Robert C. Wilson

18.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
253 papers, 11.3k citations indexed

About

Robert C. Wilson is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert C. Wilson has authored 253 papers receiving a total of 11.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 36 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Robert C. Wilson's work include Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (25 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (21 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (21 papers). Robert C. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Sexual Differentiation and Disorders (25 papers), Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (21 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (21 papers). Robert C. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Norway. Robert C. Wilson's co-authors include Yael Niv, Maria I. New, Matthew R. Nassar, Joshua I. Gold, Anne Collins, J. P. Guilford, Geoffrey Schoenbaum, Yuji K. Takahashi, Knut Rudi and Ekaterina Avershina and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Robert C. Wilson

240 papers receiving 10.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Correlation between the human fecal microbiota and depression
    2014 805 citations Robert C. Wilson et al. profile →
  2. Orbitofrontal Cortex as a Cognitive Map of Task Space
    2014 554 citations Robert C. Wilson et al. profile →
  3. Rational regulation of learning dynamics by pupil-linked arousal systems
    2012 445 citations Robert C. Wilson et al. profile →
  4. Ten simple rules for the computational modeling of behavioral data
    2019 363 citations Robert C. Wilson et al. profile →
  5. Human Orbitofrontal Cortex Represents a Cognitive Map of State Space
    2016 328 citations Robert C. Wilson et al. profile →
  6. Humans use directed and random exploration to solve the explore–exploit dilemma.
    2014 304 citations Robert C. Wilson, Andra Geana et al. Journal of Experimental Psychology General profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert C. Wilson 3.2k 3.2k 1.3k 1.2k 929 253 11.3k
Ulrich Müller 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.4× 533 0.4× 507 0.4× 2.1k 2.3× 510 16.5k
Scott M. Nelson 1.7k 0.5× 8.7k 2.7× 955 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 941 1.0× 362 27.4k
John J. Bartko 1.1k 0.3× 1.7k 0.5× 603 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 334 0.4× 138 16.9k
Robert Paul 1.6k 0.5× 3.3k 1.0× 634 0.5× 1.0k 0.9× 278 0.3× 402 17.6k
Jay Schulkin 1.2k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 548 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 1.3k 1.4× 573 18.1k
Steven Gillis 5.5k 1.7× 842 0.3× 668 0.5× 491 0.4× 551 0.6× 309 24.9k
Tao Li 6.6k 2.1× 4.1k 1.3× 577 0.4× 1.2k 1.0× 470 0.5× 818 20.6k
Alan S. Brown 1.6k 0.5× 3.9k 1.2× 295 0.2× 1.2k 1.0× 205 0.2× 216 16.0k
Michael J. Lyons 1.7k 0.5× 3.6k 1.1× 235 0.2× 2.5k 2.1× 370 0.4× 355 16.3k
Daniëlle Posthuma 4.2k 1.3× 3.8k 1.2× 350 0.3× 3.1k 2.6× 519 0.6× 244 18.3k

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All Works

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Wilson, Robert C., et al.. (2025). Directed exploration is reduced by an aversive interoceptive state induction in healthy individuals but not in those with affective disorders. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(9). 4029–4038. 1 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Tōru, Jennifer L. Stewart, Robert C. Wilson, et al.. (2025). Individuals with methamphetamine use disorder show reduced directed exploration and learning rates independent of an aversive interoceptive state induction. Communications Psychology. 3(1). 90–90.
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Wilson, Robert C., et al.. (2024). The influence of anxiety on exploration: A review of computational modeling studies. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 167. 105940–105940. 3 indexed citations
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Wilson, Robert C., et al.. (2024). The influence of anxiety on exploration: A review of computational modeling studies. PsyArXiv (OSF Preprints). 2 indexed citations
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Khezri, Abdolrahman, et al.. (2023). Sperm quality parameters, fertilizing potential, metabolites, and DNA methylation in cold-stored and cryopreserved milt from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Frontiers in Genetics. 14. 1199681–1199681. 2 indexed citations
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Jackson, Kathryn, Jing Luo, Emily C Willroth, et al.. (2023). Associations Between Loneliness and Cognitive Resilience to Neuropathology in Older Adults. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 78(6). 939–947. 5 indexed citations
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Himmerich, Hubertus, et al.. (2022). Medical morbidity and risk of general hospital admission associated with concurrent anorexia nervosa and COVID‐19: An observational study. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 56(1). 282–287. 4 indexed citations
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Cahn, Anthony, J. Hamblin, Malcolm Begg, et al.. (2021). An Inhaled PI3Kδ Inhibitor Improves Recovery in Acutely Exacerbating COPD Patients: A Randomized Trial. International Journal of COPD. Volume 16. 1607–1619. 12 indexed citations
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Wang, Siyu, et al.. (2020). On the Psychology of the Psychology Subject Pool. Journal of Individual Differences. 42(1). 30–40. 3 indexed citations
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Sundman, Mark, Viet Ton That, Nan‐kuei Chen, et al.. (2020). Transcranial magnetic stimulation reveals diminished homoeostatic metaplasticity in cognitively impaired adults. Brain Communications. 2(2). fcaa203–fcaa203. 11 indexed citations
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Wilson, Robert C., Amitai Shenhav, Mark A. Straccia, & Jonathan D. Cohen. (2019). The Eighty Five Percent Rule for optimal learning. Nature Communications. 10(1). 59 indexed citations
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Geana, Andra, Robert C. Wilson, Nathaniel D. Daw, & Jonathan Cohen. (2016). Information-Seeking, Learning and the Marginal Value Theorem: A Normative Approach to Adaptive Exploration.. Cognitive Science. 2 indexed citations
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Geana, Andra, Robert C. Wilson, Nathaniel D. Daw, & Jonathan Cohen. (2016). Boredom, Information-Seeking and Exploration.. Cognitive Science. 19 indexed citations
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Wilson, Robert C., et al.. (2014). Supplemental Material for Humans Use Directed and Random Exploration to Solve the Explore–Exploit Dilemma. Journal of Experimental Psychology General. 1 indexed citations
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Gershman, Samuel J. & Robert C. Wilson. (2010). The Neural Costs of Optimal Control. Neural Information Processing Systems. 23. 712–720. 10 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Catherine, et al.. (1998). Systemic markers of inflammation in stable bronchiectasis. European Respiratory Journal. 12(4). 820–824. 83 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Catherine, et al.. (1997). Effect of sputum bacteriology on the quality of life of patients with bronchiectasis. European Respiratory Journal. 10(8). 1754–1760. 157 indexed citations
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Wilson, Robert C.. (1972). Teaching Effectiveness: Its Measurement.. Journal of Engineering Education. 1 indexed citations

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