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Christof Koch

Ohio Northern University

US

Core Metrics

Total Citations

137,783

H-Index

160

Publications

1,100

i10-Index

532

2-Year Citedness

12.2

avg citations per work

Ability Dimensions

Overall Score68
Prolific
Late Bloomer
Legend
Impact97%

137,783 citations, h=160

Momentum77%

2yr mean: 12.2

Output97%

1100 papers (15.7/year)

Efficiency84%

125 cites/paper

Novelty61%

4 unique research topics

Breadth40%

4 topic areas

Peak Power22%

Top 3 papers: 15% 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

Christof Koch is a legendary figure in the field with 100k+ citations in computational neuroscience, currently affiliated with Ohio Northern University.

Over a 70-year academic career, published 1100 papers (averaging 15.7 per year), with 137,783 citations.

With an h-index of 160, one of the rare scholars to reach this level, indicating lasting and broad research impact.

Primary research areas include Optics, Physics, Function (biology).

Key Findings

Signature Work

"A model of saliency-based visual attention for rapid scene analysis" is the most influential work, with 11,157 citations, published in 1998.

Consistent Output

Averaging 125 citations per paper, maintaining steady high-quality output.

Sustained Impact

Two-year mean citedness of 12.2 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

1955 - 1959

Early Citations

0

Early Works

2

Early Impact %

0%

Top Early Career Paper

[Microscopic findings of bubble structures of high molecular fluids].

Publication Timeline

Research Topics

Optics0%
Physics0%
Function (biology)51.1%
Artificial intelligence27.1%

Top Publications

11998IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence

A model of saliency-based visual attention for rapid scene analysis

11,157

Citations

22007Nature

Identification and analysis of functional elements in 1% of the human genome by the ENCODE pilot project

5,179

Citations

32001Nature reviews. Neuroscience

Computational modelling of visual attention

4,633

Citations

2012Nature reviews. Neuroscience

The origin of extracellular fields and currents — EEG, ECoG, LFP and spikes

4,206

Citations

Impact Classification

顶级影响力

总引用超过5万次,属于领域顶级学者

持续产出

h-index超过100,表明长期高质量产出

高产学者

发表超过1100篇论文,产出极为丰富