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Neuroscience 44 7128 6563 3084 2779 126 8269

Timothy Verstynen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Timothy Verstynen between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Timothy Verstynen published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2014. 23 of the 182 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2014. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 1 publication 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 5 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 8 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 12 publications 2025: 11 publications
1999 2025

182 publications in total across all disciplines

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Timothy Verstynen: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 0
2001 1
2002 1
2003 1
2004 0
2005 2
2006 2
2007 3
2008 2
2009 1
2010 5
2011 7
2012 9
2013 8
2014 22
2015 8
2016 10
2017 8
2018 16
2019 13
2020 12
2021 6
2022 13
2023 8
2024 12
2025 11
Total 182
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Timothy Verstynen publications per year - data summary

  • Timothy Verstynen, a Neuroscience scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, has 182 publications recorded across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1999 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 22 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 27 years in the span carry no publications at all (2000 and 2004).
  • The rate of publication averages 6.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.3 per year counting only the 25 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 50 publications, 27% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1999-2007: 11 publications (1.2 per year); 2008-2016: 72 publications (8.0 per year); 2017-2025: 99 publications (11.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Timothy Verstynen 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 Timothy Verstynen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 118–127 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 126 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522 126
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
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Timothy Verstynen publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Timothy Verstynen, a Neuroscience scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, records 126 publications - the 31st percentile of the discipline.
  • 31% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Timothy Verstynen, and about 69% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Timothy Verstynen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Timothy Verstynen 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 Timothy Verstynen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
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Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

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Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478 44
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
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Timothy Verstynen D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Timothy Verstynen, a Neuroscience scholar from Carnegie Mellon University, records 44 D-Index - the 27th percentile of the discipline.
  • 27% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Timothy Verstynen, and about 73% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Timothy Verstynen ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Timothy Verstynen is affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. Their research spans multiple aspects of neuroscience and medicine, with a pronounced focus on cognitive neuroscience and cardiovascular medicine. They have contributed extensively to the understanding of brain function, neural dynamics, and the links between neural activity and physical health.

Verstynen's primary research fields include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Their subfields of research highlight a concentration in cognitive neuroscience, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and cellular and molecular neuroscience, among others:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Neurology

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases

Some of the more recent and notable papers by Verstynen include the following:

  • Integrating across neuroimaging modalities boosts prediction accuracy of cognitive ability, 2021, PLoS Computational Biology
  • Affective brain patterns as multivariate neural correlates of cardiovascular disease risk, 2020, Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • Dissociable use-dependent processes for volitional goal-directed reaching, 2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Opposing relationships of childhood threat and deprivation with stria terminalis white matter, 2021, Human Brain Mapping
  • The credit assignment problem in cortico-basal ganglia-thalamic networks: A review, a problem and a possible solution, 2020, European Journal of Neuroscience

The scientist has frequently published in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
  • PLoS Computational Biology
  • European Journal of Neuroscience
  • PLoS ONE

Verstynen has collaborated often with coauthors including:

  • Javier Rasero
  • Peter J. Gianaros
  • Jonathan E. Rubin
  • Amy Isabella Sentis
  • Catalina Vich

Best Publications

  • Deterministic Diffusion Fiber Tracking Improved by Quantitative Anisotropy

    Fang-Cheng Yeh;Timothy D. Verstynen;Yibao Wang;Juan C. Fernández-Miranda

  • Population-averaged atlas of the macroscale human structural connectome and its network topology.

    Fang-Cheng Yeh;Sandip Panesar;David Fernandes;Antonio Meola

  • Ipsilateral Motor Cortex Activity During Unimanual Hand Movements Relates to Task Complexity

    Timothy D. Verstynen;Jörn Diedrichsen;Neil Albert;Paul Aparicio

  • How each movement changes the next: an experimental and theoretical study of fast adaptive priors in reaching

    Timothy D. Verstynen;Philip N. Sabes

  • Connectometry: A statistical approach harnessing the analytical potential of the local connectome.

