Elena Boto

5.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
44 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Elena Boto is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Elena Boto has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 40 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 22 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Elena Boto's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (42 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (40 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (21 papers). Elena Boto is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (42 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (40 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (21 papers). Elena Boto collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Colombia and Canada. Elena Boto's co-authors include Matthew J. Brookes, Richard Bowtell, Niall Holmes, James Leggett, Vishal Shah, Gareth R. Barnes, Ryan M. Hill, Tim M. Tierney, Gillian Roberts and Sofie S. Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Elena Boto

41 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Moving magnetoencephalography towards real-world applications with a wearable system

2018 870 citations Elena Boto, Niall Holmes et al. Nature profile →
A new generation of magnetoencephalography: Room temperature measurements using optically-pumped magnetometers

2017 314 citations Elena Boto, Sofie S. Meyer et al. NeuroImage profile →
Optically pumped magnetometers: From quantum origins to multi-channel magnetoencephalography

2019 243 citations Tim M. Tierney, Niall Holmes et al. NeuroImage profile →
Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging

2022 202 citations Matthew J. Brookes, James Leggett et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Elena Boto United Kingdom	28	2.6k	1.7k	1.6k	446	444	44	3.7k
Niall Holmes United Kingdom	28	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	447 1.0×	444 1.0×	59	3.5k
James Leggett United Kingdom	27	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	390 0.9×	412 0.9×	39	3.3k
Tim M. Tierney United Kingdom	25	1.6k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	292 0.7×	308 0.7×	44	2.6k
Vishal Shah United States	38	5.1k 1.9×	1.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.4×	635 1.4×	801 1.8×	106	6.2k
Ryan M. Hill United Kingdom	24	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	931 0.6×	283 0.6×	290 0.7×	38	2.2k
Gillian Roberts United Kingdom	17	1.4k 0.5×	883 0.5×	856 0.6×	233 0.5×	254 0.6×	24	2.1k
T. Katila Finland	32	862 0.3×	1.5k 0.9×	1.2k 0.8×	438 1.0×	241 0.5×	201	4.4k
Sofie S. Meyer United Kingdom	14	1.1k 0.4×	901 0.5×	675 0.4×	186 0.4×	167 0.4×	18	1.8k
Kiwoong Kim South Korea	23	705 0.3×	529 0.3×	421 0.3×	208 0.5×	581 1.3×	129	2.1k
Paul Glover United Kingdom	33	742 0.3×	585 0.3×	1.6k 1.0×	428 1.0×	262 0.6×	93	3.1k

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Rhodes, Natalie, Lukas Rier, Elena Boto, Ryan M. Hill, & Matthew J. Brookes. (2025). Source reconstruction without an MRI using optically pumped magnetometer-based magnetoencephalography. Imaging Neuroscience. 3.

Rhodes, Natalie, Lukas Rier, Krish D. Singh, et al.. (2025). Measuring the neurodevelopmental trajectory of excitatory-inhibitory balance via visual gamma oscillations. Imaging Neuroscience. 3. 2 indexed citations

Holmes, Niall, James Leggett, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2024). Wearable Magnetoencephalography in a Lightly Shielded Environment. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 72(2). 609–618. 6 indexed citations

Rier, Lukas, Sebastian Michelmann, Harrison Ritz, et al.. (2023). Test-retest reliability of the human connectome: An OPM-MEG study. Imaging Neuroscience. 1. 9 indexed citations

Holmes, Niall, Molly Rea, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2023). Naturalistic Hyperscanning with Wearable Magnetoencephalography. Sensors. 23(12). 5454–5454. 23 indexed citations

Boto, Elena, Vishal Shah, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2022). Triaxial detection of the neuromagnetic field using optically-pumped magnetometry: feasibility and application in children. NeuroImage. 252. 119027–119027. 121 indexed citations

Brookes, Matthew J., James Leggett, Molly Rea, et al.. (2022). Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging. Trends in Neurosciences. 45(8). 621–634. 202 indexed citations breakdown →

Boto, Elena, Ryan M. Hill, Molly Rea, et al.. (2021). Measuring functional connectivity with wearable MEG. NeuroImage. 230. 117815–117815. 88 indexed citations

Boto, Elena, Niall Holmes, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2021). Measuring the cortical tracking of speech with optically-pumped magnetometers. NeuroImage. 233. 117969–117969. 22 indexed citations

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Mellor, Stephanie, Tim M. Tierney, George C. O’Neill, et al.. (2021). Magnetic Field Mapping and Correction for Moving OP-MEG. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 69(2). 528–536. 34 indexed citations

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Brookes, Matthew J., Elena Boto, Molly Rea, et al.. (2021). Theoretical advantages of a triaxial optically pumped magnetometer magnetoencephalography system. NeuroImage. 236. 118025–118025. 108 indexed citations

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Wittevrongel, Benjamin, Niall Holmes, Elena Boto, et al.. (2021). Practical real-time MEG-based neural interfacing with optically pumped magnetometers. BMC Biology. 19(1). 158–158. 27 indexed citations

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Tierney, Tim M., Andrew R. Levy, Daniel N. Barry, et al.. (2020). Mouth magnetoencephalography: A unique perspective on the human hippocampus. NeuroImage. 225. 117443–117443. 63 indexed citations

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Hill, Ryan M., Elena Boto, Molly Rea, et al.. (2020). Multi-channel whole-head OPM-MEG: Helmet design and a comparison with a conventional system. NeuroImage. 219. 116995–116995. 180 indexed citations

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Tierney, Tim M., Niall Holmes, Elena Boto, et al.. (2019). Using optically pumped magnetometers to measure magnetoencephalographic signals in the human cerebellum. The Journal of Physiology. 597(16). 4309–4324. 39 indexed citations

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Duque‐Muñoz, Leonardo, Tim M. Tierney, Sofie S. Meyer, et al.. (2019). Data‐driven model optimization for optically pumped magnetometer sensor arrays. Human Brain Mapping. 40(15). 4357–4369. 19 indexed citations

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Holmes, Niall, Tim M. Tierney, James Leggett, et al.. (2019). Balanced, bi-planar magnetic field and field gradient coils for field compensation in wearable magnetoencephalography. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 14196–14196. 114 indexed citations

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Holmes, Niall, James Leggett, Elena Boto, et al.. (2018). A bi-planar coil system for nulling background magnetic fields in scalp mounted magnetoencephalography. NeuroImage. 181. 760–774. 175 indexed citations

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Boto, Elena, Niall Holmes, James Leggett, et al.. (2018). Moving magnetoencephalography towards real-world applications with a wearable system. Nature. 555(7698). 657–661. 870 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boto, Elena, Richard Bowtell, P. Krüger, et al.. (2016). On the Potential of a New Generation of Magnetometers for MEG: A Beamformer Simulation Study. PLoS ONE. 11(8). e0157655–e0157655. 133 indexed citations

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