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Researcher · California Institute of Technology · United States

Christof Koch

Christof Koch publishes mostly in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, on topics such as Neural dynamics and brain function, Visual perception and processing mechanisms and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering.

ORCID 0000-0001-6482-8067 OpenAlex
World rank
#17,012
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#6,087
of 1,627,098
Works
1,068
Citations
137k
Citations per work
128.2
h-index
160
i10-index 535Top 0.1% in Cognitive Neuroscience
Christof Koch

What does Christof Koch research?

Christof Koch's work is mostly in Neuroscience (50%), Computer Science (6%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%).

Life Sciences: 593 works · 55.5% of their workNeuroscience: 538 works · 50.4% of their workCognitive Neuroscience: 407 works · 38.1% of their workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 131 works · 12.3% of their workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 54 works · 5.1% of their workMolecular Biology: 54 works · 5.1% of their workEverything else: 340 works · 31.8% of their workPhysical Sciences: 113 works · 10.6% of their workComputer Science: 60 works · 5.6% of their workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 60 works · 5.6% of their workEngineering: 53 works · 5.0% of their workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 53 works · 5.0% of their workSocial Sciences: 22 works · 2.1% of their workPsychology: 22 works · 2.1% of their workSocial Psychology: 22 works · 2.1% of their workTHEIR WORKChristof Koch1,068works
Life Sciences56%Physical Sciences11%Social Sciences2%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Neuroscience53850.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology545.1%
  2. Everything else34031.8%
    1. Computer Science605.6%
    2. Engineering535.0%
    1. Psychology222.1%
  1. 1Cognitive Neuroscience38% of their works
  2. 2Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience12% of their works
  3. 3Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition6% of their works
  4. 4Molecular Biology5% of their works
  5. 5Electrical and Electronic Engineering5% of their works
  6. 6Social Psychology2% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Christof Koch's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Cortical Networks, Neuronal Oscillations, Neural Processing, Visual Perception, Electrode Arrays, Neural Stimulation, Neurotransmission and Synaptic Plasticity.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most. The words come from the keyword list OpenAlex gives each topic, not from the text of the papers, so a word can appear that none of the papers uses.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Cortical Networks4381 topic
  2. Neuronal Oscillations4381 topic
  3. Neural Processing2151 topic
  4. Visual Perception2151 topic
  5. Electrode Arrays1161 topic
  6. Neural Stimulation1161 topic
  7. Neurotransmission991 topic
  8. Synaptic Plasticity991 topic
  9. Channelrhodopsin881 topic
  10. Optogenetics881 topic
  11. Cognitive Control851 topic
  12. Neural Mechanisms851 topic
  13. CMOS Image Sensors711 topic
  14. High-Speed Imaging711 topic
  15. Saliency Detection681 topic
  16. Visual Attention681 topic

Where does Christof Koch work?

Christof Koch's main affiliation in the publication record is California Institute of Technology, United States.

How many publications and citations does Christof Koch have?

OpenAlex counts 1,068 works and 136,921 citations for Christof Koch, an h-index of 160, ranking #17,012 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised citation excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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