Rafael Malach

32.1k total citations · 10 hit papers
181 papers, 22.9k citations indexed

About

Rafael Malach is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. According to data from OpenAlex, Rafael Malach has authored 181 papers receiving a total of 22.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 24 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 15 papers in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. Recurrent topics in Rafael Malach's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (109 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (69 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (67 papers). Rafael Malach is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (109 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (69 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (67 papers). Rafael Malach collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and United Kingdom. Rafael Malach's co-authors include Kalanit Grill‐Spector, Uri Hasson, Talma Hendler, Ifat Levy, Michal Harel, Yuval Nir, Tammar Kushnir, Galia Avidan, Itzhak Fried and Roy Mukamel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rafael Malach

178 papers receiving 22.4k citations

Hit Papers

Object-related activity revealed by functional magnetic r... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 2004 1995 1999 2004 400 800 1.2k
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. Object-related activity revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging in human occipital cortex.
    1995 1.4k citations Rafael Malach et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. Intersubject Synchronization of Cortical Activity During Natural Vision
    2004 1.2k citations Uri Hasson, Yuval Nir et al. Science profile →
  3. Functional analysis of human MT and related visual cortical areas using magnetic resonance imaging
    1995 1.2k citations Rafael Malach et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
  4. Differential Processing of Objects under Various Viewing Conditions in the Human Lateral Occipital Complex
    1999 969 citations Rafael Malach et al. profile →
  5. THE HUMAN VISUAL CORTEX
    2004 835 citations Rafael Malach et al. profile →
  6. fMR-adaptation: a tool for studying the functional properties of human cortical neurons
    2001 826 citations Rafael Malach et al. profile →
  7. Coupling Between Neuronal Firing, Field Potentials, and fMRI in Human Auditory Cortex
    2005 725 citations Roy Mukamel, Harris A. Gelbard et al. Science profile →
  8. Center–periphery organization of human object areas
    2001 530 citations Uri Hasson, Talma Hendler et al. profile →
  9. Visuo-haptic object-related activation in the ventral visual pathway
    2001 501 citations Rafael Malach, Talma Hendler et al. profile →
  10. Visual motion aftereffect in human cortical area MT revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging
    1995 501 citations Rafael Malach 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
Rafael Malach Israel 70 20.7k 3.5k 2.4k 2.0k 1.7k 181 22.9k
Denis G. Pelli United States 38 16.0k 0.8× 3.4k 1.0× 1.1k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 130 19.2k
Sabine Kästner United States 67 15.9k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 171 18.1k
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte United Kingdom 55 14.8k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 957 0.4× 2.1k 1.1× 1.0k 0.6× 146 17.8k
Leslie G. Ungerleider United States 84 28.0k 1.4× 5.0k 1.4× 2.8k 1.2× 4.3k 2.1× 1.8k 1.0× 197 32.2k
Semir Zeki United Kingdom 72 18.2k 0.9× 3.8k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 3.9k 1.9× 1.1k 0.6× 204 21.3k
Rainer Goebel Netherlands 88 22.3k 1.1× 4.3k 1.2× 1.6k 0.7× 1.9k 0.9× 5.1k 2.9× 387 27.6k
Roger B. H. Tootell United States 56 15.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 2.6k 1.5× 133 18.7k
David H. Brainard United States 46 24.5k 1.2× 4.9k 1.4× 2.7k 1.1× 4.9k 2.4× 1.1k 0.6× 174 29.5k
Guy A. Orban Belgium 83 19.1k 0.9× 1.6k 0.5× 4.1k 1.7× 3.4k 1.7× 1.2k 0.7× 403 21.4k
Marvin M. Chun United States 73 24.0k 1.2× 6.1k 1.7× 909 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 169 26.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Rafael Malach

