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John E. Desmond 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 E. Desmond sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 150 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John E. Desmond 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 E. Desmond sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John E. Desmond is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant number of publications in cognitive neuroscience and neurology. Their work also extends into radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and sensory systems.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Desmond's recent publications include the following:

  • "Sex difference in tDCS current mediated by changes in cortical anatomy: A study across young, middle and older adults", 2021, Brain Stimulation
  • "Cerebellar neuromodulation improves naming in post-stroke aphasia", 2020, Brain Communications
  • "Sensory acquisition functions of the cerebellum in verbal working memory", 2021, Brain Structure and Function
  • "Sex differences in effects of tDCS and language treatments on brain functional connectivity in primary progressive aphasia", 2023, NeuroImage Clinical
  • "Neural Correlates of Letter and Semantic Fluency in Primary Progressive Aphasia", 2021, Brain Sciences

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Desmond include:

  • Sagarika Bhattacharjee
  • Rajan Kashyap
  • Kenichi Oishi
  • Shen-Hsing Annabel Chen
  • Kaviraja Udupa

John E. Desmond publishes regularly in several academic venues. Notable frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • Brain Sciences
  • The Cerebellum
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

The combination of research fields, topics, and publication record illustrates a broad engagement with the study of brain function and neurological processes, especially focusing on brain stimulation techniques, language and cognition, and the interaction of neural circuits with behavior and sensory inputs.

Best Publications

  • Functional Specialization for Semantic and Phonological Processing in the Left Inferior Prefrontal Cortex

    Russell A. Poldrack;Anthony D. Wagner;Matthew W. Prull;John E. Desmond

  • Making memories : Brain activity that predicts how well visual experience will be remembered

    James B. Brewer;Zuo Zhao;John E. Desmond;Gary H. Glover

  • Semantic encoding and retrieval in the left inferior prefrontal cortex: a functional MRI study of task difficulty and process specificity

    Jonathan B. Demb;John E. Desmond;Anthony D. Wagner;Chandan J. Vaidya

  • Selective Effects of Methylphenidate in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Study

    Chandan J. Vaidya;Glenn Austin;Gary Kirkorian;Hugh W. Ridlehuber

  • The role of left prefrontal cortex in language and memory

    John D. E. Gabrieli;Russell A. Poldrack;John E. Desmond

  • Sex differences in the neural basis of emotional memories

    Turhan Canli;John E. Desmond;Zuo Zhao;John D. E. Gabrieli

  • An fMRI study of personality influences on brain reactivity to emotional stimuli.

    Turhan Canli;Zuo Zhao;John E. Desmond;Eunjoo Kang

  • Estimating sample size in functional MRI (fMRI) neuroimaging studies: Statistical power analyses

    John E Desmond;Gary H Glover

  • Separate Neural Bases of Two Fundamental Memory Processes in the Human Medial Temporal Lobe

    John D. E. Gabrieli;James B. Brewer;John E. Desmond;Gary H. Glover

  • Load-dependent roles of frontal brain regions in the maintenance of working memory

    Bart Rypma;Vivek Prabhakaran;John E. Desmond;Gary H. Glover

  • Prefrontal regions involved in keeping information in and out of mind.

    Silvia A. Bunge;Kevin N. Ochsner;John E. Desmond;Gary H. Glover

  • Neural substrates of fluid reasoning: an fMRI study of neocortical activation during performance of the Raven's Progressive Matrices Test.

    Vivek Prabhakaran;Jennifer A.L. Smith;John E. Desmond;Gary H. Glover

  • Lobular patterns of cerebellar activation in verbal working-memory and finger-tapping tasks as revealed by functional MRI.

    John E. Desmond;John D. E. Gabrieli;Anthony D. Wagner;Bruce L. Ginier

  • Hemispheric asymmetry for emotional stimuli detected with fMRI.

    Turhan Canli;John E. Desmond;Zuo Zhao;Gary Glover

  • Sniffing and smelling: separate subsystems in the human olfactory cortex

    N. Sobel;V. Prabhakaran;J. E. Desmond;G. H. Glover

  • Neuroimaging studies of the cerebellum: language, learning and memory

    John E Desmond;Julie A Fiez

  • Functional MRI measurement of language Lateralization in Wada-tested patients

    J. E. Desmond;J. M. Sum;A. D. Wagner;J. B. Demb

  • Brain activation and sexual arousal in healthy, heterosexual males

    Bruce A. Arnow;John E. Desmond;Linda L. Banner;Gary H. Glover

  • A meta-analysis of cerebellar contributions to higher cognition from PET and fMRI studies.

    Keren-Happuch E;Shen-Hsing Annabel Chen;Moon-Ho Ringo Ho;John E. Desmond

  • Consensus Paper: Language and the Cerebellum: an Ongoing Enigma

    Peter Mariën;Herman Ackermann;Michael Adamaszek;Caroline H S Barwood

  • Material-specific lateralization in the medial temporal lobe and prefrontal cortex during memory encoding.

    Alexandra J. Golby;Russell A. Poldrack;James B. Brewer;David Spencer

  • Convergent Cortical Representation of Semantic Processing in Bilinguals

    Judy Illes;Wendy S. Francis;John E. Desmond;John D. E. Gabrieli

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary H. Glover
Gary H. Glover Stanford University
Edith V. Sullivan
Edith V. Sullivan Stanford University
Adolf Pfefferbaum
Adolf Pfefferbaum Stanford University
Kelvin O. Lim
Kelvin O. Lim University of Minnesota
Anthony D. Wagner
Anthony D. Wagner Stanford University
Judy Illes
Judy Illes University of British Columbia
Vivek Prabhakaran
Vivek Prabhakaran University of Wisconsin–Madison
Russell A. Poldrack
Russell A. Poldrack Stanford University
Constantine Frangakis
Constantine Frangakis Johns Hopkins University

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