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Franklin I. Aigbirhio

Franklin I. Aigbirhio

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 60 3849 3522 341 311 250 12596

Franklin I. Aigbirhio publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Franklin I. Aigbirhio between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Franklin I. Aigbirhio published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2023. 32 of the 334 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2023. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 3 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 26 publications 2022: 19 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 18 publications
1990 2025

334 publications in total across all disciplines

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Franklin I. Aigbirhio: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 3
1992 4
1993 1
1994 1
1995 6
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 0
2000 2
2001 4
2002 2
2003 3
2004 6
2005 8
2006 7
2007 8
2008 11
2009 5
2010 9
2011 12
2012 14
2013 13
2014 6
2015 8
2016 18
2017 21
2018 11
2019 16
2020 25
2021 26
2022 19
2023 27
2024 14
2025 18
Total 334
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Franklin I. Aigbirhio 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 Franklin I. Aigbirhio sits on this spectrum.

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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, 248–257 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: 250 publications — 74th percentile

74% 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
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
248–257 174 250
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
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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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Franklin I. Aigbirhio 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 Franklin I. Aigbirhio 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, 60–61 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: 60 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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
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 60
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
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108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
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128–129 24
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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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Overview

Franklin I. Aigbirhio is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Neurology, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research covers a variety of key topics:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Franklin I. Aigbirhio include:

  • Mapping neurotransmitter systems to the structural and functional organization of the human neocortex, 2022, Nature Neuroscience
  • Small soluble α-synuclein aggregates are the toxic species in Parkinson's disease, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Brain
  • Microglial activation and blood-brain barrier permeability in cerebral small vessel disease, 2021, Brain
  • [11C]metomidate PET-CT versus adrenal vein sampling for diagnosing surgically curable primary aldosteronism: a prospective, within-patient trial, 2023, Nature Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Franklin I. Aigbirhio include:

  • Tim D. Fryer
  • Young T. Hong
  • John T. O'Brien
  • James B. Rowe
  • Maura Malpetti

They have published extensively in several venues, with recurring publications in:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nuclear Medicine and Biology
  • Brain
  • Neurobiology of Aging

Best Publications

  • Nucleus accumbens D2/3 receptors predict trait impulsivity and cocaine reinforcement.

    Jeffrey W. Dalley;Tim D. Fryer;Laurent Brichard;Emma S. J. Robinson

  • Diffusion limited oxygen delivery following head injury.

    David K. Menon;Jonathan P. Coles;Arun K. Gupta;Tim D. Fryer

  • Incidence and mechanisms of cerebral ischemia in early clinical head injury.

    Jonathan P Coles;Tim D Fryer;Piotr Smielewski;Doris A Chatfield

  • Hyperventilation following head injury: effect on ischemic burden and cerebral oxidative metabolism.

    Jonathan P. Coles;Tim D. Fryer;Martin R. Coleman;Peter Smielewski

  • Dopamine Release in Dissociable Striatal Subregions Predicts the Different Effects of Oral Methylphenidate on Reversal Learning and Spatial Working Memory

    Philip L Clatworthy;Simon J G Lewis;Laurent Brichard;Young T Hong

  • Decision-making in mania: a PET study.

    Judy S. Rubinsztein;Paul C. Fletcher;Robert D. Rogers;Luk W. Ho

  • Evaluation of the sensitivity and specificity of (11)C-metomidate positron emission tomography (PET)-CT for lateralizing aldosterone secretion by Conn's adenomas.

    Timothy J Burton;Isla S Mackenzie;Kottekkattu Balan;Brendan Koo

  • Small soluble α-synuclein aggregates are the toxic species in Parkinson’s disease

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  • Intrinsic Activated Microglia Map to the Peri-infarct Zone in the Subacute Phase of Ischemic Stroke

    Christopher J.S. Price;Dechao Wang;David K. Menon;Joe V. Guadagno

  • How Reliable Is Perfusion MR in Acute Stroke?: Validation and Determination of the Penumbra Threshold Against Quantitative PET

    Masashi Takasawa;P. Simon Jones;Joseph V. Guadagno;Soren Christensen

  • 18F-AV-1451 positron emission tomography in Alzheimer's disease and progressive supranuclear palsy.

    Luca Passamonti;Patricia Vázquez Rodríguez;Young T Hong;Kieren S J Allinson

  • Correlation between Cerebral Blood Flow, Substrate Delivery, and Metabolism in Head Injury: A Combined Microdialysis and Triple Oxygen Positron Emission Tomography Study:

    Peter J Hutchinson;Arun K Gupta;Tim F Fryer;Pippa G Al-Rawi

  • Physiological thresholds for irreversible tissue damage in contusional regions following traumatic brain injury

    A. S. Cunningham;R. Salvador;J. P. Coles;D. A. Chatfield

  • Assessment of Cerebrovascular Autoregulation in Head-Injured Patients: A Validation Study

    Luzius A. Steiner;Jonathan P. Coles;Andrew J. Johnston;Doris A. Chatfield

  • The pattern of amyloid accumulation in the brains of adults with Down syndrome

    Tiina Annus;Liam R. Wilson;Young T. Hong;Julio Acosta–Cabronero

  • Effect of hyperoxia on regional oxygenation and metabolism after severe traumatic brain injury: preliminary findings.

    Jurgens Nortje;Jonathan P. Coles;Ivan Timofeev;Tim D. Fryer

  • Microglial activation and tau burden predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease.

    Maura Malpetti;Rogier A Kievit;Luca Passamonti;Luca Passamonti;P Simon Jones

  • Amyloid Imaging With Carbon 11–Labeled Pittsburgh Compound B for Traumatic Brain Injury

    Young T. Hong;Tonny Veenith;Deborah Dewar;Joanne G. Outtrim

  • Pathophysiologic Mechanisms of Cerebral Ischemia and Diffusion Hypoxia in Traumatic Brain Injury

    Tonny V. Veenith;Tonny V. Veenith;Eleanor L. Carter;Thomas Geeraerts;Julia Grossac

  • Microglial activation and blood-brain barrier permeability in cerebral small vessel disease.

    Jessica Walsh;Dan J Tozer;Hasan Sari;Young T Hong

  • A positron emission tomography study of nigro-striatal dopaminergic mechanisms underlying attention: implications for ADHD and its treatment

    Natalia del Campo;Tim D. Fryer;Young T. Hong;Rob Smith

  • In vivo tau PET imaging in dementia: Pathophysiology, radiotracer quantification, and a systematic review of clinical findings.

    Benjamin Hall;Elijah Mak;Simon Cervenka;Franklin I. Aigbirhio

Frequent Co-Authors

Tim D. Fryer
Tim D. Fryer University of Cambridge
Young T. Hong
Young T. Hong University of Cambridge
James B. Rowe
James B. Rowe University of Cambridge
Jean-Claude Baron
Jean-Claude Baron Université Paris Cité
John T. O'Brien
John T. O'Brien University of Cambridge
Luca Passamonti
Luca Passamonti University of Cambridge
David K. Menon
David K. Menon University of Cambridge
John D. Pickard
John D. Pickard University of Cambridge
Guy B. Williams
Guy B. Williams University of Cambridge
Trevor W. Robbins
Trevor W. Robbins University of Cambridge

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