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Robert K. Shepherd

Robert K. Shepherd

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 72 2349 2148 59 54 328 14940

Robert K. Shepherd publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert K. Shepherd between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert K. Shepherd published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 8.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2014. 13 of the 363 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2014. 1983: 4 publications 1984: 6 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 15 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 14 publications 1993: 11 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 11 publications 1998: 8 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 7 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 17 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 5 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 6 publications
1983 2025

363 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert K. Shepherd: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 4
1984 6
1985 6
1986 1
1987 15
1988 4
1989 0
1990 5
1991 13
1992 14
1993 11
1994 9
1995 15
1996 8
1997 11
1998 8
1999 9
2000 9
2001 8
2002 4
2003 1
2004 7
2005 7
2006 12
2007 17
2008 8
2009 10
2010 10
2011 12
2012 13
2013 16
2014 18
2015 9
2016 11
2017 7
2018 9
2019 6
2020 8
2021 1
2022 5
2023 3
2024 7
2025 6
Total 363
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Robert K. Shepherd 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 K. Shepherd sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 328–337 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: 328 publications — 86th percentile

86% 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 89 328
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
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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Robert K. Shepherd 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 K. Shepherd sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 72–73 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: 72 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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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 72
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
118–119 27
120–121 19
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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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Overview

Robert K. Shepherd is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with a strong focus on neuroscience and neural engineering. Their work spans cellular and molecular neuroscience, biomedical engineering, molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, and nephrology.

The primary research topics covered by Shepherd include:

  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Muscle Activation and Electromyography Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Shepherd has frequently published in prominent journals with multiple articles appearing in the Journal of Neural Engineering, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, Advanced Science, Cancer Research, and Kidney International Reports.

The following recent papers authored or co-authored by Shepherd illustrate the research scope and trends:

  • "Platinum dissolution and tissue response following long-term electrical stimulation at high charge densities" (2021, Journal of Neural Engineering)
  • "Chronic intracochlear electrical stimulation at high charge densities: reducing platinum dissolution" (2020, Journal of Neural Engineering)

Co-authorship includes collaborations with researchers such as James B. Fallon, Alisha Smith, Ashley N Dalrymple, David Fuller, and Ya Lang Enke. These collaborations have contributed to various studies primarily focused on neural interfaces and electrochemical electrode characterization.

Shepherd's research explores critical aspects of electrochemical performance and biological responses related to electrodes used in neural stimulation. This includes work on conductive hydrogel electrodes and thin-film platinum-iridium alloy electrode coatings, with studies conducted both in vitro and in vivo.

Examples of related research papers involving co-authors include:

  • "Electrochemical and biological performance of chronically stimulated conductive hydrogel electrodes" (2020, Journal of Neural Engineering)
  • "Electrochemical and biological characterization of thin-film platinum-iridium alloy electrode coatings: a chronic in vivo study" (2020, Journal of Neural Engineering)

Shepherd's scientific work is situated at the intersection of medicine and engineering, emphasizing the development and characterization of neural prostheses and electrode materials. The focus on long-term implant viability and tissue response is a consistent theme throughout their publications.

Best Publications

  • Clinical Findings for a Group of Infants and Young Children with Auditory Neuropathy

    Gary Rance;David E. Beer;Barbara Cone-Wesson;Robert K. Shepherd

  • Electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve: The effect of electrode position on neural excitation

    R. K. Shepherd;S. Hatsushika;Graeme M. Clark

  • Electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve. I. Correlation of physiological responses with cochlear status.

    Robert K Shepherd;Eric Javel

  • Maturation of the cortical auditory evoked potential in infants and young children.

    Julia Louise Wunderlich;Barbara Katherine Cone-Wesson;Robert Shepherd

  • First-in-Human Trial of a Novel Suprachoroidal Retinal Prosthesis

    Lauren N Ayton;Peter J. Blamey;Robyn H. Guymer;Chi D Luu

  • Polypyrrole-coated electrodes for the delivery of charge and neurotrophins to cochlear neurons

    Rachael T Richardson;Andrew K Wise;Brianna C Thompson;Brianna O Flynn

  • Chronic electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve at high stimulus rates: A physiological and histopathological study

    Jin Xu;Robert K. Shepherd;Robert K. Shepherd;Rodney E. Millard;Rodney E. Millard;Graeme M. Clark;Graeme M. Clark

  • The University of Melbourne-Nucleus Multi-Electrode Cochlear Implant

    Clark Gm;Blamey Pj;Brown Am;Gusby Pa

  • Deafness-Induced Changes in the Auditory Pathway: Implications for Cochlear Implants

    Robert K. Shepherd;Natalie A. Hardie

  • Sensorineural hearing loss during development: morphological and physiological response of the cochlea and auditory brainstem.

    Natalie A Hardie;Robert K Shepherd

  • Electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve: II. Effect of stimulus waveshape on single fibre response properties

    Robert K. Shepherd;Eric Javel

  • Chronic depolarization enhances the trophic effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor in rescuing auditory neurons following a sensorineural hearing loss.

    Robert K. Shepherd;Anne Coco;Stephanie B. Epp;Jeremy M. Crook

  • Visual prostheses for the blind

    Robert K. Shepherd;Mohit N. Shivdasani;Mohit N. Shivdasani;David A.X. Nayagam;David A.X. Nayagam;Christopher E. Williams;Christopher E. Williams

  • Chronic Electrical Stimulation of the Auditory Nerve in Cats: Physiological and Histopathological Results

    R. K. Shepherd;Graeme M. Clark;R. C. Black

  • Cochlear Implants and Brain Plasticity

    James B Fallon;Dexter Robert Francis Irvine;Dexter Robert Francis Irvine;Robert K Shepherd;Robert K Shepherd

  • Neurotrophins and electrical stimulation for protection and repair of spiral ganglion neurons following sensorineural hearing loss.

    Robert K. Shepherd;Anne Coco;Stephanie B. Epp

  • Effect of interphase gap and pulse duration on electrically evoked potentials is correlated with auditory nerve survival

    Pavel Prado-Guitierrez;Leonie M. Fewster;John M. Heasman;Colette M. McKay

  • Profound hearing loss in the cat following the single co-administration of kanamycin and ethacrynic acid

    Shi-Ang Xu;Robert K. Shepherd;Yin Chen;Graeme M. Clark

  • Responses of cat auditory nerve fibers to biphasic electrical current pulses

    E. Javel;Y. C. Tong;R. K. Shepherd;Graeme M. Clark

  • Electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve. III. Response initiation sites and temporal fine structure.

    Eric Javel;Robert K. Shepherd

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme M. Clark
Graeme M. Clark University of Melbourne
Andrew K. Wise
Andrew K. Wise Bionics Institute
Chris E. Williams
Chris E. Williams Bionics Institute
Roy M. Robins-Browne
Roy M. Robins-Browne University of Melbourne
Robyn H. Guymer
Robyn H. Guymer University of Melbourne
Dexter R. F. Irvine
Dexter R. F. Irvine Monash University
John B. Furness
John B. Furness Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Frank Caruso
Frank Caruso University of Melbourne
Yajun Wang
Yajun Wang Wenzhou University
Perry F. Bartlett
Perry F. Bartlett University of Queensland

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