    Fang-Cheng Yeh;David Badre;Timothy D. Verstynen

  • High-definition fiber tractography of the human brain: neuroanatomical validation and neurosurgical applications.

    Juan C. Fernández-Miranda;Sudhir Pathak;Johnathan Engh;Kevin Jarbo

  • Cognitive chimera states in human brain networks.

    Kanika Bansal;Kanika Bansal;Kanika Bansal;Javier O. Garcia;Javier O. Garcia;Steven H. Tompson;Steven H. Tompson;Timothy Verstynen

  • Converging Structural and Functional Connectivity of Orbitofrontal, Dorsolateral Prefrontal, and Posterior Parietal Cortex in the Human Striatum

    Kevin Jarbo;Timothy D. Verstynen

  • Asymmetry, connectivity, and segmentation of the arcuate fascicle in the human brain

    Juan C. Fernández-Miranda;Yibao Wang;Sudhir Pathak;Lucia Stefaneau

  • Cerebellar Involvement in Anticipating the Consequences of Self-Produced Actions During Bimanual Movements

    Jörn Diedrichsen;Timothy D. Verstynen;Steven L. Lehman;Richard B. Ivry

  • Coming Unbound: Disrupting Automatic Integration of Synesthetic Color and Graphemes by Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Right Parietal Lobe

    Michael Esterman;Timothy Verstynen;Richard B. Ivry;Lynn C. Robertson

  • Quantifying Differences and Similarities in Whole-Brain White Matter Architecture Using Local Connectome Fingerprints.

    Fang-Cheng Yeh;Jean M. Vettel;Aarti Singh;Barnabás Póczos

  • Evidence of a novel somatopic map in the human neocerebellum during complex actions.

    John E. Schlerf;Timothy D. Verstynen;Richard B Ivry;Rebecca M. C. Spencer

  • Explicating the Face Perception Network with White Matter Connectivity

    John A. Pyles;Timothy D. Verstynen;Walter Schneider;Walter Schneider;Michael J. Tarr

  • Increased body mass index is associated with a global and distributed decrease in white matter microstructural integrity.

    Timothy D. Verstynen;Andrea M. Weinstein;Walter W. Schneider;John M. Jakicic

  • Adolescent brain development and depression: A case for the importance of connectivity of the anterior cingulate cortex

    Sarah D. Lichenstein;Timothy Verstynen;Erika E. Forbes

  • Inflammatory Pathways Link Socioeconomic Inequalities to White Matter Architecture

    Peter J. Gianaros;Anna L. Marsland;Lei K. Sheu;Kirk I. Erickson

  • White matter microstructure mediates the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness and spatial working memory in older adults

    Lauren E. Oberlin;Timothy D. Verstynen;Agnieszka Z. Burzynska;Michelle W. Voss

  • Rethinking the Role of the Middle Longitudinal Fascicle in Language and Auditory Pathways

    Yibao Wang;Juan C. Fernández-Miranda;Timothy D. Verstynen;Sudhir Pathak

  • Caudate Nucleus Volume Mediates the Link between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cognitive Flexibility in Older Adults.

    Timothy D. Verstynen;Brighid Lynch;Destiny L. Miller;Michelle W. Voss

  • Transcranial magnetic stimulation of posterior parietal cortex affects decisions of hand choice

    Flavio T.P. Oliveira;Jörn Diedrichsen;Timothy D. Verstynen;Julie Duque

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean M. Vettel
Jean M. Vettel United States Army Research Laboratory
Richard B. Ivry
Richard B. Ivry University of California, Berkeley
Kirk I. Erickson
Kirk I. Erickson University of Pittsburgh
Peter J. Gianaros
Peter J. Gianaros University of Pittsburgh
Walter Schneider
Walter Schneider University of Pittsburgh
Jörn Diedrichsen
Jörn Diedrichsen University of Western Ontario
Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng
Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng National Taiwan University
Aarti Singh
Aarti Singh Carnegie Mellon University
Jonathan E. Rubin
Jonathan E. Rubin University of Pittsburgh
Lynn C. Robertson
Lynn C. Robertson University of California, Berkeley

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