2026 Marcus E. Raichle: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	187	462	428	303	276	576	195140
Neuroscience	190	41	35	28	22	570	203231
Medicine	189	259	236	174	156	562	200094

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

14874
Citations
The human brain is intrinsically organized into dynamic, anticorrelated functional networks

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

9871
Citations
Spontaneous fluctuations in brain activity observed with functional magnetic resonance imaging.

Michael D. Fox;Marcus E. Raichle

7746
Citations
Searching for a baseline: Functional imaging and the resting human brain

Debra A. Gusnard;Marcus E. Raichle

4321
Citations
The Brain's Default Mode Network

Marcus E. Raichle

4144
Citations
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

3758
Citations
Subgenual prefrontal cortex abnormalities in mood disorders

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

3493
Citations
Positron emission tomographic studies of the cortical anatomy of single-word processing

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

3332
Citations
The brain's dark energy.

Marcus E. Raichle

3087
Citations
Distinct brain networks for adaptive and stable task control in humans

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

3066
Citations
Focal physiological uncoupling of cerebral blood flow and oxidative metabolism during somatosensory stimulation in human subjects.

Peter T. Fox;Marcus E. Raichle

2772
Citations
Images of mind

Michael I. Posner;Marcus E. Raichle

2772
Citations
A default mode of brain function: a brief history of an evolving idea.

Marcus E. Raichle;Abraham Z. Snyder

2682
Citations
Spontaneous neuronal activity distinguishes human dorsal and ventral attention systems

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

2495
Citations
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

2348
Citations
Tracking neuronal fiber pathways in the living human brain

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

2314
Citations
Brain Work and Brain Imaging

Marcus E Raichle;Mark A Mintun

2230
Citations
Nonoxidative glucose consumption during focal physiologic neural activity

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

2214
Citations
A Common Network of Functional Areas for Attention and Eye Movements

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

2170
Citations
Intrinsic functional architecture in the anaesthetized monkey brain.

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

2127
Citations
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

2063
Citations