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Stephen G. Lisberger

Stephen G. Lisberger

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
86
Citations
23301
World Ranking
1305
National Ranking
661

Stephen G. Lisberger 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 Stephen G. Lisberger sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 208 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen G. Lisberger 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 Stephen G. Lisberger sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% 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

  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1981 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Stephen G. Lisberger is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Neuroscience, with a strong focus on Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their recent publications include:

  • Diversity and dynamism in the cerebellum, 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • The Rules of Cerebellar Learning: Around the Ito Hypothesis, 2020, Neuroscience
  • Evaluation and resolution of many challenges of neural spike sorting: a new sorter, 2021, Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Rate versus synchrony codes for cerebellar control of motor behavior, 2023, Neuron
  • Mechanisms that allow cortical preparatory activity without inappropriate movement, 2020, eLife

The scientist has published frequently in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Nature Neuroscience
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Cell

Collaborations form a notable aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • David J. Herzfeld
  • Nathan J. Hall
  • Seth W. Egger
  • Mati Joshua
  • Stuart Behling

The research topics covered in their work encompass:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Their studies delve into subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Sensory Systems.

Recognition for their contributions includes fellowships from prominent institutions:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2020
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2008
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1981

Best Publications

  • Stimulus onset quenches neural variability: a widespread cortical phenomenon

    Mark M. Churchland;Byron M. Yu;Byron M. Yu;John P. Cunningham;Leo P. Sugrue;Leo P. Sugrue

  • Role of primate flocculus during rapid behavioral modification of vestibuloocular reflex. I. Purkinje cell activity during visually guided horizontal smooth-pursuit eye movements and passive head rotation

    S. G. Lisberger;A. F. Fuchs

  • Visual Motion Processing and Sensory-Motor Integration for Smooth Pursuit Eye Movements

    S G Lisberger;E J Morris;L Tychsen

  • The Cerebellum: A Neuronal Learning Machine?

    Jennifer L. Raymond;Stephen G. Lisberger;Michael D. Mauk

  • Plasticity in the vestibulo-ocular reflex: a new hypothesis.

    F A Miles;S G Lisberger

  • The neural basis for learning of simple motor skills

    Stephen G. Lisberger

  • Properties of visual inputs that initiate horizontal smooth pursuit eye movements in monkeys.

    SG Lisberger;LE Westbrook

  • Visual responses of Purkinje cells in the cerebellar flocculus during smooth-pursuit eye movements in monkeys. I. Simple spikes

    L. S. Stone;S. G. Lisberger

  • VISUAL MOTION ANALYSIS FOR PURSUIT EYE MOVEMENTS IN AREA MT OF MACAQUE MONKEYS

    Stephen G. Lisberger;J. Anthony Movshon

  • A sensory source for motor variation.

    Leslie C. Osborne;Stephen G. Lisberger;Stephen G. Lisberger;William Bialek

  • Role of primate flocculus during rapid behavioral modification of vestibuloocular reflex. II. Mossy fiber firing patterns during horizontal head rotation and eye movement

    S. G. Lisberger;A. F. Fuchs

  • The neural representation of speed in macaque area MT/V5.

    Nicholas J. Priebe;Carlos R. Cassanello;Stephen G. Lisberger

  • Brain stem neurons in modified pathways for motor learning in the primate vestibulo-ocular reflex

    Stephen G. Lisberger;Terri A. Pavelko

  • Tuning for Spatiotemporal Frequency and Speed in Directionally Selective Neurons of Macaque Striate Cortex

    Nicholas J. Priebe;Stephen G. Lisberger;J. Anthony Movshon

  • Relationship between eye acceleration and retinal image velocity during foveal smooth pursuit in man and monkey.

    S G Lisberger;C Evinger;G W Johanson;A F Fuchs

  • Links from complex spikes to local plasticity and motor learning in the cerebellum of awake-behaving monkeys

    Javier F Medina;Stephen G Lisberger

  • Neural Learning Rules for the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex

    Jennifer L. Raymond;Stephen G. Lisberger

  • Visual motion processing for the initiation of smooth-pursuit eye movements in humans

    L. Tychsen;S. G. Lisberger

  • Motor learning in a recurrent network model based on the vestibulo-ocular reflex.

    S. G. Lisberger;T. J. Sejnowski;T. J. Sejnowski

  • Neural basis for motor learning in the vestibuloocular reflex of primates. II. Changes in the responses of horizontal gaze velocity Purkinje cells in the cerebellar flocculus and ventral paraflocculus

    S. G. Lisberger;T. A. Pavelko;H. M. Bronte-Stewart;L. S. Stone

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas J. Priebe
Nicholas J. Priebe The University of Texas at Austin
Javier F. Medina
Javier F. Medina Baylor College of Medicine
Mark M. Churchland
Mark M. Churchland Columbia University
Albert F. Fuchs
Albert F. Fuchs University of Washington
Anne K. Churchland
Anne K. Churchland University of California, Los Angeles
Richard J. Krauzlis
Richard J. Krauzlis National Institutes of Health
William Bialek
William Bialek Princeton University
Terrence J. Sejnowski
Terrence J. Sejnowski Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Vincent P. Ferrera
Vincent P. Ferrera Columbia University
J. Anthony Movshon
J. Anthony Movshon New York University

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