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Ellen Poliakoff

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Neuroscience

D-Index
39
Citations
6263
World Ranking
8323
National Ranking
612

Ellen Poliakoff 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 Ellen Poliakoff sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 173 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ellen Poliakoff 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 Ellen Poliakoff sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 39 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ellen Poliakoff is a researcher affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. Their academic work spans several intersecting fields, primarily Psychology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. Within these disciplines, their focus extends to subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Neurology.

The central themes of Poliakoff's research are diverse and cover a variety of topics related to brain function, motor control, and neurological conditions. Key areas include:

  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

Their recent publications reflect this multidisciplinary approach. Notable papers include:

  • "Cognitive training interventions for dementia and mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease" (2020), published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
  • "Applying Machine Learning to Kinematic and Eye Movement Features of a Movement Imitation Task to Predict Autism Diagnosis" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • ""No Way Out Except From External Intervention": First-Hand Accounts of Autistic Inertia" (2021), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "More Than Movement: Exploring Motor Simulation, Creativity, and Function in Co-developed Dance for Parkinson's" (2022), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Action Imagery and Observation in Neurorehabilitation for Parkinson's Disease (ACTION-PD): Development of a User-Informed Home Training Intervention to Improve Functional Hand Movements" (2021), published in Parkinson's Disease

Poliakoff's research has been published extensively in several prominent journals, showing frequent contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Experimental Brain Research
  • PLoS ONE
  • Music & Science

Collaboration plays a significant role in their scholarly activity. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Emma Gowen
  • Judith Bek
  • Trevor J. Crawford
  • Dawn Rose
  • Stefan Vogt

Best Publications

  • Effect of background noise on food perception

    Andrew T. Woods;E Poliakoff;Donna Lloyd;J Kuenzel

  • Brief body-scan meditation practice improves somatosensory perceptual decision making

    Laura Mirams;Ellen Poliakoff;Richard J. Brown;Donna M. Lloyd

  • Vision and touch in ageing: crossmodal selective attention and visuotactile spatial interactions.

    E. Poliakoff;S. Ashworth;C. Lowe;C. Spence

  • Cognitive training interventions for dementia and mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease

    Vasiliki Orgeta;Kathryn R McDonald;Ellen Poliakoff;John Vincent Hindle

  • Goal-Directed and Goal-Less Imitation in Autism Spectrum Disorder

    Kelly S. Wild;Ellen Poliakoff;Andrew Jerrison;Emma Gowen

  • Expected taste intensity affects response to sweet drinks in primary taste cortex.

    Andrew T. Woods;Donna M. Lloyd;Johanna Kuenzel;Ellen Poliakoff

  • The Effect of Multimodal Feedback Presented via a Touch Screen on the Performance of Older Adults

    Ju-Hwan Lee;Ellen Poliakoff;Charles Spence

  • Modulation of saccadic intrusions by exogenous and endogenous attention

    Emma Gowen;RV Abadi;E Poliakoff;Peter Hansen

  • Tactile spatial acuity varies with site and axis in the human upper limb.

    Frederick W.J. Cody;Rebecca A.D. Garside;Donna Lloyd;Ellen Poliakoff

  • Visuotactile temporal order judgments in ageing

    E. Poliakoff;D.I. Shore;C. Lowe;C. Spence

  • The influence of goals on movement kinematics during imitation

    Kelly S. Wild;Ellen Poliakoff;Andrew Jerrison;Emma Gowen

  • Orienting of attention and Parkinson's disease: tactile inhibition of return and response inhibition.

    Ellen Poliakoff;Donald J O'Boyle;A Peter Moore;Francis P McGlone

  • Pre-stimulus alpha oscillations over somatosensory cortex predict tactile misperceptions.

    Matt Craddock;Ellen Poliakoff;Wael El-deredy;Ekaterini Klepousniotou

  • Automaticity and attention in Huntington's disease: When two hands are not better than one

    Jennifer C. Thompson;Ellen Poliakoff;Andrea C. Sollom;Elizabeth Howard

  • Applying Machine Learning to Kinematic and Eye Movement Features of a Movement Imitation Task to Predict Autism Diagnosis.

    Andrius Vabalas;Emma Gowen;Ellen Poliakoff;Alexander J. Casson

  • Development of a paradigm for measuring somatic disturbance in clinical populations with medically unexplained symptoms

    Donna M. Lloyd;Liam Mason;Richard J. Brown;Ellen Poliakoff

  • Illusory touch and tactile perception in somatoform dissociators.

    Richard J. Brown;Natalie Brunt;Ellen Poliakoff;Donna M. Lloyd

  • Time perception and autistic spectrum condition: A systematic review

    Martin Casassus;Ellen Poliakoff;Emma Gowen;Daniel Poole

  • Response-specific effects of pain observation on motor behavior.

    India Morrison;Ellen Poliakoff;Lucy Gordon;Paul Downing

  • The effect of visual threat on spatial attention to touch

    Ellen Poliakoff;Eleanor Miles;Xinying Li;Isabelle Blanchette

  • Somatoform dissociation and somatosensory amplification are differentially associated with attention to the tactile modality following exposure to body-related stimuli

    Richard J. Brown;Ellen Poliakoff;Matthew A. Kirkman

  • A third-person perspective on co-speech action gestures in Parkinson's disease

    Stacey Humphries;Judith Holler;Trevor Jeremy Crawford;Elena Herrera

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Brown
Richard J. Brown University of Manchester
Donna M. Lloyd
Donna M. Lloyd University of Leeds
Trevor J. Crawford
Trevor J. Crawford Lancaster University
Judith Holler
Judith Holler Max Planck Society
Wael El-Deredy
Wael El-Deredy Valparaiso University
Charles Spence
Charles Spence University of Oxford
Paul S. Holmes
Paul S. Holmes Manchester Metropolitan University
Steven P. Tipper
Steven P. Tipper University of York
Francis McGlone
Francis McGlone Liverpool John Moores University
Andy T. Woods
Andy T. Woods University of Oxford

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