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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 168 68 61 40 37 952 135022
Best Scientists 168 936 858 554 496 952 135022
Medicine 171 501 456 299 268 948 143565
Genetics 163 86 82 43 42 799 133513

Alison Goate publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alison Goate between 1965 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alison Goate published across 62 years, from 1965 to 2026, averaging 17.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 61 publications in 2023. 32 of the 1,088 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1965 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 61. Peak 61 publications in 2023. 1965: 1 publication 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 33 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 32 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 21 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 48 publications 2012: 47 publications 2013: 45 publications 2014: 42 publications 2015: 38 publications 2016: 49 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 45 publications 2019: 42 publications 2020: 48 publications 2021: 56 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 61 publications 2024: 53 publications 2025: 31 publications 2026: 1 publication
1965 2026

1,088 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alison Goate: publications per year, 1965 to 2026
Year Publications
1965 1
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 3
1988 0
1989 6
1990 4
1991 9
1992 7
1993 6
1994 9
1995 9
1996 14
1997 21
1998 33
1999 15
2000 28
2001 16
2002 16
2003 7
2004 32
2005 15
2006 26
2007 21
2008 40
2009 34
2010 32
2011 48
2012 47
2013 45
2014 42
2015 38
2016 49
2017 36
2018 45
2019 42
2020 48
2021 56
2022 42
2023 61
2024 53
2025 31
2026 1
Total 1,088
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Alison Goate publication distribution in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150 200
Bar chart with 67 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 45–54 to 703+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 217. Most scientists, 217, have 125–134 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 703+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 45–54 publications: 6 scientists 55–64 publications: 10 scientists 65–74 publications: 35 scientists 75–84 publications: 84 scientists 85–94 publications: 102 scientists 95–104 publications: 151 scientists 105–114 publications: 175 scientists 115–124 publications: 203 scientists 125–134 publications: 217 scientists 135–144 publications: 205 scientists 145–154 publications: 193 scientists 155–164 publications: 188 scientists 165–174 publications: 170 scientists 175–184 publications: 178 scientists 185–194 publications: 164 scientists 195–204 publications: 173 scientists 205–214 publications: 159 scientists 215–224 publications: 134 scientists 225–234 publications: 143 scientists 235–244 publications: 105 scientists 245–254 publications: 114 scientists 255–264 publications: 92 scientists 265–274 publications: 88 scientists 275–284 publications: 87 scientists 285–294 publications: 80 scientists 295–304 publications: 62 scientists 305–314 publications: 75 scientists 315–324 publications: 67 scientists 325–334 publications: 60 scientists 335–344 publications: 52 scientists 345–354 publications: 40 scientists 355–364 publications: 48 scientists 365–374 publications: 47 scientists 375–384 publications: 46 scientists 385–394 publications: 31 scientists 395–404 publications: 27 scientists 405–414 publications: 40 scientists 415–424 publications: 30 scientists 425–434 publications: 43 scientists 435–444 publications: 29 scientists 445–454 publications: 14 scientists 455–464 publications: 28 scientists 465–474 publications: 21 scientists 475–484 publications: 21 scientists 485–494 publications: 22 scientists 495–504 publications: 17 scientists 505–514 publications: 12 scientists 515–524 publications: 11 scientists 525–534 publications: 8 scientists 535–544 publications: 8 scientists 545–554 publications: 14 scientists 555–564 publications: 4 scientists 565–574 publications: 11 scientists 575–584 publications: 5 scientists 585–594 publications: 11 scientists 595–604 publications: 12 scientists 605–614 publications: 7 scientists 615–624 publications: 6 scientists 625–634 publications: 10 scientists 635–644 publications: 9 scientists 645–654 publications: 10 scientists 655–664 publications: 6 scientists 665–674 publications: 6 scientists 675–684 publications: 6 scientists 685–694 publications: 4 scientists 695–702 publications: 6 scientists 703+ publications: 100 scientists
45–54 publications 703+

This scientist: 799 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
45–54 6
55–64 10
65–74 35
75–84 84
85–94 102
95–104 151
105–114 175
115–124 203
125–134 217
135–144 205
145–154 193
155–164 188
165–174 170
175–184 178
185–194 164
195–204 173
205–214 159
215–224 134
225–234 143
235–244 105
245–254 114
255–264 92
265–274 88
275–284 87
285–294 80
295–304 62
305–314 75
315–324 67
325–334 60
335–344 52
345–354 40
355–364 48
365–374 47
375–384 46
385–394 31
395–404 27
405–414 40
415–424 30
425–434 43
435–444 29
445–454 14
455–464 28
465–474 21
475–484 21
485–494 22
495–504 17
505–514 12
515–524 11
525–534 8
535–544 8
545–554 14
555–564 4
565–574 11
575–584 5
585–594 11
595–604 12
605–614 7
615–624 6
625–634 10
635–644 9
645–654 10
655–664 6
665–674 6
675–684 6
685–694 4
695–702 6
703+ 100 799
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Alison Goate D-index placement in Genetics in 2026

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

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 160+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 191. Most scientists, 191, have 62–63 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 160+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 24 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 52 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 84 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 112 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 118 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 141 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 143 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 145 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 179 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 162 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 175 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 191 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 172 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 184 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 164 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 158 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 150 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 136 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 127 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 127 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 111 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 110 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 110 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 102 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 66 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 72 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 70 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 54 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 60 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 55 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 45 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 42 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 28 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 39 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 25 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 31 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 34 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 29 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 27 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 22 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 16 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 11 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 21 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 4 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 9 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 14 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 6 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 10 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 7 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 9 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 8 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 8 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 9 scientists 160+ D-Index: 96 scientists
40–41 D-Index 160+

This scientist: 163 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.

