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Categorization, perception, and language

Categorization, perception, and language is a research topic within Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the influence of language on cognition, perception, and conceptualization, with a focus on color perception, spatial reasoning, categorical perception, and cross-linguistic influences. It investigates the Whorfian hypothesis, cultural consonance, and the impact of linguistic relativity on various cognitive processes.

  • Language
  • Cognition
  • Color Perception
  • Spatial Reasoning
  • Categorical Perception
  • Cross-linguistic Influence
  • Cultural Consonance
  • Event Conceptualization
  • Motion Events
  • Linguistic Relativity
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+20%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
29% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Categorization, perception, and language
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