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John O. Willoughby

John O. Willoughby

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
44
Citations
6272
World Ranking
7240
National Ranking
210

John O. Willoughby 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 O. Willoughby sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 139 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John O. Willoughby 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 O. Willoughby sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John O. Willoughby is affiliated with Flinders University in Australia and focuses on research at the intersection of neuroscience and medicine. Their work primarily addresses complex neurological phenomena and biomedical applications with a particular emphasis on brain-computer interfaces, neural engineering, and retinal sciences.

Their research encompasses a range of fields including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these broader categories, their subfields of study include:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Ophthalmology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Willoughby's main research topics cover:

  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Muscle activation and electromyography studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Neurological and metabolic disorders

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including:

  • Kenneth J. Pope
  • Trent Lewis
  • Sean P. Fitzgibbon
  • Azin S. Janani
  • Tyler S. Grummett

Their work has been published repeatedly in notable venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain and Behavior
  • Modeling and Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology
  • South African Medical Journal

John O. Willoughby's recent papers include:

  • Managing electromyogram contamination in scalp recordings: An approach identifying reliable beta and gamma EEG features of psychoses or other disorders (2022, Brain and Behavior)
  • Managing electromyogram contamination in scalp recordings: an approach identifying reliable beta and gamma EEG features of psychoses or other disorders (2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • Using mathematics to avoid blindness in diabetics (Part 2): eliminating re-emergent diabetic retinopathy caused by blood thinners (2024, Modeling and Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology)
  • Paediatric nephroblastoma at a South African tertiary hospital: A 21-year retrospective analysis (2024, South African Medical Journal)
  • The effect of neuromuscular blockade on EEG-based measures of awareness (2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))

Best Publications

  • Scalp electrical recording during paralysis: quantitative evidence that EEG frequencies above 20 Hz are contaminated by EMG.

    Emma M. Whitham;Kenneth J. Pope;Sean P. Fitzgibbon;Trent Lewis

  • Cognitive tasks augment gamma EEG power

    S Fitzgibbon;Kenneth Pope;Lorraine Mackenzie;Christopher Clark

  • Distribution of tyrosine hydroxylase and neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactive neurons in rabbit medulla oblongata, with attention to colocalization studies, presumptive adrenaline-synthesizing perikarya, and vagal preganglionic cells.

    W. W. Blessing;P. R. C. Howe;T. H. Joh;J. R. Oliver

  • Thinking activates EMG in scalp electrical recordings.

    Emma M. Whitham;Trent Lewis;Kenneth J. Pope;Sean P. Fitzgibbon

  • Antiserum to somatostatin prevents stress-induced inhibition of growth hormone secretion in the rat.

    Leon C. Terry;John O. Willoughby;Paul Braseau;Joseph B. Martin

  • Noradrenergic and dopaminergic projections to the medial preoptic area of the rat. A combined horseradish peroxidase/catecholamine fluorescence study

    Trevor A. Day;William Blessing;John O. Willoughby

  • Neuroendocrine organization of growth hormone regulation.

    Martin Jb;Brazeau P;Tannenbaum Gs;Willoughby Jo

  • Pulsatile growth hormone, prolactin, and thyrotropin secretion in rats with hypothalamic deafferentation

    J.O. Willoughby;L.C. Terry;P. Brazeau;J.B. Martin

  • Effects of Brain Lesions and Hypothalamic Deafferentation on Somatostatin Distribution in the Rat Brain

    Jacques Epelbaum;John O. Willoughby;Paul Brazeau;Joseph B. Martin

  • Inhibiting the rabbit caudal ventrolateral medulla prevents baroreceptor-initiated secretion of vasopressin.

    W W Blessing;J O Willoughby

  • Neurons in the area postrema are the only catecholamine-synthesizing cells in the medulla or pons with projections to the rostral ventrolateral medulla (C1-area) in the rabbit.

    W.W. Blessing;S.C. Hedger;T.H. Joh;J.O. Willoughby

  • Persistent abnormality detected in the non-ictal electroencephalogram in primary generalised epilepsy

    J O Willoughby;S P Fitzgibbon;K J Pope;L Mackenzie

  • Origin of serotonin innervation of the arcuate and ventromedial hypothalamic region

    J.O. Willoughby;W.W. Blessing

  • Neuropeptide Y injected into the supraoptic nucleus causes secretion of vasopressin in the unanesthetized rat.

    J.O. Willoughby;W.W. Blessing

  • PHYSIOLOGIC SECRETION OF GROWTH HORMONE AND PROLACTIN IN MALE AND FEMALE RATS

    Leon C. Terry;Adah Saunders;Judy Audet;John O. Willoughby

  • Kainic acid induces distinct types of epileptiform discharge with differential involvement of hippocampus and neocortex.

    A Medvedev;L Mackenzie;J.J Hiscock;J.O Willoughby

  • Relation of neurological findings after cardiac arrest to outcome.

    John O. Willoughby;Brian G. Leach

  • Nicotine as an antiepileptic agent in ADNFLE: an N-of-one study.

    John O. Willoughby;Kenneth J. Pope;Vaughn Eaton

  • Relation of gamma oscillations in scalp recordings to muscular activity.

    Kenneth J. Pope;Sean P. Fitzgibbon;Trent W. Lewis;Emma M. Whitham

  • Neuropeptide Y-like immunoreactive C1 neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rabbit project to sympathetic preganglionic neurons in the spinal cord.

    W.W. Blessing;J.R. Oliver;A.H. Hodgson;T.H. Joh

Frequent Co-Authors

William W. Blessing
William W. Blessing Flinders University
C. Richard Clark
C. Richard Clark Flinders University
Michael Nilsson
Michael Nilsson University of Newcastle Australia
Tong H. Joh
Tong H. Joh Cornell University
David C. Reutens
David C. Reutens University of Queensland
Iain J. Clarke
Iain J. Clarke University of Melbourne
Samuel F. Berkovic
Samuel F. Berkovic University of Melbourne
Lawrence M. Ward
Lawrence M. Ward University of British Columbia
Eric Haan
Eric Haan University of Adelaide
Ingrid E. Scheffer
Ingrid E. Scheffer University of Melbourne

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