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John F. Kalaska

John F. Kalaska

University of Montreal
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
59
Citations
20848
World Ranking
3931
National Ranking
228

John F. Kalaska 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 F. Kalaska sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 144 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John F. Kalaska 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 F. Kalaska sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John F. Kalaska is affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada and conducts research primarily in the fields of neuroscience and psychology. Their work spans key areas such as cognitive neuroscience and social psychology, with a specific focus on neural dynamics related to brain function and behavior.

Their research topics include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Action observation and synchronization
  • Neural and behavioral psychology studies

John F. Kalaska has contributed to multiple studies, including publications in the venue bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). One recent paper authored in 2023 is titled Evaluation of abstract rule-based associations in the human premotor cortex during passive observation.

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Niloofar Gharesi
  • Lucie Luneau
  • Sylvain Baillet

Their publication record reflects interdisciplinary approaches combining cognitive neuroscience techniques with psychological frameworks to explore how neural circuits support complex behaviors such as action observation and cognitive synchronization.

Best Publications

  • On the relations between the direction of two-dimensional arm movements and cell discharge in primate motor cortex

    AP Georgopoulos;JF Kalaska;R Caminiti;JT Massey

  • Neural Mechanisms for Interacting with a World Full of Action Choices

    Paul Cisek;John F. Kalaska

  • Neural correlates of reaching decisions in dorsal premotor cortex: specification of multiple direction choices and final selection of action.

    Paul Cisek;John F. Kalaska

  • Spatial trajectories and reaction times of aimed movements: effects of practice, uncertainty, and change in target location.

    A. P. Georgopoulos;J. F. Kalaska;J. T. Massey

  • A comparison of movement direction-related versus load direction-related activity in primate motor cortex, using a two-dimensional reaching task.

    J. F. Kalaska;D. A. D. Cohen;M. L. Hyde;M. Prud'homme

  • Cerebral cortical mechanisms of reaching movements.

    John F. Kalaska;Donald J. Crammond

  • Cortical mechanisms related to the direction of two-dimensional arm movements: relations in parietal area 5 and comparison with motor cortex.

    J. F. Kalaska;R. Caminiti;A. P. Georgopoulos

  • Spatial coding of movement: A hypothesis concerning the coding of movement direction by motor cortical populations

    Apostolos P Georgopoulos;R. Caminiti;J. F. Kalaska;J. T. Massey

  • Reaching Movements With Similar Hand Paths But Different Arm Orientations. I. Activity of Individual Cells in Motor Cortex

    Stephen H. Scott;John F. Kalaska

  • Cortical control of reaching movements

    John F Kalaska;Stephen H Scott;Paul Cisek;Lauren E Sergio

  • Parietal area 5 neuronal activity encodes movement kinematics, not movement dynamics.

    J. F. Kalaska;D. A. D. Cohen;M. Prud'homme;M. L. Hyde

  • Cerebellar neuronal activity related to whole-arm reaching movements in the monkey.

    P. A. Fortier;J. F. Kalaska;A. M. Smith

  • Prior Information in Motor and Premotor Cortex: Activity During the Delay Period and Effect on Pre-Movement Activity

    Donald J. Crammond;John F. Kalaska

  • Neural correlates of mental rehearsal in dorsal premotor cortex

    Paul Cisek;John F. Kalaska

  • Deciding Not to GO: Neuronal Correlates of Response Selection in a GO/NOGO Task in Primate Premotor and Parietal Cortex

    John F. Kalaska;Donald J. Crammond

  • Neural Activity in Primary Motor and Dorsal Premotor Cortex In Reaching Tasks With the Contralateral Versus Ipsilateral Arm

    Paul Cisek;Donald J. Crammond;John F. Kalaska

  • Reaching movements with similar hand paths but different arm orientations. II. Activity of individual cells in dorsal premotor cortex and parietal area 5.

    Stephen H. Scott;Lauren E. Sergio;John F. Kalaska

  • Covariation of Primate Dorsal Premotor Cell Activity With Direction and Amplitude During a Memorized-Delay Reaching Task

    Julie Messier;John F. Kalaska

  • Motor cortex neural correlates of output kinematics and kinetics during isometric-force and arm-reaching tasks.

    Lauren E. Sergio;Catherine Hamel-Pâquet;John F. Kalaska

  • Modulation of preparatory neuronal activity in dorsal premotor cortex due to stimulus-response compatibility

    D. J. Crammond;J. F. Kalaska

  • Neuronal activity in primate parietal cortex area 5 varies with intended movement direction during an instructed-delay period.

    D. J. Crammond;J. F. Kalaska

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Cisek
Paul Cisek University of Montreal
Lauren E. Sergio
Lauren E. Sergio York University
Apostolos P. Georgopoulos
Apostolos P. Georgopoulos University of Minnesota
Allan M. Smith
Allan M. Smith University of Montreal
Stephen Scott
Stephen Scott Queen's University
Trevor Drew
Trevor Drew University of Montreal
Lee E. Miller
Lee E. Miller Northwestern University
Mikhail A. Lebedev
Mikhail A. Lebedev Moscow State University
Krishna V. Shenoy
Krishna V. Shenoy Stanford University
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis
Miguel A. L. Nicolelis Duke University

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