Sam J. Gilbert

13.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
124 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Sam J. Gilbert is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sam J. Gilbert has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 97 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 65 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 21 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Sam J. Gilbert's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (64 papers), Cognitive Functions and Memory (47 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (33 papers). Sam J. Gilbert is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (64 papers), Cognitive Functions and Memory (47 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (33 papers). Sam J. Gilbert collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Sam J. Gilbert's co-authors include Paul W. Burgess, Chris Frith, Iroise Dumontheil, Jon S. Simons, Evan F. Risko, Paul W. Burgess, Roland G. Benoit, Clarisse Aichelburg, Ilias Tachtsidis and Antonia F. de C. Hamilton and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Sam J. Gilbert

117 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

The present and future use of functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for cognitive neuroscience

2018 737 citations Sam J. Gilbert, Paul W. Burgess et al. profile →
Functional Specialization within Rostral Prefrontal Cortex (Area 10): A Meta-analysis

2006 578 citations Sam J. Gilbert, Jon S. Simons et al. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience profile →
The gateway hypothesis of rostral prefrontal cortex (area 10) function

2007 567 citations Paul W. Burgess, Iroise Dumontheil et al. Trends in Cognitive Sciences profile →
Cognitive Offloading

2016 416 citations Evan F. Risko, Sam J. Gilbert Trends in Cognitive Sciences profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Sam J. Gilbert	6.4k	2.9k	1.6k	1.2k	1.0k	124	9.3k
Martin Lövdén	4.6k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	2.4k 1.5×	831 0.7×	844 0.8×	159	9.9k
Adam Gazzaley	9.8k 1.5×	2.6k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	990 0.8×	865 0.9×	175	13.7k
Paul W. Burgess	6.0k 0.9×	2.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.5×	919 0.8×	838 0.8×	54	9.0k
Pietro Pietrini	10.4k 1.6×	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 1.1×	1.7k 1.4×	1.2k 1.2×	250	14.5k
Patricia A. Reuter‐Lorenz	12.2k 1.9×	3.3k 1.1×	2.3k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	155	16.6k
Brigitte Rockstroh	9.8k 1.5×	1.8k 0.6×	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	634 0.6×	246	13.6k
Stefan Debener	12.2k 1.9×	2.8k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	179	13.9k
Mario Liotti	8.4k 1.3×	2.5k 0.8×	2.7k 1.6×	1.1k 0.9×	980 1.0×	101	11.8k
Théodor Landis	7.1k 1.1×	1.5k 0.5×	1.7k 1.0×	1.8k 1.4×	529 0.5×	236	10.5k
Michael W.L. Chee	8.2k 1.3×	4.9k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	810 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	253	11.8k

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Boldt, Annika, et al.. (2025). Transdiagnostic compulsivity is associated with reduced reminder setting, only partially attributable to overconfidence. eLife. 13. 1 indexed citations

Richmond, Lauren L., et al.. (2025). Individual differences in prospective and retrospective memory offloading. Journal of Memory and Language. 142. 104617–104617. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Danni, et al.. (2025). Microstructural organization of superior longitudinal fasciculus and cingulum bundle support metacognition driven cognitive offloading. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 33247–33247.

Gilbert, Sam J., et al.. (2024). Intention offloading: Domain-general versus task-specific confidence signals. Memory & Cognition. 52(5). 1125–1141. 3 indexed citations

Boldt, Annika, et al.. (2024). Transdiagnostic compulsivity is associated with reduced reminder setting, only partially attributable to overconfidence. eLife. 13.

Gilbert, Sam J., et al.. (2024). The nature and development of cognitive offloading in children. Child Development Perspectives. 19(2). 108–115. 6 indexed citations

Gilbert, Sam J.. (2024). Memory Augmentation, Cognitive Offloading, and Digital Technology. Psychological Inquiry. 35(2). 110–112. 1 indexed citations

Gilbert, Sam J., et al.. (2023). Influence of the physical effort of reminder-setting on strategic offloading of delayed intentions. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 77(6). 1295–1311. 5 indexed citations

Yon, Daniel, et al.. (2023). Stubborn Predictions in Primary Visual Cortex. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 35(7). 1133–1143. 7 indexed citations

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Tsai, Pei‐Chun, et al.. (2023). An investigation of the saving‐enhanced memory effect: The role of test order and list saving. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 37(4). 736–748. 6 indexed citations

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Fernández‐Manjón, Baltasar, Fernando Henríquez, Philippe Robert, et al.. (2023). The limitations and challenges in the assessment of executive dysfunction associated with real-world functioning: The opportunity of serious games. Applied Neuropsychology Adult. 32(2). 557–573. 10 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Sam J., et al.. (2022). Value-based routing of delayed intentions into brain-based versus external memory stores.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 152(1). 175–187. 16 indexed citations

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Redshaw, Jonathan, et al.. (2018). Development of Children's Use of External Reminders for Hard-to-Remember Intentions. Child Development. 89(6). 2099–2108. 44 indexed citations

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Risko, Evan F. & Sam J. Gilbert. (2016). Cognitive Offloading. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 20(9). 676–688. 416 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burgess, Paul W., Nick Alderman, Emmanuelle Volle, Roland Benoit, & Sam J. Gilbert. (2009). Mesulam's frontal lobe mystery re-examined. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience. 27(5). 493–506. 84 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Sam J. & Paul W. Burgess. (2008). Executive function. Current Biology. 18(3). R110–R114. 315 indexed citations

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Burgess, PW, Sam J. Gilbert, & Iroise Dumontheil. (2007). The gateway hypothesis of rostral PFC (area 10) function. UCL Discovery (University College London). 5 indexed citations

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Haynes, John–Dylan, Katsuyuki Sakai, Geraint Rees, et al.. (2007). Reading Hidden Intentions in the Human Brain. Current Biology. 17(4). 323–328. 481 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Sam J., Jon S. Simons, Chris Frith, & PW Burgess. (2005). The role of medial rostral prefrontal cortex in low-demand baseline conditions. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 17. 88–88. 1 indexed citations

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Gilbert, Sam J. & Vincent Walsh. (2004). Vision: The Versatile ‘Visual’ Cortex. Current Biology. 14(24). R1056–R1057. 9 indexed citations

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