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Bradley T. Hyman publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bradley T. Hyman sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 838 publications — 99th percentile

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

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Bradley T. Hyman D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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This scientist: 210 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2014 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Bradley T. Hyman is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a significant publication record in the fields of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with extensive research contributions in neuroscience. Their work primarily focuses on physiology, molecular biology, neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and psychiatry and mental health.

The main topics that Bradley T. Hyman has contributed to include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Neuroscience and neuropharmacology research
  • Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments
  • Prion diseases and protein misfolding
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bradley T. Hyman cover key aspects of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative conditions. These include:

  • "Alzheimer disease," 2021, published in Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "Synergy between amyloid-β and tau in Alzheimer's disease," 2020, published in Nature Neuroscience
  • "APOE and Alzheimer's disease: advances in genetics, pathophysiology, and therapeutic approaches," 2020, published in The Lancet Neurology
  • "Tau PTM Profiles Identify Patient Heterogeneity and Stages of Alzheimer's Disease," 2020, published in Cell
  • "LRP1 is a master regulator of tau uptake and spread," 2020, published in Nature

Bradley T. Hyman frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Alberto Serrano-Pozo
  • Sudeshna Das
  • Matthew P. Frosch
  • Derek H. Oakley
  • Rachel E. Bennett

Their work appears prominently in journals and venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Recognition for their contributions includes being named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2014 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2003. Additionally, they received the Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease in 2001 and are also a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer’s Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    Guy M. McKhann;Guy M. McKhann;David S. Knopman;Howard Chertkow;Bradley T. Hyman

  • An automated labeling system for subdividing the human cerebral cortex on MRI scans into gyral based regions of interest.

    Rahul S. Desikan;Florent Ségonne;Bruce Fischl;Bruce Fischl;Brian T. Quinn

  • Effects of Age, Sex, and Ethnicity on the Association Between Apolipoprotein E Genotype and Alzheimer Disease: A Meta-analysis

    Lindsay A. Farrer;L. Adrienne Cupples;Jonathan L. Haines;Bradley T Hyman

  • The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    G.M. McKhann;D.S. Knopman;H. Chertkow;B.T. Hyman

  • Neuropathological Alterations in Alzheimer Disease

    Alberto Serrano-Pozo;Matthew P. Frosch;Eliezer Masliah;Bradley T. Hyman

  • Neurofibrillary tangles but not senile plaques parallel duration and severity of Alzheimer's disease

    Arriagada Pv;Growdon Jh;Hedley-Whyte Et;Hyman Bt

  • National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer's disease

    Bradley T. Hyman;Creighton H. Phelps;Thomas G. Beach;Eileen H. Bigio

  • National Institute on Aging–Alzheimer’s Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer’s disease: a practical approach

    Thomas J. Montine;Creighton H. Phelps;Thomas G. Beach;Eileen H. Bigio

  • Alzheimer's disease: cell-specific pathology isolates the hippocampal formation.

    BT Hyman;GW Van Hoesen;AR Damasio;CL Barnes

  • Editorial on Consensus Recommendations for the Postmortem Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease from the National Institute on Aging and the Reagan Institute Working Group on Diagnostic Criteria for the Neuropathological Assessment of Alzheimer Disease

    Bradley T. Hyman;John Q. Trojanowski

  • Tau Suppression in a Neurodegenerative Mouse Model Improves Memory Function

    K. SantaCruz;J. Lewis;T. Spires;J. Paulson

  • Correlation of Alzheimer Disease Neuropathologic Changes With Cognitive Status: A Review of the Literature

    Peter T Nelson;Irina Alafuzoff;Eileen H Bigio;Constantin Bouras

  • 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

  • Profound Loss of Layer II Entorhinal Cortex Neurons Occurs in Very Mild Alzheimer’s Disease

    Teresa Gómez-Isla;Joseph L. Price;Daniel W. McKeel;John C. Morris

  • Live tissue intrinsic emission microscopy using multiphoton-excited native fluorescence and second harmonic generation

    Warren R. Zipfel;Rebecca M. Williams;Richard Christie;Alexander Yu Nikitin

  • 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

  • Neuronal loss correlates with but exceeds neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease.

    Teresa Gómez-Isla;Richard Hollister;Howard West;Stina Mui

  • The Topographical and Neuroanatomical Distribution of Neurofibrillary Tangles and Neuritic Plaques in the Cerebral Cortex of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease

    S E Arnold;B T Hyman;J Flory;A R Damasio

  • Propagation of Tau Pathology in a Model of Early Alzheimer’s Disease

    Alix de Calignon;Manuela Polydoro;Marc Suárez-Calvet;Marc Suárez-Calvet;Christopher William

  • Primary age-related tauopathy (PART): a common pathology associated with human aging

    John F. Crary;John Q. Trojanowski;Julie A. Schneider;Jose F. Abisambra

  • Apolipoprotein E in sporadic Alzheimer's disease: Allelic variation and receptor interactions

    G W Rebeck;J S Reiter;D K Strickland;B T Hyman

Frequent Co-Authors

Matthew P. Frosch
Matthew P. Frosch Harvard University
Brian J. Bacskai
Brian J. Bacskai Harvard University
Tara L. Spires-Jones
Tara L. Spires-Jones University of Edinburgh
John H. Growdon
John H. Growdon Harvard University
Rudolph E. Tanzi
Rudolph E. Tanzi Harvard University
Martin Ingelsson
Martin Ingelsson Uppsala University
Deborah Blacker
Deborah Blacker Harvard University
G. William Rebeck
G. William Rebeck Georgetown University Medical Center
Dudley K. Strickland
Dudley K. Strickland American Red Cross
Rebecca A. Betensky
Rebecca A. Betensky New York University

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