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Lars T. Westlye

Lars T. Westlye

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Neuroscience
Norway
2026

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Neuroscience

D-Index
105
Citations
41660
World Ranking
650
National Ranking
4

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Lars T. Westlye is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research spans multiple interconnected fields within medicine and neuroscience, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, genetics, psychiatry, mental health, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a strong emphasis on neuroimaging methodologies, brain aging, and the genetic basis of brain structure and function. Notable recent papers include:

  • White matter microstructure across the adult lifespan: A mixed longitudinal and cross-sectional study using advanced diffusion models and brain-age prediction (2020, NeuroImage)
  • Regional, circuit and network heterogeneity of brain abnormalities in psychiatric disorders (2023, Nature Neuroscience)
  • Understanding the genetic determinants of the brain with MOSTest (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Effects of urban living environments on mental health in adults (2023, Nature Medicine)
  • Mind the gap: Performance metric evaluation in brain-age prediction (2022, Human Brain Mapping)

Their research topics reflect diverse aspects of brain function and mental health, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Westlye include Ole A. Andreassen, Tobias Kaufmann, Dag Alnæs, Ingrid Agartz, and Dennis van der Meer. These collaborations underline a multidisciplinary approach incorporating genetics, neuroimaging, and psychiatry.

Westlye's work has been published regularly in key venues within their field, with multiple contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Human Brain Mapping
  • NeuroImage
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience

This body of work collectively spans 482 publications primarily in medicine, with 280 focused within neuroscience. The subfields and topics indicate a broad and evolving research agenda aimed at understanding brain connectivity, psychiatric conditions, genetic factors, and environmental influences on mental health through advanced imaging and cognitive approaches.

Best Publications

  • Subcortical brain volume abnormalities in 2028 individuals with schizophrenia and 2540 healthy controls via the ENIGMA consortium

    T. G M van Erp;D. P. Hibar;J. M. Rasmussen;D. C. Glahn

  • Cortical Brain Abnormalities in 4474 Individuals With Schizophrenia and 5098 Control Subjects via the Enhancing Neuro Imaging Genetics Through Meta Analysis (ENIGMA) Consortium

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  • Brain Maturation in Adolescence and Young Adulthood: Regional Age-Related Changes in Cortical Thickness and White Matter Volume and Microstructure

    Christian K. Tamnes;Ylva Østby;Anders M. Fjell;Lars T. Westlye

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Life-Span Changes of the Human Brain White Matter: Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and Volumetry

    Lars T. Westlye;Kristine B. Walhovd;Anders M. Dale;Anders M. Dale;Atle Bjørnerud

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • High Consistency of Regional Cortical Thinning in Aging across Multiple Samples

    Anders M. Fjell;Lars T. Westlye;Inge Amlien;Thomas Espeseth

  • Cortical abnormalities in bipolar disorder : An MRI analysis of 6503 individuals from the ENIGMA Bipolar Disorder Working Group

    D P Hibar;L T Westlye;L T Westlye;N T Doan;N T Doan;N Jahanshad

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

  • Widespread white matter microstructural differences in schizophrenia across 4322 individuals : results from the ENIGMA Schizophrenia DTI Working Group

    S. Kelly;S. Kelly;N. Jahanshad;A. Zalesky;P. Kochunov

  • Consistent neuroanatomical age-related volume differences across multiple samples.

    Kristine B. Walhovd;Lars T. Westlye;Inge Amlien;Thomas Espeseth

  • Differential Longitudinal Changes in Cortical Thickness, Surface Area and Volume across the Adult Life Span: Regions of Accelerating and Decelerating Change

    Andreas Berg Storsve;Anders Martin Fjell;Christian Krog Tamnes;Lars Tjelta Westlye

  • Heterogeneity in Subcortical Brain Development: A Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Brain Maturation from 8 to 30 Years

    Ylva Østby;Christian K. Tamnes;Anders M. Fjell;Lars T. Westlye

  • Subcortical volumetric abnormalities in bipolar disorder

    D. P. Hibar;L. T. Westlye;L. T. Westlye;T. G. M. van Erp;J. Rasmussen

  • The Structure of the Cerebral Cortex Across Adult Life: Age-Related Patterns of Surface Area, Thickness, and Gyrification

    Larson J. Hogstrom;Lars T. Westlye;Kristine B. Walhovd;Anders M. Fjell

  • Mapping the Heterogeneous Phenotype of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Using Normative Models.

    Thomas Wolfers;Nhat Trung Doan;Tobias Kaufmann;Dag Alnæs

  • Effects of memory training on cortical thickness in the elderly

    Andreas Engvig;Anders M. Fjell;Lars T. Westlye;Torgeir Moberget

  • Critical ages in the life course of the adult brain: Nonlinear subcortical aging

    Anders Martin Fjell;Anders Martin Fjell;Lars Tjelta Westlye;Håkon Grydeland;Inge Amlien

  • A common brain network links development, aging, and vulnerability to disease

    Gwenaëlle Douaud;Adrian R. Groves;Christian K. Tamnes;Lars Tjelta Westlye

  • Loss-of-function variants in ABCA7 confer risk of Alzheimer's disease

    Stacy Steinberg;Hreinn Stefansson;Thorlakur Jonsson;Hrefna Johannsdottir

  • Erratum: Subcortical brain volume abnormalities in 2028 individuals with schizophrenia and 2540 healthy controls via the ENIGMA consortium (Molecular Psychiatry (2015) DOI:10.1038/mp.2015.63)

    T. G.M. Van Erp;D. P. Hibar;J. M. Rasmussen;D. C. Glahn

Frequent Co-Authors

Tobias Kaufmann
Tobias Kaufmann University of Oslo
Dag Alnæs
Dag Alnæs Oslo University Hospital
Nhat Trung Doan
Nhat Trung Doan Oslo University Hospital
Srdjan Djurovic
Srdjan Djurovic Oslo University Hospital
Torgeir Moberget
Torgeir Moberget Oslo University Hospital
Ingrid Melle
Ingrid Melle University of Oslo
Thomas Espeseth
Thomas Espeseth University of Oslo
Kristine B. Walhovd
Kristine B. Walhovd Oslo University Hospital
Anders M. Fjell
Anders M. Fjell Oslo University Hospital
Torbjørn Elvsåshagen
Torbjørn Elvsåshagen University of Oslo

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