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Wim Vanduffel 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 Wim Vanduffel sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 332 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.

Wim Vanduffel 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 Wim Vanduffel sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Wim Vanduffel is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has an extensive body of research primarily within the field of Neuroscience. Their work is notably concentrated in Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Social Psychology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Face Recognition and Perception
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Vanduffel has contributed to multiple recent papers that reflect a focus on neuroimaging and nonhuman primate neuroscience. These include:

  • "Accelerating the Evolution of Nonhuman Primate Neuroimaging," 2020, Neuron
  • "An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics," 2020, Neuron
  • "Combining brain perturbation and neuroimaging in non-human primates," 2021, NeuroImage
  • "An integrative, multiscale view on neural theories of consciousness," 2024, Neuron
  • "Toward next-generation primate neuroscience: A collaboration-based strategic plan for integrative neuroimaging," 2021, Neuron

Frequent coauthors associated with Vanduffel's research include Qi Zhu, Xiaolian Li, Rufin Vogels, John T. Arsenault, and Suliann Ben Hamed. These collaborations underline ongoing partnerships in specialized areas of neuroscience and neuroimaging.

The primary publication venues where Vanduffel's work appears include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Neuron
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Imaging Neuroscience

In 2018, Wim Vanduffel was recognized as a Member of the Academia Europaea, marking a noted professional accolade within their scientific career.

Best Publications

  • The retinotopy of visual spatial attention.

    Roger B.H Tootell;Nouchine Hadjikhani;E.Kevin Hall;Sean Marrett

  • Comparative mapping of higher visual areas in monkeys and humans

    Guy A. Orban;David Van Essen;Wim Vanduffel;Wim Vanduffel

  • Visual motion processing investigated using contrast agent-enhanced fMRI in awake behaving monkeys

    Wim Vanduffel;Denis Fize;Joseph B Mandeville;Koen Nelissen

  • Functional analysis of primary visual cortex (V1) in humans

    Roger B. H. Tootell;Nouchine K. Hadjikhani;Wim Vanduffel;Arthur K. Liu

  • Toward a Unified Theory of Visual Area V4

    Anna W. Roe;Leonardo Chelazzi;Charles E. Connor;Bevil R. Conway

  • Observing Others: Multiple Action Representation in the Frontal Lobe

    Koen Nelissen;Giuseppe Luppino;Wim Vanduffel;Wim Vanduffel;Giacomo Rizzolatti

  • Extracting 3D from Motion: Differences in Human and Monkey Intraparietal Cortex

    Wim Vanduffel;Wim Vanduffel;Denis Fize;H Peuskens;Katrien Denys

  • The Representation of Tool Use in Humans and Monkeys: Common and Uniquely Human Features

    R. Peeters;L. Simone;K. Nelissen;M. Fabbri-Destro

  • Stereopsis activates V3A and caudal intraparietal areas in macaques and humans

    Doris Y. Tsao;Wim Vanduffel;Wim Vanduffel;Yuka Sasaki;Denis Fize

  • Bottom-Up Dependent Gating of Frontal Signals in Early Visual Cortex

    Leeland B. Ekstrom;Pieter R. Roelfsema;Pieter R. Roelfsema;John T. Arsenault;John T. Arsenault;Giorgio Bonmassar

  • Default Mode of Brain Function in Monkeys

    Dante Mantini;Annelis Gerits;Koen Nelissen;Jean-Baptiste Durand

  • Evolutionarily Novel Functional Networks in the Human Brain

    Dante Mantini;Maurizio Corbetta;Gian Luca Romani;Guy A. Orban;Guy A. Orban

  • Mapping the parietal cortex of human and non-human primates

    Guy A. Orban;Kristl Claeys;Koen Nelissen;Ruth Smans

  • Repeated fMRI using iron oxide contrast agent in awake, behaving macaques at 3 Tesla.

    Francisca Pais Leite;Doris Tsao;Wim Vanduffel;Denis Fize

  • Neuroimaging weighs in: humans meet macaques in "primate" visual cortex.

    Roger B. H. Tootell;Doris Y. Tsao;Wim Vanduffel

  • The Processing of Visual Shape in the Cerebral Cortex of Human and Nonhuman Primates: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

    Katrien Denys;Wim Vanduffel;Denis Fize;Koen Nelissen

  • Symmetry activates extrastriate visual cortex in human and nonhuman primates

    Yuka Sasaki;Wim Vanduffel;Tamara Knutsen;Christopher Tyler

  • Action observation circuits in the macaque monkey cortex.

    Koen Nelissen;Elena Borra;Marzio Gerbella;Stefano Rozzi

  • The Retinotopic Organization of Primate Dorsal V4 and Surrounding Areas: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study in Awake Monkeys

    Denis Fize;Wim Vanduffel;Koen Nelissen;Katrien Denys

  • Similarities and differences in motion processing between the human and macaque brain: evidence from fMRI

    Guy A. Orban;Denis Fize;Hendrik Peuskens;Katrien Denys

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy A. Orban
Guy A. Orban University of Parma
Roger B. H. Tootell
Roger B. H. Tootell Harvard University
Rufin Vogels
Rufin Vogels KU Leuven
Dante Mantini
Dante Mantini KU Leuven
Joseph B. Mandeville
Joseph B. Mandeville Harvard University
Lawrence L. Wald
Lawrence L. Wald Harvard University
Bruce R. Rosen
Bruce R. Rosen Harvard University
Anders M. Dale
Anders M. Dale J. Craig Venter Institute
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Giacomo Rizzolatti University of Parma

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