2026 Laurent Mottron: Psychology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Psychology	83	1275	1128	67	57	253	25460

Overview

Laurent Mottron is a researcher affiliated with the University of Montreal in Canada, primarily active in the fields of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their body of work spans 62 publications in Neuroscience and 36 in genetic and molecular biology disciplines.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, with 114 publications addressing various aspects of this field. Other significant research topics include Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (44 publications), Child Development and Digital Technology (22), Family and Disability Support Research (16), Language Development and Disorders (16), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (16), and Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities (14).

Laurent Mottron's recent papers cover a range of subjects primarily focused on autism research. Selected papers are:

Autism spectrum heterogeneity: fact or artifact? (2020), published in Molecular Psychiatry
A radical change in our autism research strategy is needed: Back to prototypes (2021), published in Autism Research
Effect Sizes of Deletions and Duplications on Autism Risk Across the Genome (2020), published in American Journal of Psychiatry
Representativeness of autistic samples in studies recruiting through social media (2022), published in Autism Research
Connectivity alterations in autism reflect functional idiosyncrasy (2021), published in Communications Biology

Their frequent collaborators include David Gagnon, Sébastien Jacquemont, Valérie Courchesne, Guillaume Huguet, and Boris C. Bernhardt, with collaboration counts ranging from 10 to 14 joint publications each.

Laurent Mottron's work is regularly published in several prominent journals. Among the main publication venues are Autism Research (6 publications), bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 5 preprints, Molecular Autism (4), Molecular Psychiatry (3), and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (3).

Their subfields of study demonstrate a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience (60 publications), Genetics (36), Psychiatry and Mental Health (18), Clinical Psychology (17), and Developmental and Educational Psychology (12).

Best Publications

Enhanced Perceptual Functioning in Autism: An Update, and Eight Principles of Autistic Perception

Laurent Mottron;Michelle Dawson;Isabelle Soulières;Benedicte Hubert;Benedicte Hubert

2394
Citations
The Level and Nature of Autistic Intelligence

Michelle Dawson;Isabelle Soulières;Morton Ann Gernsbacher;Laurent Mottron

789
Citations
A genome-wide linkage and association scan reveals novel loci for autism

Lauren A. Weiss;Lauren A. Weiss;Dan E. Arking;Mark J. Daly;Mark J. Daly;Aravinda Chakravarti

766
Citations
Enhanced and diminished visuo-spatial information processing in autism depends on stimulus complexity.

Armando Bertone;Laurent Mottron;Patricia Jelenic;Jocelyn Faubert

721
Citations
Enhanced Pitch Sensitivity in Individuals with Autism: A Signal Detection Analysis

Anna Bonnel;Laurent Mottron;Isabelle Peretz;Manon Trudel

679
Citations
Epilepsy in Autism is Associated with Intellectual Disability and Gender: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis

Claire Amiet;Isabelle Gourfinkel-An;Anissa Bouzamondo;Sylvie Tordjman

606
Citations
Enhanced perceptual functioning in the development of autism.

Laurent Mottron;Jacob A. Burack

600
Citations
Locally oriented perception with intact global processing among adolescents with high‐functioning autism: evidence from multiple paradigms

Laurent Mottron;Jacob A. Burack;Grace Iarocci;Sylvie Belleville

490
Citations
Local and Global Processing of Music in High-functioning Persons with Autism: Beyond Central Coherence?

L. Mottron;I. Peretz;E. Ménard

456
Citations
Enhanced visual functioning in autism: An ALE meta-analysis

Fabienne Samson;Laurent Mottron;Isabelle Soulières;Isabelle Soulières;Thomas A. Zeffiro

436
Citations
Motion Perception in Autism: A Complex Issue

Armando Bertone;Laurent Mottron;Patricia Jelenic;Jocelyn Faubert

433
Citations
Mutations in SYNGAP1 in autosomal nonsyndromic mental retardation.

Fadi F. Hamdan;Julie Gauthier;Dan Spiegelman;Anne Noreau

419
Citations
Atypical sleep architecture and the autism phenotype.

Élyse Limoges;Laurent Mottron;Christianne Bolduc;Claude Berthiaume

407
Citations
A Study of Perceptual Analysis in a High-Level Autistic Subject with Exceptional Graphic Abilities

L. Mottron;S. Belleville

385
Citations
Novel de novo SHANK3 mutation in autistic patients.

Julie Gauthier;Dan Spiegelman;Amélie Piton;Ronald G. Lafrenière

381
Citations
Cognitive mechanisms, specificity and neural underpinnings of visuospatial peaks in autism

M.-J. Caron;L. Mottron;C. Berthiaume;M. Dawson

369
Citations
Systematic resequencing of X-chromosome synaptic genes in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia.

Piton A;Gauthier J;Hamdan Ff;Lafrenière Rg

363
Citations
Eyes are special but not for everyone: The case of autism

Jelena Ristic;Laurent Mottron;Chris Kelland Friesen;Grace Iarocci

363
Citations
Neuroanatomical differences in brain areas implicated in perceptual and other core features of autism revealed by cortical thickness analysis and voxel-based morphometry.

Krista L. Hyde;Fabienne Samson;Alan C. Evans;Laurent Mottron

349
Citations
Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy and the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children

Takoua Boukhris;Odile Sheehy;Laurent Mottron;Anick Bérard

348
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital

Jacob A. Burack McGill University

Fadi F. Hamdan University of Montreal

Eric Fombonne Oregon Health & Science University

Amélie Piton University of Strasbourg

Sylvie Belleville University of Montreal

Marie-Odile Krebs Université Paris Cité

Jacques L. Michaud University of Montreal

Grace Iarocci Simon Fraser University

Lynn E. DeLisi Harvard Medical School

External Links

Personal website of Laurent Mottron

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