2026 Mark H. Johnson: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	128	300	269	41	39	565	64711

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Research.com Recognitions

2017 - William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development, European Association of Developmental Psychology
2015 - Huttenlocher Prize, Flux Society
2012 - Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society
2011 - Fellow of the British Academy
2008 - BPS President’s Award, British Psychological Society
2006 - Queen's Anniversary Prize
2004 - Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science

Overview

Mark H. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Neuroscience, Medicine, and Psychology, with a significant number of publications in Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Education, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, including:

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Child Development and Digital Technology
Family and Disability Support Research
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Infant Development and Preterm Care
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Frequent publication venues for Mark H. Johnson include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Molecular Autism
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Frequent co-authors are:

Emily J. H. Jones
Tony Charman
Luke Mason
Jan K. Buitelaar
Greg Pasco

Recent publications by Mark H. Johnson include:

"Were pregnant women more affected by COVID-19 in the second wave of the pandemic?" (2021), published in The Lancet
"Atypical Brain Asymmetry in Autism-A Candidate for Clinically Meaningful Stratification" (2020), published in Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging
"Infant social interactions and brain development: A systematic review" (2021), published in Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
"Prediction of autism in infants: progress and challenges" (2022), published in The Lancet Neurology
"Infant EEG theta modulation predicts childhood intelligence" (2020), published in Scientific Reports

Mark H. Johnson has also contributed to book publications, including the title Habits (2020), published by Cambridge University Press.

The scientist has received several awards over their career, such as:

William Thierry Preyer Award for Excellence in Research on Human Development, European Association of Developmental Psychology (2017)
Huttenlocher Prize, Flux Society (2015)
Fellow of the Cognitive Science Society (2012)
Fellow of the British Academy (2011)
BPS President's Award, British Psychological Society (2008)
Queen's Anniversary Prize (2006)
Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (2004)

Best Publications

The GTEx Consortium atlas of genetic regulatory effects across human tissues

F Aguet;AN Barbeira;R Bonazzola;A Brown

5530
Citations
Newborns' preferential tracking of face-like stimuli and its subsequent decline☆

Mark H. Johnson;Suzanne Dziurawiec;Hadyn Ellis;John Morton

2223
Citations
Eye contact detection in humans from birth

Teresa Farroni;Gergely Csibra;Francesca Simion;Mark H. Johnson

1918
Citations
CONSPEC and CONLERN: a two-process theory of infant face recognition.

John Morton;Mark H. Johnson

1549
Citations
Functional brain development in humans

Mark H. Johnson

1407
Citations
Efficacy of Divalproex vs Lithium and Placebo in the Treatment of Mania

Charles L. Bowden;Andrew M. Brugger;Alan C. Swann;Joseph R. Calabrese

1301
Citations
Exploring the phenotypic consequences of tissue specific gene expression variation inferred from GWAS summary statistics.

Alvaro N. Barbeira;Scott P. Dickinson;Rodrigo Bonazzola;Jiamao Zheng

1200
Citations
Subcortical face processing

Mark H. Johnson

1157
Citations
The eye contact effect: mechanisms and development

Atsushi Senju;Mark H. Johnson

1032
Citations
Biology and Cognitive Development: The Case of Face Recognition

Mark H. Johnson;John Morton

926
Citations
Interactive Specialization: A domain-general framework for human functional brain development?

Mark H. Johnson

817
Citations
Cortical maturation and the development of visual attention in early infancy

Mark H. Johnson

766
Citations
Developmental pathways to autism: a review of prospective studies of infants at risk.

Emily J.H. Jones;Teodora Gliga;Rachael Bedford;Tony Charman

724
Citations
Components of visual orienting in early infancy: Contingency learning, anticipatory looking, and disengaging

Mark H. Johnson;Michael I. Posner;Mary K. Rothbart

708
Citations
Specialization of Neural Mechanisms Underlying Face Recognition in Human Infants

Michelle De Haan;Olivier Pascalis;Mark H. Johnson

684
Citations
Rethinking Infant Knowledge: Toward an Adaptive Process Account of Successes and Failures in Object Permanence Tasks

Yuko Munakata;James L. McClelland;Mark H. Johnson;Robert S. Siegler

662
Citations
Newborns' preference for face-relevant stimuli: Effects of contrast polarity

Teresa Farroni;Mark H. Johnson;Enrica Menon;Luisa Zulian

597
Citations
Atypical eye contact in autism: Models, mechanisms and development

Atsushi Senju;Mark H Johnson

592
Citations
Neuroconstructivism - I: How the Brain Constructs Cognition

Denis Mareschal;Mark H. Johnson;Sylvain Sirois;Michael W. Spratling

585
Citations
Mapping Infant Brain Myelination with Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Sean C. L. Deoni;Evelyne Mercure;Evelyne Mercure;Anna Blasi;David Gasston

550
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