Christian Beaulieu

27.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
264 papers, 20.5k citations indexed

About

Christian Beaulieu is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Christian Beaulieu has authored 264 papers receiving a total of 20.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 161 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 66 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Christian Beaulieu's work include Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (130 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (89 papers) and Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (33 papers). Christian Beaulieu is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (130 papers), Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (89 papers) and Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders (33 papers). Christian Beaulieu collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Christian Beaulieu's co-authors include Catherine Lebel, Donald Gross, Luis Concha, Peter S. Allen, Linda M. Phillips, Lindsay Walker, Sarah Treit, Alexander Leemans, Michael E. Moseley and Richard Camicioli and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Christian Beaulieu

256 papers receiving 20.1k 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.

The basis of anisotropic water diffusion in the nervous system – a technical review

2002 3.6k citations Christian Beaulieu NMR in Biomedicine profile →
A Mitochondria-K+ Channel Axis Is Suppressed in Cancer and Its Normalization Promotes Apoptosis and Inhibits Cancer Growth

2007 1.2k citations Christian Beaulieu, Richard B. Thompson et al. profile →
Microstructural maturation of the human brain from childhood to adulthood

2008 1.1k citations Catherine Lebel, Christian Beaulieu et al. NeuroImage profile →
Mapping Anatomical Connectivity Patterns of Human Cerebral Cortex Using In Vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging Tractography

2008 888 citations Catherine Lebel, Donald Gross et al. profile →
Longitudinal Development of Human Brain Wiring Continues from Childhood into Adulthood

2011 869 citations Catherine Lebel, Christian Beaulieu profile →
Diffusion tensor imaging of white matter tract evolution over the lifespan

2011 842 citations Catherine Lebel, Christian Beaulieu et al. NeuroImage profile →
Determinants of anisotropic water diffusion in nerves

1994 493 citations Christian Beaulieu, Peter S. Allen Magnetic Resonance in Medicine profile →
A review of diffusion MRI of typical white matter development from early childhood to young adulthood

2017 257 citations Catherine Lebel, Sarah Treit et al. NMR in Biomedicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christian Beaulieu Canada	61	12.0k	5.7k	4.2k	2.6k	2.1k	264	20.5k
Alan Connelly Australia	66	14.7k 1.2×	8.3k 1.4×	4.3k 1.0×	3.8k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	219	22.4k
Alexander Leemans Netherlands	62	10.7k 0.9×	5.5k 1.0×	3.3k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	260	16.0k
Daniel C. Alexander United Kingdom	70	13.5k 1.1×	4.0k 0.7×	3.1k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	413	21.0k
Andrew L. Alexander United States	70	9.9k 0.8×	9.5k 1.7×	2.9k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	295	20.4k
G. Bruce Pike Canada	77	10.3k 0.9×	8.0k 1.4×	2.0k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	3.3k 1.6×	369	22.6k
Jiangyang Zhang United States	57	8.4k 0.7×	3.6k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.8×	170	14.7k
Derek K. Jones United Kingdom	68	20.1k 1.7×	10.5k 1.8×	5.1k 1.2×	3.2k 1.2×	2.6k 1.3×	285	26.8k
Denis Le Bihan France	85	20.8k 1.7×	11.0k 1.9×	2.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.9×	296	33.8k
Carlo Pierpaoli United States	48	17.0k 1.4×	4.9k 0.9×	4.7k 1.1×	2.0k 0.8×	1.9k 0.9×	121	19.8k
Peter C.M. van Zijl United States	99	34.3k 2.9×	8.2k 1.4×	5.4k 1.3×	3.0k 1.2×	3.5k 1.7×	474	44.5k

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Dyrby, Tim B., et al.. (2025). Rethinking tractography and neuroanatomy: does image resolution hold the key?. Brain Structure and Function. 230(8). 163–163. 1 indexed citations

Beaulieu, Christian, et al.. (2025). Rapid 1 mm isotropic diffusion tensor imaging with denoising and improved parameter estimation for detecting focal hippocampal lesions in temporal lobe epilepsy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 122. 110443–110443.

