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Ofer Pasternak 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 Ofer Pasternak sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 306 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.

Ofer Pasternak 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 Ofer Pasternak sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 64 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ofer Pasternak is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medical research, particularly in imaging and neuropsychiatric disorders. Their work spans areas within medicine, with a strong focus on radiology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, psychiatry and mental health, and epidemiology.

The scientist's prolific publication record includes notable papers such as:

  • Individual deviations from normative models of brain structure in a large cross-sectional schizophrenia cohort, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Large-Scale Evidence for an Association Between Peripheral Inflammation and White Matter Free Water in Schizophrenia and Healthy Individuals, 2020, Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Developing methods to detect and diagnose chronic traumatic encephalopathy during life: rationale, design, and methodology for the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project, 2021, Alzheimer's Research & Therapy
  • Deep learning based segmentation of brain tissue from diffusion MRI, 2021, NeuroImage
  • Brain imaging and neuropsychological assessment of individuals recovered from a mild to moderate SARS-CoV-2 infection, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The range of publication venues where Pasternak has appeared includes:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • Biological Psychiatry
  • Schizophrenia
  • Molecular Psychiatry

Research collaborations have frequently involved several co-authors with whom Pasternak has published numerous works. These include Martha E. Shenton, Sylvain Bouix, Yogesh Rathi, Inga K. Koerte, and Marek Kubicki.

Pasternak's research encompasses several core topics, primarily within neuroimaging and brain studies such as:

  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances

The subfields in which Pasternak publishes most frequently reflect interdisciplinary interests bridging imaging and clinical neuroscience:

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Epidemiology

Through this body of work, Ofer Pasternak contributes to evolving understanding and applications of brain imaging in both neurological and psychiatric conditions, integrating advanced computational methods such as deep learning to analyze MRI data. The research spans both clinical cohorts and methodological developments, providing insight into disorders like schizophrenia, traumatic brain injury, and the neurological effects of infectious diseases.

Best Publications

  • Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)-based White Matter Mapping in Brain Research: A Review

    Yaniv Assaf;Ofer Pasternak

  • A review of magnetic resonance imaging and diffusion tensor imaging findings in mild traumatic brain injury

    Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Martha Elizabeth Shenton;Hesham Hamoda;Hesham Hamoda;J. S. Schneiderman;Sylvain Bouix

  • Widespread white matter microstructural differences in schizophrenia across 4322 individuals : results from the ENIGMA Schizophrenia DTI Working Group

    S. Kelly;S. Kelly;N. Jahanshad;A. Zalesky;P. Kochunov

  • q-space trajectory imaging for multidimensional diffusion MRI of the human brain.

    Carl-Fredrik Westin;Carl-Fredrik Westin;Hans Knutsson;Ofer Pasternak;Filip Szczepankiewicz

  • Excessive extracellular volume reveals a neurodegenerative pattern in schizophrenia onset.

    Ofer Pasternak;Carl-Fredrik Westin;Sylvain Bouix;Larry Joel Seidman;Larry Joel Seidman

  • How and how not to correct for CSF-contamination in diffusion MRI

    Claudia Metzler-Baddeley;Michael J. O'Sullivan;Michael J. O'Sullivan;Sonya Bells;Ofer Pasternak

  • Diffusion MRI of Structural Brain Plasticity Induced by a Learning and Memory Task

    Tamar Blumenfeld-Katzir;Ofer Pasternak;Michael Dagan;Yaniv Assaf

  • Characterization of displaced white matter by brain tumors using combined DTI and fMRI

    Tom Schonberg;Pazit Pianka;Talma Hendler;Ofer Pasternak

  • Longitudinal changes in free-water within the substantia nigra of Parkinson's disease.

    Edward Ofori;Ofer Pasternak;Peggy J. Planetta;Hong Li

  • Free-water imaging in Parkinson’s disease and atypical parkinsonism

    Peggy J. Planetta;Edward Ofori;Ofer Pasternak;Roxana G. Burciu

  • Age at first exposure to football is associated with altered corpus callosum white matter microstructure in former professional football players

    Julie M. Stamm;Julie M. Stamm;Inga K. Koerte;Inga K. Koerte;Marc Muehlmann;Marc Muehlmann;Ofer Pasternak;Ofer Pasternak

  • Cortical microstructural changes along the Alzheimer's disease continuum

    Victor Montal;Eduard Vilaplana;Daniel Alcolea;Jordi Pegueroles

  • Progression marker of Parkinson's disease: a 4-year multi-site imaging study.

    Roxana G Burciu;Edward Ofori;Derek B Archer;Samuel S Wu

  • White matter correlates of cognitive domains in normal aging with diffusion tensor imaging

    Efrat Sasson;Glen M. Doniger;Ofer Pasternak;Ricardo Tarrasch

  • Increased free water in the substantia nigra of Parkinson's disease: a single-site and multi-site study

    Edward Ofori;Ofer Pasternak;Peggy J. Planetta;Roxana Burciu

  • Individual deviations from normative models of brain structure in a large cross-sectional schizophrenia cohort.

    Jinglei Lv;Jinglei Lv;Maria Di Biase;Maria Di Biase;Robin F. H. Cash;Luca Cocchi

  • In vivo imaging of neuroinflammation in schizophrenia

    Ofer Pasternak;Ofer Pasternak;Marek Kubicki;Martha E. Shenton

  • White matter abnormalities across the lifespan of schizophrenia: a harmonized multi-site diffusion MRI study

    Suheyla Cetin-Karayumak;Maria A Di Biase;Natalia Chunga;Natalia Chunga;Benjamin Reid

  • Inter-site and inter-scanner diffusion MRI data harmonization

    Hengameh Mirzaalian;Lipeng Ning;Peter Savadjiev;Ofer Pasternak

  • A review of neuroimaging findings in repetitive brain trauma.

    Inga K. Koerte;Inga K. Koerte;Alexander P. Lin;Anna Willems;Anna Willems;Marc Muehlmann;Marc Muehlmann

  • Cluster analysis of resting-state fMRI time series

    Aviv Mezer;Yossi Yovel;Ofer Pasternak;Tali Gorfine

Frequent Co-Authors

Martha E. Shenton
Martha E. Shenton Harvard University
Marek Kubicki
Marek Kubicki Brigham and Women's Hospital
Yogesh Rathi
Yogesh Rathi Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sylvain Bouix
Sylvain Bouix Harvard Medical School
Carl-Fredrik Westin
Carl-Fredrik Westin Brigham and Women's Hospital
Matcheri S. Keshavan
Matcheri S. Keshavan Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Larry J. Seidman
Larry J. Seidman Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Michael J. Coleman
Michael J. Coleman Brigham and Women's Hospital
Robert W. McCarley
Robert W. McCarley Harvard Medical School
Robert S. Stern
Robert S. Stern Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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