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42
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10949
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7532
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3246

Bijan Pesaran publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bijan Pesaran sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 123 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Bijan Pesaran D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bijan Pesaran sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 42 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Bijan Pesaran is affiliated with New York University in the United States and specializes in the field of neuroscience. Their research has a strong focus on neural dynamics and brain function across a range of topics and applications.

The main fields of study for this scientist include:

  • Neuroscience

Within neuroscience, Pesaran's work spans several subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The primary topics covered in their research include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Neural Networks and Applications

Pesaran frequently collaborates with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Maryam M. Shanechi (16 publications)
  • Katie Wingel (12 publications)
  • Jonathan Viventi (10 publications)
  • Agrita Dubey (10 publications)
  • Chia-Han Chiang (9 publications)

Their recent published papers demonstrate a focus on high-definition neural interfaces, modeling neural dynamics, brain network responses, and neural engineering technologies. Selected recent papers include:

  • Development of a neural interface for high-definition, long-term recording in rodents and nonhuman primates (2020, Science Translational Medicine)
  • Modeling behaviorally relevant neural dynamics enabled by preferential subspace identification (2020, Nature Neuroscience)
  • Modelling and prediction of the dynamic responses of large-scale brain networks during direct electrical stimulation (2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering)
  • Multiscale low-dimensional motor cortical state dynamics predict naturalistic reach-and-grasp behavior (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Flexible, high-resolution thin-film electrodes for human and animal neural research (2021, Journal of Neural Engineering)

The venues where Pesaran frequently publishes include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 17 publications
  • Journal of Neural Engineering with 9 publications
  • Neuron with 5 publications
  • Nature Biomedical Engineering with 3 publications
  • Neurosurgery with 3 publications

Bijan Pesaran was awarded the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of Dynamic Brain Imaging Data

    P.P. Mitra;B. Pesaran

  • Temporal structure in neuronal activity during working memory in macaque parietal cortex

    Bijan Pesaran;John S. Pezaris;John S. Pezaris;Maneesh Sahani;Partha P. Mitra

  • A procedure for an automated measurement of song similarity

    Ofer Tchernichovski;Fernando Nottebohm;Ching Elizabeth Ho;Bijan Pesaran

  • Free choice activates a decision circuit between frontal and parietal cortex

    Bijan Pesaran;Matthew J. Nelson;Richard A. Andersen

  • Dorsal Premotor Neurons Encode the Relative Position of the Hand, Eye, and Goal during Reach Planning

    Bijan Pesaran;Matthew J. Nelson;Richard A. Andersen

  • Selecting the signals for a brain–machine interface

    Richard A Andersen;Sam Musallam;Bijan Pesaran

  • Investigating large-scale brain dynamics using field potential recordings: analysis and interpretation

    Bijan Pesaran;Bijan Pesaran;Martin Vinck;Gaute T. Einevoll;Gaute T. Einevoll;Anton Sirota

  • Visual stimuli induce waves of electrical activity in turtle cortex

    J. C. Prechtl;L. B. Cohen;L. B. Cohen;B. Pesaran;P. P. Mitra

  • The role of nonlinear dynamics of the syrinx in the vocalizations of a songbird.

    Michale S. Fee;Boris Shraiman;Bijan Pesaran;Partha P. Mitra

  • Sensory–motor transformations for speech occur bilaterally

    Gregory B. Cogan;Thomas Thesen;Chad Carlson;Werner Doyle

  • Neural prosthetic control signals from plan activity

    Krishna V. Shenoy;Daniella Meeker;Shiyan Cao;Sohaib A. Kureshi;Sohaib A. Kureshi

  • Development of a neural interface for high-definition, long-term recording in rodents and nonhuman primates.

    Chia Han Chiang;Sang Min Won;Amy L. Orsborn;Amy L. Orsborn;Ki Jun Yu

  • An oscillator model better predicts cortical entrainment to music

    Keith B. Doelling;M. Florencia Assaneo;Dana Bevilacqua;Bijan Pesaran

  • Human Reinforcement Learning Subdivides Structured Action Spaces by Learning Effector-Specific Values

    Samuel J. Gershman;Bijan Pesaran;Nathaniel Douglass Daw

  • Cognitive Neural Prosthetics

    R.A. Andersen;J.W. Burdick;S. Musallam;B. Pesaran

  • Modeling behaviorally relevant neural dynamics enabled by preferential subspace identification

    Omid G. Sani;Hamidreza Abbaspourazad;Yan T. Wong;Yan T. Wong;Bijan Pesaran

  • Multiple component networks support working memory in prefrontal cortex

    David A. Markowitz;Clayton E. Curtis;Bijan Pesaran

  • Optimizing the Decoding of Movement Goals from Local Field Potentials in Macaque Cortex

    David A. Markowitz;Yan T. Wong;Charles M. Gray;Bijan Pesaran

  • Modelling and prediction of the dynamic responses of large-scale brain networks during direct electrical stimulation

    Yuxiao Yang;Shaoyu Qiao;Omid G. Sani;J. Isaac Sedillo

  • Only Coherent Spiking in Posterior Parietal Cortex Coordinates Looking and Reaching

    Heather L. Dean;Maureen A. Hagan;Bijan Pesaran

  • PrimerCognitive neural prosthetics

    B. Pesaran;S. Musallam;R.A. Andersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Andersen
Richard A. Andersen California Institute of Technology
Vahid Tarokh
Vahid Tarokh Duke University
Ayşegül Gündüz
Ayşegül Gündüz University of Florida
Gerwin Schalk
Gerwin Schalk Sichuan University
Peter Brunner
Peter Brunner Washington University in St. Louis
Nathaniel D. Daw
Nathaniel D. Daw Princeton University
Krishna V. Shenoy
Krishna V. Shenoy Stanford University
David Kleinfeld
David Kleinfeld University of California, San Diego
Orrin Devinsky
Orrin Devinsky New York University
John A. Rogers
John A. Rogers Northwestern University

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