David Ferster

12.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 8.5k citations indexed

About

David Ferster is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, David Ferster has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 8.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 41 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in David Ferster's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (53 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (39 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers). David Ferster is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (53 papers), Visual perception and processing mechanisms (39 papers) and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (16 papers). David Ferster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Bulgaria and Switzerland. David Ferster's co-authors include Matteo Carandini, Nicholas J. Priebe, Ilan Lampl, Kenneth D. Miller, Jeffrey S. Anderson, Sooyoung Chung, S. Lindström, Simon LeVay, Ian M. Finn and Bharathi Jagadeesh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

David Ferster

59 papers receiving 8.2k citations

Hit Papers

Synfire Chains and Cortical Songs: Temporal Modules of Co... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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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. Synfire Chains and Cortical Songs: Temporal Modules of Cortical Activity
    2004 603 citations Yuji Ikegaya, Gloster B. Aaron et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Ferster United States 42 7.7k 5.2k 1.1k 723 493 60 8.5k
Kevan A Martin Switzerland 48 8.7k 1.1× 6.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 981 1.4× 260 0.5× 118 10.3k
R. Clay Reid United States 55 9.5k 1.2× 6.9k 1.3× 2.4k 2.3× 964 1.3× 403 0.8× 92 11.8k
E. J. Chichilnisky United States 44 5.4k 0.7× 4.6k 0.9× 2.5k 2.4× 1.7k 2.3× 479 1.0× 117 7.6k
Andreas S. Tolias United States 42 6.0k 0.8× 3.2k 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 633 0.9× 270 0.5× 93 8.2k
Kenneth D. Miller United States 39 6.2k 0.8× 4.2k 0.8× 803 0.8× 2.3k 3.2× 503 1.0× 78 7.5k
José‐Manuel Alonso United States 35 4.4k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 773 0.7× 418 0.6× 225 0.5× 86 4.9k
J. Bullier France 51 8.4k 1.1× 3.3k 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 329 0.5× 102 0.2× 84 9.5k
Idan Segev Israel 51 6.4k 0.8× 5.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.9× 1.3k 2.7× 120 8.7k
Henry Kennedy France 57 8.5k 1.1× 3.5k 0.7× 2.7k 2.6× 257 0.4× 240 0.5× 151 12.2k
Anthony M. Zador United States 47 6.9k 0.9× 4.6k 0.9× 1.7k 1.6× 979 1.4× 785 1.6× 90 9.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Ferster

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Ferster

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Ferster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Ferster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Ferster based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Ferster. David Ferster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Jianing & David Ferster. (2013). Functional Coupling from Simple to Complex Cells in the Visually Driven Cortical Circuit. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(48). 18855–18866. 21 indexed citations
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Priebe, Nicholas J. & David Ferster. (2012). Mechanisms of Neuronal Computation in Mammalian Visual Cortex. Neuron. 75(2). 194–208. 140 indexed citations
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Ozeki, Hirofumi, Ian M. Finn, Evan Schaffer, Kenneth D. Miller, & David Ferster. (2009). Inhibitory stabilization of the cortical network underlies visual surround suppression. Neuroscience Research. 65. S205–S205. 13 indexed citations
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Ozeki, Hirofumi, Ian M. Finn, Evan Schaffer, Kenneth D. Miller, & David Ferster. (2009). Inhibitory Stabilization of the Cortical Network Underlies Visual Surround Suppression. Neuron. 62(4). 578–592. 317 indexed citations
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Finn, Ian M., Nicholas J. Priebe, & David Ferster. (2007). The Emergence of Contrast-Invariant Orientation Tuning in Simple Cells of Cat Visual Cortex. Neuron. 54(1). 137–152. 182 indexed citations
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Finn, Ian M. & David Ferster. (2007). Computational Diversity in Complex Cells of Cat Primary Visual Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(36). 9638–9648. 27 indexed citations
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Priebe, Nicholas J. & David Ferster. (2005). Direction Selectivity of Excitation and Inhibition in Simple Cells of the Cat Primary Visual Cortex. Neuron. 45(1). 133–145. 190 indexed citations
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Ikegaya, Yuji, Gloster B. Aaron, Rosa Cossart, et al.. (2004). Synfire Chains and Cortical Songs: Elastic Temporal Modules of Cortical Activity. Wesleyan University Digital Collections (Wesleyan University). 304(5670). 1 indexed citations
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Ferster, David. (2001). Sleeper's Wake. Neuron. 30(1). 8–9. 1 indexed citations
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Ferster, David & Kenneth D. Miller. (2000). SELECTIVITY IN THE VISUAL CORTEX. 1 indexed citations
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Lampl, Ilan, et al.. (1999). Synchronous Membrane Potential Fluctuations in Neurons of the Cat Visual Cortex. Neuron. 22(2). 361–374. 305 indexed citations
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Carandini, Matteo, John C. Anderson, & David Ferster. (1998). Membrane conductance changes in simple cells of cat visual cortex. Perception. 27. 0–0. 2 indexed citations
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Ferster, David. (1998). A sense of direction. Nature. 392(6675). 433–434. 6 indexed citations
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Carandini, Matteo & David Ferster. (1997). Intracellular correlates of adaptation and masking in simple cells. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 38(4). e1–e2. 1 indexed citations
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Chung, Si‐Yin & David Ferster. (1997). The size of thalamic input to simple cells of the cat visual cortex. The Society for Neuroscience Abstracts. 23. 2059. 3 indexed citations
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Ferster, David. (1994). Linearity of synaptic interactions in the assembly of receptive fields in cat visual cortex. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 4(4). 563–568. 40 indexed citations
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Jagadeesh, Bharathi, et al.. (1993). Linearity of Summation of Synaptic Potentials Underlying Direction Selectivity in Simple Cells of the Cat Visual Cortex. Science. 262(5141). 1901–1904. 164 indexed citations
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Ferster, David. (1990). Binocular convergence of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic pathways onto neurons of cat visual cortex. Visual Neuroscience. 4(6). 625–629. 4 indexed citations
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Ferster, David. (1988). Spatially opponent excitation and inhibition in simple cells of the cat visual cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 8(4). 1172–1180. 211 indexed citations
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Ferster, David & S. Lindström. (1983). An intracellular analysis of geniculo‐cortical connectivity in area 17 of the cat.. The Journal of Physiology. 342(1). 181–215. 252 indexed citations

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