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Karl Friston

King's College London

GB

Core Metrics

Total Citations

296,123

H-Index

259

Publications

2,051

i10-Index

1,158

2-Year Citedness

7.3

avg citations per work

Ability Dimensions

Overall Score65
Prolific
Late Bloomer
Legend
Impact98%

296,123 citations, h=259

Momentum65%

2yr mean: 7.3

Output99%

2051 papers (36.6/year)

Efficiency88%

144 cites/paper

Novelty61%

4 unique research topics

Breadth40%

4 topic areas

Peak Power6%

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

Karl Friston is a legendary figure in the field with 100k+ citations in computational neuroscience, currently affiliated with King's College London.

Over a 56-year academic career, published 2051 papers (averaging 36.6 per year), with 296,123 citations.

With an h-index of 259, one of the rare scholars to reach this level, indicating lasting and broad research impact.

Primary research areas include Library science, Editorial board, Computer science.

Key Findings

Signature Work

"Statistical parametric maps in functional imaging: A general linear approach" is the most influential work, with 9,680 citations, published in 1994.

Consistent Output

Averaging 144 citations per paper, maintaining steady high-quality output.

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

1970 - 1974

Early Citations

0

Early Works

1

Early Impact %

0%

Top Early Career Paper

The role of striatal prediction errors in modulating cortical coupling

Publication Timeline

Research Topics

Library science24.2%
Editorial board60%
Computer science28.7%
Medicine36%

Top Publications

11994Human Brain Mapping

Statistical parametric maps in functional imaging: A general linear approach

9,680

Citations

22000NeuroImage

Voxel-Based Morphometry—The Methods

8,517

Citations

32005NeuroImage

Unified segmentation

7,269

Citations

2010Nature reviews. Neuroscience

The free-energy principle: a unified brain theory?

7,035

Citations

2003NeuroImage

Dynamic causal modelling

4,608

Citations

2001NeuroImage

A Voxel-Based Morphometric Study of Ageing in 465 Normal Adult Human Brains

4,546

Citations

2005Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

A theory of cortical responses

4,533

Citations

1996Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Movement‐Related effects in fMRI time‐series

3,777

Citations

1995Human Brain Mapping

Spatial registration and normalization of images

3,715

Citations

2007UCL Discovery (University College London)

Statistical Parametric Mapping: The Analysis of Functional Brain Images

3,508

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2051篇论文,产出极为丰富