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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 129 285 256 21 19 1278 72046
Medicine 129 2563 2390 126 122 1271 72062

Arno Villringer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Arno Villringer between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Arno Villringer published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 32 papers a year. Output peaked at 105 publications in 2013. 45 of the 1,442 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 105. Peak 105 publications in 2013. 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 27 publications 1998: 18 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 24 publications 2006: 27 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 81 publications 2011: 81 publications 2012: 52 publications 2013: 105 publications 2014: 54 publications 2015: 62 publications 2016: 66 publications 2017: 68 publications 2018: 64 publications 2019: 102 publications 2020: 80 publications 2021: 69 publications 2022: 54 publications 2023: 67 publications 2024: 55 publications 2025: 44 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

1,442 publications in total across all disciplines

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Arno Villringer: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 2
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 1
1989 4
1990 5
1991 3
1992 2
1993 13
1994 7
1995 6
1996 18
1997 27
1998 18
1999 10
2000 21
2001 23
2002 16
2003 22
2004 21
2005 24
2006 27
2007 10
2008 21
2009 34
2010 81
2011 81
2012 52
2013 105
2014 54
2015 62
2016 66
2017 68
2018 64
2019 102
2020 80
2021 69
2022 54
2023 67
2024 55
2025 44
2026 1
Total 1,442
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Arno Villringer 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 Arno Villringer 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, 887+ 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: 1,278 publications — 100th percentile

100% 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
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 1,278
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Arno Villringer 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 Arno Villringer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
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, 128–129 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: 129 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 24 129
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

Arno Villringer is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Germany. Their research spans several areas within neuroscience and medicine, focusing on cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging.

Their recent publications include studies on brain-body interactions, dietary influences on behavior, social factors, genetics, and stroke recovery. Notable works are:

  • Heart-brain interactions shape somatosensory perception and evoked potentials, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Gut microbiota link dietary fiber intake and short-chain fatty acid metabolism with eating behavior, 2021, Translational Psychiatry
  • Social factors and the prevalence of social isolation in a population-based adult cohort, 2021, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Common Genetic Variation Indicates Separate Causes for Periventricular and Deep White Matter Hyperintensities, 2020, Stroke
  • The ENIGMA Stroke Recovery Working Group: Big data neuroimaging to study brain-behavior relationships after stroke, 2020, Human Brain Mapping

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • A. Veronica Witte
  • Vadim V. Nikulin
  • Steffi G. Riedel-Heller
  • Frauke Beyer
  • Matthias L. Schroeter

Their work is regularly published in a range of scientific venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • NeuroImage
  • Scientific Reports
  • eLife
  • Human Brain Mapping

Within their scientific domains, Arno Villringer's contributions are primarily in the fields of:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Focused subfields within these areas include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The central topics of their research cover:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Best Publications

  • Toward discovery science of human brain function

    Bharat B. Biswal;Maarten Mennes;Xi Nian Zuo;Suril Gohel

  • Brain charts for the human lifespan

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  • Non-invasive optical spectroscopy and imaging of human brain function

    Arno Villringer;Britton Chance

  • Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) : a new tool to study hemodynamic changes during activation of brain function in human adults

    Arno Villringer;J. Planck;C. Hock;L. Schleinkofer

  • Heparin treatment in sinus venous thrombosis

    K.M. Einhäupl;A. Villringer;S. Mehraein;C. Garner

  • Precuneus shares intrinsic functional architecture in humans and monkeys

    Daniel S. Margulies;Daniel S. Margulies;Justin L. Vincent;Clare Kelly;Gabriele Lohmann

  • Beyond the Visible—Imaging the Human Brain with Light:

    Hellmuth Obrig;Arno Villringer

  • Dynamic imaging with lanthanide chelates in normal brain: contrast due to magnetic susceptibility effects.

    A. Villringer;B. R. Rosen;J. W. Belliveau;J. L. Ackerman

  • Coupling of brain activity and cerebral blood flow: basis of functional neuroimaging.

    Arno Villringer;U. Dirnagl

  • Early Setting of Grammatical Processing in the Bilingual Brain

    Isabell Wartenburger;Hauke R. Heekeren;Hauke R. Heekeren;Jubin Abutalebi;Stefano F. Cappa

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • Sex hormones affect neurotransmitters and shape the adult female brain during hormonal transition periods

    Claudia Barth;Arno Villringer;Julia Sacher

  • Correlates of alpha rhythm in functional magnetic resonance imaging and near infrared spectroscopy.

    Matthias Moosmann;Petra Ritter;Ina Krastel;Andrea Brink

  • Spontaneous low frequency oscillations of cerebral hemodynamics and metabolism in human adults.

    Hellmuth Obrig;Markus Neufang;Rüdiger Wenzel;Matthias Kohl

  • Dysfunction of ventral striatal reward prediction in schizophrenia.

    Georg Juckel;Florian Schlagenhauf;Michael Koslowski;Torsten Wüstenberg;Torsten Wüstenberg

  • Enhanced performance by a hybrid NIRS–EEG brain computer interface

    Siamac Fazli;Jan Mehnert;Jan Mehnert;Jens Steinbrink;Gabriel Curio

  • Dynamic Properties of Human Brain Structure: Learning-Related Changes in Cortical Areas and Associated Fiber Connections

    Marco Taubert;Bogdan Draganski;Alfred Anwander;Karsten Müller

  • Simultaneous recording of cerebral blood oxygenation changes during human brain activation by magnetic resonance imaging and near-infrared spectroscopy

    Andreas Kleinschmidt;Hellmuth Obrig;Martin Requardt;Klaus-Dietmar Merboldt

  • Eigenvector centrality mapping for analyzing connectivity patterns in fMRI data of the human brain.

    Gabriele Lohmann;Daniel S. Margulies;Annette Horstmann;Burkhard Pleger

  • Constraint-induced movement therapy for motor recovery in chronic stroke patients

    Annett Kunkel;Bruno Kopp;Gudrun Müller;Kersten Villringer

  • Stroke Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is Accurate in Hyperacute Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Multicenter Study on the Validity of Stroke Imaging

    Jochen B. Fiebach;Peter D. Schellinger;Achim Gass;Thomas Kucinski

Frequent Co-Authors

Annette Horstmann
Annette Horstmann University of Helsinki
Burkhard Pleger
Burkhard Pleger Ruhr University Bochum
Matthias L. Schroeter
Matthias L. Schroeter Max Planck Society
Daniel S. Margulies
Daniel S. Margulies Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Vadim V. Nikulin
Vadim V. Nikulin Max Planck Society
Jane Neumann
Jane Neumann Max Planck Society
Patrick Ragert
Patrick Ragert Leipzig University
A. Veronica Witte
A. Veronica Witte Max Planck Society
Hellmuth Obrig
Hellmuth Obrig Max Planck Society
Steffi G. Riedel-Heller
Steffi G. Riedel-Heller Leipzig University

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