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John C. Middlebrooks

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Neuroscience

D-Index
53
Citations
12486
World Ranking
5053
National Ranking
2263

John C. Middlebrooks 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 John C. Middlebrooks sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 125 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John C. Middlebrooks 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 John C. Middlebrooks sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 53 D-Index — 48th percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

John C. Middlebrooks is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience, with specific attention to Cognitive Neuroscience, Sensory Systems, Speech and Hearing, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Signal Processing.

The scientist's work spans several key topics in auditory and neural research, including:

  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Tactile and Sensory Interactions

John C. Middlebrooks has published extensively, with notable papers such as:

  • Spatial Mechanisms for Segregation of Competing Sounds, and a Breakdown in Spatial Hearing (2020), published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • High Spectral and Temporal Acuity in Primary Auditory Cortex of Awake Cats (2023), published in Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

Other frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology (8 publications)
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

John C. Middlebrooks collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Matthew L. Richardson
  • Robert P. Carlyon
  • Robin Gransier
  • Jan Wouters
  • François Guérit

The scientist's work is reflected in a variety of recent papers exhibiting a focus on auditory processing and neural mechanisms. These include:

  • Temporal Pitch Sensitivity in an Animal Model: Psychophysics and Scalp Recordings (2022), Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
  • Electrophysiological and Psychophysical Measures of Temporal Pitch Sensitivity in Normal-hearing Listeners (2022), Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology

John C. Middlebrooks was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1988.

Best Publications

  • Sound Localization by Human Listeners

    John C. Middlebrooks;David M. Green

  • Two‐dimensional sound localization by human listeners

    James C. Makous;John C. Middlebrooks

  • Listener weighting of cues for lateral angle: The duplex theory of sound localization revisited

    Ewan A. Macpherson;John C. Middlebrooks

  • A neural code for auditory space in the cat's superior colliculus.

    JC Middlebrooks;EI Knudsen

  • A panoramic code for sound location by cortical neurons

    John C. Middlebrooks;Ann E. Clock;Li Xu;David M. Green

  • Narrow‐band sound localization related to external ear acoustics

    John C. Middlebrooks

  • Binaural response-specific bands in primary auditory cortex (AI) of the cat: Topographical organization orthogonal to isofrequency contours

    John C. Middlebrooks;Robert W. Dykes;Michael M. Merzenich

  • Functional classes of neurons in primary auditory cortex of the cat distinguished by sensitivity to sound location

    JC Middlebrooks;JD Pettigrew

  • Individual differences in external-ear transfer functions reduced by scaling in frequency.

    John C. Middlebrooks

  • Monaural sound localization: Acute versus chronic unilateral impairment

    William H. Slattery;John C. Middlebrooks

  • Virtual localization improved by scaling nonindividualized external-ear transfer functions in frequency.

    John C. Middlebrooks

  • Location coding by opponent neural populations in the auditory cortex.

    G. Christopher Stecker;Ian A Harrington;John C Middlebrooks

  • Directional sensitivity of sound‐pressure levels in the human ear canal

    John C. Middlebrooks;James C. Makous;David M. Green

  • Intrinsic organization of the cat's medial geniculate body identified by projections to binaural response-specific bands in the primary auditory cortex

    JC Middlebrooks;JM Zook

  • Auditory cortex spatial sensitivity sharpens during task performance

    Chen-Chung Lee;John C Middlebrooks

  • Cortical representation of auditory space: information-bearing features of spike patterns.

    Shigeto Furukawa;John C. Middlebrooks

  • Codes for Sound-Source Location in Nontonotopic Auditory Cortex

    John C. Middlebrooks;Li Xu;Ann Clock Eddins;David M. Green

  • Auditory Cortical Images of Cochlear-Implant Stimuli: Dependence on Electrode Configuration

    Julie Arenberg Bierer;John C. Middlebrooks

  • Auditory Prosthesis with a Penetrating Nerve Array

    John C. Middlebrooks;Russell L. Snyder;Russell L. Snyder

  • Coding of Sound-Source Location by Ensembles of Cortical Neurons

    Shigeto Furukawa;Li Xu;John C. Middlebrooks

  • Chapter 6 - Sound localization

    John C. Middlebrooks

Frequent Co-Authors

Russell L. Snyder
Russell L. Snyder University of California, San Francisco
David M. Green
David M. Green University of Florida
Fan-Gang Zeng
Fan-Gang Zeng University of California, Irvine
Stephen G. Lomber
Stephen G. Lomber McGill University
Bryan E. Pfingst
Bryan E. Pfingst University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John D. Pettigrew
John D. Pettigrew University of Queensland
Jonathan Z. Simon
Jonathan Z. Simon University of Maryland, College Park
Donald M. Caspary
Donald M. Caspary Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Richard L. Huganir
Richard L. Huganir Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Tetsuo Ashizawa
Tetsuo Ashizawa Houston Methodist

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