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Daniel M. Merfeld 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 Daniel M. Merfeld sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 158 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Daniel M. Merfeld 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 Daniel M. Merfeld sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Daniel M. Merfeld is affiliated with The Ohio State University in the United States and has a body of work focusing mainly on neuroscience and medicine. Their research spans subfields including neurology, cognitive neuroscience, physical therapy, sports therapy and rehabilitation, sensory systems, as well as pathology and forensic medicine.

The scientist's main research topics cover vestibular and auditory disorders, visual perception and processing mechanisms, balance, gait and falls prevention, tactile and sensory interactions, ophthalmology and eye disorders, hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, genetics, and multisensory perception and integration.

Daniel M. Merfeld has published extensively in several venues including:

  • Journal of Neurophysiology (5 publications)
  • Frontiers in Neurology (5 publications)
  • Multisensory Research (3 publications)
  • Attention Perception & Psychophysics (2 publications)
  • Otology & Neurotology (2 publications)

Significant recent papers authored or coauthored by this scientist include:

  • The Confidence Database, 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
  • The role of vestibular cues in postural sway, 2021, Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Aging, Vestibular Function, and Balance: Proceedings of a National Institute on Aging/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Workshop, 2020, The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Vestibular Thresholds: A Review of Advances and Challenges in Clinical Applications, 2021, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Measuring Vestibular Contributions to Age-Related Balance Impairment: A Review, 2021, Frontiers in Neurology

Frequent collaborators in their work include Andrew R. Wagner, Jeremy M. Wolfe, Dennis M. Levi, Lori L. Holt, and Linda M. Bartoshuk, each with numerous joint publications.

This scientist has contributed to book publications including a 2024 volume titled Sensation & Perception, published by Oxford University Press.

Among professional recognitions, Daniel M. Merfeld was awarded the status of Fellow by the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • Humans use internal models to estimate gravity and linear acceleration

    Daniel M. Merfeld;Lionel Zupan;Robert J. Peterka

  • Noise in human muscle spindles

    P Cordo;J T Inglis;Sabine Verschueren;J J Collins

  • A Multidimensional Model of the Effect of Gravity on the Spatial Orientation of the Monkey

    Daniel M. Merfeld;Laurence R. Young;Charles M. Oman;Mark J. Shelhamer

  • Using sensory weighting to model the influence of canal, otolith and visual cues on spatial orientation and eye movements.

    L. H. Zupan;D. M. Merfeld;Christian Darlot

  • Neural processing of gravitoinertial cues in humans. III. Modeling tilt and translation responses.

    D. M. Merfeld;L. H. Zupan

  • Vestibular thresholds for yaw rotation about an earth-vertical axis as a function of frequency

    Luzia Grabherr;Keyvan Nicoucar;Keyvan Nicoucar;Fred W. Mast;Daniel M. Merfeld;Daniel M. Merfeld

  • Vestibular perception and action employ qualitatively different mechanisms. I. Frequency response of VOR and perceptual responses during Translation and Tilt.

    Daniel M. Merfeld;Sukyung Park;Claire Gianna-Poulin;F. Owen Black

  • Prototype neural semicircular canal prosthesis using patterned electrical stimulation.

    Wangsong Gong;Daniel M. Merfeld;Daniel M. Merfeld

  • Vestibular Labyrinth Contributions to Human Whole-Body Motion Discrimination

    Yulia Valko;Richard F. Lewis;Richard F. Lewis;Adrian J. Priesol;Daniel M. Merfeld

  • The vestibulo-ocular reflex of the squirrel monkey during eccentric rotation and roll tilt

    Daniel M. Merfeld;Laurence R. Young

  • Vestibular Perceptual Thresholds Increase above the Age of 40

    María Carolina Bermúdez Rey;Torin K. Clark;Torin K. Clark;Weixu Wang;Weixu Wang;Tania Leeder

  • Signal detection theory and vestibular thresholds: I. Basic theory and practical considerations

    Daniel M. Merfeld

  • Vestibular Perception and Action Employ Qualitatively Different Mechanisms. II. VOR and Perceptual Responses During Combined Tilt&Translation

    Daniel M. Merfeld;Sukyung Park;Claire Gianna-Poulin;F. Owen Black

  • The Confidence Database

    Dobromir Rahnev;Kobe Desender;Alan Lee;William Adler

  • System design and performance of a unilateral horizontal semicircular canal prosthesis

    W. Gong;D.M. Merfeld

  • Neural processing of gravito-inertial cues in humans. II. Influence of the semicircular canals during eccentric rotation.

    D. M. Merfeld;L. H. Zupan;C. A. Gifford

  • Visual mental imagery during caloric vestibular stimulation.

    Fred W. Mast;Daniel M. Merfeld;Stephen M. Kosslyn

  • Chronic Vestibulo-Ocular Reflexes Evoked by a Vestibular Prosthesis

    D.M. Merfeld;C. Haburcakova;Wangsong Gong;R.F. Lewis

  • Modeling Human Vestibular Responses during Eccentric Rotation and Off Vertical Axis Rotation

    Daniel M. Merfeld

  • Neural Processing of Gravito-Inertial Cues in Humans. I. Influence of the Semicircular Canals Following Post-Rotatory Tilt

    L. H. Zupan;R. J. Peterka;D. M. Merfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Silvestro Micera
Silvestro Micera Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
Daniel J. Lee
Daniel J. Lee Samsung (South Korea)
Fred W. Mast
Fred W. Mast University of Bern
Robert J. Peterka
Robert J. Peterka Oregon Health & Science University
David Soto
David Soto Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language
Dora E. Angelaki
Dora E. Angelaki New York University
Fuat Balcı
Fuat Balcı University of Manitoba
Manfred Morari
Manfred Morari University of Pennsylvania
Andreas Demosthenous
Andreas Demosthenous University College London

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