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Neuroscience

D-Index
54
Citations
23082
World Ranking
4826
National Ranking
2168

Heather C. Hazlett 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 Heather C. Hazlett sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 115 publications — 25th percentile

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Heather C. Hazlett 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 Heather C. Hazlett sits on this spectrum.

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Overview

Heather C. Hazlett is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research spans a range of topics primarily related to neurodevelopment, with a strong focus on autism spectrum disorder and early childhood brain development.

The scientist's work is situated within the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, contributing extensively to subfields including Cognitive Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics, Education, and Clinical Psychology.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Fetal and Pediatric Neurological Disorders
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Heather C. Hazlett include:

  • "Subcortical Brain Development in Autism and Fragile X Syndrome: Evidence for Dynamic, Age- and Disorder-Specific Trajectories in Infancy" (2022), American Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Human milk 3'-Sialyllactose is positively associated with language development during infancy" (2021), American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • "A global multicohort study to map subcortical brain development and cognition in infancy and early childhood" (2023), Nature Neuroscience
  • "A Data-Driven Approach in an Unbiased Sample Reveals Equivalent Sex Ratio of Autism Spectrum Disorder-Associated Impairment in Early Childhood" (2022), Biological Psychiatry
  • "Infant Visual Brain Development and Inherited Genetic Liability in Autism" (2022), American Journal of Psychiatry

Heather C. Hazlett has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Joseph Piven
  • Stephen R. Dager
  • Robert T. Schultz
  • Annette Estes
  • Kelly N. Botteron

Publications by Hazlett have appeared in a variety of venues, with recurrent contributions to:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
  • Autism Research

Best Publications

  • User-guided 3D active contour segmentation of anatomical structures: Significantly improved efficiency and reliability

    Paul A. Yushkevich;Joseph Piven;Heather Cody Hazlett;Rachel Gimpel Smith

  • Association of Sex With Neurobehavioral Markers of Executive Function in 2-Year-Olds at High and Low Likelihood of Autism

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  • Early brain development in infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorder

    Heather Cody Hazlett;Hongbin Gu;Brent C. Munsell;Sun Hyung Kim

  • Magnetic resonance imaging and head circumference study of brain size in autism: birth through age 2 years.

    Heather Cody Hazlett;Michele Poe;Guido Gerig;Rachel Gimpel Smith

  • Differences in white matter fiber tract development present from 6 to 24 months in infants with autism.

    Jason J. Wolff;Hongbin Gu;Guido Gerig;Jed T. Elison

  • Fragile X syndrome

    Randi J. Hagerman;Elizabeth Berry-Kravis;Heather Cody Hazlett;Donald B. Bailey

  • Early brain overgrowth in autism associated with an increase in cortical surface area before age 2 years.

    Heather Cody Hazlett;Michele D. Poe;Guido Gerig;Martin Styner

  • Functional neuroimaging of high-risk 6-month-old infants predicts a diagnosis of autism at 24 months of age

    Robert W. Emerson;Chloe Adams;Tomoyuki Nishino;Heather Cody Hazlett

  • Behavioral, cognitive, and adaptive development in infants with autism spectrum disorder in the first 2 years of life

    Annette Estes;Lonnie Zwaigenbaum;Hongbin Gu;Tanya St. John

  • White Matter Microstructure and Atypical Visual Orienting in 7-Month-Olds at Risk for Autism

    Jed T. Elison;Sarah J. Paterson;Jason J. Wolff;J. Steven Reznick

  • Cortical Gray and White Brain Tissue Volume in Adolescents and Adults with Autism

    Heather Cody Hazlett;Michele D. Poe;Guido Gerig;Rachel Gimpel Smith

  • Altered corpus callosum morphology associated with autism over the first 2 years of life

    Jason J. Wolff;Guido Gerig;John D. Lewis;Takahiro Soda

  • Increased Extra-axial Cerebrospinal Fluid in High-Risk Infants Who Later Develop Autism

    Mark D. Shen;Sun Hyung Kim;Robert C. McKinstry;Hongbin Gu

  • Longitudinal patterns of repetitive behavior in toddlers with autism.

    Jason J. Wolff;Kelly N. Botteron;Stephen R. Dager;Jed T. Elison

  • Joint Attention and Brain Functional Connectivity in Infants and Toddlers

    Adam T. Eggebrecht;Jed T. Elison;Eric Feczko;Alexandre Todorov

  • Region-specific alterations in brain development in one- to three-year-old boys with fragile X syndrome

    Fumiko Hoeft;John C. Carter;Amy A. Lightbody;Heather Cody Hazlett

  • Teasing apart the heterogeneity of autism: Same behavior, different brains in toddlers with fragile X syndrome and autism

    Heather Cody Hazlett;Michele D. Poe;Amy A. Lightbody;Guido Gerig

  • The Emergence of Network Inefficiencies in Infants With Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    John D. Lewis;Alan C. Evans;John R. Pruett;Kelly N. Botteron

  • Repetitive behavior in 12-month-olds later classified with autism spectrum disorder.

    Jed T. Elison;Jason J. Wolff;J. Steven Reznick;Kelly N. Botteron

  • Cerebral cortical gray matter overgrowth and functional variation of the serotonin transporter gene in autism.

    Thomas H. Wassink;Heather C. Hazlett;Eric A. Epping;Stephan Arndt

  • Neural circuitry at age 6 months associated with later repetitive behavior and sensory responsiveness in autism.

    Jason J. Wolff;Meghan R. Swanson;Jed T. Elison;Guido Gerig

  • Trajectories of early brain volume development in fragile X syndrome and autism.

    Heather Cody Hazlett;Michele D. Poe;Amy A. Lightbody;Martin Styner

Frequent Co-Authors

Joseph Piven
Joseph Piven University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Martin Styner
Martin Styner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Guido Gerig
Guido Gerig New York University
Robert T. Schultz
Robert T. Schultz Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Annette Estes
Annette Estes University of Washington
Jed T. Elison
Jed T. Elison University of Minnesota
Stephen R. Dager
Stephen R. Dager University of Washington
Sarah Paterson
Sarah Paterson Temple University
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum
Lonnie Zwaigenbaum University of Alberta
Allan L. Reiss
Allan L. Reiss Stanford University

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