2026 Lino Becerra: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	77	1853	1690	887	790	210	19398

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Overview

Lino Becerra is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States, with a research focus spanning Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work primarily addresses advanced imaging technologies and brain function analysis, contributing extensively to the fields of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Cognitive Neuroscience, Surgery, Physiology, and Neurology.

The scientist's research topics emphasize:

Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
Pain Management and Placebo Effect
Migraine and Headache Studies
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments

Recent publications include:

"Ictal and interictal brain activation in episodic migraine: Neural basis for extent of allodynia" (2021), published in PLoS ONE
"MRI assessment of cerebral perfusion in clinical trials" (2023), published in Drug Discovery Today
"Brain-based measures of nociception during general anesthesia with remifentanil: A randomized controlled trial" (2022), published in PLoS Medicine
"Rhythmic Change of Cortical Hemodynamic Signals Associated with Ongoing Nociception in Awake and Anesthetized Individuals: An Exploratory Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy Study" (2021), published in Anesthesiology
"The QIBA Profile for Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast MRI Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for Assessing Gliomas" (2024), published in Radiology

Their publications are disseminated through various respected venues such as:

Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
PLoS ONE
Drug Discovery Today
PLoS Medicine
Anesthesiology

Lino Becerra has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

David Borsook
Catarina Rua
Courtney Bishop
Keerthana Deepti Karunakaran
Barry D. Kussman

Best Publications

Reward Circuitry Activation by Noxious Thermal Stimuli

Lino Becerra;Hans C. Breiter;Roy Wise;R.Gilberto Gonzalez

659
Citations
Dynamic nuclear polarization with a cyclotron resonance maser at 5 T.

Lino R. Becerra;Lino R. Becerra;Gary J. Gerfen;Gary J. Gerfen;Richard J. Temkin;Richard J. Temkin;David J. Singel;David J. Singel

581
Citations
Neural circuitry underlying pain modulation: expectation, hypnosis, placebo

Alexander Ploghaus;Lino Becerra;Cristina Borras;David Borsook

520
Citations
Thalamic sensitization transforms localized pain into widespread allodynia.

Rami Burstein;Rami Burstein;Moshe Jakubowski;Esther Garcia-Nicas;B A Vanessa Kainz

454
Citations
Alterations in brain structure and functional connectivity in prescription opioid-dependent patients

Jaymin Upadhyay;Nasim Maleki;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;Igor Elman

432
Citations
Neuroimaging of the periaqueductal gray: State of the field

Clas Linnman;Eric A. Moulton;Gabi Barmettler;Lino Becerra

428
Citations
Quantitative neuropathology by high resolution magic angle spinning proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

L L Cheng;M J Ma;L Becerra;T Ptak

423
Citations
Anatomical guidance for functional near-infrared spectroscopy: AtlasViewer tutorial

Christopher M. Aasted;Christopher M. Aasted;Meryem A. Yücel;Robert J. Cooper;Jay Dubb

420
Citations
The Cerebellum and Pain: Passive Integrator or Active Participator?

Eric A. Moulton;Jeremy D. Schmahmann;Lino Becerra;David Borsook

400
Citations
Understanding Migraine through the Lens of Maladaptive Stress Responses: A Model Disease of Allostatic Load

David Borsook;Nasim Maleki;Lino Becerra;Bruce McEwen

399
Citations
Human brain activation under controlled thermal stimulation and habituation to noxious heat: An fMRI study

Lino R. Becerra;Hans C. Breiter;Milan Stojanovic;Scott M Fishman

391
Citations
A key role of the basal ganglia in pain and analgesia - insights gained through human functional imaging

David Borsook;Jaymin Upadhyay;Eric H Chudler;Lino Renan Becerra

379
Citations
Preclinical Assessment of Candidate Analgesic Drugs: Recent Advances and Future Challenges

S. Stevens Negus;Todd W. Vanderah;Michael R. Brandt;Edward J. Bilsky

351
Citations
Acute plasticity in the human somatosensory cortex following amputation

D Borsook;L Becerra;S Fishman;A Edwards

319
Citations
Somatotopic Activation in the Human Trigeminal Pain Pathway

Alex F. M. DaSilva;Lino Becerra;Nikos Makris;Andrew M. Strassman

302
Citations
The human amygdala and pain: Evidence from neuroimaging

Laura E. Simons;Laura E. Simons;Eric A. Moulton;Clas Linnman;Elizabeth Carpino

300
Citations
Her versus his migraine: multiple sex differences in brain function and structure

Nasim Maleki;Clas Linnman;Jennifer Brawn;Rami Burstein

291
Citations
A role for fMRI in optimizing CNS drug development

David Borsook;Lino Becerra;Richard Hargreaves

276
Citations
Painful Heat Reveals Hyperexcitability of the Temporal Pole in Interictal and Ictal Migraine States

E. A. Moulton;L. Becerra;N. Maleki;G. Pendse

276
Citations
Pain and analgesia: The value of salience circuits

David Borsook;Robert Edwards;Robert Edwards;Igor Elman;Lino Becerra;Lino Becerra

261
Citations
Interictal dysfunction of a brainstem descending modulatory center in migraine patients.

Eric A. Moulton;Rami Burstein;Shannon Tully;Richard Hargreaves

246
Citations