Thomas E. Conturo

11.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
69 papers, 8.9k citations indexed

About

Thomas E. Conturo is a scholar working on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cognitive Neuroscience and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas E. Conturo has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 8.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, 29 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Thomas E. Conturo's work include Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (36 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (36 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (16 papers). Thomas E. Conturo is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (36 papers), Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (36 papers) and Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (16 papers). Thomas E. Conturo collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. Thomas E. Conturo's co-authors include Erbil Akbudak, Abraham Z. Snyder, Robert C. McKinstry, Marcus E. Raichle, John Ollinger, Joshua S. Shimony, Steven E. Petersen, Nicolás Lori, H. Burton and Maurizio Corbetta and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Neuron and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Thomas E. Conturo

69 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

Tracking neuronal fiber pathways in the living human brain 1997 2026 2006 2016 1999 1998 1998 1997 1998 400 800 1.2k
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. Tracking neuronal fiber pathways in the living human brain
    1999 1.3k citations Thomas E. Conturo, Nicolás Lori et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  2. A Common Network of Functional Areas for Attention and Eye Movements
    1998 1.3k citations Maurizio Corbetta, Erbil Akbudak et al. Neuron profile →
  3. Hemispheric Specialization in Human Dorsal Frontal Cortex and Medial Temporal Lobe for Verbal and Nonverbal Memory Encoding
    1998 686 citations William M. Kelley, Francis M. Miezin et al. Neuron profile →
  4. Anatomic Localization and Quantitative Analysis of Gradient Refocused Echo-Planar fMRI Susceptibility Artifacts
    1997 571 citations Erbil Akbudak, Abraham Z. Snyder et al. NeuroImage profile →
  5. Normal brain in human newborns: apparent diffusion coefficient and diffusion anisotropy measured by using diffusion tensor MR imaging.
    1998 517 citations Robert C. McKinstry, Abraham Z. Snyder et al. Radiology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas E. Conturo United States 34 4.7k 4.3k 1.5k 799 634 69 8.9k
Erbil Akbudak United States 29 6.2k 1.3× 3.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 998 1.2× 1.2k 1.9× 40 9.5k
Adam W. Anderson United States 52 6.0k 1.3× 4.9k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 880 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 197 11.5k
Stuart Clare United Kingdom 32 4.1k 0.9× 3.5k 0.8× 796 0.5× 933 1.2× 602 0.9× 70 8.0k
D. LeBihan France 22 3.3k 0.7× 6.9k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 790 1.0× 423 0.7× 33 9.9k
Robert F. Dougherty United States 44 5.8k 1.2× 3.6k 0.8× 736 0.5× 637 0.8× 683 1.1× 71 8.4k
Flavio Dell’Acqua United Kingdom 42 5.1k 1.1× 4.3k 1.0× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 434 0.7× 91 8.0k
Thomas R. Knösche Germany 38 4.2k 0.9× 3.6k 0.8× 684 0.4× 405 0.5× 557 0.9× 147 6.8k
Wen‐Yih Isaac Tseng Taiwan 48 3.7k 0.8× 6.3k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 268 0.4× 216 10.1k
M. Elizabeth Meyerand United States 42 5.2k 1.1× 4.1k 1.0× 743 0.5× 1.0k 1.3× 531 0.8× 115 8.5k
Catherine Lebel Canada 45 3.9k 0.8× 4.2k 1.0× 3.3k 2.1× 1.2k 1.5× 549 0.9× 201 10.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gultepe, Eren, Thomas E. Conturo, & Masoud Makrehchi. (2017). Predicting and grouping digitized paintings by style using unsupervised feature learning. Journal of Cultural Heritage. 31. 13–23. 29 indexed citations
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Baker, Laurie M., David H. Laidlaw, Ryan P. Cabeen, et al.. (2016). Cognitive reserve moderates the relationship between neuropsychological performance and white matter fiber bundle length in healthy older adults. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 11(3). 632–639. 22 indexed citations
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Salminen, Lauren E., Peter R. Schofield, Kerrie D. Pierce, et al.. (2015). Neuromarkers of the common angiotensinogen polymorphism in healthy older adults: A comprehensive assessment of white matter integrity and cognition. Behavioural Brain Research. 296. 85–93. 10 indexed citations
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Salminen, Lauren E., Peter R. Schofield, Kerrie D. Pierce, et al.. (2015). Genetic markers of cholesterol transport and gray matter diffusion: a preliminary study of the CETP I405V polymorphism. Journal of Neural Transmission. 122(11). 1581–1592. 3 indexed citations
