Alan C. Evans

153.1k total citations · 57 hit papers
711 papers, 100.3k citations indexed

About

Alan C. Evans is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan C. Evans has authored 711 papers receiving a total of 100.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 358 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 294 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 89 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Alan C. Evans's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (249 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (173 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (133 papers). Alan C. Evans is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (249 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (173 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (133 papers). Alan C. Evans collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Alan C. Evans's co-authors include D. Louis Collins, Alex Zijdenbos, Keith J. Worsley, Yong He, Robert J. Zatorre, P. Neelin, Michael Petrides, John G. Sled, Sean Marrett and Jay N. Giedd and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Alan C. Evans

697 papers receiving 98.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A nonparametric method for automatic correction of intensity nonuniformity in MRI data
    1998 3.8k citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  2. Automatic 3D Intersubject Registration of MR Volumetric Data in Standardized Talairach Space
    1994 2.8k citations D. Louis Collins, Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  3. A unified statistical approach for determining significant signals in images of cerebral activation
    1996 2.3k citations Keith J. Worsley, Alan C. Evans et al. Human Brain Mapping profile →
  4. A Three-Dimensional Statistical Analysis for CBF Activation Studies in Human Brain
    1992 1.7k citations Keith J. Worsley, Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  5. Assessing the significance of focal activations using their spatial extent
    1994 1.7k citations Keith J. Worsley, Alan C. Evans et al. Human Brain Mapping profile →
  6. Unbiased average age-appropriate atlases for pediatric studies
    2010 1.5k citations Vladimir Fonov, Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  7. Stereotaxic white matter atlas based on diffusion tensor imaging in an ICBM template
    2008 1.4k citations G. Bruce Pike, Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  8. Design and construction of a realistic digital brain phantom
    1998 1.4k citations D. Louis Collins, Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  9. Neurodevelopmental Trajectories of the Human Cerebral Cortex
    2008 1.2k citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  10. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is characterized by a delay in cortical maturation
    2007 1.2k citations Alan C. Evans et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  11. Bias between MNI and Talairach coordinates analyzed using the ICBM‐152 brain template
    2007 1.2k citations Alan C. Evans et al. Human Brain Mapping profile →
  12. Lateralization of phonetic and pitch discrimination in speech processing
    1992 1.2k citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  13. Enhancement of MR Images Using Registration for Signal Averaging
    1998 1.1k citations D. Louis Collins, Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  14. GRETNA: a graph theoretical network analysis toolbox for imaging connectomics
    2015 1.1k citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  15. Intellectual ability and cortical development in children and adolescents
    2006 1.1k citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  16. Small-World Anatomical Networks in the Human Brain Revealed by Cortical Thickness from MRI
    2007 1.1k citations Alan C. Evans et al. Cerebral Cortex profile →
  17. 3D statistical neuroanatomical models from 305 MRI volumes
    2005 1.0k citations Alan C. Evans, D. Louis Collins et al. profile →
  18. Structural Maturation of Neural Pathways in Children and Adolescents: In Vivo Study
    1999 989 citations Tomáš Paus, Keith J. Worsley et al. profile →
  19. Sexual dimorphism of brain developmental trajectories during childhood and adolescence
    2007 939 citations Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  20. A General Statistical Analysis for fMRI Data
    2002 936 citations Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  21. Mapping Anatomical Connectivity Patterns of Human Cerebral Cortex Using In Vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography
    2008 888 citations Alan C. Evans et al. Cerebral Cortex profile →
  22. Assignment of functional activations to probabilistic cytoarchitectonic areas revisited
    2007 833 citations Simon B. Eickhoff, Tomáš Paus et al. NeuroImage profile →
  23. Structural Insights into Aberrant Topological Patterns of Large-Scale Cortical Networks in Alzheimer's Disease
    2008 790 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  24. Multiple Representations of Pain in Human Cerebral Cortex
    1991 772 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  25. Functional activation of the human frontal cortex during the performance of verbal working memory tasks.
    1993 770 citations Michael Petrides, Alan C. Evans et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  26. Automatic 3‐D model‐based neuroanatomical segmentation
    1995 765 citations D. Louis Collins, Alan C. Evans et al. Human Brain Mapping profile →
  27. Emotional responses to pleasant and unpleasant music correlate with activity in paralimbic brain regions
    1999 756 citations Patrick Bermudez, Alan C. Evans et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  28. Correction for partial volume effects in PET: principle and validation.
