2026 Adrian M. Owen: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	126	312	280	9	8	527	75166

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Neuroscience

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280

527

75166

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Adrian M. Owen is affiliated with the University of Western Ontario in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a strong emphasis on cognitive neuroscience, epidemiology, neurology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and emergency medicine.

Their work explores several main topics including:

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Neural dynamics and brain function
Traumatic Brain Injury Research
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

"Bilingualism Affords No General Cognitive Advantages: A Population Study of Executive Function in 11,000 People" (2020) published in Psychological Science
"Clinical and advanced neurophysiology in the prognostic and diagnostic evaluation of disorders of consciousness: review of an IFCN-endorsed expert group" (2020) published in Clinical Neurophysiology
"Natural History of Cognitive Impairment in Critical Illness Survivors. A Systematic Review" (2020) published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
"Therapies to Restore Consciousness in Patients with Severe Brain Injuries: A Gap Analysis and Future Directions" (2021) published in Neurocritical Care
"Are intrinsic neural timescales related to sensory processing? Evidence from abnormal behavioral states" (2020) published in NeuroImage

Frequent coauthors in Adrian M. Owen's research include Lorina Naçi, David Menon, Emmanuel A. Stamatakis, Andrea I. Luppi, and Loretta Norton, with collaboration counts ranging from 18 to 34 joint publications.

Publication venues where Owen has regularly contributed include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 18 publications
Scientific Reports with 5 publications
Communications Biology with 5 publications
Journal of Neurology with 5 publications
NeuroImage with 4 publications

Best Publications

N-back working memory paradigm: A meta-analysis of normative functional neuroimaging studies

Adrian M. Owen;Kathryn M. McMillan;Angela R. Laird;Ed Bullmore

4236
Citations
Common regions of the human frontal lobe recruited by diverse cognitive demands.

John Duncan;Adrian M Owen

3268
Citations
Detecting Awareness in the Vegetative State

Adrian M. Owen;Martin R. Coleman;Melanie Boly;Matthew H. Davis

2232
Citations
Willful Modulation of Brain Activity in Disorders of Consciousness

Martin M. Monti;Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Martin R. Coleman;Melanie Boly

1739
Citations
Planning and spatial working memory following frontal lobe lesions in man.

Adrian M. Owen;John J. Downes;Barbara J. Sahakian;Charles E. Polkey

1623
Citations
The problem of functional localization in the human brain

Matthew Brett;Ingrid S. Johnsrude;Adrian M. Owen

1548
Citations
Putting brain training to the test

Adrian M. Owen;Adam Hampshire;Jessica A. Grahn;Robert Stenton

1526
Citations
The role of the right inferior frontal gyrus: inhibition and attentional control

Adam Hampshire;Samuel R. Chamberlain;Martin M. Monti;John S. Duncan

1505
Citations
Anterior prefrontal cortex: insights into function from anatomy and neuroimaging.

Narender Ramnani;Adrian M. Owen

1475
Citations
Brain function in coma, vegetative state, and related disorders

Steven Laureys;Adrian M Owen;Nicholas D Schiff

1342
Citations
Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB): a factor analytic study of a large sample of normal elderly volunteers.

T.W. Robbins;M. James;A.M. Owen;B.J. Sahakian

1340
Citations
FRONTO-STRIATAL COGNITIVE DEFICITS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

A. M. Owen;M. James;P. N. Leigh;B. A. Summers

1131
Citations
Choosing between Small, Likely Rewards and Large, Unlikely Rewards Activates Inferior and Orbital Prefrontal Cortex

Robert D. Rogers;Robert D. Rogers;Adrian M. Owen;Hugh C. Middleton;Emma J. Williams

1129
Citations
The cognitive functions of the caudate nucleus

Jessica A. Grahn;John A. Parkinson;Adrian M. Owen

1080
Citations
Evidence for a Two-Stage Model of Spatial Working Memory Processing within the Lateral Frontal Cortex: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

Adrian M. Owen;Alan C. Evans;michael Petrides

1050
Citations
Defining the neural mechanisms of probabilistic reversal learning using event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Roshan Cools;Luke Clark;Adrian M. Owen;Trevor W. Robbins

953
Citations
Neural systems engaged by planning: a PET study of the Tower of London task

S. C. Baker;R. D. Rogers;A. M. Owen;C. D. Frith;C. D. Frith

878
Citations
Computerized assessment in neuropsychiatry using CANTAB: discussion paper.

B J Sahakian;A M Owen

877
Citations
Contrasting mechanisms of impaired attentional set-shifting in patients with frontal lobe damage or Parkinson's disease

Adrian M. Owen;Angela C. Roberts;John R. Hodges;Beatrice A. Summers

856
Citations
Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state - a cohort study

Damian Cruse;Damian Cruse;Srivas Chennu;Camille Chatelle;Tristan A Bekinschtein

819
Citations
Detecting awareness in the vegetative state.

Adrian M. Owen;Martin R. Coleman

146
Citations