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D-Index
44
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20314
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7028
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3026

Denise Head 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 Denise Head sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 89 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Denise Head 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 Denise Head sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Denise Head is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with particular attention to subfields including Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, and Epidemiology.

Their scholarly work covers several main topics, notably:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Spatial Cognition and Navigation

Denise Head has contributed multiple papers focused on cognitive function and aging. Recent publications include:

  • Effects of Mindfulness Training and Exercise on Cognitive Function in Older Adults, 2022, JAMA
  • Spatial navigation ability predicts progression of dementia symptomatology, 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Mindfulness, Education, and Exercise for age-related cognitive decline: Study protocol, pilot study results, and description of the baseline sample, 2020, Clinical Trials
  • Physical Exercise and Longitudinal Trajectories in Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers and Cognitive Functioning, 2020, Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders
  • Determinants of physical activity engagement in older adults, 2023, Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Their research contributions frequently appear in journals such as Alzheimer's & Dementia, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, Innovation in Aging, Psychology and Aging, and SLEEP.

Coauthors who frequently collaborate with Denise Head include Marta Stojanovic, Beau M. Ances, Benjamin L. Handen, Sigan L. Hartley, and Patrick J. Lao.

Best Publications

  • Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences and Modifiers

    Naftali Raz;Ulman Lindenberger;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy

  • Disruption of large-scale brain systems in advanced aging.

    Jessica R. Andrews-Hanna;Abraham Z. Snyder;Justin L. Vincent;Cindy Lustig

  • A unified approach for morphometric and functional data analysis in young, old, and demented adults using automated atlas-based head size normalization: reliability and validation against manual measurement of total intracranial volume.

    Randy L. Buckner;Denise Head;Denise Head;Jamie Parker;Jamie Parker;Anthony F. Fotenos

  • Selective aging of the human cerebral cortex observed in vivo: differential vulnerability of the prefrontal gray matter.

    Naftali Raz;Faith M. Gunning;Denise Head;James H. Dupuis

  • Aging, sexual dimorphism, and hemispheric asymmetry of the cerebral cortex: replicability of regional differences in volume

    Naftali Raz;Faith Gunning-Dixon;Denise Head;Karen M Rodrigue

  • Differential Vulnerability of Anterior White Matter in Nondemented Aging with Minimal Acceleration in Dementia of the Alzheimer Type: Evidence from Diffusion Tensor Imaging

    Denise Head;Randy L. Buckner;Joshua S. Shimony;Laura E. Williams

  • Neuroanatomical correlates of cognitive aging: Evidence from structural magnetic resonance imaging.

    Naftali Raz;Faith M. Gunning-Dixon;Denise Head;James H. Dupuis

  • Amyloid Plaques Disrupt Resting State Default Mode Network Connectivity in Cognitively Normal Elderly

    Yvette I. Sheline;Marcus E. Raichle;Abraham Z. Snyder;John C. Morris

  • Exercise and Alzheimer's Disease Biomarkers in Cognitively Normal Older Adults

    Kelvin Y. Liang;Mark A. Mintun;Anne M. Fagan;Alison M. Goate

  • Differential aging of the medial temporal lobe: A study of a five-year change

    N. Raz;K. M. Rodrigue;D. Head;K. M. Kennedy

  • Pittsburgh compound B imaging and prediction of progression from cognitive normality to symptomatic Alzheimer disease.

    John C. Morris;Catherine M. Roe;Elizabeth A. Grant;Denise Head

  • Decreased cerebrospinal fluid Abeta(42) correlates with brain atrophy in cognitively normal elderly.

    Anne M. Fagan;Denise Head;Aarti R. Shah;Daniel Marcus

  • Cognitive Decline and Brain Volume Loss as Signatures of Cerebral Amyloid-β Peptide Deposition Identified With Pittsburgh Compound B: Cognitive Decline Associated With Aβ Deposition

    Martha Storandt;Mark A. Mintun;Denise Head;John C. Morris

  • Differential aging of the human striatum: longitudinal evidence.

    Naftali Raz;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy;Denise Head

  • Age effects on wayfinding and route learning skills

    Denise Head;Marlisa Isom

  • Exercise Engagement as a Moderator of the Effects of APOE Genotype on Amyloid Deposition.

    Denise Head;Julie M. Bugg;Alison M. Goate;Anne M. Fagan

  • Exercise moderates age-related atrophy of the medial temporal lobe

    Julie M. Bugg;Denise Head

  • Age and Sex Differences in the Cerebellum and the Ventral Pons: A Prospective MR Study of Healthy Adults

    Naftali Raz;Faith Gunning-Dixon;Denise Head;Adrienne Williamson

  • Neuroanatomical and cognitive mediators of age-related differences in episodic memory.

    Denise Head;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy;Naftali Raz

  • Differential aging of the human striatum: a prospective MR imaging study.

    Faith M. Gunning-Dixon;Denise Head;John McQuain;James D. Acker

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Morris
John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis
Anne M. Fagan
Anne M. Fagan Washington University in St. Louis
David M. Holtzman
David M. Holtzman Washington University in St. Louis
Tammie L.S. Benzinger
Tammie L.S. Benzinger Washington University in St. Louis
Naftali Raz
Naftali Raz Stony Brook University
Mark A. Mintun
Mark A. Mintun University of Pennsylvania
Karen M. Rodrigue
Karen M. Rodrigue The University of Texas at Dallas
Kristen M. Kennedy
Kristen M. Kennedy The University of Texas at Dallas
Alison Goate
Alison Goate Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Julie M. Bugg
Julie M. Bugg Washington University in St. Louis

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