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Bryan J. Traynor 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 Bryan J. Traynor sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 314 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Bryan J. Traynor 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 Bryan J. Traynor sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
  • 2016 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology
  • 2013 - Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research, American Academy of Neurology

Overview

Bryan J. Traynor is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their body of research primarily intersects the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on Neurology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology.

The scientist's main topics of work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurological diseases and metabolism, Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding, and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

The following are recent publications by Bryan J. Traynor, showcasing their contributions to neurodegenerative and genetic disease research:

  • "The Overlapping Genetics of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia," 2020, Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • "Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: translating genetic discoveries into therapies," 2023, Nature Reviews Genetics
  • "Identification of genetic risk loci and prioritization of genes and pathways for myasthenia gravis: a genome-wide association study," 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Scalable Nanopore sequencing of human genomes provides a comprehensive view of haplotype-resolved variation and methylation," 2023, Nature Methods
  • "A fluid biomarker reveals loss of TDP-43 splicing repression in presymptomatic ALS-FTD," 2024, Nature Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bryan J. Traynor include:

  • Ruth Chia
  • Sonja W. Scholz
  • Adriano Chiò
  • Clifton L. Dalgard
  • Andrea Calvo

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Brain
  • Acta Neuropathologica

Awards received by Bryan J. Traynor include the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases awarded by the American Academy of Neurology in 2016, the Sedgwick Memorial Medal from the American Public Health Association in 2016, and the Sheila Essey Award for ALS Research from the American Academy of Neurology in 2013.

Best Publications

  • A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the cause of chromosome 9p21-linked ALS-FTD

    Alan E. Renton;Elisa Majounie;Adrian James Waite;Javier Simón-Sánchez;Javier Simón-Sánchez

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

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

  • State of play in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis genetics.

    Alan E Renton;Adriano Chiò;Bryan J Traynor

  • Mutations in prion-like domains in hnRNPA2B1 and hnRNPA1 cause multisystem proteinopathy and ALS

    Hong Joo Kim;Nam Chul Kim;Yong Dong Wang;Emily A. Scarborough

  • Exome Sequencing Reveals VCP Mutations as a Cause of Familial ALS

    Janel O. Johnson;Jessica Mandrioli;Michael Benatar;Yevgeniya Abramzon

  • Frequency of the C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansion in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia: a cross-sectional study

    Elisa Majounie;Alan E. Renton;Kin Mok;Elise G. P. Dopper;Elise G. P. Dopper

  • RNA Toxicity from the ALS/FTD C9ORF72 Expansion Is Mitigated by Antisense Intervention

    Christopher J. Donnelly;Ping-Wu Zhang;Jacqueline T. Pham;Aaron R. Haeusler

  • Genotype, haplotype and copy-number variation in worldwide human populations

    Mattias Jakobsson;Sonja W. Scholz;Sonja W. Scholz;Paul A Scheet;J. Raphael Gibbs;J. Raphael Gibbs

  • Incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Europe

    Giancarlo Logroscino;Bryan J Traynor;Orla Hardiman;Adriano Chiò

  • Global Epidemiology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: a Systematic Review of the Published Literature

    A. Chiò;G. Logroscino;B.J. Traynor;J. Collins

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Abundant Quantitative Trait Loci Exist for DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Human Brain

    J. Raphael Gibbs;J. Raphael Gibbs;Marcel P. van der Brug;Marcel P. van der Brug;Dena G. Hernandez;Dena G. Hernandez;Bryan J. Traynor

  • The transcriptional landscape of age in human peripheral blood

    Marjolein J. Peters;Roby Joehanes;Luke C. Pilling;Claudia Schurmann;Claudia Schurmann

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • Controversies and priorities in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Martin R Turner;Orla Hardiman;Michael Benatar;Benjamin R Brooks

  • Effect of a multidisciplinary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinic on ALS survival: a population based study, 1996–2000

    B J Traynor;M Alexander;B Corr;E Frost

  • Descriptive epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: new evidence and unsolved issues

    G. Logroscino;B. J. Traynor;O. Hardiman;A. Chio

  • Novel genes associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: diagnostic and clinical implications.

    Ruth Chia;Adriano Chiò;Bryan J Traynor

  • Mutations in the Matrin 3 gene cause familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Janel O Johnson;Erik P Pioro;Ashley Boehringer;Ruth Chia

  • Clinical features of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis according to the El Escorial and Airlie House diagnostic criteria: A population-based study.

    Bryan J. Traynor;Mary B. Codd;Bernadette Corr;Colm Forde

Frequent Co-Authors

Adriano Chiò
Adriano Chiò University of Turin
Andrew B. Singleton
Andrew B. Singleton National Institutes of Health
John Hardy
John Hardy University College London
J. Raphael Gibbs
J. Raphael Gibbs National Institutes of Health
Dena G. Hernandez
Dena G. Hernandez National Institutes of Health
Andrea Calvo
Andrea Calvo University of Turin
Orla Hardiman
Orla Hardiman Trinity College Dublin
Sonja W. Scholz
Sonja W. Scholz National Institutes of Health
Mike A. Nalls
Mike A. Nalls National Institutes of Health
Ammar Al-Chalabi
Ammar Al-Chalabi King's College London

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