World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 84 1376 1250 23 23 462 31044

Olaf Blanke publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Olaf Blanke between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Olaf Blanke published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 19.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2015. 53 of the 556 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2015. 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 22 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 38 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 30 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 29 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 24 publications
1997 2025

556 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Olaf Blanke: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 3
1998 2
1999 6
2000 11
2001 10
2002 5
2003 11
2004 5
2005 11
2006 14
2007 16
2008 16
2009 34
2010 30
2011 28
2012 19
2013 22
2014 23
2015 38
2016 20
2017 22
2018 30
2019 19
2020 22
2021 32
2022 29
2023 25
2024 29
2025 24
Total 556
Download as CSV

Olaf Blanke 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 Olaf Blanke 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, 458–467 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: 462 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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
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 36 462
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
Download as CSV

Olaf Blanke 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 Olaf Blanke sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
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, 84–85 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: 84 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 84
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
Download as CSV

Overview

Olaf Blanke is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience and medicine, with a strong emphasis on cognitive neuroscience. Within these broad fields, their work explores subfields including neurology, psychiatry and mental health, as well as social psychology and human-computer interaction.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to the neural basis of perception, consciousness, and motor control. Notable papers include:

  • "Breathing is coupled with voluntary action and the cortical readiness potential" (2020) in Nature Communications
  • "Evidence accumulation relates to perceptual consciousness and monitoring" (2021) in Nature Communications
  • "Disentangling the origins of confidence in speeded perceptual judgments through multimodal imaging" (2020) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Sense of agency for intracortical brain-machine interfaces" (2022) in Nature Human Behaviour
  • "Robot-induced hallucinations in Parkinson's disease depend on altered sensorimotor processing in fronto-temporal network" (2021) in Science Translational Medicine

Blanke´s collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Bruno Herbelin, Fosco Bernasconi, Nathan Faivre, Jevita Potheegadoo, and Pavo Orepić.

Their research has been published across various venues, with significant contributions appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Cortex
  • Nature Communications
  • NeuroImage

Their work engages deeply with several research topics including:

  • Action Observation and Synchronization
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function

This body of work underlines Blanke's involvement with interdisciplinary approaches linking neuroscience, psychology, and technology to examine complex brain functions and their behavioral correlates.

Best Publications

  • Video Ergo Sum: Manipulating Bodily Self-Consciousness

    Bigna Lenggenhager;Tej Tadi;Thomas Metzinger;Olaf Blanke

  • Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood

    Olaf Blanke;Olaf Blanke;Thomas Metzinger;Thomas Metzinger

  • Multisensory brain mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness

    Olaf Blanke

  • First person experience of body transfer in virtual reality.

    Mel Slater;Mel Slater;Bernhard Spanlang;Bernhard Spanlang;María Victoria Sánchez-Vives;Olaf Blanke

  • Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions

    Olaf Blanke;Stéphanie Ortigue;Theodor Landis;Margitta Seeck

  • Out-of-body experience and autoscopy of neurological origin

    Olaf Blanke;Theodor Landis;Laurent Spinelli;Margitta Seeck

  • Linking Out-of-Body Experience and Self Processing to Mental Own-Body Imagery at the Temporoparietal Junction

    Olaf Blanke;Christine Mohr;Christoph M Michel;Alvaro Pascual-Leone

  • Behavioral, Neural, and Computational Principles of Bodily Self-Consciousness

    Olaf Blanke;Olaf Blanke;Mel Slater;Mel Slater;Andrea Serino

  • The Out-of-Body Experience: Disturbed Self-Processing at the Temporo-Parietal Junction:

    Olaf Blanke;Shahar Arzy

  • The thalamocortical vestibular system in animals and humans

    Christophe Lopez;Olaf Blanke

  • Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective

    Silvio Ionta;Lukas Heydrich;Bigna Lenggenhager;Michael Mouthon

  • Neural basis of embodiment: distinct contributions of temporoparietal junction and extrastriate body area

    Shahar Arzy;Gregor Thut;Christine Mohr;Christoph M. Michel

  • Out-of-body experience, heautoscopy, and autoscopic hallucination of neurological origin Implications for neurocognitive mechanisms of corporeal awareness and self-consciousness

    Olaf Blanke;Christine Mohr

  • The human vestibular cortex revealed by coordinate-based activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis.

    Christophe Lopez;Olaf Blanke;Fred W. Mast

  • Body ownership and embodiment: vestibular and multisensory mechanisms.

    Christophe Lopez;P. Halje;O. Blanke

  • Non-invasive epileptic focus localization using EEG-triggered functional MRI and electromagnetic tomography

    M Seeck;F Lazeyras;C.M Michel;O Blanke

  • Visual capture and the experience of having two bodies – Evidence from two different virtual reality techniques

    Lukas Heydrich;Trevor J. Dodds;Jane E. Aspell;Bruno Herbelin

  • Brain system for mental orientation in space, time, and person.

    Michael Peer;Roy Salomon;Ilan Goldberg;Ilan Goldberg;Olaf Blanke

  • Turning Body and Self Inside Out Visualized Heartbeats Alter Bodily Self-Consciousness and Tactile Perception

    Jane Elizabeth Aspell;Lukas Heydrich;Guillaume Marillier;Tom Lavanchy

  • Induction of an illusory shadow person

    Shahar Arzy;Margitta Seeck;Stephanie Ortigue;Laurent Spinelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrea Serino
Andrea Serino University Hospital of Lausanne
Margitta Seeck
Margitta Seeck University of Geneva
Christoph M. Michel
Christoph M. Michel University of Geneva
Theodor Landis
Theodor Landis University of Geneva
Bigna Lenggenhager
Bigna Lenggenhager University of Zurich
Laurent Spinelli
Laurent Spinelli University of Geneva
Gregor Thut
Gregor Thut Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Michiel van Elk
Michiel van Elk Leiden University Medical Center
Hannes Bleuler
Hannes Bleuler École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Christine Mohr
Christine Mohr University of Lausanne

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring neuroscience often leads students to consider various related fields that are available through flexible online study. Popular online degree options include psychology, social work, counseling, and marriage and family therapy—all of which intersect with neuroscience in both research and clinical practice.

Cost is a common concern, and students can compare the psychology degree cost when searching for affordable pathways. For those interested in social work, there are schools offering the easiest msw program to gain admission into, making social work more accessible for a broader range of applicants.

If you're considering a future in clinical psychology, many universities now provide online accredited psyd programs. These allow students to specialize and advance in the mental health field without relocating. Alternatively, careers in marriage and family therapy can begin with mft online programs, some of which can be completed in a shorter time frame.

Choosing an online program can help you balance your academic ambitions with cost, accessibility, and career goals within neuroscience and its related pathways.

Best Scientists Citing Olaf Blanke

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles