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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 38 8433 7792 493 450 73 11272

Jonathan Downar publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jonathan Downar between 2000 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jonathan Downar published across 27 years, from 2000 to 2026, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2024. 32 of the 158 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2000 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2024. 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 0 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 0 publications 2011: 2 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 3 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 6 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 9 publications 2023: 14 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 30 publications 2026: 2 publications
2000 2026

158 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jonathan Downar: publications per year, 2000 to 2026
Year Publications
2000 1
2001 3
2002 1
2003 2
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 0
2008 0
2009 0
2010 0
2011 2
2012 1
2013 3
2014 5
2015 10
2016 6
2017 11
2018 3
2019 1
2020 6
2021 18
2022 9
2023 14
2024 30
2025 30
2026 2
Total 158
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Jonathan Downar 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 Jonathan Downar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 68–77 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 73 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323 73
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Jonathan Downar 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 Jonathan Downar sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 38–39 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459 38
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Overview

Jonathan Downar is a researcher affiliated with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Canada. Their work primarily spans the fields of neuroscience and medicine, with a focus on neurology, cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, pharmacology, and anesthesiology and pain medicine.

Downar's research topics include:

  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
  • Treatment of Major Depression
  • Pain Management and Treatment
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Neurological disorders and treatments

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Brain Stimulation
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Affective Disorders

Notable recent papers by Downar and colleagues are:

  • "Using Brain Imaging to Improve Spatial Targeting of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Depression," published in 2020 in Biological Psychiatry
  • "Frontostriatal salience network expansion in individuals in depression," published in 2024 in Nature
  • "Effectiveness of Standard Sequential Bilateral Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation vs Bilateral Theta Burst Stimulation in Older Adults With Depression," published in 2022 in JAMA Psychiatry
  • "Functional Connectivity Mapping for rTMS Target Selection in Depression," published in 2023 in American Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Individual alpha frequency proximity associated with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation outcome: An independent replication study from the ICON-DB consortium," published in 2020 in Clinical Neurophysiology

Downar collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Zafiris J. Daskalakis
  • Daniel M. Blumberger
  • Fidel Vila-Rodriguez
  • Benoit H. Mulsant
  • Tarek K. Rajji

Best Publications

  • Resting-state connectivity biomarkers define neurophysiological subtypes of depression

    Andrew T Drysdale;Logan Grosenick;Logan Grosenick;Jonathan Downar;Katharine Dunlop

  • Effectiveness of theta burst versus high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with depression (THREE-D): a randomised non-inferiority trial

    Daniel M Blumberger;Daniel M Blumberger;Fidel Vila-Rodriguez;Kevin E Thorpe;Kevin E Thorpe;Kfir Feffer

  • A multimodal cortical network for the detection of changes in the sensory environment.

    Jonathan Downar;Adrian P. Crawley;David J. Mikulis;Karen D. Davis;Karen D. Davis

  • A Cortical Network Sensitive to Stimulus Salience in a Neutral Behavioral Context Across Multiple Sensory Modalities

    Jonathan Downar;Adrian P. Crawley;David J. Mikulis;Karen D. Davis;Karen D. Davis

  • Cortico-Striatal-Thalamic Loop Circuits of the Salience Network: A Central Pathway in Psychiatric Disease and Treatment.

    Sarah K. Peters;Katharine Dunlop;Jonathan Downar

  • The Effect of Task Relevance on the Cortical Response to Changes in Visual and Auditory Stimuli: An Event-Related fMRI Study

    Jonathan Downar;Adrian P. Crawley;Adrian P. Crawley;David J. Mikulis;David J. Mikulis;Karen D. Davis;Karen D. Davis

  • Anhedonia and Reward-Circuit Connectivity Distinguish Nonresponders from Responders to Dorsomedial Prefrontal Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Major Depression

    Jonathan Downar;Joseph Geraci;Tim V. Salomons;Katharine Dunlop

  • rTMS of the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex for major depression: safety, tolerability, effectiveness, and outcome predictors for 10 Hz versus intermittent theta-burst stimulation.

    Nathan Bakker;Saba Shahab;Peter Giacobbe;Daniel M. Blumberger

  • Resting-State Cortico-Thalamic-Striatal Connectivity Predicts Response to Dorsomedial Prefrontal rTMS in Major Depressive Disorder

    Tim V Salomons;Katharine Dunlop;Sidney H Kennedy;Alastair Flint

  • New targets for rTMS in depression: a review of convergent evidence.

    Jonathan Downar;Jonathan Downar;Z. Jeff Daskalakis;Z. Jeff Daskalakis

  • Cortico-Striatal-Thalamic Loop Circuits of the Orbitofrontal Cortex: Promising Therapeutic Targets in Psychiatric Illness.

    Peter Fettes;Laura Schulze;Jonathan Downar

  • Concordance Between BeamF3 and MRI-neuronavigated Target Sites for Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex.

    Arsalan Mir-Moghtadaei;Ruth Caballero;Ruth Caballero;Peter Fried;Michael D. Fox;Michael D. Fox

  • Altered central somatosensory processing in chronic pain patients with “hysterical” anesthesia

    A. Mailis-Gagnon;I. Giannoylis;J. Downar;C. L. Kwan

  • Interoception drives increased rational decision-making in meditators playing the ultimatum game.

    Ulrich Kirk;Jonathan Downar;P. Read Montague

  • Neural correlates of the prolonged salience of painful stimulation

    Jonathan Downar;David J Mikulis;David J Mikulis;Karen D Davis;Karen D Davis

  • Noninvasive brain stimulation treatments for addiction and major depression.

    Katharine Dunlop;Katharine Dunlop;Colleen A. Hanlon;Jonathan Downar

  • The Neural Crossroads of Psychiatric Illness: An Emerging Target for Brain Stimulation.

    Jonathan Downar;Daniel M. Blumberger;Daniel M. Blumberger;Zafiris J. Daskalakis;Zafiris J. Daskalakis

  • Reductions in Cortico-Striatal Hyperconnectivity Accompany Successful Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Dorsomedial Prefrontal rTMS

    Katharine Dunlop;Blake Woodside;Marion Olmsted;Patricia Colton

  • Neurobiological mechanisms of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in depression: a systematic review.

    Yoshihiro Noda;William K. Silverstein;M. S. Barr;Fidel Vila-Rodriguez

  • Modulation of cognitive cerebello-cerebral functional connectivity by lateral cerebellar continuous theta burst stimulation

    Anuj Rastogi;Robin Cash;Katharine Dunlop;Michael Vesia

Frequent Co-Authors

Zafiris J. Daskalakis
Zafiris J. Daskalakis University of California - San Diego School of Medicine
Peter Giacobbe
Peter Giacobbe University of Toronto
Daniel M. Blumberger
Daniel M. Blumberger Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Sidney H. Kennedy
Sidney H. Kennedy University Health Network
Karen D. Davis
Karen D. Davis University Health Network
Tarek K. Rajji
Tarek K. Rajji Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Paul B. Fitzgerald
Paul B. Fitzgerald Australian National University
Raymond W. Lam
Raymond W. Lam University of British Columbia
Benoit H. Mulsant
Benoit H. Mulsant Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
David J. Mikulis
David J. Mikulis University Health Network

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