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Nathaniel M. Alpert

Nathaniel M. Alpert

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
87
Citations
32517
World Ranking
13527
National Ranking
6879

Neuroscience

D-Index
85
Citations
31748
World Ranking
1321
National Ranking
669

Nathaniel M. Alpert 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 Nathaniel M. Alpert sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 305 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nathaniel M. Alpert 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 Nathaniel M. Alpert sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nathaniel M. Alpert is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant attention to radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.

Their main research areas include:

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion

Nathaniel M. Alpert has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Marc D. Normandin
  • Georges El Fakhri
  • Yoann Petibon
  • Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau
  • Felicitas J. Detmer

The scientist has published extensively in journals focused on imaging and cardiac diagnostics. Common publication venues include:

  • Nature
  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Current Cardiology Reports
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Physiology

Selected recent publications by Nathaniel M. Alpert encompass:

  • In vivo quantification of mitochondrial membrane potential, 2020, Nature
  • In-vivo Imaging of Mitochondrial Depolarization of Myocardium With Positron Emission Tomography and a Proton Gradient Uncoupler, 2020, Frontiers in Physiology

While some of the recent work in the same field includes contributions from their frequent coauthor Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau, such as:

  • In vivo quantitative mapping of human mitochondrial cardiac membrane potential: a feasibility study, 2020, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Quantification of Myocardial Mitochondrial Membrane Potential Using PET, 2021, Current Cardiology Reports

Other collaborations have led to publications like:

  • PET imaging of mitochondrial function in acute doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity: a proof-of-principle study, 2022, Scientific Reports, with Felicitas J. Detmer

Best Publications

  • A symptom provocation study of posttraumatic stress disorder using positron emission tomography and script-driven imagery

    S L Rauch;B A van der Kolk;R E Fisler;N M Alpert

  • Regional Cerebral Blood Flow Measured During Symptom Provocation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using Oxygen 15—Labeled Carbon Dioxide and Positron Emission Tomography

    Scott L. Rauch;Michael A. Jenike;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Lee Baer

  • Topographical representations of mental images in primary visual cortex

    Kosslyn Sm;Thompson Wl;Kim Ij;Alpert Nm

  • Regional Cerebral Blood Flow in the Amygdala and Medial Prefrontal Cortex During Traumatic Imagery in Male and Female Vietnam Veterans With PTSD

    Lisa M. Shin;Scott P. Orr;Margaret A. Carson;Scott L. Rauch

  • The role of area 17 in visual imagery: convergent evidence from PET and rTMS.

    S. M. Kosslyn;A. Pascual-Leone;O. Felician;S. Camposano

  • Localization of Syntactic Comprehension by Positron Emission Tomography

    Karin Stromswold;David Caplan;Nathaniel Alpert;Scott Rauch

  • Regional cerebral blood flow during script-driven imagery in childhood sexual abuse-related PTSD: A PET investigation.

    Lisa M. Shin;Richard J. McNally;Stephen M. Kosslyn;William L. Thompson

  • Visual mental imagery activates topographically organized visual cortex: Pet investigations

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;Nathaniel M. Alpert;William L. Thompson;Vera Maljkovic

  • Mental rotation of objects versus hands: Neural mechanisms revealed by positron emission tomography

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;Gregory J. Digirolamo;William L. Thompson;Nathaniel M. Alpert

  • Conscious recollection and the human hippocampal formation: Evidence from positron emission tomography

    Daniel L. Schacter;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Cary R. Savage;Scott L. Rauch

  • Impaired recruitment of the hippocampus during conscious recollection in schizophrenia.

    Stephan Heckers;Scott L. Rauch;Donald Goff;Cary R. Savage

  • Visual imagery and perception in posttraumatic stress disorder. A positron emission tomographic investigation

    Lisa M. Shin;Stephen M. Kosslyn;Richard J. McNally;Nathaniel M. Alpert

  • Effects of Syntactic Structure and Propositional Number on Patterns of Regional Cerebral Blood Flow

    David Caplan;Nathaniel Alpert;Gloria Waters

  • The Dose Uptake Ratio as an Index of Glucose Metabolism: Useful Parameter or Oversimplification?

    Leena M. Hamberg;George J. Hunter;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Noah C. Choi

  • The functional neuroanatomy of anxiety: a study of three disorders using positron emission tomography and symptom provocation

    Scott L. Rauch;Cary R. Savage;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Alan J. Fischman

  • The principal axes transformation : a method for image registration

    N. M. Alpert;J. F. Bradshaw;D. Kennedy;J. A. Correia

  • Hypnotic Visual Illusion Alters Color Processing in the Brain

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;William L. Thompson;Maria F. Costantini-Ferrando;Nathaniel M. Alpert

  • Neural Systems Shared by Visual Imagery and Visual Perception: A Positron Emission Tomography Study

    Stephen M. Kosslyn;William L. Thompson;Nathaniel M. Alpert

  • A Positron Emission Tomographic Study of Simple Phobic Symptom Provocation

    Scott L. Rauch;Cary R. Savage;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Euripedes C. Miguel

  • Functional neuroanatomy of antisaccade eye movements investigated with positron emission tomography

    Gillian A. O'Driscoll;Nathaniel M. Alpert;Steven W. Matthysse;Deborah L. Levy

  • Localization of Syntactic Comprehension by Positron Emission Tomography

    David Caplan;Nathaniel Alpert;Gloria Waters

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan J. Fischman
Alan J. Fischman Harvard University
Scott L. Rauch
Scott L. Rauch McLean Hospital
Georges El Fakhri
Georges El Fakhri Harvard University
Stephen M. Kosslyn
Stephen M. Kosslyn Harvard University
William L. Thompson
William L. Thompson Harvard University
Cary R. Savage
Cary R. Savage University of Nebraska–Lincoln
John W. Babich
John W. Babich Cornell University
Robert H. Rubin
Robert H. Rubin Brigham and Women's Hospital
Daniel L. Schacter
Daniel L. Schacter Harvard University
Lisa M. Shin
Lisa M. Shin Tufts University

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