Mara Mather Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Mara Mather's h-index is 83 (198 i10-index, 34,396+ total citations across 343+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Mara Mather is affiliated with Professor of Gerontology, Psychology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California.
Mara Mather is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Gerontology, Psychology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California, specializing in affective neuroscience, aging, locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system. Their work has been cited 34,396 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Mara Mather's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 343 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 83
- i10-Index
- 198
- Total Citations
- 34,396
- Citing Countries
- 45
As of October 2026.
Mara Mather has an h-index of 83 and 34,396 total citations across 343 publications, with research cited by institutions in 45 countries.
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Aging and motivated cognition: The positivity effect in attention and memory
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The researcher established the positivity effect framework, demonstrating how aging influences motivated cognition in attention and memory, as evidenced by a seminal, highly cited publication.
The researcher established the paradoxical age-related preservation of emotional memory, demonstrating that older adults exhibit a distinct cognitive profile regarding the retention of negative imagery.
The researcher advanced the understanding of how arousal influences perceptual and memory processes through the framework of arousal-biased competition.
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About Mara Mather's research
Mara Mather is a researcher in affective neuroscience, aging and locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system at Professor of Gerontology, Psychology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California. Their work has been cited 34,396 times across 343 publications (h-index 83), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Aging and motivated cognition: The positivity effect in attention and memory” (2005), has accumulated 2,900 citations. Other influential works include “Aging and emotional memory: the forgettable nature of negative images for older adults.” (2003) with 1,902 citations and “Arousal-Biased Competition in Perception and Memory” (2011) with 1,394 citations.
Citations of Mara Mather's research come primarily from United States, China and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
