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Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters

Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
25472
World Ranking
15598
National Ranking
7857

Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters 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 Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 414 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters 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 Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of neuropathology and neuro-oncology, with a particular emphasis on tumor diagnosis and treatment.

The scientist's work spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader fields, their contributions extend into subfields such as Genetics, Neurology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Meningioma and schwannoma management
  • Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
  • Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • "cIMPACT-NOW update 5: recommended grading criteria and terminologies for IDH-mutant astrocytomas," 2020, Acta Neuropathologica
  • "Intracranial mesenchymal tumor with FET-CREB fusion-A unifying diagnosis for the spectrum of intracranial myxoid mesenchymal tumors and angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma-like neoplasms," 2020, Brain Pathology
  • "Comprehensive analysis of diverse low-grade neuroepithelial tumors with FGFR1 alterations reveals a distinct molecular signature of rosette-forming glioneuronal tumor," 2020, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • "Expanded analysis of high-grade astrocytoma with piloid features identifies an epigenetically and clinically distinct subtype associated with neurofibromatosis type 1," 2022, Acta Neuropathologica
  • "Intracranial mesenchymal tumors with FET-CREB fusion are composed of at least two epigenetic subgroups distinct from meningioma and extracranial sarcomas," 2021, Brain Pathology

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
  • Clinical Neuropathology
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
  • Brain Pathology

Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters has collaborated extensively with colleagues including Ahmed Gilani, Arie Perry, David A. Solomon, Christie G. Turin, and Kevin O. Lillehei.

Best Publications

  • Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy complicating treatment with natalizumab and interferon beta-1a for multiple sclerosis.

    B K Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Kenneth L Tyler

  • Neurologic complications of the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus.

    Donald H. Gilden;B.K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;James J. LaGuardia;Ravi Mahalingam

  • cIMPACT-NOW Update 3: Recommended diagnostic criteria for “Diffuse astrocytic glioma, IDH-wildtype, with molecular features of glioblastoma, WHO grade IV”

    Daniel J. Brat;Kenneth Aldape;Howard Colman;Eric C. Holland

  • Electron transport chain defects in Alzheimer's disease brain

    Parker Wd;Parks J;Filley Cm;Kleinschmidt-DeMasters Bk

  • Concussion in sports. Guidelines for the prevention of catastrophic outcome.

    James P. Kelly;John S. Nichols;Christopher M. Filley;Kevin O. Lillehei

  • Erratum to: Clinical metagenomic identification of Balamuthia mandrillaris encephalitis and assembly of the draft genome: the continuing case for reference genome sequencing

    Alexander L. Greninger;Kevin Messacar;Thelma Dunnebacke;Samia N. Naccache

  • The Effects of Toluene on the Central Nervous System

    Christopher M. Filley;William Halliday;B. K. Kleinschmidt-Demasters

  • Rapid Correction of Hyponatremia Causes Demyelination: Relation to Central Pontine Myelinolysis

    B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;M. D. Norenberg

  • cIMPACT-NOW update 5: recommended grading criteria and terminologies for IDH-mutant astrocytomas.

    Daniel J. Brat;Kenneth Aldape;Howard Colman;Dominique Figrarella-Branger

  • Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections of the Nervous System

    B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Donald H. Gilden

  • Varicella-Zoster virus infections of the nervous system: clinical and pathologic correlates.

    B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Donald H. Gilden

  • Epithelioid GBMs show a high percentage of BRAF V600E mutation

    Bette Kay Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Dara L. Aisner;Diane K. Birks;Nicholas K. Foreman

  • The expanding spectrum of herpesvirus infections of the nervous system.

    B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Donald H. Gilden

  • Toluene abuse causes diffuse central nervous system white matter changes

    Neil L. Rosenberg;Neil L. Rosenberg;B. K. Kleinschmidt‐DeMasters;Kathleen A. Davis;James N. Dreisbach

  • Diffuse Lewy body disease and progressive dementia.

    C R Burkhardt;C M Filley;B K Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;S de la Monte

  • Surgical Neuropathology Update: A Review of Changes Introduced by the WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System, 4th Edition

    Daniel J. Brat;Joseph E. Parisi;Bette K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Anthony T. Yachnis

  • Fast multislice mapping of the myelin water fraction using multicompartment analysis of T2* decay at 3T: a preliminary postmortem study.

    Yiping P. Du;Renxin Chu;Dosik Hwang;Mark S. Brown

  • Neutrophil Degranulation and Immunosuppression in Patients with GBM: Restoration of Cellular Immune Function by Targeting Arginase I

    Trisha R. Sippel;Jason T. White;Kamalika Nag;Vadim Tsvankin

  • Varicella zoster virus, a cause of waxing and waning vasculitis The New England Journal of Medicine case 5-1995 revisited

    D. H. Gilden;B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;M. Wellish;E. T. Hedley-Whyte

  • Naturally Acquired West Nile Virus Encephalomyelitis in Transplant Recipients: Clinical, Laboratory, Diagnostic, and Neuropathological Features

    B. K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters;Brad A. Marder;Marilyn E. Levi;Stephen P. Laird

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher M. Filley
Christopher M. Filley University of Colorado Denver
Donald H. Gilden
Donald H. Gilden University of Colorado Denver
Arie Perry
Arie Perry University of California, San Francisco
David A. Solomon
David A. Solomon University of California, San Francisco
Ravi Mahalingam
Ravi Mahalingam University of Colorado Denver
Kenneth L. Tyler
Kenneth L. Tyler University of Colorado Denver
Tarik Tihan
Tarik Tihan University of California, San Francisco
Joanna J. Phillips
Joanna J. Phillips University of California, San Francisco
Marc K. Rosenblum
Marc K. Rosenblum Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Randall J. Cohrs
Randall J. Cohrs University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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