    1998 741 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  29. Role of the human anterior cingulate cortex in the control of oculomotor, manual, and speech responses: a positron emission tomography study
    1993 708 citations Michael Petrides, Alan C. Evans et al. Journal of Neurophysiology profile →
  30. Neural mechanisms underlying melodic perception and memory for pitch
    1994 705 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  31. Automated 3-D extraction and evaluation of the inner and outer cortical surfaces using a Laplacian map and partial volume effect classification
    2005 680 citations Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  32. Maturation of white matter in the human brain: a review of magnetic resonance studies
    2001 665 citations Tomáš Paus, D. Louis Collins et al. profile →
  33. Automated 3-D Extraction of Inner and Outer Surfaces of Cerebral Cortex from MRI
    2000 661 citations Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  34. Three-Dimensional MRI Atlas of the Human Cerebellum in Proportional Stereotaxic Space
    1999 661 citations Alan C. Evans, Michael Petrides et al. NeuroImage profile →
  35. Growth patterns in the developing brain detected by using continuum mechanical tensor maps
    2000 658 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  36. Evidence for a Two-Stage Model of Spatial Working Memory Processing within the Lateral Frontal Cortex: A Positron Emission Tomography Study
    1996 639 citations Alan C. Evans, Michael Petrides et al. Cerebral Cortex profile →
  37. Automatic "pipeline" analysis of 3-D MRI data for clinical trials: application to multiple sclerosis
    2002 633 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  38. Automated labeling of the human brain: A preliminary report on the development and evaluation of a forward-transform method
    1997 606 citations Alan C. Evans et al. Human Brain Mapping profile →
  39. Cortical thickness analysis examined through power analysis and a population simulation
    2004 598 citations Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  40. Combining Spatial Extent and Peak Intensity to Test for Activations in Functional Imaging
    1997 598 citations Keith J. Worsley, Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  41. Growing Together and Growing Apart: Regional and Sex Differences in the Lifespan Developmental Trajectories of Functional Homotopy
    2010 589 citations Daniel S. Margulies, Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  42. Anatomic basis of amygdaloid and hippocampal volume measurement by magnetic resonance imaging
    1992 585 citations Alan C. Evans et al. Neurology profile →
  43. Musical Training Shapes Structural Brain Development
    2009 583 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  44. Graph theoretical modeling of brain connectivity
    2010 570 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  45. Dissociation of human mid-dorsolateral from posterior dorsolateral frontal cortex in memory processing.
    1993 560 citations Michael Petrides, Alan C. Evans et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  46. Fast and robust parameter estimation for statistical partial volume models in brain MRI
    2004 555 citations Alan C. Evans et al. NeuroImage profile →
  47. Functional localization and lateralization of human olfactory cortex
    1992 533 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  48. Longitudinal Mapping of Cortical Thickness and Clinical Outcome in Children and Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
    2006 529 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  49. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation during Positron Emission Tomography: A New Method for Studying Connectivity of the Human Cerebral Cortex
    1997 529 citations Tomáš Paus, Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  50. Uncovering Intrinsic Modular Organization of Spontaneous Brain Activity in Humans
    2009 528 citations Alan C. Evans et al. PLoS ONE profile →
  51. MRI simulation-based evaluation of image-processing and classification methods
    1999 511 citations Alan C. Evans, G. Bruce Pike et al. profile →
  52. BigBrain: An Ultrahigh-Resolution 3D Human Brain Model
    2013 498 citations Katrin Amunts, Claude Lepage et al. profile →
  53. Differences in White Matter Fiber Tract Development Present From 6 to 24 Months in Infants With Autism
    2012 474 citations Alan C. Evans et al. profile →
  54. Best practices in data analysis and sharing in neuroimaging using MRI
    2017 412 citations Thomas E. Nichols, Samir Das et al. Nature Neuroscience profile →
  55. Brain templates and atlases
    2012 409 citations Alan C. Evans, D. Louis Collins et al. NeuroImage profile →
  56. Four distinct trajectories of tau deposition identified in Alzheimer’s disease
    2021 400 citations Jacob W. Vogel, Yasser Iturria‐Medina et al. profile →
  57. Microstructural and functional gradients are increasingly dissociated in transmodal cortices
    2019 296 citations Casey Paquola, Reinder Vos de Wael et al. PLoS Biology profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Alan C. Evans 59.8k 30.5k 17.9k 10.2k 7.8k 711 100.3k
Bruce Fischl 62.3k 1.0× 37.3k 1.2× 21.7k 1.2× 8.7k 0.9× 7.4k 0.9× 328 101.6k
Anders M. Dale 61.8k 1.0× 31.7k 1.0× 19.8k 1.1× 7.9k 0.8× 7.8k 1.0× 610 100.2k
Stephen M. Smith 83.3k 1.4× 60.5k 2.0× 16.5k 0.9× 12.2k 1.2× 8.0k 1.0× 442 142.7k
Mark Jenkinson 43.0k 0.7× 39.6k 1.3× 9.9k 0.6× 5.7k 0.6× 5.0k 0.6× 228 80.2k
Paul M. Thompson 34.1k 0.6× 25.6k 0.8× 23.0k 1.3× 5.5k 0.5× 6.9k 0.9× 2.1k 119.5k
Arthur W. Toga 29.5k 0.5× 19.0k 0.6× 16.7k 0.9× 4.0k 0.4× 7.4k 0.9× 805 69.3k
John Ashburner 33.8k 0.6× 20.3k 0.7× 11.7k 0.7× 5.1k 0.5× 4.5k 0.6× 195 60.8k
Randy L. Buckner 71.1k 1.2× 21.8k 0.7× 13.8k 0.8× 13.0k 1.3× 5.6k 0.7× 253 89.2k
R. S. J. Frackowiak 70.5k 1.2× 20.4k 0.7× 17.3k 1.0× 10.8k 1.1× 11.8k 1.5× 544 110.1k
Timothy E.J. Behrens 43.4k 0.7× 32.2k 1.1× 7.2k 0.4× 5.7k 0.6× 5.8k 0.8× 193 70.5k

