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82
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1483
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131

Pascal Fries 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 Pascal Fries sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 239 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Pascal Fries 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 Pascal Fries sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Pascal Fries is affiliated with the Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience in Germany, specializing in neuroscience with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their research portfolio also includes electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, and molecular biology. The scientist's work prominently addresses neural dynamics and brain function, visual perception and processing mechanisms, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, functional brain connectivity studies, neuroscience and neural engineering, advanced memory and neural computing, as well as photoreceptor and optogenetics research.

Pascal Fries has contributed extensively to the academic literature, with a substantial number of publications distributed across various reputable venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Neuron
  • eLife

Several recent papers highlight key areas of Fries's research output:

  • "Right inferior frontal gyrus implements motor inhibitory control via beta-band oscillations in humans" (2021, eLife)
  • "Brain rhythms define distinct interaction networks with differential dependence on anatomy" (2021, Radboud Repository, Radboud University)
  • "Predictive coding of natural images by V1 firing rates and rhythmic synchronization" (2022, Neuron)
  • "Rhythmic attentional scanning" (2023, Neuron)
  • "Spontaneous variability in gamma dynamics described by a damped harmonic oscillator driven by noise" (2022, Nature Communications)

Collaboration forms an integral component of Fries's body of work, demonstrated by frequent co-authorship with several researchers including:

  • Alina Peter
  • Benjamin J. Stauch
  • Conrado A. Bosman
  • Chris Lewis
  • Patrick Jendritza

Pascal Fries's extensive research reflects a strong focus on understanding brain rhythms and neural mechanisms underlying motor control, attention, and sensory processing through both experimental and computational approaches. Their work spans from fundamental neural oscillations to applied brain-computer interface technologies, contributing to multidisciplinary fields linking neuroscience and engineering.

Best Publications

  • FieldTrip: open source software for advanced analysis of MEG, EEG, and invasive electrophysiological data

    Robert Oostenveld;Pascal Fries;Eric Maris;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen

  • A mechanism for cognitive dynamics: neuronal communication through neuronal coherence

    Pascal Fries;Pascal Fries

  • Dynamic predictions: Oscillations and synchrony in top–down processing

    Andreas K. Engel;Pascal Fries;Pascal Fries;Wolf Singer

  • Modulation of Oscillatory Neuronal Synchronization by Selective Visual Attention

    Pascal Fries;John H. Reynolds;John H. Reynolds;Alan E. Rorie;Robert Desimone

  • Beta-band oscillations--signalling the status quo?

    A.K. Engel;P. Fries

  • Rhythms for Cognition: Communication through Coherence.

    Pascal Fries

  • Canonical Microcircuits for Predictive Coding

    Andre M. Bastos;William Martin Usrey;Rick A. Adams;George R Mangun

  • Neuronal gamma-band synchronization as a fundamental process in cortical computation.

    Pascal Fries

  • Modulation of neuronal interactions through neuronal synchronization

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Robert Oostenveld;Wolf Singer;Wolf Singer

  • Visual Areas Exert Feedforward and Feedback Influences through Distinct Frequency Channels

    André Moraes Bastos;André Moraes Bastos;André Moraes Bastos;Julien Vezoli;Conrado Arturo Bosman;Conrado Arturo Bosman;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen

  • The gamma cycle

    Pascal Fries;Danko Nikolić;Danko Nikolić;Wolf Singer;Wolf Singer

  • Gamma-band synchronization in visual cortex predicts speed of change detection

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Pascal Fries;Partha P. Mitra;Robert Desimone;Robert Desimone

  • Attentional stimulus selection through selective synchronization between monkey visual areas.

    Conrado A. Bosman;Conrado A. Bosman;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Nicolas Brunet;Robert Oostenveld

  • Alpha-beta and gamma rhythms subserve feedback and feedforward influences among human visual cortical areas

    Georgios Michalareas;Julien Vezoli;Stan van Pelt;Stan van Pelt;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen

  • Laminar differences in gamma and alpha coherence in the ventral stream.

    Elizabeth A. Buffalo;Pascal Fries;Rogier Landman;Timothy J. Buschman

  • Attention Samples Stimuli Rhythmically

    Ayelet Nina Landau;Pascal Fries;Pascal Fries

  • Synchronization of oscillatory responses in visual cortex correlates with perception in interocular rivalry

    Pascal Fries;Pieter R. Roelfsema;Andreas K. Engel;Peter König

  • The role of neuronal synchronization in selective attention

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Pascal Fries

  • Neuronal coherence as a mechanism of effective corticospinal interaction

    Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Robert Oostenveld;Robert Oostenveld;Pascal Fries

  • Temporal binding, binocular rivalry, and consciousness.

    Andreas K. Engel;Pascal Fries;Peter König;Michael Brecht

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolf Singer
Wolf Singer Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience
Robert Oostenveld
Robert Oostenveld Radboud University
Andreas K. Engel
Andreas K. Engel Universität Hamburg
Thilo Womelsdorf
Thilo Womelsdorf Vanderbilt University
Martin Vinck
Martin Vinck Max Planck Society
Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen
Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen Radboud University
Pieter R. Roelfsema
Pieter R. Roelfsema Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
Markus Siegel
Markus Siegel University of Tübingen
Peter De Weerd
Peter De Weerd Maastricht University

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