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  1. DECOVID: A UK Two-Center Harmonized Database of Acute Care Electronic Health Records for COVID-19 Research

    Article • Data, November 2025, MDPI AG

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  2. Research Assessment – Navigating Pitfalls and Promoting Change

    Article • Open Science Talk, December 2023, University Library at Tromso

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  3. Research Assessment – Navigating Pitfalls and Promoting Change

    Article • Septentrio Conference Series, October 2023, University Library at Tromso

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  4. Safe, ethical, and open research in the age of artificial intelligence

    Article • Septentrio Conference Series, October 2023, University Library at Tromso

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  5. Resilient functioning is associated with altered structural brain network topology in adolescents exposed to childhood adversity

    Article • Development and Psychopathology, July 2023, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  6. Pediatric epilepsy surgery from 2000 to 2018: Changes in referral and surgical volumes, patient characteristics, genetic testing, and postsurgical outcomes

    Article • Epilepsia, July 2023, Wiley

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  7. Predicting seizure outcome after epilepsy surgery: Do we need more complex models, larger samples, or better data?

    Article • Epilepsia, June 2023, Wiley

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  8. qMRI-BIDS: An extension to the brain imaging data structure for quantitative magnetic resonance imaging data

    Article • Scientific Data, August 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  9. Interpretable surface-based detection of focal cortical dysplasias: a Multi-centre Epilepsy Lesion Detection study

    Article • Brain, August 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  10. Networks Underlie Temporal Onset of Dysplasia‐Related Epilepsy: A MELD Study

    Article • Annals of Neurology, July 2022, Wiley

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  11. Improved Interpretability of Brain-Behavior CCA With Domain-Driven Dimension Reduction

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroscience, June 2022, Frontiers

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  12. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Connectivity Accurately Distinguishes Cases With Psychotic Disorders From Healthy Controls, Based on Cortical Features Associated With Brain Network Development

    Article • Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  13. Beyond Just Being Online: A Guide to Truly Inclusive Virtual Conferences

    Article • GigaScience, August 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Rohit Goswami, Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  14. Brainhack: Developing a culture of open, inclusive, community-driven neuroscience

    Article • Neuron, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker , Professor Xi-Nian Zuo

  15. Centering inclusivity in the design of online conferences - An OHBM - Open Science perspective

    Article • March 2021, Center for Open Science

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  16. MELD Project: Atlas of lesion locations and postsurgical seizure freedom in focal cortical dysplasia

    Article • February 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  17. Raincloud plots: a multi-platform tool for robust data visualization

    Article • Wellcome Open Research, January 2021, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  18. Introduction to the special issue on reproducibility in neuroimaging

    Article • NeuroImage, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  19. The citation advantage of linking publications to research data

    Article • PLOS One, April 2020, PLOS

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker , Dr Barbara McGillivray

  20. Conservative and disruptive modes of adolescent change in human brain functional connectivity

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  21. MELD Protocol 1 - Patient and Control Inclusion in the MELD Project v1

    Article • January 2020, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  22. Schizotypy-Related Magnetization of Cortex in Healthy Adolescence Is Colocated With Expression of Schizophrenia-Related Genes

    Article • Biological Psychiatry, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  23. Cortical patterning of abnormal morphometric similarity in psychosis is associated with brain expression of schizophrenia-related genes

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, April 2019, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  24. Conservative and disruptive modes of adolescent change in brain functional connectivity

    Article • April 2019, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  25. Raincloud plots: a multi-platform tool for robust data visualization

    Article • Wellcome Open Research, April 2019, Faculty of 1000, Ltd.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  26. Data science for the scientific life cycle

    Article • eLife, March 2019, eLife

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  27. AtlasReader: A Python package to generate coordinate tables, region labels, and informative figures from statistical MRI images

    Article • The Journal of Open Source Software, February 2019, The Open Journal

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  28. Waves of Maturation and Senescence in Micro-structural MRI Markers of Human Cortical Myelination over the Lifespan

    Article • Cerebral Cortex, December 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  29. Cortical patterning of abnormal morphometric similarity in psychosis is associated with brain expression of schizophrenia related genes: Supplementary Information

    Article • December 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  30. Schizotypy-related magnetization of cortex in healthy adolescence is co-located with expression of schizophrenia-related genes

    Article • December 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  31. Raincloud plots: a multi-platform tool for robust data visualization

