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Emery N. Brown

Emery N. Brown

MIT
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
46531
World Ranking
6465
National Ranking
3439

Neuroscience

D-Index
108
Citations
47462
World Ranking
579
National Ranking
328

Emery N. Brown 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 Emery N. Brown sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 532 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Emery N. Brown 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 Emery N. Brown sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 108 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2020 - Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience
  • 2015 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2015 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For development of neural signal processing algorithms for understanding memory encoding and modeling of brain states of anesthesia.
  • 2015 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2007 - National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Emery N. Brown is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research spans several prominent subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, anesthesiology and pain medicine, neurology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The scientist's work prominently features topics such as EEG and brain-computer interfaces, neural dynamics and brain function, anesthesia and sedative agents, functional brain connectivity studies, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, traumatic brain injury research, and intensive care unit cognitive disorders.

Frequent publication venues for Emery N. Brown include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neurocritical Care, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Trends in Neurosciences, and PLoS ONE.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Gamma frequency sensory stimulation in mild probable Alzheimer's dementia patients: Results of feasibility and pilot studies (2022, PLoS ONE)
  • Neural effects of propofol-induced unconsciousness and its reversal using thalamic stimulation (2021, eLife)
  • Low Frontal Alpha Power Is Associated With the Propensity for Burst Suppression: An Electroencephalogram Phenotype for a "Vulnerable Brain" (2020, Anesthesia & Analgesia)
  • Susceptibility-weighted imaging reveals cerebral microvascular injury in severe COVID-19 (2021, Journal of the Neurological Sciences)
  • Etiology of Burst Suppression EEG Patterns (2021, Frontiers in Psychology)

Emery N. Brown has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Brian L. Edlow, Joseph T. Giacino, Yelena G. Bodien, Mélanie Boly, and Varina L. Boerwinkle.

The scientist has received numerous awards and honors, such as the Swartz Prize for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience in 2020 and recognition as a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2015 for contributions to neural signal processing algorithms related to memory encoding and anesthesia brain states. Additional distinctions include fellowships with the National Academy of Inventors, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), and the American Statistical Association (ASA).

Memberships also include the National Academy of Sciences (since 2014) and the National Academy of Medicine (since 2007). Emery N. Brown received the National Institutes of Health Director's Pioneer Award in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Stability, Precision, and Near-24-Hour Period of the Human Circadian Pacemaker

    Charles A. Czeisler;Jeanne F. Duffy;Theresa L. Shanahan;Emery N. Brown

  • General anesthesia, sleep, and coma

    Emery N. Brown;Ralph Lydic;Nicholas D. Schiff

  • Sensitivity of the human circadian pacemaker to nocturnal light: melatonin phase resetting and suppression

    Jamie M. Zeitzer;Jamie M. Zeitzer;Derk‐Jan Dijk;Richard E. Kronauer;Richard E. Kronauer;Richard E. Kronauer;Emery N. Brown;Emery N. Brown;Emery N. Brown

  • Gamma frequency entrainment attenuates amyloid load and modifies microglia

    Hannah F. Iaccarino;Annabelle C. Singer;Anthony J. Martorell;Anthony J. Martorell;Andrii Rudenko;Andrii Rudenko

  • A point process framework for relating neural spiking activity to spiking history, neural ensemble, and extrinsic covariate effects.

    Wilson Truccolo;Uri T. Eden;Matthew R. Fellows;John P. Donoghue

  • Bright light induction of strong (type 0) resetting of the human circadian pacemaker.

    Charles A. Czeisler;Richard E. Kronauer;James S. Allan;Jeanne F. Duffy

  • Multiple neural spike train data analysis: state-of-the-art and future challenges.

    Emery N Brown;Robert E Kass;Partha P Mitra

  • Trajectory encoding in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex.

    Loren M Frank;Emery N Brown;Matthew Wilson

  • Clinical Electroencephalography for Anesthesiologists: Part I: Background and Basic Signatures.

    Patrick L. Purdon;Aaron Sampson;Kara J. Pavone;Emery N. Brown

  • Electroencephalogram signatures of loss and recovery of consciousness from propofol

    Patrick L. Purdon;Eric T. Pierce;Eran A. Mukamel;Eran A. Mukamel;Michael J. Prerau

  • Exposure to bright light and darkness to treat physiologic maladaptation to night work

    Charles A. Czeisler;Michael P. Johnson;Jeanne F. Duffy;Emery N. Brown

  • A Statistical Paradigm for Neural Spike Train Decoding Applied to Position Prediction from Ensemble Firing Patterns of Rat Hippocampal Place Cells

    Emery N. Brown;Loren M. Frank;Dengda Tang;Michael C. Quirk

  • Multi-sensory Gamma Stimulation Ameliorates Alzheimer’s-Associated Pathology and Improves Cognition

    Anthony J. Martorell;Anthony J. Martorell;Abigail L. Paulson;Ho Jun Suk;Ho Jun Suk;Fatema Abdurrob;Fatema Abdurrob

  • The time-rescaling theorem and its application to neural spike train data analysis

    Emery N. Brown;Riccardo Barbieri;Valérie Ventura;Robert E. Kass

  • Estimating a state-space model from point process observations

    Anne C. Smith;Emery N. Brown

  • General Anesthesia and Altered States of Arousal: A Systems Neuroscience Analysis

    Emery N. Brown;Patrick L. Purdon;Christa J. Van Dort

  • Single-neuron dynamics in human focal epilepsy

    Wilson Truccolo;Jacob Alexander Donoghue;Leigh R. Hochberg;Emad Eskandar

  • Association of sleep-wake habits in older people with changes in output of circadian pacemaker

    C.A Czeisler;M Dumont;J.F Duffy;J.D Steinberg

  • Multimodal General Anesthesia: Theory and Practice

    Emery N. Brown;Kara J. Pavone;Marusa Naranjo

  • Hippocampal Plasticity across Multiple Days of Exposure to Novel Environments

    Loren M. Frank;Garrett B. Stanley;Emery N. Brown

  • Single Neurons in the Monkey Hippocampus and Learning of New Associations

    Sylvia Wirth;Marianna Yanike;Loren M. Frank;Anne C. Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrick L. Purdon
Patrick L. Purdon Harvard University
Zhe Chen
Zhe Chen Aalborg University
Matthew A. Wilson
Matthew A. Wilson MIT
Uri T. Eden
Uri T. Eden Boston University
Loren M. Frank
Loren M. Frank University of California, San Francisco
M. Brandon Westover
M. Brandon Westover Harvard University
Matti Hämäläinen
Matti Hämäläinen Harvard Medical School
Emad N. Eskandar
Emad N. Eskandar Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Wendy A. Suzuki
Wendy A. Suzuki New York University
robert e kass
robert e kass Carnegie Mellon University

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