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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 4900 4540 827 767 73 12320

Ian Nimmo-Smith publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ian Nimmo-Smith between 1976 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ian Nimmo-Smith published across 49 years, from 1976 to 2024, averaging 1.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 5 publications in 1984. 1 of the 90 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
1 2 3 4 5
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 5. Peak 5 publications in 1984. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 1 publication 1981: 1 publication 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 5 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 1 publication 1992: 3 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 0 publications 2012: 2 publications 2013: 0 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 0 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication
1976 2024

90 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ian Nimmo-Smith: publications per year, 1976 to 2024
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 1
1981 1
1982 2
1983 1
1984 5
1985 2
1986 4
1987 1
1988 2
1989 4
1990 1
1991 1
1992 3
1993 3
1994 1
1995 3
1996 4
1997 0
1998 1
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 1
2003 3
2004 5
2005 4
2006 3
2007 1
2008 4
2009 1
2010 2
2011 0
2012 2
2013 0
2014 2
2015 3
2016 4
2017 2
2018 1
2019 0
2020 5
2021 0
2022 0
2023 0
2024 1
Total 90
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Ian Nimmo-Smith publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian Nimmo-Smith sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 64–73 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 73 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161 73
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Ian Nimmo-Smith D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian Nimmo-Smith sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308 41
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Ian Nimmo-Smith is affiliated with the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several areas within cognitive neuroscience and biophysics, focusing on topics related to visual perception, neural dynamics, and advanced microscopy techniques.

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Matthew Brett
  • Christopher J. Markiewicz
  • Michael Hanke
  • Marc-Alexandre Côté
  • Ben Cipollini

Ian Nimmo-Smith's publication record includes work published primarily in the following venues:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Vision Research
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Nimmo-Smith feature studies and software contributions in neuroimaging and visual processing. Selected recent publications include:

  • "nipy/nibabel: 3.2.1" (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "nipy/nibabel: 3.1.1" (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "nipy/nibabel: 3.0.1" (2020), published in OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • "Tracking cortical entrainment to stages of optic-flow processing" (2024), published in Vision Research
  • "nipy/nibabel: 3.0.2" (2020), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their work often intersects with themes such as:

  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Within their broader fields, they contribute to advancing understanding of cortical processing mechanisms and the development of scientific tools for neuroimaging. These research efforts support investigations into how sensory information, especially visual input, is encoded and interpreted by neural systems.

Best Publications

  • Functional neuroanatomy of emotions: A meta-analysis

    Fionnuala C. Murphy;Ian Nimmo-Smith;Andrew D. Lawrence

  • The differential assessment of children's attention: The Test of Everyday Attention for Children (TEA-Ch), normative sample and ADHD performance.

    Tom Manly;Vicki Anderson;Ian Nimmo-Smith;Anna Turner

  • The special role of rimes in the description, use, and acquisition of English orthography.

    Rebecca Treiman;John Mullennix;Ranka Bijeljac-Babic;E. Daylene Richmond-Welty

  • The deterioration of hearing with age: frequency selectivity, the critical ratio, the audiogram, and speech threshold.

    Roy D. Patterson;Ian Nimmo‐Smith;Daniel L. Weber;Robert Milroy

  • Components of fluent reading

    Alan Baddeley;Robert Logie;Ian Nimmo-Smith;Neil Brereton

  • Facial expression recognition across the adult life span.

    Andrew J Calder;Jill Keane;Tom Manly;Reiner Sprengelmeyer

  • The structure of normal human attention: The Test of Everyday Attention

    Ian H. Robertson;Tony Ward;Valerie Ridgeway;Ian Nimmo-Smith

  • A neurological basis for visual discomfort.

    Arnold Wilkins;Ian Nimmo-Smith;Anne Tait;Christopher McManus

  • Stimulus-independent thought depends on central executive resources

    John D. Teasdale;Barbara H. Dritschel;Melanie J. Taylor;Linda Proctor

  • The Spot-the-Word test: a robust estimate of verbal intelligence based on lexical decision.

    Alan Baddeley;Hazel Emslie;Ian Nimmo-Smith

  • Sustained attention training for unilateral neglect: Theoretical and rehabilitation implications

    Ian H. Robertson;Richard Tegnér;Kerstin Tham;Ada Lo

  • Hypofrontality in schizophrenia: a meta‐analysis of functional imaging studies

    K. Hill;L. Mann;K. R. Laws;C. M. E. Stephenson

  • Fluorescent lighting, headaches and eyestrain

    A.J. Wilkins;I. Nimmo-Smith;A.I. Slater;L. Bedocs

  • Fluid intelligence loss linked to restricted regions of damage within frontal and parietal cortex

    Alexandra Woolgar;Alice Parr;Rhodri Cusack;Russell Thompson

  • Goal neglect and Spearman's g: competing parts of a complex task.

    John Duncan;Alice Parr;Alexandra Woolgar;Russell Thompson

  • Relation between velocity and curvature in movement: equivalence and divergence between a power law and a minimum-jerk model.

    John Wann;Ian Nimmo-Smith;Alan M. Wing

  • Autobiographical fluency: a method for the study of personal memory.

    Barbara H. Dritschel;J. M. Williams;Alan D. Baddeley;I. Nimmo-Smith

  • A general factor involved in dual-task performance decrement

    Patrick A. Bourke;John Duncan;Ian Nimmo-Smith

  • Representational gestures in Developmental Coordination Disorder and specific language impairment: Error-types and the reliability of ratings

    Elisabeth L. Hill;Dorothy V. Bishop;Ian Nimmo-Smith

  • Abnormal anatomical connectivity between the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex in conduct disorder.

    Luca Passamonti;Graeme Fairchild;Graeme Fairchild;Alex Fornito;Ian M. Goodyer;Ian M. Goodyer

  • Caricaturing facial expressions

    Andrew J. Calder;Duncan Rowland;Andrew W. Young;Ian Nimmo-Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

William D. Marslen-Wilson
William D. Marslen-Wilson University of Cambridge
John S. Duncan
John S. Duncan University College London
Roy D. Patterson
Roy D. Patterson University of Cambridge
Arnold J. Wilkins
Arnold J. Wilkins University of Essex
Brian C. J. Moore
Brian C. J. Moore University of Cambridge
Alan M. Wing
Alan M. Wing University of Birmingham
John P. Wann
John P. Wann Royal Holloway University of London
Alan D. Baddeley
Alan D. Baddeley University of York
Andrew J. Calder
Andrew J. Calder University of Cambridge

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