2026 Eric I. Knudsen: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	77	1837	1675	884	787	159	21585

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Research.com Recognitions

2008 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society In recognition of his comprehensive study of visual and auditory perception in the owl and for his elucidation of how the auditory map is calibrated by the visual system during development
2005 - Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
2002 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons
2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1996 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1988 - Troland Research Awards, United States National Academy of Sciences For his elegant analysis—integrating behavior, neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy—which elucidated the role of experience in the development of directional hearing in the owl.
1983 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Eric I. Knudsen is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including Social Sciences, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, they have contributed to subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Oncology, Molecular Biology, Public Administration, and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of topics across neuroscience and social sciences. Key topics include:

Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Neural dynamics and brain function
Retinal Development and Disorders
Social Work Education and Practice
Child Abuse and Trauma
Family Dynamics and Relationships
Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Eric I. Knudsen include:

Evolution of neural processing for visual perception in vertebrates, 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology
Clinical Sociologists as Guardian ad Litem, 2023, Clinical Sociology Review
Obesity-Mediated Intratumoral Innervation Increases Pancreatic Cancer Tumorigenesis, 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Their frequent co-authors include Yvonne Vissing, Shyamananda Singh Mayengbam, Aftab Alam, Matthew T. Witkowski, and Sharon Senchanthisai.

Eric I. Knudsen has published in venues such as The Journal of Comparative Neurology, Clinical Sociology Review, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

Over the course of their career, the scientist has received several awards. These include:

Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society (2008), for research on the visual and auditory perception in the owl and auditory map calibration by the visual system during development
Gruber Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience (2005)
W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons (2002)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2002)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1996)
Troland Research Awards, United States National Academy of Sciences (1988), recognizing analysis of experience's role in directional hearing development in the owl
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1983)

Best Publications

Sensitive Periods in the Development of the Brain and Behavior

Eric I. Knudsen

2219
Citations
Economic, neurobiological, and behavioral perspectives on building America's future workforce.

Eric I. Knudsen;James Joseph Heckman;Judy L. Cameron;Jack P. Shonkoff

1405
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Fundamental Components of Attention

Eric I. Knudsen

1354
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Auditory and visual maps of space in the optic tectum of the owl

EI Knudsen

725
Citations
A Neural Map of Auditory Space in the Owl

Eric I. Knudsen;Masakazu Konishi

608
Citations
Computational Maps in the Brain

E I Knudsen;S du Lac;S D Esterly

551
Citations
Mechanisms of sound localization in the barn owl (Tyto alba)

Eric I. Knudsen;Masakazu Konishi

530
Citations
A neural code for auditory space in the cat's superior colliculus.

JC Middlebrooks;EI Knudsen

494
Citations
Instructed learning in the auditory localization pathway of the barn owl

Eric I. Knudsen

430
Citations
Space and frequency are represented separately in auditory midbrain of the owl.

Eric I. Knudsen;Masakazu Konishi

354
Citations
Sound localization by the barn owl ( Tyto alba ) measured with the search coil technique

Eric I. Knudsen;Gary G. Blasdel;Masakazu Konishi

331
Citations
Auditory-visual fusion in speech perception in children with cochlear implants

Efrat A. Schorr;Nathan A. Fox;Virginie van Wassenhove;Eric I. Knudsen

274
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Horizontal and vertical components of head movement are controlled by distinct neural circuits in the barn owl

Tom Masino;Eric I. Knudsen

272
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Visual instruction of the neural map of auditory space in the developing optic tectum

Eric I. Knudsen;Michael S. Brainard

264
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Experience-dependent plasticity in the inferior colliculus: a site for visual calibration of the neural representation of auditory space in the barn owl

Brainard;EI Knudsen

253
Citations
Monaural occlusion alters sound localization during a sensitive period in the barn owl

EI Knudsen;SD Esterly;PF Knudsen

235
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Sensitive Periods for Visual Calibration of the Auditory Space Map in the Barn Owl Optic Tectum

Michael S. Brainard;Eric I. Knudsen

234
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Adaptive auditory plasticity in developing and adult animals.

Alex S. Keuroghlian;Eric I. Knudsen

232
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Capacity for plasticity in the adult owl auditory system expanded by juvenile experience.

Eric I. Knudsen

230
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Why seeing is believing: merging auditory and visual worlds.

Ilana B. Witten;Eric I. Knudsen

227
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Vision guides the adjustment of auditory localization in young barn owls

Eric I. Knudsen;Phyllis F. Knudsen

226
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