Torkel Hafting

13.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
33 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Torkel Hafting is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Torkel Hafting has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 21 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 6 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Torkel Hafting's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (14 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers). Torkel Hafting is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (18 papers), Memory and Neural Mechanisms (14 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (11 papers). Torkel Hafting collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and Germany. Torkel Hafting's co-authors include Marianne Fyhn, Edvard I Moser, May‐Britt Moser, Sturla Molden, Tora Bonnevie, Menno P. Witter, Francesca Sargolini, Bruce L. McNaughton, Laura L Colgin and Ole Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Torkel Hafting

32 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 2009 2006 2007 2008 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex
    2005 2.5k citations Torkel Hafting, Marianne Fyhn et al. Nature profile →
  2. Frequency of gamma oscillations routes flow of information in the hippocampus
    2009 975 citations Marianne Fyhn, Torkel Hafting et al. Nature profile →
  3. Conjunctive Representation of Position, Direction, and Velocity in Entorhinal Cortex
    2006 939 citations Marianne Fyhn, Torkel Hafting et al. profile →
  4. Hippocampal remapping and grid realignment in entorhinal cortex
    2007 506 citations Marianne Fyhn, Torkel Hafting et al. Nature profile →
  5. Finite Scale of Spatial Representation in the Hippocampus
    2008 473 citations Torkel Hafting, Menno P. Witter et al. profile →
  6. Hippocampus-independent phase precession in entorhinal grid cells
    2008 343 citations Torkel Hafting, Marianne Fyhn et al. Nature profile →
  7. Grid cells require excitatory drive from the hippocampus
    2013 249 citations Marianne Fyhn, Torkel Hafting et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Torkel Hafting Norway 19 5.9k 4.9k 624 591 552 33 7.2k
Marianne Fyhn Norway 26 6.6k 1.1× 5.5k 1.1× 702 1.1× 676 1.1× 634 1.1× 44 8.3k
James Knierim United States 45 7.7k 1.3× 5.6k 1.1× 470 0.8× 928 1.6× 877 1.6× 89 8.8k
Paul A. Dudchenko United Kingdom 31 4.2k 0.7× 3.0k 0.6× 382 0.6× 666 1.1× 478 0.9× 70 5.1k
Emma R. Wood United Kingdom 32 4.1k 0.7× 3.2k 0.7× 304 0.5× 420 0.7× 772 1.4× 76 5.6k
Kathryn J. Jeffery United Kingdom 39 4.2k 0.7× 2.8k 0.6× 444 0.7× 664 1.1× 379 0.7× 95 5.2k
Bruno Poucet France 48 5.1k 0.9× 3.6k 0.8× 662 1.1× 999 1.7× 592 1.1× 145 6.6k
Stefan Leutgeb United States 37 6.6k 1.1× 5.2k 1.1× 279 0.4× 501 0.8× 949 1.7× 58 7.6k
Matthew L. Shapiro United States 40 4.9k 0.8× 4.1k 0.8× 321 0.5× 398 0.7× 725 1.3× 79 6.1k
Sidney I. Wiener France 32 4.6k 0.8× 3.5k 0.7× 196 0.3× 436 0.7× 568 1.0× 64 5.5k
Jeffrey S. Taube United States 48 6.1k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 599 1.0× 1.6k 2.7× 1.0k 1.8× 108 7.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Torkel Hafting

