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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
11465
World Ranking
12641
National Ranking
433

Bernard Brais publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 223 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Bernard Brais D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bernard Brais sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Bernard Brais is affiliated with the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on genetic neurodegenerative diseases, with extensive work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's expertise spans multiple intersecting domains including molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, and genetics, contributing to a multidisciplinary approach in understanding neurological disorders.

Brais has published numerous papers, with recent noteworthy publications covering topics such as late-onset cerebellar ataxia and spinocerebellar ataxia 27B. Recent papers include:

  • Deep Intronic FGF14 GAA Repeat Expansion in Late-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • GAA-FGF14 ataxia (SCA27B): phenotypic profile, natural history progression and 4-aminopyridine treatment response, 2023, Brain
  • Optimized testing strategy for the diagnosis of GAA-FGF14 ataxia/spinocerebellar ataxia 27B, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • As Frequent as Polyglutamine Spinocerebellar Ataxias: SCA27B in a Large German Autosomal Dominant Ataxia Cohort, 2023, Movement Disorders
  • RNA Polymerase III Subunit Mutations in Genetic Diseases, 2021, Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences

The scientist's collaboration network is notable, with frequent co-authors including:

  • David Pellerin
  • Marie-Josée Dicaire
  • Cynthia Gagnon
  • Matthis Synofzik
  • Roberta La Piana

Brais publishes regularly in specialized journals focused on neurology and muscular disorders. Frequent publication venues consist of:

  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Neurology
  • Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
  • Journal of the Neurological Sciences
  • Journal of Neurology

Fields of study span across:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine
  • Neuroscience

Subfields include:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Genetics
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Main topics addressed in Brais' research are:

  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • RNA regulation and disease
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management

Best Publications

  • Short GCG expansions in the PABP2 gene cause oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

    Brais B;Bouchard Jp;Xie Yg;Rochefort Dl

  • A dominant-negative mutation in the TRESK potassium channel is linked to familial migraine with aura.

    Ronald G Lafrenière;M Zameel Cader;M Zameel Cader;Jean-François Poulin;Isabelle Andres-Enguix

  • Utility of whole-exome sequencing for those near the end of the diagnostic odyssey: time to address gaps in care.

    S L Sawyer;T Hartley;D A Dyment;C L Beaulieu

  • Nuclear inclusions in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy consist of poly(A) binding protein 2 aggregates which sequester poly(A) RNA

    Angelo Calado;Fernando M.S. Tomé;Bernard Brais;G.A. Rouleau

  • Recessive Mutations in the Putative Calcium-Activated Chloride Channel Anoctamin 5 Cause Proximal LGMD2L and Distal MMD3 Muscular Dystrophies

    Véronique Bolduc;Gareth Marlow;Kym M. Boycott;Khalil Saleki

  • Mutations of POLR3A encoding a catalytic subunit of RNA polymerase Pol III cause a recessive hypomyelinating leukodystrophy.

    Geneviève Bernard;Geneviève Bernard;Eliane Chouery;Maria Lisa Putorti;Martine Tétreault

  • Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy.

    Bernard Brais;Guy A. Rouleau;Jean-Pierre Bouchard;M. Fardeau

  • Population history and its impact on medical genetics in Quebec.

    Laberge Am;Michaud J;Richter A;Lemyre E

  • Mitochondrial dysfunction and Purkinje cell loss in autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS)

    Martine Girard;Roxanne Larivière;David A. Parfitt;Emily C. Deane

  • KIF1A, an Axonal Transporter of Synaptic Vesicles, Is Mutated in Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2

    Jean-Baptiste Rivière;Siriram Ramalingam;Valérie Lavastre;Masoud Shekarabi

  • Mutations in the Mitochondrial Methionyl-tRNA Synthetase Cause a Neurodegenerative Phenotype in Flies and a Recessive Ataxia (ARSAL) in Humans

    Vafa Bayat;Isabelle Thiffault;Isabelle Thiffault;Manish Jaiswal;Martine Tétreault

  • Clinical spectrum of 4H leukodystrophy caused by POLR3A and POLR3B mutations

    Nicole I. Wolf;Adeline Vanderver;Rosalina M.L. van Spaendonk;Raphael Schiffmann

  • The oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy locus maps to the region of the cardiac α and β myosin heavy chain genes on chromosome 14q11.2−q13

    Bernard Brais;Ya-Gang Xie;Marc Sanson;Kenneth Morgan

  • Recessive mutations in POLR1C cause a leukodystrophy by impairing biogenesis of RNA polymerase III

    Isabelle Thiffault;Isabelle Thiffault;Isabelle Thiffault;Nicole I. Wolf;Diane Forget;Kether Guerrero

  • Vocal Cord and Pharyngeal Weakness with Autosomal Dominant Distal Myopathy: Clinical Description and Gene Localization to 5q31

    Howard Feit;Alice Silbergleit;Lori B. Schneider;Jorge A. Gutierrez

  • Identification of a novel gene (HSN2) causing hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type II through the Study of Canadian Genetic Isolates.

    Ronald G. Lafrenière;Marcia L.E. MacDonald;Marie-Pierre Dubé;Julie MacFarlane

  • Involvement of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway and molecular chaperones in oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

    Aida Abu-Baker;Christiane Messaed;Janet Laganiere;Claudia Gaspar

  • Oligomerization of polyalanine expanded PABPN1 facilitates nuclear protein aggregation that is associated with cell death

    Xueping Fan;Patrick Dion;Janet Laganiere;Bernard Brais

  • Recessive Mutations in POLR3B, Encoding the Second Largest Subunit of Pol III, Cause a Rare Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophy

    Martine Tétreault;Karine Choquet;Karine Choquet;Simona Orcesi;Davide Tonduti

  • Polymorphism, shared functions and convergent evolution of genes with sequences coding for polyalanine domains

    Hugo Lavoie;François Debeane;Quoc-Dien Trinh;Jean-François Turcotte

Frequent Co-Authors

Guy A. Rouleau
Guy A. Rouleau Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Patrick A. Dion
Patrick A. Dion Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Kym M. Boycott
Kym M. Boycott Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Jacek Majewski
Jacek Majewski McGill University
Kalle Gehring
Kalle Gehring McGill University
Hanns Lochmüller
Hanns Lochmüller University of Freiburg
Eric A. Shoubridge
Eric A. Shoubridge Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Peter S. McPherson
Peter S. McPherson Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Amos D. Korczyn
Amos D. Korczyn Tel Aviv University
Marie-Pierre Dubé
Marie-Pierre Dubé Montreal Heart Institute

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