Omri Barak

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Omri Barak is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Omri Barak has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 18 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Omri Barak's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (28 papers), Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (14 papers) and Neural Networks and Applications (13 papers). Omri Barak is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (28 papers), Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (14 papers) and Neural Networks and Applications (13 papers). Omri Barak collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Mexico. Omri Barak's co-authors include Misha Tsodyks, Gianluigi Mongillo, Mattia Rigotti, Stefano Fusi, David Sussillo, Xiao‐Jing Wang, Nathaniel D. Daw, Melissa R. Warden, Earl K. Miller and Ranulfo Romo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Omri Barak

38 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

The importance of mixed selectivity in complex cognitive ... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2013 2008 250 500 750
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.

  1. The importance of mixed selectivity in complex cognitive tasks
    2013 972 citations Mattia Rigotti, Omri Barak et al. Nature profile →
  2. Synaptic Theory of Working Memory
    2008 799 citations Omri Barak, Misha Tsodyks et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Omri Barak Israel 20 2.9k 1.1k 635 585 226 39 3.4k
Christian K. Machens Portugal 27 3.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 607 1.0× 486 0.8× 247 1.1× 50 3.5k
David Sussillo United States 23 3.6k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 905 1.4× 1.1k 1.9× 286 1.3× 34 4.4k
Tim P. Vogels United Kingdom 19 2.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 907 1.4× 345 0.6× 232 1.0× 35 2.9k
Sonja Grün Germany 29 2.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 412 0.6× 346 0.6× 204 0.9× 107 3.3k
Byron M. Yu United States 35 5.1k 1.8× 2.6k 2.4× 757 1.2× 549 0.9× 179 0.8× 83 5.5k
Dan F. M. Goodman France 19 2.0k 0.7× 1.2k 1.1× 1.1k 1.7× 415 0.7× 139 0.6× 43 2.6k
Máté Lengyel United Kingdom 26 2.4k 0.8× 822 0.7× 359 0.6× 442 0.8× 117 0.5× 75 3.0k
Nicole C. Rust United States 23 3.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 266 0.4× 319 0.5× 424 1.9× 43 4.0k
Jeffrey L. Krichmar United States 30 1.8k 0.6× 905 0.8× 982 1.5× 783 1.3× 223 1.0× 122 3.2k
Mattia Rigotti United States 15 2.3k 0.8× 826 0.7× 306 0.5× 415 0.7× 178 0.8× 24 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Omri Barak

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Omri Barak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Omri Barak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Omri Barak 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 Omri Barak. Omri Barak 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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Macke, Jakob H., et al.. (2024). Trained recurrent neural networks develop phase-locked limit cycles in a working memory task. PLoS Computational Biology. 20(2). e1011852–e1011852. 5 indexed citations
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Barak, Omri & Misha Tsodyks. (2023). Mathematical models of learning and what can be learned from them. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 80. 102721–102721. 2 indexed citations
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Mastrogiuseppe, Francesca, et al.. (2021). Quality of internal representation shapes learning performance in feedback neural networks. Physical Review Research. 3(1). 11 indexed citations
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Brenner, Naama, et al.. (2020). Scale free topology as an effective feedback system. PLoS Computational Biology. 16(5). e1007825–e1007825. 5 indexed citations
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Benisty, Hadas, Brett D. Mensh, Yitzhak Schiller, et al.. (2020). Cell-Type-Specific Outcome Representation in the Primary Motor Cortex. Neuron. 107(5). 954–971.e9. 44 indexed citations
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Barak, Omri, et al.. (2020). Local and global features of genetic networks supporting a phenotypic switch. PLoS ONE. 15(9). e0238433–e0238433. 3 indexed citations
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Barak, Omri. (2017). Recurrent neural networks as versatile tools of neuroscience research. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 46. 1–6. 126 indexed citations
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Barak, Omri, et al.. (2017). Local Dynamics in Trained Recurrent Neural Networks. Physical Review Letters. 118(25). 258101–258101. 37 indexed citations
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Furst, Miriam, et al.. (2017). A New Approach to Model Pitch Perception Using Sparse Coding. PLoS Computational Biology. 13(1). e1005338–e1005338. 4 indexed citations
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Xu, Tie & Omri Barak. (2017). Dynamical Timescale Explains Marginal Stability in Excitability Dynamics. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(17). 4508–4524. 4 indexed citations
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Barak, Omri, et al.. (2017). Grid Cells Encode Local Positional Information. Current Biology. 27(15). 2337–2343.e3. 44 indexed citations
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Zeevi‐Levin, Naama, Revital Schick, Ronen Ben Jehuda, et al.. (2016). Developmental changes in electrophysiological characteristics of human-induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes. Heart Rhythm. 13(12). 2379–2387. 33 indexed citations
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Lafuente, Víctor de, et al.. (2015). Dynamic Control of Response Criterion in Premotor Cortex during Perceptual Detection under Temporal Uncertainty. Neuron. 86(4). 1067–1077. 81 indexed citations
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Barak, Omri, Mattia Rigotti, & Stefano Fusi. (2013). The Sparseness of Mixed Selectivity Neurons Controls the Generalization–Discrimination Trade-Off. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(9). 3844–3856. 128 indexed citations
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Barak, Omri, David Sussillo, Ranulfo Romo, Misha Tsodyks, & L. F. Abbott. (2013). From fixed points to chaos: Three models of delayed discrimination. Progress in Neurobiology. 103. 214–222. 103 indexed citations
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Rigotti, Mattia, Omri Barak, Melissa R. Warden, et al.. (2013). The importance of mixed selectivity in complex cognitive tasks. Nature. 497(7451). 585–590. 972 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barak, Omri, Misha Tsodyks, & Ranulfo Romo. (2010). Neuronal Population Coding of Parametric Working Memory. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(28). 9424–9430. 136 indexed citations
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Okun, Michael S., et al.. (2007). Stochastic Emergence of Repeating Cortical Motifs in Spontaneous Membrane Potential Fluctuations In Vivo. Neuron. 53(3). 413–425. 61 indexed citations
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Barak, Omri & Misha Tsodyks. (2007). Persistent Activity in Neural Networks with Dynamic Synapses. PLoS Computational Biology. 3(2). e35–e35. 86 indexed citations
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Szwed, Marcin, et al.. (2005). Responses of Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons to the Radial Distance of Contact During Active Vibrissal Touch. Journal of Neurophysiology. 95(2). 791–802. 79 indexed citations

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