2026 Kathryn A. Davis: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	53	5118	4702	2291	2070	176	9821

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Current World Ranking

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Neuroscience

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176

9821

Overview

Kathryn A. Davis is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a significant focus on several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Neurology.

The main topics of their research include:

Epilepsy research and treatment
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Neural dynamics and brain function
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Davis has published extensively, with frequent contributions in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Epilepsia
Neurology
Epilepsy & Behavior
Brain Communications

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Davis illustrate a focus on neural interfaces, brain stimulation, and neuroimaging:

MXene-infused bioelectronic interfaces for multiscale electrophysiology and stimulation (2021, Science Translational Medicine)
The effects of direct brain stimulation in humans depend on frequency, amplitude, and white-matter proximity (2020, Brain stimulation)
Structure-function coupling in macroscale human brain networks (2024, Nature reviews. Neuroscience)
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgical Outcomes Can Be Inferred Based on Structural Connectome Hubs: A Machine Learning Study (2020, Annals of Neurology)
7T Epilepsy Task Force Consensus Recommendations on the Use of 7T MRI in Clinical Practice (2020, Neurology)

Davis collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

Brian Litt
Joel M. Stein
Alfredo Lucas
Nishant Sinha
Erin C. Conrad

Best Publications

Flexible, foldable, actively multiplexed, high-density electrode array for mapping brain activity in vivo

Jonathan Viventi;Dae Hyeong Kim;Leif Vigeland;Eric S. Frechette

1270
Citations
Positive and Negative Network Correlations in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

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

386
Citations
Closed-loop stimulation of temporal cortex rescues functional networks and improves memory.

Youssef Ezzyat;Paul A. Wanda;Deborah F. Levy;Allison Kadel

357
Citations
Direct Electrical Stimulation of the Human Entorhinal Region and Hippocampus Impairs Memory

Joshua Jacobs;Jonathan Miller;Sang Ah Lee;Sang Ah Lee;Tom Coffey

292
Citations
Direct Brain Stimulation Modulates Encoding States and Memory Performance in Humans

Youssef Ezzyat;James E. Kragel;John F. Burke;Deborah F. Levy

273
Citations
Widespread theta synchrony and high-frequency desynchronization underlies enhanced cognition.

E. A. Solomon;J. E. Kragel;Michael R. Sperling;Ashwini Sharan

256
Citations
Virtual Cortical Resection Reveals Push-Pull Network Control Preceding Seizure Evolution.

Ankit N. Khambhati;Kathryn A. Davis;Timothy H. Lucas;Brian Litt

233
Citations
Glutamate imaging (GluCEST) lateralizes epileptic foci in nonlesional temporal lobe epilepsy.

Kathryn Adamiak Davis;Ravi Prakash Reddy Nanga;Sandhitsu Das;Stephanie H. Chen

217
Citations
Dynamic Network Drivers of Seizure Generation, Propagation and Termination in Human Neocortical Epilepsy.

Ankit N. Khambhati;Kathryn A. Davis;Brian S. Oommen;Brian S. Oommen;Stephanie H. Chen;Stephanie H. Chen

208
Citations
Lateralized hippocampal oscillations underlie distinct aspects of human spatial memory and navigation.

Jonathan F Miller;Andrew J. Watrous;Melina Eirene Tsitsiklis;Sang Ah Lee

187
Citations
Sensitivity to change and prediction of global change for the Alzheimer’s Questionnaire

Michael Malek-Ahmadi;Kewei Chen;Kathryn Davis;Christine M Belden

179
Citations
What life course theoretical models best explain the relationship between exposure to childhood adversity and psychopathology symptoms: Recency, accumulation, or sensitive periods?

Erin C. Dunn;Thomas W. Soare;Miriam R. Raffeld;Daniel S. Busso

167
Citations
Ictal neocortical slowing in temporal lobe epilepsy.

H. Blumenfeld;M. Rivera;K. A. McNally;K. Davis

160
Citations
Theta and High-Frequency Activity Mark Spontaneous Recall of Episodic Memories

John F. Burke;Ashwini D. Sharan;Michael R. Sperling;Ashwin G. Ramayya

155
Citations
MXene-infused bioelectronic interfaces for multiscale electrophysiology and stimulation.

Nicolette Driscoll;Nicolette Driscoll;Brian Erickson;Brendan B. Murphy;Brendan B. Murphy;Andrew G. Richardson

151
Citations
Interictal epileptiform activity outside the seizure onset zone impacts cognition

Hoameng Ung;Christian Cazares;Ameya Nanivadekar;Lohith Kini

149
Citations
White Matter Network Architecture Guides Direct Electrical Stimulation Through Optimal State Transitions

Jennifer Stiso;Ankit N. Khambhati;Tommaso Menara;Ari E. Kahn

145
Citations
Continuous EEG is associated with favorable hospitalization outcomes for critically ill patients.

Chloe E. Hill;Leah J. Blank;Dylan Thibault;Kathryn A. Davis

141
Citations
Alzheimer-like amyloid and tau alterations associated with cognitive deficit in temporal lobe epilepsy

Sarah Gourmaud;Haochang Shou;David J Irwin;Kimberly Sansalone

139
Citations
Electrical Stimulation Modulates High γ Activity and Human Memory Performance.

Michal T. Kucewicz;Brent M. Berry;Vaclav Kremen;Vaclav Kremen;Laura R. Miller

134
Citations
Adversity exposure during sensitive periods predicts accelerated epigenetic aging in children

Sandro Marini;Kathryn A. Davis;Thomas W. Soare;Yiwen Zhu

130
Citations
A novel implanted device to wirelessly record and analyze continuous intracranial canine EEG.

Kathryn A. Davis;Beverly K. Sturges;Charles H. Vite;Vanessa Ruedebusch

122
Citations