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David Ferster

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Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
14919
World Ranking
5862
National Ranking
2574

David Ferster 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 David Ferster sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 69 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Ferster 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 David Ferster sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

David Ferster is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their academic profile includes recognition as a Fellow of both the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2010 and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1984.

The scientist's work spans various aspects linked to their affiliations and honors, although specific research topics, publication venues, co-authors, and papers have not been listed in the available data.

Ferster's awards highlight a career acknowledged by significant academic and scientific communities, emphasizing contributions recognized by prestigious organizations. The fellowship with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation indicate engagement with advanced research activities and support from notable institutions.

While detailed information on their research fields, subfields, main topics of work, and publication output is not available, these honors and academic affiliation provide insight into their standing in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Stimulus onset quenches neural variability: a widespread cortical phenomenon

    Mark M. Churchland;Byron M. Yu;Byron M. Yu;John P. Cunningham;Leo P. Sugrue;Leo P. Sugrue

  • Synfire Chains and Cortical Songs: Temporal Modules of Cortical Activity

    Yuji Ikegaya;Gloster Aaron;Rosa Cossart;Dmitriy Aronov

  • Neural Mechanisms of Orientation Selectivity in the Visual Cortex

    David Ferster;Kenneth D. Miller

  • Orientation selectivity of thalamic input to simple cells of cat visual cortex

    David L Ferster;Sooyoung Chung;Heidi Wheat

  • Orientation tuning of input conductance, excitation, and inhibition in cat primary visual cortex.

    Jeffrey S. Anderson;Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;David Ferster

  • Inhibitory stabilization of the cortical network underlies visual surround suppression

    Hirofumi Ozeki;Ian M. Finn;Evan S. Schaffer;Kenneth D. Miller

  • Membrane Potential and Firing Rate in Cat Primary Visual Cortex

    Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;Matteo Carandini;David Ferster

  • The Contribution of Noise to Contrast Invariance of Orientation Tuning in Cat Visual Cortex

    Jeffrey S. Anderson;Ilan Lampl;Deda C. Gillespie;David Ferster

  • Synchronous membrane potential fluctuations in neurons of the cat visual cortex.

    Ilan Lampl;Iva Reichova;David Ferster

  • A Tonic Hyperpolarization Underlying Contrast Adaptation in Cat Visual Cortex

    Matteo Carandini;David Ferster

  • Inhibition, spike threshold, and stimulus selectivity in primary visual cortex.

    Nicholas J. Priebe;David Ferster

  • The axonal arborizations of lateral geniculate neurons in the striate cortex of the cat

    David Ferster;Simon Levy

  • Orientation selectivity of synaptic potentials in neurons of cat primary visual cortex.

    D Ferster

  • An intracellular analysis of geniculo-cortical connectivity in area 17 of the cat.

    D Ferster;S Lindström

  • A comparison of binocular depth mechanisms in areas 17 and 18 of the cat visual cortex

    David Ferster

  • Strength and Orientation Tuning of the Thalamic Input to Simple Cells Revealed by Electrically Evoked Cortical Suppression

    Sooyoung Chung;David Ferster

  • Spatially opponent excitation and inhibition in simple cells of the cat visual cortex

    David Ferster

  • Direction selectivity of excitation and inhibition in simple cells of the cat primary visual cortex.

    Nicholas J. Priebe;David L Ferster

  • The emergence of contrast-invariant orientation tuning in simple cells of cat visual cortex.

    Ian M. Finn;Nicholas J. Priebe;David L Ferster

  • Linearity of summation of synaptic potentials underlying direction selectivity in simple cells of the cat visual cortex

    Bharathi Jagadeesh;Heidi S. Wheat;David Ferster

Frequent Co-Authors

Matteo Carandini
Matteo Carandini University College London
Nicholas J. Priebe
Nicholas J. Priebe The University of Texas at Austin
Ilan Lampl
Ilan Lampl Weizmann Institute of Science
Kenneth D. Miller
Kenneth D. Miller Columbia University
Yuji Ikegaya
Yuji Ikegaya University of Tokyo
Rafael Yuste
Rafael Yuste Columbia University
J. Anthony Movshon
J. Anthony Movshon New York University
Adam Kohn
Adam Kohn Albert Einstein College of Medicine
William T. Newsome
William T. Newsome Stanford University
Maximilian Riesenhuber
Maximilian Riesenhuber Georgetown University Medical Center

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