2026 Manuel F. Casanova: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	78	1779	1622	856	762	381	20208

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Neuroscience

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20208

Overview

Manuel F. Casanova is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their work spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, cellular and molecular neuroscience, genetics, psychiatry and mental health, and neurology.

Their research topics primarily focus on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and related neurodevelopmental conditions. Key areas of study include:

Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies

Casanova has published papers in well-known venues such as the Journal of Personalized Medicine, Frontiers in Psychiatry, Brain Sciences, Seminars in Pediatric Neurology, and Frontiers in Neuroscience. Notable recent publications include:

"The Relationship between Autism and Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes/Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders," 2020, Journal of Personalized Medicine
"Editorial: Comorbidity and Autism Spectrum Disorder," 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
"A Comprehensive Framework for Differentiating Autism Spectrum Disorder From Neurotypicals by Fusing Structural MRI and Resting State Functional MRI," 2020, Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
"Effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Therapy on Evoked and Induced Gamma Oscillations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder," 2020, Brain Sciences
"Editorial: Secondary vs. Idiopathic Autism," 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry

Manuel F. Casanova's co-authors frequently include Estate M. Sokhadze, Manuel Casanova, Xiaoli Li, Ayman El-Baz, and Ioan Opriş. Their collaborative work has led to multiple publications, with some co-authors appearing in 8 to 12 joint works.

The scientist has also contributed to book literature, including a publication titled "Modern Approaches to Augmentation of Brain Function" released in 2021 by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

Anatomical abnormalities in the brains of monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia.

Richard L. Suddath;George W. Christison;E. Fuller Torrey;Manuel F. Casanova

1334
Citations
Minicolumnar pathology in autism.

Manuel F. Casanova;Daniel P. Buxhoeveden;Andrew E. Switala;Emil Roy

1082
Citations
The minicolumn hypothesis in neuroscience

Daniel P. Buxhoeveden;Manuel F. Casanova

674
Citations
Minicolumnar abnormalities in autism

Manuel F. Casanova;Imke A. J. van Kooten;Imke A. J. van Kooten;Andrew E. Switala;Herman van Engeland

622
Citations
Temporal lobe pathology in schizophrenia: a quantitative magnetic resonance imaging study.

Richard L. Suddath;Manuel F. Casanova;Terry E. Goldberg;David G. Daniel

549
Citations
Serotonin uptake sites and serotonin receptors are altered in the limbic system of schizophrenics

Jeffrey N. Joyce;Audi Shane;Nedra Lexow;Andrew Winokur

421
Citations
Disruption in the inhibitory architecture of the cell minicolumn: implications for autism.

Manuel F. Casanova;Daniel Buxhoeveden;Juan Gomez

405
Citations
Selective Abnormalities of Prefrontal Serotonergic Receptors in Schizophrenia: A Postmortem Study

Marc Laruelle;Anissa Abi-Dargham;Anissa Abi-Dargham;Manuel F. Casanova;Manuel F. Casanova;Rosanne Toti

318
Citations
The neuropathology of autism.

Manuel F. Casanova

289
Citations
The Hippocampus and Parahippocampus in Schizophrenic, Suicide, and Control Brains

Lori L. Altshuler;Manuel F. Casanova;Terry E. Goldberg;Joel E. Kleinman

268
Citations
Abnormalities of the nucleus basalis in Down's syndrome.

Manuel F. Casanova;Lary C. Walker;Peter J. Whitehouse;Donald L. Price

257
Citations
Planum Temporale Asymmetry Reversal in Schizophrenia: Replication and Relationship to Gray Matter Abnormalities

Patrick E. Barta;Godfrey D. Pearlson;Louis B. Brill;Richard Royall

256
Citations
Lateralization of minicolumns in human planum temporale is absent in nonhuman primate cortex.

Daniel P. Buxhoeveden;Andrew E. Switala;Mark Litaker;Emil Roy

250
Citations
Reversal of asymmetry of the planum temporale in schizophrenia.

Richard G. Petty;Patrick E. Barta;Godfrey D. Pearlson;Iain K. McGilchrist

238
Citations
Clinical and macroscopic correlates of minicolumnar pathology in autism

Manuel F. Casanova;Daniel P. Buxhoeveden;Caroline Brown

234
Citations
Loss of pedunculopontine neurons in progressive supranuclear palsy.

Richard M. Zweig;Peter J. Whitehouse;Manuel F. Casanova;Lary C. Walker

217
Citations
Reduced temporal lobe volume in early onset conduct disorder

Markus J.P. Kruesi;Manuel F. Casanova;Glenn Mannheim;Adrienne Johnson-Bilder

214
Citations
A quantitative investigation of hippocampal pyramidal cell size, shape, and variability of orientation in schizophrenia.

George W. Christison;Manuel F. Casanova;Daniel R. Weinberger;Robert Rawlings

202
Citations
Interoception in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A review.

Denise DuBois;Stephanie H. Ameis;Meng-Chuan Lai;Manuel F. Casanova

199
Citations
Phosphorylated neurofilament antigens in neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease.

Linda C. Cork;Nancy H. Sternberger;Ludwig A. Sternberger;Manuel F. Casanova

186
Citations
Selective loss of cerebral cortical Sigma, but not PCP binding sites in schizophrenia

Arthur D. Weissman;Manuel F. Casanova;Joel E. Kleinman;Edythe D. London

179
Citations