Stefan Sunaert

25.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
351 papers, 15.4k citations indexed

About

Stefan Sunaert is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Sunaert has authored 351 papers receiving a total of 15.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 129 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 56 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Stefan Sunaert's work include Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (101 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (74 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (55 papers). Stefan Sunaert is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (101 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (74 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (55 papers). Stefan Sunaert collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Stefan Sunaert's co-authors include Paul Van Hecke, Stephan P. Swinnen, Ronald Peeters, Alexander Leemans, Guy A. Orban, Nicole Wenderoth, Filiep Debaere, Wim Van Hecke, Jan Sijbers and Dirk De Ridder and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Sunaert

337 papers receiving 15.1k citations

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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.

Weighted linear least squares estimation of diffusion MRI parameters: Strengths, limitations, and pitfalls

2013 366 citations Stefan Sunaert, Alexander Leemans et al. NeuroImage profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stefan Sunaert Belgium	69	7.5k	4.2k	2.4k	2.2k	1.7k	351	15.4k
Joseph A. Maldjian United States	59	7.5k 1.0×	4.7k 1.1×	1.0k 0.4×	2.4k 1.1×	1.7k 1.0×	225	16.5k
Andrea Falini Italy	71	4.8k 0.6×	5.2k 1.2×	1.6k 0.7×	3.2k 1.5×	3.4k 2.0×	382	16.9k
David C. Alsop United States	80	8.1k 1.1×	11.5k 2.7×	1.4k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	2.1k 1.2×	288	23.4k
Richard G. Wise United Kingdom	85	16.1k 2.1×	6.0k 1.4×	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	285	26.1k
Hidenao Fukuyama Japan	67	8.1k 1.1×	3.4k 0.8×	2.8k 1.2×	2.9k 1.4×	3.5k 2.0×	510	17.9k
Brian Avants United States	56	7.9k 1.1×	9.6k 2.3×	2.2k 0.9×	2.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.3×	157	22.4k
Chris Rorden United States	65	13.5k 1.8×	3.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	264	18.2k
Michael A. Kraut United States	54	3.9k 0.5×	2.3k 0.5×	929 0.4×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.7×	178	10.7k
Gary F. Egan Australia	72	5.3k 0.7×	3.3k 0.8×	1.3k 0.5×	1.7k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	362	14.7k
Timothy P. L. Roberts United States	71	6.6k 0.9×	5.4k 1.3×	578 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	908 0.5×	373	15.1k

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Radwan, Ahmed, Uwe Himmelreich, Sigrid Hatse, et al.. (2025). Unveiling the impact of chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer: A longitudinal study on peripheral inflammation, multimodal magnetic resonance imaging, and cognition. Cancer. 131(19). e70095–e70095.

Dupont, Patrick, Stefan Sunaert, Steven De Vleeschouwer, et al.. (2025). Increased functional network segregation in glioma patients posttherapy: A neurological compensatory response or catastrophe for cognition?. Network Neuroscience. 9(2). 743–760. 2 indexed citations

Radwan, Ahmed, Louise Emsell, Kristof Vansteelandt, et al.. (2024). Comparative validation of automated presurgical tractography based on constrained spherical deconvolution and diffusion tensor imaging with direct electrical stimulation. Human Brain Mapping. 45(6). e26662–e26662. 3 indexed citations

Koole, Michel, Patrick Dupont, Stefan Sunaert, et al.. (2024). Preliminary evidence for preserved synaptic density in late-life depression. Translational Psychiatry. 14(1). 145–145. 7 indexed citations

Tassignon, Bruno, Ahmed Radwan, Maarten Naeyaert, et al.. (2024). Human-Prosthetic Interaction (HumanIT): A study protocol for a clinical trial evaluating brain neuroplasticity and functional performance after lower limb loss. PLoS ONE. 19(3). e0299869–e0299869.

Sollmann, Nico, Florian Kofler, Ahmed Radwan, et al.. (2023). Reconstruction of the Corticospinal Tract in Patients with Motor-Eloquent High-Grade Gliomas Using Multilevel Fiber Tractography Combined with Functional Motor Cortex Mapping. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 44(3). 283–290. 3 indexed citations

Radwan, Ahmed, Stefan Sunaert, Kurt G. Schilling, et al.. (2022). An atlas of white matter anatomy, its variability, and reproducibility based on constrained spherical deconvolution of diffusion MRI. NeuroImage. 254. 119029–119029. 41 indexed citations

Bruffaerts, Rose, Jolien Schaeverbeke, Ahmed Radwan, et al.. (2022). Left Frontal White Matter Links to Rhythm Processing Relevant to Speech Production in Apraxia of Speech. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(4). 515–537. 3 indexed citations

Reinartz, Mariska, Silvy Gabel, Jolien Schaeverbeke, et al.. (2021). Changes in the language system as amyloid-β accumulates. Brain. 144(12). 3756–3768. 13 indexed citations

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Sleurs, Charlotte, Sandra Jacobs, Serena J. Counsell, et al.. (2021). Brain network hubs and cognitive performance of survivors of childhood infratentorial tumors. Radiotherapy and Oncology. 161. 118–125. 9 indexed citations

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Blommaert, Jeroen, Donatienne Van Weehaeghe, Charlotte Sleurs, et al.. (2021). Neuroinflammation and Its Association with Cognition, Neuronal Markers and Peripheral Inflammation after Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer. Cancers. 13(16). 4198–4198. 44 indexed citations

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Sapey‐Triomphe, Laurie‐Anne, Bart Boets, Lien Van Eylen, et al.. (2020). Ventral stream hierarchy underlying perceptual organization in adolescents with autism. NeuroImage Clinical. 25. 102197–102197. 9 indexed citations

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Maes, Celine, Stephan P. Swinnen, Geneviève Albouy, et al.. (2020). The role of the PMd in task complexity: functional connectivity is modulated by motor learning and age. Neurobiology of Aging. 92. 12–27. 10 indexed citations

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Gucht, Katleen Van der, Charlotte Sleurs, Ahmed Radwan, et al.. (2020). Effects of a mindfulness‐based intervention on cancer‐related cognitive impairment: Results of a randomized controlled functional magnetic resonance imaging pilot study. Cancer. 126(18). 4246–4255. 44 indexed citations

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Mutsaerts, Henk, Patricia Clement, Esther A. H. Warnert, et al.. (2019). A multi-site round robin assessment of ASL using a perfusion phantom. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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Sleurs, Charlotte, Jurgen Lemiere, Daan Christiaens, et al.. (2018). Advanced MR diffusion imaging and chemotherapy‐related changes in cerebral white matter microstructure of survivors of childhood bone and soft tissue sarcoma?. Human Brain Mapping. 39(8). 3375–3387. 23 indexed citations

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Keer, Karel Van, et al.. (2017). Tracking posttraumatic hemianopia. Journal of Neurology. 265(1). 41–45. 7 indexed citations

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Hecke, Wim Van, Louise Emsell, & Stefan Sunaert. (2016). Diffusion tensor imaging : a practical handbook. Springer eBooks. 42 indexed citations

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Deprez, Sabine, Frédéric Amant, Ann Smeets, et al.. (2011). Longitudinal Assessment of Chemotherapy-Induced Structural Changes in Cerebral White Matter and Its Correlation With Impaired Cognitive Functioning. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 30(3). 274–281. 298 indexed citations

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Ridder, Dirk De, et al.. (2007). Electrical stimulation of auditory and somatosensory cortices for treatment of tinnitus and pain. Progress in brain research. 166. 377–388. 82 indexed citations

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