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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.

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44 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.

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.

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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.

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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