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John H. R. Maunsell

John H. R. Maunsell

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
84
Citations
39331
World Ranking
1365
National Ranking
688

John H. R. Maunsell 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 H. R. Maunsell sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 149 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John H. R. Maunsell 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 H. R. Maunsell sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 84 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2002 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1986 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

John H. R. Maunsell is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Neuroscience. Their work spans several subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, Social Psychology, and Aging.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics such as Neural dynamics and brain function, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies, and Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research.

Recent publications include:

  • The Mind of a Mouse, 2020, Cell
  • An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics, 2020, Neuron
  • Locus coeruleus norepinephrine contributes to visual-spatial attention by selectively enhancing perceptual sensitivity, 2024, Neuron
  • Single trial neuronal activity dynamics of attentional intensity in monkey visual area V4, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Increments in visual motion coherence are more readily detected than decrements, 2023, Journal of Vision

Their collaborative network includes frequent coauthors:

  • Supriya Ghosh
  • Autumn O. Mitchell
  • Jackson J. Cone
  • Lai Wei
  • Rachel K. Parker

Notable publication venues where the scientist has contributed multiple works are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuron
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Current Biology
  • Cell

John H. R. Maunsell has been recognized for their contributions with the following distinctions:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2014
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2002
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1986

Best Publications

  • HOW PARALLEL ARE THE PRIMATE VISUAL PATHWAYS

    W. H. Merigan;J. H. R. Maunsell

  • Functional properties of neurons in middle temporal visual area of the macaque monkey. I. Selectivity for stimulus direction, speed, and orientation

    J. H. Maunsell;D. C. Van Essen

  • The connections of the middle temporal visual area (MT) and their relationship to a cortical hierarchy in the macaque monkey

    J. H. R. Maunsell;D. C. Van Essen

  • Visual Processing in Monkey Extrastriate Cortex

    John H. Maunsell;William T. Newsome

  • Effects of Attention on Orientation-Tuning Functions of Single Neurons in Macaque Cortical Area V4

    Carrie J. McAdams;John H. R. Maunsell

  • Attention improves performance primarily by reducing interneuronal correlations

    Marlene R Cohen;John H R Maunsell

  • Attentional modulation of visual motion processing in cortical areas MT and MST

    Stefan Treue;John H. R. Maunsell

  • Hierarchical organization and functional streams in the visual cortex

    David C. Van Essen;John H.R. Maunsell

  • Feature-based attention in visual cortex

    John H.R. Maunsell;Stefan Treue

  • Different origins of gamma rhythm and high-gamma activity in macaque visual cortex.

    Supratim Ray;John H. R. Maunsell

  • The visual field representation in striate cortex of the macaque monkey: Asymmetries, anisotropies, and individual variability

    D. C. Van Essen;W. T. Newsome;J. H. R. Maunsell

  • Touching a Rubber Hand: Feeling of Body Ownership Is Associated with Activity in Multisensory Brain Areas

    H. Henrik Ehrsson;Nicholas P. Holmes;Richard E. Passingham

  • The middle temporal visual area in the macaque: Myeloarchitecture, connections, functional properties and topographic organization

    D. C. Van Essen;J. H. R. Maunsell;J. L. Bixby

  • Coding of image contrast in central visual pathways of the macaque monkey

    Gary Sclar;John H.R. Maunsell;Peter Lennie

  • Functional properties of neurons in middle temporal visual area of the macaque monkey. II. Binocular interactions and sensitivity to binocular disparity.

    J. H. Maunsell;D. C. Van Essen

  • The effect of frontal eye field and superior colliculus lesions on saccadic latencies in the rhesus monkey

    P. H. Schiller;J. H. Sandell;J. H. R. Maunsell

  • Visual response latencies in striate cortex of the macaque monkey

    J. H R Maunsell;Jay R Gibson

  • Magnocellular and parvocellular contributions to responses in the middle temporal visual area (MT) of the macaque monkey

    J. H. R. Maunsell;T. A. Nealey;D. D. Depriest

  • Shape selectivity in primate lateral intraparietal cortex

    Anne B Sereno;Anne B Sereno;J. H R Maunsell

  • Neuronal representations of cognitive state: reward or attention?

    John H.R. Maunsell

Frequent Co-Authors

Clifford B. Saper
Clifford B. Saper Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
William H. Merigan
William H. Merigan University of Rochester
David C. Van Essen
David C. Van Essen Washington University in St. Louis
William T. Newsome
William T. Newsome Stanford University
Vincent P. Ferrera
Vincent P. Ferrera Columbia University
John L. Bixby
John L. Bixby University of Miami
David J. Freedman
David J. Freedman University of Chicago
Rufin Vogels
Rufin Vogels KU Leuven

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