2026 Alfred Buck: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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	20082	18827	307	294	235	18912

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

700
Citations
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

621
Citations
In Vivo Evidence for Lactate as a Neuronal Energy Source

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

528
Citations
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

504
Citations
PET diagnostic accuracy: improvement with in-line PET-CT system: initial results.

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

461
Citations
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

455
Citations
Human hippocampus establishes associations in memory

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

429
Citations
Human hippocampus associates information in memory

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

389
Citations
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

381
Citations
Whole-Body PET: Physiological and Artifactual Fluorodeoxyglucose Accumulations

H Engel;H Steinert;A Buck;T Berthold

376
Citations
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

310
Citations
Respiration-induced attenuation artifact at PET/CT: technical considerations.

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

276
Citations
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

273
Citations
Artifacts at PET and PET/CT caused by metallic hip prosthetic material.

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

258
Citations
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

255
Citations
Exposure to pulse-modulated radio frequency electromagnetic fields affects regional cerebral blood flow.

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

243
Citations
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

230
Citations
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

226
Citations
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

225
Citations
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

221
Citations
Vascular graph model to simulate the cerebral blood flow in realistic vascular networks

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

218
Citations
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

204
Citations
Human PET Studies of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype 5 with 11C-ABP688

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

203
Citations