R. B. Ammons

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

R. B. Ammons is a scholar working on General Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. B. Ammons has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in General Psychology, 4 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology and 4 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. B. Ammons's work include Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (4 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (3 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (3 papers). R. B. Ammons is often cited by papers focused on Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology (4 papers), Children's Physical and Motor Development (3 papers) and Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics (3 papers). R. B. Ammons collaborates with scholars based in United States. R. B. Ammons's co-authors include C. H. Ammons, William J. Fritz, Mahua Dey, O. Hobart Mowrer, Donald K. Adams, Donald Snygg, Kenneth W. Spence, Raymond B. Cattell, Delos D. Wickens and Harry F. Harlow and has published in prestigious journals such as Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology, Journal of Clinical Psychology and Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport.

In The Last Decade

R. B. Ammons

27 papers receiving 927 citations

Hit Papers

The Quick Test (QT): Provisional Manual, 1956 2026 1979 2002 1962 1956 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. The Quick Test (QT): Provisional Manual,
    1962 523 citations R. B. Ammons, C. H. Ammons Psychological Reports profile →
  2. Effects of Knowledge of Performance: A Survey and Tentative Theoretical Formulation
    1956 271 citations R. B. Ammons profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. B. Ammons United States 10 275 195 188 164 159 39 1.1k
Laura Parish 8 156 0.6× 248 1.3× 166 0.9× 255 1.6× 264 1.7× 9 1.4k
Hy Day Canada 12 302 1.1× 280 1.4× 120 0.6× 249 1.5× 351 2.2× 18 1.1k
Gudmund J. W. Smith Sweden 17 399 1.5× 236 1.2× 182 1.0× 270 1.6× 643 4.0× 102 1.4k
Anees A. Sheikh United States 17 394 1.4× 303 1.6× 225 1.2× 192 1.2× 222 1.4× 42 1.1k
Michael Hirt United States 15 221 0.8× 128 0.7× 148 0.8× 353 2.2× 155 1.0× 52 1.1k
Yvonne Brackbill United States 25 273 1.0× 223 1.1× 467 2.5× 226 1.4× 193 1.2× 79 1.7k
Franklin C. Shontz United States 17 169 0.6× 312 1.6× 146 0.8× 499 3.0× 189 1.2× 79 1.3k
John Marzillier United Kingdom 15 131 0.5× 197 1.0× 215 1.1× 378 2.3× 193 1.2× 41 841
Jane M. Berry United States 14 241 0.9× 199 1.0× 183 1.0× 184 1.1× 256 1.6× 36 942
Bernard Glueck United States 18 211 0.8× 183 0.9× 56 0.3× 620 3.8× 149 0.9× 54 1.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ammons, R. B.. (1988). Distribution of Practice in Motor Skill Acquisition: A Few Questions and Comments. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport. 59(4). 288–290. 10 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B., et al.. (1987). Cross-identification of ring signatures in Eocene trees (Sequoia magnifica) from the specimen ridge locality of the yellowstone fossil forests. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology. 60. 97–108. 8 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1980). Use and Evaluation of the Famous Sayings: Partial Summary through December, 1979. Psychological Reports. 46(3). 713–714. 1 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1979). Use and Evaluation of the Quick Test (QT): Partial Summary through October, 1979: I. Published Papers. Psychological Reports. 45(3). 943–946. 6 indexed citations
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Ross, Sherman, R. B. Ammons, & C. H. Ammons. (1979). Psychology of Scientist: XXXIX. Samuel B. Lyerly (1920–1978). Psychological Reports. 44(1). 165–166. 1 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1969). A “Truly” Permissive Form of Psychotherapy (TPT). Psychological Reports. 24(2). 413–414. 1 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1963). Motor Skills Bibliography: XXXII. Psychological Abstracts, 1958, Volume 32, First Half. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 16(1). 16–18.
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1963). Motor Skills Bibliography: XXXV. Psychological Abstracts, 1959, Volume 33, Second Half. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 16(3). 855–858.
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1962). The Quick Test (QT): Provisional Manual,. Psychological Reports. 11(1). 111–161. 523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1962). Psychology of the Scientist: I. Introduction. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 15(3). 748–750. 3 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B., et al.. (1958). Long-term retention of perceptual-motor skills.. Journal of Experimental Psychology. 55(4). 318–328. 58 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B.. (1958). Present Science Planning in the United States: Highway to Disaster?. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 8(3). 107–110.
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1957). Motor Skills Bibliography: XIX. Psychological Abstracts, 1949, Volume 23. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 7(2). 231–234. 1 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B., et al.. (1956). Note on Social Class and the Thematic Apperception Test. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 6(3). 88–88. 4 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B., et al.. (1956). Transfer of Skill and Decremental Factors along the Speed Dimension in Rotary Pursuit. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 6(1). 43–43. 16 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B. & C. H. Ammons. (1956). Some “Knowledge of Performance” Concepts. Psychological Reports. 2(1). 65–66. 3 indexed citations
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Adams, Donald K., O. Hobart Mowrer, R. B. Ammons, et al.. (1954). Learning theory, personality theory, and clinical research: The Kentucky symposium.. 9 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B.. (1954). Experiential Factors in Visual Form Perception: I. Review and Formulation of Problems. PubMed. 84(1). 3–25. 35 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B., et al.. (1951). Influence of Brief Noise on Rotary Pursuit Performance. 3(1). 10–15. 1 indexed citations
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Ammons, R. B., et al.. (1951). INFLUENCE OF BRIEF NOISE ON ROTARY PURSUIT PERFORMANCE. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 3(g). 10–15. 2 indexed citations

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