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William D. Gaillard 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 William D. Gaillard sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 319 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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William D. Gaillard 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 William D. Gaillard sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 85th percentile

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Overview

William D. Gaillard is affiliated with George Washington University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a strong focus on subfields such as Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cognitive Neuroscience, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the study of epilepsy, as reflected in their main research topics, which include Epilepsy Research and Treatment, Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies, Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

William D. Gaillard's recent publications cover a range of topics related to brain development, epilepsy, and neuroimaging. Notable papers include:

  • The neural basis of language development: Changes in lateralization over age (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Interpretable surface-based detection of focal cortical dysplasias: a Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection study (2022, Brain)
  • Comprehensive multi-omic profiling of somatic mutations in malformations of cortical development (2023, Nature Genetics)
  • Atlas of lesion locations and postsurgical seizure freedom in focal cortical dysplasia: A MELD study (2021, Epilepsia)
  • Language and developmental plasticity after perinatal stroke (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

The frequent co-authors in their research include Chima Oluigbo, Nathan T. Cohen, Madison M. Berl, Xiaozhen You, and Taha Gholipour. This indicates collaboration with experts who contribute to fields closely related to neurological and developmental disorders.

William D. Gaillard publishes regularly in several academic venues, with the most frequent being:

  • Epilepsia
  • Neurology
  • Epilepsy & Behavior
  • Seizure
  • Epileptic Disorders

The breadth of their work highlights a multidisciplinary approach combining clinical research, advanced imaging techniques, and developmental neuroscience to enhance understanding of neurological disorders, particularly epilepsy and related brain pathologies.

Best Publications

  • Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism and its Links to Social Deficits

    Kaustubh Supekar;Lucina Q. Uddin;Amirah Khouzam;Jennifer Phillips

  • Infantile spasms: A U.S. consensus report

    John M. Pellock;Richard Hrachovy;Shlomo Shinnar;Tallie Z. Baram

  • Functional anatomy of cognitive development: fMRI of verbal fluency in children and adults

    W. D. Gaillard;L. Hertz-Pannier;S. H. Mott;A. S. Barnett

  • Regional cerebral blood flow during object naming and word reading.

    Susan Y. Bookheimer;Thomas A. Zeffiro;Teresa Blaxton;William Gaillard

  • Summary of recommendations for the management of infantile seizures: Task Force Report for the ILAE Commission of Pediatrics.

    Jo M. Wilmshurst;William D. Gaillard;Kollencheri Puthenveettil Vinayan;Tammy N. Tsuchida

  • Noninvasive assessment of language dominance in children and adolescents with functional MRI A preliminary study

    Lucie Hertz-Pannier;W. D. Gaillard;W. D. Gaillard;S. H. Mott;S. H. Mott;C. A. Cuenod

  • Guidelines for imaging infants and children with recent-onset epilepsy.

    William D. Gaillard;Catherine Chiron;J. Helen Cross;A. Simon Harvey

  • Developmental aspects of language processing: fMRI of verbal fluency in children and adults

    William David Gaillard;William David Gaillard;Bonnie C. Sachs;Bonnie C. Sachs;Joseph R. Whitnah;Joseph R. Whitnah;Zaaira Ahmad;Zaaira Ahmad

  • Dysmaturation of the default mode network in autism.

    Stuart D. Washington;Stuart D. Washington;Evan M. Gordon;Jasmit Brar;Samantha Warburton

  • Language dominance in partial epilepsy patients identified with an fMRI reading task

    WD Gaillard;L Balsamo;B Xu;Cécile Grandin

  • fMRI language task panel improves determination of language dominance

    W. D. Gaillard;L. Balsamo;B. Xu;C. McKinney

  • Hippocampal atrophy, epilepsy duration, and febrile seizures in patients with partial seizures.

    William H. Theodore;S. Bhatia;J. Hatta;S. Fazilat

  • Detection of human herpesvirus-6 in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy surgical brain resections.

    D. Donati;N. Akhyani;A. Fogdell-Hahn;C. Cermelli;C. Cermelli

  • Practice guideline summary: Use of fMRI in the presurgical evaluation of patients with epilepsy Report of the Guideline Development, Dissemination, and Implementation Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    Jerzy P. Szaflarski;David Gloss;Jeffrey R. Binder;William D. Gaillard

  • Conjoint and Extended Neural Networks for the Computation of Speech Codes: The Neural Basis of Selective Impairment in Reading Words and Pseudowords

    Benjamin Xu;Jordan Grafman;William D. Gaillard;Kenji Ishii

  • Practice parameter: Treatment of the child with a first unprovoked seizure Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the Practice Committee of the Child Neurology Society*

    D. Hirtz;D. Hirtz;A. Berg;D. Bettis;C. Camfield

  • Developmental Aspects of Pediatric fMRI: Considerations for Image Acquisition, Analysis, and Interpretation

    William Davis Gaillard;Cecile B. Grandin;Benjamin Xu

  • Response to treatment in a prospective national infantile spasms cohort

    Kelly G. Knupp;Jason Coryell;Katherine C. Nickels;Nicole Ryan

  • Extratemporal atrophy in patients with complex partial seizures of left temporal origin

    Charles DeCarli;Junko Hatta;Shahram Fazilat;Shahin Fazilat

  • The neural basis of language development: Changes in lateralization over age.

    Olumide A Olulade;Anna Seydell-Greenwald;Catherine E Chambers;Peter E Turkeltaub

  • Auditory comprehension of language in young children: neural networks identified with fMRI.

    Z. Ahmad;L. M. Balsamo;B. C. Sachs;B. Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

William H. Theodore
William H. Theodore National Institutes of Health
Tobias Loddenkemper
Tobias Loddenkemper Boston Children's Hospital
Chandan J. Vaidya
Chandan J. Vaidya Georgetown University
Tracy A. Glauser
Tracy A. Glauser Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Phillip L. Pearl
Phillip L. Pearl Boston Children's Hospital
Nicholas S. Abend
Nicholas S. Abend University of Pennsylvania
Mohamad A. Mikati
Mohamad A. Mikati Duke University
Anne T. Berg
Anne T. Berg Northwestern University
Renée A. Shellhaas
Renée A. Shellhaas Washington University in St. Louis
Malek Adjouadi
Malek Adjouadi Florida International University

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