2026 David A. Leopold: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	66	2955	2702	1369	1232	242	24783

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Overview

David A. Leopold is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neuroscience, with a substantial output in cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cellular and molecular neuroscience, sensory systems, as well as sociology and political science.

Leopold's work covers key topics such as neural dynamics and brain function, functional brain connectivity studies, face recognition and perception, visual perception and processing mechanisms, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, advanced MRI techniques and applications, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Neural dynamics and brain function
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Face Recognition and Perception
Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Leopold are:

"Natural behavior is the language of the brain," 2022, Current Biology
"A resource for the detailed 3D mapping of white matter pathways in the marmoset brain," 2020, Nature Neuroscience
"Brain Activity Fluctuations Propagate as Waves Traversing the Cortical Hierarchy," 2021, Cerebral Cortex
"Studying the visual brain in its natural rhythm," 2020, NeuroImage
"Midbrain activity shapes high-level visual properties in the primate temporal cortex," 2020, Neuron

Frequent coauthors in Leopold's publications include:

Kenji W. Koyano
Frank Q. Ye
Elena N. Waidmann
Xiao Liu
Yifan Yang

Leopold has contributed extensively to journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Current Biology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, NeuroImage, and Neuron.

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Current Biology
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
NeuroImage
Neuron

In addition to journal publications, Leopold has at least one book publication titled The Cambridge Handbook of the Capability Approach published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.

Best Publications

Dynamic functional connectivity: Promise, issues, and interpretations

R. Matthew Hutchison;Thilo Womelsdorf;Elena A. Allen;Elena A. Allen;Peter A. Bandettini

3141
Citations
Multistable phenomena: changing views in perception

David A. Leopold;Nikos K. Logothetis

1244
Citations
Activity-Changes in Early Visual Cortex Reflect Monkeys' Percepts During Binocular Rivalry.

David A. Leopold;Nikos K. Logothetis

1186
Citations
Prototype-referenced shape encoding revealed by high-level aftereffects

David A. Leopold;Alice J. O'Toole;Thomas Vetter;Volker Blanz

1065
Citations
Neural basis of global resting-state fMRI activity

Marieke L. Schölvinck;Alexander Maier;Frank Q. Ye;Jeff H. Duyn

1026
Citations
Anatomical accuracy of brain connections derived from diffusion MRI tractography is inherently limited

Cibu Thomas;Cibu Thomas;Frank Q. Ye;M. Okan Irfanoglu;Pooja Modi

816
Citations
Very Slow Activity Fluctuations in Monkey Visual Cortex: Implications for Functional Brain Imaging

David A. Leopold;Yusuke Murayama;Nikos K. Logothetis

780
Citations
What is rivalling during binocular rivalry

Nikos K. Logothetis;David A. Leopold;David L. Sheinberg

777
Citations
Neuronal correlates of spontaneous fluctuations in fMRI signals in monkey visual cortex: Implications for functional connectivity at rest

Amir Shmuel;David A. Leopold

686
Citations
Stable perception of visually ambiguous patterns

David A. Leopold;Melanie Wilke;Alexander Maier;Nikos K. Logothetis

490
Citations
Norm-based face encoding by single neurons in the monkey inferotemporal cortex

David A Leopold;David A Leopold;Igor V Bondar;Igor V Bondar;Martin A Giese

484
Citations
Morphometric Similarity Networks Detect Microscale Cortical Organization and Predict Inter-Individual Cognitive Variation

Jakob Seidlitz;Jakob Seidlitz;František Váša;Maxwell Shinn;Rafael Romero-Garcia

477
Citations
Superficial white matter fiber systems impede detection of long-range cortical connections in diffusion MR tractography

Colin Reveley;Anil K. Seth;Carlo Pierpaoli;Afonso C. Silva

459
Citations
Layer-Specific Entrainment of Gamma-Band Neural Activity by the Alpha Rhythm in Monkey Visual Cortex

Eelke Spaak;Mathilde Bonnefond;Alexander Maier;Alexander Maier;David A. Leopold

458
Citations
Large-amplitude, spatially correlated fluctuations in BOLD fMRI signals during extended rest and early sleep stages.

Masaki Fukunaga;Silvina G. Horovitz;Peter van Gelderen;Jacco A. de Zwart

443
Citations
Blindsight depends on the lateral geniculate nucleus

Michael C. Schmid;Sylwia W. Mrowka;Janita Turchi;Richard C. Saunders

390
Citations
Marmosets: A Neuroscientific Model of Human Social Behavior

Cory T. Miller;Winrich A. Freiwald;David A. Leopold;Jude F. Mitchell

370
Citations
A Comparative View of Face Perception

David A. Leopold;Gillian Rhodes

356
Citations
Tracking brain arousal fluctuations with fMRI

Catie Chang;David A. Leopold;Marieke Louise Schölvinck;Hendrik Mandelkow

349
Citations
Divergence of fMRI and neural signals in V1 during perceptual suppression in the awake monkey.

Alexander Maier;Melanie Wilke;Christopher Aura;Charles Zhu

346
Citations
Neuronal correlates of spontaneous fluctuations in fMRI signals in monkey visual cortex: implications for functional connectivity at rest

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