2026 Sliman J. Bensmaia: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	61	3689	3372	1692	1525	161	12836

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Neuroscience

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Overview

Sliman J. Bensmaia is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and engineering, with a strong emphasis on understanding the neural mechanisms underlying sensory and motor functions.

Their recent publications cover various aspects of neural engineering and sensory restoration. Notable papers include:

Restoration of sensory information via bionic hands, 2020, Nature Biomedical Engineering
The neural mechanisms of manual dexterity, 2021, Nature Reviews Neuroscience
The science and engineering behind sensitized brain-controlled bionic hands, 2021, Physiological Reviews
Unexpected complexity of everyday manual behaviors, 2020, Nature Communications
Neural population dynamics in motor cortex are different for reach and grasp, 2020, eLife

Their frequent co-authors include:

Charles M. Greenspon
Lee E. Miller
Michael L. Boninger
Elizaveta V. Okorokova
Robert A. Gaunt

Regular publication venues where their work appears include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Brain Stimulation
Journal of Neural Engineering
Nature Biomedical Engineering
Nature Communications

Bensmaia's main fields of study are:

Neuroscience
Engineering

They work extensively within subfields such as:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Social Psychology

The main topics covered by their research include:

Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Tactile and Sensory Interactions
Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Neural dynamics and brain function
Motor Control and Adaptation
Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Best Publications

Intracortical microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex

Sharlene N. Flesher;Jennifer L. Collinger;Stephen T. Foldes;Stephen T. Foldes;Jeffrey M. Weiss

739
Citations
Spatial and temporal codes mediate the tactile perception of natural textures

Alison I. Weber;Hannes P. Saal;Justin D. Lieber;Ju-Wen Cheng

435
Citations
Restoring sensorimotor function through intracortical interfaces: progress and looming challenges

Sliman J. Bensmaia;Lee E. Miller

417
Citations
Individual differences in perceptual space for tactile textures: evidence from multidimensional scaling

Mark Hollins;Sliman Bensmaïa;Kristie Karlof;Forrest Young

382
Citations
Restoring the sense of touch with a prosthetic hand through a brain interface.

Gregg A. Tabot;John F. Dammann;Joshua A. Berg;Francesco V. Tenore

352
Citations
Biomimetic sensory feedback through peripheral nerve stimulation improves dexterous use of a bionic hand

Jacob A. George;David T. Kluger;Tyler S. Davis;Suzanne M. Wendelken

338
Citations
The vibrations of texture.

Sliman J BensmaIa;Mark Hollins

321
Citations
Pacinian representations of fine surface texture

Sliman Bensmaïa;Mark Hollins

318
Citations
Touch is a team effort: interplay of submodalities in cutaneous sensibility.

Hannes P. Saal;Sliman J. Bensmaia

280
Citations
The neural basis of perceived intensity in natural and artificial touch

Emily L. Graczyk;Matthew A. Schiefer;Hannes P. Saal;Benoit P. Delhaye

274
Citations
Simulating tactile signals from the whole hand with millisecond precision.

Hannes P. Saal;Benoit P. Delhaye;Brandon C. Rayhaun;Sliman J. Bensmaia

270
Citations
The Neural Coding of Stimulus Intensity: Linking the Population Response of Mechanoreceptive Afferents with Psychophysical Behavior

Michael A. Muniak;Supratim Ray;Steven S. Hsiao;J. Frank Dammann

261
Citations
Neural Basis of Touch and Proprioception in Primate Cortex.

Benoit P. Delhaye;Katie H. Long;Sliman J. Bensmaia

236
Citations
Restoration of sensory information via bionic hands.

Sliman J. Bensmaia;Dustin J. Tyler;Dustin J. Tyler;Silvestro Micera;Silvestro Micera

235
Citations
Texture perception through direct and indirect touch: An analysis of perceptual space for tactile textures in two modes of exploration

T. Yoshioka;S. J. Bensmaïa;J. C. Craig;S. S. Hsiao

232
Citations
Natural scenes in tactile texture

Louise R. Manfredi;Hannes P. Saal;Kyler J. Brown;Mark C. Zielinski

222
Citations
The neural mechanisms of manual dexterity.

Anton R. Sobinov;Sliman J. Bensmaia

222
Citations
Vibrotactile adaptation impairs discrimination of fine, but not coarse, textures

Mark Hollins;Sliman J. Bensmaïa;Sean Washburn

203
Citations
Multiplexing stimulus information through rate and temporal codes in primate somatosensory cortex.

Michael A. Harvey;Hannes P. Saal;John F. Dammann;Sliman J. Bensmaia

199
Citations
The coding of roughness.

Mark Hollins;Sliman J. Bensmaïa

199
Citations
Temporal Frequency Channels Are Linked across Audition and Touch

Jeffrey M. Yau;Jonathon B. Olenczak;John F. Dammann;Sliman J. Bensmaia;Sliman J. Bensmaia

186
Citations
The neural coding of stimulus intensity: Linking the population response of mechanoreceptive afferents with psychophysical behavior (Journal of Neuroscience (October 24, 2007) (11687-11699))

Michael A. Muniak;Supratim Ray;Steven S. Hsiao;J. Frank Dammann

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