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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 69 2613 2389 63 60 229 18393
Medicine 70 20081 18826 308 295 235 18912

Alfred Buck publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alfred Buck between 1989 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alfred Buck published across 37 years, from 1989 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2002. 2 of the 241 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2002. 1989: 2 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 1 publication 2022: 2 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 1 publication
1989 2025

241 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alfred Buck: publications per year, 1989 to 2025
Year Publications
1989 2
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 2
1995 5
1996 8
1997 4
1998 7
1999 6
2000 11
2001 6
2002 16
2003 14
2004 6
2005 8
2006 16
2007 9
2008 4
2009 9
2010 3
2011 11
2012 7
2013 14
2014 12
2015 9
2016 8
2017 14
2018 12
2019 5
2020 7
2021 1
2022 2
2023 0
2024 1
2025 1
Total 241
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Alfred Buck 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 Alfred Buck sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 228–237 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 229 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220 229
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Alfred Buck 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 Alfred Buck sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250 69
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1995 - Donald Mackay Medal, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Overview

Alfred Buck is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their scholarly work covers a variety of main topics such as:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Alfred Buck include:

  • Reduced uptake of [11C]-ABP688, a PET tracer for metabolic glutamate receptor 5 in hippocampus and amygdala in Alzheimer's dementia (2020), published in Brain and Behavior
  • Initial Characterization of the SAFIR Prototype PET-MR Scanner (2020), published in IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
  • Low Subicular Volume as an Indicator of Dementia-Risk Susceptibility in Old Age (2022), published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Regional brain mGlu5 receptor occupancy following single oral doses of mavoglurant as measured by [11C]-ABP688 PET imaging in healthy volunteers (2021), published in NeuroImage
  • Gray matter gamma-hydroxy-butyric acid and glutamate reflect beta-amyloid burden at old age (2024), published in Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Brain and Behavior
  • IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring

Their collaborations involve several frequent co-authors, notably:

  • Valérie Treyer
  • Anton Gietl
  • Paul G. Unschuld
  • Christoph Höck
  • Jiri M.G. Van Bergen

Alfred Buck was awarded the Donald Mackay Medal from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Brown adipose tissue: a factor to consider in symmetrical tracer uptake in the neck and upper chest region.

    Thomas F. Hany;Esmaiel Gharehpapagh;Ehab M. Kamel;Alfred Buck

  • PET attenuation coefficients from CT images: experimental evaluation of the transformation of CT into PET 511-keV attenuation coefficients.

    C Burger;G Goerres;S Schoenes;A Buck

  • In Vivo Evidence for Lactate as a Neuronal Energy Source

    Matthias T. Wyss;Renaud Jolivet;Alfred Buck;Pierre J. Magistretti

  • Electromagnetic fields, such as those from mobile phones, alter regional cerebral blood flow and sleep and waking EEG.

    R. Huber;V. Treyer;A. A. Borbély;J. Schuderer

  • PET diagnostic accuracy: improvement with in-line PET-CT system: initial results.

    Thomas F. Hany;Hans C. Steinert;Gerhard W. Goerres;Alfred Buck

  • Glucocorticoid-induced impairment of declarative memory retrieval is associated with reduced blood flow in the medial temporal lobe.

    Dominique J.-F. De Quervain;Katharina Henke;Amanda Aerni;Valerie Treyer

  • Human hippocampus establishes associations in memory

    Katharina Henke;Alfred Buck;Bruno Weber;Heinz Gregor Wieser

  • Human hippocampus associates information in memory

    Katharina Henke;Bruno Weber;Stefan Kneifel;Heinz Gregor Wieser

  • Whole-body positron emission tomography using fluorodeoxyglucose for staging of lymphoma: effectiveness and comparison with computed tomography.

    K. D. M. Stumpe;M. Urbinelli;H. C. Steinert;C. Glanzmann

  • Whole-Body PET: Physiological and Artifactual Fluorodeoxyglucose Accumulations

    H Engel;H Steinert;A Buck;T Berthold

  • Reduced Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Density in Major Depression Determined by [11C]ABP688 PET and Postmortem Study

    Alexandra Deschwanden;Beata Karolewicz;Anteneh M. Feyissa;Valerie Treyer

  • Respiration-induced attenuation artifact at PET/CT: technical considerations.

    Gerhard W Goerres;Cyrill Burger;Ehab Kamel;Burkhardt Seifert

  • Performance of 18F-Fluoro-Ethyl-Tyrosine (18F-FET) PET for the Differential Diagnosis of Primary Brain Tumor: A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis

    Vincent Dunet;Christine Rossier;Alfred Buck;Roger Stupp

  • Artifacts at PET and PET/CT caused by metallic hip prosthetic material.

    Gerhard W. Goerres;Sibylle I. Ziegler;Cyrill Burger;Thomas Berthold

  • Malignant melanoma: staging with whole-body positron emission tomography and 2-[F-18]-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose.

    H C Steinert;R A Huch Böni;A Buck;R Böni

  • Exposure to pulse-modulated radio frequency electromagnetic fields affects regional cerebral blood flow.

    R. Huber;V. Treyer;J. Schuderer;T. Berthold

  • Impact of metallic dental implants on CT-based attenuation correction in a combined PET/CT scanner.

    EhabI M Kamel;Cyrill Burger;Alfred Buck;GustavI K von Schulthess

  • Radiosynthesis and Preclinical Evaluation of 11C-ABP688 as a Probe for Imaging the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5

    Simon M Ametamey;Lea J Kessler;Michael Honer;Matthias T Wyss

  • Head and neck imaging with PET and PET/CT: artefacts from dental metallic implants.

    Gerhard W. Goerres;Thomas F. Hany;Ehab Kamel;Gustav K. von Schulthess

  • 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) Modulates Cortical and Limbic Brain Activity as Measured by [H215O]-PET in Healthy Humans

    Alex Gamma;Alfred Buck;Thomas Berthold;Daniel Hell

  • Vascular graph model to simulate the cerebral blood flow in realistic vascular networks

    Johannes Reichold;Marco Stampanoni;Marco Stampanoni;Anna Lena Keller;Alfred Buck

  • CT vs 68Ge attenuation correction in a combined PET/CT system: evaluation of the effect of lowering the CT tube current

    Ehab Kamel;Thomas F Hany;Cyrill Burger;Valerie Treyer

  • Human PET Studies of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 with 11C-ABP688

    Simon M. Ametamey;Valerie Treyer;Johannes Streffer;Matthias T. Wyss

Frequent Co-Authors

Valerie Treyer
Valerie Treyer University of Zurich
Bruno Weber
Bruno Weber University of Zurich
Christoph Hock
Christoph Hock University of Zurich
Roger M. Nitsch
Roger M. Nitsch University of Zurich
Gustav K. von Schulthess
Gustav K. von Schulthess University of Zurich
Gregor Hasler
Gregor Hasler University of Fribourg
Erich Seifritz
Erich Seifritz University of Zurich
Hans-Peter Landolt
Hans-Peter Landolt University of Zurich
Franz X. Vollenweider
Franz X. Vollenweider University of Zurich
Heinz Gregor Wieser
Heinz Gregor Wieser University of Zurich

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