Robert W. Proctor

16.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
415 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Robert W. Proctor is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert W. Proctor has authored 415 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 211 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 126 papers in Social Psychology and 86 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Robert W. Proctor's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (153 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (82 papers) and Multisensory perception and integration (48 papers). Robert W. Proctor is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (153 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (82 papers) and Multisensory perception and integration (48 papers). Robert W. Proctor collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and South Korea. Robert W. Proctor's co-authors include Kim‐Phuong L. Vu, T. Gilmour Reeve, Chen-Hui Lu, Yang Seok Cho, Mei-Ching Lien, Gavriel Salvendy, Addie Dutta, E. J. Capaldi, Bernhard Hommel and Trisha Van Zandt and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Review and American Psychologist.

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Proctor

406 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The influence of irrelevant location information on performance: A review of the Simon and spatial Stroop effects

1995 745 citations Robert W. Proctor et al. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review profile →
Stimulus-Response Compatibility: An Integrated Perspective

1990 695 citations Robert W. Proctor et al. profile →
A feature-integration account of sequential effects in the Simon task

2004 548 citations Robert W. Proctor, Kim‐Phuong L. Vu et al. Psychological Research profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Robert W. Proctor	7.6k	3.7k	2.7k	2.2k	835	415	11.7k
David E. Meyer	9.6k 1.3×	2.6k 0.7×	3.3k 1.2×	2.9k 1.3×	296 0.4×	118	14.5k
Howard E. Egeth	12.0k 1.6×	2.7k 0.7×	4.2k 1.6×	1.5k 0.7×	424 0.5×	155	16.4k
Walter Schneider	8.5k 1.1×	2.5k 0.7×	3.6k 1.3×	3.1k 1.4×	522 0.6×	67	13.7k
Harold Pashler	14.6k 1.9×	3.6k 1.0×	5.5k 2.0×	4.9k 2.2×	677 0.8×	185	23.2k
Michael W. Eysenck	7.1k 0.9×	4.8k 1.3×	9.4k 3.5×	2.7k 1.2×	410 0.5×	192	20.6k
Wolfgang Prinz	13.6k 1.8×	11.7k 3.2×	3.5k 1.3×	5.9k 2.6×	302 0.4×	385	19.2k
Christopher F. Chabris	5.6k 0.7×	2.2k 0.6×	2.7k 1.0×	1.3k 0.6×	179 0.2×	86	10.8k
Sian L. Beilock	2.9k 0.4×	4.3k 1.2×	4.7k 1.8×	4.0k 1.8×	2.6k 3.2×	113	12.6k
Arthur M. Glenberg	5.5k 0.7×	4.6k 1.3×	5.5k 2.0×	5.1k 2.3×	322 0.4×	130	12.1k
Zoltán Dienes	6.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	2.8k 1.3×	649 0.8×	225	10.3k

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Li, Hang, et al.. (2025). Evaluation of an Infrastructure-Based Warning System: A Case Study on Roundabout Driving Behaviors. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. 26(5). 6056–6069. 1 indexed citations

Proctor, Robert W., et al.. (2023). Testing the saliency-based account of phasic alertness. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 30(5). 1857–1865. 1 indexed citations

You, Xuqun, et al.. (2023). How the black hole illusion environment affects operational performance at different flight phases in aviation. Applied Ergonomics. 113. 104048–104048.

Chen, Yunfeng, et al.. (2023). Experts’ Evaluations and Opinions Concerning Deployment of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 67(1). 1724–1725. 1 indexed citations

Proctor, Robert W., et al.. (2023). Effect of Motion Feedback on Skill Acquisition: Training Performance using an Excavator Simulator. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 67(1). 1329–1330. 1 indexed citations

Liu, Weilin, Yaqin Cao, Xiaoning Liang, Robert W. Proctor, & Vincent G. Duffy. (2023). Facing a Trend of Icon Simplicity: Evidence from Event-Related Potentials. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 40(4). 945–955. 13 indexed citations

Proctor, Robert W. & K. Richard Ridderinkhof. (2022). A neglected pioneer of psychology: Otto Selz’s contribution to the psychology of thinking and the dispute with Gestalt psychologists in Psychological Research/Psychologische Forschung. Psychological Research. 86(8). 2352–2364. 1 indexed citations

You, Xuqun, et al.. (2021). The black hole illusion: A neglected source of aviation accidents. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics. 87. 103235–103235. 6 indexed citations

Proctor, Robert W. & E. J. Capaldi. (2012). Psychology of science : implicit and explicit processes : 2nd Purdue Symposium on Psychological Sciences. Oxford University Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W., Shimon Y. Nof, Yuehwern Yih, et al.. (2011). Understanding and Improving Cross-Cultural Decision Making in Design and Use of Digital Media: A Research Agenda. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction. 27(2). 151–190. 10 indexed citations

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Yamaguchi, Motonori & Robert W. Proctor. (2009). A Compatibility Analysis of Attitude Display Formats. Journal of Bioresource Management. 355. 1 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W., et al.. (2009). “Mother nature doesn’t have a bullet with your name on it”: Coding with reference to one’s name or object location?. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 46(2). 336–343. 15 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W., et al.. (2008). Content preparation for cross-cultural e-commerce: a review and a model. Behaviour and Information Technology. 27(1). 43–61. 30 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W., et al.. (2008). Chinese and US online consumers’ preferences for content of e-commerce websites: a survey. Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. 10(1). 19–42. 25 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W., Kim‐Phuong L. Vu, & David Pick. (2006). A Deficit in Older Adults' Effortful Selection of Cued Responses. Journal of Motor Behavior. 38(4). 265–284. 7 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W., et al.. (2005). Simulating Glass Cockpit Displays in a General Aviation Flight Environment. Journal of Bioresource Management. 597. 1 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W., et al.. (2003). The Simon Effect With Wheel-Rotation Responses. Journal of Motor Behavior. 35(3). 261–273. 27 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W. & Huifang Wang. (1997). Set- and Element-Level Stimulus-Response Compatibility Effects for Different Manual Response Sets. Journal of Motor Behavior. 29(4). 351–365. 17 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W. & Addie Dutta. (1995). Skill acquisition and human performance. 208 indexed citations

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Proctor, Robert W. & Alice F. Healy. (1987). Task-specific serial position effects in comparisons of multiletter strings. Perception & Psychophysics. 42(2). 180–194. 17 indexed citations

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