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DistinguishedSenior

Alexandre Pouget

University College London

GB

Core Metrics

Total Citations

22,879

H-Index

67

Publications

173

i10-Index

120

2-Year Citedness

27.8

avg citations per work

Ability Dimensions

Overall Score69
Genius
Late Bloomer
All-Rounder
Pioneer
Impact71%

22,879 citations, h=67

Momentum90%

2yr mean: 27.8

Output53%

173 papers (2.9/year)

Efficiency85%

132 cites/paper

Novelty90%

5 unique research topics

Breadth50%

5 topic areas

Peak Power41%

Top 3 papers: 26% 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

Alexandre Pouget is a distinguished scholar with 20k+ citations in computational neuroscience, currently affiliated with University College London.

Over a 59-year academic career, published 173 papers (averaging 2.9 per year), with 22,879 citations.

An h-index of 67, well above field average, indicates a substantial body of highly-cited work.

Academic impact accumulated gradually: first 5 years account for only 0%, indicating later works are more influential.

Primary research areas include Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognition.

Key Findings

Signature Work

"The Bayesian brain: the role of uncertainty in neural coding and computation" is the most influential work, with 2,539 citations, published in 2004.

Consistent Output

Averaging 132 citations per paper, maintaining steady high-quality output.

Sustained Impact

Two-year mean citedness of 27.8 indicates research continues to generate significant impact.

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

1966 - 1970

Early Citations

1

Early Works

1

Early Impact %

0%

Top Early Career Paper

[Preparation and testing of galactomannans from Gleditshia triacanthos L. seeds].

Publication Timeline

Research Topics

Psychology37.8%
Neuroscience70.2%
Cognition43.6%
Cognitive psychology20.7%
Hindbrain79.2%

Top Publications

12004Trends in Neurosciences

The Bayesian brain: the role of uncertainty in neural coding and computation

2,539

Citations

22006Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Neural correlations, population coding and computation

1,811

Citations

32006Nature Neuroscience

Bayesian inference with probabilistic population codes

1,509

Citations

2000Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Information processing with population codes

767

Citations

2008Neuron

Probabilistic Population Codes for Bayesian Decision Making

681

Citations

2013Nature Neuroscience

Probabilistic brains: knowns and unknowns

643

Citations

2014Nature Neuroscience

Information-limiting correlations

618

Citations

2012Journal of Neuroscience

The Cost of Accumulating Evidence in Perceptual Decision Making

599

Citations

2016Nature Neuroscience

Confidence and certainty: distinct probabilistic quantities for different goals

557

Citations

2012Annual Review of Neuroscience

Brain Plasticity Through the Life Span: Learning to Learn and Action Video Games

514

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