Manuel Blesa

2.9k total citations
26 papers, 646 citations indexed

About

Manuel Blesa is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cognitive Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Manuel Blesa has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 646 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 15 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 8 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Manuel Blesa's work include Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (17 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (13 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (8 papers). Manuel Blesa is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (17 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (13 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (8 papers). Manuel Blesa collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and United States. Manuel Blesa's co-authors include James P. Boardman, Mark E. Bastin, Alan J. Quigley, Devasuda Anblagan, Gemma Sullivan, Scott I. Semple, Paola Galdi, Michael J. Thrippleton, David Q. Stoye and Sarah Sparrow and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Annals of Neurology and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Manuel Blesa

25 papers receiving 644 citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Manuel Blesa 359 187 163 113 75 26 646
Devasuda Anblagan 414 1.2× 196 1.0× 157 1.0× 160 1.4× 156 2.1× 28 944
Lillian G. Matthews 613 1.7× 173 0.9× 136 0.8× 275 2.4× 53 0.7× 30 820
Michelle Han 225 0.6× 188 1.0× 180 1.1× 35 0.3× 101 1.3× 21 642
Tara A. Smyser 471 1.3× 137 0.7× 212 1.3× 103 0.9× 44 0.6× 36 714
Katie Lehman 327 0.9× 245 1.3× 206 1.3× 32 0.3× 107 1.4× 7 821
Dafnis Batallé 847 2.4× 398 2.1× 386 2.4× 197 1.7× 122 1.6× 53 1.3k
Sarah Sparrow 325 0.9× 101 0.5× 69 0.4× 162 1.4× 114 1.5× 16 503
Knut Jørgen Bjuland 503 1.4× 109 0.6× 181 1.1× 192 1.7× 28 0.4× 22 670
M. Benders 493 1.4× 199 1.1× 125 0.8× 124 1.1× 46 0.6× 13 629
J J Neil 815 2.3× 583 3.1× 120 0.7× 242 2.1× 74 1.0× 6 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Manuel Blesa

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Manuel Blesa. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Manuel Blesa 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 Manuel Blesa. Manuel Blesa is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Vaher, Kadi, Manuel Blesa, Gemma Sullivan, et al.. (2024). The neonatal gut microbiota: A role in the encephalopathy of prematurity. Cell Reports Medicine. 5(12). 101845–101845. 2 indexed citations
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Boardman, James P., Ruth Andrew, Mark E. Bastin, et al.. (2024). Preterm birth as a determinant of neurodevelopment and cognition in children (PRENCOG): protocol for an exposure-based cohort study in the UK. BMJ Open. 14(9). e085365–e085365. 1 indexed citations
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Bonthrone, Alexandra F., Manuel Blesa, A. David Edwards, et al.. (2024). Harmonizing multisite neonatal diffusion-weighted brain MRI data for developmental neuroscience. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 71. 101488–101488. 2 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Gemma, Alan J. Quigley, Manuel Blesa, et al.. (2024). Brain 3T magnetic resonance imaging in neonates: features and incidental findings from a research cohort enriched for preterm birth. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal. 110(1). 85–90.
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Blesa, Manuel, Kadi Vaher, Michael J. Thrippleton, et al.. (2024). Infant attachment does not depend on neonatal amygdala and hippocampal structure and connectivity. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. 67. 101387–101387. 1 indexed citations
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McKinnon, K. I. M., Paola Galdi, Manuel Blesa, et al.. (2023). Association of Preterm Birth and Socioeconomic Status With Neonatal Brain Structure. JAMA Network Open. 6(5). e2316067–e2316067. 13 indexed citations
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Blesa, Manuel, Kadi Vaher, Paola Galdi, et al.. (2023). Characterisation of the neonatal brain using myelin-sensitive magnetisation transfer imaging. Imaging Neuroscience. 1. 4 indexed citations
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Wheater, Emily, Paola Galdi, Daniel L. McCartney, et al.. (2022). DNA methylation in relation to gestational age and brain dysmaturation in preterm infants. Brain Communications. 4(2). fcac056–fcac056. 22 indexed citations
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Blesa, Manuel, et al.. (2022). Thalamic bursts modulate cortical synchrony locally to switch between states of global functional connectivity in a cognitive task. PLoS Computational Biology. 18(3). e1009407–e1009407. 4 indexed citations
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Sullivan, Gemma, Kadi Vaher, Manuel Blesa, et al.. (2022). Breast Milk Exposure is Associated With Cortical Maturation in Preterm Infants. Annals of Neurology. 93(3). 591–603. 17 indexed citations
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Vaher, Kadi, Paola Galdi, Manuel Blesa, et al.. (2022). General factors of white matter microstructure from DTI and NODDI in the developing brain. NeuroImage. 254. 119169–119169. 19 indexed citations
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Blesa, Manuel, Paola Galdi, Gemma Sullivan, et al.. (2021). Language function following preterm birth: prediction using machine learning. Pediatric Research. 92(2). 480–489. 18 indexed citations
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Blesa, Manuel, Paola Galdi, Simon R. Cox, et al.. (2020). Hierarchical Complexity of the Macro-Scale Neonatal Brain. Cerebral Cortex. 31(4). 2071–2084. 20 indexed citations
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Stoye, David Q., Manuel Blesa, Gemma Sullivan, et al.. (2020). Maternal cortisol is associated with neonatal amygdala microstructure and connectivity in a sexually dimorphic manner. eLife. 9. 40 indexed citations
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Galdi, Paola, Manuel Blesa, David Q. Stoye, et al.. (2020). Neonatal morphometric similarity mapping for predicting brain age and characterizing neuroanatomic variation associated with preterm birth. NeuroImage Clinical. 25. 102195–102195. 39 indexed citations
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Alloza, Clara, Simon R. Cox, Manuel Blesa, et al.. (2018). Polygenic risk score for schizophrenia and structural brain connectivity in older age: A longitudinal connectome and tractography study. NeuroImage. 183. 884–896. 26 indexed citations
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Blesa, Manuel, Gemma Sullivan, Devasuda Anblagan, et al.. (2018). Early breast milk exposure modifies brain connectivity in preterm infants. NeuroImage. 184. 431–439. 90 indexed citations
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Anblagan, Devasuda, Alan J. Quigley, Manuel Blesa, et al.. (2017). Prenatal methadone exposure is associated with altered neonatal brain development. NeuroImage Clinical. 18. 9–14. 91 indexed citations
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Serag, Ahmed, Manuel Blesa, Emma J. Moore, et al.. (2016). Accurate Learning with Few Atlases (ALFA): an algorithm for MRI neonatal brain extraction and comparison with 11 publicly available methods. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 23470–23470. 33 indexed citations

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