2026 Karen M. Rodrigue: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	52	5209	4785	2329	2105	135	18562

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Overview

Karen M. Rodrigue is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with significant contributions to cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging disciplines.

Their main areas of study include:

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Subfields of study where Karen M. Rodrigue has notable publications include:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Physiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

The researcher collaborates frequently with various co-authors, including:

Kristen M. Kennedy
Denise C. Park
David A. Hoagey
Takashi Tarumi
Tsubasa Tomoto

Karen M. Rodrigue's work has been published in several scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Neurobiology of Aging
Human Brain Mapping
NeuroImage
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Selected recent papers include:

"Influence of sample size and analytic approach on stability and interpretation of brain-behavior correlations in task-related fMRI data," 2020, Human Brain Mapping
"Aerobic exercise training and neurocognitive function in cognitively normal older adults: A one-year randomized controlled trial," 2022, Journal of Internal Medicine
"One-year aerobic exercise increases cerebral blood flow in cognitively normal older adults," 2022, Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism
"Greater BOLD Variability is Associated With Poorer Cognitive Function in an Adult Lifespan Sample," 2020, Cerebral Cortex
"Striatal iron content is linked to reduced fronto-striatal brain function under working memory load," 2020, NeuroImage

Best Publications

Regional Brain Changes in Aging Healthy Adults: General Trends, Individual Differences and Modifiers

Naftali Raz;Ulman Lindenberger;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy

3526
Citations
Prevalence of cerebral amyloid pathology in persons without dementia: a meta-analysis.

Willemijn J. Jansen;Rik Ossenkoppele;Dirk L. Knol;Betty M. Tijms

1712
Citations
Differential aging of the brain: Patterns, cognitive correlates and modifiers

Naftali Raz;Karen M. Rodrigue

1476
Citations
Aging, sexual dimorphism, and hemispheric asymmetry of the cerebral cortex: replicability of regional differences in volume

Naftali Raz;Faith Gunning-Dixon;Denise Head;Karen M Rodrigue

893
Citations
Trajectories of brain aging in middle-aged and older adults: Regional and individual differences

Naftali Raz;Paolo Ghisletta;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy

751
Citations
Prevalence of amyloid PET positivity in dementia syndromes: a meta-analysis.

Rik Ossenkoppele;Willemijn J Jansen;Gil D Rabinovici;Dirk L Knol

710
Citations
Differential aging of the medial temporal lobe: A study of a five-year change

N. Raz;K. M. Rodrigue;D. Head;K. M. Kennedy

573
Citations
β-Amyloid burden in healthy aging Regional distribution and cognitive consequences

K. M. Rodrigue;K. M. Kennedy;M. D. Devous;J. R. Rieck

481
Citations
Hypertension and the brain: vulnerability of the prefrontal regions and executive functions.

Naftali Raz;Karen M. Rodrigue;James D. Acker

443
Citations
Alterations in Cerebral Metabolic Rate and Blood Supply across the Adult Lifespan

Hanzhang Lu;Feng Xu;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy

438
Citations
Differential aging of the human striatum: longitudinal evidence.

Naftali Raz;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy;Denise Head

365
Citations
Shrinkage of the Entorhinal Cortex over Five Years Predicts Memory Performance in Healthy Adults

Karen M. Rodrigue;Naftali Raz

347
Citations
Vascular health and longitudinal changes in brain and cognition in middle-aged and older adults.

Naftali Raz;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy;James D. Acker

337
Citations
Risk factors for β-amyloid deposition in healthy aging: vascular and genetic effects.

Karen M. Rodrigue;Jennifer R. Rieck;Kristen M. Kennedy;Michael D. Devous

295
Citations
Beta-Amyloid Deposition and the Aging Brain

Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy;Denise C. Park

288
Citations
Age-related differences in regional brain volumes: A comparison of optimized voxel-based morphometry to manual volumetry

Kristen M. Kennedy;Kirk I. Erickson;Karen M. Rodrigue;Michelle W. Voss

279
Citations
Neuroanatomical and cognitive mediators of age-related differences in episodic memory.

Denise Head;Karen M. Rodrigue;Kristen M. Kennedy;Naftali Raz

266
Citations
Extrahippocampal Contributions to Age Differences in Human Spatial Navigation

Scott D. Moffat;Kristen M. Kennedy;Karen M. Rodrigue;Naftali Raz

238
Citations
Brain aging and its modifiers: insights from in vivo neuromorphometry and susceptibility weighted imaging.

Naftali Raz;Karen M. Rodrigue;E. Mark Haacke

223
Citations
Age differences in perseveration: cognitive and neuroanatomical mediators of performance on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test.

Denise Head;Kristen M. Kennedy;Karen M. Rodrigue;Naftali Raz

214
Citations