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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 170 34 30 10 8 718 104468
Neuroscience 170 72 64 12 11 735 104944
Medicine 170 527 478 63 57 728 104934
Best Scientists 171 847 763 89 79 743 101600
Best Female Scientists 171 69 63 6 4 743 101600

Barbara J. Sahakian publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Barbara J. Sahakian between 1972 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Barbara J. Sahakian published across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025, averaging 15.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2023. 58 of the 849 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1972 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2023. 1972: 1 publication 1973: 0 publications 1974: 3 publications 1975: 5 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 4 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 7 publications 1981: 3 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 8 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 10 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 27 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 33 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 29 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 38 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 24 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 51 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 29 publications
1972 2025

849 publications in total across all disciplines

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Barbara J. Sahakian: publications per year, 1972 to 2025
Year Publications
1972 1
1973 0
1974 3
1975 5
1976 2
1977 4
1978 2
1979 6
1980 7
1981 3
1982 3
1983 3
1984 0
1985 2
1986 2
1987 4
1988 3
1989 3
1990 6
1991 4
1992 8
1993 6
1994 7
1995 14
1996 11
1997 10
1998 9
1999 17
2000 13
2001 16
2002 13
2003 22
2004 27
2005 29
2006 33
2007 24
2008 30
2009 21
2010 28
2011 25
2012 18
2013 24
2014 20
2015 29
2016 26
2017 38
2018 18
2019 24
2020 30
2021 48
2022 39
2023 51
2024 29
2025 29
Total 849
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Barbara J. Sahakian publications per year - data summary

  • Barbara J. Sahakian, a Psychology scholar from University of Cambridge, has 849 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1972 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1972 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2023, with 51 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1972, with 1 publication.
  • 2 of the 54 years in the span carry no publications at all (1973 and 1984).
  • The rate of publication averages 15.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.3 per year counting only the 52 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 196 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1972-1989: 53 publications (2.9 per year); 1990-2007: 269 publications (14.9 per year); 2008-2025: 527 publications (29.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Barbara J. Sahakian publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Barbara J. Sahakian sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 705+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 718 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100 718
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Barbara J. Sahakian publication distribution in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 69 ranges running from 31–40 to 705+ publications.
  • Barbara J. Sahakian, a Psychology scholar from University of Cambridge, records 718 publications - the 99th percentile of the discipline.
  • 99% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Barbara J. Sahakian, and about 1% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 151–160 publications range, and Barbara J. Sahakian ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 101–110 publications, holding 736 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 72% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 201–210 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 705 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Barbara J. Sahakian D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 144+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 170 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98 170
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Barbara J. Sahakian D-index placement in Psychology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 11,416 Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 58 ranges running from 30–31 to 144+ D-Index.
  • Barbara J. Sahakian, a Psychology scholar from University of Cambridge, records 170 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Psychology scientists score the same or lower than Barbara J. Sahakian, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 48–49 D-Index range, and Barbara J. Sahakian ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32–33 D-Index, holding 702 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 58–59 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

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  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Barbara J. Sahakian is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple disciplines, including neuroscience, psychology, and medicine. Within these broad fields, their work focuses on subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, psychiatry, and mental health, as well as cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's research covers a variety of main topics, notably functional brain connectivity studies, mental health research topics, anxiety, depression, psychometrics, treatment, cognitive processes, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, neurotransmitter receptor influence on behavior, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, and neural and behavioral psychology studies.

Recent publications by Barbara J. Sahakian include:

  • Associations of Social Isolation and Loneliness With Later Dementia, 2022, Neurology
  • Biological and clinical characteristics of gene carriers far from predicted onset in the Huntington's disease Young Adult Study (HD-YAS): a cross-sectional analysis, 2020, The Lancet Neurology
  • The brain structure and genetic mechanisms underlying the nonlinear association between sleep duration, cognition and mental health, 2022, Nature Aging
  • Knowing me, knowing you: theory of mind in AI, 2020, Psychological Medicine
  • Resolving heterogeneity in schizophrenia through a novel systems approach to brain structure: individualized structural covariance network analysis, 2021, Molecular Psychiatry

Barbara J. Sahakian frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Trevor W. Robbins, Christelle Langley, Jianfeng Feng, Wei Cheng, and Tianye Jia.