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Salminen, Lauren E., Thomas E. Conturo, David H. Laidlaw, et al.. (2015). Regional age differences in gray matter diffusivity among healthy older adults. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 10(1). 203–211. 30 indexed citations
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Bolzenius, Jacob, David H. Laidlaw, Ryan P. Cabeen, et al.. (2014). Brain structure and cognitive correlates of body mass index in healthy older adults. Behavioural Brain Research. 278. 342–347. 56 indexed citations
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Conturo, Thomas E., Stephen Correia, David H. Laidlaw, et al.. (2014). Fiber bundle length and cognition: a length-based tractography MRI study. Brain Imaging and Behavior. 9(4). 765–775. 21 indexed citations
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Cooley, Sarah, Ryan P. Cabeen, David H. Laidlaw, et al.. (2014). Posterior brain white matter abnormalities in older adults with probable mild cognitive impairment. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 37(1). 61–69. 17 indexed citations
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Smith, Charles D., Nicolás Lori, Erbil Akbudak, et al.. (2009). MRI diffusion tensor tracking of a new amygdalo‐fusiform and hippocampo‐fusiform pathway system in humans. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 29(6). 1248–1261. 35 indexed citations
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Kotys, Melanie, Erbil Akbudak, Joanne Markham, & Thomas E. Conturo. (2007). Precision, signal‐to‐noise ratio, and dose optimization of magnitude and phase arterial input functions in dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 25(3). 598–611. 26 indexed citations
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Shimony, Joshua S., et al.. (2004). The Study of Neural Connectivity Using Diffusion Tensor Tracking. Cortex. 40(1). 213–215. 8 indexed citations
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Lori, Nicolás, Thomas E. Conturo, & Denis Le Bihan. (2003). Definition of displacement probability and diffusion time in q-space magnetic resonance measurements that use finite-duration diffusion-encoding gradients. Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 165(2). 185–195. 21 indexed citations
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Lori, Nicolás, et al.. (2002). Diffusion tensor fiber tracking of human brain connectivity: aquisition methods, reliability analysis and biological results. NMR in Biomedicine. 15(7-8). 494–515. 128 indexed citations
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Corbetta, Maurizio, H. Burton, Robert J. Sinclair, et al.. (2002). Functional reorganization and stability of somatosensory-motor cortical topography in a tetraplegic subject with late recovery. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 99(26). 17066–17071. 71 indexed citations
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Barch, Deanna M., John G. Csernansky, Abraham Z. Snyder, & Thomas E. Conturo. (2000). Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex dysfunction in schizophrenia: Relationship to both working memory and long term memory. NeuroImage. 11(5). S193–S193. 5 indexed citations
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Shimony, Joshua S., Robert C. McKinstry, Erbil Akbudak, et al.. (1999). Quantitative Diffusion-Tensor Anisotropy Brain MR Imaging: Normative Human Data and Anatomic Analysis. Radiology. 212(3). 770–784. 259 indexed citations
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Kelley, William M., Francis M. Miezin, Kathleen B. McDermott, et al.. (1998). Hemispheric Specialization in Human Dorsal Frontal Cortex and Medial Temporal Lobe for Verbal and Nonverbal Memory Encoding. Neuron. 20(5). 927–936. 686 indexed citations breakdown →
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Conturo, Thomas E. & Gregory D. Smith. (1990). Signal‐to‐noise in phase angle reconstruction: Dynamic range extension using phase reference offsets. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 15(3). 420–437. 166 indexed citations
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Conturo, Thomas E., et al.. (1989). MRI Enhancement of Perfused Tissues Using Chromium Labeled Red Blood Cells As An Intravascular Contrast Agent. Investigative Radiology. 24(10). 742–753. 4 indexed citations
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Conturo, Thomas E., et al.. (1987). Simplified mathematical description of longitudinal recovery in multiple‐echo sequences. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 4(3). 282–288. 15 indexed citations

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