Timothy Lillicrap

68.1k citations
48 papers · 26.5k · 13 hit papers · h-index 26

Impact in

    • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
    • Artificial Intelligence in Games
    • Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications
    • Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
    • Neural Networks and Applications

Papers in

    • Neural dynamics and brain function 13
    • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces 11
    • Motor Control and Adaptation 8
    • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics 11
    • Neural Networks and Applications 7
    • Artificial Intelligence in Games 6

Timothy Lillicrap

46 papers receiving 25.6k citations

Timothy Lillicrap's Hit Papers

Mastering diverse control tasks through world models 2025 · 39 citations
390+5+10Years since publication2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k

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Timothy Lillicrap
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  • Artificial Intelligence 13.7k
  • Health Informatics 291
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3.9k
  • Cognitive Neuroscience 3.0k
  • Control and Systems Engineering 2.9k
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All Works

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Mastering the game of Go with deep neural networks and tree search
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201610419
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Mastering the game of Go without human knowledge
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20175979
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A general reinforcement learning algorithm that masters chess, shogi, and Go through self-play
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20182231
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Grandmaster level in StarCraft II using multi-agent reinforcement learning
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20192212
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Deep reinforcement learning for robotic manipulation with asynchronous off-policy updates
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2017993
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Meta-learning with memory-augmented neural networks
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2016782
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A deep learning framework for neuroscience
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2019587
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Why Copy Others? Insights from the Social Learning Strategies Tournament
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2010575
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Backpropagation and the brain
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2020499
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Random synaptic feedback weights support error backpropagation for deep learning
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2016435
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Vector-based navigation using grid-like representations in artificial agents
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2018402
12 2017222
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Catalyzing next-generation Artificial Intelligence through NeuroAI
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2023171
14 2009118
15 2020108
16 201396
17 201883
18 201782
19 201974
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Deep reinforcement learning with relational inductive biases
201868

About Timothy Lillicrap

Timothy Lillicrap is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 48 papers that have together received 26.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (11 papers), Reinforcement Learning in Robotics (11 papers), Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (10 papers), Motor Control and Adaptation (8 papers), Neural Networks and Applications (7 papers), Muscle activation and electromyography studies (7 papers) and Artificial Intelligence in Games (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Artificial Intelligence (13.7k citations), Health Informatics (291 citations), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (3.9k citations), Cognitive Neuroscience (3.0k citations) and Control and Systems Engineering (2.9k citations). Timothy Lillicrap has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Frequent co-authors include Demis Hassabis, Thore Graepel, Julian Schrittwieser, Arthur Guez, Ioannis Antonoglou, David Lawrence Silver, Laurent Sifre, George van den Driessche, Aja Huang and Marc Lanctot. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Journal of Neurophysiology, Nature Communications, Behavioral and Brain Sciences and Current Opinion in Neurobiology.

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