2026 John C. Middlebrooks: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	53	5053	4643	2264	2045	125	12486

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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

1728
Citations
Two‐dimensional sound localization by human listeners

James C. Makous;John C. Middlebrooks

618
Citations
Listener weighting of cues for lateral angle: The duplex theory of sound localization revisited

Ewan A. Macpherson;John C. Middlebrooks

559
Citations
A neural code for auditory space in the cat's superior colliculus.

JC Middlebrooks;EI Knudsen

494
Citations
A panoramic code for sound location by cortical neurons

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

433
Citations
Narrow‐band sound localization related to external ear acoustics

John C. Middlebrooks

427
Citations
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

389
Citations
Functional classes of neurons in primary auditory cortex of the cat distinguished by sensitivity to sound location

JC Middlebrooks;JD Pettigrew

374
Citations
Individual differences in external-ear transfer functions reduced by scaling in frequency.

John C. Middlebrooks

341
Citations
Monaural sound localization: Acute versus chronic unilateral impairment

William H. Slattery;John C. Middlebrooks

332
Citations
Virtual localization improved by scaling nonindividualized external-ear transfer functions in frequency.

John C. Middlebrooks

328
Citations
Location coding by opponent neural populations in the auditory cortex.

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

315
Citations
Directional sensitivity of sound‐pressure levels in the human ear canal

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

307
Citations
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

279
Citations
Auditory cortex spatial sensitivity sharpens during task performance

Chen-Chung Lee;John C Middlebrooks

251
Citations
Cortical representation of auditory space: information-bearing features of spike patterns.

Shigeto Furukawa;John C. Middlebrooks

224
Citations
Codes for Sound-Source Location in Nontonotopic Auditory Cortex

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

212
Citations
Auditory Cortical Images of Cochlear-Implant Stimuli: Dependence on Electrode Configuration

Julie Arenberg Bierer;John C. Middlebrooks

205
Citations
Auditory Prosthesis with a Penetrating Nerve Array

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

199
Citations
Coding of Sound-Source Location by Ensembles of Cortical Neurons

Shigeto Furukawa;Li Xu;John C. Middlebrooks

189
Citations
Chapter 6 - Sound localization

John C. Middlebrooks

101
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