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Spatial Cognition and Navigation

Spatial Cognition and Navigation is a research topic within Automotive Engineering. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the importance of spatial ability in STEM domains, focusing on topics such as mental rotation, wayfinding, gender differences in spatial cognition, cognitive maps, and the use of landmarks in navigation. It also delves into the impact of spatial training on mathematics performance and the neural correlates of spatial tasks.

  • Spatial Ability
  • STEM Education
  • Mental Rotation
  • Wayfinding
  • Gender Differences
  • Cognitive Maps
  • Navigation
  • Landmarks
  • Virtual Environment
  • Neuroimaging Studies
Research works
17k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+19%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
31% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
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