Kai Hwang

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
44 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Kai Hwang is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Hwang has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 10 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 5 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in Kai Hwang's work include Neural dynamics and brain function (25 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (24 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (12 papers). Kai Hwang is often cited by papers focused on Neural dynamics and brain function (25 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (24 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (12 papers). Kai Hwang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Taiwan and Australia. Kai Hwang's co-authors include Beatríz Luna, Michael N. Hallquist, Mark D’Esposito, Maxwell A. Bertolero, Katerina Velanova, James M. Shine, Dillan Cellier, Will Foran, Scott Marek and Justin Riddle and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Kai Hwang

41 papers receiving 2.4k 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 nuisance of nuisance regression: Spectral misspecification in a common approach to resting-state fMRI preprocessing reintroduces noise and obscures functional connectivity

2013 502 citations Kai Hwang, Beatríz Luna et al. NeuroImage profile →
The Human Thalamus Is an Integrative Hub for Functional Brain Networks

2017 401 citations Kai Hwang, Maxwell A. Bertolero et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
The impact of the human thalamus on brain-wide information processing

2023 107 citations James M. Shine, Kai Hwang et al. profile →

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This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kai Hwang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kai Hwang based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kai Hwang. Kai Hwang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Neuroanatomy and lesion networks of central poststroke pain 2025 ·Pain ·(unknown), Joel Bruss, (unknown), (unknown), Isabelle Faillenot, Daniel Ciampi de Andrade, Kai Hwang, Emine O. Bayman, Jatin G. Vaidya, Evan M. Gordon, Daniel Tranel, Joel C. Geerling, Aaron D. Boes	0
2	Influence of goals on modular brain network organization during working memory 2023 ·Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience ·Courtney L. Gallen, Kai Hwang, Anthony J.-W. Chen, Emily G. Jacobs, Taraz G. Lee, Mark D’Esposito	1
3	Thalamocortical contributions to cognitive task activity 2022 ·eLife ·Kai Hwang, James M. Shine, Michael W. Cole, (unknown)	22
4	Central precuneus lesions are associated with impaired executive function 2022 ·Brain Structure and Function ·(unknown), Joel Bruss, Hugues Duffau, Guillaume Herbet, Kai Hwang, Daniel Tranel, Aaron D. Boes	26
5	Thalamocortical contributions to working memory processes during the n-back task 2022 ·Neurobiology of Learning and Memory ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Hwang	9
6	Dynamics of Hierarchical Task Representations 2022 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Dillan Cellier, Isaac T. Petersen, Kai Hwang	8
7	Focal neural perturbations reshape low-dimensional trajectories of brain activity supporting cognitive performance 2022 ·Nature Communications ·Kartik K. Iyer, Kai Hwang, Luke J. Hearne, Eli J. Müller, Mark D’Esposito, James M. Shine, Luca Cocchi	11
8	Cognitive impairment after focal brain lesions is better predicted by damage to structural than functional network hubs 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Justin Reber, Kai Hwang, (unknown), Joel Bruss, Pratik Mukherjee, Daniel Tranel, Aaron D. Boes	43
9	The development of theta and alpha neural oscillations from ages 3 to 24 years 2021 ·Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience ·Dillan Cellier, Justin Riddle, Isaac T. Petersen, Kai Hwang	110
10	Frontoparietal structural properties mediate adult life span differences in executive function 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Hwang, Shulan Hsieh	16
11	Distinct Oscillatory Dynamics Underlie Different Components of Hierarchical Cognitive Control 2020 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Justin Riddle, (unknown), Kai Hwang, Dillan Cellier, Mark D’Esposito	35
12	Between-module functional connectivity of the salient ventral attention network and dorsal attention network is associated with motor inhibition 2020 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai Hwang, Shulan Hsieh	17
13	The Low-Dimensional Neural Architecture of Cognitive Complexity Is Related to Activity in Medial Thalamic Nuclei 2019 ·Neuron ·James M. Shine, Luke J. Hearne, Michael Breakspear, Kai Hwang, Eli J. Müller, Olaf Sporns, Russell A. Poldrack, Jason B. Mattingley, Luca Cocchi	62
14	The Human Thalamus Is an Integrative Hub for Functional Brain Networks breakdown → 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Kai Hwang, Maxwell A. Bertolero, (unknown), Mark D’Esposito	401
15	Cortical Neurodynamics of Inhibitory Control 2014 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Kai Hwang, Avniel Singh Ghuman, Dara S. Manoach, Stephanie R. Jones, Beatríz Luna	54
16	Strengthening of Top-Down Frontal Cognitive Control Networks Underlying the Development of Inhibitory Control: A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Effective Connectivity Study 2010 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Kai Hwang, Katerina Velanova, Beatríz Luna	216
17	Category-specific activations during word generation reflect experiential sensorimotor modalities 2009 ·NeuroImage ·Kai Hwang, Erica D. Palmer, (unknown), Jonathan R. Zadra, Ralph‐Axel Müller	17
18	A Novel Method for Determining the Blood/Gas Partition Coefficients of Inhalation Anesthetics to Calculate the Percentage of Loss at Different Temperatures 2004 ·Journal of Analytical Toxicology ·Nae-Cherng Yang, Haifang Wang, Kai Hwang, (unknown)	5
19	Reasons for current practices in managing Barrett’s esophagus 2002 ·Diseases of the Esophagus ·Otto S. Lin, Sandeep Mannava, Kai Hwang, George Triadafilopoulos	14
20	Reliable gas chromatographic–mass spectrometric method combined with a headspace autosampler for isoflurane determination in blood 2000 ·Journal of Chromatography B Biomedical Sciences and Applications ·Nae-Cherng Yang, Kai Hwang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	16

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