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Olaf Sporns 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 Olaf Sporns sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 385 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olaf Sporns 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 Olaf Sporns sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 119 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2011 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Olaf Sporns is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and specializes in the field of neuroscience. Their research encompasses several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, experimental and cognitive psychology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and molecular biology.

Their work focuses on key topics such as functional brain connectivity studies, neural dynamics and brain function, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, mental health research topics, advanced MRI techniques and applications, EEG and brain-computer interfaces, and neuroscience and neuropharmacology research.

Olaf Sporns has contributed to various scholarly articles published primarily in journals such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), NeuroImage, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Alzheimer's & Dementia, and Communications Biology. The number of publications in these venues notably includes 43 in bioRxiv, 13 in NeuroImage, 12 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 7 in Alzheimer's & Dementia, and 6 in Communications Biology.

Recent published papers by Olaf Sporns include:

  • "Dynamic expression of brain functional systems disclosed by fine-scale analysis of edge time series," 2021, Network Neuroscience
  • "Edge-centric functional network representations of human cerebral cortex reveal overlapping system-level architecture," 2020, Nature Neuroscience
  • "High-amplitude cofluctuations in cortical activity drive functional connectivity," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "The human connectome in Alzheimer disease - relationship to biomarkers and genetics," 2021, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • "Brain network communication: concepts, models and applications," 2023, Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Frequent coauthors working with Olaf Sporns include:

  • Joshua Faskowitz, with 54 coauthored works
  • Richard F. Betzel, with 38 coauthored works
  • Thomas F. Varley, with 26 coauthored works
  • Andrew J. Saykin, with 18 coauthored works
  • Evgeny J. Chumin, with 17 coauthored works

Awards received by Olaf Sporns include:

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2013
  • Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 2011

Best Publications

  • Complex brain networks: graph theoretical analysis of structural and functional systems

    Ed Bullmore;Olaf Sporns

  • Complex network measures of brain connectivity: uses and interpretations.

    Mikail Rubinov;Olaf Sporns

  • Mapping the Structural Core of Human Cerebral Cortex

    Patric Hagmann;Leila Cammoun;Xavier Gigandet;Reto Meuli

  • The Human Connectome: A Structural Description of the Human Brain

    Olaf Sporns;Giulio Tononi;Rolf Kötter

  • The economy of brain network organization

    Ed Bullmore;Olaf Sporns

  • Predicting human resting-state functional connectivity from structural connectivity

    Ch. Honey;O. Sporns;Leila Cammoun;Xavier Gigandet

  • Dynamic functional connectivity: Promise, issues, and interpretations

    R. Matthew Hutchison;Thilo Womelsdorf;Elena A. Allen;Elena A. Allen;Peter A. Bandettini

  • Organization, development and function of complex brain networks

    Olaf Sporns;Dante R. Chialvo;Marcus Kaiser;Claus C. Hilgetag

  • Rich-Club Organization of the Human Connectome

    Martijn P. van den Heuvel;Olaf Sporns

  • Networks of the Brain

    Olaf Sporns

  • Network hubs in the human brain

    Martijn P. van den Heuvel;Olaf Sporns

  • A measure for brain complexity: relating functional segregation and integration in the nervous system

    Giulio Tononi;Olaf Sporns;Gerald M. Edelman

  • Network structure of cerebral cortex shapes functional connectivity on multiple time scales.

    Christopher J. Honey;Rolf Kötter;Michael Breakspear;Olaf Sporns

  • The Small World of the Cerebral Cortex

    Olaf Sporns;Jonathan D. Zwi

  • THE HUMAN CONNECTOME: A COMPLEX NETWORK

    Olaf Sporns

  • Modular Brain Networks

    Olaf Sporns;Richard F. Betzel

  • Network attributes for segregation and integration in the human brain.

    Olaf Sporns

  • Identification and classification of hubs in brain networks.

    Olaf Sporns;Christopher J. Honey;Rolf Kötter;Rolf Kötter

  • Network Centrality in the Human Functional Connectome

    Xi-Nian Zuo;Ross Ehmke;Maarten Mennes;Davide Imperati

  • Contributions and challenges for network models in cognitive neuroscience

    Olaf Sporns

  • Theoretical Neuroanatomy: Relating Anatomical and Functional Connectivity in Graphs and Cortical Connection Matrices

    O. Sporns;G. Tononi;G.M. Edelman

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard F. Betzel
Richard F. Betzel Indiana University
Patric Hagmann
Patric Hagmann University of Lausanne
Andrew J. Saykin
Andrew J. Saykin Indiana University
Gerald M. Edelman
Gerald M. Edelman Neurosciences Institute
Martijn P. van den Heuvel
Martijn P. van den Heuvel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Michael Breakspear
Michael Breakspear University of Newcastle Australia
Giulio Tononi
Giulio Tononi University of Wisconsin–Madison
Xi-Nian Zuo
Xi-Nian Zuo Beijing Normal University
Bratislav Misic
Bratislav Misic Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Li Shen
Li Shen University of Pennsylvania

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