick United States 64 26.0k 2.0× 6.2k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 4.0k 2.0× 2.4k 1.5× 136 34.8k
Anthony R. McIntosh Canada 93 25.0k 1.9× 3.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.8k 0.9× 2.9k 1.9× 338 29.9k
Robert W. Cox United States 62 17.6k 1.4× 3.3k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.3× 207 28.7k
John L. Bradshaw Australia 69 11.2k 0.9× 2.7k 0.3× 2.1k 0.6× 1.8k 0.9× 3.0k 1.9× 415 17.4k
R. Todd Constable United States 99 20.7k 1.6× 4.7k 0.6× 4.5k 1.2× 1.5k 0.7× 3.8k 2.4× 397 32.4k
Douglas C. Noll United States 61 15.1k 1.2× 3.2k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 2.7k 1.8× 205 22.7k
Riitta Hari Finland 98 27.0k 2.1× 5.7k 0.7× 3.0k 0.8× 5.6k 2.8× 2.3k 1.5× 415 33.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Myers, Katherine W., Carlos Culquichicón, Andrés G. Lescano, et al.. (2022). Impairment in Working Memory and Executive Function Associated with Mercury Exposure in Indigenous Populations in Upper Amazonian Peru. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(17). 10989–10989. 11 indexed citations
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Silvia, Paul J., et al.. (2022). The creative mind in daily life: How cognitive and affective experiences relate to creative thinking and behavior.. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. 19(1). 150–164. 12 indexed citations
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Frith, Emily, Michael J. Kane, Matthew S. Welhaf, et al.. (2021). Keeping Creativity under Control: Contributions of Attention Control and Fluid Intelligence to Divergent Thinking. Creativity Research Journal. 33(2). 138–157. 49 indexed citations
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Welhaf, Matthew S., Bridget A. Smeekens, Matt E. Meier, et al.. (2020). The Worst Performance Rule, or the Not-Best Performance Rule? Latent-Variable Analyses of Working Memory Capacity, Mind-Wandering Propensity, and Reaction Time. Journal of Intelligence. 8(2). 25–25. 7 indexed citations
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Beatty, Ian D., et al.. (2020). Improving STEM self-efficacy with a scalable classroom intervention targeting growth mindset and success attribution. The Physics Video Demonstration Database (Cornell University). 44–50. 3 indexed citations
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Maillet, David, Roger E. Beaty, Dayna R. Touron, et al.. (2018). Age-related differences in mind-wandering in daily life.. Psychology and Aging. 33(4). 643–653. 55 indexed citations
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Kane, Michael J., Bridget A. Smeekens, Claudia C. von Bastian, et al.. (2017). A combined experimental and individual-differences investigation into mind wandering during a video lecture.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 146(11). 1649–1674. 59 indexed citations
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Smeekens, Bridget A. & Michael J. Kane. (2016). Working memory capacity, mind wandering, and creative cognition: An individual-differences investigation into the benefits of controlled versus spontaneous thought.. Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts. 10(4). 389–415. 116 indexed citations
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McVay, Jennifer C., Nash Unsworth, Brittany D. McMillan, & Michael J. Kane. (2013). Working memory capacity does not always support future-oriented mind-wandering.. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale. 67(1). 41–50. 25 indexed citations
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Meier, Matt E. & Michael J. Kane. (2012). Working memory capacity and Stroop interference: Global versus local indices of executive control.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 39(3). 748–759. 57 indexed citations
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Bailey, Heather, John Dunlosky, & Michael J. Kane. (2010). Contribution of strategy use to performance on complex and simple span tasks. Memory & Cognition. 39(3). 447–461. 40 indexed citations
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Kane, Michael J., et al.. (2009). Working-memory capacity predicts the executive control of visual search among distractors: The influences of sustained and selective attention. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 62(7). 1430–1454. 99 indexed citations
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Kane, Michael J., et al.. (2006). Working memory capacity and the top-down control of visual search: Exploring the boundaries of "executive attention".. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 32(4). 749–777. 143 indexed citations
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Peterson, Bradley S., Michael J. Kane, Gerianne M. Alexander, et al.. (2002). An event-related functional MRI study comparing interference effects in the Simon and Stroop tasks. Cognitive Brain Research. 13(3). 427–440. 295 indexed citations
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Kane, Michael J., Cynthia P. May, Lynn Hasher, Tamara A. Rahhal, & et al. (1997). Dual mechanisms of negative priming.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance. 23(3). 632–650. 131 indexed citations
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Kane, Michael J.. (1993). Promoting Political Rights to Protect the Environment. ˜The œYale journal of international law. 18(1). 16. 5 indexed citations
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Kane, Michael J.. (1991). Introduction: Colorectal cancer. Seminars in Oncology. 18(4). 315.
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Barlow, Michael J., B. K. Ridley, Michael J. Kane, & S. J. Bass. (1988). Hot electron energy relaxation via acoustic phonon emission in InP/In0.53Ga0.47As heterostructures and single quantum wells. Solid-State Electronics. 31(3-4). 501–505. 22 indexed citations
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Skolnick, M. S., K. J. Nash, S. J. Bass, P.E. Simmonds, & Michael J. Kane. (1988). Photoluminescence study of the density-of-states between Landau levels in the quantum hall effect system. Solid State Communications. 67(6). 637–641. 53 indexed citations
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