Zeynep M. Saygin

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

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Zeynep M. Saygin is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zeynep M. Saygin has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 13 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and 6 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Zeynep M. Saygin's work include Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (23 papers), Face Recognition and Perception (13 papers) and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (12 papers). Zeynep M. Saygin is often cited by papers focused on Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (23 papers), Face Recognition and Perception (13 papers) and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications (12 papers). Zeynep M. Saygin collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Zeynep M. Saygin's co-authors include John D. E. Gabrieli, David E. Osher, Gretchen Reynolds, Bruce Fischl, Rebecca Saxe, Kami Koldewyn, Nancy Kanwisher, Elizabeth S. Norton, Sara D. Beach and Nadine Gaab and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Neuroscience and Nature Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Zeynep M. Saygin

38 papers receiving 1.9k citations

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High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging reveals nuclei of the human amygdala: manual segmentation to automatic atlas

2017 307 citations Zeynep M. Saygin, Dorit Kliemann et al. NeuroImage profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zeynep M. Saygin United States	16	1.5k	431	409	280	210	40	1.9k
E. Darcy Burgund United States	13	2.1k 1.4×	438 1.0×	265 0.6×	299 1.1×	201 1.0×	26	2.4k
Charles J. Lynch United States	19	1.9k 1.3×	242 0.6×	454 1.1×	132 0.5×	387 1.8×	27	2.1k
Juha Salmi Finland	26	1.6k 1.1×	528 1.2×	289 0.7×	176 0.6×	301 1.4×	59	2.1k
Joseph W. Dubis United States	7	2.0k 1.3×	422 1.0×	706 1.7×	94 0.3×	265 1.3×	7	2.3k
Vincent van de Ven Netherlands	29	1.9k 1.3×	496 1.2×	522 1.3×	137 0.5×	568 2.7×	64	2.4k
Anita D. Barber United States	22	1.5k 1.0×	263 0.6×	386 0.9×	147 0.5×	405 1.9×	45	1.8k
Katerina Velanova United States	17	1.9k 1.3×	448 1.0×	201 0.5×	234 0.8×	356 1.7×	22	2.5k
Elena Rykhlevskaia United States	12	2.3k 1.5×	393 0.9×	973 2.4×	298 1.1×	359 1.7×	16	2.9k
Zhihao Li China	29	1.1k 0.7×	345 0.8×	361 0.9×	94 0.3×	192 0.9×	66	2.0k
Kelly S. Giovanello United States	28	2.1k 1.4×	409 0.9×	311 0.8×	476 1.7×	453 2.2×	71	2.8k

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Saygin, Zeynep M., et al.. (2025). Leveraging ventral temporal cortex's primary role in object recognition. Cognitive Neuroscience. 1–4.

Saygin, Zeynep M., et al.. (2025). Connectivity and function are coupled across cognitive domains throughout the brain. Network Neuroscience. 10(1). 80–92. 1 indexed citations

Yu, Emily, et al.. (2025). Pilot study comparing effects of infrared neuromodulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation using magnetic resonance imaging. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 19. 1514087–1514087.

Hansen, Heather A., Andrew B. Leber, & Zeynep M. Saygin. (2024). The effect of misophonia on cognitive and social judgments. PLoS ONE. 19(5). e0299698–e0299698. 5 indexed citations

Saygin, Zeynep M., et al.. (2024). Demystifying visual word form area visual and nonvisual response properties with precision fMRI. iScience. 27(12). 111481–111481. 3 indexed citations

Saygin, Zeynep M., et al.. (2024). Predicting high-level visual areas in the absence of task fMRI. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 11376–11376. 4 indexed citations

Yu, Emily, Whitney I. Mattson, Kristen R. Hoskinson, et al.. (2023). Effect of Extremely Preterm Birth on Adolescent Brain Network Organization. Brain Connectivity. 13(7). 394–409. 3 indexed citations

Saygin, Zeynep M., et al.. (2023). Individual Variability in Performance Reflects Selectivity of the Multiple Demand Network among Children and Adults. Journal of Neuroscience. 43(11). 1940–1951. 5 indexed citations

Kean, Hope, et al.. (2022). Intact reading ability despite lacking a canonical visual word form area in an individual born without the left superior temporal lobe. Cognitive Neuropsychology. 39(5-8). 249–275. 3 indexed citations

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Osher, David E., et al.. (2020). The intrinsic neonatal hippocampal network: rsfMRI findings. Journal of Neurophysiology. 124(5). 1458–1468. 8 indexed citations

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Joshi, Gagan, Sheeba Arnold Anteraper, Kaustubh R. Patil, et al.. (2017). Integration and Segregation of Default Mode Network Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Transition-Age Males with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Proof-of-Concept Study. Brain Connectivity. 7(9). 558–573. 30 indexed citations

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Saygin, Zeynep M., Dorit Kliemann, Juan Eugenio Iglesias, et al.. (2017). High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging reveals nuclei of the human amygdala: manual segmentation to automatic atlas. NeuroImage. 155. 370–382. 307 indexed citations breakdown →

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Saygin, Zeynep M., David E. Osher, Elizabeth S. Norton, et al.. (2016). Connectivity precedes function in the development of the visual word form area. PMC. 3 indexed citations

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Hung, Yuwen, Zeynep M. Saygin, Joseph Biederman, et al.. (2016). Impaired Frontal-Limbic White Matter Maturation in Children at Risk for Major Depression. Cerebral Cortex. 27(9). 4478–4491. 19 indexed citations

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Saygin, Zeynep M., David E. Osher, Elizabeth S. Norton, et al.. (2016). Connectivity precedes function in the development of the visual word form area. Nature Neuroscience. 19(9). 1250–1255. 267 indexed citations

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Reynolds, Gretchen, Zeynep M. Saygin, Stefan G. Hofmann, et al.. (2015). Altered Resting-State Functional Connectivity of the Frontal-Striatal Reward System in Social Anxiety Disorder. PLoS ONE. 10(4). e0125286–e0125286. 37 indexed citations

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Saygin, Zeynep M., Elizabeth S. Norton, David E. Osher, et al.. (2013). Tracking the Roots of Reading Ability: White Matter Volume and Integrity Correlate with Phonological Awareness in Prereading and Early-Reading Kindergarten Children. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(33). 13251–13258. 176 indexed citations

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Doehrmann, Oliver, Frida E. Polli, Gretchen Reynolds, et al.. (2012). Predicting Treatment Response in Social Anxiety Disorder From Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 6 indexed citations

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Saygin, Zeynep M., David E. Osher, Kami Koldewyn, et al.. (2011). Anatomical connectivity patterns predict face selectivity in the fusiform gyrus. PMC. 1 indexed citations

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Saygin, Zeynep M., David E. Osher, Jean C. Augustinack, Bruce Fischl, & John D. E. Gabrieli. (2011). Connectivity-based segmentation of human amygdala nuclei using probabilistic tractography. NeuroImage. 56(3). 1353–1361. 101 indexed citations

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