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Cognitive Science and Education Research

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Alyssa P. Lawson
Colby College
2
Shayan Doroudi
University of California, Irvine
3
Maxwell J. D. Ramstead
Queen Mary University of London
4
Qianli Zhou
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
5
Mai Nguyen
Instituto de Óptica "Daza de Valdés"
6
Gal Sasson-Lazovsky
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
7
Michael Timothy Bennett
Australian National University
8
Ethan Ludwin-Peery
New York University
9
Tianxiang Zhan
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
10
Andy Mckilliam
National Taiwan University

Rising Stars Papers

1
The Art of Creative Inquiry—From Question Asking to Prompt Engineering
The Journal of Creative Behavior|2024
49 cit.
2
Generalized information entropy and generalized information dimension
Chaos Solitons & Fractals|2024
42 cit.
3
Natural kind reasoning in consciousness science: An alternative to theory testing
Noûs|2024
30 cit.
4
Individual differences in executive function affect learning with immersive virtual reality
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning|2024
26 cit.
5
Advancing Knowledge Together: Integrating Large Language Model-based Conversational AI in Small Group Collaborative Learning
Unknown Journal|2024
25 cit.
6
Order-2 Probabilistic Information Fusion on Random Permutation Set
IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering|2024
21 cit.
7
Effect of Pre-Training and Role of Working Memory Characteristics in Learning with Immersive Virtual Reality
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction|2024
12 cit.
8
Shared Protentions in Multi-Agent Active Inference
Entropy|2024
11 cit.
9
A novel weighted approach for time series forecasting based on visibility graph
Pattern Recognition|2024
10 cit.
10
Generative learning activities for online multimedia learning: when summarizing is effective but drawing is not
Frontiers in Psychology|2024
9 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Sasha Ondobaka
Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging
2
William G. P. Mayner
University of Wisconsin–Madison
3
Bjørn Erik Juel
University of Wisconsin–Madison
4
Jeremiah Hendren
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
5
Matteo Grasso
University of Wisconsin–Madison
6
Alireza Zaeemzadeh
Novateur Research Solutions (United States)
7
Shuntaro Sasai
University of Wisconsin–Madison
8
Jonathan P. Lang
University of Wisconsin–Madison
9
Isaac David
University of Wisconsin System
10
Leonardo Barbosa
University of Wisconsin–Madison

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Consciousness or pseudo-consciousness? A clash of two paradigms
Nature Neuroscience|2025
30 cit.
2
EEG Lempel-Ziv complexity varies with sleep stage, but does not seem to track dream experience
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience|2023
28 cit.
3
Measuring Stimulus-Evoked Neurophysiological Differentiation in Distinct Populations of Neurons in Mouse Visual Cortex
eNeuro|2022
6 cit.
4
Upper bounds for integrated information
PLoS Computational Biology|2024
5 cit.
5
A Silent Speech Decoding System from EEG and EMG with Heterogenous Electrode Configurations
Unknown Journal|2025
3 cit.
6
A comparison of visual and auditory EEG interfaces for robot multi-stage task control
Frontiers in Robotics and AI|2024
2 cit.
7
A repeated awakening study exploring the capacity of complexity measures to capture dreaming during propofol sedation
Scientific Reports|2025
2 cit.
8
Large-scale training data enhances silent speech decoding with around-ear EEG
Journal of Neural Engineering|2026
2 cit.
9
Distance- and hierarchy-dependent functional dysconnectivity in schizophrenia and its association with cortical microstructure
NeuroImage Clinical|2026
1 cit.
10
Conference Report: The Science of Consciousness 2022
Journal of Consciousness Studies|2022
0 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Andy Clark
University of Stirling
2
P. N. Johnson‐Laird
Princeton University
3
Keith J. Holyoak
University of California, Los Angeles
4
Donald A. Norman
University of San Diego
5
Raymond M. Klein
Dalhousie University
6
M. T. Turvey
University of Connecticut
7
James A. Russell
Boston College
8
Thomas L. Griffiths
Princeton University
9
John Morton
University College London
10
Leonid Perlovsky
Northeastern University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
A circumplex model of affect.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1980
16k cit.
2
Finding scientific topics
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2004
6k cit.
3
The Extended Mind
Analysis|1998
5.1k cit.
4
The Psychology of Everyday Things
The American Journal of Psychology|1990
3.5k cit.
5
Being There: Putting Brain, Body and World Together Again.
The Philosophical Review|1998
3.2k cit.
6
Schema induction and analogical transfer
Cognitive Psychology|1983
2.9k cit.
7
Analogical problem solving
Cognitive Psychology|1980
2.6k cit.
8
On data-limited and resource-limited processes
Cognitive Psychology|1975
2.4k cit.
9
Core affect, prototypical emotional episodes, and other things called emotion: Dissecting the elephant.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|1999
2.3k cit.
10
Interaction of information in word recognition.
Psychological Review|1969
2.2k cit.

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