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Ferenc A. Jolesz publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ferenc A. Jolesz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 687 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Ferenc A. Jolesz D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ferenc A. Jolesz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 171 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Ferenc A. Jolesz was affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily involved the intersection of medicine and engineering, focusing on specialized subfields such as Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their scientific work revolved around advanced imaging technologies and applications, particularly within the realm of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Core research topics included Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, and the use of MRI in cancer diagnosis.

Jolesz contributed to academic literature through publications in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries

Their documented publications include:

  • Challenges in image-guided therapy system design, 2020, UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Jolesz collaborated frequently with several researchers including:

  • Melvin Field
  • John V. Murray
  • Joachim M. Baehring
  • Dhiego Bastos
  • Richard D. Beegle

Recognition of their career achievements included becoming a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Adaptive segmentation of MRI data

    W.M. Wells;W.E.L. Grimson;R. Kikinis;F.A. Jolesz

  • Noninvasive MR Imaging-Guided Focal Opening of the Blood-Brain Barrier in Rabbits

    Kullervo Hynynen;Nathan McDannold;Natalia Vykhodtseva;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • Nonlinear anisotropic filtering of MRI data

    G. Gerig;O. Kubler;R. Kikinis;F.A. Jolesz

  • The human emotional brain without sleep — a prefrontal amygdala disconnect

    Seung Schik Yoo;Ninad Gujar;Peter Hu;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • Abnormalities of the left temporal lobe and thought disorder in schizophrenia. A quantitative magnetic resonance imaging study.

    Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Ron Kikinis;Ferenc A. Jolesz;Seth D. Pollak

  • Magnetic resonance imaging study of hippocampal volume in chronic, combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Tamara V. Gurvits;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Hiroto Hokama;Hiroto Hokama;Hirokazu Ohta;Hirokazu Ohta

  • Processing and visualization for diffusion tensor MRI.

    Carl-Fredrik Westin;Stephan E. Maier;Hatsuho Mamata;Arya Nabavi

  • Development and implementation of intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging and its neurosurgical applications.

    Peter McL. Black;Thomas Moriarty;Eben Alexander;Philip Stieg

  • A review of diffusion tensor imaging studies in schizophrenia.

    Marek R. Kubicki;Robert William McCarley;Carl-Fredrik Westin;H Park;H Park;H Park

  • Use of structural magnetic resonance imaging to predict who will get Alzheimer's disease.

    Ronald J. Killiany;Teresa Gomez-Isla;Mark Moss;Ron Kikinis

  • Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of brain development in premature and mature newborns

    Petra S. Hüppi;Simon Warfield;Ron Kikinis;Patrick D. Barnes

  • Microstructural development of human newborn cerebral white matter assessed in vivo by diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging.

    Petra S Hüppi;Stephan E Maier;Sharon Peled;Gary P Zientara

  • MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery of fibroadenomas in the breast: a feasibility study.

    Kullervo Hynynen;Oliver Pomeroy;Darrell N. Smith;Peter E. Huber

  • Local and reversible blood–brain barrier disruption by noninvasive focused ultrasound at frequencies suitable for trans-skull sonications

    Kullervo Hynynen;Nathan McDannold;Nickolai A. Sheikov;Ferenc A. Jolesz

  • MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery of uterine leiomyomas: a feasibility study.

    Clare M C Tempany;Elizabeth A Stewart;Nathan McDannold;Bradley J Quade

  • A deficit in the ability to form new human memories without sleep

    Seung-Schik Yoo;Peter T Hu;Ninad Gujar;Ferenc A Jolesz

  • Automated segmentation of MR images of brain tumors

    Michael R. Kaus;Simon K. Warfield;Arya Nabavi;Peter M. Black

  • MRI measures of entorhinal cortex vs hippocampus in preclinical AD.

    R. J. Killiany;B. T. Hyman;T. Gomez-Isla;M. B. Moss

  • Noninvasive localized delivery of Herceptin to the mouse brain by MRI-guided focused ultrasound-induced blood-brain barrier disruption.

    Manabu Kinoshita;Nathan McDannold;Ferenc A. Jolesz;Kullervo Hynynen

  • Adaptive Segmentation of MRI Data

    William M. Wells;William M. Wells;W. Eric L. Grimson;Ron Kikinis;Ferenc A. Jolesz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ron Kikinis
Ron Kikinis Brigham and Women's Hospital
Martha E. Shenton
Martha E. Shenton Harvard University
Kullervo Hynynen
Kullervo Hynynen Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Peter McL. Black
Peter McL. Black University of British Columbia
Nathan McDannold
Nathan McDannold Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert W. McCarley
Robert W. McCarley Harvard Medical School
Robert V. Mulkern
Robert V. Mulkern Boston Children's Hospital
Simon K. Warfield
Simon K. Warfield Boston Children's Hospital
Nobuhiko Hata
Nobuhiko Hata Brigham and Women's Hospital

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