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Derek K. Jones 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 Derek K. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 411 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek K. Jones 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 Derek K. Jones sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Derek K. Jones is affiliated with Cardiff University in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with extensive work in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as significant contributions to Cognitive Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Neurology, and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

The scientist's publishing record spans several topics related to neuroimaging and MRI techniques. Key research interests include:

  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Bone and Joint Diseases
  • NMR spectroscopy and applications
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders

Derek K. Jones has authored numerous papers, with recent publications including:

  • "Noninvasive quantification of axon radii using diffusion MRI," 2020, eLife
  • "Mapping Structural Connectivity Using Diffusion MRI: Challenges and Opportunities," 2020, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • "The sensitivity of diffusion MRI to microstructural properties and experimental factors," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience Methods
  • "Impact of b -value on estimates of apparent fibre density," 2020, Human Brain Mapping
  • "The dot-compartment revealed? Diffusion MRI with ultra-strong gradients and spherical tensor encoding in the living human brain," 2020, NeuroImage

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Chantal M. W. Tax
  • Marco Palombo
  • Maryam Afzali
  • Maxime Chamberland
  • Filip Szczepankiewicz

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in a range of venues, with multiple publications in:

  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • NeuroImage
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • White matter integrity, fiber count, and other fallacies: The do's and don'ts of diffusion MRI

    Derek K. Jones;Thomas R. Knösche;Robert Turner

  • Perisylvian language networks of the human brain.

    Marco Catani;Derek K. Jones;Derek K. Jones;Dominic H. Ffytche

  • Virtual in vivo interactive dissection of white matter fasciculi in the human brain

    Marco Catani;Robert J. Howard;Sinisa Pajevic;Derek K. Jones

  • Optimal strategies for measuring diffusion in anisotropic systems by magnetic resonance imaging.

    Derek K. Jones;M. A. Horsfield;A. Simmons

  • Investigating the prevalence of complex fiber configurations in white matter tissue with diffusion magnetic resonance imaging.

    Ben Jeurissen;Alexander Leemans;Jacques Donald Tournier;Derek Kenton Jones

  • ExploreDTI: a graphical toolbox for processing, analyzing, and visualizing diffusion MR data

    A. Leemans;B. Jeurissen;J. Sijbers;D. K. Jones

  • Cueing training in the home improves gait-related mobility in Parkinson’s disease: the RESCUE trial

    A. Nieuwboer;G. J. Kwakkel;L. Rochester;D. Jones

  • Occipito-temporal connections in the human brain

    Marco Catani;Derek K Jones;Rosario Donato;Dominic H Ffytche

  • Evidence for cortical “disconnection” as a mechanism of age-related cognitive decline

    M. O'Sullivan;Derek K. Jones;P. E. Summers;R. G. Morris

  • Guidance on the management of pain in older people.

    Aza Abdulla;Nicola Adams;Margaret Bone;Alison Elliott

  • Symmetries in human brain language pathways correlate with verbal recall

    Marco Catani;Matthew P. G. Allin;Masud Husain;Luca Pugliese

  • "Squashing peanuts and smashing pumpkins": how noise distorts diffusion-weighted MR data.

    Derek K. Jones;Peter J. Basser

  • Non-invasive assessment of axonal fiber connectivity in the human brain via diffusion tensor MRI.

    Derek K. Jones;Andrew Simmons;Steve C.R. Williams;Mark A. Horsfield

  • The effect of filter size on VBM analyses of DT-MRI data.

    Derek K. Jones;Mark R. Symms;Mara Cercignani;Robert J. Howard

  • Acquisition and voxelwise analysis of multi-subject diffusion data with Tract-Based Spatial Statistics

    Stephen M Smith;Heidi Johansen-Berg;Mark Jenkinson;Daniel Rueckert

  • Resting GABA concentration predicts peak gamma frequency and fMRI amplitude in response to visual stimulation in humans

    Suresh Daniel Muthukumaraswamy;Richard Anthony Edward Edden;Derek K. Jones;Jennifer B. Swettenham

  • Studying connections in the living human brain with diffusion MRI

    Derek K. Jones

  • Gleaning multicomponent T1 and T2 information from steady-state imaging data.

    Sean C.L. Deoni;Sean C.L. Deoni;Brian K. Rutt;Tarunya Arun;Carlo Pierpaoli

  • Determining and Visualizing Uncertainty in Estimates of Fiber Orientation From Diffusion Tensor MRI

    Derek K. Jones

  • Diffusion tensor MRI correlates with executive dysfunction in patients with ischaemic leukoaraiosis

    Michael O'Sullivan;R. G. Morris;B. Huckstep;Derek K. Jones

  • Diffusion tensor MRI assesses corticospinal tract damage in ALS

    C. M. Ellis;A. Simmons;Derek K. Jones;J. Bland

Frequent Co-Authors

Marco Catani
Marco Catani King's College London
Daniel C. Alexander
Daniel C. Alexander University College London
John Patrick Aggleton
John Patrick Aggleton Cardiff University
Khalid Hamandi
Khalid Hamandi Cardiff University
Anne Elizabeth Rosser
Anne Elizabeth Rosser Cardiff University
Karen Caeyenberghs
Karen Caeyenberghs Deakin University
Andrew Simmons
Andrew Simmons King's College London
Lynn Rochester
Lynn Rochester Newcastle University
Krish D. Singh
Krish D. Singh Cardiff University
David Edmund Johannes Linden
David Edmund Johannes Linden Maastricht University

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