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Robert Desimone

Robert Desimone

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
103
Citations
75000
World Ranking
676
National Ranking
376

Robert Desimone 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 Robert Desimone sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 222 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Desimone 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 Robert Desimone sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 103 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1994 - Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation
  • 1990 - Troland Research Awards, United States National Academy of Sciences For his outstanding work on the cortical and subcortical neuronal mechanisms underlying visual perception and attention.

Overview

Robert Desimone is affiliated with MIT in the United States and specializes in the field of Neuroscience, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Their research also spans subfields such as Biophysics, Molecular Biology, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their work primarily addresses topics including Neural dynamics and brain function, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Photoreceptor and optogenetics research, Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks, and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Desimone has contributed extensively to scientific literature with frequent publications appearing in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neuron, Progress in Neurobiology, UNC Libraries, and the Journal of Vision.

  • Diego Mendoza-Halliday
  • Haoran Xu
  • André M. Bastos
  • Earl K. Miller
  • Guoping Feng

Recent research publications authored by or closely associated with Robert Desimone include:

  • An Ultra-Sensitive Step-Function Opsin for Minimally Invasive Optogenetic Stimulation in Mice and Macaques, 2020, Neuron
  • High-throughput mapping of a whole rhesus monkey brain at micrometer resolution, 2021, Nature Biotechnology
  • An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Optogenetics, 2020, Neuron
  • A ubiquitous spectrolaminar motif of local field potential power across the primate cortex, 2024, Nature Neuroscience
  • The cortical connectome of primate lateral prefrontal cortex, 2021, Neuron

Robert Desimone has been recognized by multiple scientific organizations and awards, including:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1999
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 1999
  • Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation, 1994
  • Troland Research Awards, United States National Academy of Sciences, 1990 (For outstanding work on the cortical and subcortical neuronal mechanisms underlying visual perception and attention)

Best Publications

  • Neural Mechanisms of Selective Visual Attention

    Robert Desimone;John Duncan

  • Selective attention gates visual processing in the extrastriate cortex.

    Jeffrey Moran;Robert Desimone

  • Modulation of Oscillatory Neuronal Synchronization by Selective Visual Attention

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

  • Neural mechanisms of spatial selective attention in areas V1, V2, and V4 of macaque visual cortex

    Steven J. Luck;Leonardo Chelazzi;Steven A. Hillyard;Robert Desimone

  • Increased Activity in Human Visual Cortex during Directed Attention in the Absence of Visual Stimulation

    Sabine Kastner;Mark A. Pinsk;Peter De Weerd;Robert Desimone

  • Stimulus-selective properties of inferior temporal neurons in the macaque

    R Desimone;TD Albright;CG Gross;C Bruce

  • Neural Mechanisms of Visual Working Memory in Prefrontal Cortex of the Macaque

    Earl K. Miller;Cynthia A. Erickson;Robert Desimone

  • A neural basis for visual search in inferior temporal cortex

    Leonardo Chelazzi;Earl K. Miller;John Duncan;Robert Desimone

  • Visual properties of neurons in a polysensory area in superior temporal sulcus of the macaque.

    C Bruce;R Desimone;C G Gross

  • Competitive Mechanisms Subserve Attention in Macaque Areas V2 and V4

    John H. Reynolds;Leonardo Chelazzi;Robert Desimone

  • Modulation of neuronal interactions through neuronal synchronization

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

  • High-frequency, long-range coupling between prefrontal and visual cortex during attention.

    Georgia G. Gregoriou;Stephen J. Gotts;Huihui Zhou;Robert Desimone

  • Neural mechanisms for visual memory and their role in attention.

    Robert Desimone

  • Attention Increases Sensitivity of V4 Neurons

    John H Reynolds;Tatiana Pasternak;Robert Desimone

  • Mechanisms of Directed Attention in the Human Extrastriate Cortex as Revealed by Functional MRI

    Sabine Kastner;Peter De Weerd;Robert Desimone;Leslie G. Ungerleider

  • Increased attention enhances both behavioral and neuronal performance

    Hedva Spitzer;Robert Desimone;Jeffrey Moran

  • Visual attention mediated by biased competition in extrastriate visual cortex

    Robert Desimone

  • Organization of visual inputs to the inferior temporal and posterior parietal cortex in macaques

    JS Baizer;LG Ungerleider;R Desimone

  • Activity of neurons in anterior inferior temporal cortex during a short- term memory task

    Earl K. Miller;Lin Li;Robert Desimone

  • Cortical connections of visual area MT in the macaque

    Leslie G. Ungerleider;Robert Desimone

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie G. Ungerleider
Leslie G. Ungerleider National Institutes of Health
Pascal Fries
Pascal Fries Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience
Leonardo Chelazzi
Leonardo Chelazzi University of Verona
Ricardo Gattass
Ricardo Gattass Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Peter De Weerd
Peter De Weerd Maastricht University
Thilo Womelsdorf
Thilo Womelsdorf Vanderbilt University
Charles G. Gross
Charles G. Gross Princeton University

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