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Timothy Lillicrap

Google (United States)

US

Core Metrics

Total Citations

64,014

H-Index

58

Publications

158

i10-Index

109

2-Year Citedness

74.7

avg citations per work

Ability Dimensions

Overall Score65
Genius
Late Bloomer
Impact84%

64,014 citations, h=58

Momentum98%

2yr mean: 74.7

Output50%

158 papers (6.6/year)

Efficiency97%

405 cites/paper

Novelty5%

2 unique research topics

Breadth40%

4 topic areas

Peak Power80%

Top 3 papers: 48% of citations

* Percentile scores are calculated relative to all scholars in the computational neuroscience dataset. Tags are assigned based on dimension combinations. Hover over the radar chart for details.

Scholar Profile Analysis

Timothy Lillicrap is a elite scholar with 50k+ citations in computational neuroscience, currently affiliated with Google (United States).

Over a 24-year academic career, published 158 papers (averaging 6.6 per year), with 64,014 citations.

An h-index of 58, well above field average, indicates a substantial body of highly-cited work.

Academic impact accumulated gradually: first 5 years account for only 0.1%, indicating later works are more influential.

Primary research areas include Perplexity, Embodied cognition, Embodied cognition.

Key Findings

Signature Work

"Mastering the game of Go with deep neural networks and tree search" is the most influential work, with 15,219 citations, published in 2016.

Consistent Output

Averaging 405 citations per paper, maintaining steady high-quality output.

Sustained Impact

Two-year mean citedness of 74.7 indicates research continues to generate significant impact.

Sustained Growth

Very low early citation share indicates influence built through long-term accumulation, with later works being more impactful.

Early Career Analysis (First 5 Years)

Career Start

2001 - 2005

Early Citations

46

Early Works

1

Early Impact %

0.1%

Top Early Career Paper

Double-stranded RNA as a Not-self Alarm Signal: to Evade, most Viruses Purine-load their RNAs, but some (HTLV-1, Epstein-Barr) Pyrimidine-load

Publication Timeline

Research Topics

Perplexity80.6%
Embodied cognition87.4%
Embodied cognition69.8%
Embodied cognition70.6%

Top Publications

12016Nature

Mastering the game of Go with deep neural networks and tree search

15,219

Citations

22017Nature

Mastering the game of Go without human knowledge

8,806

Citations

32016arXiv (Cornell University)

Continuous control with deep reinforcement learning

6,768

Citations

2015arXiv (Cornell University)

Continuous control with deep reinforcement learning

5,334

Citations

2018Science

A general reinforcement learning algorithm that masters chess, shogi, and Go through self-play

3,322

Citations

2019Nature

Grandmaster level in StarCraft II using multi-agent reinforcement learning

3,236

Citations

2016arXiv (Cornell University)

Asynchronous Methods for Deep Reinforcement Learning

1,690

Citations

Impact Classification

顶级影响力

总引用超过5万次,属于领域顶级学者

稳定产出

h-index超过50,具有持续的学术产出能力