Stephen M. Rao

30.5k total citations · 11 hit papers
233 papers, 23.2k citations indexed

About

Stephen M. Rao is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen M. Rao has authored 233 papers receiving a total of 23.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 56 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 40 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Stephen M. Rao's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (56 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (40 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (26 papers). Stephen M. Rao is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (56 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (40 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (26 papers). Stephen M. Rao collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Stephen M. Rao's co-authors include Jeffrey R. Binder, Thomas A. Hammeke, Gary J. Leo, Linda Bernardin, Andrew R. Mayer, Frederick W. Unverzagt, Julie A. Bobholz, Robert W. Cox, Deborah L. Harrington and J.A. Frost and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Stephen M. Rao

232 papers receiving 22.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1997 1999 2018 1991 500 1000 1.5k
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. Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis.
    1991 1.7k citations Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  2. Human Brain Language Areas Identified by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    1997 1.1k citations Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  3. Conceptual Processing during the Conscious Resting State: A Functional MRI Study
    1999 835 citations Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  4. Journal article reporting standards for quantitative research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report.
    2018 798 citations Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  5. Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis.
    1991 724 citations Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  6. The evolution of brain activation during temporal processing
    2001 688 citations Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  7. Functional magnetic resonance imaging of complex human movements
    1993 684 citations Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  8. Determination of language dominance using functional MRI
    1996 668 citations M. Fischer, Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  9. Distributed Neural Systems Underlying the Timing of Movements
    1997 532 citations Stephen M. Rao, Julie A. Bobholz et al. profile →
  10. Minimal Neuropsychological Assessment of MS Patients: A Consensus Approach
    2002 525 citations Julie A. Bobholz, Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →
  11. Cognition in multiple sclerosis
    2018 395 citations Stephen M. Rao et al. profile →

Peers

Stephen M. Rao
Andrea Falini Italy
John DeLuca United States
Christian Büchel Germany
Carlo Caltagirone Italy
Hartwig R. Siebner Denmark
Christian Gaser Germany
Susan M. Resnick United States
Nikolaus Weiskopf United Kingdom
Kenneth M. Heilman United States
Jordan Grafman United States
Andrea Falini Italy
Stephen M. Rao
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen M. Rao

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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DiFilippo, Frank P. & Stephen M. Rao. (2025). Evaluation of two clinical Centiloid analysis products for 18F‐florbetapir PET in cognitively unimpaired elders. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 17(3). e70163–e70163. 1 indexed citations
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Mascha, Edward J., et al.. (2023). Cooling vest improves surgeons’ thermal comfort without affecting cognitive performance: a randomised cross-over trial. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 80(6). 339–345. 3 indexed citations
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Niino, Masaaki, Yusei Miyazaki, Arman Altincatal, et al.. (2023). Processing speed test: Results from a Japanese normative sample of healthy participants compared with a US normative sample. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 230. 107790–107790. 5 indexed citations
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Galioto, Rachel, et al.. (2020). Does obesity exacerbate brain lesion volume and atrophy in patients with multiple sclerosis?. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 46. 102502–102502. 5 indexed citations
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Pillai, Jagan A., James Bena, Gürkan Bebek, et al.. (2020). Inflammatory pathway analytes predicting rapid cognitive decline in MCI stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 7(7). 1225–1239. 27 indexed citations
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Pillai, Jagan A., James Bena, Lynn M. Bekris, et al.. (2019). Key inflammatory pathway activations in the MCI stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. 6(7). 1248–1262. 32 indexed citations
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Pluta, Agnieszka, Tomasz Wolak, Ewa Firląg‐Burkacka, et al.. (2019). HIV and age underlie specific patterns of brain abnormalities and cognitive changes in high functioning patients.. Neuropsychology. 33(3). 358–369. 6 indexed citations
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Rao, Stephen M., Lyla Mourany, David Schindler, et al.. (2017). Processing speed test: Validation of a self-administered, iPad ® -based tool for screening cognitive dysfunction in a clinic setting. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 23(14). 1929–1937. 117 indexed citations
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Rudick, Richard A., François Béthoux, Stephen M. Rao, et al.. (2014). The Multiple Sclerosis Performance Test (MSPT): An iPad-Based Disability Assessment Tool. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 23 indexed citations
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Fahrbach, Kyle, Amber Martin, Edward Kim, et al.. (2013). Relating relapse and T2 lesion changes to disability progression in multiple sclerosis: a systematic literature review and regression analysis. BMC Neurology. 13(1). 180–180. 25 indexed citations
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Nielson, Kristy A., Michael Seidenberg, John L. Woodard, et al.. (2010). Common neural systems associated with the recognition of famous faces and names: An event-related fMRI study. Brain and Cognition. 72(3). 491–498. 30 indexed citations
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Woodard, John L., Michael Seidenberg, Kristy A. Nielson, et al.. (2009). Semantic memory activation in amnestic mild cognitive impairment. Brain. 132(8). 2068–2078. 87 indexed citations
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Zimbelman, Janice L., Aaron J. Suminski, Stephen M. Rao, & Robert A. Scheidt. (2007). Predicting the Future: Neural Correlates of Internal Models. NeuroImage. 1 indexed citations
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Nielson, Kristy A., Michael Seidenberg, John L. Woodard, et al.. (2006). Age-related Functional Recruitment During the Recognition of Famous Names: an Event-related fMRI Study. Neurobiology of Aging. 27(10). 1 indexed citations
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Bobholz, Julie A. & Stephen M. Rao. (2003). Cognitive dysfunction in multiple sclerosis: a review of recent developments. Current Opinion in Neurology. 16(3). 283–288. 216 indexed citations
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Nielson, Kristy A., Hugh Garavan, Scott A. Langenecker, E A Stein, & Stephen M. Rao. (2001). Event-Related fMRI of Inhibitory Control Reveals Lateralized Prefrontal Activation Differences between Healthy Young and Older Adults. Brain and Cognition. 47. 169–172. 7 indexed citations
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Vassileva, Jasmin, J. M. Vongher, M. Fischer, et al.. (2001). 57. Working memory deficits in adults with ADHD. Brain and Cognition. 47. 216–219. 1 indexed citations
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Vongher, J. M., Jasmin Vassileva, M. Fischer, et al.. (2001). 58. Behavioral inhibition and motor timing in ADHD adults. Brain and Cognition. 47. 219–222. 3 indexed citations
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Rao, Stephen M., Steven J. Huber, & Robert A. Bornstein. (1992). Emotional changes with multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 60(3). 369–378. 75 indexed citations
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Rao, Stephen M., et al.. (1977). Effects of bruxism: A review of the literature. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 38(2). 149–157. 47 indexed citations

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