Daniel Smilek

15.3k citations
194 papers · 10.3k · 2 hit papers · h-index 53

Impact in

    • Mind wandering and attention
    • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
    • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
    • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
    • Face Recognition and Perception
    • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
    • Multisensory perception and integration

Papers in

    • Mind wandering and attention 101
    • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies 88
    • Visual perception and processing mechanisms 40
    • Sleep and Wakefulness Research 34
    • Face Recognition and Perception 18
    • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes 34
    • Multisensory perception and integration 31

Daniel Smilek

185 papers receiving 10.0k citations

Daniel Smilek's Hit Papers

Mind-Wandering as a Natural Kind: A Family-Resemblances View 2018 · 248 citations
2480+4+9Years since publication100200300400500

Peers

Daniel Smilek
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  • Cognitive Neuroscience 8.0k
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4.7k
  • Sensory Systems 862
  • Social Psychology 1.6k
  • Applied Psychology 370
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All Works

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The Unengaged Mind
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2012572
2 2001463
3 2006327
4 2015293
5 2016273
6 2009267
7 2013249
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Mind-Wandering as a Natural Kind: A Family-Resemblances View
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2018248
9 2008243
10 2007229
11 2004228
12 2016226
13 2003214
14 2008214
15 2010196
16 2000185
17 2008175
18 2014171
19 2015170
20 2003169

About Daniel Smilek

Daniel Smilek is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Clinical Psychology, having authored 194 papers that have together received 10.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mind wandering and attention (101 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (88 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (40 papers), Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (34 papers), Sleep and Wakefulness Research (34 papers), Multisensory perception and integration (31 papers), Face Recognition and Perception (18 papers) and Flow Experience in Various Fields (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Cognitive Neuroscience (8.0k citations), Experimental and Cognitive Psychology (4.7k citations), Sensory Systems (862 citations), Social Psychology (1.6k citations) and Applied Psychology (370 citations). Daniel Smilek has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Paul Seli, Jonathan S. A. Carriere, John D. Eastwood, Philip M. Merikle, James Allan Cheyne, J. Allan Cheyne, Mike J. Dixon, Evan F. Risko, Alexandra Frischen and David R. Thomson. Their work appears in journals such as Consciousness and Cognition, Psychological Research, Frontiers in Psychology, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review and Psychological Science.

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