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Penny A. Gowland 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 Penny A. Gowland sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 543 publications — 96th percentile

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

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

Penny A. Gowland 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 Penny A. Gowland sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Penny A. Gowland is affiliated with the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. Their research spans various areas within medicine, with a significant focus on cognitive neuroscience and advanced neuroimaging techniques.

Their published papers cover topics related to brain development, memory, and neuroimaging methodology. Notable recent publications include:

  • Association of Cannabis Use During Adolescence With Neurodevelopment, 2021, JAMA Psychiatry
  • Cognitive and brain development is independently influenced by socioeconomic status and polygenic scores for educational attainment, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Human hippocampal CA3 damage disrupts both recent and remote episodic memories, 2020, eLife
  • The empirical replicability of task-based fMRI as a function of sample size, 2020, NeuroImage
  • The IMAGEN study: a decade of imaging genetics in adolescents, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry

The scientist's collaborative network includes frequent coauthors such as Tobias Banaschewski, Frauke Nees, Michael N. Smolka, Sylvane Desrivières, and Andreas Heinz, reflecting a strong partnership in neuroimaging and psychiatric research.

Their work has appeared most often in these publication venues:

  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Gastroenterology

Their primary fields of study include medicine, with particular focus on subfields such as:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Gastroenterology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Key research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Best Publications

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • Correlated gene expression supports synchronous activity in brain networks

    Jonas Richiardi;Jonas Richiardi;Andre Altmann;Anna-Clare Milazzo;Anna-Clare Milazzo;Catie Chang

  • Effect of meal viscosity and nutrients on satiety, intragastric dilution, and emptying assessed by MRI

    Luca Marciani;Penny A. Gowland;Robin C. Spiller;Pretima Manoj

  • Neuropsychosocial profiles of current and future adolescent alcohol misusers

    Robert Whelan;Robert Whelan;Richard Watts;Catherine A. Orr;Robert R. Althoff

  • Quantification of Gastrointestinal Liquid Volumes and Distribution Following a 240 mL Dose of Water in the Fasted State

    Deanna M. Mudie;Kathryn Murray;Caroline L. Hoad;Susan E. Pritchard

  • Differential Effects of FODMAPs (Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Mono-Saccharides and Polyols) on Small and Large Intestinal Contents in Healthy Subjects Shown by MRI

    Kathryn Murray;Victoria Wilkinson-Smith;Caroline Hoad;Carolyn Costigan

  • A three-year follow-up of children imaged in utero with echo-planar magnetic resonance

    Philip N. Baker;Ian R. Johnson;Paul R. Harvey;Penny A. Gowland

  • The 'swallow tail' appearance of the healthy nigrosome - a new accurate test of Parkinson's disease: a case-control and retrospective cross-sectional MRI study at 3T

    Stefan T. Schwarz;Mohammed Afzal;Paul S. Morgan;Nin Bajaj

  • fMRI at 1.5, 3 and 7 T: characterising BOLD signal changes.

    Wietske van der Zwaag;Susan T. Francis;Kay Head;Andrew M. Peters

  • The Brain’s Response to Reward Anticipation and Depression in Adolescence: Dimensionality, Specificity, and Longitudinal Predictions in a Community-Based Sample

    Argyris Stringaris;Pablo Vidal-Ribas Belil;Eric Artiges;Hervé Lemaitre

  • Gastric Response to Increased Meal Viscosity Assessed by Echo-Planar Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Humans

    Luca Marciani;Penny A. Gowland;Robin C. Spiller;Pretima Manoj

  • In Vivo Imaging of Intragastric Gelation and Its Effect on Satiety in Humans

    Caroline L. Hoad;Phillippa Rayment;Robin C. Spiller;Luca Marciani

  • Cerebrovascular and blood-brain barrier impairments in Huntington's disease : Potential implications for its pathophysiology

    Janelle Drouin-Ouellet;Stephen J Sawiak;Giulia Cisbani;Marie Lagacé

  • Colon Hypersensitivity to Distension, Rather Than Excessive Gas Production, Produces Carbohydrate-Related Symptoms in Individuals With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

    Giles Major;Susan Elizabeth Pritchard;Kathryn Murray;Jan Paul Alappadan

  • Visualization of nigrosome 1 and its loss in PD Pathoanatomical correlation and in vivo 7 T MRI

    Anna I. Blazejewska;Stefan T. Schwarz;Alain Pitiot;Mary C. Stephenson

  • T2* measurements in human brain at 1.5, 3 and 7 T.

    Andrew M. Peters;Matthew J. Brookes;Frank G. Hoogenraad;Penny A. Gowland

  • Effects of bowel cleansing on the intestinal microbiota

    Jonna Jalanka;Anne Salonen;Jarkko Salojärvi;Jarmo Ritari

  • Postprandial changes in small bowel water content in healthy subjects and patients with irritable bowel syndrome.

    Luca Marciani;Eleanor F. Cox;Caroline L. Hoad;Susan Pritchard

  • Assessment of antral grinding of a model solid meal with echo-planar imaging.

    Luca Marciani;Penny A. Gowland;Annette Fillery-Travis;Pretima Manoj

  • High resolution magnetic susceptibility mapping of the substantia nigra in Parkinson's disease.

    Ashley K. Lotfipour;Samuel Wharton;Stefan T. Schwarz;V. Gontu

  • Visualization of nigrosome 1 and its loss in PD: Pathoanatomical correlation and in vivo 7T MRIAuthor Response

    Christoph Mueller;Anna I. Blazejewska;Bernadette Pinter;Eva Reiter

Frequent Co-Authors

Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University
Hugh Garavan
Hugh Garavan University of Vermont
Gunter Schumann
Gunter Schumann King's College London
Tomáš Paus
Tomáš Paus University of Toronto
Frauke Nees
Frauke Nees Kiel University
Tobias Banaschewski
Tobias Banaschewski Heidelberg University
Andreas Heinz
Andreas Heinz Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Robin C. Spiller
Robin C. Spiller University of Nottingham
Arun L.W. Bokde
Arun L.W. Bokde Trinity College Dublin
Jean-Luc Martinot
Jean-Luc Martinot École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay

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