2026 Richard Mooney: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	66	3046	2782	1411	1269	184	12705

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Neuroscience

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Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2010 - ACM Fellow For contributions to machine learning and natural language processing
1997 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Richard Mooney is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields with a primary focus on animal vocal communication, behavior, and the neurobiological underpinnings of learned and innate vocalizations.

The main areas of study for this scientist include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these broader fields, the subfields of notable interest are:

Developmental Biology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Social Psychology
Ecology
Cognitive Neuroscience

The research topics covered reflect a concentration on animal behavior and neural functions:

Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Marine animal studies overview
Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Neural dynamics and brain function

Richard Mooney has contributed papers to various distinguished journals and repositories. The frequent publication venues include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Research Data Repository, Duke University
eLife
Nature
Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Recent notable papers are:

Low-dimensional learned feature spaces quantify individual and group differences in vocal repertoires, 2021, eLife
Circuit and synaptic organization of forebrain-to-midbrain pathways that promote and suppress vocalization, 2020, eLife
The neurobiology of innate and learned vocalizations in rodents and songbirds, 2020, Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Neural dynamics underlying birdsong practice and performance, 2021, Nature
A neural hub for holistic courtship displays, 2023, Current Biology

In collaboration, Richard Mooney frequently works with several co-authors including:

John Pearson
Jack Goffinet
Valerie Michael
Jordan Hatfield
Fabiola Duarte

Throughout their career, Richard Mooney has received several recognitions and awards:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2020
ACM Fellow for contributions to machine learning and natural language processing, 2010
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1997

Best Publications

A synaptic and circuit basis for corollary discharge in the auditory cortex

David M. Schneider;Anders Nelson;Richard Mooney

635
Citations
Precise auditory–vocal mirroring in neurons for learned vocal communication

J. F. Prather;S. Peters;S. Nowicki;R. Mooney

591
Citations
Rapid spine stabilization and synaptic enhancement at the onset of behavioural learning

Todd F. Roberts;Katherine A. Tschida;Marguerita E. Klein;Richard Mooney

376
Citations
Different Subthreshold Mechanisms Underlie Song Selectivity in Identified HVc Neurons of the Zebra Finch

Richard Mooney

330
Citations
Thalamic Relay of Spontaneous Retinal Activity Prior to Vision

Richard Mooney;Anna A Penn;Roberto Gallego;Carla J Shatz

306
Citations
Synaptic basis for developmental plasticity in a birdsong nucleus

Richard Mooney

276
Citations
A cortical filter that learns to suppress the acoustic consequences of movement.

David M. Schneider;David M. Schneider;Janani Sundararajan;Richard Mooney

272
Citations
Neural mechanisms for learned birdsong.

Richard Mooney

251
Citations
The HVC microcircuit: The synaptic basis for interactions between song motor and vocal plasticity pathways

Richard Mooney;Jonathan F Prather

247
Citations
Long-Range Inhibition Within the Zebra Finch Song Nucleus RA Can Coordinate the Firing of Multiple Projection Neurons

John E. Spiro;Matthew B. Dalva;Richard Mooney

245
Citations
Two distinct inputs to an avian song nucleus activate different glutamate receptor subtypes on individual neurons.

Richard Mooney;Masakazu Konishi

232
Citations
A Circuit for Motor Cortical Modulation of Auditory Cortical Activity

Anders Nelson;David M. Schneider;Jun Takatoh;Katsuyasu Sakurai

229
Citations
Structure-function relationships in rat medullary and cervical dorsal horns. I. Trigeminal primary afferents.

M. F. Jacquin;W. E. Renehan;R. D. Mooney;R. W. Rhoades

210
Citations
The Basal Forebrain and Motor Cortex Provide Convergent yet Distinct Movement-Related Inputs to the Auditory Cortex

Anders Nelson;Richard Mooney

209
Citations
Motor circuits are required to encode a sensory model for imitative learning

Todd F Roberts;Sharon M H Gobes;Sharon M H Gobes;Malavika Murugan;Bence P Ölveczky

191
Citations
In vivo vomeronasal stimulation reveals sensory encoding of conspecific and allospecific cues by the mouse accessory olfactory bulb

Yoram Ben-Shaul;Lawrence C. Katz;Richard Mooney;Catherine Dulac

186
Citations
A Synaptic Basis for Auditory–Vocal Integration in the Songbird

Eric E. Bauer;Eric E. Bauer;Melissa J. Coleman;Melissa J. Coleman;Todd F. Roberts;Arani Roy

185
Citations
A Specialized Neural Circuit Gates Social Vocalizations in the Mouse.

Katherine Tschida;Valerie Michael;Jun Takatoh;Bao-Xia Han

181
Citations
Neurobiology of song learning

Richard Mooney

179
Citations
Neural correlates of categorical perception in learned vocal communication

Jonathan F Prather;Stephen Nowicki;Rindy C Anderson;Susan Peters

175
Citations
Synaptic transformations underlying highly selective auditory representations of learned birdsong.

Melissa J. Coleman;Richard Mooney

162
Citations