Alex Leow

8.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
168 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Alex Leow is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alex Leow has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 77 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 69 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 38 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Alex Leow's work include Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (69 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (61 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (34 papers). Alex Leow is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (69 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (61 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (34 papers). Alex Leow collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Alex Leow's co-authors include Paul M. Thompson, Arthur W. Toga, Xue Hua, Olusola Ajilore, Liang Zhan, James T. Becker, Neelroop Parikshak, Michael W. Weiner, Clifford R. Jack and April J. Ho and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alex Leow

159 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Brain structure and obesity

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alex Leow United States	39	2.1k	2.0k	1.4k	1.0k	594	168	5.4k
Albert Montillo United States	19	3.6k 1.7×	2.6k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	911 0.9×	515 0.9×	59	7.6k
Christian Haselgrove United States	13	4.1k 1.9×	2.6k 1.3×	2.2k 1.5×	973 0.9×	517 0.9×	32	7.9k
Greig I. de Zubicaray Australia	50	5.2k 2.5×	3.0k 1.5×	1.6k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	923 1.6×	259	8.4k
Susana Muñoz Maniega United Kingdom	41	1.9k 0.9×	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 1.1×	748 0.7×	387 0.7×	125	6.6k
Noor Jehan Kabani Canada	19	2.6k 1.2×	2.0k 1.0×	1.0k 0.7×	480 0.5×	387 0.7×	21	6.0k
Susanne G. Mueller United States	33	2.1k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.6×	1.4k 1.4×	184 0.3×	66	5.2k
Ivo D. Dinov United States	46	1.9k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	1.0k 1.0×	202 0.3×	197	7.2k
Neda Jahanshad United States	41	2.3k 1.1×	2.3k 1.2×	855 0.6×	652 0.6×	316 0.5×	275	5.2k
Dominic Holland United States	42	2.4k 1.2×	1.7k 0.9×	2.2k 1.5×	1.6k 1.5×	314 0.5×	76	6.3k
Dorothee P. Auer United Kingdom	58	3.3k 1.6×	3.1k 1.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.0k 1.0×	706 1.2×	271	11.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Alex Leow

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Leow

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20 of 20 papers shown

Leow, Alex, et al.. (2026). Excitation–inhibition homeostasis in Alzheimer’s disease: a selective multiscale review of mechanisms, sex differences, and therapeutic opportunities. Neuropsychopharmacology.

Vaishnavi, Sandeep, et al.. (2025). Changes in Neural Activities and Neuroplasticity Related to Nonpharmacological Interventions for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Literature Review. Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 5(6). 100572–100572. 1 indexed citations

Rivolta, Massimo W., et al.. (2025). Biomarker Investigation Using Multiple Brain Measures from MRI Through Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Alzheimer’s Disease Classification. Bioengineering. 12(1). 82–82. 3 indexed citations

Estabrook, Ryne, John Zulueta, Scott A. Langenecker, et al.. (2025). Predicting cognitive functioning in mood disorders through smartphone typing dynamics.. Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science. 134(8). 998–1019.

Eisenlohr‐Moul, Tory A., et al.. (2024). Smartphone keyboard dynamics predict affect in suicidal ideation. npj Digital Medicine. 7(1). 54–54. 5 indexed citations

Shetti, Aashutosh, Wenping Li, Liang Zhan, et al.. (2024). Temporal Alterations in White Matter in AnAppKnock-In Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. eNeuro. 11(2). ENEURO.0496–23.2024. 3 indexed citations

Ma, Guixiang, Yanfu Zhang, Kai Ye, et al.. (2023). A comprehensive survey of complex brain network representation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 100046–100046. 13 indexed citations

Bennett, Casey C., et al.. (2023). A Novel Approach to Clustering Accelerometer Data for Application in Passive Predictions of Changes in Depression Severity. Sensors. 23(3). 1585–1585. 10 indexed citations

Peng, Hao, et al.. (2022). Federated Multi-view Learning for Private Medical Data Integration and Analysis. ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology. 13(4). 1–23. 27 indexed citations

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Guo, Lei, Yalin Wang, Scott Mackin, et al.. (2022). Signed graph representation learning for functional-to-structural brain network mapping. Medical Image Analysis. 83. 102674–102674. 16 indexed citations

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Leow, Alex, et al.. (2021). Network Diffusion Embedding Reveals Transdiagnostic Subnetwork Disruption and Potential Treatment Targets in Internalizing Psychopathologies. Cerebral Cortex. 32(9). 1823–1839. 2 indexed citations

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Korthauer, Laura E., Liang Zhan, Olusola Ajilore, et al.. (2021). Inferring excitation-inhibition dynamics using a maximum entropy model unifying brain structure and function. Network Neuroscience. 6(2). 420–444. 8 indexed citations

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Ansari, Rashid, Ahmet Enis Çetin, Alex Leow, et al.. (2021). EEG Classification by Factoring in Sensor Spatial Configuration. IEEE Access. 9. 19053–19065. 22 indexed citations

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Feusner, Jamie D., et al.. (2021). Semantic Linkages of Obsessions From an International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Mobile App Data Set: Big Data Analytics Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(6). e25482–e25482. 7 indexed citations

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Hua, Xue, Christopher R. K. Ching, Adam Mezher, et al.. (2015). MRI-based brain atrophy rates in ADNI phase 2: acceleration and enrichment considerations for clinical trials. Neurobiology of Aging. 37. 26–37. 35 indexed citations

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Ajilore, Olusola, Nathalie Vizueta, Patricia D. Walshaw, et al.. (2015). Connectome signatures of neurocognitive abnormalities in euthymic bipolar I disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 68. 37–44. 34 indexed citations

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Charlton, Rebecca A., Alex Leow, Johnson GadElkarim, et al.. (2014). Brain Connectivity in Late-Life Depression and Aging Revealed by Network Analysis. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 23(6). 642–650. 16 indexed citations

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Leow, Alex, Danielle Harvey, Naomi J. Goodrich‐Hunsaker, et al.. (2014). Altered structural brain connectome in young adult fragile X premutation carriers. Human Brain Mapping. 35(9). 4518–4530. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Aifeng, Alex Leow, Olusola Ajilore, et al.. (2011). Quantitative Tract-Specific Measures of Uncinate and Cingulum in Major Depression Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging. Neuropsychopharmacology. 37(4). 959–967. 107 indexed citations

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Thompson, Paul M., Elizabeth R. Sowell, Nitin Gogtay, et al.. (2005). Structural MRI and Brain Development. International review of neurobiology. 67. 285–323. 75 indexed citations

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