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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 156 128 114 87 76 749 104158
Medicine 156 908 833 514 459 768 104778

Kamil Ugurbil publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kamil Ugurbil between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kamil Ugurbil published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 17.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2024. 70 of the 876 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2024. 1977: 7 publications 1978: 4 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 10 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 19 publications 1996: 22 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 20 publications 2000: 15 publications 2001: 24 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 23 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 32 publications 2006: 43 publications 2007: 35 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 40 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 23 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 31 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 17 publications 2024: 44 publications 2025: 26 publications
1977 2025

876 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kamil Ugurbil: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 7
1978 4
1979 5
1980 0
1981 4
1982 3
1983 2
1984 4
1985 5
1986 10
1987 8
1988 8
1989 10
1990 6
1991 8
1992 9
1993 10
1994 15
1995 19
1996 22
1997 22
1998 20
1999 20
2000 15
2001 24
2002 26
2003 23
2004 21
2005 32
2006 43
2007 35
2008 33
2009 40
2010 27
2011 22
2012 24
2013 25
2014 15
2015 23
2016 15
2017 12
2018 23
2019 18
2020 25
2021 31
2022 16
2023 17
2024 44
2025 26
Total 876
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Kamil Ugurbil 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 Kamil Ugurbil sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
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, 748–757 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: 749 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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
578–587 20
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 9 749
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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Kamil Ugurbil 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 Kamil Ugurbil sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
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, 156–157 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: 156 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% 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
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
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
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 7 156
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2019 - IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology “For pioneering the development and leading the advancement of ultra-high-field MRI technology for biomedical and brain research.”
  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2007 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Engineering/Medicine
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Engineering/Medicine
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Engineering/Medicine
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Engineering/Medicine
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Engineering/Medicine
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Engineering/Medicine

Overview

Kamil Ugurbil is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and specializes in the field of Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Their research spans subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Spectroscopy.

Their work covers several prominent topics including:

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Wireless Body Area Networks

Kamil Ugurbil has coauthored frequently with scholars such as Gregor Adriany, Essa Yacoub, Steen Moeller, Russell Lagore, and Matt Waks.

The primary venues for their publications include:

  • 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
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • NeuroImage
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Examples of recent publications with year and venue are:

  • "Self-supervised learning of physics-guided reconstruction neural networks without fully sampled reference data", 2020, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • "The Human Connectome Project: A retrospective", 2021, NeuroImage
  • "Lowering the thermal noise barrier in functional brain mapping with magnetic resonance imaging", 2021, Nature Communications
  • "NOise reduction with DIstribution Corrected (NORDIC) PCA in dMRI with complex-valued parameter-free locally low-rank processing", 2020, NeuroImage
  • "Magnetic field strength dependent SNR gain at the center of a spherical phantom and up to 11.7T", 2022, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Kamil Ugurbil's contributions have been recognized through various awards and honors, including the IEEE Medal for Innovations in Healthcare Technology in 2019 for advancements in ultra-high-field MRI technology. They have been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2014, a Member of the National Academy of Medicine since 2007, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2005. Additionally, they are associated with The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi in the areas of Engineering and Medicine.

Best Publications

  • The WU-Minn Human Connectome Project: An Overview

    David C. Van Essen;Stephen M. Smith;M Deanna;Timothy Edward John Behrens

  • A multi-modal parcellation of human cerebral cortex

    Matthew F. Glasser;Timothy S. Coalson;Emma C. Robinson;Emma C. Robinson;Carl D. Hacker

  • INTRINSIC SIGNAL CHANGES ACCOMPANYING SENSORY STIMULATION: FUNCTIONAL BRAIN MAPPING WITH MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

    Seiji Ogawa;David W. Tank;Ravi Menon;Jutta M. Ellermann

  • The Human Connectome Project: A data acquisition perspective

    D. C. Van Essen;Kamil Ugurbil;Edward J Auerbach

  • Functional brain mapping by blood oxygenation level-dependent contrast magnetic resonance imaging. A comparison of signal characteristics with a biophysical model.

