Sergio Becerra

939 total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 643 citations indexed

About

Sergio Becerra is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Biomedical Engineering and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sergio Becerra has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 643 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Sergio Becerra's work include Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (6 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (3 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (2 papers). Sergio Becerra is often cited by papers focused on Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (6 papers), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies (3 papers) and Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments (2 papers). Sergio Becerra collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and Mexico. Sergio Becerra's co-authors include Yanina Shevchenko, Katia Bertoldi, Johannes T. B. Overvelde, James C. Weaver, Chuck Hoberman, George M. Whitesides, Taylor Kuhn, Alexander Bystritsky, Sheldon E. Jordan and Norman M. Spivak and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics and Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Sergio Becerra

27 papers receiving 631 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.

  1. A three-dimensional actuated origami-inspired transformable metamaterial with multiple degrees of freedom
    2016 362 citations Johannes T. B. Overvelde, Yanina Shevchenko et al. Nature Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sergio Becerra United States 10 354 322 135 117 62 31 643
Azadeh Khanicheh United States 15 296 0.8× 145 0.5× 36 0.3× 149 1.3× 42 0.7× 24 653
Ningbo Yu China 15 366 1.0× 172 0.5× 6 0.0× 99 0.8× 39 0.6× 116 800
Maria A. Holland United States 13 170 0.5× 133 0.4× 59 0.4× 119 1.0× 2 0.0× 30 548
Maryam Tabatabaei United States 12 114 0.3× 98 0.3× 88 0.7× 18 0.2× 20 0.3× 44 469
Xingran Wang China 14 274 0.8× 32 0.1× 108 0.8× 124 1.1× 64 1.0× 41 614
He Jin China 12 201 0.6× 68 0.2× 17 0.1× 21 0.2× 24 0.4× 50 514
A. Biscarini Italy 19 203 0.6× 237 0.7× 17 0.1× 7 0.1× 20 0.3× 94 1.0k
Simone Pittaccio Italy 11 230 0.6× 84 0.3× 29 0.2× 9 0.1× 9 0.1× 39 643
Kang Il Lee South Korea 12 324 0.9× 102 0.3× 25 0.2× 209 1.8× 16 0.3× 62 662
Chekema Prince Canada 9 167 0.5× 85 0.3× 17 0.1× 181 1.5× 20 0.3× 11 712

Countries citing papers authored by Sergio Becerra

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sergio Becerra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sergio Becerra

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

All Works

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Krause, Beatrix, Sergio Becerra, Prabha Siddarth, et al.. (2025). Your brain on art, nature, and meditation: a pilot neuroimaging study. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 18. 1440177–1440177.
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Jordan, Kenneth G., et al.. (2023). Transcranial focused ultrasound for the treatment of tremor: A preliminary case series. Brain stimulation. 17(1). 35–38. 12 indexed citations
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Kuhn, Taylor, Norman M. Spivak, Sergio Becerra, et al.. (2023). Transcranial focused ultrasound selectively increases perfusion and modulates functional connectivity of deep brain regions in humans. Frontiers in Neural Circuits. 17. 1120410–1120410. 25 indexed citations
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Reading, Christopher L., Juozas Gordevičius, Clarence Ahlem, et al.. (2023). Treatment‐Induced Epigenetic Modifications in MCI and Probable Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S12). 1 indexed citations
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Becerra, Sergio, et al.. (2023). Functional MRI Lateralization [M1] of dlPFC and Implications for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Targeting. Diagnostics. 13(16). 2690–2690. 3 indexed citations
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Jordan, Sheldon E., et al.. (2023). A pilot study of low-intensity focused ultrasound for treatment-resistant generalized anxiety disorder. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 168. 125–132. 22 indexed citations
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Becerra, Sergio, et al.. (2022). Clinical relevance of the use of Dentoxol® for oral mucositis induced by radiotherapy: A phase II clinical trial. World Journal of Clinical Oncology. 13(10). 813–821.
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Becerra, Sergio, et al.. (2022). Transcranial Infrared Laser Stimulation for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Series. Journal of lasers in medical sciences. 13. e65–e65. 8 indexed citations
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Stern, John M., Norman M. Spivak, Sergio Becerra, et al.. (2021). Safety of focused ultrasound neuromodulation in humans with temporal lobe epilepsy. Brain stimulation. 14(4). 1022–1031. 63 indexed citations
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Bystritsky, Alexander, Norman M. Spivak, Sergio Becerra, et al.. (2021). Brain circuitry underlying the ABC model of anxiety. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 138. 3–14. 9 indexed citations
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Becerra, Sergio, et al.. (2021). Implementación del diagnóstico molecular del VPH: experiencia chilena en curso. Revista médica de Chile. 149(9). 1339–1346. 2 indexed citations
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Kuhn, Taylor, Sergio Becerra, John S. Duncan, et al.. (2021). Translating state-of-the-art brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques into clinical practice: multimodal MRI differentiates dementia subtypes in a traditional clinical setting. Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery. 11(9). 4056–4073. 11 indexed citations
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Ríos, Juvenal A., et al.. (2020). Situación actual del cáncer de colon en Chile: una mirada traslacional. Revista médica de Chile. 148(6). 858–867. 3 indexed citations
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Ríos, Juvenal A., Pamela Rojo, Andrés Schuster, et al.. (2020). Impacto cardiovascular secundario a la terapia para el control del cáncer. Revista médica de Chile. 148(1). 93–102. 1 indexed citations
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Becerra, Sergio, Taylor Kuhn, John S. Duncan, et al.. (2019). Expression of Concern: Focused transcranial ultrasound for treatment of neurodegenerative dementia. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 5(1). 374–381. 63 indexed citations
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Ríos, Juvenal A., et al.. (2019). Una red de biobancos para Chile: investigar hoy, para curar mañana. Revista médica de Chile. 147(7). 901–909. 3 indexed citations
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Overvelde, Johannes T. B., Yanina Shevchenko, Sergio Becerra, et al.. (2016). A three-dimensional actuated origami-inspired transformable metamaterial with multiple degrees of freedom. Nature Communications. 7(1). 10929–10929. 362 indexed citations breakdown →
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