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Michael Westerveld

Michael Westerveld

AdventHealth Orlando
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
43
Citations
8273
World Ranking
7228
National Ranking
3913

Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
10885
World Ranking
5913
National Ranking
2593

Michael Westerveld 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 Michael Westerveld sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 114 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Michael Westerveld 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 Michael Westerveld sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Michael Westerveld is affiliated with AdventHealth Orlando in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and cognitive neuroscience. Their contributions extend to epidemiology as well as public health, environmental, and occupational health.

Their primary research topics include:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • Psychological Testing and Assessment
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications

Michael Westerveld has published in several academic journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • The Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • Journal of neurosurgery
  • Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics

Some recent papers include:

  • "American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology consensus conference statement on uniform labeling of performance test scores" (2020) published in The Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • "Carotid Revascularization and Its Effect on Cognitive Function: A Prospective Nonrandomized Multicenter Clinical Study" (2020) in Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
  • "Telehealth perceptions in patients with epilepsy and providers during the COVID-19 pandemic" (2020) in Epilepsy & Behavior
  • "Intracranial EEG and laser interstitial thermal therapy in MRI-negative insular and/or cingulate epilepsy: case series" (2020) in Journal of neurosurgery
  • "Forensic neuropsychology: History and current status" (2022) in The Clinical Neuropsychologist

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Westerveld include:

  • Holly Skinner
  • Elakkat D. Gireesh
  • Jerry J. Sweet
  • Nancy Hebben
  • Maritsa Casares

In recognition of their work, Michael Westerveld was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Regional brain volume abnormalities and long-term cognitive outcome in preterm infants.

    Bradley S. Peterson;Betty Vohr;Lawrence H. Staib;Christopher J. Cannistraci

  • Change in cognitive function over time in very low-birth-weight infants.

    Laura R. Ment;Betty Vohr;Walter Allan;Karol H. Katz

  • Effects of smoking and smoking abstinence on cognition in adolescent tobacco smokers

    Leslie K. Jacobsen;John H. Krystal;W. Einar Mencl;Michael Westerveld

  • Global cognitive function in children with epilepsy: a community-based study.

    Anne T. Berg;John T. Langfitt;Francine M. Testa;Susan R. Levy

  • Verbal memory impairment correlates with hippocampal pyramidal cell density.

    K. J. Sass;D. D. Spencer;J. H. Kim;M. Westerveld

  • American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology consensus conference statement on uniform labeling of performance test scores

    Thomas J Guilmette;Jerry J Sweet;Nancy Hebben;Nancy Hebben;Deborah Koltai

  • Sentence complexity and input modality effects in sentence comprehension: an fMRI study

    R.Todd Constable;Kenneth R Pugh;Kenneth R Pugh;Ella Berroya;W.Einar Mencl;W.Einar Mencl

  • Neuropsychological assessment: a valuable tool in the diagnosis and management of neurological, neurodevelopmental, medical, and psychiatric disorders.

    Michelle Braun;David Tupper;Paul Kaufmann;Michael McCrea

  • Long-term neuropsychological effects of sagittal craniosynostosis on child development.

    Sheela N. Magge;Michael Westerveld;Tom Pruzinsky;John A. Persing

  • Functional MRI of Language Processing: Dependence on Input Modality and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

    A. Carpentier;K. R. Pugh;M. Westerveld;C. Studholme

  • Specificity in the correlation of verbal memory and hippocampal neuron loss: dissociation of memory, language, and verbal intellectual ability.

    Kimberlee J. Sass;A. Sass;M. Westerveld;T. Lencz

  • Multiple Subpial Transection for Intractable Partial Epilepsy : An International Meta-analysis

    Susan S. Spencer;Johannes Schramm;Allen Wyler;Michael O'Connor

  • Temporal lobectomy in children: cognitive outcome.

    Michael Westerveld;Kimberlee J. Sass;Gordon J. Chelune;Bruce P. Hermann

  • Selective frontal, parietal, and temporal networks in generalized seizures.

    Hal Blumenfeld;Michael Westerveld;Robert B. Ostroff;Susan D. Vanderhill

  • Worsening of quality of life after epilepsy surgery: effect of seizures and memory decline.

    J. T. Langfitt;M. Westerveld;M. J. Hamberger;Thaddeus S Walczak

  • The use of figural reproduction tests as measures of nonverbal memory in epilepsy surgery candidates.

    William B. Barr;Gordon J. Chelune;Bruce P. Hermann;David W. Loring

  • Visual confrontation naming following left anterior temporal lobectomy: a comparison of surgical approaches.

    Bruce P. Hermann;Kenneth Perrine;Gordon J. Chelune;William Barr

  • Impact of cannabis use on brain function in adolescents.

    Leslie K. Jacobsen;W Einar Mencl;Michael Westerveld;Kenneth R. Pugh

  • The contribution of neuropsychology to diagnostic assessment in epilepsy.

    Marilyn Jones-Gotman;Mary Lou Smith;Gail L. Risse;Michael Westerveld

  • Predicting cognitive impairment in epilepsy: Findings from the bozeman epilepsy consortium

    Esther Strauss;David Loring;Gordon Chelune;Michael Hunter

  • Functional correlates of verbal memory deficits emerging during nicotine withdrawal in abstinent adolescent cannabis users.

    Leslie K. Jacobsen;Kenneth R. Pugh;Kenneth R. Pugh;Robert T. Constable;Michael Westerveld

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis D. Spencer
Dennis D. Spencer Yale University
David W. Loring
David W. Loring Emory University
Kenneth R. Pugh
Kenneth R. Pugh Haskins Laboratories
William B. Barr
William B. Barr New York University
Susan S. Spencer
Susan S. Spencer Yale University
Kenneth Perrine
Kenneth Perrine Cornell University
Gordon J. Chelune
Gordon J. Chelune University of Utah
Esther Strauss
Esther Strauss University of Victoria
Bruce P. Hermann
Bruce P. Hermann University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gregory P. Lee
Gregory P. Lee Augusta University

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