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D-Index
37
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19238
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8653
National Ranking
260

John D.G. Watson 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 D.G. Watson sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 81 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John D.G. Watson 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 D.G. Watson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 37 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John D.G. Watson is affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with specific work in several subfields including Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation, and Internal Medicine.

Their recent research contributions cover a variety of topics related to cerebral and neurological conditions, including:

  • Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Retinal and Optic Conditions
  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Watson has published articles in diverse journals reflecting their multidisciplinary interests. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Australian Health Review
  • European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  • PLoS ONE

Some of their notable recent papers are:

  • Cluster-Randomized Trial of Thrombolysis Implementation Support in Metropolitan and Regional Australian Stroke Centers: Lessons for Individual and Systems Behavior Change, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • The neuro-otology of Susac syndrome, 2020, Journal of Neurology
  • Economic and clinical outcomes of the nurse practitioner-led Sydney Adventist Hospital Community Palliative Care Service, 2020, Australian Health Review
  • Progressive loss of hearing and balance in superficial siderosis due to occult spinal dural defects, 2022, European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  • Sharing the load: How a personally coloured calculator for grapheme-colour synaesthetes can reduce processing costs, 2021, PLoS ONE

Frequent collaborators in their research include Jerome Ip, Zoë Terpening, Michael Barnett, Miriam S. Welgampola, and G. Michael Halmágyi.

Best Publications

  • A direct demonstration of functional specialization in human visual cortex

    S. Zeki;J. D. G. Watson;C. J. Lueck;K. J. Friston

  • Area V5 of the Human Brain: Evidence from a Combined Study Using Positron Emission Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    J. D. G. Watson;R. Myers;R. S. J. Frackowiak;J. V. Hajnal

  • Brain activity during reading: The effects of exposure duration and task

    C. J. Price;R. J. S. Wise;J. D. G. Watson;K. Patterson

  • Pravastatin Therapy and the Risk of Stroke

    H. D. White;R. J. Simes;N. E. Anderson;G. J. Hankey

  • Selective right parietal lobe activation during mental rotation: a parametric PET study.

    Irina M. Harris;Gary F. Egan;Cynon Sonkkila;Henri J. Tochon-Danguy

  • The physiology of coloured hearing A PET activation study of colour-word synaesthesia

    E. Paulesu;J. Harrison;S. Baron-Cohen;J. D. G. Watson

  • Cerebral responses to pain in patients with atypical facial pain measured by positron emission tomography.

    S. W. G. Derbyshire;A. K. P. Jones;P. Devani;K. J. Friston

  • High-resolution MRI reflects myeloarchitecture and cytoarchitecture of human cerebral cortex

    Simon Eickhoff;Nathan B. Walters;Axel Schleicher;Jillian Kril

  • Going beyond the Information Given: The Relation of Illusory Visual Motion to Brain Activity

    Semir Zeki;J. D. G. Watson;R. S. J. Frackowiak

  • Neuropsychological and neuropathological sequelae of cerebral anoxia: A critical review

    Diana Caine;John D.G. Watson

  • Study rationale and design of ADVANCE: Action in diabetes and vascular disease - Preterax and diamicron MR controlled evaluation

    J. Chalmers;M. Cooper;E. Ferrannini;P. Glasziou

  • Effects of externally imposed elastic loads on the ability to estimate position and force

    J.D.G. Watson;J.G. Colebatch;D.I. McCloskey

  • The activity in human areas V1/V2, V3, and V5 during the perception of coherent and incoherent motion

    D.J. McKeefry;J.D.G. Watson;R.S.J. Frackowiak;K. Fong

  • In vivo identification of human cortical areas using high-resolution MRI: An approach to cerebral structure–function correlation

    Nathan B. Walters;Gary F. Egan;Jillian J. Kril;Michael Kean

  • Evidence for limbic system activation during CO2-stimulated breathing in man.

    D. R. Corfield;G. R. Fink;S. C. Ramsay;K. Murphy

  • The functional neuroanatomy of simple calculation and number repetition: A parametric PET activation study.

    S.F. Cowell;G.F. Egan;C. Code;C. Code;J. Harasty

  • Widespread dorsal stream activation during a parametric mental rotation task, revealed with functional magnetic resonance imaging.

    Katherine Podzebenko;Gary F. Egan;John D.G. Watson;John D.G. Watson

  • Hyperpnoea during and immediately after exercise in man: evidence of motor cortical involvement.

    G R Fink;L Adams;J D Watson;J A Innes

  • Retinotopic maps in human prestriate visual cortex: the demarcation of areas V2 and V3.

    S Shipp;J D Watson;R S Frackowiak;S Zeki

  • If Time Is Brain Where Is the Improvement in Prehospital Time after Stroke

    Jeremy N. Pulvers;John D. G. Watson

  • Effects of the endpoint adjudication process on the results of a randomised controlled trial: the ADVANCE trial

    Jun Hata;Hisatomi Arima;Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Gregory R Fulcher

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary F. Egan
Gary F. Egan Monash University
Laurie A. Miller
Laurie A. Miller Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Graeme J. Hankey
Graeme J. Hankey University of Western Australia
Semir Zeki
Semir Zeki University College London
Richard S. J. Frackowiak
Richard S. J. Frackowiak École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital
Andrew Tonkin
Andrew Tonkin Monash University
Stephen MacMahon
Stephen MacMahon University of Oxford
Chris Code
Chris Code University of Exeter
David Colquhoun
David Colquhoun University of Queensland

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