    S. Ogawa;R. S. Menon;D. W. Tank;S. G. Kim

  • Multiband Multislice GE-EPI at 7 Tesla, With 16-Fold Acceleration Using Partial Parallel Imaging With Application to High Spatial and Temporal Whole-Brain FMRI

    Steen Moeller;Essa Yacoub;Cheryl A. Olman;Edward Auerbach

  • Resting-state fMRI in the Human Connectome Project

    S M Smith;C F Beckmann;J Andersson;E J Auerbach

  • NMR chemical shift imaging in three dimensions

    T R Brown;B M Kincaid;K Ugurbil

  • Multiplexed echo planar imaging for sub-second whole brain fmri and fast diffusion imaging

    David A. Feinberg;David A. Feinberg;Steen Moeller;Stephen M. Smith;Edward J Auerbach

  • ICA-based artefact removal and accelerated fMRI acquisition for improved resting state network imaging

    Ludovica Griffanti;Ludovica Griffanti;Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi;Christian F. Beckmann;Edward J. Auerbach

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of motor cortex;hemispheric asymmetry and handedness

    Seong Gi Kim;James Ashe;Kristy Hendrich;Jutta M Ellermann

  • The Human Connectome Project's neuroimaging approach

    Matthew F Glasser;Stephen M Smith;Daniel S Marcus;Jesper L R Andersson

  • 7T vs. 4T: RF power, homogeneity, and signal-to-noise comparison in head images.

    J. T Vaughan;Michael Garwood;C. M. Collins;W. Liu

  • Functional connectomics from resting-state fMRI

    S.M. Smith;D. Vidaurre;Christian Beckmann;Christian Beckmann;Christian Beckmann;M.F. Glasser

  • Advances in diffusion MRI acquisition and processing in the Human Connectome Project.

    Stamatios N. Sotiropoulos;Saâd Jbabdi;Junqian Xu;Jesper L. R. Andersson

  • Pushing spatial and temporal resolution for functional and diffusion MRI in the Human Connectome Project

    Kamil Ugurbil;Junqian Xu;Edward J. Auerbach;Steen Moeller

  • A positive-negative mode of population covariation links brain connectivity, demographics and behavior

    S M Smith;T E Nichols;D Vidaurre;A M Winkler

  • Temporally-independent functional modes of spontaneous brain activity

    Stephen M. Smith;Karla L. Miller;Steen Moeller;Junqian Xu

  • Magnetic field and tissue dependencies of human brain longitudinal 1H2O relaxation in vivo.

    William D. Rooney;Glyn Johnson;Xin Li;Xin Li;Eric R. Cohen

  • Analysis of fMRI and finger tracking training in subjects with chronic stroke

    James R Carey;PT Teresa J Kimberley;Scott M. Lewis;Scott M. Lewis;Edward J Auerbach

  • Sustained Negative BOLD, Blood Flow and Oxygen Consumption Response and Its Coupling to the Positive Response in the Human Brain

    Amir Shmuel;Essa Yacoub;Josef Pfeuffer;Pierre Francois Van de Moortele

Frequent Co-Authors

Essa Yacoub
Essa Yacoub University of Minnesota
Pierre-Francois Van de Moortele
Pierre-Francois Van de Moortele University of Minnesota
Seong-Gi Kim
Seong-Gi Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Wei Chen
Wei Chen University of Minnesota
Xiao Hong Zhu
Xiao Hong Zhu University of Minnesota
Xiaoping Hu
Xiaoping Hu University of California, Riverside
Federico De Martino
Federico De Martino Maastricht University
Dae-Shik Kim
Dae-Shik Kim Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Seiji Ogawa
Seiji Ogawa Osaka University
Robert J. Bache
Robert J. Bache University of Minnesota

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