Pascal Fries

56.8k total citations · 14 hit papers
180 papers, 37.8k citations indexed

About

Pascal Fries is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Pascal Fries has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 37.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 62 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 17 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Pascal Fries's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (135 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (49 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (37 papers). Pascal Fries is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (135 papers), EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces (49 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (37 papers). Pascal Fries collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Pascal Fries's co-authors include Robert Oostenveld, Jan‐Mathijs Schoffelen, Andreas K. Engel, Eric Maris, Wolf Singer, Robert Desimone, Thilo Womelsdorf, John H. Reynolds, André M. Bastos and Conrado A. Bosman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Pascal Fries

174 papers receiving 37.3k citations

Hit Papers

FieldTrip: Open Source Software for Advanced Analysis o... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2010 2005 2001 2001 2010 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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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. FieldTrip: Open Source Software for Advanced Analysis of MEG, EEG, and Invasive Electrophysiological Data
    2010 7.2k citations Robert Oostenveld, Pascal Fries et al. profile →
  2. A mechanism for cognitive dynamics: neuronal communication through neuronal coherence
    2005 3.0k citations Pascal Fries profile →
  3. Dynamic predictions: Oscillations and synchrony in top–down processing
    2001 2.5k citations Andreas K. Engel, Pascal Fries et al. profile →
  4. Modulation of Oscillatory Neuronal Synchronization by Selective Visual Attention
    2001 2.0k citations Pascal Fries et al. profile →
  5. Beta-band oscillations — signalling the status quo?
    2010 2.0k citations Andreas K. Engel, Pascal Fries profile →
  6. Rhythms for Cognition: Communication through Coherence
    2015 1.7k citations Pascal Fries Neuron profile →
  7. Canonical Microcircuits for Predictive Coding
    2012 1.5k citations André M. Bastos, Pascal Fries et al. Neuron profile →
  8. Neuronal Gamma-Band Synchronization as a Fundamental Process in Cortical Computation
    2009 1.2k citations Pascal Fries profile →
  9. Modulation of Neuronal Interactions Through Neuronal Synchronization
    2007 965 citations Thilo Womelsdorf, Jan‐Mathijs Schoffelen et al. profile →
  10. Visual Areas Exert Feedforward and Feedback Influences through Distinct Frequency Channels
    2014 839 citations André M. Bastos, Julien Vezoli et al. Neuron profile →
  11. The gamma cycle
    2007 801 citations Pascal Fries, Danko Nikolić et al. profile →
  12. Gamma-band synchronization in visual cortex predicts speed of change detection
    2005 562 citations Thilo Womelsdorf, Pascal Fries et al. profile →
  13. Attentional Stimulus Selection through Selective Synchronization between Monkey Visual Areas
    2012 523 citations Conrado A. Bosman, Jan‐Mathijs Schoffelen et al. Neuron profile →
  14. Alpha-Beta and Gamma Rhythms Subserve Feedback and Feedforward Influences among Human Visual Cortical Areas
    2016 475 citations Julien Vezoli, Stan van Pelt et al. Neuron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Pascal Fries Netherlands 68 33.6k 11.0k 2.7k 1.7k 1.5k 180 37.8k
Andreas K. Engel Germany 79 27.2k 0.8× 9.0k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 1.6k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 309 31.7k
Nikos K. Logothetis Germany 103 35.3k 1.1× 9.0k 0.8× 5.3k 1.9× 2.8k 1.7× 668 0.4× 421 44.0k
Wolf Singer Germany 110 42.2k 1.3× 22.0k 2.0× 2.8k 1.0× 2.2k 1.3× 3.0k 1.9× 399 51.2k
Robert Oostenveld Netherlands 64 28.5k 0.8× 5.6k 0.5× 3.7k 1.4× 2.2k 1.3× 411 0.3× 148 32.7k
Robert Desimone United States 86 38.6k 1.1× 8.2k 0.7× 4.5k 1.6× 2.7k 1.6× 540 0.4× 182 43.6k
David C. Van Essen United States 103 54.0k 1.6× 7.7k 0.7× 6.3k 2.3× 3.6k 2.2× 586 0.4× 229 65.6k
Emery N. Brown United States 76 14.8k 0.4× 7.7k 0.7× 2.9k 1.1× 712 0.4× 725 0.5× 400 24.9k
David A. McCormick United States 97 24.6k 0.7× 23.4k 2.1× 1.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 200 36.8k
Giulio Tononi United States 108 40.0k 1.2× 12.3k 1.1× 10.1k 3.7× 1.9k 1.1× 838 0.5× 410 50.2k
Michael M. Merzenich United States 89 22.8k 0.7× 7.3k 0.7× 3.4k 1.3× 1.6k 0.9× 339 0.2× 226 31.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Pascal Fries

