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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 55 4341 4012 2417 2184 228 15037
Neuroscience 58 4106 3763 1866 1681 240 17297

Giovanni Pezzulo publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Giovanni Pezzulo between 1996 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Giovanni Pezzulo published across 31 years, from 1996 to 2026, averaging 12.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2025. 52 of the 376 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2025. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 8 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 17 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 49 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 51 publications 2026: 1 publication
1996 2026

376 publications in total across all disciplines

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Giovanni Pezzulo: publications per year, 1996 to 2026
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 1
2002 1
2003 5
2004 3
2005 6
2006 2
2007 11
2008 11
2009 5
2010 9
2011 12
2012 8
2013 19
2014 17
2015 22
2016 23
2017 17
2018 12
2019 16
2020 12
2021 23
2022 18
2023 49
2024 20
2025 51
2026 1
Total 376
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Giovanni Pezzulo 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 Giovanni Pezzulo 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, 238–247 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: 240 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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
238–247 203 240
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
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Giovanni Pezzulo 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 Giovanni Pezzulo sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 58–59 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: 58 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% 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 58
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
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

Giovanni Pezzulo is affiliated with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States. Their research focuses extensively on neuroscience and psychology, with a substantial number of publications in cognitive neuroscience and related subfields. They have contributed to numerous studies at the intersection of neural dynamics, brain function, and embodied cognition.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • The secret life of predictive brains: what's spontaneous activity for? (2021), published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • From allostatic agents to counterfactual cognisers: active inference, biological regulation, and the origins of cognition (2020), published in Biology & Philosophy
  • The evolution of brain architectures for predictive coding and active inference (2021), published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Simulating homeostatic, allostatic and goal-directed forms of interoceptive control using active inference (2022), published in Biological Psychology
  • The road towards understanding embodied decisions (2021), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

They have frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

  • Francesco Donnarumma
  • Karl Friston
  • Domenico Maisto
  • Gian Luca Lancia
  • Ivilin Peev Stoianov

Giovanni Pezzulo has published in a variety of scientific venues. Their most frequent publication outlets are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physics of Life Reviews
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • Cognitive Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience

Their work spans fields and subfields including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Social Psychology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health

Key topics covered by their research include:

  • Embodied and Extended Cognition
  • Neural Dynamics and Brain Function
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Cognitive Science and Mapping
  • Motor Control and Adaptation

Giovanni Pezzulo has also contributed to book literature, including a publication with The MIT Press titled Active Inference (2022), which has received academic citations.

Best Publications

  • Consensus Paper: The Cerebellum's Role in Movement and Cognition

    Leonard F. Koziol;Deborah Budding;Nancy Andreasen;Stefano D’Arrigo

  • Active inference: A process theory

    Karl Friston;Thomas FitzGerald;Francesco Rigoli;Philipp Schwartenbeck

  • Active inference and epistemic value

    Karl Friston;Francesco Rigoli;Dimitri Ognibene;Christoph Mathys

  • Active Inference, homeostatic regulation and adaptive behavioural control.

    Giovanni Pezzulo;Francesco Rigoli;Karl Friston

  • Active inference and learning

    Karl Friston;Thomas FitzGerald;Francesco Rigoli;Philipp Schwartenbeck

  • Navigating the Affordance Landscape: Feedback Control as a Process Model of Behavior and Cognition

    Giovanni Pezzulo;Paul Cisek

  • Consensus Paper: Towards a Systems-Level View of Cerebellar Function: the Interplay Between Cerebellum, Basal Ganglia, and Cortex.

    Daniele Caligiore;Giovanni Pezzulo;Gianluca Baldassarre;Andreea C. Bostan

  • Active Inference

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  • Active Inference, Curiosity and Insight

    Karl J. Friston;Marco Lin;Christopher D. Frith;Giovanni Pezzulo

  • Hierarchical Active Inference: A Theory of Motivated Control

    Giovanni Pezzulo;Francesco Rigoli;Karl J. Friston

  • Knowing one's place: a free-energy approach to pattern regulation

    Karl Friston;Michael Levin;Biswa Sengupta;Giovanni Pezzulo

  • Words as social tools: Language, sociality and inner grounding in abstract concepts.

    Anna M. Borghi;Anna M. Borghi;Laura Barca;Ferdinand Binkofski;Cristiano Castelfranchi

  • Endogenous Bioelectric Signaling Networks: Exploiting Voltage Gradients for Control of Growth and Form.

    Michael Levin;Giovanni Pezzulo;Joshua M. Finkelstein

  • The mechanics of embodiment: a dialog on embodiment and computational modeling.

    Giovanni Pezzulo;Lawrence W. Barsalou;Angelo Cangelosi;Martin H. Fischer

  • Computational Grounded Cognition: a new alliance between grounded cognition and computational modeling.

    Giovanni Pezzulo;Lawrence W. Barsalou;Angelo Cangelosi;Martin H. Fischer

  • Internally generated sequences in learning and executing goal-directed behavior

    Giovanni Pezzulo;Matthijs A.A. van der Meer;Carien S. Lansink;Cyriel M.A. Pennartz

  • Human Sensorimotor Communication: A Theory of Signaling in Online Social Interactions

    Giovanni Pezzulo;Francesco Donnarumma;Haris Dindo

  • The Mixed Instrumental Controller: Using Value of Information to Combine Habitual Choice and Mental Simulation

    Giovanni Pezzulo;Francesco Rigoli;Fabian Chersi

  • Embodied choice: how action influences perceptual decision making.

    Nathan F. Lepora;Giovanni Pezzulo

  • A fuzzy approach to a belief-based trust computation

    Rino Falcone;Giovanni Pezzulo;Cristiano Castelfranchi

  • Grounding Procedural and Declarative Knowledge in Sensorimotor Anticipation

    Giovanni Pezzulo

Frequent Co-Authors

Cristiano Castelfranchi
Cristiano Castelfranchi National Research Council (CNR)
Karl J. Friston
Karl J. Friston University College London
Martin V. Butz
Martin V. Butz University of Tübingen
Gianluca Baldassarre
Gianluca Baldassarre National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Anna M. Borghi
Anna M. Borghi Sapienza University of Rome
Michael Levin
Michael Levin Tufts University
Olivier Sigaud
Olivier Sigaud Sorbonne University
Stefano Nolfi
Stefano Nolfi National Research Council (CNR)
Cyriel M. A. Pennartz
Cyriel M. A. Pennartz University of Amsterdam
Paul F. M. J. Verschure
Paul F. M. J. Verschure Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats

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