2026 Julien Doyon: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	87	1247	1127	63	56	279	32444

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Overview

Julien Doyon is affiliated with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada. Their research spans multiple domains within neuroscience and medicine, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and advanced neuroimaging techniques. Their work covers fields such as radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, neurology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The scientist's research interests include the following main topics:

Sleep and Wakefulness Research
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Neural dynamics and brain function
Sleep and related disorders

Julien Doyon has contributed to various publication venues, most frequently appearing in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Scientific Data
NeuroImage
Imaging Neuroscience
Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition

Among recent papers associated with the scientist's research are:

Generic acquisition protocol for quantitative MRI of the spinal cord, 2021, Nature Protocols
Rapid hippocampal plasticity supports motor sequence learning, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
The effects of exercise on sleep quality in persons with Parkinson's disease: A systematic review with meta-analysis, 2020, Sleep Medicine Reviews
Altered Global Brain Signal during Physiologic, Pharmacologic, and Pathologic States of Unconsciousness in Humans and Rats, 2020, Anesthesiology
Open-access quantitative MRI data of the spinal cord and reproducibility across participants, sites and manufacturers, 2021, Scientific Data

Frequent co-authors contributing alongside Julien Doyon include:

Benjamin De Leener
Julie Carrier
Ovidiu Lungu
Nawal Kinany
Ali Khatibi

Best Publications

Reorganization and plasticity in the adult brain during learning of motor skills

J. Doyon;H. Benali

1552
Citations
The challenge of mapping the human connectome based on diffusion tractography

Klaus H. Maier-Hein;Peter F. Neher;Jean-Christophe Houde;Marc-Alexandre Cote

1315
Citations
Distinct contribution of the cortico-striatal and cortico-cerebellar systems to motor skill learning

Julien Doyon;Julien Doyon;Virginia Penhune;Leslie G Ungerleider

1087
Citations
Consolidation alters motor sequence-specific distributed representations.

Basile Pinsard;Arnaud Boutin;Ella Gabitov;Ovidiu Lungu

1028
Citations
Contributions of the basal ganglia and functionally related brain structures to motor learning.

Julien Doyon;Pierre Bellec;Rhonda Amsel;Virginia Penhune

882
Citations
Imaging brain plasticity during motor skill learning.

Leslie G Ungerleider;Julien Doyon;Julien Doyon;Avi Karni

867
Citations
Potential role of mental practice using motor imagery in neurologic rehabilitation.

Philip L. Jackson;Martin F. Lafleur;Francine Malouin;Carol Richards

799
Citations
Three-dimensional MRI atlas of the human cerebellum in proportional stereotaxic space.

Jeremy D. Schmahmann;Julien Doyon;Julien Doyon;David McDonald;Colin Holmes

760
Citations
Distinct basal ganglia territories are engaged in early and advanced motor sequence learning

Stéphane Lehéricy;Habib Benali;Pierre François Van De Moortele;Mélanie Pélégrini-Issac

701
Citations
Experience-dependent changes in cerebellar contributions to motor sequence learning

Julien Doyon;Allen W. Song;Avi Karni;François Lalonde

687
Citations
Brain activity during visual versus kinesthetic imagery: an fMRI study.

Aymeric Guillot;Christian Collet;Vo An Nguyen;Francine Malouin;Francine Malouin

685
Citations
MRI Atlas of the Human Cerebellum

Jeremy D. Schmahmann;Julien Doyon;Arthur W. Toga;Michael Petrides

640
Citations
Planning and spatial working memory: a positron emission tomography study in humans.

Adrian M. Owen;Julien Doyon;Michael Petrides;Alan C. Evans

605
Citations
The Kinesthetic and Visual Imagery Questionnaire (KVIQ) for assessing motor imagery in persons with physical disabilities: a reliability and construct validity study.

Francine Malouin;Carol L. Richards;Philip L. Jackson;Martin F. Lafleur

584
Citations
Brain activations during motor imagery of locomotor‐related tasks: A PET study

Francine Malouin;Carol L. Richards;Philip L. Jackson;Francine Dumas

579
Citations
Partial correlation for functional brain interactivity investigation in functional MRI.

Guillaume Marrelec;Alexandre Krainik;Hugues Duffau;Hugues Duffau;Mélanie Pélégrini-Issac;Mélanie Pélégrini-Issac

561
Citations
Daytime sleep condenses the time course of motor memory consolidation

Maria Korman;Julien Doyon;Julia Doljansky;Julie Carrier

512
Citations
Functional Role of the Basal Ganglia in the Planning and Execution of Actions

Oury Monchi;Michael Petrides;Antonio P. Strafella;Keith J. Worsley

497
Citations
Functional neuroanatomical networks associated with expertise in motor imagery.

Aymeric Guillot;Christian Collet;Vo An Nguyen;Francine Malouin;Francine Malouin

471
Citations
Rapid-eye-movement sleep behaviour disorder and neurodegenerative diseases

Jean-François Gagnon;Ronald B Postuma;Ronald B Postuma;Stéphanie Mazza;Julien Doyon

460
Citations