Molly Rea

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Molly Rea is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Molly Rea has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Molly Rea's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (18 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (17 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (9 papers). Molly Rea is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (18 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (17 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (9 papers). Molly Rea collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and United States. Molly Rea's co-authors include Matthew J. Brookes, Niall Holmes, Ryan M. Hill, Elena Boto, Richard Bowtell, James Leggett, Vishal Shah, James Osborne, Natalie Rhodes and Cody Doyle and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Trends in Neurosciences and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

Molly Rea

18 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometer... 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 50 100 150 200
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.

  1. Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging
    2022 202 citations Matthew J. Brookes, James Leggett et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Molly Rea United Kingdom 14 846 553 479 160 131 19 1.2k
James Osborne United Kingdom 14 783 0.9× 456 0.8× 447 0.9× 147 0.9× 135 1.0× 21 1.0k
Leonardo Duque‐Muñoz Colombia 8 652 0.8× 421 0.8× 395 0.8× 139 0.9× 101 0.8× 18 1.0k
Stephanie Mellor United Kingdom 12 588 0.7× 431 0.8× 359 0.7× 109 0.7× 126 1.0× 20 828
Joonas Iivanainen Finland 11 578 0.7× 364 0.7× 386 0.8× 97 0.6× 103 0.8× 19 752
Orang Alem United States 12 845 1.0× 286 0.5× 440 0.9× 142 0.9× 144 1.1× 16 1.0k
Sofie S. Meyer United Kingdom 14 1.1k 1.3× 901 1.6× 675 1.4× 186 1.2× 167 1.3× 18 1.8k
Ryan M. Hill United Kingdom 24 1.6k 1.9× 1.1k 1.9× 931 1.9× 283 1.8× 290 2.2× 38 2.2k
Justin F. Schneiderman Sweden 20 400 0.5× 295 0.5× 145 0.3× 159 1.0× 95 0.7× 56 938
Yoshiaki Adachi Japan 17 428 0.5× 434 0.8× 319 0.7× 164 1.0× 162 1.2× 102 963
Tilmann Sander Germany 21 604 0.7× 981 1.8× 449 0.9× 268 1.7× 126 1.0× 68 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Molly Rea

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Molly Rea

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

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Rhodes, Natalie, Lukas Rier, Krish D. Singh, et al.. (2025). Measuring the neurodevelopmental trajectory of excitatory-inhibitory balance via visual gamma oscillations. Imaging Neuroscience. 3. 2 indexed citations
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Rivero, G., Lukas Rier, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2025). OPM-MEG reveals dynamics of beta bursts underlying attentional processes in sensory cortex. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 30471–30471.
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Safar, Kristina, Marlee M. Vandewouw, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2024). Using optically pumped magnetometers to replicate task-related responses in next generation magnetoencephalography. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 10 indexed citations
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Seedat, Zelekha A., Niall Holmes, Molly Rea, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous whole-head electrophysiological recordings using EEG and OPM-MEG. Imaging Neuroscience. 2. 8 indexed citations
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Holmes, Niall, Molly Rea, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2023). Naturalistic Hyperscanning with Wearable Magnetoencephalography. Sensors. 23(12). 5454–5454. 23 indexed citations
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Burt, David P., Molly Rea, Niall Holmes, et al.. (2023). Portable single-beam cesium zero-field magnetometer for magnetocardiography. Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham). 3(4). 5 indexed citations
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Holmes, Niall, Molly Rea, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2023). Enabling ambulatory movement in wearable magnetoencephalography with matrix coil active magnetic shielding. NeuroImage. 274. 120157–120157. 38 indexed citations
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Rhodes, Natalie, Molly Rea, Elena Boto, et al.. (2023). Measurement of Frontal Midline Theta Oscillations using OPM-MEG. NeuroImage. 271. 120024–120024. 49 indexed citations
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Boto, Elena, Vishal Shah, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2022). Triaxial detection of the neuromagnetic field using optically-pumped magnetometry: feasibility and application in children. NeuroImage. 252. 119027–119027. 121 indexed citations
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Brookes, Matthew J., James Leggett, Molly Rea, et al.. (2022). Magnetoencephalography with optically pumped magnetometers (OPM-MEG): the next generation of functional neuroimaging. Trends in Neurosciences. 45(8). 621–634. 202 indexed citations breakdown →
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Boto, Elena, Vishal Shah, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2022). Quantum enabled functional neuroimaging: the why and how of magnetoencephalography using optically pumped magnetometers. Contemporary Physics. 63(3). 161–179. 23 indexed citations
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Rea, Molly, Elena Boto, Niall Holmes, et al.. (2022). A 90‐channel triaxial magnetoencephalography system using optically pumped magnetometers. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1517(1). 107–124. 67 indexed citations
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Boto, Elena, Ryan M. Hill, Molly Rea, et al.. (2021). Measuring functional connectivity with wearable MEG. NeuroImage. 230. 117815–117815. 88 indexed citations
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Mellor, Stephanie, Tim M. Tierney, George C. O’Neill, et al.. (2021). Magnetic Field Mapping and Correction for Moving OP-MEG. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 69(2). 528–536. 34 indexed citations
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Brookes, Matthew J., Elena Boto, Molly Rea, et al.. (2021). Theoretical advantages of a triaxial optically pumped magnetometer magnetoencephalography system. NeuroImage. 236. 118025–118025. 108 indexed citations
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Wittevrongel, Benjamin, Niall Holmes, Elena Boto, et al.. (2021). Practical real-time MEG-based neural interfacing with optically pumped magnetometers. BMC Biology. 19(1). 158–158. 27 indexed citations
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Rea, Molly, Niall Holmes, Ryan M. Hill, et al.. (2021). Precision magnetic field modelling and control for wearable magnetoencephalography. NeuroImage. 241. 118401–118401. 81 indexed citations
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Hill, Ryan M., Elena Boto, Molly Rea, et al.. (2020). Multi-channel whole-head OPM-MEG: Helmet design and a comparison with a conventional system. NeuroImage. 219. 116995–116995. 180 indexed citations
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Roberts, Gillian, Niall Holmes, Nicholas Alexander, et al.. (2019). Towards OPM-MEG in a virtual reality environment. NeuroImage. 199. 408–417. 90 indexed citations

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