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René Westerhausen

René Westerhausen

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
54
Citations
7128
World Ranking
4682
National Ranking
28

Neuroscience

D-Index
54
Citations
7273
World Ranking
5001
National Ranking
20

René Westerhausen publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where René Westerhausen sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 124 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

René Westerhausen D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where René Westerhausen sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

René Westerhausen is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and works primarily within the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their body of research includes a strong focus on cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging, supported by extensive publications related to hemispheric asymmetry, brain connectivity, and morphological brain variations.

The scientist's recent research contributions span several prominent journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Differences in unity: The go/no-go and stop signal tasks rely on different mechanisms," 2020, NeuroImage
  • "Individual variations in 'brain age' relate to early-life factors more than to longitudinal brain change," 2021, eLife
  • "Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer's disease," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Handedness and its genetic influences are associated with structural asymmetries of the cerebral cortex in 31,864 individuals," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Education and Income Show Heterogeneous Relationships to Lifespan Brain and Cognitive Differences Across European and US Cohorts," 2021, Cerebral Cortex

Westerhausen's work often intersects with various topics within neuroscience, including hemispheric asymmetry, functional brain connectivity studies, and advanced neuroimaging techniques. Their research portfolio also touches on areas concerned with health, environment, and cognitive aging, as well as developmental topics related to child and animal learning and morphological variations.

  • Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Child and Animal Learning Development
  • Morphological Variations and Asymmetry
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology

Frequent collaboration is a significant aspect of Westerhausen's research, with co-authorship patterns showing repeated partnerships with several researchers, including:

  • Kristine B. Walhovd
  • Anders M. Fjell
  • Øystein Sørensen
  • Andreas M. Brandmaier
  • Athanasia M. Mowinckel

The scientist publishes regularly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition, eLife, NeuroImage, and Nature Communications. These publications reflect a sustained engagement with both preprint and peer-reviewed dissemination channels in neuroscience and related multidisciplinary studies.

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Laterality Asymmetries of Body Brain and Cognition
  • eLife
  • NeuroImage
  • Nature Communications

Westerhausen's main subfields of study include cognitive neuroscience as the dominant area, supplemented by radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, developmental and educational psychology, and aspects of health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Best Publications

  • Attention and cognitive control: Unfolding the dichotic listening story

    Kenneth Hugdahl;René Westerhausen;Kimmo Alho;Svyatoslav Medvedev

  • The “paradoxical” engagement of the primary auditory cortex in patients with auditory verbal hallucinations: A meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies

    Kristiina Kompus;René Westerhausen;René Westerhausen;Kenneth Hugdahl;Kenneth Hugdahl

  • Effects of handedness and gender on macro- and microstructure of the corpus callosum and its subregions: a combined high-resolution and diffusion-tensor MRI study

    René Westerhausen;Frank Kreuder;Sarah Dos Santos Sequeira;Christof Walter

  • The corpus callosum in dichotic listening studies of hemispheric asymmetry: a review of clinical and experimental evidence.

    René Westerhausen;Kenneth Hugdahl;Kenneth Hugdahl

  • The role of the cingulate cortex as neural generator of the N200 and P300 in a tactile response inhibition task

    R.J. Huster;R. Westerhausen;C. Pantev;C. Konrad;C. Konrad

  • Impaired cognitive inhibition in schizophrenia: A meta-analysis of the Stroop interference effect

    René Westerhausen;Kristiina Kompus;Kenneth Hugdahl;Kenneth Hugdahl

  • Differences in unity: The go/no-go and stop signal tasks rely on different mechanisms.

    Liisa Raud;René Westerhausen;Niamh Dooley;René J. Huster

  • Individual variations in ‘brain age’ relate to early-life factors more than to longitudinal brain change

    Didac Vidal-Pineiro;Yunpeng Wang;Stine K Krogsrud;Inge K Amlien

  • Resting states are resting traits--an FMRI study of sex differences and menstrual cycle effects in resting state cognitive control networks.

    Helene Hjelmervik;Markus Hausmann;Berge Osnes;René Westerhausen

  • Asymmetric thinning of the cerebral cortex across the adult lifespan is accelerated in Alzheimer's disease

    James M Roe;Didac Vidal-Piñeiro;Øystein Sørensen;Andreas M Brandmaier

  • Functional Relevance of Interindividual Differences in Temporal Lobe Callosal Pathways: A DTI Tractography Study

    René Westerhausen;Renate Grüner;Renate Grüner;Karsten Specht;Karsten Specht;Kenneth Hugdahl;Kenneth Hugdahl

  • The influence of handedness and gender on the microstructure of the human corpus callosum: a diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging study.

    René Westerhausen;Christof Walter;Frank Kreuder;Ralf Arne Wittling

  • Identification of attention and cognitive control networks in a parametric auditory fMRI study.

    René Westerhausen;Matthias Moosmann;Matthias Moosmann;Kimmo Alho;Stein-Ove Belsby

  • Sex differences in language asymmetry are age-dependent and small: A large-scale, consonant–vowel dichotic listening study with behavioral and fMRI data

    Marco Hirnstein;René Westerhausen;René Westerhausen;Maria S. Korsnes;Kenneth Hugdahl;Kenneth Hugdahl

  • Handedness and its genetic influences are associated with structural asymmetries of the cerebral cortex in 31,864 individuals.

    Zhiqiang Sha;Antonietta Pepe;Antonietta Pepe;Antonietta Pepe;Dick Schijven;Amaia Carrión-Castillo

  • Auditory Hallucinations and Reduced Language Lateralization in Schizophrenia: A Meta-analysis of Dichotic Listening Studies

    Sebastian Ocklenburg;René Westerhausen;Marco Hirnstein;Kenneth Hugdahl

  • Interhemispheric transfer time and structural properties of the corpus callosum.

    René Westerhausen;Frank Kreuder;Wolfgang Woerner;René J. Huster

  • Morphologic asymmetry of the human anterior cingulate cortex

    Rene J. Huster;Rene Westerhausen;Frank Kreuder;Elisabeth Schweiger

  • Handedness, dichotic-listening ear advantage, and gender effects on planum temporale asymmetry—A volumetric investigation using structural magnetic resonance imaging

    Sarah Dos Santos Sequeira;Wolfgang Woerner;Christof Walter;Frank Kreuder

  • Corticospinal tract asymmetries at the level of the internal capsule: is there an association with handedness?

    René Westerhausen;René J. Huster;Frank Kreuder;Werner Wittling

  • The two halves of the brain : information processing in the cerebral hemispheres

    Kenneth Hugdahl;René Westerhausen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth Hugdahl
Kenneth Hugdahl University of Bergen
Kristine B. Walhovd
Kristine B. Walhovd Oslo University Hospital
Anders M. Fjell
Anders M. Fjell Oslo University Hospital
Karsten Specht
Karsten Specht University of Bergen
Ulman Lindenberger
Ulman Lindenberger Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Simone Kühn
Simone Kühn Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Lars Nyberg
Lars Nyberg Umeå University
Rogier A. Kievit
Rogier A. Kievit Donders Institute
David Bartrés-Faz
David Bartrés-Faz University of Barcelona
Klaus P. Ebmeier
Klaus P. Ebmeier University of Oxford

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