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Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel

Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
12726
World Ranking
6585
National Ranking
518

Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel 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 Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 74 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel 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 Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel is an academic affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of neuroscience with a specialization in cognitive neuroscience and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their work also intersect with social psychology, computer vision and pattern recognition, as well as artificial intelligence.

The scientist has contributed extensively to multiple topics within neuroscience. Main areas of work include neural dynamics and brain function, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, visual perception and processing mechanisms, and memory and neural mechanisms. Additional topics covered in their research encompass photoreceptor and optogenetics research, neural and behavioral psychology studies, and EEG and brain-computer interfaces.

Frequent coauthors in Mrsic-Flogel's publications include Sonja B. Hofer, Guido T. Meijer, Jean-Paul Noel, Niccolò Bonacchi, and Matteo Carandini.

The scientist's research outputs have appeared regularly in notable publication venues. These include:

  • Neuron
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature
  • Nature Methods
  • eLife

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel include:

  • Standardized and reproducible measurement of decision-making in mice, 2021, eLife
  • Functional specificity of recurrent inhibition in visual cortex, 2024, Neuron
  • Learning and attention increase visual response selectivity through distinct mechanisms, 2021, Neuron
  • A Brain-Wide Map of Neural Activity during Complex Behaviour, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cortical feedback loops bind distributed representations of working memory, 2022, Nature

Best Publications

  • Long-term, high-resolution imaging in the mouse neocortex through a chronic cranial window

    Anthony Holtmaat;Anthony Holtmaat;Tobias Bonhoeffer;David K Chow;Jyoti Chuckowree

  • Functional specificity of local synaptic connections in neocortical networks

    Ho Ko;Sonja B. Hofer;Bruno Pichler;Bruno Pichler;Katherine A. Buchanan

  • Predictive Processing: A Canonical Cortical Computation.

    Georg B. Keller;Georg B. Keller;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel

  • Cortical connectivity and sensory coding

    Kenneth D. Harris;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel

  • Experience leaves a lasting structural trace in cortical circuits

    Sonja B. Hofer;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Tobias Bonhoeffer;Mark Hübener

  • A genetically encoded calcium indicator for chronic in vivo two-photon imaging

    Marco Mank;Alexandre Ferrão Santos;Stephan Direnberger;Thomas D Mrsic-Flogel

  • Functional organization of excitatory synaptic strength in primary visual cortex

    Lee Cossell;Lee Cossell;Maria Florencia Iacaruso;Maria Florencia Iacaruso;Dylan R. Muir;Rachael Houlton

  • Differential connectivity and response dynamics of excitatory and inhibitory neurons in visual cortex.

    Sonja B Hofer;Ho Ko;Bruno Pichler;Bruno Pichler;Joshua T Vogelstein

  • Diverse coupling of neurons to populations in sensory cortex

    Michael Okun;Michael Okun;Michael Okun;Nicholas A. Steinmetz;Lee Cossell;Lee Cossell;M. Florencia Iacaruso;M. Florencia Iacaruso

  • The emergence of functional microcircuits in visual cortex

    Ho Ko;Lee Cossell;Chiara Baragli;Jan Antolik;Jan Antolik

  • Learning Enhances Sensory and Multiple Non-sensory Representations in Primary Visual Cortex.

    Jasper Poort;Adil G. Khan;Marius Pachitariu;Abdellatif Nemri;Abdellatif Nemri

  • Homeostatic Regulation of Eye-Specific Responses in Visual Cortex during Ocular Dominance Plasticity

    Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Sonja B. Hofer;Kenichi Ohki;R. Clay Reid

  • Massive restructuring of neuronal circuits during functional reorganization of adult visual cortex

    Tara Keck;Thomas D Mrsic-Flogel;Miguel Vaz Afonso;Ulf T Eysel

  • Prior experience enhances plasticity in adult visual cortex

    Sonja B Hofer;Thomas D Mrsic-Flogel;Tobias Bonhoeffer;Mark Hubener

  • The logic of single-cell projections from visual cortex.

    Yunyun Han;Yunyun Han;Justus M. Kebschull;Justus M. Kebschull;Robert A. A. Campbell;Devon Cowan

  • Standardized and reproducible measurement of decision-making in mice.

    Valeria Aguillon-Rodriguez;Dora Angelaki;Hannah Bayer

  • Distinct learning-induced changes in stimulus selectivity and interactions of GABAergic interneuron classes in visual cortex

    Adil G Khan;Adil G Khan;Jasper Poort;Angus Chadwick;Antonin Blot;Antonin Blot

  • Encoding stimulus information by spike numbers and mean response time in primary auditory cortex.

    Israel Nelken;Gal Chechik;Gal Chechik;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Andrew J. King

  • Cerebellar Contribution to Preparatory Activity in Motor Neocortex.

    Francois P. Chabrol;Francois P. Chabrol;Antonin Blot;Antonin Blot;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel;Thomas D. Mrsic-Flogel

  • Lifelong learning: ocular dominance plasticity in mouse visual cortex.

    Sonja B Hofer;Thomas D Mrsic-Flogel;Tobias Bonhoeffer;Mark Hübener

Frequent Co-Authors

Sonja B. Hofer
Sonja B. Hofer University College London
Mark Hübener
Mark Hübener Max Planck Society
Tobias Bonhoeffer
Tobias Bonhoeffer Max Planck Society
Jan W. H. Schnupp
Jan W. H. Schnupp City University of Hong Kong
Anthony M. Zador
Anthony M. Zador Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Matteo Carandini
Matteo Carandini University College London
Kenneth D. Harris
Kenneth D. Harris University College London
Dora E. Angelaki
Dora E. Angelaki New York University
Ilana B. Witten
Ilana B. Witten Princeton University
Anne K. Churchland
Anne K. Churchland University of California, Los Angeles

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