Ralph Linsker

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Ralph Linsker is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Neuroscience and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Linsker has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Ralph Linsker's work include Neural Networks and Applications (9 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers) and Blind Source Separation Techniques (3 papers). Ralph Linsker is often cited by papers focused on Neural Networks and Applications (9 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers) and Blind Source Separation Techniques (3 papers). Ralph Linsker collaborates with scholars based in United States. Ralph Linsker's co-authors include G. Grinstein, Irina Rish, Alina Beygelzimer, J. J. Wynne, R. Srinivasan, Daniel R. Alonso, Sameh Asaad, G. Tom Shires, L Prevosti and Carl G. Becker and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Linsker

26 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Self-organization in a perceptual network 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 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. Self-organization in a perceptual network
    1988 908 citations Ralph Linsker Computer profile →

Peers

Ralph Linsker
Hilbert J. Kappen Netherlands
Ron Meir Israel
David Powers Australia
Thomas Navin Lal Germany
Il Memming Park United States
Abraham J. Wyner United States
Seungjin Choi South Korea
James F. Peters Canada
Klaus Obermayer Germany
S. Ramakrishnan United States
Hilbert J. Kappen Netherlands
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Citations per year, relative to Ralph Linsker Ralph Linsker (= 1×) peers Hilbert J. Kappen

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Linsker

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Linsker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Linsker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralph Linsker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralph Linsker 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 Ralph Linsker. Ralph Linsker 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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Asaad, Sameh, et al.. (2014). A Fully Pipelined FPGA Architecture of a Factored Restricted Boltzmann Machine Artificial Neural Network. ACM Transactions on Reconfigurable Technology and Systems. 7(1). 1–23. 29 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (2008). Neural network learning of optimal Kalman prediction and control. Neural Networks. 21(9). 1328–1343. 16 indexed citations
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Grinstein, G. & Ralph Linsker. (2008). Power-law and exponential tails in a stochastic priority-based model queue. Physical Review E. 77(1). 12101–12101. 26 indexed citations
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Grinstein, G. & Ralph Linsker. (2006). Biased Diffusion and Universality in Model Queues. Physical Review Letters. 97(13). 130201–130201. 34 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph, Richard L. Garwin, Herman Chernoff, Peleg Horowitz, & Nick F. Ramsey. (2005). Synchronization of the acoustic evidence in the assassination of President Kennedy. Science & Justice. 45(4). 207–226. 3 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (2005). Improved local learning rule for information maximization and related applications. Neural Networks. 18(3). 261–265. 28 indexed citations
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Beygelzimer, Alina, G. Grinstein, Ralph Linsker, & Irina Rish. (2005). Improving network robustness by edge modification. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 357(3-4). 593–612. 152 indexed citations
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Detre, Thomas, et al.. (2003). DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE. 11 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (2002). Separation of a mixture of acoustic sources into its components. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 111(6). 2536–2536. 1 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (1997). A Local Learning Rule That Enables Information Maximization for Arbitrary Input Distributions. Neural Computation. 9(8). 1661–1665. 35 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (1992). Deriving Receptive Fields Using an Optimal Encoding Criterion. neural information processing systems. 5. 953–960. 21 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (1988). An Application of the Principle of Maximum Information Preservation to Linear Systems. neural information processing systems. 1. 186–194. 94 indexed citations
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Prevosti, L, J. J. Wynne, C G Becker, Ralph Linsker, & G. Tom Shires. (1988). Laser-induced fluorescence detection of atherosclerotic plaque with hematoporphyrin derivative used as an exogenous probe. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 7(4). 500–506. 6 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (1988). Self-organization in a perceptual network. Computer. 21(3). 105–117. 908 indexed citations breakdown →
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Prevosti, L, J. J. Wynne, Carl G. Becker, Ralph Linsker, & G. Tom Shires. (1988). Laser-induced fluorescence detection of atherosclerotic plaque with hematoporphyrin derivative used as an exogenous probe. Journal of Vascular Surgery. 7(4). 500–506. 18 indexed citations
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Prevosti, L, C G Becker, G. Tom Shires, J. J. Wynne, & Ralph Linsker. (1987). Atherosclerotic plaque detection by laser-induced fluorescence using hematoporphyrin derivative as an exogenous probe. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (1987). Towards an Organizing Principle for a Layered Perceptual Network. Neural Information Processing Systems. 485–494. 24 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (1986). From basic network principles to neural architecture. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 7508. 8779–8783. 80 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (1986). From basic network principles to neural architecture (series). 83. 8779–8783. 24 indexed citations
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Linsker, Ralph. (1984). An iterative-improvement penalty-function-driven wire routing system. IBM Journal of Research and Development. 28(5). 613–624. 35 indexed citations

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