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Robert J. Zatorre

Robert J. Zatorre

McGill University
Canada

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Neuroscience
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
141
Citations
77937
World Ranking
192
National Ranking
3

Robert J. Zatorre 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 Robert J. Zatorre sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 375 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Robert J. Zatorre 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 Robert J. Zatorre sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 141 D-Index — 98th percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Canada Leader Award
  • 2017 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Robert J. Zatorre is affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their main field of study is neuroscience, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, music, and signal processing. Their research interests cover a range of topics related to brain function and sensory processing.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Neuroscience and Music Perception
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Multisensory perception and integration
  • Music Therapy and Health
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Diverse Music Education Insights

Robert J. Zatorre has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Philippe Albouy
  • Ernest Mas-Herrero
  • Virginia B. Penhune
  • Sylvain Baillet
  • Emily B. J. Coffey

Their body of work has been published extensively in reputable venues, with notable frequency in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert J. Zatorre include:

  • Distinct sensitivity to spectrotemporal modulation supports brain asymmetry for speech and melody, 2020, Science
  • Common and distinct neural correlates of music and food-induced pleasure: A coordinate-based meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies, 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • Music and Brain Circuitry: Strategies for Strengthening Evidence-Based Research for Music-Based Interventions, 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Dopamine modulations of reward-driven music memory consolidation, 2021, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
  • Engagement in Music-Related Activities During the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Mirror of Individual Differences in Musical Reward and Coping Strategies, 2021, Frontiers in Psychology

Robert J. Zatorre has been recognized with awards such as the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2017 under the Academy of Science category.

Best Publications

  • Intensely pleasurable responses to music correlate with activity in brain regions implicated in reward and emotion

    Anne J. Blood;Robert J. Zatorre

  • Anatomically distinct dopamine release during anticipation and experience of peak emotion to music

    Valorie N Salimpoor;Mitchel Benovoy;Kevin Larcher;Alain Dagher

  • Voice-selective areas in human auditory cortex

    Pascal Belin;Robert J. Zatorre;Philippe Lafaille;Pierre Ahad

  • When the brain plays music: auditory–motor interactions in music perception and production

    Robert J. Zatorre;Joyce L. Chen;Virginia B. Penhune

  • Structure and function of auditory cortex: music and speech

    Robert J. Zatorre;Pascal Belin;Virginia B. Penhune

  • Lateralization of phonetic and pitch discrimination in speech processing

    Robert J. Zatorre;Alan C. Evans;Ernst Meyer;Albert Gjedde

  • Plasticity in gray and white: neuroimaging changes in brain structure during learning

    Robert J Zatorre;R Douglas Fields;Heidi Johansen-Berg

  • Emotional responses to pleasant and unpleasant music correlate with activity in paralimbic brain regions.

    Anne J. Blood;Robert J. Zatorre;Patrick Bermudez;Alan C. Evans

  • Spectral and Temporal Processing in Human Auditory Cortex

    Robert J. Zatorre;Pascal Belin

  • Changes in brain activity related to eating chocolate: from pleasure to aversion.

    Dana M. Small;Robert J. Zatorre;Alain Dagher;Alan C. Evans

  • Brain Organization for Music Processing

    Isabelle Peretz;Robert J. Zatorre

  • Neural mechanisms underlying melodic perception and memory for pitch.

    Robert J. Zatorre;Alan C. Evans;Ernst Meyer

  • Musical training as a framework for brain plasticity: behavior, function, and structure.

    Sibylle C. Herholz;Robert J. Zatorre

  • Listening to Musical Rhythms Recruits Motor Regions of the Brain

    Joyce L. Chen;Virginia B. Penhune;Robert J. Zatorre

  • The rewarding aspects of music listening are related to degree of emotional arousal.

    Valorie N. Salimpoor;Mitchel Benovoy;Gregory Longo;Jeremy R. Cooperstock

  • Functional localization and lateralization of human olfactory cortex

    Robert J. Zatorre;Marilyn Jones-Gotman;Alan C. Evans;Ernst Meyer

  • Interhemispheric Anatomical Differences in Human Primary Auditory Cortex: Probabilistic Mapping and Volume Measurement from Magnetic Resonance Scans

    V. B. Penhune;R. J. Zatorre;J. D. MacDonald;A. C. Evans

  • When That Tune Runs Through Your Head: A PET Investigation of Auditory Imagery for Familiar Melodies

    Andrea R. Halpern;Robert J. Zatorre

  • Interactions Between the Nucleus Accumbens and Auditory Cortices Predict Music Reward Value

    Valorie N. Salimpoor;Iris van den Bosch;Natasa Kovacevic;Anthony Randal McIntosh

  • Neurologic Sequelae of Domoic Acid Intoxication Due to the Ingestion of Contaminated Mussels

    Jeanne S. Teitelbaum;Robert J. Zatorre;Stirling Carpenter;Daniel Gendron

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan C. Evans
Alan C. Evans McGill University
Virginia B. Penhune
Virginia B. Penhune Concordia University
Marilyn Jones-Gotman
Marilyn Jones-Gotman Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Pascal Belin
Pascal Belin Aix-Marseille University
Isabelle Peretz
Isabelle Peretz University of Montreal
Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells
Antoni Rodríguez-Fornells Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
Ernst Meyer
Ernst Meyer University of Basel
Brenda Milner
Brenda Milner McGill University
Andrea R. Halpern
Andrea R. Halpern Bucknell University
Sylvain Baillet
Sylvain Baillet McGill University

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