2026 Stephen A. Engel: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	42	7504	6919	3232	2918	191	14386

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Neuroscience

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Overview

Stephen A. Engel is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research contributions primarily lie within the field of Neuroscience, with a focus on several subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Engel's published work covers multiple topics related to brain function and perception. The main research themes include:

Visual perception and processing mechanisms
Color perception and design
Neural dynamics and brain function
Color Science and Applications
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Face Recognition and Perception

Among recent scientific papers, some notable publications are:

"Variability of the Surface Area of the V1, V2, and V3 Maps in a Large Sample of Human Observers," 2022, Journal of Neuroscience
"Mindfulness Improves Brain-Computer Interface Performance by Increasing Control Over Neural Activity in the Alpha Band," 2020, Cerebral Cortex
"Benefits of deep learning classification of continuous noninvasive brain-computer interface control," 2021, Journal of Neural Engineering
"Color Compensation in Anomalous Trichromats Assessed with fMRI," 2020, Current Biology
"Continuous sensorimotor rhythm based brain computer interface learning in a large population," 2021, Scientific Data

Frequent collaborators in Engel's research include Katherine E.M. Tregillus, Michael-Paul Schallmo, Yanjun Li, Samantha A. Montoya, and Carter B. Mulder.

Their research has been published extensively in a variety of venues, with a particular concentration in:

Journal of Vision
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
Journal of Neuroscience
Scientific Reports

Best Publications

Linear Systems Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Human V1

Geoffrey M. Boynton;Stephen A. Engel;Gary H. Glover;David J. Heeger

2819
Citations
Retinotopic organization in human visual cortex and the spatial precision of functional MRI.

Stephen A. Engel;Gary H. Glover;Brian A. Wandell

1969
Citations
fMRI of human visual cortex

Stephen A. Engel;David E. Rumelhart;Brian A. Wandell;Adrian T. Lee

1241
Citations
Remembering episodes: a selective role for the hippocampus during retrieval

Laura L. Eldridge;Barbara J. Knowlton;Christopher S. Furmanski;Susan Y. Bookheimer

1142
Citations
Dynamics of the hippocampus during encoding and retrieval of face-name pairs.

Michael M. Zeineh;Stephen A. Engel;Paul M. Thompson;Susan Y. Bookheimer

634
Citations
Interocular rivalry revealed in the human cortical blind-spot representation

Frank Tong;Stephen A. Engel

596
Citations
Colour tuning in human visual cortex measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Stephen A Engel;Stephen A Engel;Xuemei Zhang;Brian Wandell

514
Citations
An oblique effect in human primary visual cortex.

Christopher S. Furmanski;Stephen A. Engel

437
Citations
Behavioral Deficits and Cortical Damage Loci in Cerebral Achromatopsia

Seth E. Bouvier;Stephen A. Engel

405
Citations
A Dissociation of Encoding and Retrieval Processes in the Human Hippocampus

Laura L. Eldridge;Stephen A. Engel;Michael M. Zeineh;Susan Y. Bookheimer

383
Citations
Learning Strengthens the Response of Primary Visual Cortex to Simple Patterns

Christopher S Furmanski;Denis Schluppeck;Stephen A Engel

342
Citations
Binocular Rivalry Requires Visual Attention

Peng Zhang;Keith Jamison;Stephen Engel;Bin He

296
Citations
Perceptual learning in object recognition: object specificity and size invariance.

Christopher S. Furmanski;Stephen A. Engel

186
Citations
Perceptual Learning Increases the Strength of the Earliest Signals in Visual Cortex

Min Bao;Lin Yang;Cristina Rios;Bin He

155
Citations
The preferred retinal locus in macular disease: toward a consensus definition.

Michael D Crossland;Stephen A Engel;Gordon E Legge

144
Citations
Application of cortical unfolding techniques to functional MRI of the human hippocampal region.

Michael M. Zeineh;Stephen A. Engel;Susan Y. Bookheimer

142
Citations
Unfolding the human hippocampus with high resolution structural and functional MRI.

Michael M. Zeineh;Stephen A. Engel;Paul M. Thompson;Susan Y. Bookheimer

128
Citations
Adaptation of Oriented and Unoriented Color-Selective Neurons in Human Visual Areas

Stephen A. Engel

123
Citations
Distinct mechanism for long-term contrast adaptation

Min Bao;Stephen A. Engel

123
Citations
Selective Adaptation to Color Contrast in Human Primary Visual Cortex

Stephen A. Engel;Christopher S. Furmanski

120
Citations
Neural response to perception of volume in the lateral occipital complex.

Cassandra Moore;Stephen A. Engel

118
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