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Jörn Kaufmann 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 Jörn Kaufmann sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 115 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Jörn Kaufmann 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 Jörn Kaufmann sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 38 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jörn Kaufmann is affiliated with Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields related to neuroscience and medicine, focusing particularly on understanding brain function and neurological disorders through advanced imaging and neurobiological methods.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Kaufmann's subfields of expertise encompass:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Neurology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Genetics

Their work frequently addresses topics such as:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Kaufmann has published extensively in prominent scientific venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Human Brain Mapping
  • NeuroImage Clinical
  • Scientific Reports
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews

Recent papers reflecting Kaufmann's research areas are:

  • The role of the anterior nuclei of the thalamus in human memory processing, 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • In vivo anatomical mapping of human locus coeruleus functional connectivity at 3 T MRI, 2020, Human Brain Mapping
  • MS optic neuritis-induced long-term structural changes within the visual pathway, 2020, Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • In vivo tractography of human locus coeruleus-relation to 7T resting state fMRI, psychological measures and single subject validity, 2022, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Longitudinal Reproducibility of Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging (NODDI) Derived Metrics in the White Matter, 2021, Neuroscience

Kaufmann has collaborated with several frequent coauthors in their research projects, including:

  • Jürgen Voges
  • Thomas Liebe
  • Hans-Jochen Heinze
  • Martin Walter
  • Emrah Düzel

Best Publications

  • Experience-dependent plasticity of white-matter microstructure extends into old age

    Martin Lövdén;Nils Christian Bodammer;Simone Kühn;Jörn Kaufmann

  • Brain Pathology in Pedophilic Offenders: Evidence of Volume Reduction in the Right Amygdala and Related Diencephalic Structures

    Kolja Schiltz;Joachim Witzel;Georg Northoff;Kathrin Zierhut

  • Eddy current correction in diffusion-weighted imaging using pairs of images acquired with opposite diffusion gradient polarity.

    Nils Bodammer;Jörn Kaufmann;Martin Kanowski;Claus Tempelmann

  • Evolution of Neuroplasticity in Response to Physical Activity in Old Age: The Case for Dancing.

    Patrick Müller;Kathrin Rehfeld;Marlen Schmicker;Anita Hökelmann

  • Prefrontal and anterior cingulate cortex abnormalities in Tourette Syndrome: evidence from voxel-based morphometry and magnetization transfer imaging

    Kirsten R Müller-Vahl;Jörn Kaufmann;Julian Grosskreutz;Reinhard Dengler

  • Dancing or Fitness Sport? The Effects of Two Training Programs on Hippocampal Plasticity and Balance Abilities in Healthy Seniors

    Kathrin Rehfeld;Kathrin Rehfeld;Patrick Müller;Patrick Müller;Norman Aye;Norman Aye;Marlen Schmicker

  • Widespread sensorimotor and frontal cortical atrophy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Julian Grosskreutz;Jörn Kaufmann;Julia Frädrich;Reinhard Dengler

  • Quantitation of simulated short echo time 1H human brain spectra by LCModel and AMARES.

    Martin Kanowski;Jörn Kaufmann;Jürgen Braun;Johannes Bernarding

  • Structural alterations in lateral prefrontal, parietal and posterior midline regions of men with chronic posttraumatic stress disorder

    Cindy Eckart;Christian Stoppel;Joern Kaufmann;Claus Tempelmann

  • Hippocampal CA1 deformity is related to symptom severity and antipsychotic dosage in schizophrenia.

    Kathrin C. Zierhut;Ralf Graßmann;Jörn Kaufmann;Johann Steiner

  • Systematic regional variations of GABA, glutamine, and glutamate concentrations follow receptor fingerprints of human cingulate cortex.

    Weiqiang Dou;Weiqiang Dou;Nicola Palomero-Gallagher;Marie-Jose van Tol;Joern Kaufmann

  • Contemporary ultrasound systems allow high-resolution transcranial imaging of small echogenic deep intracranial structures similarly as MRI: A phantom study

    Uwe Walter;Martin Kanowski;Jörn Kaufmann;Annette Grossmann

  • Cortical thinning and its relation to cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Christina Schuster;Elisabeth Kasper;Martin Dyrba;Judith Machts

  • Subfield‐specific Loss of Hippocampal N‐acetyl Aspartate in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    Stefan Vielhaber;Heiko G. Niessen;Grazyna Debska-Vielhaber;Alexei P. Kudin

  • Mesolimbic Novelty Processing in Older Adults

    Nico Bunzeck;Hartmut Schütze;Sabine Stallforth;Jörn Kaufmann

  • 1H and 13C HR-MAS NMR investigations on native and enzymatically digested bovine nasal cartilage.

    Jürgen Schiller;Lama Naji;Daniel Huster;Jörn Kaufmann

  • Focal thinning of the motor cortex mirrors clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and their phenotypes: a neuroimaging study

    Christina Schuster;Elisabeth Kasper;Judith Machts;Daniel Bittner

  • Glutamate modulates resting state activity in the perigenual anterior cingulate cortex – A combined fMRI–MRS study

    B. Enzi;N.W. Duncan;J. Kaufmann;C. Tempelmann

  • Hippocampal degeneration in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Susanne Abdulla;Susanne Abdulla;Susanne Abdulla;Judith Machts;Joern Kaufmann;Karina Patrick

  • Tics are caused by alterations in prefrontal areas, thalamus and putamen, while changes in the cingulate gyrus reflect secondary compensatory mechanisms

    Kirsten R Müller-Vahl;Julian Grosskreutz;Tino Prell;Jörn Kaufmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Jochen Heinze
Hans-Jochen Heinze Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Emrah Düzel
Emrah Düzel German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Claus Tempelmann
Claus Tempelmann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Martin Walter
Martin Walter Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Notger G. Müller
Notger G. Müller German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Mircea Ariel Schoenfeld
Mircea Ariel Schoenfeld Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Bernhard Bogerts
Bernhard Bogerts Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Peter J. Nestor
Peter J. Nestor University of Queensland
Reiner Benecke
Reiner Benecke University of Rostock
Klaus Arnold
Klaus Arnold Leipzig University

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