Kalina Christoff

17.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
69 papers, 11.4k citations indexed

About

Kalina Christoff is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kalina Christoff has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 11.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 27 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology and 12 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Kalina Christoff's work include Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (32 papers), Mind wandering and attention (27 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (21 papers). Kalina Christoff is often cited by papers focused on Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (32 papers), Mind wandering and attention (27 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (21 papers). Kalina Christoff collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Kalina Christoff's co-authors include John D. E. Gabrieli, Matthew L. Dixon, Kieran C. R. Fox, Jessica R. Andrews‐Hanna, Jonathan Smallwood, Jonathan W. Schooler, R. Nathan Spreng, Melissa Ellamil, Rachelle M. Smith and Alan Gordon and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Psychological Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Kalina Christoff

68 papers receiving 11.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Experience sampling during fMRI reveals default network and executive system contributions to mind wandering

2009 1.2k citations Kalina Christoff, Jonathan Smallwood et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Dissociated neural representations of intensity and valence in human olfaction

2003 858 citations Kalina Christoff, John D. E. Gabrieli et al. profile →
Mind-wandering as spontaneous thought: a dynamic framework

2016 821 citations Kalina Christoff, Kieran C. R. Fox et al. profile →
Meta-awareness, perceptual decoupling and the wandering mind

2011 604 citations Jonathan W. Schooler, Jonathan Smallwood et al. profile →
The frontopolar cortex and human cognition: Evidence for a rostrocaudal hierarchical organization within the human prefrontal cortex

2000 525 citations Kalina Christoff, John D. E. Gabrieli profile →
Rostrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Involvement in Relational Integration during Reasoning

2001 513 citations Kalina Christoff, John D. E. Gabrieli et al. NeuroImage profile →
Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners

2014 510 citations Kieran C. R. Fox, Matthew L. Dixon et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →
Emotion and the prefrontal cortex: An integrative review.

2017 486 citations Matthew L. Dixon, Rebecca M. Todd et al. profile →
The wandering brain: Meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies of mind-wandering and related spontaneous thought processes

2015 481 citations Kieran C. R. Fox, R. Nathan Spreng et al. NeuroImage profile →
Heterogeneity within the frontoparietal control network and its relationship to the default and dorsal attention networks

2018 383 citations Matthew L. Dixon, Alejandro de la Vega et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Functional neuroanatomy of meditation: A review and meta-analysis of 78 functional neuroimaging investigations

2016 351 citations Kieran C. R. Fox, Matthew L. Dixon et al. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kalina Christoff Canada	41	8.8k	4.0k	1.8k	1.4k	1.0k	69	11.4k
Tom Johnstone United Kingdom	42	6.4k 0.7×	3.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	2.4k 1.7×	1.1k 1.0×	77	10.8k
Tobias Egner United States	56	12.2k 1.4×	3.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	157	14.9k
W. Kyle Simmons United States	42	6.0k 0.7×	2.9k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	2.3k 1.6×	2.0k 2.0×	87	10.9k
William M. Kelley United States	46	6.8k 0.8×	2.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	2.4k 1.7×	914 0.9×	68	9.6k
Lauri Nummenmaa Finland	57	5.5k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	2.6k 1.8×	897 0.9×	196	9.6k
Talma Hendler Israel	65	8.9k 1.0×	3.1k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	1.2k 1.1×	289	13.7k
Gregory A. Miller United States	61	9.6k 1.1×	5.1k 1.3×	3.1k 1.7×	1.8k 1.2×	2.5k 2.4×	241	15.4k
Wolfgang H. R. Miltner Germany	53	7.6k 0.9×	2.9k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	1.2k 0.8×	1.7k 1.6×	186	11.8k
Sander Nieuwenhuis Netherlands	58	14.4k 1.6×	3.8k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	2.0k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	125	17.7k
Silvia A. Bunge United States	50	7.7k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	1.4k 1.4×	110	11.2k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Christoff, Kalina. (2024). Mindfulness as a Way of Reducing Automatic Constraints on Thought. Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. 10(4). 393–401. 1 indexed citations

