2026 Marwan N. Baliki: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	44	7030	6472	3029	2728	91	17186

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Neuroscience

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Overview

Marwan N. Baliki is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine and neuroscience, with a particular focus on cognitive neuroscience and pharmacology. The scientist's work encompasses multiple intersecting fields including cardiology, physiology, and radiology, with research areas spanning from functional brain connectivity to pain mechanisms and treatments.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as:

Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Neural dynamics and brain function
Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Recent publications by Marwan N. Baliki include:

Reorganization of functional brain network architecture in chronic osteoarthritis pain, 2020, Human Brain Mapping
Sex-Specific Pharmacotherapy for Back Pain: A Proof-of-Concept Randomized Trial, 2021, Pain and Therapy
Limits of decoding mental states with fMRI, 2022, Cortex
Psychosocial, Functional, and Emotional Correlates of Long-Term Opioid Use in Patients with Chronic Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study, 2021, Pain and Therapy
Structural MRI Analysis of Chronic Pain Patients Following Interdisciplinary Treatment Shows Changes in Brain Volume and Opiate-Dependent Reorganization of the Amygdala and Hippocampus, 2020, Pain Medicine

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

A. Vania Apkarian
Rami Jabakhanji
Andrew D. Vigotsky
Kenta Wakaizumi
L. Q. Huang

Marwan N. Baliki has published repeatedly in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Human Brain Mapping
Pain and Therapy
Cortex
Pain Medicine

The body of work spans 24 publications in medicine and 20 in neuroscience, with 20 of these focused on cognitive neuroscience. The diversity of affiliated topics and venues reflects an interdisciplinary approach, integrating brain imaging, pain research, pharmacology, and neural behavioral studies. The research emphasizes chronic pain conditions and neural correlates of pain treatment outcomes through various neuroimaging methodologies.

Best Publications

Scale-Free Brain Functional Networks

Victor M. Eguíluz;Dante R. Chialvo;Guillermo A. Cecchi;Marwan Baliki

1889
Citations
Corticostriatal functional connectivity predicts transition to chronic back pain.

Marwan N Baliki;Bogdan Petre;Souraya Torbey;Kristina M Herrmann

1171
Citations
Towards a theory of chronic pain

A. Vania Apkarian;Marwan N. Baliki;Paul Y. Geha

1096
Citations
Beyond Feeling: Chronic Pain Hurts the Brain, Disrupting the Default-Mode Network Dynamics

Marwan N. Baliki;Paul Y. Geha;A. Vania Apkarian;Dante R. Chialvo

1023
Citations
Chronic Pain and the Emotional Brain: Specific Brain Activity Associated with Spontaneous Fluctuations of Intensity of Chronic Back Pain

Marwan N. Baliki;Dante R. Chialvo;Paul Y. Geha;Robert M. Levy

954
Citations
Pain and the brain: Specificity and plasticity of the brain in clinical chronic pain

A. Vania Apkarian;Javeria A. Hashmi;Marwan N. Baliki

940
Citations
Shape shifting pain: chronification of back pain shifts brain representation from nociceptive to emotional circuits

Javeria A. Hashmi;Marwan N. Baliki;Lejian Huang;Alex T. Baria

832
Citations
Nociception, pain, negative moods and behavior selection

Marwan N. Baliki;A. Vania Apkarian

765
Citations
Predicting Value of Pain and Analgesia: Nucleus Accumbens Response to Noxious Stimuli Changes in the Presence of Chronic Pain

Marwan N. Baliki;Paul Y. Geha;Howard L. Fields;A. Vania Apkarian

635
Citations
The brain in chronic CRPS pain: abnormal gray-white matter interactions in emotional and autonomic regions.

Paul Y. Geha;Marwan N. Baliki;R. Norman Harden;William R. Bauer

596
Citations
Functional reorganization of the default mode network across chronic pain conditions.

Marwan N. Baliki;Ali R. Mansour;Alex T. Baria;A. Vania Apkarian

570
Citations
Abnormalities in Hippocampal Functioning with Persistent Pain

Amelia A. Mutso;Daniel Radzicki;Marwan N. Baliki;Lejian Huang

532
Citations
Brain Morphological Signatures for Chronic Pain

Marwan N. Baliki;Thomas J. Schnitzer;William R. Bauer;A. Vania Apkarian

431
Citations
Corticolimbic anatomical characteristics predetermine risk for chronic pain

Etienne Vachon-Presseau;Pascal Tétreault;Bogdan Petre;Lejian Huang

399
Citations
The cortical rhythms of chronic back pain.

Marwan N Baliki;Alex T. Baria;Apkar Apkarian

335
Citations
Brain white matter structural properties predict transition to chronic pain.

Ali R. Mansour;Marwan N. Baliki;Lejian Huang;Souraya Torbey

303
Citations
Parsing pain perception between nociceptive representation and magnitude estimation.

M. N. Baliki;P. Y. Geha;A. V. Apkarian

299
Citations
Anatomical and functional assemblies of brain BOLD oscillations.

Alexis T. Baria;Marwan N. Baliki;Todd Parrish;A. Vania Apkarian

291
Citations
Chronic pain: the role of learning and brain plasticity.

A.R. Mansour;M.A. Farmer;M.N. Baliki;A. Vania Apkarian

270
Citations
A Dynamic Network Perspective of Chronic Pain

Melissa A. Farmer;Marwan N. Baliki;A. Vania Apkarian

258
Citations
Predicting transition to chronic pain.

A. Vania Apkarian;Marwan N. Baliki;Melissa A. Farmer

241
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