Alexander L. Cohen

19.8k total citations · 7 hit papers
50 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander L. Cohen is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander L. Cohen has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 8 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Alexander L. Cohen's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (28 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (10 papers). Alexander L. Cohen is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (28 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (13 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (10 papers). Alexander L. Cohen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Alexander L. Cohen's co-authors include Steven E. Petersen, Bradley L. Schlaggar, Nico U.F. Dosenbach, Damien A. Fair, Jessica A. Church, Francis M. Miezin, Jonathan D. Power, Marcus E. Raichle, Scott M. Nelson and Gagan S. Wig and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Alexander L. Cohen

50 papers receiving 14.0k citations

Hit Papers

Functional Network Organization of the Human Brain 2007 2026 2013 2019 2011 2007 2010 2008 2009 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. Functional Network Organization of the Human Brain
    2011 3.0k citations Jonathan D. Power, Alexander L. Cohen et al. Neuron profile →
  2. Distinct brain networks for adaptive and stable task control in humans
    2007 2.1k citations Nico U.F. Dosenbach, Damien A. Fair et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  3. Prediction of Individual Brain Maturity Using fMRI
    2010 1.6k citations Nico U.F. Dosenbach, Binyam Nardos et al. Science profile →
  4. A dual-networks architecture of top-down control
    2008 1.5k citations Nico U.F. Dosenbach, Damien A. Fair et al. profile →
  5. Functional Brain Networks Develop from a “Local to Distributed” Organization
    2009 1.1k citations Damien A. Fair, Alexander L. Cohen et al. profile →
  6. The maturing architecture of the brain's default network
    2008 1.0k citations Damien A. Fair, Alexander L. Cohen et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  7. Development of distinct control networks through segregation and integration
    2007 961 citations Damien A. Fair, Nico U.F. Dosenbach et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander L. Cohen United States 26 12.3k 3.8k 2.6k 1.6k 774 50 14.1k
Nico U.F. Dosenbach United States 34 14.1k 1.1× 4.3k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 947 1.2× 60 16.0k
Kelly A. Barnes United States 28 10.2k 0.8× 3.6k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 665 0.9× 54 12.9k
Nicolas Delcroix France 22 10.7k 0.9× 4.2k 1.1× 2.2k 0.9× 2.7k 1.7× 798 1.0× 47 14.9k
Dustin Scheinost United States 53 9.0k 0.7× 3.0k 0.8× 2.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 971 1.3× 209 12.0k
Dimitri Papathanassiou France 15 9.8k 0.8× 3.9k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 2.4k 1.5× 765 1.0× 48 14.0k
Timothy O. Laumann United States 29 12.4k 1.0× 4.9k 1.3× 2.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 515 0.7× 46 13.8k
Olivier Etard France 22 11.0k 0.9× 3.9k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 2.6k 1.6× 830 1.1× 67 15.4k
Jessica A. Church United States 28 8.2k 0.7× 2.7k 0.7× 1.9k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 759 1.0× 68 10.0k
Peter Kochunov United States 49 7.8k 0.6× 4.1k 1.1× 1.5k 0.6× 2.4k 1.5× 707 0.9× 281 12.7k
Adriana Di Martino United States 50 11.3k 0.9× 3.6k 1.0× 1.8k 0.7× 3.7k 2.4× 1.1k 1.4× 98 13.6k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gelineau‐Morel, Rose, Nomazulu Dlamini, Joel Bruss, et al.. (2025). Network Localization of Pediatric Lesion‐Induced Dystonia. Annals of Neurology. 98(1). 152–162. 2 indexed citations
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Filley, Christopher M., Alexander L. Cohen, William Drew, et al.. (2025). White matter disconnection in acquired criminality. Molecular Psychiatry. 30(10). 4815–4823. 1 indexed citations
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Theys, Catherine, Tracy R. Melzer, Luc F. De Nil, et al.. (2024). Localization of stuttering based on causal brain lesions. Brain. 147(6). 2203–2213. 6 indexed citations
