Robert Legenstein

5.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
62 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Legenstein is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Cognitive Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Legenstein has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 44 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 31 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Robert Legenstein's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (44 papers), Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (44 papers) and Neural Networks and Applications (17 papers). Robert Legenstein is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (44 papers), Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (44 papers) and Neural Networks and Applications (17 papers). Robert Legenstein collaborates with scholars based in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Robert Legenstein's co-authors include Wolfgang Maass, Themis Prodromakis, Ozan Özdenizci, Giacomo Indiveri, B. Linares-Barranco, G. Deligeorgis, Johannes Bill, Dejan Pecevski, Guillaume Bellec and Darjan Salaj and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Robert Legenstein

59 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Integration of nanoscale memristor synapses in neuromorph... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2020 2023 100 200 300 400

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Legenstein Austria 23 2.0k 1.7k 1.1k 922 253 62 3.1k
Steven K. Esser United States 11 3.6k 1.8× 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.6× 244 1.0× 12 4.4k
Andreas G. Andreou United States 38 3.1k 1.5× 885 0.5× 973 0.9× 875 0.9× 392 1.5× 311 5.0k
Timothée Masquelier France 27 3.7k 1.8× 2.8k 1.7× 1.3k 1.1× 1.5k 1.7× 232 0.9× 57 4.7k
Guo Chen China 13 2.7k 1.3× 912 0.6× 889 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 113 0.4× 38 3.3k
Arnon Amir United States 24 3.8k 1.9× 1.6k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 4.5× 79 5.8k
Bernard Brezzo United States 9 3.9k 1.9× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.6× 188 0.7× 11 4.3k
Emre Neftci United States 22 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 584 0.6× 110 0.4× 74 2.7k
Andrew S. Cassidy United States 18 4.8k 2.4× 1.8k 1.1× 1.7k 1.5× 1.7k 1.9× 287 1.1× 40 5.3k
Rajit Manohar United States 22 5.4k 2.7× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.8× 224 0.9× 129 6.1k
Friedemann Zenke Switzerland 19 1.7k 0.8× 1.9k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 284 1.1× 30 3.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Legenstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Legenstein

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Legenstein

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All Works

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Linares-Barranco, Alejandro, et al.. (2025). Rapid learning with phase-change memory-based in-memory computing through learning-to-learn. Nature Communications. 16(1). 1243–1243. 9 indexed citations
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Özdenizci, Ozan & Robert Legenstein. (2021). Training Adversarially Robust Sparse Networks via Bayesian Connectivity Sampling. International Conference on Machine Learning. 8314–8324. 7 indexed citations
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Salaj, Darjan, et al.. (2021). Spike frequency adaptation supports network computations on temporally dispersed information. eLife. 10. 34 indexed citations
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Bellec, Guillaume, Franz Scherr, Anand Subramoney, et al.. (2020). A solution to the learning dilemma for recurrent networks of spiking neurons. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3625–3625. 269 indexed citations breakdown →
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Papadimitriou, Christos H., et al.. (2020). A Model for Structured Information Representation in Neural Networks of the Brain. eNeuro. 7(3). ENEURO.0533–19.2020. 5 indexed citations
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Mansvelder, Huibert D., et al.. (2020). The location of the axon initial segment affects the bandwidth of spike initiation dynamics. PLoS Computational Biology. 16(7). e1008087–e1008087. 6 indexed citations
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Pokorny, Christoph, Matias J. Ison, A. Ravishankar Rao, et al.. (2019). STDP Forms Associations between Memory Traces in Networks of Spiking Neurons. Cerebral Cortex. 30(3). 952–968. 12 indexed citations
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Kappel, David, et al.. (2018). A Dynamic Connectome Supports the Emergence of Stable Computational Function of Neural Circuits through Reward-Based Learning. eNeuro. 5(2). ENEURO.0301–17.2018. 37 indexed citations
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Bellec, Guillaume, David Kappel, Wolfgang Maass, & Robert Legenstein. (2017). Deep Rewiring: Training very sparse deep networks. arXiv (Cornell University). 17 indexed citations
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Legenstein, Robert, et al.. (2017). Feedback Inhibition Shapes Emergent Computational Properties of Cortical Microcircuit Motifs. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(35). 8511–8523. 19 indexed citations
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Kappel, David, et al.. (2017). Reward-based stochastic self-configuration of neural circuits.. arXiv (Cornell University). 7 indexed citations
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Legenstein, Robert, et al.. (2016). Assembly projections support the assignment of thematic roles to concepts in networks of spiking neurons. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Kappel, David, Stefan Habenschuss, Robert Legenstein, & Wolfgang Maass. (2015). Synaptic sampling: a Bayesian approach to neural network plasticity and rewiring. neural information processing systems. 28. 370–378. 6 indexed citations
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Legenstein, Robert & Wolfgang Maass. (2014). Ensembles of Spiking Neurons with Noise Support Optimal Probabilistic Inference in a Dynamically Changing Environment. PLoS Computational Biology. 10(10). e1003859–e1003859. 35 indexed citations
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Legenstein, Robert, Steven M. Chase, Andrew B. Schwartz, & Wolfgang Maass. (2010). A Reward-Modulated Hebbian Learning Rule Can Explain Experimentally Observed Network Reorganization in a Brain Control Task. Journal of Neuroscience. 30(25). 8400–8410. 93 indexed citations
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Schrauwen, Benjamin, Lars Buesing, & Robert Legenstein. (2008). On Computational Power and the Order-Chaos Phase Transition in Reservoir Computing. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 21. 1425–1432. 27 indexed citations
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Legenstein, Robert & Wolfgang Maass. (2005). A Criterion for the Convergence of Learning with Spike Timing Dependent Plasticity. Neural Information Processing Systems. 18. 763–770. 2 indexed citations
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Maass, Wolfgang, Robert Legenstein, & Nils Bertschinger. (2004). Methods for Estimating the Computational Power and Generalization Capability of Neural Microcircuits. Neural Information Processing Systems. 17. 865–872. 22 indexed citations
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Legenstein, Robert & Wolfgang Maass. (2001). Optimizing the Layout of a Balanced Tree. Electronic colloquium on computational complexity. 8. 1 indexed citations
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Legenstein, Robert & Wolfgang Maass. (2000). Foundations for a Circuit Complexity Theory of Sensory Processing. Neural Information Processing Systems. 13. 259–265. 4 indexed citations

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