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Federico E. Turkheimer

Federico E. Turkheimer

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
86
Citations
29671
World Ranking
1285
National Ranking
140

Federico E. Turkheimer 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 Federico E. Turkheimer sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 447 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Federico E. Turkheimer 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 Federico E. Turkheimer sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 86 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Federico E. Turkheimer is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans primarily across the fields of Neuroscience and Medicine, with a significant focus within several subfields. These include Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Their body of work covers a range of topics related to brain function, imaging, and pathology. Key topics they have contributed to are:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Turkheimer has published extensively with frequent appearance in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Preprints.org
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Brain Behavior and Immunity
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin

Their recent papers illustrate a focus on neuroinflammation, brain receptor function, and neuroimaging techniques. Some notable publications include:

  • "Choroid plexus enlargement is associated with neuroinflammation and reduction of blood brain barrier permeability in depression" (2021, NeuroImage Clinical)
  • "GABA-A receptor differences in schizophrenia: a positron emission tomography study using [11C]Ro154513" (2020, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • "Imaging transcriptomics: Convergent cellular, transcriptomic, and molecular neuroimaging signatures in the healthy adult human brain" (2021, Cell Reports)
  • "A Complex Systems Perspective on Neuroimaging Studies of Behavior and Its Disorders" (2021, The Neuroscientist)
  • "Increased serum peripheral C-reactive protein is associated with reduced brain barriers permeability of TSPO radioligands in healthy volunteers and depressed patients: implications for inflammation and depression" (2020, Brain Behavior and Immunity)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Turkheimer's scientific work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Mattia Veronese
  • Daniel Martins
  • Oliver Howes
  • Ottavia Dipasquale
  • Steven Williams

Best Publications

  • In vivo imaging of microglial activation with [11C](R)-PK11195 PET in idiopathic Parkinson's disease

    Alexander Gerhard;Nicola Pavese;Gary Hotton;Federico Turkheimer

  • In-vivo measurement of activated microglia in dementia

    Annachiara Cagnin;David J Brooks;Angus M Kennedy;Roger N Gunn

  • Inflammation after trauma: Microglial activation and traumatic brain injury

    Anil F. Ramlackhansingh;David J. Brooks;Richard J. Greenwood;Subrata K. Bose

  • Evidence of widespread cerebral microglial activation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an [11C](R)-PK11195 positron emission tomography study

    M R Turner;A Cagnin;F E Turkheimer;F E Turkheimer;Christopher Miller

  • The peripheral benzodiazepine binding site in the brain in multiple sclerosis: quantitative in vivo imaging of microglia as a measure of disease activity.

    R. B. Banati;J. Newcombe;R. N. Gunn;A. Cagnin

  • Homological scaffolds of brain functional networks

    Giovanni Petri;Paul Expert;Federico Turkheimer;Robin L Carhart-Harris

  • Emergence of resting state networks in the preterm human brain

    Valentina Doria;Christian F. Beckmann;Tomoki Arichi;Nazakat Merchant

  • Microglia, amyloid, and cognition in Alzheimer's disease: An [11C](R)PK11195-PET and [11C]PIB-PET study.

    Paul Edison;Hilary A. Archer;Alexander Gerhard;Alexander Gerhard;Rainer Hinz;Rainer Hinz

  • Conversion of amyloid positive and negative MCI to AD over 3 years An 11C-PIB PET study

    A. Okello;J. Koivunen;P. Edison;H. A. Archer

  • Microglial activation correlates with severity in Huntington disease A clinical and PET study

    N. Pavese;A. Gerhard;Y. F. Tai;A. K. Ho

  • Microglial Activity in People at Ultra High Risk of Psychosis and in Schizophrenia: An [11C]PBR28 PET Brain Imaging Study

    Peter S. Bloomfield;Sudhakar Selvaraj;Mattia Veronese;Gaia Rizzo

  • Redefining the functional organization of working memory processes within human lateral prefrontal cortex.

    A M Owen;N J Herrod;D K Menon;J C Clark

  • Dopamine synthesis capacity before onset of psychosis: a prospective [18F]-DOPA PET imaging study.

    Oliver D. Howes;Subrata K. Bose;Federico Turkheimer;Isabel Valli

  • Microglial activation and amyloid deposition in mild cognitive impairment A PET study

    A. Okello;P. Edison;H.A. Archer;F.E. Turkheimer

  • Converging language streams in the human temporal lobe

    Galina Spitsyna;Jane E. Warren;Sophie K. Scott;Federico E. Turkheimer

  • Progressive increase in striatal dopamine synthesis capacity as patients develop psychosis: a PET study.

    O Howes;S Bose;F Turkheimer;I Valli

  • Reference and target region modeling of [11C]-(R)-PK11195 brain studies

    Federico E. Turkheimer;Paul Edison;Nicola Pavese;Federico Roncaroli

  • Brain microglia in psychiatric disorders

    Valeria Mondelli;Valeria Mondelli;Anthony Christopher Vernon;Federico Edoardo Turkheimer;Paola Dazzan;Paola Dazzan

  • Positron emission tomography compartmental models: a basis pursuit strategy for kinetic modeling.

    Roger N Gunn;Steve R Gunn;Federico E Turkheimer;John A D Aston;John A D Aston

  • Microglia, Amyloid, and Glucose Metabolism in Parkinson’s Disease with and without Dementia

    Paul Edison;Imtiaz Ahmed;Zhen Fan;Rainer Hinz;Rainer Hinz

  • [11C](R)-PK11195 positron emission tomography imaging of activated microglia in vivo in Rasmussen's encephalitis.

    Richard B. Banati;G. W. Goerres;R. Myers;R. N. Gunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver D. Howes
Oliver D. Howes King's College London
Mattia Veronese
Mattia Veronese King's College London
David J. Brooks
David J. Brooks Newcastle University
Alexander Hammers
Alexander Hammers King's College London
Alexander Gerhard
Alexander Gerhard University of Manchester
Paul Edison
Paul Edison Imperial College London
Mitul A. Mehta
Mitul A. Mehta King's College London
Robert Leech
Robert Leech King's College London
Marios Politis
Marios Politis King's College London
Roger N. Gunn
Roger N. Gunn Imperial College London

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