Abrahão, Agessandro, Christian Beaulieu, Michael Benatar, et al.. (2024). Temporal and spatial progression of microstructural cerebral degeneration in ALS: A multicentre longitudinal diffusion tensor imaging study. NeuroImage Clinical. 43. 103633–103633. 5 indexed citations

Beaulieu, Christian, et al.. (2024). Sodium MRI of the skin using a surface coil to investigate and reduce signal loss and bias. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 93(3). 1176–1189.

Onicas, Adrian, Stephanie Deighton, Keith Owen Yeates, et al.. (2023). Longitudinal Functional Connectome in Pediatric Concussion: An Advancing Concussion Assessment in Pediatrics Study. Journal of Neurotrauma. 41(5-6). 587–603. 5 indexed citations

Yasuda, Clarissa Lin, Luciana Ramalho Pimentel‐Silva, Guilherme C. Beltramini, et al.. (2023). Brain volumes and white matter diffusion across the adult lifespan in temporal lobe epilepsy. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 10(7). 1106–1118. 4 indexed citations

Blevins, Gregg, et al.. (2023). High‐resolution diffusion tensor imaging and T2 mapping detect regional changes within the hippocampus in multiple sclerosis. NMR in Biomedicine. 36(9). 4 indexed citations

Beaulieu, Danielle, Sarah Treit, Joseph J. Pagano, Christian Beaulieu, & Richard B. Thompson. (2023). Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Individuals With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure. PubMed. 2(3). 150–161. 2 indexed citations

Seres, Peter, et al.. (2022). White Matter Diffusion Properties in Chronic Temporomandibular Disorders: An Exploratory Analysis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 880831–880831. 1 indexed citations

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Luk, Collin, Abdullah Ishaque, Peter Seres, et al.. (2022). Motor cortex functional connectivity is associated with underlying neurochemistry in ALS. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 94(3). 193–200. 10 indexed citations

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Ishaque, Abdullah, Muhammad Haris Khan, Lorne Zinman, et al.. (2021). Distinct patterns of progressive gray and white matter degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Human Brain Mapping. 43(5). 1519–1534. 12 indexed citations

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Smyth, Penelope, et al.. (2021). Diffusion imaging of fornix and interconnected limbic deep grey matter is linked to cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis. European Journal of Neuroscience. 55(1). 277–294. 9 indexed citations

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Ware, Ashley L., Bradley G. Goodyear, Miriam H. Beauchamp, et al.. (2021). Examining brain white matter after pediatric mild traumatic brain injury using neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging: An A-CAP study. NeuroImage Clinical. 32. 102887–102887. 6 indexed citations

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Duchesne, Simon, Louis Dieumegarde, Farnaz Farokhian, et al.. (2019). Structural and functional multi-platform MRI series of a single human volunteer over more than fifteen years. Scientific Data. 6(1). 245–245. 17 indexed citations

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Little, Graham, James N. Reynolds, & Christian Beaulieu. (2018). Altered Functional Connectivity Observed at Rest in Children and Adolescents Prenatally Exposed to Alcohol. Brain Connectivity. 8(8). 503–515. 18 indexed citations

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Lebel, Catherine, et al.. (2014). Accelerated longitudinal cortical thinning in adolescence. NeuroImage. 104. 138–145. 84 indexed citations

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Gokturk, S.B., Carlo Tomasi, Burak Acar, et al.. (2001). A statistical 3-D pattern processing method for computer-aided detection of polyps in CT colonography. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging. 20(12). 1251–1260. 117 indexed citations

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Adami, Alessandro, et al.. (2000). INITIAL ADC PREDICTS THE OCCURRENCE AND SEVERITY OF HEMORRHAGIC TRANSFORMATION IN EXPERIMENTAL STROKE. Stroke. 32. 350–350. 2 indexed citations

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Spino, Claude & Christian Beaulieu. (2000). A Novel Method To Generate Chiral Quaternary Carbon Centers of High Enantiomeric Purity Using a Highly Stereoselective Addition of Vinylalanes to a Chiral Aldehyde. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 39(11). 1930–1932. 50 indexed citations

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Beaulieu, Christian, Mark D. Does, R. E. Snyder, & Peter S. Allen. (1996). Changes in water diffusion due to Wallerian degeneration in peripheral nerve. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 36(4). 627–631. 227 indexed citations

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