Tim M. Tierney

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
44 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Tim M. Tierney is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim M. Tierney has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 26 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 20 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Tim M. Tierney's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (38 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (26 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (20 papers). Tim M. Tierney is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (38 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (26 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (20 papers). Tim M. Tierney collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Colombia and Switzerland. Tim M. Tierney's co-authors include Gareth R. Barnes, Niall Holmes, Matthew J. Brookes, Richard Bowtell, James Leggett, Elena Boto, Gillian Roberts, Vishal Shah, Stephanie Mellor and Sven Bestmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Tim M. Tierney

42 papers receiving 2.5k 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.

Moving magnetoencephalography towards real-world applications with a wearable system

2018 870 citations Elena Boto, Niall Holmes et al. Nature profile →
Optically pumped magnetometers: From quantum origins to multi-channel magnetoencephalography

2019 243 citations Tim M. Tierney, Niall Holmes et al. NeuroImage profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Tim M. Tierney United Kingdom	25	1.6k	1.3k	1.1k	308	292	44	2.6k
Niall Holmes United Kingdom	28	2.5k 1.5×	1.6k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	444 1.4×	447 1.5×	59	3.5k
Gillian Roberts United Kingdom	17	1.4k 0.9×	883 0.7×	856 0.8×	254 0.8×	233 0.8×	24	2.1k
Elena Boto United Kingdom	28	2.6k 1.6×	1.7k 1.3×	1.6k 1.4×	444 1.4×	446 1.5×	44	3.7k
Ryan M. Hill United Kingdom	24	1.6k 1.0×	1.1k 0.8×	931 0.9×	290 0.9×	283 1.0×	38	2.2k
James Leggett United Kingdom	27	2.2k 1.4×	1.3k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	412 1.3×	390 1.3×	39	3.3k
Sofie S. Meyer United Kingdom	14	1.1k 0.7×	901 0.7×	675 0.6×	167 0.5×	186 0.6×	18	1.8k
Karen J. Mullinger United Kingdom	28	795 0.5×	2.1k 1.6×	1.1k 1.1×	126 0.4×	200 0.7×	62	2.9k
Kiwoong Kim South Korea	23	705 0.4×	529 0.4×	421 0.4×	581 1.9×	208 0.7×	129	2.1k
M. Burghoff Germany	24	963 0.6×	702 0.5×	644 0.6×	163 0.5×	204 0.7×	108	2.0k
J. Simola Finland	28	1.1k 0.7×	3.2k 2.5×	518 0.5×	296 1.0×	294 1.0×	60	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Tim M. Tierney

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O’Neill, George C., Robert A. Seymour, Stephanie Mellor, et al.. (2025). Combining video telemetry and wearable MEG for naturalistic imaging. Imaging Neuroscience. 3. 5 indexed citations

Westner, Britta U., Daniel McCloy, Eric B. Larson, et al.. (2025). Cycling on the Freeway: The perilous state of open-source neuroscience software. Imaging Neuroscience. 3. 2 indexed citations

Spedden, Meaghan Elizabeth, George C. O’Neill, Timothy O. West, et al.. (2025). Using Wearable MEG to Study the Neural Control of Human Stepping. Sensors. 25(13). 4160–4160.

Spedden, Meaghan Elizabeth, George C. O’Neill, Timothy O. West, et al.. (2025). Wearable MEG data recorded during human stepping. Data in Brief. 60. 111574–111574. 2 indexed citations

Alexander, Nicholas, Robert A. Seymour, Stephanie Mellor, et al.. (2025). Anatomically Veridical On‐Scalp Sensor Topographies. European Journal of Neuroscience. 61(5). e70060–e70060. 1 indexed citations

Zeidman, Peter, John Ashburner, Gareth R. Barnes, et al.. (2025). SPM—30 years and beyond. Cerebral Cortex. 35(8). 1 indexed citations

Tierney, Tim M., et al.. (2024). Adaptive multipole models of optically pumped magnetometer data. Human Brain Mapping. 45(4). e26596–e26596. 12 indexed citations

Spedden, Meaghan Elizabeth, George C. O’Neill, Tim M. Tierney, et al.. (2024). Towards non-invasive imaging through spinal-cord generated magnetic fields. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 1470970–1470970. 3 indexed citations

Mellor, Stephanie, Tim M. Tierney, Robert A. Seymour, et al.. (2023). Real-time, model-based magnetic field correction for moving, wearable MEG. NeuroImage. 278. 120252–120252. 24 indexed citations

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Mellor, Stephanie, Tim M. Tierney, George C. O’Neill, et al.. (2021). Magnetic Field Mapping and Correction for Moving OP-MEG. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 69(2). 528–536. 34 indexed citations

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Seymour, Robert A., Nicholas Alexander, Stephanie Mellor, et al.. (2021). Interference suppression techniques for OPM-based MEG: Opportunities and challenges. NeuroImage. 247. 118834–118834. 68 indexed citations

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O’Neill, George C., Daniel N. Barry, Tim M. Tierney, et al.. (2021). Testing covariance models for MEG source reconstruction of hippocampal activity. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 17615–17615. 9 indexed citations

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Tierney, Tim M., Andrew R. Levy, Daniel N. Barry, et al.. (2020). Mouth magnetoencephalography: A unique perspective on the human hippocampus. NeuroImage. 225. 117443–117443. 63 indexed citations

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Tierney, Tim M., Niall Holmes, Elena Boto, et al.. (2019). Using optically pumped magnetometers to measure magnetoencephalographic signals in the human cerebellum. The Journal of Physiology. 597(16). 4309–4324. 39 indexed citations

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Duque‐Muñoz, Leonardo, Tim M. Tierney, Sofie S. Meyer, et al.. (2019). Data‐driven model optimization for optically pumped magnetometer sensor arrays. Human Brain Mapping. 40(15). 4357–4369. 19 indexed citations

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Holmes, Niall, Tim M. Tierney, James Leggett, et al.. (2019). Balanced, bi-planar magnetic field and field gradient coils for field compensation in wearable magnetoencephalography. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 14196–14196. 114 indexed citations

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Holmes, Niall, James Leggett, Elena Boto, et al.. (2018). A bi-planar coil system for nulling background magnetic fields in scalp mounted magnetoencephalography. NeuroImage. 181. 760–774. 175 indexed citations

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Lorio, Sara, Tim M. Tierney, Owen J. Arthurs, et al.. (2018). Flexible proton density (PD) mapping using multi-contrast variable flip angle (VFA) data. NeuroImage. 186. 464–475. 9 indexed citations

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Boto, Elena, Niall Holmes, James Leggett, et al.. (2018). Moving magnetoencephalography towards real-world applications with a wearable system. Nature. 555(7698). 657–661. 870 indexed citations breakdown →

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Centeno, María, Tim M. Tierney, Suejen Perani, et al.. (2016). Optimising EEG-fMRI for Localisation of Focal Epilepsy in Children. PLoS ONE. 11(2). e0149048–e0149048. 23 indexed citations

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