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Neuroscience 112 509 460 3 3 612 44091

Pierre Maquet publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Pierre Maquet between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Pierre Maquet published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 16.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2008. 18 of the 658 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2008. 1986: 1 publication 1987: 2 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 9 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 26 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 25 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 35 publications 2008: 43 publications 2009: 43 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 34 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 26 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 10 publications 2025: 8 publications
1986 2025

658 publications in total across all disciplines

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Pierre Maquet: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 1
1987 2
1988 1
1989 3
1990 8
1991 3
1992 4
1993 1
1994 3
1995 5
1996 5
1997 9
1998 6
1999 11
2000 26
2001 16
2002 17
2003 23
2004 26
2005 25
2006 31
2007 35
2008 43
2009 43
2010 37
2011 34
2012 25
2013 24
2014 26
2015 15
2016 18
2017 8
2018 22
2019 12
2020 12
2021 26
2022 17
2023 17
2024 10
2025 8
Total 658
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Pierre Maquet publications per year - data summary

  • Pierre Maquet, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Liège, has 658 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1986 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2008 and 2009, with 43 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1986, 1988 and 1993, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 16.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.4 per year counting only the 40 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 78 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1986-1999: 62 publications (4.4 per year); 2000-2013: 405 publications (28.9 per year); 2014-2025: 191 publications (15.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Pierre Maquet 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 Pierre Maquet 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, 608–617 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: 612 publications — 97th percentile

97% 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
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 18 612
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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Pierre Maquet publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Pierre Maquet, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Liège, records 612 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Pierre Maquet, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Pierre Maquet ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Pierre Maquet 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 Pierre Maquet 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, 112–113 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: 112 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 39 112
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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Pierre Maquet D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Pierre Maquet, a Neuroscience scholar from University of Liège, records 112 D-Index - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Pierre Maquet, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Pierre Maquet ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Pierre Maquet is affiliated with the University of Liège in Belgium and has a research focus spanning Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work particularly emphasizes areas such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology, Neurology, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The scientist's main research topics include Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Sleep and related disorders, Circadian rhythm and melatonin, Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, and EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces.

Frequent coauthors in their research network include Gilles Vandewalle, Christophe Phillips, Fabienne Collette, Éric Salmon, and Daphné Chylinski.

Maquet has frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SLEEP, Scientific Reports, JCI Insight, and Communications Biology.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Evaluating the effects of tDCS in stroke patients using functional outcomes: a systematic review (2020, Disability and Rehabilitation)
  • Parkinson's disease multimodal imaging: F-DOPA PET, neuromelanin-sensitive and quantitative iron-sensitive MRI (2021, npj Parkinson s Disease)
  • Timely coupling of sleep spindles and slow waves linked to early amyloid-β burden and predicts memory decline (2022, eLife)
  • Exploring scoring methods for research studies: Accuracy and variability of visual and automated sleep scoring (2020, Journal of Sleep Research)
  • Relationship between brain AD biomarkers and episodic memory performance in healthy aging (2021, Brain and Cognition)

Best Publications

  • The role of sleep in learning and memory.

    Pierre Maquet

  • Functional neuroanatomy of human rapid-eye-movement sleep and dreaming.

    Pierre Maquet;Jean-Marie Péters;Joël Aerts;Guy Delfiore

  • Are spatial memories strengthened in the human hippocampus during slow wave sleep

    Philippe Peigneux;Steven Laureys;Sonia Fuchs;Fabienne Collette

  • Experience-dependent changes in cerebral activation during human REM sleep

    Pierre Maquet;Pierre Maquet;Steven Laureys;Philippe Peigneux;Sonia Fuchs

  • Default network connectivity reflects the level of consciousness in non-communicative brain- damaged patients

    Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Quentin Noirhomme;Luaba J.-F. Tshibanda;Marie-Aurelie Bruno

  • Breakdown of within- and between-network Resting State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Connectivity during Propofol-induced Loss of Consciousness

    Pierre Boveroux;Audrey Vanhaudenhuyse;Marie-Aurélie Bruno;Quentin Noirhomme

  • Functional neuroanatomy of human slow wave sleep.

    Pierre Maquet;Christian Degueldre;Guy Delfiore;Joël Aerts

  • Functional neuroimaging of normal human sleep by positron emission tomography.

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  • Light as a modulator of cognitive brain function

    Gilles Vandewalle;Pierre Maquet;Derk-Jan Dijk

  • Distinct Regions of the Medial Prefrontal Cortex Are Associated with Self-referential Processing and Perspective Taking

    Arnaud D'Argembeau;Perrine Ruby;Fabienne Collette;Christian Degueldre

  • Baseline brain activity fluctuations predict somatosensory perception in humans

    Mélanie Boly;Evelyne Balteau;Caroline Schnakers;Christian Degueldre

  • Hemodynamic cerebral correlates of sleep spindles during human non-rapid eye movement sleep.

    M. Schabus;T. T. Dang-Vu;G. Albouy;E. Balteau

  • Both the hippocampus and striatum are involved in consolidation of motor sequence memory.

    Geneviève Albouy;Virginie Sterpenich;Evelyne Balteau;Gilles Vandewalle

  • Brain Activity Underlying Encoding and Retrieval of Source Memory

    Selene Cansino;Pierre Maquet;Raymond J. Dolan;Michael D. Rugg

  • Restoration of thalamocortical connectivity after recovery from persistent vegetative state

    Steven Laureys;Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville;André Luxen;Maurice Lamy

  • Cortical Processing of Noxious Somatosensory Stimuli in the Persistent Vegetative State

    S. Laureys;M.E. Faymonville;P. Peigneux;P. Damas

  • Spontaneous neural activity during human slow wave sleep

    Thien Thanh Dang-Vu;Manuel Schabus;Martin Desseilles;Geneviève Albouy

  • Sleep transforms the cerebral trace of declarative memories

    Steffen Gais;Geneviève Albouy;Mélanie Boly;Thien Thanh Dang-Vu

  • Neural correlates of perceptual learning: A functional MRI study of visual texture discrimination

    Sophie Schwartz;Pierre Maquet;Chris Frith

  • Perception of pain in the minimally conscious state with PET activation: an observational study

    Mélanie Boly;Marie-Elisabeth Faymonville;Caroline Schnakers;Philippe Peigneux

Frequent Co-Authors

André Luxen
André Luxen University of Liège
Christophe Phillips
Christophe Phillips University of Liège
Christian Degueldre
Christian Degueldre University of Liège
Philippe Peigneux
Philippe Peigneux Université Libre de Bruxelles
Gilles Vandewalle
Gilles Vandewalle University of Liège
Steven Laureys
Steven Laureys University of Liège
Martin Desseilles
Martin Desseilles University of Namur
Evelyne Balteau
Evelyne Balteau University of Liège
Fabienne Collette
Fabienne Collette University of Liège
Virginie Sterpenich
Virginie Sterpenich University of Geneva

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