2026 Raymond J. Dolan: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	243	60	55	8	7	1036	204237
Neuroscience	243	8	6	3	3	1021	209787

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United Kingdom Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United Kingdom Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in United Kingdom Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Psychology in United Kingdom Leader Award
2019 - Ferrier Medal, The Royal Society, UK For his work charting the brain activity related to fundamental aspects of human conduct and behaviour.
2017 - The Brain Prize, Lundbeck Foundation For their multidisciplinary analysis of brain mechanisms that link learning to reward, which has far-reaching implications for the understanding of human behaviour, including disorders of decision-making in conditions such as gambling, drug addiction, compulsive behaviour and schizophrenia
2011 - Member of the Royal Irish Academy
2010 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2007 - Max Planck Research Award Neuromodulation and behaviour
2006 - Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Raymond J. Dolan is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans a wide range of topics and fields within neuroscience and psychology, contributing extensively to the understanding of brain function and behavior.

The primary fields of study for this researcher include Neuroscience and Psychology, with a particular focus on several subfields:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Applied Psychology

The main topics addressed in their publications cover diverse aspects of brain and behavior research:

Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Mental Health Research Topics
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Neural dynamics and brain function
Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
Behavioral Health and Interventions

Frequently published in notable venues, their works appear in:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Nature Communications
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
eLife
Biological Psychiatry

Their recent significant papers include:

Brain charts for the human lifespan, 2022, Nature
Experience replay is associated with efficient nonlocal learning, 2021, Science
Confidence drives a neural confirmation bias, 2020, Nature Communications
Replay bursts in humans coincide with activation of the default mode and parietal alpha networks, 2020, Neuron
Conservative and disruptive modes of adolescent change in human brain functional connectivity, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The researcher has collaborated frequently with several colleagues, including:

Edward T. Bullmore
Peter Fonagy
Peter B. Jones
Tobias U. Hauser
Michael Moutoussis

Their work has been recognized through various awards and honors:

Ferrier Medal, The Royal Society, UK (2019) for work on brain activity related to human conduct and behavior
The Brain Prize, Lundbeck Foundation (2017) for multidisciplinary analysis linking learning to reward and its implications for human behavior and decision-making disorders
Member of the Royal Irish Academy (2011)
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2010)
Max Planck Research Award (2007) for contributions to neuromodulation and behavior
Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation (2006)
Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)

Best Publications

Empathy for Pain Involves the Affective but not Sensory Components of Pain

Tania Singer;Ben Seymour;John O'Doherty;Holger Kaube

5554
Citations
Neural systems supporting interoceptive awareness.

Hugo D Critchley;Stefan Wiens;Pia Rotshtein;Arne Ohman

4130
Citations
Psychophysiological and modulatory interactions in neuroimaging.

K. J. Friston;C. Buechel;G. R. Fink;J. Morris

3509
Citations
A differential neural response in the human amygdala to fearful and happy facial expressions

J. S. Morris;C. D. Frith;D. I. Perrett;D. Rowland

2799
Citations
Cortical substrates for exploratory decisions in humans

Nathaniel D. Daw;John P. O'Doherty;Peter Dayan;Ben Seymour

2663
Citations
Emotion, cognition, and behavior.

Raymond J. Dolan

2604
Citations
Dissociable roles of ventral and dorsal striatum in instrumental conditioning

John O'Doherty;Peter Dayan;Johannes Schultz;Ralf Deichmann

2519
Citations
Empathic neural responses are modulated by the perceived fairness of others

Tania Singer;Ben Seymour;John P. O'Doherty;Klaas E. Stephan

2459
Citations
Conscious and unconscious emotional learning in the human amygdala

J. S. Morris;A. Ohman;Raymond J. Dolan

2384
Citations
Effects of attention and emotion on face processing in the human brain: An event-related fMRI study

Patrik Vuilleumier;Jorge L. Armony;Jon Driver;Raymond J. Dolan

2206
Citations
Frames, biases, and rational decision-making in the human brain

Benedetto De Martino;Dharshan Kumaran;Ben Seymour;Raymond J. Dolan

2206
Citations
Other minds in the brain: a functional imaging study of "theory of mind" in story comprehension.

P. C. Fletcher;F. Happe;U. Frith;S. C. Baker

2195
Citations
Model-based influences on humans' choices and striatal prediction errors.

Nathaniel D. Daw;Samuel J. Gershman;Ben Seymour;Peter Dayan

2100
Citations
Brain charts for the human lifespan

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2075
Citations
Dopamine-dependent prediction errors underpin reward-seeking behaviour in humans

Mathias Pessiglione;Ben Seymour;Guillaume Flandin;Raymond J. Dolan

1818
Citations
A subcortical pathway to the right amygdala mediating “unseen” fear

J. Morris;A. Öhman;Raymond J. Dolan

1795
Citations
Temporal difference models and reward-related learning in the human brain

John P. O'Doherty;Peter Dayan;Karl Friston;Hugo Critchley

1794
Citations
Dissociable neural responses to facial expressions of sadness and anger

R. J. Blair;J. S. Morris;C. D. Frith;D. I. Perrett

1763
Citations
A neuromodulatory role for the human amygdala in processing emotional facial expressions

J. S. Morris;K. J. Friston;C. Buchel;C. D. Frith

1692
Citations
Encoding predictive reward value in human amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex

Jay A. Gottfried;John O'Doherty;Raymond J. Dolan

1528
Citations
Human cingulate cortex and autonomic control: converging neuroimaging and clinical evidence

Hugo D. Critchley;Christopher J. Mathias;Oliver Josephs;John O'Doherty

1491
Citations