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J. Randall Flanagan

J. Randall Flanagan

Queen's University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
67
Citations
22251
World Ranking
2836
National Ranking
162

J. Randall Flanagan 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. Randall Flanagan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 162 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Randall Flanagan 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. Randall Flanagan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

J. Randall Flanagan is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada, where their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience. Their work spans several interconnected areas including Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Biomedical Engineering, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Neurology.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of specialized subjects such as:

  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Flanagan has contributed to numerous research publications. Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by them include:

  • Functional Use of Eye Movements for an Acting System, 2021, published in Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Human Somatosensory Cortex Is Modulated during Motor Planning, 2021, published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Dissociated Development of Speech and Limb Sensorimotor Learning in Stuttering: Speech Auditory-motor Learning is Impaired in Both Children and Adults Who Stutter, 2020, published in Neuroscience
  • Whole-brain dynamics of human sensorimotor adaptation, 2022, published in Cerebral Cortex
  • Human decision making anticipates future performance in motor learning, 2020, published in PLoS Computational Biology

Flanagan has worked alongside several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Jason P. Gallivan
  • Daniel J. Gale
  • Corson N. Areshenkoff
  • Joseph Y. Nashed
  • Daniel M. Wolpert

The scientist's publications appear regularly in prominent venues, reflecting their research focus. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Vision
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Journal of Neurophysiology

Best Publications

  • Coding and use of tactile signals from the fingertips in object manipulation tasks

    Roland S. Johansson;J. Randall Flanagan

  • Principles of sensorimotor learning.

    Daniel M. Wolpert;Jörn Diedrichsen;J. Randall Flanagan

  • Motor prediction

    Unknown

  • Eye–Hand Coordination in Object Manipulation

    Roland S. Johansson;Göran Westling;Anders Bäckström;J. Randall Flanagan

  • Perspectives and problems in motor learning

    Daniel M. Wolpert;Zoubin Ghahramani;J. Randall Flanagan

  • Action plans used in action observation.

    J. Randall Flanagan;Roland S. Johansson

  • The Role of Internal Models in Motion Planning and Control: Evidence from Grip Force Adjustments during Movements of Hand-Held Loads

    J. Randall Flanagan;Alan M. Wing

  • Independence of perceptual and sensorimotor predictions in the size-weight illusion.

    J. Randall Flanagan;Michael A. Beltzner

  • Control strategies in object manipulation tasks.

    J Randall Flanagan;Miles C Bowman;Roland S Johansson

  • Prediction precedes control in motor learning.

    J.Randall Flanagan;Philipp Vetter;Roland S Johansson;Daniel M Wolpert

  • Modulation of grip force with load force during point-to-point arm movements

    J. Randall Flanagan;Alan M. Wing

  • Eye–Hand Coordination during Learning of a Novel Visuomotor Task

    Uta Sailer;J Randall Flanagan;Roland S Johansson

  • Failure to consolidate the consolidation theory of learning for sensorimotor adaptation tasks

    Graham Caithness;Rieko Osu;Paul Bays;Henry Chase

  • Decision-making in sensorimotor control.

    Jason P. Gallivan;Craig S. Chapman;Daniel M. Wolpert;Daniel M. Wolpert;J. Randall Flanagan

  • Trajectory adaptation to a nonlinear visuomotor transformation: evidence of motion planning in visually perceived space.

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  • Perception of the Consequences of Self-Action Is Temporally Tuned and Event Driven

    Paul M. Bays;Daniel M. Wolpert;J. Randall Flanagan

  • Attenuation of Self-Generated Tactile Sensations Is Predictive, not Postdictive

    Paul M Bays;J. Randall Flanagan;Daniel M Wolpert;Daniel M Wolpert

  • Hand and brain : the neurophysiology and psychology of hand movements

    Alan M. Wing;Patrick Haggard;J. Randall Flanagan

  • Kinematics and Dynamics Are Not Represented Independently in Motor Working Memory: Evidence from an Interference Study

    Christine Tong;Daniel M. Wolpert;J. Randall Flanagan

  • Control of Trajectory Modifications in Target-Directed Reaching.

    J. Randall Flanagan;David J. Ostry;Anatol G. Feldman

  • Coupling of grip force and load force during arm movements with grasped objects

    J.Randall Flanagan;James Tresilian;Alan M. Wing

  • Experience can change distinct size-weight priors engaged in lifting objects and judging their weights.

    J. Randall Flanagan;Jennifer P. Bittner;Roland S. Johansson

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel M. Wolpert
Daniel M. Wolpert Columbia University
Roland S. Johansson
Roland S. Johansson Umeå University
Jason P. Gallivan
Jason P. Gallivan Queen's University
Jody C. Culham
Jody C. Culham University of Western Ontario
Ingrid S. Johnsrude
Ingrid S. Johnsrude University of Western Ontario
David J. Ostry
David J. Ostry McGill University
Paul M. Bays
Paul M. Bays University of Cambridge
Melvyn A. Goodale
Melvyn A. Goodale University of Western Ontario
Hiroshi Imamizu
Hiroshi Imamizu University of Tokyo
Douglas P. Munoz
Douglas P. Munoz Queen's University

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