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71
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15587
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2440
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1153

Hal Blumenfeld 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 Hal Blumenfeld sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 226 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hal Blumenfeld 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 Hal Blumenfeld sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 71 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Hal Blumenfeld is affiliated with Yale University in the United States. The research focus spans neuroscience and medicine, with concentrations in cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, cellular and molecular neuroscience, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and neurology.

The core research topics covered by Blumenfeld's work include epilepsy research and treatment, neural dynamics and brain function, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, functional brain connectivity studies, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, and neural and behavioral psychology studies.

Recent publication venues frequently featuring Blumenfeld's work are bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Epilepsia, Epileptic Disorders, NeuroImage, and Neurology.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Blumenfeld are:

  • Seizure semiology: ILAE glossary of terms and their significance, 2022, Epileptic Disorders
  • Updated classification of epileptic seizures: Position paper of the International League Against Epilepsy, 2025, Epilepsia
  • Subcortical Cognition: The Fruit Below the Rind, 2022, Annual Review of Neuroscience
  • An adversarial collaboration to critically evaluate theories of consciousness, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • An adversarial collaboration protocol for testing contrasting predictions of global neuronal workspace and integrated information theory, 2023, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Blumenfeld include Aya Khalaf, Kate L. Christison-Lagay, Sharif I. Kronemer, Lim-Anna Sieu, and Cian McCafferty.

Best Publications

  • Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases

    Hal Blumenfeld

  • Cellular and network mechanisms of spike-wave seizures

    Hal Blumenfeld

  • The role of subcortical structures in human epilepsy.

    Andrew D Norden;Hal Blumenfeld

  • Impaired consciousness in epilepsy

    Hal Blumenfeld

  • Cerebral energetics and spiking frequency: The neurophysiological basis of fMRI

    Arien J. Smith;Hal Blumenfeld;Kevin L. Behar;Douglas L. Rothman

  • Positive and Negative Network Correlations in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Hal Blumenfeld;Kelly A. McNally;Susan D. Vanderhill;A. LeBron Paige

  • Cortical and subcortical networks in human secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures.

    H. Blumenfeld;G. I. Varghese;M.J. Purcaro;J.E. Motelow

  • Dynamic time course of typical childhood absence seizures: EEG, behavior, and functional magnetic resonance imaging.

    Xiaoxiao Bai;Matthew Vestal;Rachel Berman;Michiro Negishi

  • Corticothalamic Inputs Control the Pattern of Activity Generated in Thalamocortical Networks

    Hal Blumenfeld;David A. McCormick

  • Inhibitor of protein synthesis blocks long-term behavioral sensitization in the isolated gill-withdrawal reflex of Aplysia.

    V. F. Castellucci;H. Blumenfeld;P. Goelet;E. R. Kandel

  • Negative BOLD with Large Increases in Neuronal Activity

    Ulrich Schridde;Manjula Khubchandani;Joshua E. Motelow;Basavaraju G. Sanganahalli

  • Impaired consciousness in temporal lobe seizures: role of cortical slow activity

    Dario J. Englot;Li Yang;Hamada Hamid;Nathan Danielson

  • Early treatment suppresses the development of spike-wave epilepsy in a rat model.

    Hal Blumenfeld;Joshua P. Klein;Ulrich Schridde;Matthew Vestal

  • Consciousness and epilepsy: why are patients with absence seizures absent?

    Hal Blumenfeld

  • From molecules to networks: cortical/subcortical interactions in the pathophysiology of idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

    Hal Blumenfeld

  • Why do Seizures Cause Loss of Consciousness

    Hal Blumenfeld;Jacob Taylor

  • Selective frontal, parietal, and temporal networks in generalized seizures.

    Hal Blumenfeld;Michael Westerveld;Robert B. Ostroff;Susan D. Vanderhill

  • Simultaneous EEG, fMRI, and behavior in typical childhood absence seizures

    Rachel Berman;Michiro Negishi;Matthew Vestal;Marisa Spann

  • Impaired attention and network connectivity in childhood absence epilepsy.

    Brendan D. Killory;Xiaoxiao Bai;Michiro Negishi;Clemente Vega

  • Dynamic fMRI and EEG recordings during spike-wave seizures and generalized tonic-clonic seizures in WAG/Rij rats.

    Hrachya Nersesyan;Fahmeed Hyder;Douglas L Rothman;Hal Blumenfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Fahmeed Hyder
Fahmeed Hyder Yale University
Lawrence J. Hirsch
Lawrence J. Hirsch Yale University
Dennis D. Spencer
Dennis D. Spencer Yale University
Susan S. Spencer
Susan S. Spencer Yale University
Hitten P. Zaveri
Hitten P. Zaveri Yale University
Edward J. Novotny
Edward J. Novotny University of Washington
Dario J. Englot
Dario J. Englot Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Robert B. Duckrow
Robert B. Duckrow Yale University
Douglas L. Rothman
Douglas L. Rothman Yale University
Steve Martino
Steve Martino Yale University

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