2026 Caswell Barry: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	37	8675	8015	644	596	80	9620

Overview

Caswell Barry is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom and is active in the field of neuroscience with a primary focus on cognitive neuroscience and neural mechanisms related to memory and brain function. Their work spans several subfields including cellular and molecular neuroscience, cell biology, artificial intelligence, and computer vision and pattern recognition.

The scientist's recent research contributions have been published across a range of noteworthy venues, emphasizing their engagement with both experimental and computational approaches. Frequent publication outlets include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
arXiv (Cornell University)
Current Biology
eLife
PLoS Computational Biology

Among Caswell Barry's topics of study, the primary focus lies on memory and neural mechanisms, neural dynamics and brain function, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research. Additional topics include zebrafish biomedical research applications, sleep and wakefulness research, olfactory and sensory function studies, and neuroscience and neural engineering.

The following list details some of the recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Caswell Barry, highlighting the focus on hippocampal function, spatial coding, and modeling neural processes:

The Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine: Unifying Space and Relational Memory through Generalization in the Hippocampal Formation, 2020, Cell
Spatial goal coding in the hippocampal formation, 2022, Neuron
Temporally delayed linear modelling (TDLM) measures replay in both animals and humans, 2021, eLife
Neurobiological successor features for spatial navigation, 2020, Hippocampus
A model of egocentric to allocentric understanding in mammalian brains, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Caswell Barry collaborates frequently with several researchers in their field. Notable co-authors include William de Cothi, H. Freyja Ólafsdóttir, Neil Burgess, Tom M George, and Kimberly Stachenfeld. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach to neuroscience combining experimental techniques with theoretical models.

The scientist's research primarily contributes to advancing understanding in the following areas:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Cell Biology
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Within the main topics of work, the emphasis is distributed among:

Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Neural dynamics and brain function
Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications
Sleep and Wakefulness Research
Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Best Publications

Evidence for grid cells in a human memory network

Christian F. Doeller;Caswell Barry;Neil Burgess

1014
Citations
An oscillatory interference model of grid cell firing.

Neil Burgess;Caswell Barry;John O'Keefe

862
Citations
Vector-based navigation using grid-like representations in artificial agents

Andrea Banino;Caswell Barry;Benigno Uria;Charles Blundell

773
Citations
Experience-dependent rescaling of entorhinal grids

Caswell Barry;Robin Hayman;Neil Burgess;Kathryn J Jeffery

690
Citations
The Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine: Unifying Space and Relational Memory through Generalization in the Hippocampal Formation.

James C.R. Whittington;Timothy H. Muller;Shirley Mark;Guifen Chen

617
Citations
The boundary vector cell model of place cell firing and spatial memory.

Caswell Barry;Colin Lever;Robin Hayman;Tom Hartley

526
Citations
The Role of Hippocampal Replay in Memory and Planning.

H. Freyja Ólafsdóttir;Daniel Bush;Caswell Barry

422
Citations
Grid cell symmetry is shaped by environmental geometry

Julija Krupic;Marius Bauza;Stephen Burton;Caswell Barry

409
Citations
Using Grid Cells for Navigation

Daniel Bush;Caswell Barry;Daniel Manson;Neil Burgess

368
Citations
Specific evidence of low-dimensional continuous attractor dynamics in grid cells

KiJung Yoon;Michael A Buice;Caswell Barry;Robin Hayman

354
Citations
Hippocampal place cells construct reward related sequences through unexplored space

H Freyja Ólafsdóttir;Caswell Barry;Aman B Saleem;Demis Hassabis

333
Citations
Grid cell firing patterns signal environmental novelty by expansion

Caswell Barry;Lin Lin Ginzberg;John O’Keefe;Neil Burgess

280
Citations
Grid cells and theta as oscillatory interference: Electrophysiological data from freely moving rats

A. Jeewajee;C. Barry;J. O'Keefe;N. Burgess

240
Citations
Coordinated grid and place cell replay during rest

H Freyja Ólafsdóttir;Francis Carpenter;Caswell Barry

202
Citations
What do grid cells contribute to place cell firing

Daniel Bush;Daniel Bush;Caswell Barry;Neil Burgess;Neil Burgess

194
Citations
Spatial goal coding in the hippocampal formation

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186
Citations
Grid Cells Form a Global Representation of Connected Environments

Francis Carpenter;Daniel Manson;Kate Jeffery;Neil Burgess

165
Citations
Neural systems supporting navigation

Hugo J Spiers;Caswell Barry

146
Citations
Neural Mechanisms of Self-Location

C. Barry;N. Burgess

141
Citations
Task Demands Predict a Dynamic Switch in the Content of Awake Hippocampal Replay.

H. Freyja Ólafsdóttir;Francis Carpenter;Caswell Barry

118
Citations
Theta phase precession of grid and place cell firing in open environments

A. Jeewajee;C. Barry;V. Douchamps;D. Manson

114
Citations
The Tolman-Eichenbaum Machine: Unifying space and relational memory through generalisation in the hippocampal formation

James Cr Whittington;Timothy H Muller;Shirley Mark;Guifen Chen

88
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Neil Burgess University College London

Christian F. Doeller Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences

Timothy E.J. Behrens University of Oxford

John O'Keefe University College London

Hugo J. Spiers University College London

Raymond J. Dolan University College London

Dharshan Kumaran Google (United States)

Mark W. Woolrich University of Oxford

Matthew Botvinick Yale University

Kate J. Jeffery University of Glasgow

External Links

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