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Topics in Cognitive Science is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Cognitive Science and Mapping, Child and Animal Learning Development, Language and cultural evolution.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Topics in Cognitive Science 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inCognitive Science and Mapping Child and Animal Learning Development Language and cultural evolution Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Action Observation and Synchronization
ISSN1756-8757
Citation impact (2-yr)2.38
h-index105
i10-index617
Total citations44,679
Article processing charge$3,140
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of California San Diego
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Topics in Cognitive Science per year

61
2014
56
2015
70
2016
70
2017
95
2018
82
2019
43
2020
69
2021
53
2022
83
2023
68
2024
58
2025

Citation impact of Topics in Cognitive Science by publication year

2.2K
2014
2.9K
2015
2.5K
2016
2.3K
2017
3.8K
2018
2K
2019
690
2020
1.2K
2021
747
2022
840
2023
277
2024
78
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Topics in Cognitive Science

Homo Heuristicus: Why Biased Minds Make Better Inferences

Gerd Gigerenzer, Henry Brighton · 1 Jan 2009

Heuristics are efficient cognitive processes that ignore information. In contrast to the widely held view that less processing reduces accuracy, the study of heuristics shows that less information, computation, and time can in fact improve accuracy. We review the major progress made so far: (a) the discovery of less-is-more effects; (b) the study of the…

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Active‐Constructive‐Interactive: A Conceptual Framework for Differentiating Learning Activities

T. H. Michelene · 1 Jan 2009

Active, constructive, and interactive are terms that are commonly used in the cognitive and learning sciences. They describe activities that can be undertaken by learners. However, the literature is actually not explicit about how these terms can be defined; whether they are distinct; and whether they refer to overt manifestations, learning processes, or learning outcomes.…

1,552 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
Grounded Cognition: Past, Present, and Future

Lawrence W. Barsalou · 7 Sep 2010

Thirty years ago, grounded cognition had roots in philosophy, perception, cognitive linguistics, psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and cognitive neuropsychology. During the next 20 years, grounded cognition continued developing in these areas, and it also took new forms in robotics, cognitive ecology, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental psychology. In the past 10 years, research on grounded cognition has…

Primate Cognition

Amanda M. Seed, Michael Tomasello · 27 May 2010

As the cognitive revolution was slow to come to the study of animal behavior, the vast majority of what we know about primate cognition has been discovered in the last 30 years. Building on the recognition that the physical and social worlds of humans and their living primate relatives pose many of the same evolutionary…

Social Connection Through Joint Action and Interpersonal Coordination

Kerry L. Marsh, Michael J. Richardson, R. C. Schmidt · 1 Apr 2009

The pull to coordinate with other individuals is fundamental, serving as the basis for our social connectedness to others. Discussed is a dynamical and ecological perspective to joint action, an approach that embeds the individual's mind in a body and the body in a niche, a physical and social environment. Research on uninstructed coordination of…

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