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Michael J. Kahana 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 Michael J. Kahana sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 278 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael J. Kahana 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 Michael J. Kahana sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 96 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Troland Research Awards, United States National Academy of Sciences For innovative experimental, theoretical, and computational work leading to new insights regarding the dynamics of human episodic memory.

Overview

Michael J. Kahana is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their primary research area lies within the field of Neuroscience, with a strong focus on subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Neurology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Epidemiology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Memory Processes and Influences
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Michael J. Kahana has contributed to multiple publication venues, with frequent appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

They have collaborated extensively with various co-authors, notably:

  • Michael R. Sperling
  • Bradley Lega
  • Barbara C. Jobst
  • Robert E. Gross
  • Nora A. Herweg

Their recent papers demonstrate their research interests and contributions. Among these are:

  • "Theta Oscillations in Human Memory", 2020, Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • "Time cells in the human hippocampus and entorhinal cortex support episodic memory", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Advances in human intracranial electroencephalography research, guidelines and good practices", 2022, NeuroImage
  • "A consensus statement on detection of hippocampal sharp wave ripples and differentiation from other fast oscillations", 2022, Nature Communications
  • "The effects of direct brain stimulation in humans depend on frequency, amplitude, and white-matter proximity", 2020, Brain Stimulation

In recognition of their work, Michael J. Kahana received the Troland Research Award from the United States National Academy of Sciences in 2010, awarded for experimental, theoretical, and computational work on the dynamics of human episodic memory.

Best Publications

  • Cellular networks underlying human spatial navigation

    Arne D. Ekstrom;Michael J. Kahana;Jeremy B. Caplan;Tony A. Fields

  • A distributed representation of temporal context

    Marc W. Howard;Michael J. Kahana

  • Broadband Shifts in Local Field Potential Power Spectra Are Correlated with Single-Neuron Spiking in Humans

    Jeremy R. Manning;Joshua Jacobs;Itzhak Fried;Michael J. Kahana

  • Theta and Gamma Oscillations during Encoding Predict Subsequent Recall

    Per B. Sederberg;Michael J. Kahana;Marc W. Howard;Elizabeth J. Donner

  • Gating of Human Theta Oscillations by a Working Memory Task

    Sridhar Raghavachari;Michael J. Kahana;Michael J. Kahana;Daniel S. Rizzuto;Jeremy B. Caplan

  • Gamma Oscillations Correlate with Working Memory Load in Humans

    Marc W. Howard;Daniel S. Rizzuto;Jeremy B. Caplan;Joseph R. Madsen

  • A context maintenance and retrieval model of organizational processes in free recall

    Sean M. Polyn;Kenneth A. Norman;Michael J. Kahana

  • Human theta oscillations exhibit task dependence during virtual maze navigation

    Michael J. Kahana;Michael J. Kahana;Robert Sekuler;Robert Sekuler;Jeremy B. Caplan;Matthew Kirschen

  • Associative retrieval processes in free recall

    Michael J. Kahana

  • Direct recordings of grid-like neuronal activity in human spatial navigation

    Joshua Jacobs;Christoph T Weidemann;Jonathan F Miller;Alec Solway

  • Human hippocampal theta oscillations and the formation of episodic memories

    Bradley C. Lega;Joshua Jacobs;Michael Kahana

  • Contextual variability and serial position effects in free recall.

    Marc W. Howard;Michael J. Kahana

  • Human Hippocampal Theta Activity During Virtual Navigation

    Arne D. Ekstrom;Jeremy B. Caplan;Emily Ho;Kirk Shattuck

  • Hippocampal and Neocortical Gamma Oscillations Predict Memory Formation in Humans

    Per B. Sederberg;Andreas Schulze-Bonhage;Joseph R. Madsen;Edward B. Bromfield

  • Theta Oscillations in Human Memory.

    Nora A. Herweg;Ethan A. Solomon;Michael J. Kahana

  • Human θ Oscillations Related to Sensorimotor Integration and Spatial Learning

    Jeremy B. Caplan;Joseph R. Madsen;Joseph R. Madsen;Andreas Schulze-Bonhage;Richard Aschenbrenner-Scheibe

  • A context-based theory of recency and contiguity in free recall.

    Per B. Sederberg;Marc W. Howard;Michael J. Kahana

  • Brain Oscillations Control Timing of Single-Neuron Activity in Humans

    Joshua Jacobs;Michael J. Kahana;Arne D. Ekstrom;Itzhak Fried

  • Theta returns

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  • Sleep-Dependent θ Oscillations in the Human Hippocampus and Neocortex

    Jose L. Cantero;Mercedes Atienza;Robert Stickgold;Michael J. Kahana

  • Theta Oscillations in Human Cortex During a Working-Memory Task: Evidence for Local Generators

    S. Raghavachari;J. E. Lisman;M. Tully;J. R. Madsen

  • The cognitive correlates of human brain oscillations.

    Michael J. Kahana

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Sperling
Michael R. Sperling Thomas Jefferson University
Barbara C. Jobst
Barbara C. Jobst Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center
Robert Sekuler
Robert Sekuler Brandeis University
Joel M. Stein
Joel M. Stein University of Pennsylvania
Kareem A. Zaghloul
Kareem A. Zaghloul National Institutes of Health
Joshua J. Jacobs
Joshua J. Jacobs Rush University Medical Center
Joseph R. Madsen
Joseph R. Madsen Boston Children's Hospital
Sameer A. Sheth
Sameer A. Sheth Baylor College of Medicine
Ashwini Sharan
Ashwini Sharan Thomas Jefferson University

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