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Roger B. H. Tootell

Roger B. H. Tootell

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
79
Citations
38602
World Ranking
1651
National Ranking
806

Roger B. H. Tootell 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 Roger B. H. Tootell sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 213 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roger B. H. Tootell 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 Roger B. H. Tootell sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 83rd percentile

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

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Overview

Roger B. H. Tootell is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in neuroscience and medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, experimental and cognitive psychology, epidemiology, and human-computer interaction.

The scientist has explored topics such as visual perception and processing mechanisms, face recognition and perception, advanced MRI techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, neural dynamics and brain function, ophthalmology and visual impairment studies, and evolutionary psychology and human behavior.

Key recent publications include:

  • "Personal space increases during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to real and virtual humans," 2022, Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Anxious attachment is associated with heightened responsivity of a parietofrontal cortical network that monitors peri-personal space," 2021, NeuroImage Clinical
  • "High-resolution quantitative and functional MRI indicate lower myelination of thin and thick stripes in human secondary visual cortex," 2023, eLife
  • "Psychological and physiological evidence for an initial 'Rough Sketch' calculation of personal space," 2021, Scientific Reports
  • "Neural Abnormalities in Fear Generalization in Schizophrenia and Associations With Negative Symptoms," 2021, Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging

Roger B. H. Tootell frequently collaborates with the following coauthors:

  • Shahin Nasr (15 joint publications)
  • Daphne J. Holt (11 joint publications)
  • Bryan Kennedy (8 joint publications)
  • Baktash Babadi (7 joint publications)
  • Peter J. Bex (6 joint publications)

The scientist's research appears regularly in specific publication venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 4 publications
  • Journal of Vision with 4 publications
  • eLife with 3 publications
  • Journal of Neuroscience with 2 publications
  • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging with 2 publications

Roger B. H. Tootell's work is multidisciplinary, combining advanced imaging techniques with studies on perceptual and cognitive neuroscience to investigate brain function and behavior. The emphasis on MRI applications alongside explorations of personal space and neural connectivity demonstrates a broad approach to understanding human brain mechanisms and their psychological correlates.

Best Publications

  • High-resolution intersubject averaging and a coordinate system for the cortical surface.

    Bruce Fischl;Martin I. Sereno;Roger B.H. Tootell;Anders M. Dale

  • Borders of multiple visual areas in humans revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging

    M. I. Sereno;A. M. Dale;A. M. Dale;J. B. Reppas;K. K. Kwong

  • Object-related activity revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging in human occipital cortex.

    R. Malach;J. B. Reppas;R. R. Benson;K. K. Kwong

  • Mechanisms of migraine aura revealed by functional MRI in human visual cortex

    Nouchine Hadjikhani;Margarita Sanchez del Rio;Ona Wu;Denis Schwartz

  • Functional analysis of human MT and related visual cortical areas using magnetic resonance imaging

    R. B. H. Tootell;J. B. Reppas;K. K. Kwong;R. Malach

  • A cortical region consisting entirely of face-selective cells.

    Doris Y. Tsao;Winrich A. Freiwald;Roger B. H. Tootell;Margaret S. Livingstone

  • Functional Analysis of V3A and Related Areas in Human Visual Cortex

    Roger B. H. Tootell;Janine D. Mendola;Nouchine K. Hadjikhani;Patrick J. Ledden

  • The retinotopy of visual spatial attention.

    Roger B.H Tootell;Nouchine Hadjikhani;E.Kevin Hall;Sean Marrett

  • Functional Mri Reveals Spatially Specific Attentional Modulation in Human Primary Visual Cortex

    David C. Somers;Anders M. Dale;Adriane E. Seiffert;Roger B. H. Tootell

  • Faces and objects in macaque cerebral cortex.

    Doris Y Tsao;Winrich A Freiwald;Winrich A Freiwald;Tamara A Knutsen;Joseph B Mandeville

  • Visual motion aftereffect in human cortical area MT revealed by functional magnetic resonance imaging

    Roger B. H. Tootell;John B. Reppas;Anders M. Dale;Rodney B. Look

  • Retinotopy and color sensitivity in human visual cortical area V8.

    Nouchine Hadjikhani;Arthur K. Liu;Anders M. Dale;Patrick Cavanagh

  • Cortical fMRI activation produced by attentive tracking of moving targets

    Jody C. Culham;Stephan A. Brandt;Stephan A. Brandt;Patrick Cavanagh;Nancy G. Kanwisher

  • Functional anatomy of macaque striate cortex. III. Color

    R. B. H. Tootell;M. S. Silverman;S. L. Hamilton;R. L. De Valois

  • Functional anatomy of macaque striate cortex. II. Retinotopic organization.

    R. B. H. Tootell;E. Switkes;M. S. Silverman;S. L. Hamilton

  • Deoxyglucose analysis of retinotopic organization in primate striate cortex

    Roger B. H. Tootell;Martin S. Silverman;Eugene Switkes;Russell L. De Valois

  • Cortical Mechanisms Specific to Explicit Visual Object Recognition

    Moshe Bar;Roger B.H Tootell;Daniel L Schacter;Doug N Greve

  • Visual motion processing investigated using contrast agent-enhanced fMRI in awake behaving monkeys

    Wim Vanduffel;Denis Fize;Joseph B Mandeville;Koen Nelissen

  • Functional analysis of primary visual cortex (V1) in humans

    Roger B. H. Tootell;Nouchine K. Hadjikhani;Wim Vanduffel;Arthur K. Liu

  • The Representation of Illusory and Real Contours in Human Cortical Visual Areas Revealed by Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

    Janine D. Mendola;Anders M. Dale;Bruce Fischl;Arthur K. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Vanduffel
Wim Vanduffel Harvard University
Anders M. Dale
Anders M. Dale J. Craig Venter Institute
Bruce R. Rosen
Bruce R. Rosen Harvard University
Guy A. Orban
Guy A. Orban University of Parma
Martin I. Sereno
Martin I. Sereno San Diego State University
Nouchine Hadjikhani
Nouchine Hadjikhani Harvard Medical School
Yuka Sasaki
Yuka Sasaki Brown University
Leslie G. Ungerleider
Leslie G. Ungerleider National Institutes of Health
John W. Belliveau
John W. Belliveau Harvard University
Joseph B. Mandeville
Joseph B. Mandeville Harvard University

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