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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 61 3664 3348 207 186 409 14330

Adam Kirton publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Adam Kirton between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Adam Kirton published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 16.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 52 publications in 2019. 51 of the 483 publications appeared in the last two years.

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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 52. Peak 52 publications in 2019. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 49 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 52 publications 2020: 37 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 27 publications
1997 2025

483 publications in total across all disciplines

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Adam Kirton: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 1
2003 1
2004 4
2005 2
2006 7
2007 6
2008 9
2009 10
2010 5
2011 10
2012 11
2013 24
2014 27
2015 19
2016 29
2017 49
2018 31
2019 52
2020 37
2021 44
2022 29
2023 24
2024 24
2025 27
Total 483
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Adam Kirton publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam Kirton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 408–417 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 409 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49 409
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Adam Kirton D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam Kirton sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328 61
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Overview

Adam Kirton is a researcher affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their work primarily focuses on fields related to Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to subfields such as Neurology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Epidemiology.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Adam Kirton has published in several frequent venues, notably:

  • Neurology
  • Stroke
  • Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
  • Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Kirton include:

  • Perinatal stroke: mapping and modulating developmental plasticity, 2021, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Guidelines for TMS/tES clinical services and research through the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Brain stimulation
  • Population Based Birth Prevalence of Disease-Specific Perinatal Stroke, 2020, PEDIATRICS
  • Spectrum of cerebral arteriopathies in children with arterial ischemic stroke, 2020, Neurology
  • Bilateral transcranial magnetic stimulation of the supplementary motor area in children with Tourette syndrome, 2021, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology

Their frequent collaborators include Helen L. Carlson, Ephrem Zewdie, Maryam Oskoui, John Andersen, and Mary Dunbar, who have contributed alongside Kirton in various research efforts.

Best Publications

  • Safety of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation: Evidence Based Update 2016.

    Marom Bikson;Pnina Grossman;Chris Thomas;Adantchede Louis Zannou

  • Canadian stroke best practice recommendations: Stroke rehabilitation practice guidelines, update 2015

    Debbie Hebert;M Patrice Lindsay;M Patrice Lindsay;Amanda McIntyre;Adam Kirton

  • Epidemiology and Outcomes of Arterial Ischemic Stroke in Children: The Canadian Pediatric Ischemic Stroke Registry.

    Gabrielle A. deVeber;Adam Kirton;Frances A. Booth;Jerome Y. Yager

  • Symptomatic Neonatal Arterial Ischemic Stroke: The International Pediatric Stroke Study

    Adam Kirton;Jennifer Armstrong-Wells;Taeun Chang;Gabrielle Deveber

  • Contralesional repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for chronic hemiparesis in subcortical paediatric stroke: a randomised trial

    Adam Kirton;Robert Chen;Sharon Friefeld;Carolyn Gunraj

  • Presumed perinatal ischemic stroke: vascular classification predicts outcomes.

    Adam Kirton;Gabrielle DeVeber;Ann‐Marie Pontigon;Daune Macgregor

  • Thrombolysis in Pediatric Stroke Study

    Michael J. Rivkin;Gabrielle deVeber;Rebecca N. Ichord;Adam Kirton

  • Quantified Corticospinal Tract Diffusion Restriction Predicts Neonatal Stroke Outcome

    Adam Kirton;Manohar Shroff;Tharshini Visvanathan;Gabrielle deVeber

  • Interrater Reliability of the Pediatric National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (PedNIHSS) in a Multicenter Study

    Rebecca N. Ichord;Rachel Bastian;Lisa Abraham;Rand Askalan

  • Towards a Consensus-Based Classification of Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke

    Timothy J. Bernard;Marilyn J. Manco-Johnson;Warren Lo;Mark T. MacKay

  • Use of alteplase in childhood arterial ischaemic stroke: a multicentre, observational, cohort study.

    Catherine Amlie-Lefond;Gabrielle deVeber;Anthony K. Chan;Susan Benedict

  • Perinatal stroke: mechanisms, management, and outcomes of early cerebrovascular brain injury.

    Mary Dunbar;Adam Kirton

  • Arteriopathy diagnosis in childhood arterial ischemic stroke: results of the vascular effects of infection in pediatric stroke study.

    Max Wintermark;Nancy K. Hills;Gabrielle A. deVeber;A. James Barkovich

  • Acute Corticospinal Tract Wallerian Degeneration Is Associated With Stroke Outcome

    Giselle DeVetten;Shelagh B. Coutts;Michael D. Hill;Mayank Goyal

  • Clinical Characteristics, Risk Factors, and Outcomes Associated With Neonatal Hemorrhagic Stroke: A Population-Based Case-Control Study.

    Lauran Cole;Deborah Dewey;Nicole Letourneau;Bonnie J. Kaplan

  • Advances in Perinatal Ischemic Stroke

    Adam Kirton;Gabrielle deVeber

  • Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: Mood, Cognition and Fatigue following Stroke Practice Guidelines, Update 2015:

    Gail A. Eskes;Krista L. Lanctôt;Krista L. Lanctôt;Nathan Herrmann;Nathan Herrmann;Patrice Lindsay;Patrice Lindsay

  • Clinical and imaging characteristics of arteriopathy subtypes in children with arterial ischemic stroke: Results of the vips study

    M. Wintermark;N.K. Hills;G.A. DeVeber;A.J. Barkovich

  • Brain stimulation and constraint for perinatal stroke hemiparesis: The PLASTIC CHAMPS Trial.

    Adam Kirton;John Andersen;Mia Herrero;Alberto Nettel-Aguirre

  • Emergence of the Primary Pediatric Stroke Center Impact of the Thrombolysis in Pediatric Stroke Trial

    Timothy J. Bernard;Michael J. Rivkin;Kelley Scholz;Gabrielle De Veber

  • NON-INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION IN CHILDREN: APPLICATIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS.

    Thilinie Rajapakse;Adam Kirton

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabrielle deVeber
Gabrielle deVeber University of Toronto
Sean P. Dukelow
Sean P. Dukelow University of Calgary
Brian L. Brooks
Brian L. Brooks Alberta Children's Hospital
Michael Shevell
Michael Shevell McGill University
Michael D. Hill
Michael D. Hill University of Calgary
Anthony K.C. Chan
Anthony K.C. Chan McMaster University
Annette Majnemer
Annette Majnemer McGill University
Paul E. Croarkin
Paul E. Croarkin Mayo Clinic
Mitchell S.V. Elkind
Mitchell S.V. Elkind Columbia University
Robert Chen
Robert Chen University Health Network

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