Zach Shipstead

4.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Zach Shipstead is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Zach Shipstead has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 5 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Zach Shipstead's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (17 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (16 papers) and Cognitive Functions and Memory (7 papers). Zach Shipstead is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (17 papers), Cognitive Abilities and Testing (16 papers) and Cognitive Functions and Memory (7 papers). Zach Shipstead collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Zach Shipstead's co-authors include Randall W. Engle, Thomas S. Redick, Tyler L. Harrison, Kenny L. Hicks, David Z. Hambrick, Michael J. Kane, Dakota R. B. Lindsey, David Fried, Jeffrey L. Foster and Monica Melby‐Lervåg and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Science and Journal of Experimental Psychology General.

In The Last Decade

Zach Shipstead

24 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

Is working memory training effective?

2012 792 citations Zach Shipstead, Thomas S. Redick et al. Psychological Bulletin profile →
No evidence of intelligence improvement after working memory training: A randomized, placebo-controlled study.

2012 458 citations Thomas S. Redick, Zach Shipstead et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology General profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zach Shipstead United States	17	2.0k	1.6k	904	369	346	24	3.1k
Michael F. Bunting United States	16	2.1k 1.0×	2.9k 1.8×	1.7k 1.9×	306 0.8×	471 1.4×	30	4.7k
Emily M. Elliott United States	26	1.1k 0.5×	1.9k 1.2×	751 0.8×	178 0.5×	191 0.6×	67	2.8k
Michaël Stevens Belgium	21	769 0.4×	1.8k 1.1×	1.2k 1.3×	295 0.8×	400 1.2×	28	3.3k
J. Scott Saults United States	31	1.5k 0.7×	2.7k 1.7×	1.0k 1.1×	207 0.6×	254 0.7×	57	3.9k
Julie M. Bugg United States	32	1.3k 0.7×	2.5k 1.6×	591 0.7×	631 1.7×	171 0.5×	98	3.7k
Mark E. Faust United States	23	1.1k 0.6×	2.9k 1.8×	1.6k 1.7×	610 1.7×	250 0.7×	39	4.1k
Jutta Kray Germany	30	1.4k 0.7×	2.8k 1.7×	873 1.0×	459 1.2×	113 0.3×	87	3.8k
Stephen W. Tuholski United States	8	2.4k 1.2×	2.8k 1.7×	1.5k 1.7×	384 1.0×	506 1.5×	8	4.7k
Richard P. Heitz United States	24	1.3k 0.6×	2.7k 1.6×	643 0.7×	134 0.4×	281 0.8×	36	3.9k
Julia Karbach Germany	29	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	1.1k 1.2×	528 1.4×	175 0.5×	89	3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Zach Shipstead

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zach Shipstead

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All Works

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Martin, Jessie, Jason S. Tsukahara, Christopher Draheim, et al.. (2021). The visual arrays task: Visual storage capacity or attention control?. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 150(12). 2525–2551. 13 indexed citations

Martin, Jessie, Zach Shipstead, Tyler L. Harrison, et al.. (2019). The role of maintenance and disengagement in predicting reading comprehension and vocabulary learning.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 46(1). 140–154. 20 indexed citations

Shipstead, Zach, et al.. (2018). Visuospatial working memory, auditory discrimination, and attention. Memory. 27(4). 568–574. 3 indexed citations

Shipstead, Zach, et al.. (2016). The domain-specific and domain-general relationships of visuospatial working memory to reasoning ability. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 23(5). 1504–1512. 14 indexed citations

Redick, Thomas S., Zach Shipstead, Janelle J. Montroy, et al.. (2016). Cognitive predictors of a common multitasking ability: Contributions from working memory, attention control, and fluid intelligence.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 145(11). 1473–1492. 102 indexed citations

Minamoto, Takehiro, Zach Shipstead, Naoyuki Osaka, & Randall W. Engle. (2015). Low cognitive load strengthens distractor interference while high load attenuates when cognitive load and distractor possess similar visual characteristics. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 77(5). 1659–1673. 13 indexed citations

Redick, Thomas S., Zach Shipstead, Elizabeth A. Wiemers, Monica Melby‐Lervåg, & Charles Hulme. (2015). What’s Working in Working Memory Training? An Educational Perspective. Educational Psychology Review. 27(4). 617–633. 94 indexed citations

Shipstead, Zach, Tyler L. Harrison, & Randall W. Engle. (2015). Working memory capacity and the scope and control of attention. Attention Perception & Psychophysics. 77(6). 1863–1880. 98 indexed citations

Harrison, Tyler L., Zach Shipstead, & Randall W. Engle. (2014). Why is working memory capacity related to matrix reasoning tasks?. Memory & Cognition. 43(3). 389–396. 58 indexed citations

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Foster, Jeffrey L., Zach Shipstead, Tyler L. Harrison, et al.. (2014). Shortened complex span tasks can reliably measure working memory capacity. Memory & Cognition. 43(2). 226–236. 223 indexed citations

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Shipstead, Zach, et al.. (2014). The mechanisms of working memory capacity: Primary memory, secondary memory, and attention control. Journal of Memory and Language. 72. 116–141. 240 indexed citations

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Harrison, Tyler L., Zach Shipstead, Kenny L. Hicks, et al.. (2013). Working Memory Training May Increase Working Memory Capacity but Not Fluid Intelligence. Psychological Science. 24(12). 2409–2419. 230 indexed citations

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Shipstead, Zach, Thomas S. Redick, & Randall W. Engle. (2012). Is working memory training effective?. Psychological Bulletin. 138(4). 628–654. 792 indexed citations breakdown →

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Redick, Thomas S., Zach Shipstead, Tyler L. Harrison, et al.. (2012). No evidence of intelligence improvement after working memory training: A randomized, placebo-controlled study.. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 142(2). 359–379. 458 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shipstead, Zach & James M. Broadway. (2012). Individual differences in working memory capacity and the Stroop effect: Do high spans block the words?. Learning and Individual Differences. 26. 191–195. 13 indexed citations

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Shipstead, Zach, Kenny L. Hicks, & Randall W. Engle. (2012). Working memory training remains a work in progress.. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 1(3). 217–219. 29 indexed citations

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Shipstead, Zach & Randall W. Engle. (2012). Interference within the focus of attention: Working memory tasks reflect more than temporary maintenance.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 39(1). 277–289. 70 indexed citations

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Kelly, Michael J., et al.. (2012). A High Fidelity Driving Simulator as a Tool for Design and Evaluation of Highway Infrastructure Upgrades. ROSA P. 3 indexed citations

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Shipstead, Zach, Tyler L. Harrison, & Randall W. Engle. (2012). Working Memory Capacity and Visual Attention: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Guidance. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 65(3). 401–407. 27 indexed citations

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Shipstead, Zach, Thomas S. Redick, & Randall W. Engle. (2010). Does working memory training generalize?. Psychologica Belgica. 50(3-4). 245–245. 195 indexed citations

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