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Marcus E. Raichle 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 Marcus E. Raichle sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 570 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Marcus E. Raichle 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 Marcus E. Raichle sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 190 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation for the discovery of specialized brain networks for memory and cognition
  • 2013 - Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Discoveries Relating to the Default Mode Network of Brain Function.
  • 2010 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
  • 2008 - Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience
  • 2001 - Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville
  • 1999 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 1998 - Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society Jointly, for their pioneering contributions to brain imaging
  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1996 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1992 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Marcus E. Raichle is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields within neuroscience and medicine, focusing extensively on cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging techniques.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Their subfields of study encompass:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Psychiatry and Mental Health
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Physiology

Key topics in their research cover:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Trends in Cognitive Sciences
  • Nature
  • GeroScience

Frequent co-authors associated with Marcus E. Raichle are:

  • Abraham Z. Snyder
  • Nico U.F. Dosenbach
  • Evan M. Gordon
  • Timothy O. Laumann
  • Scott Marek

Notable recent publications include:

  • Science, 2023, Science
  • A somato-cognitive action network alternates with effector regions in motor cortex, 2023, Nature
  • Hierarchical dynamics as a macroscopic organizing principle of the human brain, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Global waves synchronize the brain's functional systems with fluctuating arousal, 2021, Science Advances
  • Plasticity and Spontaneous Activity Pulses in Disused Human Brain Circuits, 2020, Neuron

Marcus E. Raichle has received several awards throughout their career, including:

  • Kavli Prize, The Kavli Foundation (2014), for the discovery of specialized brain networks for memory and cognition
  • Perl-UNC Prize, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2013), for discoveries relating to the default mode network of brain function
  • Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (2010)
  • Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience, Society for Neuroscience (2008)
  • Grawemeyer Award in Psychology, University of Louisville (2001)
  • Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award (1999)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)
  • Karl Spencer Lashley Award, The American Philosophical Society (1998), jointly for pioneering contributions to brain imaging
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1996)
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1996)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (1992)

Best Publications

  • A default mode of brain function.

    Marcus E. Raichle;Ann Mary MacLeod;Abraham Z. Snyder;William J. Powers

  • The human brain is intrinsically organized into dynamic, anticorrelated functional networks

    Michael D. Fox;Abraham Z. Snyder;Justin L. Vincent;Maurizio Corbetta

  • Spontaneous fluctuations in brain activity observed with functional magnetic resonance imaging.

    Michael D. Fox;Marcus E. Raichle

  • Searching for a baseline: Functional imaging and the resting human brain

    Debra A. Gusnard;Marcus E. Raichle

  • The Brain's Default Mode Network

    Marcus E. Raichle

  • Medial prefrontal cortex and self-referential mental activity: Relation to a default mode of brain function

    Debra A. Gusnard;Erbil Akbudak;Gordon L. Shulman;Marcus E. Raichle

  • Subgenual prefrontal cortex abnormalities in mood disorders

    Wayne C. Drevets;Joseph L. Price;Joseph R. Simpson;Richard D. Todd

  • Positron emission tomographic studies of the cortical anatomy of single-word processing

    Steven E. Petersen;P. T. Fox;Michael I. Posner;M. Mintun

  • The brain's dark energy.

    Marcus E. Raichle

  • Distinct brain networks for adaptive and stable task control in humans

    Nico U. F. Dosenbach;Damien A. Fair;Francis M. Miezin;Alexander L. Cohen

  • Focal physiological uncoupling of cerebral blood flow and oxidative metabolism during somatosensory stimulation in human subjects.

    Peter T. Fox;Marcus E. Raichle

  • Images of mind

    Michael I. Posner;Marcus E. Raichle

  • A default mode of brain function: a brief history of an evolving idea.

    Marcus E. Raichle;Abraham Z. Snyder

  • Spontaneous neuronal activity distinguishes human dorsal and ventral attention systems

    Michael D. Fox;Maurizio Corbetta;Abraham Z. Snyder;Justin L. Vincent

  • Common blood flow changes across visual tasks: I. increases in subcortical structures and cerebellum but not in nonvisual cortex

    Gordon L. Shulman;Maurizio Corbetta;Randy L. Buckner;Julie A. Fiez

  • Tracking neuronal fiber pathways in the living human brain

    Thomas E. Conturo;Nicolas F. Lori;Thomas S. Cull;Erbil Akbudak

  • Brain Work and Brain Imaging

    Marcus E Raichle;Mark A Mintun

  • Nonoxidative glucose consumption during focal physiologic neural activity

    Peter T. Fox;Marcus E. Raichle;Mark A. Mintun;Carmen Dence

  • A Common Network of Functional Areas for Attention and Eye Movements

    Maurizio Corbetta;Erbil Akbudak;Thomas E Conturo;Abraham Z Snyder

  • Intrinsic functional architecture in the anaesthetized monkey brain.

    J. L. Vincent;G. H. Patel;M. D. Fox;A. Z. Snyder

  • The anterior cingulate cortex mediates processing selection in the Stroop attentional conflict paradigm.

    Jose V. Pardo;Patricia J. Pardo;Kevin W. Janer;Marcus E. Raichle

Frequent Co-Authors

Abraham Z. Snyder
Abraham Z. Snyder Washington University in St. Louis
Robert L. Grubb
Robert L. Grubb Washington University in St. Louis
John C. Morris
John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis
Tammie L.S. Benzinger
Tammie L.S. Benzinger Washington University in St. Louis
Steven E. Petersen
Steven E. Petersen Washington University in St. Louis
Mark A. Mintun
Mark A. Mintun University of Pennsylvania
Randy L. Buckner
Randy L. Buckner Harvard University
Peter Herscovitch
Peter Herscovitch National Institutes of Health
Peter T. Fox
Peter T. Fox The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Francis M. Miezin
Francis M. Miezin Washington University in St. Louis

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