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296
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184

Medicine

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Alexa Beiser publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexa Beiser sits on this spectrum.

101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 611 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 463 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alexa Beiser D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alexa Beiser sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Alexa Beiser is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has contributed extensively to medical research with a strong focus on dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and cardiovascular health. Their academic output includes numerous publications spanning several related disciplines, such as physiology, psychiatry and mental health, neurology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and molecular biology.

Their research covers a range of topics, primarily centered around dementia and cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, acute ischemic stroke management, sleep and related disorders, sleep and wakefulness research, and cardiovascular health and disease prevention.

Recent notable publications include:

  • New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • The cortical origin and initial spread of medial temporal tauopathy in Alzheimer's disease assessed with positron emission tomography, 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Association of anthropometry and weight change with risk of dementia and its major subtypes: A meta-analysis consisting 2.8 million adults with 57 294 cases of dementia, 2020, Obesity Reviews
  • Arterial Stiffness and Long-Term Risk of Health Outcomes: The Framingham Heart Study, 2022, Hypertension

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Alexa Beiser include:

  • Sudha Seshadri
  • Charles DeCarli
  • Claudia L. Satizábal
  • Jayandra J. Himali
  • Ramachandran S. Vasan

They often publish in venues that include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Stroke
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their publication research is predominantly situated within the field of medicine, contributing 382 publications overall, with subfields like physiology, psychiatry and mental health, and neurology being prominent areas of study within their work.

Best Publications

  • Plasma Homocysteine as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

    Sudha Seshadri;Alexa Beiser;Jacob Selhub;Paul F Jacques

  • Lifetime risk for development of atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study.

    Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Thomas J. Wang;Thomas J. Wang;Eric P. Leip;Eric P. Leip;Martin G. Larson;Martin G. Larson

  • Residual lifetime risk for developing hypertension in middle-aged women and men: The Framingham Heart Study.

    Ramachandran S. Vasan;Alexa Beiser;Sudha Seshadri;Sudha Seshadri;Martin G. Larson;Martin G. Larson

  • Lifetime Risk for Developing Congestive Heart Failure The Framingham Heart Study

    Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Martin G. Larson;Martin G. Larson;Eric P. Leip;Alexa Beiser

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Stroke Severity in Atrial Fibrillation The Framingham Study

    Huey-Juan Lin;Philip A. Wolf;Margaret Kelly-Hayes;Alexa S. Beiser

  • The treatment of Kawasaki syndrome with intravenous gamma globulin.

    Newburger Jw;Takahashi M;Burns Jc;Beiser As

  • 50 year trends in atrial fibrillation prevalence, incidence, risk factors, and mortality in the Framingham Heart Study: a cohort study

    Renate B Schnabel;Xiaoyan Yin;Philimon Gona;Martin G Larson

  • Prediction of Lifetime Risk for Cardiovascular Disease by Risk Factor Burden at 50 Years of Age

    Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Eric P. Leip;Eric P. Leip;Martin G. Larson;Ralph B. D’Agostino;Ralph B. D’Agostino

  • Genome-wide analysis of genetic loci associated with Alzheimer disease.

    Sudha Seshadri;Annette L. Fitzpatrick;M Arfan Ikram;Anita L. DeStefano

  • A Single Intravenous Infusion of Gamma Globulin as Compared with Four Infusions in the Treatment of Acute Kawasaki Syndrome

    J W Newburger;M Takahashi;A S Beiser;J C Burns

  • Lifetime risk of developing coronary heart disease

    Donald M Lloyd-Jones;Donald M Lloyd-Jones;Martin G Larson;Martin G Larson;Alexa Beiser;Daniel Levy

  • Incidence of Dementia over Three Decades in the Framingham Heart Study

    Claudia L. Satizabal;Alexa S. Beiser;Vincent Chouraki;Geneviève Chêne

  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

  • The Lifetime Risk of Stroke Estimates From the Framingham Study

    Sudha Seshadri;Alexa Beiser;Margaret Kelly-Hayes;Carlos S. Kase

  • The influence of gender and age on disability following ischemic stroke: the Framingham study ☆

    Margaret Kelly-Hayes;Alexa Beiser;Carlos S Kase;Amy Scaramucci

  • The Preclinical Phase of Alzheimer Disease: A 22-Year Prospective Study of the Framingham Cohort

    Merrill F. Elias;Alexa Beiser;Philip A. Wolf;Rhoda Au

  • Midlife vascular risk factor exposure accelerates structural brain aging and cognitive decline.

    S. Debette;S. Seshadri;S. Seshadri;A. Beiser;A. Beiser;R. Au;R. Au

  • Plasma phosphatidylcholine docosahexaenoic acid content and risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease: the Framingham Heart Study.

    Ernst J. Schaefer;Vanina Bongard;Alexa S. Beiser;Stefania Lamon-Fava

  • Gender Differences in Stroke Incidence and Poststroke Disability in the Framingham Heart Study

    Rodica E. Petrea;Alexa S. Beiser;Sudha Seshadri;Margaret Kelly-Hayes

Frequent Co-Authors

Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Philip A. Wolf
Philip A. Wolf Boston University
Charles DeCarli
Charles DeCarli University of California, Davis
Rhoda Au
Rhoda Au Boston University
Ramachandran S. Vasan
Ramachandran S. Vasan The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Carlos S. Kase
Carlos S. Kase Boston University
Anita L. DeStefano
Anita L. DeStefano Boston University
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
M. Arfan Ikram
M. Arfan Ikram Erasmus University Rotterdam
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington

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