Michael J. Kahana

31.4k total citations · 6 hit papers
256 papers, 19.1k citations indexed

About

Michael J. Kahana is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael J. Kahana has authored 256 papers receiving a total of 19.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 205 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 56 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 38 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Michael J. Kahana's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (94 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (89 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (88 papers). Michael J. Kahana is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (94 papers), Memory Processes and Influences (89 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (88 papers). Michael J. Kahana collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Canada. Michael J. Kahana's co-authors include Marc W. Howard, Joseph R. Madsen, Joshua Jacobs, Jeremy B. Caplan, Itzhak Fried, Per B. Sederberg, Sean M. Polyn, Robert Sekuler, Bradley Lega and Arne D. Ekstrom and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Michael J. Kahana

250 papers receiving 18.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

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.

Cellular networks underlying human spatial navigation

2003 897 citations Michael J. Kahana, Itzhak Fried et al. profile →
A Distributed Representation of Temporal Context

2002 763 citations Marc W. Howard, Michael J. Kahana profile →
Broadband Shifts in Local Field Potential Power Spectra Are Correlated with Single-Neuron Spiking in Humans

2009 673 citations Jeremy R. Manning, Joshua Jacobs et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Gating of Human Theta Oscillations by a Working Memory Task

2001 591 citations Michael J. Kahana, Daniel S. Rizzuto et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Theta and Gamma Oscillations during Encoding Predict Subsequent Recall

2003 584 citations Michael J. Kahana, Marc W. Howard et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
Theta Oscillations in Human Memory

2020 305 citations Nora A. Herweg, Ethan A. Solomon et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael J. Kahana United States	71	16.4k	5.1k	1.8k	1.7k	1.7k	256	19.1k
Daniel J. Simons United States	73	14.2k 0.9×	5.1k 1.0×	3.9k 2.2×	2.3k 1.3×	799 0.5×	230	21.6k
Peter König Germany	65	14.7k 0.9×	4.9k 1.0×	1.5k 0.9×	484 0.3×	1.1k 0.7×	351	19.4k
Charan Ranganath United States	75	17.6k 1.1×	4.5k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	1.9k 1.1×	534 0.3×	191	20.6k
Nathaniel D. Daw United States	71	15.5k 0.9×	4.9k 1.0×	3.8k 2.2×	1.7k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	169	21.3k
Andrew P. Yonelinas United States	71	21.0k 1.3×	3.5k 0.7×	2.5k 1.4×	3.5k 2.0×	1.5k 0.9×	204	24.0k
Randall C. O’Reilly United States	56	13.2k 0.8×	4.8k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	1.6k 1.0×	127	16.7k
Neal J. Cohen United States	64	12.6k 0.8×	3.3k 0.6×	2.1k 1.2×	3.0k 1.7×	424 0.2×	192	18.5k
Barbara J. Knowlton United States	56	12.3k 0.7×	5.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.0×	3.3k 1.9×	770 0.5×	165	17.9k
Earl K. Miller United States	73	30.1k 1.8×	6.5k 1.3×	3.8k 2.2×	2.0k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	172	35.7k
Yael Niv United States	63	9.2k 0.6×	2.8k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 0.7×	175	14.6k

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Greene, Nathaniel R., et al.. (2025). Interresponse times in free recall.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 52(3). 422–442.

Lega, Bradley, Robert A. Gross, Chengyuan Wu, et al.. (2025). Study-phase reinstatement predicts subsequent recall. Nature Neuroscience. 28(4). 883–890.

Schonhaut, Daniel R., Ashwin G. Ramayya, Ethan A. Solomon, et al.. (2024). MTL neurons phase-lock to human hippocampal theta. eLife. 13. 3 indexed citations

Schonhaut, Daniel R., Zahra M. Aghajan, Michael J. Kahana, & Itzhak Fried. (2023). A neural code for time and space in the human brain. Cell Reports. 42(11). 113238–113238. 7 indexed citations

Weidemann, Christoph T., et al.. (2023). Direct brain recordings suggest a causal subsequent-memory effect. Cerebral Cortex. 33(11). 6891–6901. 3 indexed citations

Tracy, Jessica L., et al.. (2023). Multitrial free recall for evaluating memory.. Neuropsychology. 38(1). 58–68.

Kragel, James E., Youssef Ezzyat, Bradley Lega, et al.. (2021). Distinct cortical systems reinstate the content and context of episodic memories. Nature Communications. 12(1). 4444–4444. 9 indexed citations

Wanda, Paul A., Ethan A. Solomon, Bradley Lega, et al.. (2020). Biomarkers of memory variability in traumatic brain injury. Brain Communications. 3(1). fcaa202–fcaa202. 7 indexed citations

Umbach, Gray, Pranish A. Kantak, Joshua Jacobs, et al.. (2020). Time cells in the human hippocampus and entorhinal cortex support episodic memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(45). 28463–28474. 113 indexed citations

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Kahana, Michael J.. (2019). Computational Models of Memory Search. Annual Review of Psychology. 71(1). 107–138. 52 indexed citations

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Solomon, Ethan A., Bradley Lega, Michael R. Sperling, & Michael J. Kahana. (2019). Hippocampal theta codes for distances in semantic and temporal spaces. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(48). 24343–24352. 97 indexed citations

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Arora, Amit, et al.. (2018). Comparison of logistic regression, support vector machines, and deep learning classifiers for predicting memory encoding success using human intracranial EEG recordings. Journal of Neural Engineering. 15(6). 66028–66028. 29 indexed citations

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Rugg, Michael D., Sandhitsu R. Das, Joel M. Stein, et al.. (2017). Theta band power increases in the posterior hippocampus predict successful episodic memory encoding in humans. Hippocampus. 27(10). 1040–1053. 72 indexed citations

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Miller, Jonathan, Markus Neufang, Alec Solway, et al.. (2013). Neural Activity in Human Hippocampal Formation Reveals the Spatial Context of Retrieved Memories. Science. 342(6162). 1111–1114. 235 indexed citations

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Jacobs, Joshua & Michael J. Kahana. (2009). Neural Representations of Individual Stimuli in Humans Revealed by Gamma-Band Electrocorticographic Activity. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(33). 10203–10214. 87 indexed citations

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Manning, Jeremy R., Joshua Jacobs, Itzhak Fried, & Michael J. Kahana. (2009). Broadband Shifts in Local Field Potential Power Spectra Are Correlated with Single-Neuron Spiking in Humans. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(43). 13613–13620. 673 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zaromb, Franklin M., Marc W. Howard, Emily Dolan, et al.. (2006). Temporal associations and prior-list intrusions in free recall.. Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition. 32(4). 792–804. 66 indexed citations

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Schwartz, Gregory W., et al.. (2005). Shadows of the Past. Psychological Science. 16(11). 898–904. 74 indexed citations

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Klein, Krystal A., et al.. (2003). A comparative analysis of learning in multitrial free and serial recall. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 25(25). 1 indexed citations

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Kahana, Michael J., David Seelig, & Joseph R. Madsen. (2001). Theta returns. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 11(6). 739–744. 413 indexed citations

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