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Wei Gao

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Neuroscience

D-Index
43
Citations
8944
World Ranking
7339
National Ranking
3171

Wei Gao 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 Wei Gao sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 92 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wei Gao 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 Wei Gao sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wei Gao is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience and medicine, with a strong emphasis on cognitive neuroscience.

Their work spans several specialized subfields, including:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Genetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Wei Gao's main research topics cover a range of areas related to brain function and development such as:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Their publication record includes significant contributions to several journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Cerebral Cortex
  • UNC Libraries
  • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
  • 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
  • Biological Psychiatry

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Wei Gao are:

  • The impact of energy poverty on agricultural productivity: The case of China, 2022, Energy Policy
  • Behavioral coping phenotypes and associated psychosocial outcomes of pregnant and postpartum women during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Genetic Influences on the Developing Young Brain and Risk for Neuropsychiatric Disorders, 2023, Biological Psychiatry
  • A connectomic analysis of deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression, 2021, Brain Stimulation
  • Aberrant Static and Dynamic Functional Network Connectivity in Acute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury with Cognitive Impairment, 2021, Clinical Neuroradiology

Frequent collaborators in Wei Gao's research include:

  • John H. Gilmore
  • Haitao Chen
  • Emil Cornea
  • Janelle Liu
  • Andrew Salzwedel

Best Publications

  • Imaging structural and functional brain development in early childhood

    John H. Gilmore;Rebecca C. Knickmeyer;Wei Gao

  • Evidence on the emergence of the brain's default network from 2-week-old to 2-year-old healthy pediatric subjects

    Wei Gao;Hongtu Zhu;Kelly S. Giovanello;J. Keith Smith

  • The UNC/UMN Baby Connectome Project (BCP): An overview of the study design and protocol development.

    Brittany R. Howell;Martin A. Styner;Wei Gao;Wei Gao;Pew-Thian Yap

  • Functional Network Development During the First Year: Relative Sequence and Socioeconomic Correlations

    Wei Gao;Sarael Alcauter;Amanda Elton;Carlos R. Hernandez-Castillo

  • Development of human brain cortical network architecture during infancy

    Wei Gao;Sarael Alcauter;J. Keith Smith;John H. Gilmore

  • Growing a social brain.

    Shir Atzil;Wei Gao;Isaac Fradkin;Lisa Feldman Barrett

  • Functional Connectivity of the Infant Human Brain: Plastic and Modifiable

    Wei Gao;Weili Lin;Karen M Grewen;John H Gilmore

  • Temporal and Spatial Development of Axonal Maturation and Myelination of White Matter in the Developing Brain

    W. Gao;W. Lin;Y. Chen;G. Gerig

  • Temporal and spatial evolution of brain network topology during the first two years of life

    Wei Gao;John H Gilmore;Kelly Sullivan Giovanello;Jeffrey Keith Smith

  • Frontal Parietal Control Network Regulates the Anti-Correlated Default and Dorsal Attention Networks

    Wei Gao;Weili Lin

  • Functional connectivity MR imaging reveals cortical functional connectivity in the developing brain

    Weili Lin;Q. Zhu;Wei Gao;Y. Chen

  • Development of Thalamocortical Connectivity during Infancy and Its Cognitive Correlations

    S. Alcauter;W. Lin;J. K. Smith;S. J. Short

  • The Synchronization within and Interaction between the Default and Dorsal Attention Networks in Early Infancy

    Wei Gao;John H. Gilmore;Dinggang Shen;Jeffery Keith Smith

  • Integration of Network Topological and Connectivity Properties for Neuroimaging Classification

    Biao Jie;Daoqiang Zhang;Wei Gao;Qian Wang

  • Altered structural connectivity in neonates at genetic risk for schizophrenia: a combined study using morphological and white matter networks.

    Feng Shi;Pew Thian Yap;Wei Gao;Weili Lin

  • Intersubject variability of and genetic effects on the brain's functional connectivity during infancy.

    Wei Gao;Amanda Elton;Hongtu Zhu;Sarael Alcauter

  • Task-related modulation of functional connectivity variability and its behavioral correlations.

    Amanda Elton;Wei Gao

  • Divergent task-dependent functional connectivity of executive control and salience networks.

    Amanda Elton;Wei Gao

  • Structural and Maturational Covariance in Early Childhood Brain Development

    Xiujuan Geng;Gang Li;Zhaohua Lu;Wei Gao

  • Task-positive functional connectivity of the default mode network transcends task domain

    Amanda Elton;Wei Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Weili Lin
Weili Lin University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dinggang Shen
Dinggang Shen ShanghaiTech University
Martin Styner
Martin Styner University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Guido Gerig
Guido Gerig New York University
Rebecca C. Knickmeyer
Rebecca C. Knickmeyer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Garret D. Stuber
Garret D. Stuber University of Washington
Feng Shi
Feng Shi United Imaging Intelligence (China)
Pew Thian Yap
Pew Thian Yap University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Lisa Feldman Barrett Northeastern University
Jed T. Elison
Jed T. Elison University of Minnesota

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