Imad Najm

21.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
287 papers, 13.2k citations indexed

About

Imad Najm is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Imad Najm has authored 287 papers receiving a total of 13.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 206 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 140 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 105 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Imad Najm's work include Epilepsy research and treatment (204 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (117 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (70 papers). Imad Najm is often cited by papers focused on Epilepsy research and treatment (204 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (117 papers) and Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies (70 papers). Imad Najm collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. Imad Najm's co-authors include William Bingaman, Jorge González-Martínez, Hans O. Lüders, Juan Bulacio, Dileep Nair, Lara Jehi, Richard A. Prayson, Peter Widdess‐Walsh, Ying Zhong and Andreas V. Alexopoulos and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Neuron and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Imad Najm

276 papers receiving 13.0k 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.

Terminology and classification of the cortical dysplasias

2004 724 citations Imad Najm, Thomas L. Babb et al. Neurology profile →
Is SEEG safe? A systematic review and meta‐analysis of stereo‐electroencephalography–related complications

2016 290 citations Imad Najm, Juan Bulacio et al. Epilepsia profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Imad Najm United States	61	8.4k	5.7k	4.1k	4.1k	1.7k	287	13.2k
Ruben Kuzniecky United States	73	9.4k 1.1×	4.7k 0.8×	4.5k 1.1×	5.6k 1.4×	1.5k 0.9×	286	15.6k
André Olivier Canada	67	8.2k 1.0×	6.1k 1.1×	4.5k 1.1×	3.5k 0.9×	1.4k 0.8×	274	14.6k
William H. Theodore United States	67	7.2k 0.9×	3.9k 0.7×	4.3k 1.1×	3.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.7×	270	12.7k
Philippe Ryvlin France	61	9.0k 1.1×	4.4k 0.8×	4.9k 1.2×	4.3k 1.1×	1.0k 0.6×	319	13.7k
Gregory D. Cascino United States	57	9.3k 1.1×	5.2k 0.9×	3.0k 0.7×	4.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	233	12.4k
William Bingaman United States	59	7.8k 0.9×	4.1k 0.7×	3.6k 0.9×	4.7k 1.1×	669 0.4×	243	11.1k
Christoph Helmstaedter Germany	70	10.2k 1.2×	5.5k 1.0×	5.5k 1.3×	4.9k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	330	15.3k
Graeme D. Jackson Australia	70	9.1k 1.1×	4.7k 0.8×	6.4k 1.5×	4.7k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	342	17.8k
Susan S. Spencer United States	68	9.8k 1.2×	6.0k 1.0×	5.1k 1.2×	4.5k 1.1×	898 0.5×	188	13.9k
Matthias J. Koepp United Kingdom	60	6.7k 0.8×	3.5k 0.6×	4.4k 1.1×	2.7k 0.7×	905 0.5×	236	12.4k

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Butler, Elizabeth, Costin Leu, Christian M. Boßelmann, et al.. (2025). Insights Into DEPDC5 -Related Epilepsy From 586 People. Neurology. 105(9). e214235–e214235.

Bartel, Twyla B., et al.. (2025). Olig2‐specific loss‐of‐function Slc35a2 results in hypomyelination and spontaneous seizures. Epilepsia. 67(2). 950–965.

Ferguson, Lisa, Brittany Lapin, Yadi Li, et al.. (2025). Neuropsychological functioning in children and adolescents with pharmacoresistant epilepsy due to malformations of cortical development. Epilepsy & Behavior. 164. 110279–110279. 1 indexed citations

Chisholm, Jane, Balu Krishnan, Jean Khoury, et al.. (2025). Anterior Versus Posterior Insular Epilepsy: Correlations with Semiology Based on Stereoelectroencephalography. Annals of Neurology. 98(5). 1111–1124.