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Buccino, Alessio Paolo, et al.. (2025). Differential impacts of germline and adult aggrecan knockout in PV+ neurons on perineuronal nets and PV+ neuronal function. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(7). 2907–2921. 6 indexed citations
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Lensjø, Kristian Kinden, Kristin Tøndel, Anders Malthe‐Sørenssen, et al.. (2025). Local inhibitory circuits mediate cortical reactivations and memory consolidation. Science Advances. 11(22). eadu9800–eadu9800.
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Fyhn, Marianne, et al.. (2024). Topological structure of population activity in mouse visual cortex encodes densely sampled stimulus rotations. iScience. 27(4). 109370–109370. 1 indexed citations
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Fyhn, Marianne, et al.. (2023). Responses in fast-spiking interneuron firing rates to parameter variations associated with degradation of perineuronal nets. Journal of Computational Neuroscience. 51(2). 283–298. 5 indexed citations
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Lepperød, Mikkel Elle, et al.. (2023). Inferring causal connectivity from pairwise recordings and optogenetics. PLoS Computational Biology. 19(11). e1011574–e1011574. 4 indexed citations
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Lepperød, Mikkel Elle, Kristian Kinden Lensjø, Alessio Paolo Buccino, et al.. (2021). Optogenetic pacing of medial septum parvalbumin-positive cells disrupts temporal but not spatial firing in grid cells. Science Advances. 7(19). 14 indexed citations
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Kumar, Arvind, et al.. (2021). CA2 beyond social memory: Evidence for a fundamental role in hippocampal information processing. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 126. 398–412. 35 indexed citations
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Lensjø, Kristian Kinden, Mikkel Elle Lepperød, Svenn-Arne Dragly, et al.. (2021). Perineuronal nets stabilize the grid cell network. Nature Communications. 12(1). 253–253. 131 indexed citations
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Buccino, Alessio Paolo, Mikkel Elle Lepperød, Svenn-Arne Dragly, et al.. (2018). Open source modules for tracking animal behavior and closed-loop stimulation based on Open Ephys and Bonsai. Journal of Neural Engineering. 15(5). 55002–55002. 23 indexed citations
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Halnes, Geir, et al.. (2018). Firing-rate based network modeling of the dLGN circuit: Effects of cortical feedback on spatiotemporal response properties of relay cells. PLoS Computational Biology. 14(5). e1006156–e1006156. 5 indexed citations
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Lepperød, Mikkel Elle, et al.. (2017). Temporal Processing in the Visual Cortex of the Awake and Anesthetized Rat. eNeuro. 4(4). ENEURO.0059–17.2017. 25 indexed citations
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Lensjø, Kristian Kinden, Mikkel Elle Lepperød, Gunnar Dick, Torkel Hafting, & Marianne Fyhn. (2016). Removal of Perineuronal Nets Unlocks Juvenile Plasticity Through Network Mechanisms of Decreased Inhibition and Increased Gamma Activity. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(5). 1269–1283. 199 indexed citations
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Derdikman, Dori, Jonathan R. Whitlock, Albert Tsao, et al.. (2009). Fragmentation of grid cell maps in a multicompartment environment. Nature Neuroscience. 12(10). 1325–1332. 218 indexed citations
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Fyhn, Marianne, Torkel Hafting, Menno P. Witter, Edvard I Moser, & May‐Britt Moser. (2008). Grid cells in mice. Hippocampus. 18(12). 1230–1238. 110 indexed citations
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Fyhn, Marianne, Torkel Hafting, Alessandro Treves, May‐Britt Moser, & Edvard I Moser. (2007). Hippocampal remapping and grid realignment in entorhinal cortex. Nature. 446(7132). 190–194. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hafting, Torkel, Trude M. Haug, Stian Ellefsen, & Olav Sand. (2006). Hypotonic stress activates BK channels in clonal kidney cells via purinergic receptors, presumably of the P2Y1subtype. Acta Physiologica. 188(1). 21–31. 11 indexed citations
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Hafting, Torkel, Marianne Fyhn, Sturla Molden, May‐Britt Moser, & Edvard I Moser. (2005). Microstructure of a spatial map in the entorhinal cortex. Nature. 436(7052). 801–806. 2464 indexed citations breakdown →
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Haug, Trude M., Torkel Hafting, & Olav Sand. (2004). Inhibition of BK channels contributes to the second phase of the response to TRH in clonal rat anterior pituitary cells. Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 180(4). 347–357. 10 indexed citations
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Hafting, Torkel & Olav Sand. (2000). Purinergic activation of BK channels in clonal kidney cells (Vero cells). Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 170(2). 99–109. 18 indexed citations

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