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Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Lazaros Belbasis
University of Oxford
2
Lulu Zu
Chinese Academy of Sciences
3
Sarah Mantash
American University of Beirut
4
Bin Guan
University of Washington
5
Aurina Arnatkevičiūtė
Monash University
6
Yunman Xia
Fudan University
7
Jennifer Egbebike
NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital
8
Veronik Sicard
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
9
Saidul Islam
Science and Technology Corporation (United States)
10
John D. Arena
Penn Center for AIDS Research

Papers

1
Development of sensorimotor-visual connectome gradient at birth predicts neurocognitive outcomes at 2 years of age
iScience|2024
17 cit.
2
Mendelian randomization identifies proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases
Brain|2025
15 cit.
3
Linking Genome-Wide Association Studies to Pharmacological Treatments for Psychiatric Disorders
JAMA Psychiatry|2024
9 cit.
4
Publication in Digital Health (2024) [7 citations, W4396557667]
Digital Health|2024
7 cit.
5
Publication in Journal of Neurotrauma (2024) [4 citations, W4390743562]
Journal of Neurotrauma|2024
4 cit.
6
Publication in Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society (2024) [4 citations, W4391260537]
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society|2024
4 cit.
7
Publication in JAMA Network Open (2025) [2 citations, W4412570358]
JAMA Network Open|2025
2 cit.
8
Publication in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2026) [1 citation, W7134931662]
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)|2026
1 cit.
9
Publication (2024) [W4391384788]
Unknown Journal|2024
0 cit.
10
Publication in Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (2025) [W4408507350]
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation|2025
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Martin Leibman
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
2
Ryan T. Daley
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
3
Alexander Jones
Middlesex University
4
Jianghong He
Beijing Tian Tan Hospital
5
Isabella Stallworthy
University of Pennsylvania
6
Sarah A. Elliott
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
7
Leslea Pearson
Unknown
8
Janna L. Harris
University of Kansas Medical Center
9
Michaela Meier
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
10
Keisuke Kawata
Indiana University Bloomington

Papers

1
Long-term functional outcomes improved with deep brain stimulation in patients with disorders of consciousness
Stroke and Vascular Neurology|2023
34 cit.
2
The temporal dynamics of <scp>Large‐Scale</scp> brain network changes in disorders of consciousness: A <scp>Microstate‐Based</scp> study
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics|2022
30 cit.
3
EEG complexity correlates with residual consciousness level of disorders of consciousness
BMC Neurology|2023
29 cit.
4
Deep brain stimulation improves electroencephalogram functional connectivity of patients with minimally conscious state
CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics|2022
28 cit.
5
Longitudinal Associations of Clinical and Biochemical Head Injury Biomarkers With Head Impact Exposure in Adolescent Football Players
JAMA Network Open|2023
27 cit.
6
Frequent and Recent Non-fatal Strangulation/Choking During Sex and Its Association With fMRI Activation During Working Memory Tasks
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience|2022
26 cit.
7
Evaluation of residual cognition in patients with disorders of consciousness based on functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Neurophotonics|2023
21 cit.
8
Effects of short-term spinal cord stimulation on patients with prolonged disorder of consciousness: A pilot study
Frontiers in Neurology|2022
20 cit.
9
Association of Frequent Sexual Choking/Strangulation With Neurophysiological Responses: A Pilot Resting-State fMRI Study
Journal of Neurotrauma|2022
18 cit.
10
Quantifying latent social motivation and its associations with joint attention and language in infants at high and low likelihood for autism spectrum disorder
Developmental Science|2022
17 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
David Moher
University of Ottawa
2
Lesley Stewart
University of York
3
Steven Laureys
University of Liège
4
Joanne E. McKenzie
Monash University
5
Michael R. Galarneau
Naval Health Research Center
6
Michael S. Turner
University of Limerick
7
Robert C. Cantu
Boston University
8
James P. Kelly
University of Colorado Denver
9
Jennie Ponsford
Epworth Hospital
10
Tracy K. McIntosh
University of Auckland

Papers

1
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
BMJ|2021
95k cit.
2
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement
BMJ|2009
83.3k cit.
3
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
PLoS Medicine|2009
64.1k cit.
4
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA Statement.
PubMed|2009
45.1k cit.
5
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
Annals of Internal Medicine|2009
37.9k cit.
6
Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
Systematic Reviews|2015
26.5k cit.
7
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology|2009
19.9k cit.
8
CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials
BMC Medicine|2010
13.5k cit.
9
The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
Systematic Reviews|2021
13.5k cit.
10
Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement
International Journal of Surgery|2010
12k cit.

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