Ilias Tachtsidis

9.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
217 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Ilias Tachtsidis is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ilias Tachtsidis has authored 217 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 165 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 130 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 42 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Ilias Tachtsidis's work include Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (165 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (119 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (41 papers). Ilias Tachtsidis is often cited by papers focused on Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (165 papers), Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring (119 papers) and Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances (41 papers). Ilias Tachtsidis collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. Ilias Tachtsidis's co-authors include Felix Scholkmann, Clare E. Elwell, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton, Paola Pinti, Martin Smith, Sam J. Gilbert, Clarisse Aichelburg, Joy Hirsch, Gemma Bale and Paul W. Burgess and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Ilias Tachtsidis

201 papers receiving 6.3k citations

Hit Papers

The present and future use of functional near‐inf... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2018 2016 2012 2019 200 400 600
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. The present and future use of functional near‐infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) for cognitive neuroscience
    2018 737 citations Paola Pinti, Ilias Tachtsidis et al. profile →
  2. False positives and false negatives in functional near-infrared spectroscopy: issues, challenges, and the way forward
    2016 428 citations Ilias Tachtsidis, Felix Scholkmann Neurophotonics profile →
  3. The physiological origin of task-evoked systemic artefacts in functional near infrared spectroscopy
    2012 420 citations Ilias Tachtsidis et al. profile →
  4. Current Status and Issues Regarding Pre-processing of fNIRS Neuroimaging Data: An Investigation of Diverse Signal Filtering Methods Within a General Linear Model Framework
    2019 292 citations Paola Pinti, Felix Scholkmann et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ilias Tachtsidis United Kingdom 40 4.0k 2.7k 1.9k 1.2k 790 217 6.4k
Hellmuth Obrig Germany 48 5.1k 1.3× 3.6k 1.3× 3.9k 2.0× 1.2k 1.1× 546 0.7× 144 8.3k
Theodore J. Huppert United States 39 3.8k 1.0× 2.4k 0.9× 2.8k 1.5× 1.1k 0.9× 268 0.3× 118 6.3k
Marco Ferrari Italy 42 4.5k 1.1× 3.6k 1.4× 1.7k 0.9× 1.6k 1.4× 431 0.5× 170 8.8k
Valentina Quaresima Italy 37 3.2k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 1.5k 1.3× 277 0.4× 117 7.0k
Maria Angela Franceschini United States 53 8.3k 2.1× 6.5k 2.4× 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.1× 606 0.8× 166 10.6k
Clare E. Elwell United Kingdom 55 6.5k 1.6× 4.8k 1.8× 2.3k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 1.4k 1.8× 206 10.6k
Gary Strangman United States 26 3.1k 0.8× 2.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 885 0.8× 312 0.4× 65 4.8k
Yoko Hoshi Japan 32 3.2k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 237 0.3× 118 5.1k
Atsushi Maki Japan 31 2.8k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 1.8k 1.0× 665 0.6× 113 0.1× 99 4.2k
Ronald M. Harper United States 63 1.5k 0.4× 858 0.3× 5.5k 2.9× 3.1k 2.7× 417 0.5× 310 13.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hamilton, Antonia F. de C., Giampietro Schiavo, Dennis Chan, et al.. (2025). Plasma and serum BDNF differentially relate to fNIRS prefrontal cortex activity during executive function and memory tasks. Brain Research. 1865. 149827–149827.
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Lange, Frédéric, et al.. (2025). Intraoperative Hyperspectral Imaging for Mapping Brain Motor and Sensory Functions With the Measurements of Changes in Hemoglobin Oxygenation and Oxidation of Cytochrome-C-Oxidase. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 31(4: Adv. in Neurophoton. for Non). 1–14. 1 indexed citations
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Lange, Frédéric, et al.. (2024). Nimodipine Protects Vascular and Cognitive Function in an Animal Model of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. Stroke. 55(7). 1914–1922. 5 indexed citations
