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Mind wandering and attention

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Jesús Camacho-Morles
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
2
Niklas Johannes
University of Oxford
3
Katy Y. Y. Tam
University of Toronto
4
Matthew A. Killingsworth
University of Pennsylvania
5
Jennifer Haase
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
6
Michael V. Heinz
Dartmouth College
7
Chakradhar Pabba
Advanced Numerical Research and Analysis Group
8
Derek A. Albert
University of Waterloo
9
Yuhan Chen
Newcastle University
10
Wei Liu
East China Normal University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Randomized Trial of a Generative AI Chatbot for Mental Health Treatment
NEJM AI|2025
205 cit.
2
Fast-forward to boredom: How switching behavior on digital media makes people more bored.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General|2024
29 cit.
3
High‐Performance Complementary Electrochromic Batteries using Nb <sub>18</sub> W <sub>16</sub> O <sub>93</sub> by the Synergistic Effects of Aqueous Al <sup>3+</sup> /K <sup>+</sup> Dual‐Ion
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2024
19 cit.
4
Interdisciplinary Directions for Researching the Effects of Robotic Process Automation and Large Language Models on Business Processes
Communications of the Association for Information Systems|2024
12 cit.
5
How should we investigate variation in the relation between social media and well-being?
Meta-Psychology|2024
11 cit.
6
Elevated serum sodium is linked to increased amyloid‐dependent tau pathology, neurodegeneration, and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease
Journal of Neurochemistry|2024
10 cit.
7
Idea generation in exploitative and explorative business process redesign techniques
Information Systems and e-Business Management|2024
9 cit.
8
Has the creativity of large-language models peaked?
Journal of Creativity|2025
8 cit.
9
Characterization of sciatic nerve myelin sheath during development in C57BL/6 mice
European Journal of Neuroscience|2024
6 cit.
10
A longitudinal observational study with ecological momentary assessment and deep learning to predict non-prescribed opioid use, treatment retention, and medication nonadherence among persons receiving medication treatment for opioid use disorder
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Chengchen Li
Xiamen University
2
Paul Seli
Duke University
3
Natasha Moorhouse
Manchester Metropolitan University
4
Joanna Zawodniak
University of Zielona Góra
5
Yanhong Hu
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
6
Ashley L. Miller
University of California, Los Angeles
7
Matthias Mittner
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
8
Cuiying Fan
Central China Normal University
9
Evelyn Thorne
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
10
Hongxia Duan
Jilin University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Virtual reality consumer experience escapes: preparing for the metaverse
Virtual Reality|2022
306 cit.
2
Anxiety, enjoyment, and boredom in language learning amongst junior secondary students in rural China: How do they contribute to L2 achievement?
Studies in Second Language Acquisition|2022
281 cit.
3
How does generative artificial intelligence impact student creativity?
Journal of Creativity|2023
276 cit.
4
Humans versus AI: whether and why we prefer human-created compared to AI-created artwork
Cognitive Research Principles and Implications|2023
194 cit.
5
Foreign language learning boredom and enjoyment: The effects of learner variables and teacher variables
Language Teaching Research|2022
154 cit.
6
Classroom environment and willingness to communicate in English: The mediating role of emotions experienced by university students in China
Language Teaching Research|2022
144 cit.
7
Foreign Language Enjoyment and Anxiety: Associations With General and Domain-Specific English Achievement
Chinese Journal of Applied Linguistics|2022
92 cit.
8
Contributions of foreign language writing emotions to writing achievement
System|2023
76 cit.
9
Investigating grit in second language learning: The role of individual difference factors and background variables
Language Teaching Research|2022
57 cit.
10
Foreign language learning boredom: Refining its measurement and determining its role in language learning
Studies in Second Language Acquisition|2024
54 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Jonathan W. Schooler
University of California, Santa Barbara
2
Daniel Smilek
University of Waterloo
3
C. Neil Macrae
University of Aberdeen
4
Jonathan Smallwood
Queen's University
5
Michael J. Kane
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
6
Scott T. Grafton
University of California, Santa Barbara
7
John D. Van Horn
University of Virginia
8
Katharine R. Parkes
The University of Western Australia
9
Daniel T. Gilbert
Harvard University Press
10
Manuel G. Calvo
Universidad de La Laguna

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
The Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) and its correlates
British Journal of Clinical Psychology|1982
2.9k cit.
2
Wandering Minds: The Default Network and Stimulus-Independent Thought
Science|2007
2.8k cit.
3
Situating the default-mode network along a principal gradient of macroscale cortical organization
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2016
2.6k cit.
4
A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind
Science|2010
2.5k cit.
5
Anxiety and Performance: The Processing Efficiency Theory
Cognition & Emotion|1992
2.4k cit.
6
Experience sampling during fMRI reveals default network and executive system contributions to mind wandering
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2009
1.8k cit.
7
Dynamic reconfiguration of human brain networks during learning
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences|2011
1.8k cit.
8
Working-memory capacity and the control of attention: The contributions of goal neglect, response competition, and task set to Stroop interference.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General|2003
1.7k cit.
9
The Generality of Working Memory Capacity: A Latent-Variable Approach to Verbal and Visuospatial Memory Span and Reasoning.
Journal of Experimental Psychology General|2004
1.7k cit.
10
How mental systems believe.
American Psychologist|1991
1.4k cit.

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