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M. Brandon Westover

M. Brandon Westover

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 63 3402 3113 1577 1426 322 13625

M. Brandon Westover publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by M. Brandon Westover between 2002 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. M. Brandon Westover published across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025, averaging 24.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 90 publications in 2025. 166 of the 591 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 90. Peak 90 publications in 2025. 2002: 3 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 1 publication 2006: 0 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 2 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 19 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 31 publications 2018: 39 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 59 publications 2021: 52 publications 2022: 59 publications 2023: 56 publications 2024: 76 publications 2025: 90 publications
2002 2025

591 publications in total across all disciplines

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M. Brandon Westover: publications per year, 2002 to 2025
Year Publications
2002 3
2003 2
2004 0
2005 1
2006 0
2007 0
2008 2
2009 1
2010 2
2011 5
2012 9
2013 12
2014 24
2015 19
2016 26
2017 31
2018 39
2019 23
2020 59
2021 52
2022 59
2023 56
2024 76
2025 90
Total 591
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M. Brandon Westover publications per year - data summary

  • M. Brandon Westover, a Neuroscience scholar from Harvard University, has 591 publications recorded across 24 years, from 2002 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2002 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 90 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2005 and 2009, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 24 years in the span carry no publications at all (2004, 2006 and 2007).
  • The rate of publication averages 24.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 28.1 per year counting only the 21 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 333 publications, 56% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2002-2009: 9 publications (1.1 per year); 2010-2017: 128 publications (16.0 per year); 2018-2025: 454 publications (56.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

M. Brandon Westover 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 M. Brandon Westover 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, 318–327 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: 322 publications — 85th percentile

85% 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 99 322
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
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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M. Brandon Westover publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • M. Brandon Westover, a Neuroscience scholar from Harvard University, records 322 publications - the 85th percentile of the discipline.
  • 85% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than M. Brandon Westover, and about 15% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and M. Brandon Westover ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

M. Brandon Westover 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 M. Brandon Westover 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, 62–63 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: 63 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 63
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
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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M. Brandon Westover D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • M. Brandon Westover, a Neuroscience scholar from Harvard University, records 63 D-Index - the 65th percentile of the discipline.
  • 65% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than M. Brandon Westover, and about 35% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and M. Brandon Westover ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

M. Brandon Westover is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in medicine and neuroscience. Their scholarly output includes over 500 publications in medicine and more than 200 in neuroscience, reflecting engagement across related subfields such as cognitive neuroscience, psychiatry and mental health, neurology, artificial intelligence, and epidemiology.

The main topics covered in Westover's work include EEG and brain-computer interfaces, epilepsy research and treatment, sleep and wakefulness research, machine learning in healthcare, intensive care unit cognitive disorders, obstructive sleep apnea research, and sleep and related disorders. This range of topics indicates a focus on neurological and cognitive conditions, with attention to both clinical and technological aspects of neuroscience.

Westover has published extensively in several frequent venues, including:

  • SLEEP
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurology
  • Epilepsia
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including Haoqi Sun, Sahar F. Zafar, Jin Jing, Robert J. Thomas, and Shibani S. Mukerji. These collaborations highlight a network of researchers working in related fields of clinical neurophysiology and brain research.

Selected recent papers by M. Brandon Westover demonstrate the focus on clinical neurophysiology and the neurological impacts of diseases and conditions:

  • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version (2021, Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology)
  • Global Incidence of Neurological Manifestations Among Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19-A Report for the GCS-NeuroCOVID Consortium and the ENERGY Consortium (2021, JAMA Network Open)
  • Association of Red Blood Cell Distribution Width With Mortality Risk in Hospitalized Adults With SARS-CoV-2 Infection (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • Association of epileptiform abnormalities and seizures in Alzheimer disease (2020, Neurology)
  • Assessment of the Validity of the 2HELPS2B Score for Inpatient Seizure Risk Prediction (2020, JAMA Neurology)

Best Publications

  • American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version.

    Lawrence J. Hirsch;Michael W.K. Fong;Markus Leitinger;Suzette M. LaRoche

  • The continuum of spreading depolarizations in acute cortical lesion development: Examining Leão's legacy

    Jed A Hartings;C William Shuttleworth;Sergei A Kirov;Cenk Ayata

  • Recording, analysis, and interpretation of spreading depolarizations in neurointensive care: Review and recommendations of the COSBID research group

    Jens P. Dreier;Martin Fabricius;Cenk Ayata;Oliver W. Sakowitz

  • Effects of sevoflurane and propofol on frontal electroencephalogram power and coherence.

