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Adolf Pfefferbaum publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adolf Pfefferbaum sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 644 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Adolf Pfefferbaum D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adolf Pfefferbaum sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 131 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Adolf Pfefferbaum is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions in subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Neurology.

The scientist's work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Sleep and Related Disorders
  • HIV Research and Treatment

Among their recent papers are:

  • Spatio-Temporal Graph Convolution for Resting-State fMRI Analysis, 2020, Lecture notes in computer science
  • Quantifying Parkinson's disease motor severity under uncertainty using MDS-UPDRS videos, 2021, Medical Image Analysis
  • Vision-Based Estimation of MDS-UPDRS Gait Scores for Assessing Parkinson's Disease Motor Severity, 2020, Lecture notes in computer science
  • Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • Association of Heavy Drinking With Deviant Fiber Tract Development in Frontal Brain Systems in Adolescents, 2020, JAMA Psychiatry

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Adolf Pfefferbaum include:

  • Edith V. Sullivan
  • Kilian M. Pohl
  • Natalie M. Zahr
  • Qingyu Zhao
  • Stephanie A. Sassoon

Their work is regularly published in venues such as:

  • Addiction Biology
  • Lecture notes in computer science
  • Alcohol
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Cerebral Cortex

Best Publications

  • A quantitative magnetic resonance imaging study of changes in brain morphology from infancy to late adulthood.

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Daniel H. Mathalon;Edith V. Sullivan;Jody M. Rawles

  • Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

    Donald J. Hagler;Sean N. Hatton;M. Daniela Cornejo;Carolina Makowski

  • Age-related decline in brain white matter anisotropy measured with spatially corrected echo-planar diffusion tensor imaging.

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Edith V. Sullivan;Maj Hedehus;Kelvin O. Lim

  • Diffusion tensor imaging and aging.

    Edith V. Sullivan;Adolf Pfefferbaum;Adolf Pfefferbaum

  • ERPs to response production and inhibition.

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Adolf Pfefferbaum;Judith M Ford;Judith M Ford;Barbara J Weller;Barbara J Weller;Bert S Kopell;Bert S Kopell

  • Clinical application of the P3 component of event-related potentials. II. Dementia, depression and schizophrenia.

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Adolf Pfefferbaum;Brant G Wenegrat;Brant G Wenegrat;Judith M Ford;Judith M Ford;Walton T Roth;Walton T Roth

  • Brain Gray and White Matter Volume Loss Accelerates with Aging in Chronic Alcoholics: A Quantitative MRI Study

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Kelvin O. Lim;Kelvin O. Lim;Robert B. Zipursky;Robert B. Zipursky;Daniel H. Mathalon;Daniel H. Mathalon

  • Frontal Lobe Volume Loss Observed with Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Older Chronic Alcoholics

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Edith V. Sullivan;Edith V. Sullivan;Daniel H. Mathalon;Kelvin O. Lim;Kelvin O. Lim

  • Compromised white matter tract integrity in schizophrenia inferred from diffusion tensor imaging.

    Kelvin O. Lim;Kelvin O. Lim;Maj Hedehus;Michael Moseley;Alexander de Crespigny

  • MRI estimates of brain iron concentration in normal aging using quantitative susceptibility mapping.

    Berkin Bilgic;Adolf Pfefferbaum;Adolf Pfefferbaum;Torsten Rohlfing;Edith V. Sullivan

  • Physostigmine: Improvement of Long-Term Memory Processes in Normal Humans

    K. L. Davis;R. C. Mohs;J. R. Tinklenberg;A. Pfefferbaum

  • Neurocircuitry in alcoholism: a substrate of disruption and repair

    Edith V. Sullivan;Adolf Pfefferbaum;Adolf Pfefferbaum

  • Clinical application of the P3 component of event-related potentials. I. Normal aging.

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Adolf Pfefferbaum;Judith M Ford;Judith M Ford;Brant G Wenegrat;Brant G Wenegrat;Walton T Roth;Walton T Roth

  • Widespread cerebral gray matter volume deficits in schizophrenia.

    Robert B. Zipursky;Kelvin O. Lim;Kelvin O. Lim;Edith V. Sullivan;Edith V. Sullivan;Byron W. Brown

  • Pattern of Motor and Cognitive Deficits in Detoxified Alcoholic Men

    E. V. Sullivan;Margaret J. Rosenbloom;A. Pfefferbaum

  • Progressive Brain Volume Changes and the Clinical Course of Schizophrenia in Men: A Longitudinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

    Daniel H. Mathalon;Edith V. Sullivan;Kelvin O. Lim;Adolf Pfefferbaum

  • Longitudinal Changes in Magnetic Resonance Imaging Brain Volumes in Abstinent and Relapsed Alcoholics

    A. Pfefferbaum;E. V. Sullivan;E. V. Sullivan;D. H. Mathalon;P. K. Shear

  • The SRI24 multichannel atlas of normal adult human brain structure.

    Torsten Rohlfing;Natalie M. Zahr;Natalie M. Zahr;Edith V. Sullivan;Adolf Pfefferbaum;Adolf Pfefferbaum

  • Combined event-related fMRI and EEG evidence for temporal-parietal cortex activation during target detection

    V Menon;J M Ford;K O Lim;G H Glover

  • A Controlled Study of Cortical Gray Matter and Ventricular Changes in Alcoholic Men Over a 5-Year Interval

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Edith V. Sullivan;Margaret J. Rosenbloom;Daniel H. Mathalon

  • P3 in schizophrenia is affected by stimulus modality, response requirements, medication status, and negative symptoms.

    Adolf Pfefferbaum;Judith M. Ford;Patricia M. White;Walton T. Roth

Frequent Co-Authors

Edith V. Sullivan
Edith V. Sullivan Stanford University
Kelvin O. Lim
Kelvin O. Lim University of Minnesota
Eva M. Müller-Oehring
Eva M. Müller-Oehring Stanford University
Daniel H. Mathalon
Daniel H. Mathalon University of California, San Francisco
Walton T. Roth
Walton T. Roth Stanford University
Fiona C. Baker
Fiona C. Baker SRI International
Paula K. Shear
Paula K. Shear University of Cincinnati
Susan F. Tapert
Susan F. Tapert University of California, San Diego
Robert B. Zipursky
Robert B. Zipursky University of Toronto
Duncan B. Clark
Duncan B. Clark University of Pittsburgh

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