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Douglas C. Dean publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Douglas C. Dean between 2012 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Douglas C. Dean published across 14 years, from 2012 to 2025, averaging 11 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2022. 27 of the 154 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2012 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2022. 2012: 1 publication 2013: 4 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 9 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 17 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 10 publications
2012 2025

154 publications in total across all disciplines

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Douglas C. Dean: publications per year, 2012 to 2025
Year Publications
2012 1
2013 4
2014 8
2015 12
2016 11
2017 13
2018 14
2019 11
2020 9
2021 16
2022 17
2023 11
2024 17
2025 10
Total 154
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Douglas C. Dean 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 Douglas C. Dean sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 108–117 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: 116 publications — 26th percentile

26% 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
108–117 505 116
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
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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Douglas C. Dean 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 Douglas C. Dean sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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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, 38–39 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: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% 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 38
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
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

  • 2025 - Research.com Rising Stars Award

Overview

Douglas C. Dean is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medical fields, especially within radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

Their work spans cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, and molecular biology as subfields contributing to an interdisciplinary approach in medicine. Their main topics of study include advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, advanced MRI techniques and applications, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, functional brain connectivity studies, fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, autism spectrum disorder research, and cerebral palsy and movement disorders.

Frequent publication venues for Douglas C. Dean cover a range of journals and proceedings, including:

  • 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
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • NeuroImage
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Recent representative papers with publication year and venue include:

  • A 16-year study of longitudinal volumetric brain development in males with autism, 2021, NeuroImage
  • Neuroimaging and biomarker evidence of neurodegeneration in asthma, 2021, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • The Effects of Delayed Cord Clamping on 12-Month Brain Myelin Content and Neurodevelopment: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2020, American Journal of Perinatology
  • Interaction of amyloid and tau on cortical microstructure in cognitively unimpaired adults, 2021, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Test-retest reliability of FreeSurfer-derived volume, area and cortical thickness from MPRAGE and MP2RAGE brain MRI images, 2022, Neuroimage Reports

Douglas C. Dean frequently collaborates with several co-authors including Andrew L. Alexander, Steven Kecskemeti, José Guerrero-Gonzalez, Barbara B. Bendlin, and Nagesh Adluru.

Best Publications

  • Breastfeeding and early white matter development: A cross-sectional study

    Sean C.L. Deoni;Douglas C. Dean;Irene Piryatinsky;Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh

  • Investigating white matter development in infancy and early childhood using myelin water faction and relaxation time mapping

    Sean C. L. Deoni;Douglas C. Dean;Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Holly Dirks

  • Brain Differences in Infants at Differential Genetic Risk for Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease A Cross-sectional Imaging Study

    Douglas C. Dean;Beth A. Jerskey;Kewei Chen;Hillary Protas

  • Association of Amyloid Pathology With Myelin Alteration in Preclinical Alzheimer Disease

    Douglas C. Dean;Samuel A. Hurley;Steven R. Kecskemeti;J. Patrick O’Grady

  • Early nutrition influences developmental myelination and cognition in infants and young children.

    Sean C. L. Deoni;Douglas C. Dean;Sarah Joelson;Jonathan O'Regan

  • Cortical maturation and myelination in healthy toddlers and young children.

    Sean C.L. Deoni;Sean C.L. Deoni;Sean C.L. Deoni;Douglas C. Dean;Justin Remer;Holly Dirks

  • White matter development and early cognition in babies and toddlers

    Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Douglas C. Dean;Cedric E. Ginestet;Lindsay Walker

  • White matter maturation profiles through early childhood predict general cognitive ability

    Sean C. L. Deoni;Jonathan O’Muircheartaigh;Jed T. Elison;Lindsay Walker

  • Characterizing longitudinal white matter development during early childhood.

    Douglas C. Dean;Jonathan O’Muircheartaigh;Holly Dirks;Nicole Waskiewicz

  • Modeling healthy male white matter and myelin development: 3 through 60 months of age

    Douglas C. Dean;Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Holly Dirks;Nicole Waskiewicz

  • Pediatric neuroimaging using magnetic resonance imaging during non-sedated sleep

    Douglas C. Dean;Holly Dirks;Jonathan O’Muircheartaigh;Jonathan O’Muircheartaigh;Lindsay Walker

  • Quantifying cortical development in typically developing toddlers and young children, 1-6 years of age.

    Justin Remer;Elise C. Croteau-Chonka;Douglas C. Dean;Sara D'Arpino

  • Association of Prenatal Maternal Depression and Anxiety Symptoms With Infant White Matter Microstructure

    Douglas C. Dean;Elizabeth M. Planalp;William Wooten;Steven R. Kecskemeti

  • Mapping an index of the myelin g-ratio in infants using magnetic resonance imaging.

    Douglas C. Dean;Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Holly Dirks;Brittany G. Travers

  • Cortical Microstructural Alterations in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia

    Nicholas M Vogt;Jack F Hunt;Nagesh Adluru;Douglas C Dean

  • Interactions between white matter asymmetry and language during neurodevelopment.

    Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh;Douglas C. Dean;Holly Dirks;Nicole Waskiewicz

  • Effects of Delayed Cord Clamping on 4-Month Ferritin Levels, Brain Myelin Content, and Neurodevelopment: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Judith S. Mercer;Judith S. Mercer;Debra A. Erickson-Owens;Sean C.L. Deoni;Sean C.L. Deoni;Douglas C. Dean

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction-related changes in posterior cingulate resting brain connectivity.

    Tammi R A Kral;Ted Imhoff-Smith;Douglas C Dean;Dan Grupe

  • Myelination Is Associated with Processing Speed in Early Childhood: Preliminary Insights.

    Nicolas Chevalier;Salome Kurth;Margaret Rae Doucette;Melody Wiseheart

  • Alterations of Myelin Content in Parkinson's Disease: A Cross-Sectional Neuroimaging Study.

    Douglas C. Dean;Jitka Sojkova;Samuel Hurley;Steven Kecskemeti

  • Generalizability and reproducibility of functional connectivity in autism

    Jace B. King;Molly B. D. Prigge;Molly B. D. Prigge;Carolyn K. King;Jubel Morgan;Jubel Morgan

  • Examining the relationships between cortical maturation and white matter myelination throughout early childhood.

    Elise C. Croteau-Chonka;Douglas C. Dean;Justin Remer;Holly Dirks

Frequent Co-Authors

Sean C.L. Deoni
Sean C.L. Deoni Brown University
Andrew L. Alexander
Andrew L. Alexander University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh
Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh King's College London
Sterling C. Johnson
Sterling C. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Sanjay Asthana
Sanjay Asthana University of Wisconsin–Madison
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Richard J. Davidson
Richard J. Davidson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Ozioma C. Okonkwo
Ozioma C. Okonkwo University of Wisconsin–Madison
Janet E. Lainhart
Janet E. Lainhart University of Wisconsin–Madison

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