Neil Vasdev

8.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
207 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Neil Vasdev is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Vasdev has authored 207 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Molecular Biology, 63 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 38 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Neil Vasdev's work include Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (48 papers), Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (33 papers) and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (29 papers). Neil Vasdev is often cited by papers focused on Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications (48 papers), Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications (33 papers) and Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (29 papers). Neil Vasdev collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Neil Vasdev's co-authors include Steven H. Liang, Alan A. Wilson, Sylvain Houle, Benjamin H. Rotstein, Lee Josephson, Jason P. Holland, Armando García, Keith A. Johnson, Nickeisha A. Stephenson and Bradford C. Dickerson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Neil Vasdev

199 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Validating novel tau positron emission tomography tracer [F‐18]‐AV‐1451 (T807) on postmortem brain tissue

2015 450 citations William E. Klunk, Chester A. Mathis et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Neil Vasdev United States	38	1.6k	1.3k	1.1k	953	805	207	5.4k
Gunnar Antoni Sweden	40	1.5k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	970 0.9×	494 0.5×	410 0.5×	182	4.8k
Albert D. Windhorst Netherlands	53	2.9k 1.8×	2.1k 1.6×	1.8k 1.6×	547 0.6×	531 0.7×	324	9.4k
Peter J. H. Scott United States	38	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	399 0.4×	1.4k 1.5×	1.1k 1.4×	231	5.1k
Frédéric Dollé France	43	1.5k 0.9×	2.2k 1.7×	474 0.4×	475 0.5×	562 0.7×	141	5.7k
Christian Lemaire Belgium	38	1.1k 0.7×	893 0.7×	568 0.5×	650 0.7×	526 0.7×	151	3.9k
Michel Bottlaender France	40	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.3×	1.1k 0.9×	230 0.2×	316 0.4×	193	5.4k
Kazutoshi Suzuki Japan	41	1.8k 1.1×	1.6k 1.2×	742 0.7×	355 0.4×	278 0.3×	199	6.2k
Bernd Neumaier Germany	47	3.9k 2.4×	1.1k 0.8×	533 0.5×	415 0.4×	324 0.4×	226	7.3k
Michael Honer Switzerland	33	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	441 0.4×	485 0.5×	546 0.7×	72	4.2k
C. Crouzel France	42	2.0k 1.3×	1.7k 1.3×	311 0.3×	548 0.6×	465 0.6×	165	5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Neil Vasdev

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Fields of papers citing papers by Neil Vasdev

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Vasdev

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20 of 20 papers shown

Zheng, Chao, et al.. (2025). Multi-Fused S,N-Heterocyclic Compounds for Targeting α-Synuclein Aggregates. Cells. 14(19). 1531–1531.

Brody, Arthur L., Alvin Wong, Arpi Minassian, et al.. (2024). Cigarette smoking is associated with reduced neuroinflammation and better cognitive control in people living with HIV. Neuropsychopharmacology. 50(4). 695–704. 2 indexed citations

Tong, Junchao, N. Scott Mason, Daniel Sohn, et al.. (2024). Ligand-based design of [18F]OXD-2314 for PET imaging in non-Alzheimer’s disease tauopathies. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5109–5109. 19 indexed citations

Pees, Anna, Junchao Tong, Steven H. Liang, et al.. (2024). Development of Pyridothiophene Compounds for PET Imaging of α‐Synuclein. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(23). e202303921–e202303921. 9 indexed citations

Koshimori, Yuko, Michael D. Cusimano, Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira, et al.. (2023). Astrogliosis marker 11C-SL25.1188 PET in traumatic brain injury with persistent symptoms. Brain. 146(11). 4469–4475. 5 indexed citations

Boyle, Amanda J., et al.. (2023). Preliminary PET imaging of [¹¹C]evobrutinib in mouse models of colorectal cancer, SARS‐CoV‐2, and lung damage: Radiosynthesis via base‐aided palladium‐NiXantphos‐mediated ¹¹C‐carbonylation. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 67(6). 235–244. 1 indexed citations

Desmond, Kimberly L., Armando García, Junchao Tong, et al.. (2023). First-in-Human PET Imaging of [¹⁸F]SDM-4MP3: A Cautionary Tale. Molecular Imaging. 2023. 8826977–8826977. 3 indexed citations

Smart, Kelly, Carme Uribe, Kimberly L. Desmond, et al.. (2023). Preliminary Assessment of Reference Region Quantification and Reduced Scanning Times for [¹⁸F]SynVesT-1 PET in Parkinson’s Disease. Molecular Imaging. 2023. 1855985–1855985. 8 indexed citations

Boyle, Amanda J., Junchao Tong, Melinda Wuest, et al.. (2022). PET Imaging of Fructose Metabolism in a Rodent Model of Neuroinflammation with 6-[18F]fluoro-6-deoxy-D-fructose. Molecules. 27(23). 8529–8529. 6 indexed citations

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Knight, Ashley C., et al.. (2022). Characterization of neuroinflammatory positron emission tomography biomarkers in chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Brain Communications. 4(1). fcac019–fcac019. 6 indexed citations

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Knight, Ashley C., Tong Zi, Steven H. Liang, et al.. (2021). In Vitro Evaluation of [³H]CPPC as a Tool Radioligand for CSF-1R. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 12(6). 998–1006. 24 indexed citations

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Knight, Ashley C., Daniel Sohn, Junchao Tong, et al.. (2021). Radiosynthesis, In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of [¹⁸F]CBD-2115 as a First-in-Class Radiotracer for Imaging 4R-Tauopathies. ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 12(4). 596–602. 36 indexed citations

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Knight, Ashley C., et al.. (2021). In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of GSK-3 Radioligands in Alzheimer’s Disease: Preliminary Evidence of Sex Differences. ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. 4(4). 1287–1294. 7 indexed citations

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Zukotynski, Katherine, Sandra E. Black, Phillip H. Kuo, et al.. (2021). Exploratory Assessment of K-means Clustering to Classify 18F-Flutemetamol Brain PET as Positive or Negative. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 46(8). 616–620. 3 indexed citations

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Narayanaswami, Vidya, et al.. (2021). Preclinical Evaluation of TSPO and MAO-B PET Radiotracers in an LPS Model of Neuroinflammation. PET Clinics. 16(2). 233–247. 13 indexed citations

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Holland, Jason P., et al.. (2020). Revisiting the Radiosynthesis of [18F]FPEB and Preliminary PET Imaging in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease. Molecules. 25(4). 982–982. 9 indexed citations

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Zhang, Lingling, Kuan Hu, Tuo Shao, et al.. (2020). Recent developments on PET radiotracers for TSPO and their applications in neuroimaging. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B. 11(2). 373–393. 116 indexed citations

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Dahl, Kenneth, Timothy J. Turner, & Neil Vasdev. (2020). Radiosynthesis of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, [¹¹C]Tolebrutinib, via palladium‐NiXantphos‐mediated carbonylation. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 63(11). 482–487. 15 indexed citations

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Hicks, Justin W., Oleg Sadovski, Jun Parkes, et al.. (2012). Evaluation of a small library of carbamates and ureas, including PF-04457845, as potential imaging agents for fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 32. 1 indexed citations

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Passchier, Jan, et al.. (2005). PRODUCTION OF THE P-GLYCOPROTEIN MARKER, [C-11]LOPERAMIDE, IN CLINICALLY USEFUL QUANTITIES. Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 48. 2 indexed citations

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