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2023

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D-Index
97
Citations
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World Ranking
827
National Ranking
10

Colin Blakemore 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 Colin Blakemore sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 333 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Colin Blakemore 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 Colin Blakemore sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in China Leader Award
  • 2012 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2001 - Baly Medal, Royal College of Physicians of London
  • 1995 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 1993 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1992 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Colin Blakemore was affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China. Their research primarily focused on psychology, with significant work spanning developmental and educational psychology as well as cognitive neuroscience. Blakemore's studies also incorporated modeling and simulation, information systems, and epidemiology.

The scientist's recent publications addressed topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic, neurobiology of language, and bilingualism. Notable papers included:

  • "The impact of contact tracing and testing on controlling COVID-19 outbreak without lockdown in Hong Kong: An observational study" (2022, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific)
  • "The impact of multiple non-pharmaceutical interventions on controlling COVID-19 outbreak without lockdown in Hong Kong: A modelling study" (2021, The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific)
  • "Intersecting distributed networks support convergent linguistic functioning across different languages in bilinguals" (2023, Communications Biology)
  • "The Impact of Multiple Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions on Controlling COVID-19 Outbreak without Lockdown in Hong Kong: A Modelling Study" (2021, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • "I haven't a clue! Expectations based on repetitions and hints facilitate perceptual experience of ambiguous images." (2020, Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance)

Blakemore frequently collaborated with several co-authors, including:

  • Hsiang-Yu Yuan
  • Shujie Geng
  • Kunyu Xu
  • Tianye Jia
  • Miao Cao

Their work was published in various scientific venues, among which the most frequent were:

  • The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Communications Biology
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Human Perception & Performance
  • Nature Neuroscience

The main topics covered by Blakemore in their research included:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 digital contact tracing
  • Neurobiology of language and bilingualism
  • Reading and literacy development
  • Language development and disorders
  • Data-driven disease surveillance
  • Viral infections and outbreaks research

Blakemore received several awards and distinctions during their career, such as:

  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience (2012)
  • Baly Medal, Royal College of Physicians of London (2001)
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1995)
  • Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (1992)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • On the existence of neurones in the human visual system selectively sensitive to the orientation and size of retinal images.

    C. Blakemore;F. W. Campbell

  • The neural mechanism of binocular depth discrimination

    H. B. Barlow;C. Blakemore;J. D. Pettigrew

  • Development of the Brain depends on the Visual Environment

    Colin Blakemore;Grahame F. Cooper

  • Development of the human cerebral cortex: Boulder Committee revisited

    Irina Bystron;Colin Blakemore;Pasko Rakic

  • Lateral inhibition between orientation detectors in the cat's visual cortex.

    Colin Blakemore;Elisabeth A. Tobin

  • Innate and environmental factors in the development of the kitten's visual cortex.

    C Blakemore;R C Van Sluyters

  • Lateral inhibition between orientation detectors in the human visual system

    Colin Blakemore;Roger H. S. Carpenter;Mark A. Georgeson

  • Analysis of connectivity in the cat cerebral cortex.

    Jack W. Scannell;Cohn Blakemore;Malcolm P. Young

  • Reversal of the physiological effects of monocular deprivation in kittens: further evidence for a sensitive period.

    Colin Blakemore;Richard C. Van Sluyters

  • Delaying the onset of Huntington's in mice.

    Anton van Dellen;Colin Blakemore;Robert Deacon;Denis York

  • Size adaptation: a new aftereffect

    Colin Blakemore;Peter Sutton

  • How do thalamic axons find their way to the cortex

    Zoltán Molnár;Colin Blakemore

  • Vision: Coding and Efficiency

    Colin Blakemore;K. Adler;M. Pointon

  • Mechanics of the mind

    Colin Blakemore

  • Environmental Enrichment Rescues Protein Deficits in a Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease, Indicating a Possible Disease Mechanism

    Tara L. Spires;Helen E. Grote;Neelash K. Varshney;Patricia M. Cordery

  • Environmental enrichment slows disease progression in R6/2 Huntington's disease mice

    Emma Hockly;Patricia M. Cordery;Benjamin Woodman;Amarbirpal Mahal

  • The range and scope of binocular depth discrimination in man.

    Colin Blakemore

  • The orientation specificity of two visual after‐effects

    Colin Blakemore;Jacob Nachmias

  • The perceived spatial frequency shift: evidence for frequency-selective neurones in the human brain.

    Colin Blakemore;Jacob Nachmias;Peter Sutton

  • Interactions between orientations in human vision

    R. H. S. Carpenter;Colin Blakemore

  • The Working Brain

    Colin Blakemore

Frequent Co-Authors

Zoltán Molnár
Zoltán Molnár University of Oxford
Anthony J. Hannan
Anthony J. Hannan Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Frank Sengpiel
Frank Sengpiel Cardiff University
Peter C. Kind
Peter C. Kind University of Edinburgh
Pasko Rakic
Pasko Rakic Yale University
Anthony-Samuel LaMantia
Anthony-Samuel LaMantia Virginia Tech
Donald E. Mitchell
Donald E. Mitchell Dalhousie University
David Price
David Price University of Aberdeen
Malgorzata Kossut
Malgorzata Kossut Polish Academy of Sciences
Pat Levitt
Pat Levitt University of Southern California

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