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rafael Malach

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Friedman, Doron, et al.. (2025). Invariant inter-subject relational structures in high order human visual cortex. Nature Communications. 16(1). 8015–8015.
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Simony, Erez, et al.. (2024). Brain–machine convergent evolution: Why finding parallels between brain and artificial systems is informative. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(41). e2319709121–e2319709121. 1 indexed citations
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Norman, Yitzhak, et al.. (2023). Perceptual stability reflected in neuronal pattern similarities in human visual cortex. Cell Reports. 42(6). 112614–112614. 11 indexed citations
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Malach, Rafael. (2021). Local neuronal relational structures underlying the contents of human conscious experience. Neuroscience of Consciousness. 2021(2). niab028–niab028. 22 indexed citations
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Brandman, Talia, Rafael Malach, & Erez Simony. (2021). The surprising role of the default mode network in naturalistic perception. Communications Biology. 4(1). 79–79. 49 indexed citations
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Raut, Ryan V., Abraham Z. Snyder, Anish Mitra, et al.. (2021). Global waves synchronize the brain’s functional systems with fluctuating arousal. Science Advances. 7(30). 133 indexed citations
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Berkovich‐Ohana, Aviva, Edna Furman‐Haran, Rafael Malach, et al.. (2020). Studying the precuneus reveals structure–function–affect correlation in long-term meditators. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. 15(11). 1203–1216. 8 indexed citations
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Malach, Rafael, et al.. (2020). Resting-State Fluctuations Underlie Free and Creative Verbal Behaviors in the Human Brain. Cerebral Cortex. 31(1). 213–232. 14 indexed citations
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Malach, Rafael, et al.. (2019). Where Does Time Go When You Blink?. Psychological Science. 30(6). 907–916. 12 indexed citations
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Norman, Yitzhak, Erin M. Yeagle, Simon Khuvis, et al.. (2019). Hippocampal sharp-wave ripples linked to visual episodic recollection in humans. Science. 365(6454). 146 indexed citations
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Golan, Tal, Ido Davidesco, David M. Groppe, et al.. (2017). Increasing suppression of saccade-related transients along the human visual hierarchy. eLife. 6. 10 indexed citations
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Eilam, Raya, Rina Aharoni, Ruth Arnon, & Rafael Malach. (2016). Astrocyte morphology is confined by cortical functional boundaries in mammals ranging from mice to human. eLife. 5. 24 indexed citations
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Golan, Tal, Ido Davidesco, David M. Groppe, et al.. (2016). Human intracranial recordings link suppressed transients rather than 'filling-in' to perceptual continuity across blinks. eLife. 5. 39 indexed citations
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Harmelech, Tal, Doron Friedman, & Rafael Malach. (2015). Differential Magnetic Resonance Neurofeedback Modulations across Extrinsic (Visual) and Intrinsic (Default-Mode) Nodes of the Human Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(6). 2588–2595. 33 indexed citations
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Salomon, Roy, Maya Bleich‐Cohen, Avital Hahamy, et al.. (2012). Global functional connectivity deficits in schizophrenia depend on behavioral state. Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. 48. 11 indexed citations
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Salomon, Roy, Maya Bleich‐Cohen, Avital Hahamy, et al.. (2011). Global Functional Connectivity Deficits in Schizophrenia Depend on Behavioral State. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(36). 12972–12981. 55 indexed citations
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Gelbard-Sagiv, Hagar, Roy Mukamel, Michal Harel, Rafael Malach, & Itzhak Fried. (2008). Internally Generated Reactivation of Single Neurons in Human Hippocampus During Free Recall. Science. 322(5898). 96–101. 334 indexed citations
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Privman, Eran, Yuval Nir, Uri Kramer, et al.. (2007). Enhanced Category Tuning Revealed by Intracranial Electroencephalograms in High-Order Human Visual Areas. Journal of Neuroscience. 27(23). 6234–6242. 55 indexed citations
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Malach, Rafael & Zoran Josipovic. (2006). Perception without a Perceiver In Conversation with Zoran Josipovic. Journal of Consciousness Studies. 13(9). 1 indexed citations
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Mukamel, Roy, Harris A. Gelbard, Amos Arieli, et al.. (2005). Coupling Between Neuronal Firing, Field Potentials, and fMRI in Human Auditory Cortex. Science. 309(5736). 951–954. 725 indexed citations breakdown →

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