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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 63 3108 2863 4 4 298 16127
Neuroscience 63 3362 3074 14 13 333 16991

Robert Whelan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert Whelan between 1997 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert Whelan published across 29 years, from 1997 to 2025, averaging 15.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2021. 95 of the 451 publications appeared in the last two years.

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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1997 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2021. 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 36 publications 2020: 39 publications 2021: 56 publications 2022: 40 publications 2023: 46 publications 2024: 55 publications 2025: 40 publications
1997 2025

451 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert Whelan: publications per year, 1997 to 2025
Year Publications
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
2003 0
2004 3
2005 5
2006 2
2007 5
2008 4
2009 4
2010 10
2011 7
2012 14
2013 8
2014 10
2015 12
2016 12
2017 20
2018 22
2019 36
2020 39
2021 56
2022 40
2023 46
2024 55
2025 40
Total 451
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Robert Whelan 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 Robert Whelan 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, 291–300 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: 298 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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
291–300 113 298
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
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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Robert Whelan 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 Robert Whelan 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, 62–63 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: 63 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% 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 63
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
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Robert Whelan is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and contributes extensively to research primarily in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans a broad range of topics with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, clinical psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

The scientist's research encompasses various main topics including functional brain connectivity studies, mental health research topics, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, health, environment and cognitive aging, neural and behavioral psychology studies, as well as dementia and cognitive impairment research.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert Whelan include:

  • Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment (2021) published in JAMA Psychiatry
  • Brain-predicted age difference score is related to specific cognitive functions: a multi-site replication analysis (2020) published in Brain Imaging and Behavior
  • Cognitive and brain development is independently influenced by socioeconomic status and polygenic scores for educational attainment (2020) published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A comparison of resting state EEG and structural MRI for classifying Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment (2020) published in NeuroImage
  • Development of Proteomic Prediction Models for Transition to Psychotic Disorder in the Clinical High-Risk State and Psychotic Experiences in Adolescence (2020) published in JAMA Psychiatry

The scientist frequently collaborates with several other researchers, including:

  • Frauke Nees
  • Tobias Banaschewski
  • Sylvane Desrivières
  • Michael N. Smolka
  • Andreas Heinz

Robert Whelan's work is commonly published in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, Nature Communications, and NeuroImage.

Best Publications

  • FASTER: Fully Automated Statistical Thresholding for EEG artifact Rejection.

    H. Nolan;R. Whelan;R.B. Reilly

  • Effective Analysis of Reaction Time Data.

    Robert Whelan

  • A consensus guide to capturing the ability to inhibit actions and impulsive behaviors in the stop-signal task

    Frederick Verbruggen;Adam R. Aron;Guido Ph Band;Christian Beste

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • Characterizing a psychiatric symptom dimension related to deficits in goal-directed control

    Claire M Gillan;Claire M Gillan;Michal Kosinski;Robert Whelan;Elizabeth A Phelps;Elizabeth A Phelps;Elizabeth A Phelps

  • Adolescent impulsivity phenotypes characterized by distinct brain networks.

    Robert Whelan;Patricia J Conrod;Patricia J Conrod;Jean-Baptiste Poline;Anbarasu Lourdusamy

  • Neuropsychosocial profiles of current and future adolescent alcohol misusers

    Robert Whelan;Robert Whelan;Richard Watts;Catherine A. Orr;Robert R. Althoff

  • The Brain’s Response to Reward Anticipation and Depression in Adolescence: Dimensionality, Specificity, and Longitudinal Predictions in a Community-Based Sample

    Argyris Stringaris;Pablo Vidal-Ribas Belil;Eric Artiges;Hervé Lemaitre

  • The Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) as a measure of experiential avoidance: Concerns over discriminant validity

    Ian Tyndall;Daniel Waldeck;Luca Pancani;Robert Whelan

  • The structure of psychopathology in adolescence and its common personality and cognitive correlates.

    Natalie Castellanos-Ryan;Frédéric N. Brière;Maeve O'Leary-Barrett;Tobias Banaschewski

  • When Optimism Hurts: Inflated Predictions in Psychiatric Neuroimaging

    Robert Whelan;Hugh Garavan

  • Human subcortical brain asymmetries in 15,847 people worldwide reveal effects of age and sex

    Tulio Guadalupe;Samuel R. Mathias;Theo G.M. vanErp;Christopher D. Whelan;Christopher D. Whelan

  • Early Cannabis Use, Polygenic Risk Score for Schizophrenia and Brain Maturation in Adolescence

    Leon French;Courtney Gray;Gabriel Leonard;Michel Perron;Michel Perron

  • Quantifying performance of machine learning methods for neuroimaging data.

    Lee Jollans;Rory Boyle;Eric Artiges;Tobias Banaschewski

  • The transformation of consequential functions in accordance with the relational frames of same and opposite.

    Robert Whelan;Dermot Barnes-Holmes

  • Neural and cognitive correlates of the common and specific variance across externalizing problems in young adolescence.

    Natalie Castellanos-Ryan;Maren Struve;Robert Whelan;Tobias Banaschewski

  • Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment.

    Matthew D Albaugh;Jonatan Ottino-Gonzalez;Amanda Sidwell;Claude Lepage

  • Derived Stimulus Relations, Semantic Priming, and Event-Related Potentials: Testing a Behavioral Theory of Semantic Networks

    Dermot Barnes-Holmes;Carmel Staunton;Robert Whelan;Robert Whelan;Yvonne Barnes-Holmes

  • Temporal Discrimination Threshold: VBM evidence for an endophenotype in adult onset primary torsion dystonia

    D. Bradley;D. Bradley;R. Whelan;R. Whelan;R. Walsh;R. B. Reilly

  • Transformation of Avoidance Response Functions in Accordance with Same and Opposite Relational Frames.

    Simon Dymond;Bryaan Roche;John P. Forsyth;Robert Whelan

  • Citation Analysis of Skinner’s Verbal Behavior: 1984–2004

    Simon Dymond;Denis O'Hora;Robert Whelan;Aoife O'Donovan

Frequent Co-Authors

Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University
Gunter Schumann
Gunter Schumann King's College London
Hugh Garavan
Hugh Garavan University of Vermont
Luise Poustka
Luise Poustka University of Göttingen
Frauke Nees
Frauke Nees Kiel University
Tobias Banaschewski
Tobias Banaschewski Heidelberg University
Andreas Heinz
Andreas Heinz Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jean-Luc Martinot
Jean-Luc Martinot École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay
Arun L.W. Bokde
Arun L.W. Bokde Trinity College Dublin

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