2026 Alex Fornito: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	93	974	872	20	20	340	37648

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Neuroscience

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37648

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
2018 - Gottschalk Medal, Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Alex Fornito is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has an extensive research portfolio primarily focused on neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans several subfields, most notably cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, molecular biology, psychiatry and mental health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

Their research topics include:

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Neural dynamics and brain function
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Mental Health Research Topics
Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Fornito has contributed to several highly cited publications. Recent papers include:

"Geometric constraints on human brain function", 2023, published in Nature
"Dynamical consequences of regional heterogeneity in the brain's transcriptional landscape", 2021, published in Science Advances
"Identifying and removing widespread signal deflections from fMRI data: Rethinking the global signal regression problem", 2020, published in NeuroImage
"Controversies and progress on standardization of large-scale brain network nomenclature", 2023, published in Network Neuroscience
"Toward Best Practices for Imaging Transcriptomics of the Human Brain", 2022, published in Biological Psychiatry

The scientist often collaborates with a number of frequent co-authors, including Aurina Arnatkevičiūtė, Mark A. Bellgrove, Jeggan Tiego, Kevin Aquino, and Ben Fulcher.

Fornito's research is commonly published in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Biological Psychiatry
NeuroImage
Network Neuroscience
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

In 2018, Alex Fornito received the Gottschalk Medal from the Australian Academy of Science.

Best Publications

Network-based statistic: Identifying differences in brain networks

Andrew Zalesky;Alexander Fornito;Alexander Fornito;Edward Bullmore

2820
Citations
The connectomics of brain disorders

Alex Fornito;Andrew Zalesky;Michael Breakspear

1784
Citations
Whole-brain anatomical networks: does the choice of nodes matter?

Andrew Zalesky;Alexander Fornito;Alexander Fornito;Ian H Harding;Luca Cocchi

1253
Citations
Fundamentals of Brain Network Analysis

Alex Fornito;Andrew Zalesky;Edward T Bullmore

977
Citations
Gray matter abnormalities in Major Depressive Disorder: A meta-analysis of voxel based morphometry studies

Emre Bora;Alex Fornito;Christos Pantelis;Murat Yücel

863
Citations
Schizophrenia, neuroimaging and connectomics.

Alex Fornito;Andrew Zalesky;Christos Pantelis;Edward T. Bullmore;Edward T. Bullmore

861
Citations
An evaluation of the efficacy, reliability, and sensitivity of motion correction strategies for resting-state functional MRI.

Linden Parkes;Ben D. Fulcher;Murat Yücel;Alex Fornito

858
Citations
Graph analysis of the human connectome: promise, progress, and pitfalls.

Alex Fornito;Andrew Zalesky;Michael Breakspear

852
Citations
Time-resolved resting-state brain networks

Andrew Zalesky;Alex Fornito;Alex Fornito;Luca Cocchi;Leonardo L. Gollo

846
Citations
Hierarchical modularity in human brain functional networks.

David Meunier;Renaud Lambiotte;Alexander Fornito;Alexander Fornito;Karen D Ersche

800
Citations
A practical guide to linking brain-wide gene expression and neuroimaging data.

Aurina Arnatkeviciute;Ben D Fulcher;Alex Fornito

784
Citations
Structural brain abnormalities in major depressive disorder: A selective review of recent MRI studies

Valentina Lorenzetti;Nicholas Brian Allen;Alexander Fornito;Murat Yucel

659
Citations
Regional brain abnormalities associated with long-term heavy cannabis use.

Murat Yucel;Nadia Solowij;Colleen Respondek;Sarah Whittle

611
Citations
Competitive and cooperative dynamics of large-scale brain functional networks supporting recollection

Alex Fornito;Ben J. Harrison;Andrew Zalesky;Jon S. Simons

595
Citations
Brain networks in schizophrenia

Martijn P. Van Den Heuvel;Alex Fornito

574
Citations
Neuroanatomical abnormalities in schizophrenia: a multimodal voxelwise meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis.

Emre Bora;Alex Fornito;Joaquim Radua;Mark Walterfang

524
Citations
Disrupted Axonal Fiber Connectivity in Schizophrenia

Andrew Zalesky;Alex Fornito;Alex Fornito;Marc L Seal;Luca Cocchi

494
Citations
Dynamic cooperation and competition between brain systems during cognitive control

Luca Cocchi;Andrew Zalesky;Alex Fornito;Jason B. Mattingley

485
Citations
On the use of correlation as a measure of network connectivity

Andrew Zalesky;Alex Fornito;Edward T Bullmore;Edward T Bullmore

482
Citations
Network scaling effects in graph analytic studies of human resting-state fMRI data

Alexander Fornito;Alexander Fornito;Andrew Zalesky;Edward Bullmore

464
Citations