Visual Cognition

Aims & Scope

Visual Cognition publishes new empirical and theoretical work that advances our understanding of human visual cognition.

The journal is devoted to research at the interface of visual perception and cognition, and studies may address any aspect of visual cognition such as object, face, and scene perception; visual attention; visual memory and visual imagery; visual word recognition and reading; eye movement control and vision for action; social vision, and visual development.

Besides behavioral methods with healthy human adults, the journal also welcomes reports based on alternative populations or methods such as neuroimaging (e.g., fMRI, ERP, MEG) or computational/mathematical modeling.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.819

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	95

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6563

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	326

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Neuroscience and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Gaze Perception Triggers Reflexive Visuospatial Orienting

  Citation: 859

  Authors: Jon, Greg, Paola, Polly, Emma, Simon

• The Dynamic Representation of Scenes

  Citation: 749

  Authors: Ronald A.

• Is There a "Language of the Eyes"? Evidence from Normal Adults, and Adults with Autism or Asperger Syndrome

  Citation: 652

  Authors: Simon, Sally, and Therese

• Event Files: Evidence for Automatic Integration of Stimulus-Response Episodes

  Citation: 579

  Authors: Bernhard

• Reflexive Visual Orienting in Response to the Social Attention of Others

  Citation: 426

  Authors: Stephen R.H., Vicki

• The potentiation of grasp types during visual object categorization

  Citation: 347

  Authors: Mike, Rob

• Current Approaches to Change Blindness

  Citation: 334

  Authors: Daniel J.

• Progress toward resolving the attentional capture debate

  Citation: 296

  Authors: Steven J., Nicholas, Charles L., Roger W., Jan

• The flankers task and response competition: A useful tool for investigating a variety of cognitive problems

  Citation: 296

  Authors: Charles W.

• The composite face illusion: A whole window into our understanding of holistic face perception

  Citation: 286

  Authors: Bruno

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