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Number of Genetics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 4,342 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 24
42–43 52
44–45 84
46–47 112
48–49 118
50–51 141
52–53 143
54–55 145
56–57 179
58–59 162
60–61 175
62–63 191
64–65 172
66–67 184
68–69 164
70–71 158
72–73 150
74–75 136
76–77 127
78–79 127
80–81 111
82–83 110
84–85 110
86–87 84
88–89 102
90–91 66
92–93 72
94–95 70
96–97 54
98–99 60
100–101 49
102–103 55
104–105 45
106–107 42
108–109 28
110–111 39
112–113 25
114–115 31
116–117 29
118–119 34
120–121 29
122–123 29
124–125 18
126–127 27
128–129 22
130–131 16
132–133 11
134–135 17
136–137 12
138–139 21
140–141 4
142–143 9
144–145 14
146–147 6
148–149 10
150–151 7
152–153 9
154–155 8
156–157 8
158–159 9
160+ 96 163
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in United States Leader Award
  • 2016 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1994 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
  • 1993 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
  • 1993 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology

Overview

Alison Goate is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Alzheimer's disease and related neurological conditions, encompassing a wide range of studies in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience.

Their work spans multiple main fields of study: medicine, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, and neuroscience. These areas are further refined into subfields such as molecular biology, physiology, neurology, genetics, and psychiatry and mental health. This comprehensive approach supports research on neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive impairments.

The primary topics covered by Alison Goate's research include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Genetic associations and epidemiology
  • Bioinformatics and genomic networks
  • Epigenetics and DNA methylation
  • Functional brain connectivity studies

Alison Goate has contributed to a substantial number of publications in frequent venues such as:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Molecular Psychiatry
  • Brain

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Alison Goate include:

  • "A soluble phosphorylated tau signature links tau, amyloid and the evolution of stages of dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease" (2020) published in Nature Medicine
  • "Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer's dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study" (2020) published in Nature Communications
  • "A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder" (2020) published in The Lancet Psychiatry
  • "A trial of gantenerumab or solanezumab in dominantly inherited Alzheimer's disease" (2021) published in Nature Medicine
  • "The innate immunity protein IFITM3 modulates γ-secretase in Alzheimer's disease" (2020) published in Nature

Frequent collaborators in Alison Goate's research include Carlos Cruchaga, Randall J. Bateman, Eric McDade, Celeste M. Karch, and Tammie L.S. Benzinger.

The scientist has received several awards, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2016
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
  • Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease, 1994
  • Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association, 1993
  • Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology, 1993

Best Publications

  • Segregation of a missense mutation in the amyloid precursor protein gene with familial Alzheimer's disease.

    Alison Goate;Marie-Christine Chartier-Harlin;Mike Mullan;Jeremy Brown

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Clinical and Biomarker Changes in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer’s Disease

    Randall J. Bateman;Chengjie Xiong;Tammie L.S. Benzinger;Anne M. Fagan

  • Association of missense and 5′-splice-site mutations in tau with the inherited dementia FTDP-17

    M. Hutton;C. L. Lendon;P. Rizzu;M. Baker

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

  • TREM2 Variants in Alzheimer's Disease

    Rita Guerreiro;Rita Guerreiro;Aleksandra Wojtas;Jose Bras;Minerva Carrasquillo

  • Erratum: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (1088-1093))

    D Harold;R Abraham;P Hollingworth;R Sims

  • A presenilin-1-dependent gamma-secretase-like protease mediates release of Notch intracellular domain.

    Bart De Strooper;Wim Annaert;Philippe Cupers;Paul Saftig

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    Adam C. Naj;Gyungah Jun;Gary W. Beecham;Li-San Wang

  • Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's disease

    Javier Simón-Sánchez;Claudia Schulte;Jose M Bras;Jose M Bras;Manu Sharma

  • Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease

    Mike A Nalls;Nathan Pankratz;Christina M. Lill;Chuong B. Do

  • 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

  • Alzheimer’s Disease: The Challenge of the Second Century

    David M. Holtzman;John C. Morris;Alison M. Goate

  • Early-onset Alzheimer's disease caused by mutations at codon 717 of the β-amyloid precursor protein gene

    Marie Christine Chartier-Harlin;Fiona Crawford;Henry Houlden;Andrew Warren

  • Common schizophrenia alleles are enriched in mutation-intolerant genes and in regions under strong background selection

    Antonio F. Pardiñas;Peter Holmans;Andrew J. Pocklington;Valentina Escott-Price

  • Human apoE Isoforms Differentially Regulate Brain Amyloid-β Peptide Clearance

    Joseph M. Castellano;Jungsu Kim;Floy R. Stewart;Hong Jiang

  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Genes and Mechanisms of Disease Pathogenesis

    Celeste M. Karch;Alison M. Goate

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimertextquotesingles disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Morris
John C. Morris Washington University in St. Louis
Tatiana Foroud
Tatiana Foroud Indiana University
Howard J. Edenberg
Howard J. Edenberg Indiana University
John I. Nurnberger
John I. Nurnberger Indiana University
Laura J. Bierut
Laura J. Bierut Washington University in St. Louis
Bernice Porjesz
Bernice Porjesz SUNY Downstate Medical Center
John Hardy
John Hardy University College London
Anne M. Fagan
Anne M. Fagan Washington University in St. Louis
John P. Rice
John P. Rice Washington University in St. Louis
Marc A. Schuckit
Marc A. Schuckit University of California, San Diego

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