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Jeffrey M. Beck

Duke University

US

Core Metrics

Total Citations

5,623

H-Index

22

Publications

49

i10-Index

27

2-Year Citedness

0.0

avg citations per work

Ability Dimensions

Overall Score50
Landmark Paper
Pioneer
Impact19%

5,623 citations, h=22

Momentum13%

Based on publication trend

Output11%

49 papers (2.2/year)

Efficiency79%

115 cites/paper

Novelty90%

5 unique research topics

Breadth50%

5 topic areas

Peak Power86%

Top 3 papers: 50% 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

Jeffrey M. Beck is a rising scholar with 5k+ citations in computational neuroscience, currently affiliated with Duke University.

Over a 22-year academic career, published 49 papers (averaging 2.2 per year), with 5,623 citations.

Primary research areas include Poisson distribution, Extinction (optical mineralogy), Description logic.

Key Findings

Signature Work

"Bayesian inference with probabilistic population codes" is the most influential work, with 1,509 citations, published in 2006.

Consistent Output

Averaging 115 citations per paper, maintaining steady high-quality output.

Early Career Analysis (First 5 Years)

Career Start

2003 - 2007

Early Citations

1,652

Early Works

7

Early Impact %

29.4%

Top Early Career Paper

Bayesian inference with probabilistic population codes

Publication Timeline

Research Topics

Poisson distribution49.7%
Extinction (optical mineralogy)51.8%
Description logic0%
Smooth pursuit64.3%
Similarity (geometry)43.5%

Top Publications

12006Nature Neuroscience

Bayesian inference with probabilistic population codes

1,509

Citations

22008Neuron

Probabilistic Population Codes for Bayesian Decision Making

681

Citations

32013Nature Neuroscience

Probabilistic brains: knowns and unknowns

643

Citations

2014Nature Neuroscience

Information-limiting correlations

618

Citations

2012Neuron

Not Noisy, Just Wrong: The Role of Suboptimal Inference in Behavioral Variability

351

Citations

2015Nature Communications

An insula-frontostriatal network mediates flexible cognitive control by adaptively predicting changing control demands

164

Citations

2011Journal of Neuroscience

Marginalization in Neural Circuits with Divisive Normalization

150

Citations

2011Nature Neuroscience

Perceptual learning as improved probabilistic inference in early sensory areas

129

Citations

2011Nature Neuroscience

Behavior and neural basis of near-optimal visual search

119

Citations

2008Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Spiking networks for Bayesian inference and choice

114

Citations