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John S. Duncan 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 S. Duncan sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 1,138 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John S. Duncan 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 S. Duncan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 161 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1974 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

John S. Duncan is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on cognitive neuroscience. The scholar's portfolio reflects contributions to related subfields such as radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, experimental and cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Their published work addresses a variety of topics in neuroscience. Key areas include neural dynamics and brain function, functional brain connectivity studies, neural and behavioral psychology studies, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, memory and neural mechanisms, neural networks and applications, as well as dementia and cognitive impairment research.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Neuron

Among recent papers, the following stand out:

  • "A Domain-General Cognitive Core Defined in Multimodally Parcellated Human Cortex," 2020, Cerebral Cortex
  • "Integrated Intelligence from Distributed Brain Activity," 2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • "The Functional Convergence and Heterogeneity of Social, Episodic, and Self-Referential Thought in the Default Mode Network," 2020, Cerebral Cortex
  • "Age-related reduction in motor adaptation: brain structural correlates and the role of explicit memory," 2020, Neurobiology of Aging
  • "Precise Topology of Adjacent Domain-General and Sensory-Biased Regions in the Human Brain," 2021, Cerebral Cortex

Work with frequent co-authors includes collaborations with Daniel J. Mitchell, Moataz Assem, Makoto Kusunoki, Mikiko Kadohisa, and Mark J. Buckley. These partnerships have resulted in multiple publications, demonstrating ongoing research connections and shared contributions across numerous studies.

John S. Duncan has been recognized by several fellowships, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, awarded in 2008
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, awarded in 1974
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Best Publications

  • Neural Mechanisms of Selective Visual Attention

    Robert Desimone;John Duncan

  • Visual search and stimulus similarity.

    John Duncan;Glyn W. Humphreys

  • Common regions of the human frontal lobe recruited by diverse cognitive demands.

    John Duncan;Adrian M Owen

  • GW170104: Observation of a 50-Solar-Mass Binary Black Hole Coalescence at Redshift 0.2

    B. P. Abbott;R. Abbott;T. D. Abbott;F. Acernese

  • Selective attention and the organization of visual information.

    John Duncan

  • An adaptive coding model of neural function in prefrontal cortex.

    John Duncan

  • The multiple-demand (MD) system of the primate brain: mental programs for intelligent behaviour.

    John Duncan

  • The clinicopathologic spectrum of focal cortical dysplasias: A consensus classification proposed by an ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Diagnostic Methods Commission

    Ingmar Blümcke;Maria Thom;Eleonora Aronica;Dawna D. Armstrong

  • A neural basis for visual search in inferior temporal cortex

    Leonardo Chelazzi;Earl K. Miller;John Duncan;Robert Desimone

  • The role of the right inferior frontal gyrus: inhibition and attentional control

    Adam Hampshire;Samuel R. Chamberlain;Martin M. Monti;John S. Duncan

  • Three-dimensional maximum probability atlas of the human brain, with particular reference to the temporal lobe

    Alexander Hammers;Richard Allom;Matthias J. Koepp;Samantha L. Free

  • A Neural Basis for General Intelligence

    John Duncan;Rüdiger J. Seitz;Jonathan Kolodny;Daniel Bor

  • Intelligence and the frontal lobe: the organization of goal-directed behavior.

    John Duncan;Hazel Emslie;Phyllis Williams;Roger Johnson

  • The locus of interference in the perception of simultaneous stimuli.

    John Duncan

  • Prefrontal cortical function and anxiety: controlling attention to threat-related stimuli.

    Sonia Bishop;John Duncan;Matthew Brett;Andrew David Lawrence

  • Broad domain generality in focal regions of frontal and parietal cortex

    Evelina G. Fedorenko;John Duncan;John Duncan;Nancy Kanwisher

  • Responses of Neurons in Inferior Temporal Cortex During Memory-Guided Visual Search

    Leonardo Chelazzi;John Duncan;Earl K. Miller;Robert Desimone

  • The long-term outcome of adult epilepsy surgery, patterns of seizure remission, and relapse: a cohort study.

    Jane de Tisi;Gail S. Bell;Gail S. Bell;Janet L. Peacock;Andrew W. McEvoy

  • Histopathological Findings in Brain Tissue Obtained during Epilepsy Surgery.

    Blumcke I;Spreafico R;Haaker G;Coras R

  • Fluid intelligence after frontal lobe lesions

    John Duncan;Paul Burgess;Hazel Emslie

  • Direct measurement of attentional dwell time in human vision

    John Duncan;Robert Ward;Kimron Shapiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthias J. Koepp
Matthias J. Koepp University College London
Pamela J. Thompson
Pamela J. Thompson University College London
Gavin P. Winston
Gavin P. Winston Queen's University
Mark R. Symms
Mark R. Symms University College London
Louis Lemieux
Louis Lemieux University College London
Sebastien Ourselin
Sebastien Ourselin King's College London
Andrew W. McEvoy
Andrew W. McEvoy University College London
Gareth J. Barker
Gareth J. Barker King's College London
Christian Vollmar
Christian Vollmar Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Mark P. Richardson
Mark P. Richardson King's College London

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