Their publications appear regularly in a range of venues, with notable frequency in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • Psychological Medicine
  • Neuropsychopharmacology
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Barbara J. Sahakian also has a contribution to academic literature through book publications, with a recent book titled Brain Boost, scheduled for 2025, published by Cambridge University Press.

Among the recognitions received, Barbara J. Sahakian is a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

    Andrew I R Maas;David K Menon;P David Adelson;Nada Andelic

  • Grand challenges in global mental health

    Pamela Y. Collins;Vikram Patel;Vikram Patel;Sarah S. Joestl;Dana March;Dana March

  • Stop-signal inhibition disrupted by damage to right inferior frontal gyrus in humans.

    Adam R Aron;Paul C Fletcher;Ed T Bullmore;Barbara J Sahakian

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

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

  • Dissociable Deficits in the Decision-Making Cognition of Chronic Amphetamine Abusers, Opiate Abusers, Patients with Focal Damage to Prefrontal Cortex, and Tryptophan-Depleted Normal Volunteers: Evidence for Monoaminergic Mechanisms

    R D Rogers;B J Everitt;A Baldacchino;A J Blackshaw

  • Integrating evidence from neuroimaging and neuropsychological studies of obsessive-compulsive disorder: The orbitofronto-striatal model revisited

    Lara Menzies;Samuel R. Chamberlain;Angela R. Laird;Sarah M. Thelen

  • 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

  • Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy

    Henry Greely;Barbara Sahakian;John Harris;Ronald C. Kessler

  • 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

  • Decision-making processes following damage to the prefrontal cortex

    Facundo Manes;Barbara Sahakian;Luke Clark;Robert Rogers

  • Enhanced or Impaired Cognitive Function in Parkinson's Disease as a Function of Dopaminergic Medication and Task Demands

    Roshan Cools;Roger A. Barker;Barbara J. Sahakian;Trevor W. Robbins

  • The neuropsychology of obsessive compulsive disorder: the importance of failures in cognitive and behavioural inhibition as candidate endophenotypic markers

    S.R. Chamberlain;A.D. Blackwell;N.A. Fineberg;T.W. Robbins

  • Neurocognitive enhancement: what can we do and what should we do?

    Martha J. Farah;Judy Illes;Robert Cook-Deegan;Howard Gardner

  • Emotional bias and inhibitory control processes in mania and depression.

    F. C. Murphy;B. J. Sahakian;J. S. Rubinsztein;A. Michael

  • Computerized assessment in neuropsychiatry using CANTAB: discussion paper.

    B J Sahakian;A M Owen

  • Differential effects of insular and ventromedial prefrontal cortex lesions on risky decision-making

    L. Clark;A. Bechara;H. Damasio;Michael Aitken

  • A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VISUOSPATIAL MEMORY AND LEARNING IN ALZHEIMER-TYPE DEMENTIA AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    Barbara J. Sahakian;Robin G. Morris;John L. Evenden;Andrew Heald

  • The Roles of Dopamine and Noradrenaline in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder

    Natalia del Campo;Samuel R. Chamberlain;Barbara J. Sahakian;Trevor W. Robbins

  • Methylphenidate Enhances Working Memory by Modulating Discrete Frontal and Parietal Lobe Regions in the Human Brain

    Mitul A. Mehta;Adrian M. Owen;Barbara J. Sahakian;Nahal Mavaddat

  • Extra-dimensional Versus Intra-Dimensional Set Shifting Performance Following Frontal Lobe Excisions, Temporal Lobe Excisions or Amygdalo-Hippocampectomy in Man

    Adrian M. Owen;Angela C. Roberts;Charles E. Polkey;Barbara J. Sahakian

  • The mental wealth of nations

    John Beddington;Cary L. Cooper;John Field;Usha Goswami

Frequent Co-Authors

Trevor W. Robbins
Trevor W. Robbins University of Cambridge
Naomi A. Fineberg
Naomi A. Fineberg University of Hertfordshire
Edward T. Bullmore
Edward T. Bullmore King's College London
Luke Clark
Luke Clark University of British Columbia
Samuel R. Chamberlain
Samuel R. Chamberlain University of Southampton
Rebecca Elliott
Rebecca Elliott University of Manchester
Jonathan P. Roiser
Jonathan P. Roiser University College London
John R. Hodges
John R. Hodges University of Sydney
Andrew D. Blackwell
Andrew D. Blackwell University of Cambridge
David K. Menon
David K. Menon University of Cambridge

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