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Alfred Buck

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
70
Citations
18912
World Ranking
20082
National Ranking
307

Neuroscience

D-Index
69
Citations
18393
World Ranking
2613
National Ranking
63

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.

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38 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.

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.

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30 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.

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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