Michael C. Frank Google Scholar: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map

Michael C. Frank's h-index is 72 (236 i10-index, 36,139+ total citations across 509+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of October 2026. Michael C. Frank is affiliated with Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology, Stanford University.

Michael C. Frank is a researcher affiliated with Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology, Stanford University, specializing in psychology, cognitive science, language acquisition. Their work has been cited 36,139 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.

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H-Index: 72
i10-Index: 236
Total Citations: 36,139
Citing Countries: 43

As of October 2026.

Michael C. Frank has an h-index of 72 and 36,139 total citations across 509 publications, with research cited by institutions in 43 countries.

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About Michael C. Frank's research

Michael C. Frank is a researcher in psychology, cognitive science and language acquisition at Benjamin Scott Crocker Professor of Human Biology, Stanford University. Their work has been cited 36,139 times across 509 publications (h-index 72), according to Google Scholar.

Their most-cited work, “Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science” (2015), has accumulated 11,484 citations. Other influential works include “Russian blues reveal effects of language on color discrimination” (2007) with 1,473 citations and “Predicting pragmatic reasoning in language games” (2012) with 1,452 citations.

Citations of Michael C. Frank's research come primarily from United States, United Kingdom and Canada, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.

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