Cognitive Abilities and Testing
Cognitive Abilities and Testing is a research topic within Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 25.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the effects of working memory training on cognitive abilities, including intelligence, and its relationship with genetic influences, socioeconomic status, and brain plasticity. It also investigates the impact of video game training on cognitive control and the role of twin studies in understanding these phenomena.
- Working Memory
- Intelligence
- Training
- Cognitive Abilities
- Genetic Influences
- Video Games
- Meta-analysis
- Socioeconomic Status
- Twin Studies
- Brain Plasticity
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cognitive Abilities and Testing research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (891 and 281 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 891 works
- 2 China 281 works
- 3 Germany 215 works
- 4 United Kingdom 200 works
- 5 Canada 97 works
- 6 Italy 84 works
- 7 Spain 77 works
- 8 Netherlands 77 works
- 9 Japan 76 works
- 10 Australia 73 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Cognitive Abilities and Testing research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Cognitive Abilities and Testing research, followed by King's College London and University College London.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 32 works
- 2 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 19 works
- 3 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 18 works
- 4 University of OsloNorway 14 works
- 5 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 14 works
- 6 University of MinnesotaUnited States 13 works
- 7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 8 Yale UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 9 The University of Texas at AustinUnited States 12 works
- 10 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cognitive Abilities and Testing?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cognitive Abilities and Testing include Dan J. Stein, H.J. Eysenck and Luigi Ferrucci.
- 1 Dan J. Stein South Africa 7.7k citations
- 2 H.J. Eysenck United Kingdom 5.7k citations
- 3 Luigi Ferrucci United States 5.3k citations
- 4 George Davey Smith United Kingdom 4.9k citations
- 5 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
- 6 Robert J. Sternberg United States 4.4k citations
- 7 André G. Uitterlinden Netherlands 4.4k citations
- 8 James G. Scott Australia 4.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cognitive Abilities and Testing research done?
The largest centres of Cognitive Abilities and Testing research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), New York (United States) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Oslo, Chapel Hill and Amsterdam.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- OsloNO · 32.8 works7.7×
- Chapel HillUS · 32.1 works6.1×
- AmsterdamNL · 27.1 works5.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cognitive Abilities and Testing than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cognitive Abilities and Testing?
Among universities, judged by research, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, University of Oslo and King's College London score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands | 69.3 | 44.0% | 9.9× | 11 | +4.7% |
| 2 | University of OsloNorway | 66.2 | 29.6% | 10.0× | 14 | +62.4% |
| 3 | King's College LondonUnited Kingdom | 59.3 | 26.2% | 8.8× | 19 | -5.1% |
| 4 | University of ZurichSwitzerland | 50.4 | 38.0% | 5.3× | 8 | +62.9% |
| 5 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 50.2 | 20.5% | 8.5× | 11 | -1.4% |
| 6 | Cornell UniversityUnited States | 45.4 | 32.4% | 3.2× | 9 | +288.5% |
| 7 | University of BernSwitzerland | 44.9 | 27.0% | 6.7× | 8 | +36.3% |
| 8 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 44.2 | 28.8% | 6.6× | 14 | -29.0% |
| 9 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 43.9 | 21.5% | 4.6× | 18 | +7.3% |
| 10 | University of PaduaItaly | 43.3 | 39.8% | 4.0× | 10 | +9.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Cognitive Abilities and Testing research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Cognitive Abilities and Testing.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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