Sophie Forster

1.7k total citations
31 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Sophie Forster is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sophie Forster has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 13 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 4 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Sophie Forster's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (21 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (8 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (8 papers). Sophie Forster is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (21 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (8 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (8 papers). Sophie Forster collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Spain. Sophie Forster's co-authors include Nilli Lavie, Sonia J. Bishop, Anwar O. Núñez-Elizalde, Ellen M. Castle, Charles Spence, Jamie Ward, David J. Robertson, Nick Berggren, Philip Asherson and Stephen M. Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as Current Biology, Psychological Science and Cerebral Cortex.

In The Last Decade

Sophie Forster

31 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sophie Forster United Kingdom 17 940 474 141 120 93 31 1.2k
Niklas Ihssen United Kingdom 17 839 0.9× 345 0.7× 130 0.9× 74 0.6× 129 1.4× 42 1.2k
Frédéric Joassin Belgium 19 784 0.8× 560 1.2× 195 1.4× 140 1.2× 155 1.7× 28 1.3k
Daniel Schneider Germany 22 1.1k 1.2× 420 0.9× 244 1.7× 158 1.3× 118 1.3× 66 1.5k
Christel Devue Belgium 15 818 0.9× 367 0.8× 227 1.6× 113 0.9× 107 1.2× 22 1.0k
Andreas Löw Germany 21 1.2k 1.3× 541 1.1× 293 2.1× 107 0.9× 154 1.7× 40 1.6k
Holger Hecht Germany 21 1.1k 1.2× 442 0.9× 185 1.3× 132 1.1× 269 2.9× 28 1.5k
Sara López‐Martín Spain 19 1.0k 1.1× 444 0.9× 257 1.8× 278 2.3× 175 1.9× 50 1.4k
Florian Bublatzky Germany 22 1.0k 1.1× 552 1.2× 311 2.2× 81 0.7× 168 1.8× 36 1.4k
Peter Peyk Switzerland 15 971 1.0× 498 1.1× 291 2.1× 72 0.6× 246 2.6× 19 1.4k
Noga Cohen Israel 18 798 0.8× 586 1.2× 173 1.2× 91 0.8× 288 3.1× 46 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Sophie Forster

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sophie Forster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sophie Forster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sophie Forster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sophie Forster based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sophie Forster. Sophie Forster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dance, Carla, et al.. (2024). Investigating Relationships Between Trait Visual Imagery and Phenomenological Control: The Role of Context Effects. Collabra Psychology. 10(1). 4 indexed citations
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Simner, Julia, et al.. (2024). Sensory representations in primary visual cortex are not sufficient for subjective imagery. Current Biology. 34(21). 5073–5082.e5. 17 indexed citations
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Dance, Carla, et al.. (2023). Mental imagery and visual attentional templates: A dissociation. Cortex. 169. 259–278. 7 indexed citations
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Morris, Jenny, Martin R. Yeomans, & Sophie Forster. (2020). Testing a load theory framework for food-related cognition.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 149(12). 2406–2421. 6 indexed citations
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Morris, Jenny, et al.. (2020). A high perceptual load task reduces thoughts about chocolate, even while hungry. Appetite. 151. 104694–104694. 3 indexed citations
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Berggren, Nick, et al.. (2019). Testing a goal-driven account of involuntary attentional capture by threat.. Emotion. 20(4). 572–589. 20 indexed citations
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Ward, Jamie, et al.. (2019). Multisensory enhancement of attention depends on whether you are already paying attention. Cognition. 187. 38–49. 37 indexed citations
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Berggren, Nick, et al.. (2019). Not looking for any trouble? Purely affective attentional settings do not induce goal-driven attentional capture. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 82(3). 1150–1165. 4 indexed citations
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Duka, Theodora, et al.. (2018). Attentional capture by alcohol-related stimuli may be activated involuntarily by top-down search goals. Psychopharmacology. 235(7). 2087–2099. 20 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie, et al.. (2018). Goal-driven attentional capture by appetitive and aversive smoking-related cues in nicotine-dependent smokers. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 190. 209–215. 3 indexed citations
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Lancaster, Claire, Sophie Forster, Naji Tabet, & Jennifer Rusted. (2017). Putting attention in the spotlight: The influence of APOE genotype on visual search in mid adulthood. Behavioural Brain Research. 334. 97–104. 14 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie & Nilli Lavie. (2015). Establishing the Attention-Distractibility Trait. Psychological Science. 27(2). 203–212. 56 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie, Anwar O. Núñez-Elizalde, Elizabeth Castle, & Sonia J. Bishop. (2014). Moderate threat causes longer lasting disruption to processing in anxious individuals. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8. 626–626. 5 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie. (2013). Distraction and Mind-Wandering Under Load. Frontiers in Psychology. 4. 283–283. 28 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie, et al.. (2013). Plugging the attention deficit: Perceptual load counters increased distraction in ADHD.. Neuropsychology. 28(1). 91–97. 43 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie, Anwar O. Núñez-Elizalde, Ellen M. Castle, & Sonia J. Bishop. (2013). Unraveling the Anxious Mind: Anxiety, Worry, and Frontal Engagement in Sustained Attention Versus Off-Task Processing. Cerebral Cortex. 25(3). 609–618. 114 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie & Nilli Lavie. (2011). Entirely irrelevant distractors can capture and captivate attention. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 18(6). 1064–1070. 32 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie & Nilli Lavie. (2009). Harnessing the wandering mind: The role of perceptual load. Cognition. 111(3). 345–355. 174 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie & Nilli Lavie. (2008). Attentional capture by entirely irrelevant distractors. Visual Cognition. 16(2-3). 200–214. 93 indexed citations
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Forster, Sophie & Nilli Lavie. (2008). Failures to ignore entirely irrelevant distractors: The role of load.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Applied. 14(1). 73–83. 170 indexed citations

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