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Johan J. Bolhuis publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Johan J. Bolhuis sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 143 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Johan J. Bolhuis D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Johan J. Bolhuis sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Johan J. Bolhuis is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has contributed to research predominantly in the areas of developmental biology, ecology, evolution, and behavior. Their work spans several subfields such as developmental and educational psychology, cultural studies, and ecological studies, with a particular focus on animal behavior and communication.

Their research frequently addresses topics including:

  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Language and Cultural Evolution
  • Marine Animal Studies Overview
  • Avian Ecology and Behavior
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Child and Animal Learning Development

Bolhuis has published several recent papers that indicate a focus on vocal learning, language, and cognition. Notable publications include:

  • "Vocal learning in songbirds: the role of syllable order in song recognition," 2021, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "Three reasons why AI doesn't model human language," 2024, published in Nature
  • "No evidence for language syntax in songbird vocalizations," 2024, published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Memory-specific correlated neuronal activity in higher-order auditory regions of a parrot," 2021, published in Scientific Reports
  • "Language and learning: the cognitive revolution at 60-odd," 2023, published in Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Among frequent co-authors are Stephen Crain, Gabriël J. L. Beckers, Marinus A. C. Huybregts, Martin Everaert, and Martijn Egas, each having collaborated on at least two publications. Bolhuis' articles are often featured in venues such as Animal Biology, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Nature, Frontiers in Psychology, and Scientific Reports.

The range of journals and co-authors reflects an interdisciplinary approach, connecting fields of biology, psychology, and linguistics to explore the cognitive and communicative capacities of animals, particularly in relation to vocalization and language-like structures.

Best Publications

  • Evolution, brain, and the nature of language

    Robert C. Berwick;Angela D. Friederici;Noam Chomsky;Johan J. Bolhuis

  • Twitter evolution: converging mechanisms in birdsong and human speech.

    Johan J. Bolhuis;Kazuo Okanoya;Kazuo Okanoya;Constance Scharff

  • Songs to syntax: the linguistics of birdsong

    Robert C. Berwick;Kazuo Okanoya;Kazuo Okanoya;Gabriel J.L. Beckers;Johan J. Bolhuis

  • Mechanisms of avian imprinting: a review.

    Johan J. Bolhuis

  • Neural mechanisms of birdsong memory

    Johan J. Bolhuis;Manfred Gahr

  • Darwin in Mind: New Opportunities for Evolutionary Psychology

    Johan Bolhuis;Gillian Ruth Brown;Robert Richardson;Kevin Neville Laland

  • Localized neuronal activation in the zebra finch brain is related to the strength of song learning

    Johan J. Bolhuis;Guus G. O. Zijlstra;Ardie M. den Boer-Visser;Eddy A. Van der Zee

  • How could language have evolved

    Johan J. Bolhuis;Ian Tattersall;Noam Chomsky;Robert C. Berwick

  • Language, mind and brain

    Angela D. Friederici;Noam Chomsky;Robert C. Berwick;Andrea Moro

  • Structures, Not Strings: Linguistics as Part of the Cognitive Sciences

    Martin B.H. Everaert;Marinus A.C. Huybregts;Noam Chomsky;Robert C. Berwick

  • Memory: Organization and locus of change

    Johan J. Bolhuis;Eddy A. van der Zee

  • Differential effects of cholinergic blockade on performance of rats in the water tank navigation task and in a radial water maze.

    O. Burešová;J. J. Bolhuis;J. Bureš

  • Birdsong Memory: A Neural Dissociation between Song Recognition and Production

    Sharon M.H. Gobes;Johan J. Bolhuis

  • A critique of the neuroecology of learning and memory

    Johan J. Bolhuis;Euan M. Macphail

  • An analysis of the neural representation of birdsong memory.

    Nienke J. Terpstra;Johan J. Bolhuis;Ardie M. den Boer-Visser

  • The growth of language: universal Grammar, experience, and principles of computation

    Charles Yang;Stephen Crain;Robert C. Berwick;Noam Chomsky

  • The evolution of intelligence: adaptive specializations versus general process

    Euan M. Macphail;Johan J. Bolhuis

  • Interaction between acquired preferences and developing predispositions during imprinting.

    M.H. Johnson;J.J. Bolhuis;G. Horn

  • Sexual equality in zebra finch song preference: evidence for a dissociation between song recognition and production learning

    Katharina Riebel;Isabel M Smallegange;Nienke J Terpstra;Johan J Bolhuis;Johan J Bolhuis

  • Imprinting, learning and development: from behaviour to brain and back

    Johan J. Bolhuis;Robert C. Honey

  • Neural mechanisms of birdsong memory

    Johan J. Bolhuis

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabriel Horn
Gabriel Horn University of Cambridge
Kazuo Okanoya
Kazuo Okanoya University of Tokyo
Luc-Alain Giraldeau
Luc-Alain Giraldeau University of Quebec at Montreal
Robert Colin Honey
Robert Colin Honey Cardiff University
Simon Verhulst
Simon Verhulst University of Groningen
Eddy A. Van der Zee
Eddy A. Van der Zee University of Groningen
Clive D. L. Wynne
Clive D. L. Wynne Arizona State University
Angela D. Friederici
Angela D. Friederici Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

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