2026 David J. Freedman: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	37	8668	8008	3679	3332	79	10247

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Overview

David J. Freedman is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Neuroscience, with a significant emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Neurology.

The major topics covered in Freedman's work include:

Neural dynamics and brain function
Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Neural Networks and Applications
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

Freedman has published extensively, contributing notably to various scientific journals and venues. Some frequent publication venues are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Neuroscience
Cell Reports
PLoS Computational Biology
Nature Neuroscience

Their recent significant papers include:

Neuronal BIN1 Regulates Presynaptic Neurotransmitter Release and Memory Consolidation, 2020, Cell Reports
Emergence of abstract rules in the primate brain, 2020, Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Reevaluating the Role of Persistent Neural Activity in Short-Term Memory, 2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Nonlinear mixed selectivity supports reliable neural computation, 2020, PLoS Computational Biology
Primate neuronal connections are sparse in cortex as compared to mouse, 2021, Cell Reports

Freedman has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

Matthew C. Rosen
Nicolas Y. Masse
W. Jeffrey Johnston
Ou Zhu
Krithika Mohan

Best Publications

Categorical Representation of Visual Stimuli in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex

David J. Freedman;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Tomaso Poggio;Tomaso Poggio;Earl K. Miller

1413
Citations
A hierarchy of intrinsic timescales across primate cortex

John D. Murray;Alberto Bernacchia;David J. Freedman;Ranulfo Romo

1048
Citations
Representation of the Quantity of Visual Items in the Primate Prefrontal Cortex

Andreas Nieder;David J. Freedman;Earl K. Miller

965
Citations
A comparison of primate prefrontal and inferior temporal cortices during visual categorization.

David J. Freedman;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Tomaso Poggio;Earl K. Miller

677
Citations
Experience-dependent representation of visual categories in parietal cortex.

David J. Freedman;John A. Assad

663
Citations
The prefrontal cortex: categories, concepts and cognition

Earl K. Miller;David J. Freedman;Jonathan D. Wallis

571
Citations
Dynamic population coding of category information in inferior temporal and prefrontal cortex.

Ethan M Meyers;David J Freedman;Gabriel Kreiman;Earl K. Miller

492
Citations
Visual categorization and the primate prefrontal cortex: neurophysiology and behavior.

David J. Freedman;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Tomaso Poggio;Tomaso Poggio;Earl K. Miller

297
Citations
Experience-Dependent Sharpening of Visual Shape Selectivity in Inferior Temporal Cortex

David J. Freedman;Maximilian Riesenhuber;Tomaso Poggio;Tomaso Poggio;Earl K. Miller;Earl K. Miller

273
Citations
Alleviating catastrophic forgetting using context-dependent gating and synaptic stabilization.

Nicolas Y. Masse;Gregory D. Grant;David J. Freedman

253
Citations
Circuit mechanisms for the maintenance and manipulation of information in working memory.

Nicolas Y. Masse;Guangyu R. Yang;Guangyu R. Yang;H. Francis Song;H. Francis Song;Xiao Jing Wang

229
Citations
Preferential encoding of visual categories in parietal cortex compared with prefrontal cortex

Sruthi K Swaminathan;David J Freedman

210
Citations
Neural correlates of categories and concepts

Earl K Miller;Andreas Nieder;David J Freedman;Jonathan D Wallis

207
Citations
Computing by Robust Transience: How the Fronto-Parietal Network Performs Sequential, Category-Based Decisions.

Warasinee Chaisangmongkon;Sruthi K. Swaminathan;David J. Freedman;Xiao Jing Wang;Xiao Jing Wang;Xiao Jing Wang

185
Citations
A proposed common neural mechanism for categorization and perceptual decisions

David J Freedman;John A Assad;John A Assad

177
Citations
Posterior parietal cortex plays a causal role in perceptual and categorical decisions.

Yang Zhou;David J. Freedman

156
Citations
Neural mechanisms of visual categorization: insights from neurophysiology.

David J. Freedman;Earl K. Miller;Earl K. Miller

154
Citations
Neuronal Mechanisms of Visual Categorization: An Abstract View on Decision Making

David J. Freedman;John A. Assad;John A. Assad

153
Citations
An Integrative Framework for Sensory, Motor, and Cognitive Functions of the Posterior Parietal Cortex

David J. Freedman;Guilhem Ibos;Guilhem Ibos

142
Citations
Task-specific versus generalized mnemonic representations in parietal and prefrontal cortices.

Arup Sarma;Nicolas Y. Masse;Xiao Jing Wang;David J. Freedman

129
Citations