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Kara Garcia

Medicine · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2016
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsNeurological disorders and treatmentsNeonatal and fetal brain pathology

Publications

48

Citations

1,014

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

10

Publishing since 2016

Research summary
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Kara Garcia studies how the human brain develops its characteristic folded structure, combining magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with mechanical and computational models. A major focus is understanding the physical forces and growth processes that shape the developing cortex, including in fetuses, preterm infants, and animal models such as ferrets and macaques. This work bridges medical imaging, biomechanics, and developmental neuroscience.

Brain development and cortical foldingNeuroimaging (MRI)Biomechanics of brain tissueComputational modeling of brain growthFetal and preterm brain development

Publication activity has been steady over the decade with roughly 3-6 papers most years, and notable peaks of about 10 publications in 2021 and 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

Current awards run through July 2029 — about 3 years of funding on record from today. Awards are often renewed, so this is what is currently public, not a forecast.

  • ActiveNIH R01NS133116through Jul 2029 · $517k awarded

    Mechanics of Brain Folding in Human Infants Evaluated Using MRI

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 4,618 mid career Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 1,014cohort median 616
h-index: 11cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 4.4cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 41% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 29 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 4.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 10 publications10212022: 3 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 10 publications102526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 2 collaborators at the same institution2020: 1 collaborator at the same institution2021: 2 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 2 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 2 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Proceedings of IMPRS×8
  • Journal of Clinical and Translational Science×4
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×4
  • Development×2
  • The Permanente Journal×2
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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