2026 Sabine Kastner: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	78	1734	1578	841	747	238	31033

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Research.com Recognitions

2021 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Neurosciences

Overview

Sabine Kastner is affiliated with Princeton University in the United States and specializes primarily in neuroscience. Their research spans several subfields with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cellular and molecular neuroscience, small animals, and gender studies.

The main topics of their work include:

Neural dynamics and brain function
Functional brain connectivity studies
EEG and brain-computer interfaces
Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Memory and neural mechanisms
Neural and behavioral psychology studies
Advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications

Recent papers by Sabine Kastner demonstrate a focus on primate neuroscience and brain attention networks. These include:

"Gender bias in academia: A lifetime problem that needs solutions," 2021, published in Neuron
"Accelerating the Evolution of Nonhuman Primate Neuroimaging," 2020, published in Neuron
"Dynamic pulvino-cortical interactions in the primate attention network," 2020, published in Current Opinion in Neurobiology
"Attention control in the primate brain," 2022, published in Current Opinion in Neurobiology
"Toward next-generation primate neuroscience: A collaboration-based strategic plan for integrative neuroimaging," 2021, published in Neuron

Frequent collaborators include:

Ian C. Fiebelkorn
Mark A. Pinsk
Rober Boshra
Robert T. Knight
Colline Poirier

Their publications are commonly found in respected venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Neuroscience
Neuron
Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Sabine Kastner is also an author of a book titled The Thalamus, published by Cambridge University Press in 2022.

In recognition of their work in neurosciences, Kastner received the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina award in 2021.

Best Publications

Mechanisms of Visual Attention in the Human Cortex

Sabine Kastner;Leslie G. Ungerleider

2859
Citations
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

2021
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Mechanisms of Directed Attention in the Human Extrastriate Cortex as Revealed by Functional MRI

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

1215
Citations
The pulvinar regulates information transmission between cortical areas based on attention demands.

Yuri B. Saalmann;Mark A. Pinsk;Liang Wang;Xin Li

1139
Citations
Attention modulates responses in the human lateral geniculate nucleus.

Daniel H. O'Connor;Miki M. Fukui;Mark A. Pinsk;Sabine Kastner

931
Citations
Probabilistic Maps of Visual Topography in Human Cortex

Liang Wang;Ryan E.B. Mruczek;Michael J. Arcaro;Sabine Kastner

832
Citations
Attentional control of the processing of neutral and emotional stimuli

Luiz Pessoa;Sabine Kastner;Leslie G Ungerleider

738
Citations
Topographic maps in human frontal and parietal cortex

Michael A. Silver;Sabine Kastner

651
Citations
Top-down and bottom-up mechanisms in biasing competition in the human brain.

Diane M. Beck;Sabine Kastner

620
Citations
Promises and limitations of human intracranial electroencephalography.

Josef Parvizi;Sabine Kastner

608
Citations
Neuroimaging Studies of Attention: From Modulation of Sensory Processing to Top-Down Control

Luiz Pessoa;Sabine Kastner;Leslie G. Ungerleider

601
Citations
The neural basis of biased competition in human visual cortex.

Sabine Kastner;Leslie G Ungerleider

597
Citations
Two hierarchically organized neural systems for object information in human visual cortex.

Christina S Konen;Sabine Kastner

558
Citations
Cognitive and Perceptual Functions of the Visual Thalamus

Yuri B. Saalmann;Sabine Kastner

520
Citations
Quantitative Investigation of Connections of the Prefrontal Cortex in the Human and Macaque using Probabilistic Diffusion Tractography

Paula L. Croxson;Heidi Johansen-Berg;Timothy E. J. Behrens;Matthew D. Robson

506
Citations
Rhythmic sampling within and between objects despite sustained attention at a cued location.

Ian C. Fiebelkorn;Yuri B. Saalmann;Sabine Kastner

497
Citations
Thalamic functions in distributed cognitive control.

Michael M. Halassa;Michael M. Halassa;Michael M. Halassa;Sabine Kastner

496
Citations
Neural Mechanisms of Sustained Attention Are Rhythmic.

Randolph F. Helfrich;Randolph F. Helfrich;Ian C. Fiebelkorn;Sara M. Szczepanski;Jack J. Lin

491
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A Rhythmic Theory of Attention.

Ian C. Fiebelkorn;Sabine Kastner

482
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From Behavior to Neural Dynamics: An Integrated Theory of Attention

Timothy J. Buschman;Sabine Kastner

408
Citations
Modulation of Sensory Suppression: Implications for Receptive Field Sizes in the Human Visual Cortex

Sabine Kastner;Peter De Weerd;Mark A. Pinsk;M. Idette Elizondo

393
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