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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 49 5970 5494 484 442 146 9072

J. Douglas Steele publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by J. Douglas Steele between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. J. Douglas Steele published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 3.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2021. 36 of the 202 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2021. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 15 publications
1967 2025

202 publications in total across all disciplines

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J. Douglas Steele: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 3
1988 0
1989 0
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 1
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 0
2002 3
2003 1
2004 3
2005 4
2006 3
2007 3
2008 6
2009 6
2010 11
2011 7
2012 6
2013 5
2014 4
2015 4
2016 5
2017 7
2018 5
2019 14
2020 11
2021 22
2022 13
2023 13
2024 21
2025 15
Total 202
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J. Douglas Steele 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 J. Douglas Steele 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, 138–147 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: 146 publications — 41st percentile

41% 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
138–147 456 146
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
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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J. Douglas Steele 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 J. Douglas Steele sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
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, 48–49 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: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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 49
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
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

J. Douglas Steele is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and neuroscience, with a significant focus on cognitive neuroscience and clinical psychology. Steele's work includes substantial contributions to studies involving functional brain connectivity and the application of radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging.

Their publication record includes frequent appearances in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), with 19 publications, Preprints.org (6), Brain (4), Psychological Medicine (3), and Translational Psychiatry (3). These platforms reflect the interdisciplinary nature of Steele's research and engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed literature.

Steele's recent papers demonstrate a focus on the neurobiological and psychological aspects of major depressive disorder and chronic pain. Key publications include:

  • Structural brain correlates of serum and epigenetic markers of inflammation in major depressive disorder, 2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • The effect of adverse childhood experiences on chronic pain and major depression in adulthood: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2023, British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Blunted medial prefrontal cortico-limbic reward-related effective connectivity and depression, 2020, Brain
  • Early life predictors of late life cerebral small vessel disease in four prospective cohort studies, 2021, Brain
  • Integrated methylome and phenome study of the circulating proteome reveals markers pertinent to brain health, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators include Andrew M. McIntosh, Heather C. Whalley, Gordon D. Waiter, Mathew A. Harris, and Anca-Larisa Sandu. This network of co-authors indicates a consistent partnership within fields related to brain imaging, psychiatry, and cognitive neuroscience.

The main fields of study for Steele cover Medicine (87 publications) and Neuroscience (58 publications). Within these areas, their subfields of study are particularly centered on:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Steele's work addresses a variety of topics, notably:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Renal cell carcinoma treatment
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Stress Responses and Cortisol

Best Publications

  • Functional Specialization within Rostral Prefrontal Cortex (Area 10): A Meta-analysis

    Sam J. Gilbert;Stephanie Spengler;Jon S. Simons;J. Douglas Steele

  • Recent developments and current controversies in depression

    Klaus P Ebmeier;Claire Donaghey;J Douglas Steele

  • Expected value and prediction error abnormalities in depression and schizophrenia.

    Victoria B. Gradin;Victoria B. Gradin;Poornima Kumar;Gordon Waiter;Trevor Ahearn

  • Abnormal temporal difference reward-learning signals in major depression.

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  • Blunted response to feedback information in depressive illness

    J. D. Steele;Pramod Kumar;Klaus P. Ebmeier

  • Modeling Trait Anxiety: From Computational Processes to Personality

    James G. Raymond;J. Douglas Steele;Peggy Seriès

  • Capsulotomy for obsessive-compulsive disorder: long-term follow-up of 25 patients

    Christian Rück;Andreas Karlsson;Andreas Karlsson;J. Douglas Steele;Gunnar Edman

  • Segregation of cognitive and emotional function in the prefrontal cortex: a stereotactic meta-analysis

    John Douglas Steele;S. M. Lawrie

  • Electroconvulsive therapy reduces frontal cortical connectivity in severe depressive disorder

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  • Multi-centre diagnostic classification of individual structural neuroimaging scans from patients with major depressive disorder.

    Benson Mwangi;Klaus P. Ebmeier;Keith Matthews;J. Douglas Steele

  • The insular cortex and the neuroanatomy of major depression

    Reiner Sprengelmeyer;J. Douglas Steele;Benson Mwangi;Poornima Kumar

  • Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) reproducibility and variance components across visits and scanning sites with a finger tapping task.

    Viktoria-Eleni Gountouna;Dominic E. Job;Andrew M. McIntosh;T. William J. Moorhead

  • Left dorso-lateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation affects cortical excitability and functional connectivity, but does not impair cognition in major depression.

    Polash M. Shajahan;Mike F. Glabus;J.Douglas Steele;Alan B. Doris

  • Anterior Cingulotomy for Major Depression: Clinical Outcome and Relationship to Lesion Characteristics

    J. Douglas Steele;David Christmas;M. Sam Eljamel;Keith Matthews

  • Nonlinear Complexity Analysis of Brain fMRI Signals in Schizophrenia

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  • Statistical parametric mapping of (99m)Tc-HMPAO-SPECT images for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: normalizing to cerebellar tracer uptake.

    Darius Soonawala;Tania Amin;Klaus P Ebmeier;J Douglas Steele

  • A causal role for the anterior mid-cingulate cortex in negative affect and cognitive control

    Serenella Tolomeo;David Christmas;Ines Jentzsch;Blair Johnston

  • Neurocognitive consequences of chronic cannabis use: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Pedro Rafael Figueiredo;Serenella Tolomeo;J. Douglas Steele;Alexander Baldacchino

  • Prefrontal cortical functional abnormality in major depressive disorder: A stereotactic meta-analysis

    J. Douglas Steele;James Currie;Stephen M. Lawrie;Ian Reid

  • Brainstem abnormalities in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder support high accuracy individual diagnostic classification.

    Blair A. Johnston;Benson Mwangi;Keith Matthews;David Coghill

  • Cognitive brain potentials and regional cerebral blood flow equivalents during two- and three-sound auditory "oddball tasks".

    K.P. Ebmeier;J.D. Steele;D.M. MacKenzie;R.E. O'Carroll

  • Comprehensive review: Computational modelling of schizophrenia

    Vincent Valton;Liana Romaniuk;J. Douglas Steele;Stephen Lawrie

  • Prediction of illness severity in patients with major depression using structural MR brain scans.

    Benson Mwangi;Keith Matthews;J. Douglas Steele

  • Structural MRI-Based Predictions in Patients with Treatment-Refractory Depression (TRD).

    Blair A. Johnston;J. Douglas Steele;Serenella Tolomeo;David Christmas

  • Structural brain correlates of serum and epigenetic markers of inflammation in major depressive disorder.

    Claire Green;Xueyi Shen;Anna J. Stevenson;Eleanor L.S. Conole

  • Increased neural response to social rejection in major depression.

    Poornima Kumar;Poornima Kumar;Gordon D Waiter;Magda Dubois;Maarten Milders

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen M. Lawrie
Stephen M. Lawrie University of Edinburgh
Andrew M. McIntosh
Andrew M. McIntosh University of Edinburgh
Heather C. Whalley
Heather C. Whalley University of Edinburgh
Alex Baldacchino
Alex Baldacchino University of St Andrews
David J. Porteous
David J. Porteous University of Edinburgh
Joanna M. Wardlaw
Joanna M. Wardlaw University of Edinburgh
Archie Campbell
Archie Campbell University of Edinburgh
Jeremy Hall
Jeremy Hall Cardiff University
Klaus P. Ebmeier
Klaus P. Ebmeier University of Oxford
Benson Mwangi
Benson Mwangi The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

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