2026 James R. Lackner: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	62	3515	3216	1623	1467	230	14497

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Overview

James R. Lackner is a researcher primarily affiliated with Brandeis University in the United States. Their work spans multiple areas within neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and physical therapy, sports therapy, and rehabilitation. Research by Lackner covers topics related to visual perception, motor control, tactile and sensory interactions, balance and gait, vestibular disorders, and the biological effects of spaceflight.

Lackner has contributed to a substantial number of publications within the field of neuroscience, including 28 documented works. Their specialization includes the subfields of cognitive neuroscience, with 25 publications, as well as physical therapy, sports therapy, and rehabilitation, with 4 publications. Additional research areas include neurology, physiology, and aerospace engineering.

Frequent publication venues for Lackner's research include:

Experimental Brain Research
Journal of Neurophysiology
Frontiers in Neurology
Frontiers in Physiology
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their notable recent papers include:

"Velocity storage: its multiple roles," 2020, Journal of Neurophysiology
"The Importance of Being in Touch," 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
"Characterizing Individual Differences in a Dynamic Stabilization Task Using Machine Learning," 2020, Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance
"Multiple roles of active stiffness in upright balance and multidirectional sway," 2020, Journal of Neurophysiology
"Crash Prediction Using Deep Learning in a Disorienting Spaceflight Analog Balancing Task," 2022, Frontiers in Physiology

Lackner has collaborated frequently with several coauthors whose partnerships are evident across multiple publications. Key collaborators include:

Paul DiZio
Avijit Bakshi
Vivekanand Pandey Vimal
Alexander Sacha Panic
Pengyu Hong

The overall thematic focus of their research involves complex sensory and motor systems, as well as the effects of spaceflight conditions on biological functions. Key topics addressed in their work are:

Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Motor Control and Adaptation
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
Vestibular and auditory disorders
Spaceflight effects on biology
Space Exploration and Technology

Best Publications

Rapid adaptation to Coriolis force perturbations of arm trajectory

James R. Lackner;Paul Dizio

1140
Citations
Fingertip contact influences human postural control

John J. Jeka;James R. Lackner

727
Citations
SOME PROPRIOCEPTIVE INFLUENCES ON THE PERCEPTUAL REPRESENTATION OF BODY SHAPE AND ORIENTATION

James R. Lackner

627
Citations
Aftereffects and sense of presence in virtual environments: formulation of a research and development agenda.

K. Stanney;G. Salvendy;J. Deisinger;P. DiZio

412
Citations
Vestibular, proprioceptive, and haptic contributions to spatial orientation.

James R. Lackner;Paul DiZio

371
Citations
Coupling of fingertip somatosensory information to head and body sway

J. J. Jeka;Gregor Schöner;Tjeerd Dijkstra;Pedro Ribeiro

321
Citations
Motion sickness: more than nausea and vomiting

James R. Lackner

316
Citations
Stabilization of posture by precision contact of the index finger.

M Holden;J Ventura;J R Lackner

311
Citations
The underlying structures of sentences are the primary units of immediate speech processing

T. G. Bever;J. R. Lackner;R. Kirk

301
Citations
Resolving ambiguity: Effects of biasing context in the unattended ear

J.R. Lackner;M.F. Garrett

300
Citations
The role of haptic cues from rough and slippery surfaces in human postural control.

John J. Jeka;James R. Lackner

300
Citations
Changes in apparent body orientation and sensory localization induced by vibration of postural muscles - Vibratory myesthetic illusions

J. R. Lackner;M. S. Levine

286
Citations
Precision contact of the fingertip reduces postural sway of individuals with bilateral vestibular loss.

James R. Lackner;Paul DiZio;John Jeka;Fay Horak

236
Citations
Human orientation and movement control in weightless and artificial gravity environments

James R. Lackner;Paul DiZio

233
Citations
The psychological representation of speech sounds

James R. Lackner;James R. Lackner;Louis M. Goldstein

207
Citations
Alterations in auditory fusion thresholds after cerebral injury in man.

James R. Lackner;H.-L. Teuber

207
Citations
Space motion sickness

James R. Lackner;Paul DiZio

195
Citations
Auditory cues for orientation and postural control in sighted and congenitally blind people.

Randolph D. Easton;Anthony J. Greene;Paul DiZio;James R. Lackner

185
Citations
Haptic cues for orientation and postural control in sighted and blind individuals.

John J. Jeka;Randolph D. Easton;Billie L. Bentzen;James R. Lackner

184
Citations
Aspects of body self-calibration

James R. Lackner;Paul A. DiZio

178
Citations