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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 45 6839 6290 2954 2658 109 10503

Winrich A. Freiwald publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Winrich A. Freiwald between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Winrich A. Freiwald published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 4.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 13 publications in 2024. 11 of the 130 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 13. Peak 13 publications in 2024. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 3 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 6 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 2 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 6 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

130 publications in total across all disciplines

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Winrich A. Freiwald: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 1
2004 3
2005 2
2006 3
2007 2
2008 3
2009 4
2010 6
2011 1
2012 2
2013 12
2014 1
2015 6
2016 5
2017 11
2018 6
2019 5
2020 7
2021 8
2022 2
2023 10
2024 13
2025 10
2026 1
Total 130
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Winrich A. Freiwald 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 Winrich A. Freiwald sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 108–117 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 109 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505 109
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Winrich A. Freiwald 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 Winrich A. Freiwald sits on this spectrum.

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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478 45
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society in recognition of their ground-breaking discoveries of primate cortical areas that selectively encode visual information about faces, the computational principles underlying face encoding in these areas, and the implications of these discoveries for social cognition.
  • 2018 - Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation
  • 2017 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Discovery of brain mechanisms of face recognition.
  • 2016 - W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons

Overview

Winrich A. Freiwald is a researcher affiliated with Rockefeller University in the United States. Their primary field of study is Neuroscience, with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience. Their work spans various subfields including Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Social Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's research encompasses key topics such as Face Recognition and Perception, Neural dynamics and brain function, Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Visual Attention and Saliency Detection, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Face recognition and analysis, and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Nature Methods
  • Journal of Vision
  • Nature Communications

Winrich A. Freiwald has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Ben Deen
  • Ilaria Sani
  • Bradley Caron
  • Daniel Bullock
  • Franco Pestilli

Highlighted recent papers by the researcher are:

  • Geometric deep learning enables 3D kinematic profiling across species and environments, 2021, Nature Methods
  • Efficient inverse graphics in biological face processing, 2020, Science Advances
  • The human endogenous attentional control network includes a ventro-temporal cortical node, 2021, Nature Communications
  • A fast link between face perception and memory in the temporal pole, 2021, Science
  • Evolutionary and biomedical insights from a marmoset diploid genome assembly, 2021, Nature

Several awards have been conferred upon Freiwald recognizing their contributions in neuroscience and related disciplines. These include:

  • Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society, 2020, for discoveries of primate cortical areas encoding visual face information and implications for social cognition
  • Golden Brain Award, Minerva Foundation, 2018
  • Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017, for discovery of brain mechanisms of face recognition
  • W. Alden Spencer Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2016

Best Publications

  • A cortical region consisting entirely of face-selective cells.

    Doris Y. Tsao;Winrich A. Freiwald;Roger B. H. Tootell;Margaret S. Livingstone

  • Functional compartmentalization and viewpoint generalization within the macaque face-processing system.

    Winrich A. Freiwald;Doris Y. Tsao

  • Faces and objects in macaque cerebral cortex.

    Doris Y Tsao;Winrich A Freiwald;Winrich A Freiwald;Tamara A Knutsen;Joseph B Mandeville

  • Comparing face patch systems in macaques and humans.

    Doris Y. Tsao;Sebastian Moeller;Winrich A. Freiwald

  • A face feature space in the macaque temporal lobe

    Winrich A Freiwald;Doris Y Tsao;Margaret S Livingstone

  • Patches with Links: A Unified System for Processing Faces in the Macaque Temporal Lobe

    Sebastian Moeller;Winrich A. Freiwald;Doris Y. Tsao

  • Marmosets: A Neuroscientific Model of Human Social Behavior

    Cory T. Miller;Winrich A. Freiwald;David A. Leopold;Jude F. Mitchell

  • A dedicated network for social interaction processing in the primate brain

    J. Sliwa;Winrich A. Freiwald

  • Patches of face-selective cortex in the macaque frontal lobe

    Doris Y Tsao;Nicole Schweers;Sebastian Moeller;Winrich A Freiwald

  • An Open Resource for Non-human Primate Imaging

    Michael P. Milham;Michael P. Milham;Lei Ai;Bonhwang Koo;Ting Xu

  • Coherent oscillatory activity in monkey area v4 predicts successful allocation of attention.

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  • Oscillatory Synchrony in the Monkey Temporal Lobe Correlates with Performance in a Visual Short-term Memory Task

    Catherine Tallon-Baudry;Sunita Mandon;Winrich A. Freiwald;Andreas K. Kreiter

  • High-Level Prediction Signals in a Low-Level Area of the Macaque Face-Processing Hierarchy

    Caspar M. Schwiedrzik;Winrich A. Freiwald

  • Face Processing Systems: From Neurons to Real-World Social Perception

    Winrich Freiwald;Bradley Duchaine;Galit Yovel

  • Neural Coding: Higher-Order Temporal Patterns in the Neurostatistics of Cell Assemblies

    Laura Martignon;Gustavo Deco;Kathryn Laskey;Mathew Diamond

  • Testing non-linearity and directedness of interactions between neural groups in the macaque inferotemporal cortex.

    Winrich A. Freiwald;Winrich A. Freiwald;Pedro Valdes;Jorge Bosch;Rolando Biscay

  • Cingulate cortex: Diverging data from humans and monkeys

    Michael W. Cole;Nick Yeung;Winrich A. Freiwald;Matthew Botvinick

  • What Makes a Cell Face Selective? The Importance of Contrast

    Shay Ohayon;Winrich A. Freiwald;Doris Y. Tsao

  • Stimulus dependent intercolumnar synchronization of single unit responses in cat area 17

    Winrich A. Freiwald;Andreas K. Kreiter;Wolf Singer

  • Two areas for familiar face recognition in the primate brain

    Sofia M. Landi;Winrich A. Freiwald

  • Accelerating the Evolution of Nonhuman Primate Neuroimaging

    Michael Milham;Christopher I. Petkov;Daniel S. Margulies;Charles E. Schroeder

Frequent Co-Authors

Doris Y. Tsao
Doris Y. Tsao University of California, Berkeley
David A. Leopold
David A. Leopold National Institutes of Health
Frank Q. Ye
Frank Q. Ye National Institutes of Health
Michael W. Cole
Michael W. Cole Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Nick Yeung
Nick Yeung University of Oxford
Ravi S. Menon
Ravi S. Menon University of Western Ontario
Matthew Botvinick
Matthew Botvinick Yale University
Stefan Everling
Stefan Everling University of Western Ontario
Kevin S. Weiner
Kevin S. Weiner University of California, Berkeley
Jakob Seidlitz
Jakob Seidlitz University of Pennsylvania

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