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Pinti, Paola, et al.. (2024). Naturalistic approach to investigate the neural correlates of a laundry cycle with and without fragrance. Biomedical Optics Express. 15(9). 5461–5461.
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Felice, Sara De, et al.. (2024). Having a chat and then watching a movie: how social interaction synchronises our brains during co-watching. PubMed. 3. kvae006–kvae006. 9 indexed citations
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Tachtsidis, Ilias, et al.. (2023). Watching the human retina breath in real time and the slowing of mitochondrial respiration with age. Scientific Reports. 13(1). 6445–6445. 4 indexed citations
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Zhang, Xian, et al.. (2022). An Approach to Neuroimaging Interpersonal Interactions in Mental Health Interventions. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 7(7). 669–679. 5 indexed citations
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Vezyroglou, Aikaterini, John S. Thornton, Subhabrata Mitra, et al.. (2022). Broadband-NIRS System Identifies Epileptic Focus in a Child with Focal Cortical Dysplasia—A Case Study. Metabolites. 12(3). 260–260. 7 indexed citations
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Herbert, George, Mark Hamer, Joy Hirsch, et al.. (2022). Decreased Exercise-Induced Changes in Prefrontal Cortex Hemodynamics Are Associated With Depressive Symptoms. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 806485–806485. 6 indexed citations
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Lange, Frédéric, Pranav Lanka, Stanisław Wojtkiewicz, et al.. (2021). Time-domain NIRS system based on supercontinuum light source and multi-wavelength detection: validation for tissue oxygenation studies. Biomedical Optics Express. 12(10). 6629–6629. 18 indexed citations
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Martinello, Kathryn A., Christopher Meehan, Adnan Avdic-Belltheus, et al.. (2019). Acute LPS sensitization and continuous infusion exacerbates hypoxic brain injury in a piglet model of neonatal encephalopathy. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 10184–10184. 42 indexed citations
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Lingam, Ingran, Adnan Avdic-Belltheus, Kathryn A. Martinello, et al.. (2019). Short-term effects of early initiation of magnesium infusion combined with cooling after hypoxia–ischemia in term piglets. Pediatric Research. 86(6). 699–708. 15 indexed citations
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Tachtsidis, Ilias & Felix Scholkmann. (2016). False positives and false negatives in functional near-infrared spectroscopy: issues, challenges, and the way forward. Neurophotonics. 3(3). 31405–31405. 428 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bale, Gemma, Clare E. Elwell, & Ilias Tachtsidis. (2016). From Jöbsis to the present day: a review of clinical near-infrared spectroscopy measurements of cerebral cytochrome-c-oxidase. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 21(9). 91307–91307. 122 indexed citations
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Ανδρεάδου, Μαργαρίτα, Emmanouil Liandris, Maria Gazouli, et al.. (2015). Detection of Leishmania-specific DNA and surface antigens using a combination of functionalized magnetic beads and cadmium selenite quantum dots. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 123. 62–67. 25 indexed citations
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Caldwell, Matthew, et al.. (2015). Modelling Blood Flow and Metabolism in the Preclinical Neonatal Brain during and Following Hypoxic-Ischaemia. PLoS ONE. 10(10). e0140171–e0140171. 12 indexed citations
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Tachtsidis, Ilias, et al.. (2008). False Positives In Functional Nearinfrared Topography. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 645. 307–314. 62 indexed citations
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Tachtsidis, Ilias, Martin Tisdall, Terence S. Leung, et al.. (2008). Relationship Between Brain Tissue Haemodynamics, Oxygenation And Metabolism In The Healthy Human Adult Brain During Hyperoxia And Hypercapnea. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 645. 315–320. 41 indexed citations
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Leung, Terence S., Ilias Tachtsidis, Julian Henty, et al.. (2006). Investigation of Oxygen Saturation Derived from Cardiac Pulsations Measured on the Adult Head Using NIR Spectroscopy. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 578. 209–215. 4 indexed citations

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