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All Works

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Vogel, Jacob W., Aaron Alexander‐Bloch, Konrad Wagstyl, et al.. (2024). Deciphering the functional specialization of whole-brain spatiomolecular gradients in the adult brain. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(25). e2219137121–e2219137121. 10 indexed citations
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DeKraker, Jordan, Nicola Palomero‐Gallagher, Sascha E.A. Muenzing, et al.. (2024). Analyzing Regional Organization of The Human Hippocampus in 3D-PLI Using Contrastive Learning and Geometric Unfolding. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Kantojärvi, Katri, Jetro J. Tuulari, John D. Lewis, et al.. (2023). Association of cumulative prenatal adversity with infant subcortical structure volumes and child problem behavior and its moderation by a coexpression polygenic risk score of the serotonin system. Development and Psychopathology. 36(3). 1027–1042. 3 indexed citations
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Wang, Qing, Nikhil Bhagwat, Yashar Zeighami, et al.. (2023). Reproducibility of cerebellar involvement as quantified by consensus structural MRI biomarkers in advanced essential tremor. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 581–581. 4 indexed citations
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Harding, Rachel, Patrick Bermudez, Alexander Bernier, et al.. (2023). The Canadian Open Neuroscience Platform—An open science framework for the neuroscience community. PLoS Computational Biology. 19(7). e1011230–e1011230. 4 indexed citations
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Zeighami, Yashar, Mahsa Dadar, Mélissa Pelletier, et al.. (2022). Impact of weight loss on brain age: Improved brain health following bariatric surgery. NeuroImage. 259. 119415–119415. 20 indexed citations
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Urchs, Sebastian, Angela Tam, Pierre Orban, et al.. (2022). Functional connectivity subtypes associate robustly with ASD diagnosis. eLife. 11. 17 indexed citations
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Levitis, Elizabeth, Thomas Funck, Vladimir Hachinski, et al.. (2022). Differentiating amyloid beta spread in autosomal dominant and sporadic Alzheimer’s disease. Brain Communications. 4(3). fcac085–fcac085. 7 indexed citations
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Wang, Yezhou, Jessica Royer, Bo‐yong Park, et al.. (2022). Long-range functional connections mirror and link microarchitectural and cognitive hierarchies in the human brain. Cerebral Cortex. 33(5). 1782–1798. 28 indexed citations
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Kiar, Gregory, Eric Petit, Ariel Rokem, et al.. (2021). Numerical uncertainty in analytical pipelines lead to impactful variability in brain networks. PLoS ONE. 16(11). e0250755–e0250755. 8 indexed citations
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Paquola, Casey, Jessica Royer, Lindsay B. Lewis, et al.. (2021). The BigBrainWarp toolbox for integration of BigBrain 3D histology with multimodal neuroimaging. eLife. 10. 38 indexed citations
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Paquola, Casey, Reinder Vos de Wael, Konrad Wagstyl, et al.. (2019). Microstructural and functional gradients are increasingly dissociated in transmodal cortices. PLoS Biology. 17(5). e3000284–e3000284. 296 indexed citations breakdown →
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Toro, Roberto, Rembrandt Bakker, Thierry Delzescaux, Alan C. Evans, & Paul Tiesinga. (2018). FIIND: Ferret Interactive Integrated Neurodevelopment Atlas. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 1 indexed citations
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Nichols, Thomas E., Samir Das, Simon B. Eickhoff, et al.. (2017). Best practices in data analysis and sharing in neuroimaging using MRI. Nature Neuroscience. 20(3). 299–303. 412 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khundrakpam, Budhachandra, Andrew Reid, John D. Lewis, et al.. (2016). \nScaling in topological properties of brain networks. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 18 indexed citations
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Riera, Jorge, Takeshi OGAWA, Akira Sumiyoshi, et al.. (2012). Pitfalls in the dipolar model for the neocortical EEG sources. Journal of Neurophysiology. 108(4). 956–975. 64 indexed citations
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Bernhardt, Boris C., et al.. (2009). Longitudinal and cross-sectional analysis of atrophy in pharmacoresistant temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology. 72(20). 1747–1754. 197 indexed citations
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Worsley, Keith J., Jin Cao, Tomáš Paus, Michael Petrides, & Alan C. Evans. (1998). Applications of random field theory to functional connectivity. Human Brain Mapping. 6(5-6). 364–367. 84 indexed citations
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Worsley, Keith J., et al.. (1998). Applications of random field theory to functional connectivity. Human Brain Mapping. 6(56). 364–367. 4 indexed citations
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Evans, Alan C., et al.. (1993). Deep Inelastic Neutron Scattering in the Study of Atomic Momentum Distributions. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 48(1-2). 425–432. 41 indexed citations

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