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Claus C. Hilgetag 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 Claus C. Hilgetag sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 206 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Claus C. Hilgetag 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 Claus C. Hilgetag sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 67 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Claus C. Hilgetag is a researcher affiliated with the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendor in Germany. Their primary field of study is neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience. Hilgetag's work spans various specialized subfields, including cellular and molecular neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, molecular biology, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's research covers several main topics within neuroscience. These include neural dynamics and brain function, functional brain connectivity studies, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, neural networks and reservoir computing, as well as advanced memory and neural computing.

Hilgetag has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), PLoS Computational Biology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), eLife, and Scientific Reports.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Hilgetag comprise the following:

  • 'Hierarchy' in the organization of brain networks, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The natural axis of transmitter receptor distribution in the human cerebral cortex, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Brain simulation as a cloud service: The Virtual Brain on EBRAINS, 2022, NeuroImage
  • A Connectomic Hypothesis for the Hominization of the Brain, 2020, Cerebral Cortex
  • Brain connectivity meets reservoir computing, 2022, PLoS Computational Biology

Hilgetag collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Kayson Fakhar, Alexandros Goulas, Fatemeh Hadaeghi, Arnaud Messé, and Katrin Amunts, with collaboration counts ranging from nine to thirteen joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Organization, development and function of complex brain networks

    Olaf Sporns;Dante R. Chialvo;Marcus Kaiser;Claus C. Hilgetag

  • The challenge of mapping the human connectome based on diffusion tractography

    Klaus H. Maier-Hein;Peter F. Neher;Jean-Christophe Houde;Marc-Alexandre Cote

  • Sequence of information processing for emotions based on the anatomic dialogue between prefrontal cortex and amygdala

    H. T. Ghashghaei;Claus C. Hilgetag;Claus C. Hilgetag;Helen Barbas;Helen Barbas

  • Nonoptimal Component Placement, but Short Processing Paths, due to Long-Distance Projections in Neural Systems

    Marcus Kaiser;Claus C. Hilgetag;Claus C. Hilgetag

  • Anatomical connectivity defines the organization of clusters of cortical areas in the macaque monkey and the cat.

    Claus–C. Hilgetag;Gully A. P. C. Burns;Marc A. O'Neill;Jack W. Scannell

  • Enhanced visual spatial attention ipsilateral to rTMS-induced 'virtual lesions' of human parietal cortex.

    Claus C. Hilgetag;Claus C. Hilgetag;Hugo Théoret;Alvaro Pascual-Leone

  • Hierarchical organization unveiled by functional connectivity in complex brain networks.

    Changsong Zhou;Lucia Zemanová;Gorka Zamora;Claus C. Hilgetag

  • Intrinsic Coupling Modes: Multiscale Interactions in Ongoing Brain Activity

    Andreas K. Engel;Christian Gerloff;Claus C. Hilgetag;Claus C. Hilgetag;Guido Nolte

  • The Connectional Organization of the Cortico-thalamic System of the Cat

    J.W. Scannell;G.A.P.C. Burns;C.C. Hilgetag;M.A. O'Neil

  • Role of Mechanical Factors in the Morphology of the Primate Cerebral Cortex

    Claus C Hilgetag;Claus C Hilgetag;Helen Barbas;Helen Barbas

  • Computational analysis of functional connectivity between areas of primate cerebral cortex.

    Klaas E. Stephan;Claus–C. Hilgetag;Gully A. P. C. Burns;Marc A. O'Neill

  • A Proposal for a Coordinated Effort for the Determination of Brainwide Neuroanatomical Connectivity in Model Organisms at a Mesoscopic Scale

    Jason W. Bohland;Caizhi Wu;Helen Barbas;Hemant Bokil

  • Clustered organization of cortical connectivity

    Claus C. Hilgetag;Marcus Kaiser

  • Quantitative Architecture Distinguishes Prefrontal Cortical Systems in the Rhesus Monkey

    S.M. Dombrowski;C.C. Hilgetag;H. Barbas

  • Influence of Stroke Infarct Location on Functional Outcome Measured by the Modified Rankin Scale

    Bastian Cheng;Nils Daniel Forkert;Melissa Zavaglia;Claus C. Hilgetag

  • Spatial Growth of Real-world Networks

    Marcus Kaiser;Claus C. Hilgetag;Claus C. Hilgetag

  • Indeterminate Organization of the Visual System

    Claus-C. Hilgetag;Mark A. O'Neill;Malcolm P. Young

  • Developmental mechanics of the primate cerebral cortex

    Claus C. Hilgetag;Claus C. Hilgetag;Helen Barbas;Helen Barbas

  • ‘Hierarchy’ in the organization of brain networks

    Claus C Hilgetag;Claus C Hilgetag;Alexandros Goulas

  • Hierarchical organization of macaque and cat cortical sensory systems explored with a novel network processor.

    Claus–C. Hilgetag;Marc A. O'Neill;Malcolm P. Young

  • Structure–function relationship in complex brain networks expressed by hierarchical synchronization

    Changsong Zhou;Lucia Zemanová;Gorka Zamora-López;Claus C Hilgetag

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcus Kaiser
Marcus Kaiser University of Nottingham
Helen Barbas
Helen Barbas Boston University
Antoni Valero-Cabré
Antoni Valero-Cabré Sorbonne University
Giorgio M. Innocenti
Giorgio M. Innocenti Karolinska Institute
Christian Gerloff
Christian Gerloff University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
Götz Thomalla
Götz Thomalla Universität Hamburg
Rolf Kötter
Rolf Kötter Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Katrin Amunts
Katrin Amunts Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas K. Engel
Andreas K. Engel Universität Hamburg
Changsong Zhou
Changsong Zhou Hong Kong Baptist University

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