| The embodied mind, revised edition: Cognitive science and human experience FJ Varela, E Thompson, E Rosch MIT press, 2017 | 15145 | 2017 |
| Autopoiesis and cognition: The realization of the living HR Maturana, FJ Varela Springer Science & Business Media, 1991 | 14913 | 1991 |
| The tree of knowledge: The biological roots of human understanding. HR Maturana, FJ Varela New Science Library/Shambhala Publications, 1987 | 11731 | 1987 |
| The brainweb: phase synchronization and large-scale integration F Varela, JP Lachaux, E Rodriguez, J Martinerie Nature reviews neuroscience 2 (4), 229-239, 2001 | 5863 | 2001 |
| The embodied mind FJ Varela, E Thompson, E Rosch, J Kabat-Zinn (No Title), 2017 | 5137 | 2017 |
| El árbol del conocimiento: las bases biológicas del entendimiento humano H Maturana, F Varela, R Behncke Lumen, 2003 | 4819* | 2003 |
| Der Baum der Erkenntnis: die biologischen Wurzeln des menschlichen Erkennens HR Maturana, FJ Varela Scherz, 1987 | 4519 | 1987 |
| A árvore do conhecimento H Maturana, F Varela São Paulo: Palas Athena 2, 2001 | 4174* | 2001 |
| Measuring phase synchrony in brain signals JP Lachaux, E Rodriguez, J Martinerie, FJ Varela Human brain mapping 8 (4), 194-208, 1999 | 4009 | 1999 |
| Principles of biological autonomy FJ Varela | 3830 | 1979 |
| Autopoiesis: The organization of living systems, its characterization and a model FG Varela, HR Maturana, R Uribe Biosystems 5 (4), 187-196, 1974 | 2880 | 1974 |
| Neurophenomenology: A methodological remedy for the hard problem FJ Varela Journal of consciousness studies 3 (4), 330-349, 1996 | 2764 | 1996 |
| Perception's shadow: long-distance synchronization of human brain activity E Rodriguez, N George, JP Lachaux, J Martinerie, B Renault, FJ Varela Nature 397 (6718), 430-433, 1999 | 2549 | 1999 |
| Autonomie et connaissance: essai sur le vivant FJ Varela, P Bourgine, P Dumouchel (No Title), 1989 | 1784 | 1989 |
| Radical embodiment: neural dynamics and consciousness E Thompson, FJ Varela Trends in cognitive sciences 5 (10), 418-425, 2001 | 1766 | 2001 |
| L'inscription corporelle de l'esprit: sciences cognitives et expérience humaine FJ Varela, E Thomson, E Rosch (No Title), 1993 | 1712 | 1993 |
| Ethical know-how: Action, wisdom, and cognition FJ Varela Stanford University Press, 1999 | 1666 | 1999 |
| Connaître: les sciences cognitives: tendances et perspectives FJ Varela (No Title), 1989 | 1506* | 1989 |
| Conocer: Las ciencias cognitivas: tendencias y perspectivas. Cartografía de las ideas actuales FJ Varela Barcelona: Gedisa,, 1990 | 1471 | 1990 |
| De cuerpo presente: las ciencias cognitivas y la experiencia humana FJ Varela, E Thompson, E Rosch, C Gardini Gedisa, 1997 | 1153 | 1997 |