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Cui, Zaixu, Suyu Zhong, Yanyang Zhang, et al.. (2024). Heterogenous brain activations across individuals localize to a common network. Communications Biology. 7(1). 1270–1270. 1 indexed citations
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Schaper, Frédéric, Shira Cohen‐Zimerman, Jing Jiang, et al.. (2024). Mapping Lesion-Related Human Aggression to a Common Brain Network. Biological Psychiatry. 97(12). 1175–1185. 1 indexed citations
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Capal, Jamie K., Alexander L. Cohen, Jurriaan M. Peters, et al.. (2024). Accumulated seizure burden predicts neurodevelopmental outcome at 36 months of age in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. Epilepsia. 66(1). 117–133. 3 indexed citations
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Cohen, Alexander L., Bonnie I. Glanz, Michael A. Ferguson, et al.. (2023). Multiple sclerosis lesions that impair memory map to a connected memory circuit. Journal of Neurology. 270(11). 5211–5222. 6 indexed citations
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Prasad, Sashank, et al.. (2023). Network Localization of Awareness in Visual and Motor Anosognosia. Annals of Neurology. 94(3). 434–441. 12 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Michael A., Alexander L. Cohen, Christopher Lin, et al.. (2021). Network Localization of Unconscious Visual Perception in Blindsight. Annals of Neurology. 91(2). 217–224. 15 indexed citations
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Ferguson, Michael A., Frédéric Schaper, Alexander L. Cohen, et al.. (2021). A Neural Circuit for Spirituality and Religiosity Derived From Patients With Brain Lesions. Biological Psychiatry. 91(4). 380–388. 31 indexed citations
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Cohen, Alexander L., Anna K. Prohl, Louis Soussand, et al.. (2021). Tuber Locations Associated with Infantile Spasms Map to a Common Brain Network. Annals of Neurology. 89(4). 726–739. 37 indexed citations
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Cotovio, Gonçalo, Daniel Talmasov, J. Bernardo Barahona‐Corrêa, et al.. (2020). Mapping mania symptoms based on focal brain damage. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 130(10). 5209–5222. 40 indexed citations
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Burke, Matthew J., Juho Joutsa, Alexander L. Cohen, et al.. (2019). Mapping migraine to a common brain network. Brain. 143(2). 541–553. 56 indexed citations
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Cohen, Alexander L., Jay Mandrekar, Erik K. St. Louis, Michael H. Silber, & Suresh Kotagal. (2017). Comorbidities in a community sample of narcolepsy. Sleep Medicine. 43. 14–18. 91 indexed citations
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Dosenbach, Nico U.F., Binyam Nardos, Alexander L. Cohen, et al.. (2010). Prediction of Individual Brain Maturity Using fMRI. Science. 329(5997). 1358–1361. 1584 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, Scott M., Alexander L. Cohen, Jonathan D. Power, et al.. (2010). A Parcellation Scheme for Human Left Lateral Parietal Cortex. Neuron. 67(1). 156–170. 296 indexed citations
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White, Brian R., Abraham Z. Snyder, Alexander L. Cohen, et al.. (2009). Resting-state functional connectivity in the human brain revealed with diffuse optical tomography. NeuroImage. 47(1). 148–156. 219 indexed citations
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Fair, Damien A., Alexander L. Cohen, Nico U.F. Dosenbach, et al.. (2008). The maturing architecture of the brain's default network. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105(10). 4028–4032. 1019 indexed citations breakdown →
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Church, Jessica A., Damien A. Fair, Nico U.F. Dosenbach, et al.. (2008). Control networks in paediatric Tourette syndrome show immature and anomalous patterns of functional connectivity. Brain. 132(1). 225–238. 207 indexed citations
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Dosenbach, Nico U.F., Damien A. Fair, Francis M. Miezin, et al.. (2007). Distinct brain networks for adaptive and stable task control in humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 104(26). 11073–11078. 2074 indexed citations breakdown →

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