    Oluwaseun Akeju;M. Brandon Westover;M. Brandon Westover;Kara J. Pavone;Aaron L. Sampson

  • Expert-level sleep scoring with deep neural networks.

    Siddharth Biswal;Haoqi Sun;Balaji Goparaju;M Brandon Westover

  • Predicting neurosurgical outcomes in focal epilepsy patients using computational modelling.

    Nishant Sinha;Justin Dauwels;Marcus Kaiser;Sydney S. Cash

  • A comparison of propofol- and dexmedetomidine-induced electroencephalogram dynamics using spectral and coherence analysis.

    Oluwaseun Akeju;Kara J. Pavone;M. Brandon Westover;Rafael Vazquez

  • Exploration and Modulation of Brain Network Interactions with Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Combination with Neuroimaging

    Mouhsin M. Shafi;M. Brandon Westover;M. Brandon Westover;Michael D. Fox;Michael D. Fox;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Alvaro Pascual-Leone;Alvaro Pascual-Leone

  • You Snooze, You Win: the PhysioNet/Computing in Cardiology Challenge 2018

    Mohammad M Ghassemi;Benjamin E Moody;Li-Wei H Lehman;Christopher Song

  • Interrater agreement for Critical Care EEG Terminology.

    Nicolas Gaspard;Lawrence J. Hirsch;Suzette M. LaRoche;Cecil D. Hahn

  • Emergence of Stable Functional Networks in Long-Term Human Electroencephalography

    Catherine Jean Chu;Mark R. Kramer;Jay Sriram Pathmanathan;Matt Travis Bianchi

  • Development of Expert-Level Automated Detection of Epileptiform Discharges During Electroencephalogram Interpretation

    Jin Jing;Jin Jing;Haoqi Sun;Jennifer A Kim;Aline Herlopian

  • The probability of seizures during EEG monitoring in critically ill adults

    M. Brandon Westover;Mouhsin M. Shafi;Mouhsin M. Shafi;Matt T. Bianchi;Lidia M.V.R. Moura

  • Association of an Electroencephalography-Based Risk Score With Seizure Probability in Hospitalized Patients.

    Aaron F. Struck;Berk Ustun;Andres Rodriguez Ruiz;Jong Woo Lee

  • Statin use following intracerebral hemorrhage: a decision analysis.

    M. Brandon Westover;Matt T. Bianchi;Mark H. Eckman;Steven M. Greenberg

  • Association of epileptiform abnormalities and seizures in Alzheimer disease.

    Alice D. Lam;Rani A. Sarkis;Kyle R. Pellerin;Jin Jing

  • Continuous electroencephalography predicts delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage: A prospective study of diagnostic accuracy

    Eric S. Rosenthal;Siddharth Biswal;Sahar F. Zafar;Kathryn L. O'Connor

  • Brain Age from the Electroencephalogram of Sleep

    Haoqi Sun;Luis Paixao;Jefferson T. Oliva;Balaji Goparaju

  • Estimating cerebral microinfarct burden from autopsy samples

    M. Brandon Westover;Matt T. Bianchi;Chunhui Yang;Julie A. Schneider

  • Interrater Reliability of Experts in Identifying Interictal Epileptiform Discharges in Electroencephalograms.

    Jin Jing;Jin Jing;Aline Herlopian;Aline Herlopian;Ioannis Karakis;Marcus Ng

  • Age-dependency of sevoflurane-induced electroencephalogram dynamics in children

    O. Akeju;K.J. Pavone;J.A. Thum;J.A. Thum;P.G. Firth

  • SLEEPNET: Automated Sleep Staging System via Deep Learning

    Siddharth Biswal;Joshua Kulas;Haoqi Sun;Balaji Goparaju

  • Effects of Sevoflurane and Propofol on Frontal Electroencephalogram Power and Coherence

    Oluwaseun Akeju;M. Brandon Westover;Kara J. Pavone;Aaron L. Sampson

Frequent Co-Authors

Sydney S. Cash
Sydney S. Cash Harvard University
Patrick L. Purdon
Patrick L. Purdon Harvard University
Nicolas Gaspard
Nicolas Gaspard Université Libre de Bruxelles
Mouhsin M. Shafi
Mouhsin M. Shafi Harvard Medical School
Andrew J. Cole
Andrew J. Cole Harvard University
Lawrence J. Hirsch
Lawrence J. Hirsch Yale University
Justin Dauwels
Justin Dauwels Nanyang Technological University
Alvaro Pascual-Leone
Alvaro Pascual-Leone Harvard University
Jimeng Sun
Jimeng Sun University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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