Hu, Siyuan, Joon Yul Choi, Xiao Feng Wang, et al.. (2024). Combining magnetic resonance fingerprinting with voxel‐based morphometric analysis to reduce false positives for focal cortical dysplasia detection. Epilepsia. 65(6). 1631–1643. 8 indexed citations

Choi, Joon Yul, Siyuan Hu, Xiaofeng Wang, et al.. (2024). Multiparametric Characterization of Focal Cortical Dysplasia Using 3D MR Fingerprinting. Annals of Neurology. 96(5). 944–957. 6 indexed citations

Taylor, Sara, et al.. (2024). Multidisciplinary Lifestyle Interventions for Neurological Disorders During the Silent Phase (MINDS) Study: An Exploratory, Multiomics Randomized Controlled Trial (P5-4.010). Neurology. 102(17_supplement_1). 1 indexed citations

Freund, Brin, et al.. (2024). Pupillary constriction on stimulation of the parietal cortex—A novel finding. Epileptic Disorders. 26(5). 701–707.

Saper, Robert, Andreas V. Alexopoulos, Jane B. Allendorfer, et al.. (2024). Proceedings of the 2022 “Lifestyle Intervention for Epilepsy (LIFE)” symposium hosted by Cleveland Clinic. Epilepsia Open. 9(5). 1981–1996. 2 indexed citations

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Busch, Robyn M., Olivia Hogue, Margaret Miller, et al.. (2021). Nomograms to Predict Verbal Memory Decline After Temporal Lobe Resection in Adults With Epilepsy. Neurology. 97(3). e263–e274. 19 indexed citations

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Tang, Yingying, Joon Yul Choi, Andreas V. Alexopoulos, et al.. (2021). Individual localization value of resting-state fMRI in epilepsy presurgical evaluation: A combined study with stereo-EEG. Clinical Neurophysiology. 132(12). 3197–3206. 10 indexed citations

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Oh, Se‐Hong, Mark J. Lowe, Mykol Larvie, et al.. (2021). Radiological and Clinical Value of 7T MRI for Evaluating 3T-Visible Lesions in Pharmacoresistant Focal Epilepsies. Frontiers in Neurology. 12. 591586–591586. 14 indexed citations

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Punia, Vineet, et al.. (2020). Evidence of a Rapid Shift in Outpatient Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic Using Telemedicine. Telemedicine Journal and e-Health. 26(10). 1301–1303. 58 indexed citations

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Covert, Ian, et al.. (2019). Temporal Graph Convolutional Networks for Automatic Seizure Detection. 160–180. 6 indexed citations

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Shigeto, Hiroshi, Atthaporn Boongird, Kenneth B. Baker, et al.. (2012). Systematic study of the effects of stimulus parameters and stimulus location on afterdischarges elicited by electrical stimulation in the rat. Epilepsy Research. 104(1-2). 17–25. 8 indexed citations

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Loddenkemper, Tobias, Christoph Kellinghaus, Elaine Wyllie, et al.. (2005). A proposal for a five‐dimensional patient‐oriented epilepsy classification. Epileptic Disorders. 7(4). 308–316. 43 indexed citations

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Najm, Imad, et al.. (2004). FAILURE OF GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY FOR MESIAL TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY: REPORT OF FIVE CASES. Neurosurgery. 54(6). 1395–1404. 53 indexed citations

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Diehl, Beate, Imad Najm, Armin Mohamed, et al.. (2002). Interictal EEG, Hippocampal Atrophy, and Cell Densities in Hippocampal Sclerosis and Hippocampal Sclerosis Associated With Microscopic Cortical Dysplasia. Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 19(2). 157–162. 14 indexed citations

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LaPresto, Eric, et al.. (1999). The clinical utility of 3D reconstructed MRI in patients with cortical dysplasia. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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Diehl, Beate, Imad Najm, Nancy Foldvary, et al.. (1998). Postictal diffusion-weighted imaging in two cases with lesional epilepsy. Annals of Neurology. 2 indexed citations

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