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Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Chak Ming Leung
National University of Singapore
2
Omer Revah
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
3
Nan Li
University of Chicago
4
Peiyun Li
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
5
Matteo Puccetti
University of Perugia
6
Won Gi Chung
Yonsei University
7
Man Yao
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
8
Jooyeun Chong
Seoul National University
9
Yusha Sun
University of Pennsylvania
10
Yizhu Shan
Chinese Academy of Sciences

Papers

1
Publication in Pharmacological Research (2024) [188 citations, W4391310903]
Pharmacological Research|2024
188 cit.
2
Publication in Science (2024) [179 citations, W4396574490]
Science|2024
179 cit.
3
Spike-based dynamic computing with asynchronous sensing-computing neuromorphic chip
Nature Communications|2024
107 cit.
4
Publication in Nature Nanotechnology (2024) [102 citations, W4390880481]
Nature Nanotechnology|2024
102 cit.
5
Publication in Nature Materials (2025) [32 citations, W4409523103]
Nature Materials|2025
32 cit.
6
Scaling Spike-Driven Transformer With Efficient Spike Firing Approximation Training
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence|2025
27 cit.
7
Publication in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (2024) [11 citations, W4401035013]
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry|2024
11 cit.
8
Publication in Food Bioscience (2025) [11 citations, W4410799855]
Food Bioscience|2025
11 cit.
9
Publication in Food Chemistry (2024) [9 citations, W4400859565]
Food Chemistry|2024
9 cit.
10
Publication in Langmuir (2024) [8 citations, W4399862358]
Langmuir|2024
8 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Wentao Xu
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2
Takashi D.Y. Kozai
University of Pittsburgh
3
Catherine A Forneris
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4
Michael Okun
University College London
5
Çağatay Aydın
Istanbul Medipol University
6
Marius Pachitariu
Janelia Research Campus
7
Anna Lebedeva
University College London
8
Changyeong Song
Seoul National University
9
Staniša Raspopović
ETH Zurich
10
Erin K. Purcell
Quantitative BioSciences

Papers

1
Cellpose 2.0: how to train your own model
Nature Methods|2022
1.4k cit.
2
Spike sorting with Kilosort4
Nature Methods|2024
390 cit.
3
Cellpose3: one-click image restoration for improved cellular segmentation
Nature Methods|2025
306 cit.
4
Mammalian-brain-inspired neuromorphic motion-cognition nerve achieves cross-modal perceptual enhancement
Nature Communications|2023
140 cit.
5
An artificial visual nerve for mimicking pupil reflex
Matter|2022
105 cit.
6
A bioinspired flexible neuromuscular system based thermal-annealing-free perovskite with passivation
Nature Communications|2022
102 cit.
7
2D-materials-based optoelectronic synapses for neuromorphic applications
eScience|2023
94 cit.
8
An artificially-intelligent cornea with tactile sensation enables sensory expansion and interaction
Nature Communications|2023
81 cit.
9
A Flexible Artificial Sensory Nerve Enabled by Nanoparticle‐Assembled Synaptic Devices for Neuromorphic Tactile Recognition
Advanced Science|2022
77 cit.
10
Flexible optoelectronic neural transistors with broadband spectrum sensing and instant electrical processing for multimodal neuromorphic computing
SmartMat|2022
70 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
R. Stanley Williams
California Institute of Technology
2
Bert Sakmann
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems
3
Fred J. Sigworth
Yale University
4
Karl Deisseroth
Stanford University
5
John A. Rogers
Northwestern University
6
Wei Lü
Chinese Academy of Sciences
7
John P. Donoghue
Allen Institute for Brain Science
8
Walter Paulus
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
9
Richard W. Tsien
NYU Langone Health
10
György Buzsáki
New York University

Papers

1
Improved patch-clamp techniques for high-resolution current recording from cells and cell-free membrane patches
Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology|1981
18.5k cit.
2
The missing memristor found
Nature|2008
11.5k cit.
3
Excitability changes induced in the human motor cortex by weak transcranial direct current stimulation
The Journal of Physiology|2000
5.7k cit.
4
Millisecond-timescale, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity
Nature Neuroscience|2005
4.9k cit.
5
Epidermal Electronics
Science|2011
4.6k cit.
6
Nanoscale Memristor Device as Synapse in Neuromorphic Systems
Nano Letters|2010
4.1k cit.
7
Regulation of Synaptic Efficacy by Coincidence of Postsynaptic APs and EPSPs
Science|1997
3.9k cit.
8
Neuronal ensemble control of prosthetic devices by a human with tetraplegia
Nature|2006
3.3k cit.
9
Memristive switching mechanism for metal/oxide/metal nanodevices
Nature Nanotechnology|2008
3k cit.
10
Reach and grasp by people with tetraplegia using a neurally controlled robotic arm
Nature|2012
2.7k cit.

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