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Risto Näätänen

Risto Näätänen

University of Tartu
Estonia

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 150 75 1 544 85289
Neuroscience 150 146 1 553 86324

Risto Näätänen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Risto Näätänen between 1969 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Risto Näätänen published across 54 years, from 1969 to 2022, averaging 10.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 37 publications in 1999. 4 of the 564 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 37. Peak 37 publications in 1999. 1969: 3 publications 1970: 3 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 2 publications 1973: 4 publications 1974: 5 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 6 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 7 publications 1987: 11 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 12 publications 1990: 10 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 11 publications 1993: 17 publications 1994: 13 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 21 publications 1997: 32 publications 1998: 26 publications 1999: 37 publications 2000: 31 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 31 publications 2004: 19 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 1 publication 2019: 10 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 1 publication
1969 2022

564 publications in total across all disciplines

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Risto Näätänen: publications per year, 1969 to 2022
Year Publications
1969 3
1970 3
1971 1
1972 2
1973 4
1974 5
1975 4
1976 2
1977 2
1978 1
1979 1
1980 6
1981 2
1982 3
1983 3
1984 6
1985 9
1986 7
1987 11
1988 4
1989 12
1990 10
1991 8
1992 11
1993 17
1994 13
1995 23
1996 21
1997 32
1998 26
1999 37
2000 31
2001 25
2002 23
2003 31
2004 19
2005 15
2006 14
2007 12
2008 11
2009 21
2010 10
2011 8
2012 6
2013 13
2014 8
2015 5
2016 6
2017 2
2018 1
2019 10
2020 0
2021 3
2022 1
Total 564
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Risto Näätänen publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Risto Näätänen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 541–550 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 544 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14 544
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Risto Näätänen D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Risto Näätänen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 144+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 150 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98 150
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1991 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Risto Näätänen was affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia. Their research primarily focused on neuroscience, with key contributions in cognitive neuroscience and experimental and cognitive psychology. Over the course of their career, they addressed topics such as neuroscience and music perception, phonetics and phonology research, hearing loss and rehabilitation, neural and behavioral psychology studies, and neural dynamics and brain function.

Their work included publications in venues like Neuroscience Letters and Biological Psychology. Notable recent papers included:

  • "Aging and non-native speech perception: A phonetic training study" (2020, Neuroscience Letters)
  • "Association of lifetime major depressive disorder with enhanced attentional sensitivity measured with P3 response in young adult twins" (2022, Biological Psychology)

Frequent collaborators in their research included Teija Kujala, Henna Tamminen, Maija S. Peltola, Sini M. Koskinen, and Jyrki Ahveninen.

Risto Näätänen was recognized as a member of Academia Europaea since 1991.

Best Publications

  • The N1 wave of the human electric and magnetic response to sound: a review and an analysis of the component structure

    Risto Näätänen;Terence W. Picton

  • Early selective-attention effect on evoked potential reinterpreted ☆

    R. Näätänen;A.W.K. Gaillard;S. Mäntysalo

  • Attention and brain function

    Risto Näätänen

  • The mismatch negativity (MMN) in basic research of central auditory processing: a review.

    R. Näätänen;R. Näätänen;P. Paavilainen;T. Rinne;K. Alho

  • The role of attention in auditory information processing as revealed by event-related potentials and other brain measures of cognitive function

    Risto Näätänen

  • Language-specific phoneme representations revealed by electric and magnetic brain responses

    Risto Näätänen;Anne Lehtokoski;Mietta Lennes;Marie Cheour

  • Event-related potentials in clinical research: guidelines for eliciting, recording, and quantifying mismatch negativity, P300, and N400.

    Connie C. Duncan;Robert J. Barry;John F. Connolly;Catherine Fischer

  • Foreperiod and simple reaction time.

    Pekka Niemi;Risto Näätänen

  • The concept of auditory stimulus representation in cognitive neuroscience.

    Risto Näätänen;István Winkler

  • Neural Mechanisms of Involuntary Attention to Acoustic Novelty and Change

    Carles Escera;Kimmo Alho;István Winkler;Risto Näätänen

  • Processing negativity: an evoked-potential reflection of selective attention.

    Risto Näätänen

  • ‘Primitive intelligence’ in the auditory cortex

    Risto Näätänen;Mari Tervaniemi;Elyse Sussman;Petri Paavilainen

  • Auditory frequency discrimination and event-related potentials

    M Sams;P Paavilainen;Kimmo Alho;R Naatanen

  • Neuronal responses to magnetic stimulation reveal cortical reactivity and connectivity

    Risto J. Ilmoniemi;CA Juha Virtanen;Jarmo Ruohonen;Jari Karhu

  • Selective attention enhances the auditory 40-Hz transient response in humans

    H. T. Tiitinen;J. Sinkkonen;K. Reinikainen;K. Alho

  • The mismatch negativity (MMN): towards the optimal paradigm.

    Risto Näätänen;Satu Pakarinen;Teemu Rinne;Rika Takegata

  • The perception of speech sounds by the human brain as reflected by the mismatch negativity (MMN) and its magnetic equivalent (MMNm).

    Risto Näätänen

  • Attentive novelty detection in humans is governed by pre-attentive sensory memory

    Hannu Tiitinen;Patrick May;K. Reinikainen;R. Näätänen

  • Early selective-attention effects on the evoked potential: a critical review and reinterpretation.

    Risto Näätänen;Patricia T. Michie

  • The Mismatch Negativity: A Powerful Tool for Cognitive Neuroscience

    Risto Näätänen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kimmo Alho
Kimmo Alho University of Helsinki
Teija Kujala
Teija Kujala University of Helsinki
Minna Huotilainen
Minna Huotilainen University of Helsinki
Mari Tervaniemi
Mari Tervaniemi University of Helsinki
Risto J. Ilmoniemi
Risto J. Ilmoniemi Aalto University
István Winkler
István Winkler Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Petri Paavilainen
Petri Paavilainen University of Helsinki
K. Reinikainen
K. Reinikainen University of Helsinki
Eero Pekkonen
Eero Pekkonen University of Helsinki
Mikko Sams
Mikko Sams Aalto University

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Leipzig University

Publications: 211

István Winkler

István Winkler

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Publications: 150

Minna Huotilainen

Minna Huotilainen

University of Helsinki

Publications: 142

Mari Tervaniemi

Mari Tervaniemi

University of Helsinki

Publications: 117

Elvira Brattico

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Publications: 107

Carles Escera

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University of Barcelona

Publications: 105

Friedemann Pulvermüller

Friedemann Pulvermüller

Freie Universität Berlin

Publications: 101

Angela D. Friederici

Angela D. Friederici

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Publications: 99

Risto J. Ilmoniemi

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Aalto University

Publications: 95

Yury Shtyrov

Yury Shtyrov

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Publications: 94

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Publications: 92

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Publications: 86

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Publications: 83

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Publications: 83

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Publications: 82

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Publications: 80

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