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Pascal Fries. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Pascal Fries 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 Pascal Fries. Pascal Fries 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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Lewis, Chris, et al.. (2024). Recording Quality Is Systematically Related to Electrode Impedance. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 13(24). e2303401–e2303401. 29 indexed citations
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Fries, Pascal, et al.. (2023). Multi-area recordings and optogenetics in the awake, behaving marmoset. Nature Communications. 14(1). 14 indexed citations
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Peter, Alina, et al.. (2022). Human visual gamma for color stimuli. eLife. 11. 8 indexed citations
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Lazăr, Andreea, Chris Lewis, Pascal Fries, Wolf Singer, & Danko Nikolić. (2021). Visual exposure enhances stimulus encoding and persistence in primary cortex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(43). 12 indexed citations
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Peter, Alina, et al.. (2021). Stimulus-specific plasticity in human visual gamma-band activity and functional connectivity. eLife. 10. 10 indexed citations
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Brunet, Nicolas M. & Pascal Fries. (2019). Human visual cortical gamma reflects natural image structure. NeuroImage. 200. 635–643. 15 indexed citations
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Pesaran, Bijan, Martin Vinck, Gaute T. Einevoll, et al.. (2018). Investigating large-scale brain dynamics using field potential recordings: analysis and interpretation. Nature Neuroscience. 21(7). 903–919. 238 indexed citations
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Spyropoulos, Georgios, Conrado A. Bosman, & Pascal Fries. (2018). A theta rhythm in macaque visual cortex and its attentional modulation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(24). E5614–E5623. 128 indexed citations
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Hindriks, Rikkert, Joscha T. Schmiedt, Xerxes D. Arsiwalla, et al.. (2017). Linear distributed source modeling of local field potentials recorded with intra-cortical electrode arrays. PLoS ONE. 12(12). e0187490–e0187490. 8 indexed citations
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Lewis, Chris, Conrado A. Bosman, Thilo Womelsdorf, & Pascal Fries. (2016). Stimulus-induced visual cortical networks are recapitulated by spontaneous local and interareal synchronization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 113(5). E606–15. 36 indexed citations
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Bastos, André M., Julien Vezoli, Conrado A. Bosman, et al.. (2014). Visual Areas Exert Feedforward and Feedback Influences through Distinct Frequency Channels. Neuron. 85(2). 390–401. 839 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lange, Joachim, Robert Oostenveld, & Pascal Fries. (2013). Reduced Occipital Alpha Power Indexes Enhanced Excitability Rather than Improved Visual Perception. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(7). 3212–3220. 152 indexed citations
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Pelt, Stan van, Dorret I. Boomsma, & Pascal Fries. (2012). Magnetoencephalography in Twins Reveals a Strong Genetic Determination of the Peak Frequency of Visually Induced Gamma-Band Synchronization. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(10). 3388–3392. 89 indexed citations
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Werf, Jurrian van der, Ole Jensen, Pascal Fries, & W. Pieter Medendorp. (2010). Neuronal Synchronization in Human Posterior Parietal Cortex during Reach Planning. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(4). 1402–1412. 66 indexed citations
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Imbert, Daniel, et al.. (2010). Highly stable and soluble bis-aqua Gd, Nd, Yb complexes as potential bimodal MRI/NIR imaging agents. Dalton Transactions. 39(40). 9490–9490. 37 indexed citations
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Jutras, Michael J., Pascal Fries, & Elizabeth A. Buffalo. (2009). Gamma-Band Synchronization in the Macaque Hippocampus and Memory Formation. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(40). 12521–12531. 138 indexed citations
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Fries, Pascal, et al.. (2002). Ocular dominance in extrastriate cortex of strabismic amblyopic cats. Vision Research. 42(1). 29–39. 46 indexed citations
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Engel, Andreas K., Pascal Fries, Peter König, Michael Brecht, & Wolf Singer. (1999). Temporal Binding, Binocular Rivalry, and Consciousness. Consciousness and Cognition. 8(2). 128–151. 237 indexed citations
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Fries, Pascal, et al.. (1998). Correlates of strabismic amblyopia in cat extrastriate visual areas. European Journal of Neuroscience. 10. 237–237. 5 indexed citations
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Fries, Pascal, Sergio Neuenschwander, Wolf Singer, & Andreas K. Engel. (1998). Subthreshold membrane potential fluctuations influence first spike timing and cause rapid synchronization in cat visual cortex. European Journal of Neuroscience. 10. 238–238. 2 indexed citations

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