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Thomas T. Liu

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Neuroscience

D-Index
63
Citations
18799
World Ranking
3353
National Ranking
1554

Thomas T. Liu 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 Thomas T. Liu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 145 publications — 40th percentile

40% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas T. Liu 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 Thomas T. Liu sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 63 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Thomas T. Liu is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable contributions to Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cognitive Neuroscience. Additional subfields of study include Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work includes several main topics such as:

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Recent significant papers by Thomas T. Liu include:

  • "Control of the activity of CAR-T cells within tumours via focused ultrasound," 2021, Nature Biomedical Engineering
  • "Distinct thalamocortical network dynamics are associated with the pathophysiology of chronic low back pain," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Vigilance Effects in Resting-State fMRI," 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Respiratory, cardiac, EEG, BOLD signals and functional connectivity over multiple microsleep episodes," 2021, NeuroImage
  • "Effects of Sub-threshold Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Cingulate Cortex and Insula Resting-state Functional Connectivity," 2022, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

They have collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Conan Chen
  • Divya S. Bolar
  • Eric C. Wong
  • Aaron Jacobson

Thomas T. Liu's work has been published in a range of venues, predominantly:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • 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
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • A component based noise correction method (CompCor) for BOLD and perfusion based fMRI

    Yashar Behzadi;Khaled Restom;Joy Liau;Thomas T. Liu

  • Modeling the hemodynamic response to brain activation.

    Richard B. Buxton;Kâmil Uludağ;David J. Dubowitz;Thomas T. Liu

  • The global signal in fMRI: Nuisance or Information?

    Thomas T. Liu;Alican Nalci;Maryam Falahpour

  • Detection power, estimation efficiency, and predictability in event-related fMRI.

    Thomas T. Liu;Lawrence R. Frank;Lawrence R. Frank;Eric C. Wong;Richard B. Buxton

  • Noise contributions to the fMRI signal: An overview.

    Thomas T. Liu

  • Velocity-selective arterial spin labeling.

    Eric C. Wong;Matthew Cronin;Wen-Chau Wu;Ben Inglis

  • Cortical depth-specific microvascular dilation underlies laminar differences in blood oxygenation level-dependent functional MRI signal

    Peifang Tian;Ivan C. Teng;Larry D. May;Ronald Kurz

  • Coupling of cerebral blood flow and oxygen consumption during physiological activation and deactivation measured with fMRI

    Kâmil Uludağ;David J. Dubowitz;Elizabeth J. Yoder;Khaled Restom

  • The amplitude of the resting-state fMRI global signal is related to EEG vigilance measures

    Chi Wah Wong;Valur T. Olafsson;Omer Tal;Thomas T. Liu

  • Discrepancies between BOLD and flow dynamics in primary and supplementary motor areas: application of the balloon model to the interpretation of BOLD transients.

    Takayuki Obata;Thomas T Liu;Karla L Miller;Wen Ming Luh

  • Nonlinear temporal dynamics of the cerebral blood flow response.

    Karla L. Miller;Wen-Ming Luh;Thomas T. Liu;Antigona Martinez

  • A signal processing model for arterial spin labeling functional MRI.

    Thomas T. Liu;Eric C. Wong

  • Measurement of cerebral perfusion with arterial spin labeling: Part 1. Methods.

    Thomas T. Liu;Gregory G. Brown

  • Function biomedical informatics research network recommendations for prospective multicenter functional MRI studies

    Gary H. Glover;Bryon A. Mueller;Jessica A. Turner;Jessica A. Turner;Theo G.M. Van Erp

  • Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation differences in Alzheimer's disease risk

    Adam S. Fleisher;Katherine M. Podraza;Katherine J. Bangen;Curtis Taylor

  • Caffeine induced uncoupling of cerebral blood flow and oxygen metabolism: A calibrated-BOLD fMRI study

    Joanna E. Perthen;Amy E. Lansing;Joy Liau;Thomas T. Liu

  • Efficiency, power, and entropy in event-related FMRI with multiple trial types: Part I: theory

    Thomas T. Liu;Lawrence R. Frank;Lawrence R. Frank

  • Cerebral blood flow predicts differential neurotransmitter activity

    Juergen Dukart;Štefan Holiga;Christopher Chatham;Peter Hawkins

  • The Function Biomedical Informatics Research Network Data Repository.

    David B Keator;Theo G M van Erp;Jessica A Turner;Gary H Glover

  • Neurovascular factors in resting-state functional MRI.

    Thomas T. Liu

  • Cerebral Blood Flow and BOLD Responses to a Memory Encoding Task: A Comparison Between Healthy Young and Elderly Adults

    Khaled Restom;Katherine J. Bangen;Mark W. Bondi;Mark W. Bondi;Joanna E. Perthen

  • Efficiency, power, and entropy in event-related fMRI with multiple trial types. Part II: design of experiments.

    Thomas T. Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Christina E. Wierenga
Christina E. Wierenga University of California, San Diego
Mark W. Bondi
Mark W. Bondi University of California, San Diego
Richard B. Buxton
Richard B. Buxton University of California, San Diego
Gregory G. Brown
Gregory G. Brown University of California, San Diego
Katherine J. Bangen
Katherine J. Bangen University of California, San Diego
Martin P. Paulus
Martin P. Paulus Laureate Institute for Brain Research
Vince D. Calhoun
Vince D. Calhoun Georgia State University
Amy J. Jak
Amy J. Jak University of California, San Diego
Lisa Delano-Wood
Lisa Delano-Wood University of California, San Diego
Bhaskar D. Rao
Bhaskar D. Rao University of California, San Diego

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