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75
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18935
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2029
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969

Hugo Vrenken 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 Hugo Vrenken sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 275 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hugo Vrenken 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 Hugo Vrenken sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 80th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hugo Vrenken is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Rheumatology, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's main topics of work explore various areas including:

  • Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography
  • RNA Regulation and Disease
  • Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications

Hugo Vrenken has published articles in multiple scientific venues, with notable recurrent appearances in:

  • Neurology
  • NeuroImage Clinical
  • 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
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Journal of Neurology

Recent publications include:

  • 2021 MAGNIMS-CMSC-NAIMS consensus recommendations on the use of MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • MAGNIMS consensus recommendations on the use of brain and spinal cord atrophy measures in clinical practice, 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging towards clinical application in multiple sclerosis, 2021, Brain
  • Longitudinal Assessment of Multiple Sclerosis with the Brain-Age Paradigm, 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • Association of Gray Matter Atrophy Patterns With Clinical Phenotype and Progression in Multiple Sclerosis, 2021, Neurology

Among their frequent co-authors are:

  • Frederik Barkhof
  • Massimo Filippi
  • Maria A. Rocca
  • Nicola De Stefano
  • Àlex Rovira

Best Publications

  • 2021 MAGNIMS–CMSC–NAIMS consensus recommendations on the use of MRI in patients with multiple sclerosis

    Mike P Wattjes;Olga Ciccarelli;Olga Ciccarelli;Daniel S Reich;Brenda Banwell;Brenda Banwell

  • Genome-wide association analysis of susceptibility and clinical phenotype in multiple sclerosis

    Sergio E. Baranzini;Joanne Wang;Rachel A. Gibson;Nicholas Galwey

  • The major symptom dimensions of obsessive-compulsive disorder are mediated by partially distinct neural systems.

    Odile A. van den Heuvel;Peter L. Remijnse;David Mataix-Cols;Hugo Vrenken

  • Hippocampal atrophy rates in Alzheimer disease Added value over whole brain volume measures

    W.J.P. Henneman;J.D. Sluimer;J. Barnes;W.M. van der Flier

  • Regional DTI differences in multiple sclerosis patients

    S. D. Roosendaal;Jeroen J. G. Geurts;Hugo Vrenken;H. E. Hulst

  • Deep gray matter volume loss drives disability worsening in multiple sclerosis.

    Arman Eshaghi;Arman Eshaghi;Ferran Prados;Wallace J Brownlee;Daniel R Altmann;Daniel R Altmann

  • Brain atrophy and lesion load predict long term disability in multiple sclerosis

    Veronica Popescu;Federica Agosta;Hanneke E Hulst;Ingrid C Sluimer

  • Progression of regional grey matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis.

    Arman Eshaghi;Arman Eshaghi;Razvan V Marinescu;Alexandra L Young;Nicholas C Firth

  • Standardized evaluation of algorithms for computer-aided diagnosis of dementia based on structural MRI: The CADDementia challenge

    Esther E. Bron;Marion Smits;Wiesje M. van der Flier;Hugo Vrenken

  • Precuneus atrophy in early-onset Alzheimer's disease: A morphometric structural MRI study

    Giorgos Karas;Philip Scheltens;Serge Rombouts;Ronald van Schijndel

  • Reduced Orbitofrontal and Parietal Gray Matter in Chronic Insomnia: A Voxel-Based Morphometric Study

    Ellemarije Altena;Ellemarije Altena;Hugo Vrenken;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Ysbrand D. Van Der Werf;Odile A. van den Heuvel

  • Heterogeneity of White Matter Hyperintensities in Alzheimer's Disease: Post-Mortem Quantitative MRI and Neuropathology:

    A. A. Gouw;A. Seewann;H. Vrenken;W. M. van der Flier

  • Accumulation of cortical lesions in MS: relation with cognitive impairment.

    S.D. Roosendaal;B. Moraal;P.J.W. Pouwels;H. Vrenken

  • Cortical atrophy patterns in multiple sclerosis are non-random and clinically relevant

    Martijn D. Steenwijk;Jeroen J. G. Geurts;Marita Daams;Betty M. Tijms

  • Whole-brain T1 mapping in multiple sclerosis: global changes of normal-appearing gray and white matter.

    Hugo Vrenken;Jeroen J G Geurts;Dirk L Knol;L Noor van Dijk

  • MAGNIMS consensus recommendations on the use of brain and spinal cord atrophy measures in clinical practice

    Jaume Sastre-Garriga;Deborah Pareto;Marco Battaglini;Maria A Rocca

  • Automatic segmentation and volumetry of multiple sclerosis brain lesions from MR images

    Saurabh Jain;Diana M. Sima;Annemie Ribbens;Melissa Cambron

  • Accurate white matter lesion segmentation by k nearest neighbor classification with tissue type priors (kNN-TTPs)

    Martijn D. Steenwijk;Petra J.W. Pouwels;Marita Daams;Jan Willem van Dalen

  • Different patterns of gray matter atrophy in early- and late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    C. Möller;H. Vrenken;L. Jiskoot;A. Versteeg

  • Subcortical atrophy and cognition: sex effects in multiple sclerosis.

    Menno M. Schoonheim;Veronica Popescu;Fernanda C. Rueda Lopes;Oliver T. Wiebenga

  • Amnestic mild cognitive impairment: structural MR imaging findings predictive of conversion to Alzheimer disease

    G. Karas;J.D. Sluimer;R. Goekoop;W.M. van der Flier

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Philip Scheltens
Philip Scheltens Amsterdam UMC
Wiesje M. van der Flier
Wiesje M. van der Flier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Chris H. Polman
Chris H. Polman VU University Medical Center
Jeroen J. G. Geurts
Jeroen J. G. Geurts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University
Dirk L. Knol
Dirk L. Knol VU University Medical Center
Christian Enzinger
Christian Enzinger Medical University of Graz
Petra J. W. Pouwels
Petra J. W. Pouwels Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Maria A. Rocca
Maria A. Rocca Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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