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Wulfram Gerstner

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

CH

Core Metrics

Total Citations

31,962

H-Index

77

Publications

443

i10-Index

210

2-Year Citedness

5.5

avg citations per work

Ability Dimensions

Overall Score54
Prolific
Impact82%

31,962 citations, h=77

Momentum54%

2yr mean: 5.5

Output81%

443 papers (12.7/year)

Efficiency50%

72 cites/paper

Novelty61%

4 unique research topics

Breadth40%

4 topic areas

Peak Power7%

Top 3 papers: 9% of citations

* Percentile scores are calculated relative to all scholars in the computational neuroscience dataset. Tags are assigned based on dimension combinations. Hover over the radar chart for details.

Scholar Profile Analysis

Wulfram Gerstner is a distinguished scholar with 20k+ citations in computational neuroscience, currently affiliated with École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.

Over a 35-year academic career, published 443 papers (averaging 12.7 per year), with 31,962 citations.

An h-index of 77, well above field average, indicates a substantial body of highly-cited work.

Academic impact accumulated gradually: first 5 years account for only 3.5%, indicating later works are more influential.

Primary research areas include Physics, Psychology, Neuroscience.

Key Findings

Signature Work

"Spiking Neuron Models" is the most influential work, with 2,884 citations, published in 2002.

Sustained Growth

Very low early citation share indicates influence built through long-term accumulation, with later works being more impactful.

Early Career Analysis (First 5 Years)

Career Start

1990 - 1994

Early Citations

1,130

Early Works

18

Early Impact %

3.5%

Top Early Career Paper

Why spikes? Hebbian learning and retrieval of time-resolved excitation patterns

Publication Timeline

Research Topics

Physics32.5%
Psychology23.4%
Neuroscience57%
Biological system53.4%

Top Publications

12002Cambridge University Press eBooks

Spiking Neuron Models

2,884

Citations

Impact Classification

高影响力

总引用超过2万次,是领域内公认的重要人物

稳定产出

h-index超过50,具有持续的学术产出能力