Jack A. Wells

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Jack A. Wells is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jack A. Wells has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 23 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 13 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jack A. Wells's work include Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (25 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (11 papers). Jack A. Wells is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (25 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (20 papers) and Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus (11 papers). Jack A. Wells collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Russia. Jack A. Wells's co-authors include Mark F. Lythgoe, David L. Thomas, Ian F. Harrison, Ozama Ismail, Yolanda Ohene, Payam Nahavandi, Isabel N. Christie, Alexander V. Gourine, Bernard Siow and Tracey K. Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Jack A. Wells

63 papers receiving 2.4k citations

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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.

Impaired glymphatic function and clearance of tau in an Alzheimer’s disease model

2020 403 citations Ian F. Harrison, Ozama Ismail et al. Brain profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jack A. Wells United Kingdom	28	922	881	463	299	293	69	2.4k
Ian F. Harrison United Kingdom	20	781 0.8×	481 0.5×	575 1.2×	179 0.6×	224 0.8×	36	1.8k
Ingrid L. Kwee United States	31	539 0.6×	917 1.0×	343 0.7×	567 1.9×	356 1.2×	113	2.5k
Sabina Hrabětová United States	25	1.2k 1.3×	438 0.5×	257 0.6×	371 1.2×	179 0.6×	46	2.2k
Helen Wei United States	12	851 0.9×	211 0.2×	539 1.2×	128 0.4×	259 0.9×	23	1.7k
Tsutomu Nakada Japan	38	811 0.9×	1.1k 1.3×	757 1.6×	965 3.2×	398 1.4×	171	4.0k
Radosław Rola Poland	27	674 0.7×	586 0.7×	427 0.9×	219 0.7×	153 0.5×	81	4.2k
Ravi L. Rungta Canada	18	1.4k 1.5×	345 0.4×	516 1.1×	372 1.2×	212 0.7×	25	2.9k
Nadia Aalling Denmark	6	898 1.0×	154 0.2×	529 1.1×	195 0.7×	263 0.9×	7	1.7k
Ursula I. Tuor Canada	36	630 0.7×	712 0.8×	669 1.4×	246 0.8×	950 3.2×	97	3.0k
Carlo Cosimo Quattrocchi Italy	29	466 0.5×	1.2k 1.4×	474 1.0×	387 1.3×	102 0.3×	169	3.6k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Lopes, Douglas M., Jack A. Wells, Matthew E. Gegg, et al.. (2025). The influence of the glymphatic system on α-synuclein propagation: the role of aquaporin-4. Brain. 148(12). 4519–4531. 1 indexed citations

Bishop, Chris, et al.. (2025). Can the Variance in DP World Tour Golfers' Drive Distance be Predicted From Kinetic Variables During a Countermovement Jump and Isometric Mid-Thigh Pull?. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 39(9). 982–988.

Štrimaite, Margarita, Connor J. R. Wells, Timothy J. Prior, et al.. (2024). Layered rare-earth hydroxides as multi-modal medical imaging probes: particle size optimisation and compositional exploration. Dalton Transactions. 53(19). 8429–8442. 2 indexed citations

Lopes, Douglas M., Jack A. Wells, Da Ma, et al.. (2024). Glymphatic inhibition exacerbates tau propagation in an Alzheimer’s disease model. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 16(1). 71–71. 14 indexed citations

Clark, William R., et al.. (2024). O-065 Aspiration efficiencies based on clot to catheter ratios. A48.2–A49.

Korte, Nils, Anna Barkaway, Jack A. Wells, et al.. (2024). Inhibiting Ca2+ channels in Alzheimer’s disease model mice relaxes pericytes, improves cerebral blood flow and reduces immune cell stalling and hypoxia. Nature Neuroscience. 27(11). 2086–2100. 18 indexed citations

Hosford, Patrick S., Jack A. Wells, Shereen Nizari, et al.. (2022). CO2 signaling mediates neurovascular coupling in the cerebral cortex. Nature Communications. 13(1). 2125–2125. 27 indexed citations

Marina, Nephtalı́, Isabel N. Christie, Alla Korsak, et al.. (2020). Astrocytes monitor cerebral perfusion and control systemic circulation to maintain brain blood flow. Nature Communications. 11(1). 131–131. 146 indexed citations

Harrison, Ian F., Ozama Ismail, Asif Machhada, et al.. (2020). Impaired glymphatic function and clearance of tau in an Alzheimer’s disease model. Brain. 143(8). 2576–2593. 403 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hosford, Patrick S., Valentina Mosienko, Giorgia Jurisic, et al.. (2018). CNS distribution, signalling properties and central effects of G-protein coupled receptor 4. Neuropharmacology. 138. 381–392. 46 indexed citations

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Harrison, Ian F., Bernard Siow, Ozama Ismail, et al.. (2018). Non-invasive imaging of CSF-mediated brain clearance pathways via assessment of perivascular fluid movement with diffusion tensor MRI. eLife. 7. 128 indexed citations

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Christie, Isabel N., Jack A. Wells, Sergey Kasparov, Alexander V. Gourine, & Mark F. Lythgoe. (2017). Volumetric Spatial Correlations of Neurovascular Coupling Studied using Single Pulse Opto-fMRI. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41583–41583. 12 indexed citations

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Colgan, Niall, Bernard Siow, John M. O’Callaghan, et al.. (2015). Application of neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging (NODDI) to a tau pathology model of Alzheimer's disease. NeuroImage. 125. 739–744. 154 indexed citations

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Wells, Jack A., Isabel N. Christie, Patrick S. Hosford, et al.. (2015). A Critical Role for Purinergic Signalling in the Mechanisms Underlying Generation of BOLD fMRI Responses. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(13). 5284–5292. 45 indexed citations

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Roberts, Thomas A., Dawn Savery, Jack A. Wells, et al.. (2014). In Amnio MRI of Mouse Embryos. PLoS ONE. 9(10). e109143–e109143.

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Duffy, Ben A., ManKin Choy, Johannes Riegler, et al.. (2012). Imaging seizure-induced inflammation using an antibody targeted iron oxide contrast agent. NeuroImage. 60(2). 1149–1155. 30 indexed citations

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Campbell‐Washburn, Adrienne, Anthony N. Price, Jack A. Wells, et al.. (2012). Cardiac arterial spin labeling using segmented ECG‐gated Look‐Locker FAIR: Variability and repeatability in preclinical studies. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 69(1). 238–247. 32 indexed citations

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Wells, Jack A., et al.. (2011). Imaging the paediatric lung: what does nanotechnology have to offer?. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. 13(2). 84–88. 6 indexed citations

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Wells, Jack A., Mark F. Lythgoe, David G. Gadian, Roger J. Ordidge, & David L. Thomas. (2010). In vivo hadamard encoded continuous arterial spin labeling (H-CASL). Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 63(4). 1111–1118. 56 indexed citations

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Oza, Vikash S., Alejandro Berenstein, Milton Waner, et al.. (2008). PHACES Association: A Neuroradiologic Review of 17 Patients. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 29(4). 807–813. 55 indexed citations

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