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Neuroscience

D-Index
55
Citations
9412
World Ranking
4778
National Ranking
131

Donald Robertson 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 Donald Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 146 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Donald Robertson 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 Donald Robertson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 55 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Donald Robertson is a researcher affiliated with the University of Western Australia in Australia. Their work primarily spans the field of Neuroscience, with a particular focus on Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, and Biomedical Engineering as subfields of study.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate an interest in auditory processing and neural circuitry related to hearing. Notable papers include:

  • Changes in Prefrontal Cortex-Thalamic Circuitry after Acoustic Trauma (2021, Biomedicines)
  • Modulation of auditory processing by non-auditory brain areas: Effects of acoustic trauma (2023, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America)

These works contribute to understanding the neural dynamics and brain function connected to hearing, cochlear function, tinnitus, and genetic influences, as well as the impacts of hearing loss and rehabilitation. Other main topics frequently addressed in their research are:

  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design

Donald Robertson collaborates regularly with a number of colleagues. Frequent co-authors include Wilhelmina H. A. M. Mulders, Kristin M. Barry, Jack W. Zimdahl, and Jennifer Rodger. These collaborations have been reflected in several publications and research efforts.

Their research has been published in venues such as Biomedicines and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, indicating engagement with journals focusing on biomedical aspects and acoustic science.

Best Publications

  • Plasticity of frequency organization in auditory cortex of guinea pigs with partial unilateral deafness.

    Donald Robertson;Dexter R. F. Irvine

  • Diversity of characteristic frequency rate-intensity functions in guinea pig auditory nerve fibres.

    Ian M. Winter;Donald Robertson;Graeme K. Yates

  • Differential enhancement of early and late components of the cerebral somatosensory evoked potentials during forced-paced cognitive tasks in man

    Jean Edouard Desmedt;Donald Robertson

  • Functional significance of dendritic swelling after loud sounds in the guinea pig cochlea.

    Donald Robertson

  • Basilar membrane nonlinearity determines auditory nerve rate-intensity functions and cochlear dynamic range.

    Graeme K. Yates;Ian M. Winter;Donald Robertson

  • Horseradish peroxidase injection of physiologically characterized afferent and efferent neurones in the guinea pig spiral ganglion.

    Donald Robertson

  • Recordings from slices indicate that octopus cells of the cochlear nucleus detect coincident firing of auditory nerve fibers with temporal precision

    N.L. Golding;Donald Robertson;D. Oertel

  • Hyperactivity in the auditory midbrain after acoustic trauma: dependence on cochlear activity

    Wilhelmina Mulders;Donald Robertson

  • Physiological and morphological characterization of efferent neurones in the guinea pig cochlea.

    Donald Robertson;Mark Gummer

  • Kainic acid selectively alters auditory dendrites connected with cochlear inner hair cells

    R. Pujol;M. Lenoir;D. Robertson;M. Eybalin

  • Tuning in the mammalian cochlea.

    R Patuzzi;D Robertson

  • A Shorter 146Sm Half-Life Measured and Implications for 146Sm-142Nd Chronology in the Solar System

    N. Kinoshita;M. Paul;Y. Kashiv;P. Collon

  • Hyperactivity in the Ventral Cochlear Nucleus after Cochlear Trauma

    Darryl P. Vogler;Donald Robertson;Wilhelmina H. A. M. Mulders

  • Acoustic trauma evokes hyperactivity and changes in gene expression in guinea‐pig auditory brainstem

    Songyu Dong;Wilhelmina H. A. M. Mulders;Jennifer Rodger;Samantha Woo

  • Variability of noise-induced damage in the guinea pig cochlea: electrophysiological and morphological correlates after strictly controlled exposures.

    A.R. Cody;D. Robertson

  • Cochlear action potential threshold and single unit thresholds

    J. R. Johnstone;V. A. Alder;B. M. Johnstone;D. Robertson

  • Evidence for direct cortical innervation of medial olivocochlear neurones in rats.

    Wilhelmina Mulders;Donald Robertson

  • Descending projections from auditory brainstem nuclei to the cochlea and cochlear nucleus of the guinea pig.

    I. M. Winter;D. Robertson;kenneth stuart cole

  • Very rapid adaptation in the guinea pig auditory nerve.

    Graeme K. Yates;Graeme K. Yates;Donald Robertson;Brian M. Johnstone

  • Brainstem location of efferent neurones projecting to the guinea pig cochlea

    Donald Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian M. Johnstone
Brian M. Johnstone University of Western Australia
Michael Wiescher
Michael Wiescher University of Notre Dame
Alan R. Harvey
Alan R. Harvey University of Western Australia
Jennifer Rodger
Jennifer Rodger University of Western Australia
Jean Edouard Desmedt
Jean Edouard Desmedt Université Libre de Bruxelles
Robert Patuzzi
Robert Patuzzi University of Western Australia
Alexander Heger
Alexander Heger Monash University
Thomas Rauscher
Thomas Rauscher University of Basel
Donata Oertel
Donata Oertel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Dexter R. F. Irvine
Dexter R. F. Irvine Monash University

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