Kucyi, Aaron, Julia W. Y. Kam, Jessica R. Andrews‐Hanna, Kalina Christoff, & Susan Whitfield‐Gabrieli. (2023). Recent advances in the neuroscience of spontaneous and off-task thought: implications for mental health. Nature Mental Health. 1(11). 827–840. 21 indexed citations

Mills, Caitlin, et al.. (2021). How task-unrelated and freely moving thought relate to affect: Evidence for dissociable patterns in everyday life.. Emotion. 21(5). 1029–1040. 24 indexed citations

Alperin, Brittany R., Kalina Christoff, Caitlin Mills, & Sarah L. Karalunas. (2021). More than off-task: Increased freely-moving thought in ADHD. Consciousness and Cognition. 93. 103156–103156. 8 indexed citations

Girn, Manesh, Caitlin Mills, Leor Roseman, Robin Carhart‐Harris, & Kalina Christoff. (2020). Updating the dynamic framework of thought: Creativity and psychedelics. NeuroImage. 213. 116726–116726. 68 indexed citations

Mills, Caitlin, et al.. (2020). Out of the blue: understanding abrupt and wayward transitions in thought using probability and predictive processing. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 376(1817). 20190692–20190692. 13 indexed citations

Girn, Manesh, Caitlin Mills, & Kalina Christoff. (2019). Linking brain network reconfiguration and intelligence: Are we there yet?. Trends in Neuroscience and Education. 15. 62–70. 13 indexed citations

Dixon, Matthew L., Alejandro de la Vega, Caitlin Mills, et al.. (2018). Heterogeneity within the frontoparietal control network and its relationship to the default and dorsal attention networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(7). E1598–E1607. 383 indexed citations breakdown →

Mills, Caitlin, et al.. (2018). Why the Mind Wanders. Oxford University Press eBooks. 13 indexed citations

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Mills, Caitlin, et al.. (2018). Mind-wandering rates fluctuate across the day: evidence from an experience-sampling study. Cognitive Research Principles and Implications. 3(1). 54–54. 24 indexed citations

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Ellamil, Melissa, Kieran C. R. Fox, Matthew L. Dixon, et al.. (2016). Dynamics of neural recruitment surrounding the spontaneous arising of thoughts in experienced mindfulness practitioners. NeuroImage. 136. 186–196. 95 indexed citations

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Dixon, Matthew L. & Kalina Christoff. (2014). The lateral prefrontal cortex and complex value-based learning and decision making. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 45. 9–18. 114 indexed citations

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Fox, Kieran C. R., Matthew L. Dixon, James L. Floman, et al.. (2014). Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 43. 48–73. 510 indexed citations breakdown →

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Fox, Kieran C. R., et al.. (2013). Dreaming as mind wandering: evidence from functional neuroimaging and first-person content reports. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 7. 412–412. 178 indexed citations

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Christoff, Kalina. (2011). Undirected thought: Neural determinants and correlates. Brain Research. 1428. 51–59. 138 indexed citations

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Dixon, Matthew L., et al.. (2010). Improved modulation of rostrolateral prefrontal cortex using real-time fMRI training and meta-cognitive awareness. NeuroImage. 55(3). 1298–1305. 89 indexed citations

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Dumontheil, Iroise, et al.. (2010). Development of relational reasoning during adolescence. Developmental Science. 13(6). F15–24. 66 indexed citations

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Christoff, Kalina. (2008). Applying Neuroscientific Findings to Education: The Good, the Tough, and the Hopeful. Mind Brain and Education. 2(2). 55–58. 6 indexed citations

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Keramatian, Kamyar, et al.. (2006). Mind-wandering with and without awareness: An fMRI study of spontaneous thought processes. Max Planck Digital Library. 28(28). 804–809. 15 indexed citations

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Christoff, Kalina, et al.. (2003). Evaluating Self-Generated Information: Anterior Prefrontal Contributions to Human Cognition.. Behavioral Neuroscience. 117(6). 1161–1168. 235 indexed citations

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