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Walter H. Backes

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Neuroscience

D-Index
78
Citations
17408
World Ranking
1793
National Ranking
58

Walter H. Backes 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 Walter H. Backes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 345 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Walter H. Backes 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 Walter H. Backes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 82nd percentile

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Overview

Walter H. Backes is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with particular focus on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The core topics of Walter H. Backes's work include:

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

Walter H. Backes has contributed to a number of recent publications, emphasizing neuroimaging and brain-related research. Notable papers include:

  • Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease-advances since 2013 (2023), published in The Lancet Neurology
  • Increase in blood-brain barrier leakage in healthy, older adults (2020), published in GeroScience
  • Neuroimaging of Anxiety in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review (2020), published in Movement Disorders
  • Quality control strategies for brain MRI segmentation and parcellation: Practical approaches and recommendations - insights from the Maastricht study (2021), published in NeuroImage
  • Imaging the role of blood-brain barrier disruption in normal cognitive ageing (2020), published in GeroScience

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jacobus F.A. Jansen
  • Gerhard S. Drenthen
  • Miranda T. Schram
  • Paulien Voorter
  • Coen D.A. Stehouwer

Walter H. Backes has published extensively in several venues, notably:

  • 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
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • GeroScience
  • Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
  • NeuroImage Clinical

Best Publications

  • Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease—advances since 2013

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  • Blood-Brain Barrier Leakage in Patients with Early Alzheimer Disease

    Harm J. van de Haar;Saartje Burgmans;Jacobus F. A. Jansen;Matthias J. P. van Osch

  • 1H MR Spectroscopy of the Brain: Absolute Quantification of Metabolites

    Jacobus F. A. Jansen;Walter H. Backes;Klaas Nicolay;M. Eline Kooi

  • Impaired in vivo mitochondrial function but similar intramyocellular lipid content in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and BMI-matched control subjects.

    VB Vera Schrauwen-Hinderling;ME Marianne Eline Kooi;Mkc Matthijs Hesselink;Jal Jeroen Jeneson

  • Functional connectivity of dissociation in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures

    Sylvie J M van der Kruijs;Nynke M G Bodde;Maarten J Vaessen;Richard H C Lazeron

  • Quantifying blood-brain barrier leakage in small vessel disease: Review and consensus recommendations

    Michael J. Thrippleton;Walter H. Backes;Steven Sourbron;Michael Ingrisch

  • Working memory deficits in high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: neuropsychological and neuroimaging correlates

    Evelien M. Barendse;Evelien M. Barendse;Marc P. H. Hendriks;Jacobus F. A. Jansen;Jacobus F. A. Jansen;Walter H. Backes;Walter H. Backes

  • Blood-brain barrier leakage is more widespread in patients with cerebral small vessel disease

    C. Eleana Zhang;Sau May Wong;Harm J. van de Haar;Julie Staals

  • Neurovascular unit impairment in early Alzheimer's disease measured with magnetic resonance imaging

    Harm J. van de Haar;Jacobus F.A. Jansen;Matthias J.P. van Osch;Mark A. van Buchem

  • Increase in blood–brain barrier leakage in healthy, older adults

    Inge C M Verheggen;Joost J A de Jong;Martin P J van Boxtel;Ed H B M Gronenschild

  • Blood-brain barrier impairment and hypoperfusion are linked in cerebral small vessel disease

    Sau May Wong;Jacobus F.A. Jansen;C. Eleana Zhang;Erik I. Hoff

  • Lateralization, connectivity and plasticity in the human central auditory system.

    Dave R.M. Langers;Pim van Dijk;Pim van Dijk;Walter H. Backes;Walter H. Backes

  • Loss of network efficiency associated with cognitive decline in chronic epilepsy

    M. C. G. Vlooswijk;M. J. Vaessen;J. F. A. Jansen;M. C. F. T. M. de Krom

  • Cerebral blood flow, blood supply, and cognition in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Jacobus F. A. Jansen;Frank C. G. van Bussel;Harm J. van de Haar;Matthias J. P. van Osch

  • Somatosensory cortex responses to median nerve stimulation: fMRI effects of current amplitude and selective attention

    W.H Backes;W.H Mess;V van Kranen-Mastenbroek;J.P.H Reulen

  • Activity patterns in human motion-sensitive areas depend on the interpretation of global motion

    Miguel Castelo-Branco;Elia Formisano;Walter Backes;Friedhelm Zanella

  • Imaging in Spinal Vascular Disease

    Timo Krings;Pierre L. Lasjaunias;Franz J. Hans;Michael Mull

  • Value and Limitations of Contrast-Enhanced MR Angiography in Spinal Arteriovenous Malformations and Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas

    M. Mull;R.J. Nijenhuis;W.H. Backes;T. Krings

  • White Matter Network Abnormalities Are Associated with Cognitive Decline in Chronic Epilepsy

    Maarten J. Vaessen;Maarten J. Vaessen;Jacobus F. A. Jansen;Jacobus F. A. Jansen;Marielle C. G. Vlooswijk;Marielle C. G. Vlooswijk;Paul A. M. Hofman;Paul A. M. Hofman

  • Interaction between blood-brain barrier and glymphatic system in solute clearance.

    I.C.M. Verheggen;M.P.J. Van Boxtel;F.R.J. Verhey;J.F.A. Jansen

  • Structural and Resting State Functional Connectivity of the Subthalamic Nucleus: Identification of Motor STN Parts and the Hyperdirect Pathway

    Ellen Johanna Leonarda Brunenberg;Pim Moeskops;Walter H. Backes;Claudio Pollo;Claudio Pollo

  • Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of radiation therapy-induced microcirculation changes in rectal cancer

    Quido G. de Lussanet;Walter H. Backes;Arjan W. Griffioen;Anwar R. Padhani

  • Blood-Brain Barrier Leakage in Patients with Early Alzheimer Disease (vol 281, pg 527, 2016)

    Harm J van de Haar;Saartje Burgmans;Jacobus F A Jansen;Matthias J P van Osch

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacobus F.A. Jansen
Jacobus F.A. Jansen Maastricht University
Paul A.M. Hofman
Paul A.M. Hofman Maastricht University
Albert P. Aldenkamp
Albert P. Aldenkamp Eindhoven University of Technology
Frans R.J. Verhey
Frans R.J. Verhey Maastricht University
Heidi I.L. Jacobs
Heidi I.L. Jacobs Harvard University
Coen D.A. Stehouwer
Coen D.A. Stehouwer Maastricht University
Robert J. van Oostenbrugge
Robert J. van Oostenbrugge Maastricht University
Tim Leiner
Tim Leiner Utrecht University
Martin P.J. van Boxtel
Martin P.J. van Boxtel Maastricht University
Jelle Jolles
Jelle Jolles Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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