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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 117 422 379 9 9 519 46279

Rainer Goebel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Rainer Goebel between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Rainer Goebel published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 16.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 2009. 13 of the 601 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 2009. 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 14 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 14 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 37 publications 2010: 35 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 31 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 28 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 24 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 25 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 24 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

601 publications in total across all disciplines

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Rainer Goebel: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 0
1996 2
1997 3
1998 13
1999 10
2000 15
2001 14
2002 13
2003 16
2004 14
2005 11
2006 23
2007 23
2008 24
2009 37
2010 35
2011 22
2012 31
2013 26
2014 21
2015 28
2016 20
2017 24
2018 14
2019 20
2020 30
2021 25
2022 18
2023 27
2024 24
2025 12
2026 1
Total 601
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Rainer Goebel publications per year - data summary

  • Rainer Goebel, a Neuroscience scholar from Maastricht University, has 601 publications recorded across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1991 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 37 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992, 1993, 1994 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 36 years in the span carries no publications at all (1995).
  • The rate of publication averages 16.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 17.2 per year counting only the 35 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 82 publications, 14% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1991-2002: 75 publications (6.3 per year); 2003-2014: 283 publications (23.6 per year); 2015-2026: 243 publications (20.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Rainer Goebel 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 Rainer Goebel 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, 518–527 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: 519 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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 20 519
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
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Rainer Goebel 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.
  • Rainer Goebel, a Neuroscience scholar from Maastricht University, records 519 publications - the 95th percentile of the discipline.
  • 95% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Rainer Goebel, and about 5% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Rainer Goebel 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).

Rainer Goebel 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 Rainer Goebel 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, 116–117 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: 117 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
114–115 32
116–117 29 117
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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Rainer Goebel 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.
  • Rainer Goebel, a Neuroscience scholar from Maastricht University, records 117 D-Index - the 96th percentile of the discipline.
  • 96% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Rainer Goebel, and about 4% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Rainer Goebel 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 Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2017 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
  • 2014 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Rainer Goebel is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands and has a research focus spanning multiple areas within neuroscience and medicine. Their work addresses advanced neuroimaging techniques, cognitive neuroscience, and brain connectivity studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these broader fields, their subfields of specialization cover:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Neurology
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Biomedical Engineering

Goebel's principal research topics encompass:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Face Recognition and Perception

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Goebel include:

  • Contextual encoder-decoder network for visual saliency prediction, 2020, Neural Networks
  • LayNii: A software suite for layer-fMRI, 2021, NeuroImage
  • Layer-dependent functional connectivity methods, 2020, Progress in Neurobiology
  • Cortical hierarchy, dual counterstream architecture and the importance of top-down generative networks, 2020, NeuroImage
  • A Probabilistic Functional Atlas of Human Occipito-Temporal Visual Cortex, 2020, Cerebral Cortex

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • NeuroImage
  • 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
  • Scientific Reports

Rainer Goebel collaborates regularly with a group of co-authors, including:

  • Laurentius Huber
  • Michael Lührs
  • Ömer Faruk Gülban
  • Benedikt A. Poser
  • Judith Peters

Among the recognitions received by Goebel are membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina for contributions to Psychology and Cognitive Sciences in 2017, and election to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Information-based functional brain mapping

    Nikolaus Kriegeskorte;Rainer Goebel;Peter Bandettini

  • Mapping directed influence over the brain using Granger causality and fMRI.

    Alard Roebroeck;Elia Formisano;Rainer Goebel

  • 7T vs. 4T: RF power, homogeneity, and signal-to-noise comparison in head images.

    J. T Vaughan;Michael Garwood;C. M. Collins;W. Liu

  • Analysis of functional image analysis contest (FIAC) data with brainvoyager QX: From single-subject to cortically aligned group general linear model analysis and self-organizing group independent component analysis.

    Rainer Goebel;Fabrizio Esposito;Elia Formisano

  • Activation of Heschl’s Gyrus during Auditory Hallucinations

    Thomas Dierks;David Edmund Johannes Linden;David Edmund Johannes Linden;Martin Jandl;Elia Formisano

  • Investigating directed cortical interactions in time-resolved fMRI data using vector autoregressive modeling and Granger causality mapping.

    Rainer Goebel;Alard Roebroeck;Dae-Shik Kim;Elia Formisano

  • Localizing P300 Generators in Visual Target and Distractor Processing: A Combined Event-Related Potential and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

    Christoph Bledowski;David Prvulovic;Karsten Hoechstetter;Michael Scherg

  • "Who" Is Saying "What"? Brain-Based Decoding of Human Voice and Speech

    Elia Formisano;Federico De Martino;Milene Bonte;Rainer Goebel

  • Integration of letters and speech sounds in the human brain.

    Nienke van Atteveldt;Elia Formisano;Rainer Goebel;Rainer Goebel;Leo Blomert

  • The Functional Neuroanatomy of Target Detection: An fMRI Study of Visual and Auditory Oddball Tasks

    David E.J. Linden;David Prvulovic;Elia Formisano;Martin Völlinger

  • Combining multivariate voxel selection and support vector machines for mapping and classification of fMRI spatial patterns.

    Federico De Martino;Giancarlo Valente;Noël Staeren;John Ashburner

  • Individual faces elicit distinct response patterns in human anterior temporal cortex

    Nikolaus Kriegeskorte;Elia Formisano;Bettina Sorger;Rainer Goebel

  • The constructive nature of vision: direct evidence from functional magnetic resonance imaging studies of apparent motion and motion imagery.

    Rainer Goebel;Darius Khorram-Sefat;Lars Muckli;Hans Hacker

  • Principles of a brain-computer interface (BCI) based on real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

    N. Weiskopf;K. Mathiak;S.W. Bock;F. Scharnowski

  • Mirror-symmetric tonotopic maps in human primary auditory cortex

    Elia Formisano;Dae Shik Kim;Francesco Di Salle;Pierre Francois van de Moortele

  • Real-time fMRI neurofeedback: Progress and challenges

    J. Sulzer;S. Haller;F. Scharnowski;F. Scharnowski;N. Weiskopf

  • Physiological self-regulation of regional brain activity using real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI): methodology and exemplary data.

    Nikolaus Weiskopf;Ralf Veit;Michael Erb;Klaus Mathiak

  • Optimizing functional accuracy of tms in cognitive studies: A comparison of methods

    Alexander T. Sack;Roi Cohen Kadosh;Teresa Schuhmann;Michelle Moerel

  • Contextual Feedback to Superficial Layers of V1.

    Lars Muckli;Federico De Martino;Federico De Martino;Luca Vizioli;Lucy S. Petro

  • Structural and functional asymmetry of lateral Heschl's gyrus reflects pitch perception preference

    Peter Schneider;Vanessa Sluming;Vanessa Sluming;Neil Roberts;Michael Scherg

  • Rapid feature selective neuronal synchronization through correlated latency shifting

    Pascal Fries;Sergio Neuenschwander;Andreas K. Engel;Rainer Goebel;Rainer Goebel

Frequent Co-Authors

Elia Formisano
Elia Formisano Maastricht University
David Edmund Johannes Linden
David Edmund Johannes Linden Maastricht University
Bettina Sorger
Bettina Sorger Maastricht University
Federico De Martino
Federico De Martino Maastricht University
Fabrizio Esposito
Fabrizio Esposito University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"
Wolf Singer
Wolf Singer Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience
Francesco Di Salle
Francesco Di Salle University of Salerno
Alexander T. Sack
Alexander T. Sack Maastricht University
Lars Muckli
Lars Muckli University of Glasgow
Alard Roebroeck
Alard Roebroeck Maastricht University

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