Janine M. Simmons

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Janine M. Simmons is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Janine M. Simmons has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 6 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Janine M. Simmons's work include Mental Health Research Topics (5 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (4 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (4 papers). Janine M. Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health Research Topics (5 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (4 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (4 papers). Janine M. Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Israel. Janine M. Simmons's co-authors include C. R. Gallistel, Barry J. Richmond, Lisbeth Nielsen, Wen Chen, Hélène M. Langevin, Yolanda Vallejo, Todd S. Horowitz, Angela M. Arensdorf, Changhai Cui and Kevin J. Quinn and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, Brain and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

Janine M. Simmons

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

The Emerging Science of Interoception: Sensing, Integrati... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Emerging Science of Interoception: Sensing, Integrating, Interpreting, and Regulating Signals within the Self
    2020 352 citations Wen Chen, Angela M. Arensdorf et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Janine M. Simmons United States 16 475 379 263 221 214 23 1.2k
Andrea Levinson Canada 20 526 1.1× 270 0.7× 326 1.2× 210 1.0× 102 0.5× 38 1.6k
Marco Aurélio Monteiro Peluso Brazil 13 505 1.1× 475 1.3× 548 2.1× 184 0.8× 299 1.4× 17 1.7k
Abigail K. Rose United Kingdom 23 361 0.8× 256 0.7× 205 0.8× 306 1.4× 253 1.2× 63 1.3k
Natalia Albein‐Urios Australia 22 557 1.2× 435 1.1× 284 1.1× 291 1.3× 277 1.3× 58 1.3k
B.J.M. van de Wetering Netherlands 21 605 1.3× 738 1.9× 227 0.9× 213 1.0× 264 1.2× 47 1.5k
Anita Cservenka United States 21 510 1.1× 190 0.5× 179 0.7× 304 1.4× 193 0.9× 47 1.1k
Julie Pelletier Canada 13 408 0.9× 202 0.5× 307 1.2× 313 1.4× 201 0.9× 17 1.2k
Örjan Frans Sweden 18 543 1.1× 642 1.7× 182 0.7× 139 0.6× 387 1.8× 25 1.6k
Charles F. Geier United States 22 996 2.1× 452 1.2× 283 1.1× 282 1.3× 450 2.1× 61 2.0k
Carsten Diener Germany 19 728 1.5× 257 0.7× 440 1.7× 190 0.9× 495 2.3× 39 1.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Janine M. Simmons

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Biragyn, Arya, LaVerne L. Brown, Zorina S. Galis, et al.. (2025). Health and aging trajectories: shared and competing risks and resiliencies for chronic diseases associated with aging. A NIH-wide workshop. Frontiers in Public Health. 13. 1462217–1462217.
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Simmons, Janine M., Andrew L. Breeden, Rebecca A. Ferrer, et al.. (2023). Affective Science Research: Perspectives and Priorities from the National Institutes of Health. Affective Science. 4(3). 600–607. 5 indexed citations
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Stoeckel, Luke E., Christine M. Hunter, Lisa Simon Onken, et al.. (2023). The NIH Science of Behavior Change Program: Looking Toward the Future. Behavior Therapy. 54(4). 714–718. 8 indexed citations
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Necka, Elizabeth A., Emmeline Edwards, Rosalind Berkowitz King, et al.. (2022). Why Definitional Clarity Matters: Implications for the Operationalization of Emotional Well-Being. Affective Science. 4(1). 24–28. 3 indexed citations
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Lv, Nan, Wesley K. Lefferts, Lan Xiao, et al.. (2021). Problem-solving therapy–induced amygdala engagement mediates lifestyle behavior change in obesity with comorbid depression: a randomized proof-of-mechanism trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114(6). 2060–2073. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Wen, Angela M. Arensdorf, Janine M. Simmons, et al.. (2020). The Emerging Science of Interoception: Sensing, Integrating, Interpreting, and Regulating Signals within the Self. Trends in Neurosciences. 44(1). 3–16. 352 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lv, Nan, Olusola Ajilore, Corina R. Ronneberg, et al.. (2020). The ENGAGE-2 study: Engaging self-regulation targets to understand the mechanisms of behavior change and improve mood and weight outcomes in a randomized controlled trial (Phase 2). Contemporary Clinical Trials. 95. 106072–106072. 15 indexed citations
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Simmons, Janine M., Lois Winsky, Julia L. Zehr, & Joshua A. Gordon. (2020). Priorities in stress research: a view from the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health. Stress. 24(2). 123–129. 20 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Lisbeth, Melissa Riddle, Jonathan King, et al.. (2017). The NIH Science of Behavior Change Program: Transforming the science through a focus on mechanisms of change. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 101. 3–11. 267 indexed citations
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Simmons, Janine M. & Kevin J. Quinn. (2013). The NIMH Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) Project: implications for genetics research. Mammalian Genome. 25(1-2). 23–31. 53 indexed citations
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Lerner, Alicja, Anto Bagić, Janine M. Simmons, et al.. (2012). Widespread abnormality of the γ-aminobutyric acid-ergic system in Tourette syndrome. Brain. 135(6). 1926–1936. 140 indexed citations
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Simmons, Janine M., Takafumi Minamimoto, Elisabeth A. Murray, & Barry J. Richmond. (2010). Selective Ablations Reveal That Orbital and Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Play Different Roles in Estimating Predicted Reward Value. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(47). 15878–15887. 25 indexed citations
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Simmons, Janine M., Ziad S. Saad, Martin J. Lizak, et al.. (2008). Mapping Prefrontal CircuitsIn Vivowith Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Monkeys. Journal of Neuroscience. 28(30). 7637–7647. 25 indexed citations
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Simmons, Janine M. & Barry J. Richmond. (2007). Dynamic Changes in Representations of Preceding and Upcoming Reward in Monkey Orbitofrontal Cortex. Cerebral Cortex. 18(1). 93–103. 64 indexed citations
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Simmons, Janine M., Sabrina Ravel, Munetaka Shidara, & Barry J. Richmond. (2007). A Comparison of Reward‐Contingent Neuronal Activity in Monkey Orbitofrontal Cortex and Ventral Striatum. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1121(1). 376–394. 21 indexed citations
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Simmons, Janine M. & C. R. Gallistel. (1994). Saturation of subjective reward magnitude as a function of current and pulse frequency.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 108(1). 151–160. 42 indexed citations
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Simmons, Janine M. & C. R. Gallistel. (1994). Saturation of subjective reward magnitude as a function of current and pulse frequency.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 108(1). 151–160. 38 indexed citations
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