    Article • August 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  32. Raincloud plots: a multi-platform tool for robust data visualization

    Article • August 2018, PeerJ

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  33. MELD Protocol 5 - Post-processing Pipeline v2

    Article • May 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  34. Waves of Maturation and Senescence in Micro-Structural MRI Markers of Human Cortical Myelination over the Lifespan

    Article • May 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  35. MELD Protocol 3 - FreeSurfer Quality Control v2

    Article • April 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  36. MELD Protocol 4 - Lesion Masking v2

    Article • April 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  37. MELD Protocol 1 - Patient and Control Inclusion in the MELD Project v2

    Article • March 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  38. MELD Protocol 2 - Instructions for FreeSurfer Cortical Segmentations v2

    Article • March 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  39. MELD Protocol 2 - Instructions for FreeSurfer Cortical Segmentations v1

    Article • February 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  40. MELD Protocol 3 - FreeSurfer Quality Control v1

    Article • February 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  41. MELD Protocol 4 - Lesion Masking v1

    Article • February 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  42. MELD Protocol 5 - Post-processing Pipeline v1

    Article • February 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  43. MELD Protocol 1 - Patient and Control Inclusion in the MELD Project v1

    Article • February 2018, ZappyLab, Inc.

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  44. Morphometric Similarity Networks Detect Microscale Cortical Organization and Predict Inter-Individual Cognitive Variation

    Article • Neuron, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  45. Structural covariance networks are coupled to expression of genes enriched in supragranular layers of the human cortex

    Article • NeuroImage, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  46. Cohort profile: The NSPN 2400 Cohort: a developmental sample supporting the Wellcome Trust NeuroScience in Psychiatry Network

    Article • International Journal of Epidemiology, November 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  47. Structural covariance networks are coupled to expression of genes enriched in supragranular layers of the human cortex

    Article • July 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  48. Morphometric Similarity Networks Detect Microscale Cortical Organisation And Predict Inter-Individual Cognitive Variation

    Article • May 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  49. Adolescent Tuning Of Association Cortex In Human Structural Brain Networks

    Article • April 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  50. Neuroscientific insights into the development of analogical reasoning

    Article • Developmental Science, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  51. How much motion is too much motion? Determining motion thresholds by sample size for reproducibility in developmental resting-state MRI

    Article • Research Ideas and Outcomes, March 2017, Pensoft Publishers

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  52. OUP accepted manuscript

    Article • Cerebral Cortex, January 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  53. Gene transcription profiles associated with inter-modular hubs and connection distance in human functional magnetic resonance imaging networks

    Article • Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  54. Adolescence is associated with genomically patterned consolidation of the hubs of the human brain connectome

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, July 2016, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  55. Functional MRI of emotional memory in adolescent depression

    Article • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, June 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  56. Clinical characteristics associated with the prescribing of SSRI medication in adolescents with major unipolar depression

    Article • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker , Prof Nick Midgley

  57. Multiple markers of cortical morphology reveal evidence of supragranular thinning in schizophrenia

    Article • Translational Psychiatry, April 2016, Nature

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  58. Aberrant brain responses to emotionally valent words is normalised after cognitive behavioural therapy in female depressed adolescents

    Article • Journal of Affective Disorders, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  59. Fronto-Parietal Network Reconfiguration Supports the Development of Reasoning Ability

    Article • Cerebral Cortex, March 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  60. The effects of puberty on white matter development in boys

    Article • Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, February 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  61. Adolescents with current major depressive disorder show dissimilar patterns of age-related differences in ACC and thalamus

    Article • NeuroImage Clinical, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  62. White matter microstructure throughout the brain correlates with visual imagery in grapheme–color synesthesia

    Article • NeuroImage, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  63. White matter maturation supports the development of reasoning ability through its influence on processing speed

    Article • Developmental Science, August 2013, Wiley

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  64. Brain Imaging: Your Brain Scan Doesn't Lie About Your Age

    Article • Current Biology, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  65. Experience-dependent plasticity in white matter microstructure: reasoning training alters structural connectivity

    Article • Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, January 2012, Frontiers

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  66. Increased Functional Selectivity over Development in Rostrolateral Prefrontal Cortex

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, November 2011, Society for Neuroscience

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker

  67. Quantifying development: Investigating highly myelinated voxels in preadolescent corpus callosum

    Article • NeuroImage, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Kirstie J Whitaker