World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Sherif Karama

Sherif Karama

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
46
Citations
9757
World Ranking
6634
National Ranking
391

Overview

Sherif Karama is affiliated with McGill University in Canada and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, genetics, molecular biology, and psychiatry and mental health.

Their research topics predominantly focus on functional brain connectivity studies, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities, mental health research topics, advanced MRI techniques and applications, and neural and behavioral psychology studies.

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by Sherif Karama include:

  • "The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex," 2020, Science
  • "Genome-wide analysis of gene dosage in 24,092 individuals estimates that 10,000 genes modulate cognitive ability," 2021, Molecular Psychiatry
  • "Using a simulation centre to evaluate preliminary acceptability and impact of an artificial intelligence-powered clinical decision support system for depression treatment on the physician-patient interaction," 2021, BJPsych Open
  • "Maternal antenatal depression and child mental health: Moderation by genomic risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder," 2020, Development and Psychopathology
  • "Maturational trajectories of pericortical contrast in typical brain development," 2021, NeuroImage

Sherif Karama's frequent co-authors include Aron K. Barbey, Richard J. Haier, M. Mallar Chakravarty, Aurélie Labbe, and Alan C. Evans, reflecting collaborative efforts in their research projects.

Their publications commonly appear in venues such as Biological Psychiatry, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Science, and Molecular Psychiatry. Biological Psychiatry features the highest number of their publications.

Best Publications

  • Subcortical brain volume differences in participants with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults: a cross-sectional mega-analysis

    Martine Hoogman;Janita Bralten;Derrek P. Hibar;Maarten Mennes

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

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

  • Areas of brain activation in males and females during viewing of erotic film excerpts

    Sherif Karama;André Roch Lecours;André Roch Lecours;Jean-Maxime Leroux;Pierre Bourgouin;Pierre Bourgouin

  • Human intelligence and brain networks

    Roberto Colom;Sherif Karama;Rex E. Jung;Richard J. Haier

  • Trajectories of cortical thickness maturation in normal brain development--The importance of quality control procedures.

    Simon Ducharme;Simon Ducharme;Matthew D. Albaugh;Tuong-Vi Nguyen;James J. Hudziak

  • MRI assessment of cortical thickness and functional activity changes in adolescent girls following three months of practice on a visual-spatial task

    Richard J Haier;Sherif Karama;Leonard Leyba;Rex E Jung

  • Developmental Changes in Organization of Structural Brain Networks

    Budhachandra S. Khundrakpam;Andrew Reid;Jens Brauer;Felix Carbonell

  • Neural correlates of lexical and sublexical processes in reading

    Sven Joubert;Mario Beauregard;Nathalie Walter;Pierre Bourgouin

  • Positive association between cognitive ability and cortical thickness in a representative US sample of healthy 6 to 18 year-olds

    S Karama;Y Ad-Dab'bagh;RJ Haier;IJ Deary

  • Patterns of cortical thickness and surface area in early Parkinson's disease

    Thomas Jubault;Jean-François Gagnon;Sherif Karama;Alain Ptito

  • Cigarette smoking and thinning of the brain’s cortex

    Sherif Karama;Simon Ducharme;Janie Corley;F Chouinard-Decorte

  • Testosterone-Related Cortical Maturation Across Childhood and Adolescence

    Tuong-Vi Nguyen;James McCracken;Simon Ducharme;Kelly N. Botteron

  • Anxious/Depressed Symptoms are Linked to Right Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortical Thickness Maturation in Healthy Children and Young Adults

    Simon Ducharme;Matthew D. Albaugh;James J. Hudziak;Kelly N. Botteron

  • Cortical thickness correlates of specific cognitive performance accounted for by the general factor of intelligence in healthy children aged 6 to 18

    Sherif Karama;Roberto Colom;Wendy Johnson;Ian J. Deary

  • Adaptive n-back training does not improve fluid intelligence at the construct level: Gains on individual tests suggest that training may enhance visuospatial processing

    Roberto Colom;Francisco J. Román;Francisco J. Abad;Pei Chun Shih

  • Cognitive ability changes and dynamics of cortical thickness development in healthy children and adolescents

    Miguel Burgaleta;Wendy Johnson;Deborah P. Waber;Roberto Colom

  • There are differences in cerebral activation between females in distinct menstrual phases during viewing of erotic stimuli: A fMRI study.

    Elke R. Gizewski;Eva Krause;Sherif Karama;Anneke Baars

  • Positional and surface area asymmetry of the human cerebral cortex.

    Oliver C. Lyttelton;Oliver C. Lyttelton;Sherif Karama;Sherif Karama;Yasser Ad-Dab'bagh;Yasser Ad-Dab'bagh;Robert J. Zatorre

  • Mediterranean-type diet and brain structural change from 73 to 76 years in a Scottish cohort

    Michelle Luciano;Janie Corley;Simon R. Cox;Maria C. Valdés Hernández

  • Brain response to visual sexual stimuli in heterosexual and homosexual males.

    Thomas Paul;Boris Schiffer;Thomas Zwarg;Tillmann H.C. Krüger

  • Cortical thickness maturation and duration of music training: health-promoting activities shape brain development.

    James J. Hudziak;Matthew D. Albaugh;Simon Ducharme;Sherif Karama;Sherif Karama

  • Dopamine transporter 3'UTR VNTR genotype is a marker of performance on executive function tasks in children with ADHD

    Sherif Karama;Sherif Karama;Natalie Grizenko;Natalie Grizenko;Edmund Sonuga-Barke;Alysa Doyle

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
Roberto Colom
Roberto Colom Autonomous University of Madrid
Tomáš Paus
Tomáš Paus University of Toronto
Mark E. Bastin
Mark E. Bastin University of Edinburgh
Alan C. Evans
Alan C. Evans McGill University
Joanna M. Wardlaw
Joanna M. Wardlaw University of Edinburgh
Richard J. Haier
Richard J. Haier University of California, Irvine
James J. Hudziak
James J. Hudziak University of Vermont
Thomas Bourgeron
Thomas Bourgeron Université Paris Cité
Peter R. Schofield
Peter R. Schofield Neuroscience Research Australia

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Sherif Karama

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles