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35069
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856

Byron Caughey publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Byron Caughey sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 280 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Byron Caughey 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 Byron Caughey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 100 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Byron Caughey is affiliated with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neurodegenerative diseases, with significant work in prion diseases and protein misfolding.

Their frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • PLoS Pathogens
  • Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

Caughey's main fields of study cover Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with notable subfields being Neurology, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Psychiatry and Mental health.

The main research topics include:

  • Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neurological diseases and metabolism
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Trace Elements in Health
  • Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Caughey are:

  • Ultrasensitive RT-QuIC assay with high sensitivity and specificity for Lewy body-associated synucleinopathies, 2020, Acta Neuropathologica
  • Biomarkers and diagnostic guidelines for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • Skin α-Synuclein Aggregation Seeding Activity as a Novel Biomarker for Parkinson Disease, 2020, JAMA Neurology
  • High diagnostic performance of independent alpha-synuclein seed amplification assays for detection of early Parkinson's disease, 2021, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • High-resolution structure and strain comparison of infectious mammalian prions, 2021, Molecular Cell

Caughey collaborates frequently with several researchers including:

  • Christina D. Orrú
  • Andrew G. Hughson
  • Bradley R. Groveman
  • Efrosini Artikis
  • Allison Kraus

Best Publications

  • Protofibrils, pores, fibrils, and neurodegeneration: separating the responsible protein aggregates from the innocent bystanders.

    Byron Caughey;Peter T. Lansbury

  • Cell-free formation of protease-resistant prion protein

    David A. Kocisko;David A. Kocisko;Jon H. Come;Jon H. Come;Suzette A. Priola;Bruce Chesebro

  • The most infectious prion protein particles

    Jay R. Silveira;Gregory J. Raymond;Andrew G. Hughson;Richard E. Race

  • Secondary structure analysis of the scrapie-associated protein PrP 27-30 in water by infrared spectroscopy

    Byron W. Caughey;Aichun Dong;Kolari S. Bhat;Darwin Ernst

  • The scrapie-associated form of PrP is made from a cell surface precursor that is both protease- and phospholipase-sensitive.

    B. Caughey;G.J. Raymond

  • Anchorless prion protein results in infectious amyloid disease without clinical scrapie.

    Bruce Chesebro;Bruce Chesebro;Bruce Chesebro;Matthew Trifilo;Matthew Trifilo;Matthew Trifilo;Richard Race;Richard Race;Richard Race;Kimberly Meade-White;Kimberly Meade-White;Kimberly Meade-White

  • Non-genetic propagation of strain-specific properties of scrapie prion protein.

    Richard A. Bessen;David A. Kocisko;David A. Kocisko;Gregory J. Raymond;Santosh Nandan

  • Rapid End-Point Quantitation of Prion Seeding Activity with Sensitivity Comparable to Bioassays

    Jason M. Wilham;Christina D. Orrú;Christina D. Orrú;Richard A. Bessen;Ryuichiro Atarashi

  • N-terminal truncation of the scrapie-associated form of PrP by lysosomal protease(s): implications regarding the site of conversion of PrP to the protease-resistant state.

    B Caughey;G J Raymond;D Ernst;R E Race

  • Sulfated polyanion inhibition of scrapie-associated PrP accumulation in cultured cells.

    B Caughey;G J Raymond

  • Species specificity in the cell-free conversion of prion protein to protease-resistant forms : A model for the scrapie species barrier

    David A. Kocisko;Suzette A. Priola;Gregory J. Raymond;Bruce Chesebro

  • Prion protein biosynthesis in scrapie-infected and uninfected neuroblastoma cells.

    B Caughey;R E Race;D Ernst;M J Buchmeier

  • Ultrasensitive detection of scrapie prion protein using seeded conversion of recombinant prion protein.

    Ryuichiro Atarashi;Roger A Moore;Valerie L Sim;Andrew G Hughson

  • Real time quaking-induced conversion analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

    Lynne I. McGuire;Alexander H. Peden;Christina D. Orrú;Jason M. Wilham

  • Lysosomotropic Agents and Cysteine Protease Inhibitors Inhibit Scrapie-Associated Prion Protein Accumulation

    Katsumi Doh-ura;Toru Iwaki;Byron Caughey

  • Strain-dependent differences in beta-sheet conformations of abnormal prion protein.

    Byron Caughey;Gregory J. Raymond;Richard A. Bessen

  • Getting a Grip on Prions: Oligomers, Amyloids, and Pathological Membrane Interactions*

    Byron Caughey;Gerald S Baron;Bruce Chesebro;Martin Jeffrey

  • A Test for Creutzfeldt–Jakob Disease Using Nasal Brushings

    Christina D. Orrú;Matilde Bongianni;Giovanni Tonoli;Sergio Ferrari

  • New Inhibitors of Scrapie-Associated Prion Protein Formation in a Library of 2,000 Drugs and Natural Products

    David A. Kocisko;Gerald S. Baron;Richard Rubenstein;Jiancao Chen

  • Evidence of a molecular barrier limiting susceptibility of humans, cattle and sheep to chronic wasting disease.

    G.J. Raymond;A. Bossers;L.D. Raymond;K.I. O'Rourke

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard E. Race
Richard E. Race National Institutes of Health
Bruce Chesebro
Bruce Chesebro National Institutes of Health
Bernardino Ghetti
Bernardino Ghetti Indiana University
Peter T. Lansbury
Peter T. Lansbury Harvard University
Pierluigi Gambetti
Pierluigi Gambetti Case Western Reserve University
Witold K. Surewicz
Witold K. Surewicz Case Western Reserve University
Piero Parchi
Piero Parchi University of Bologna
Michael W. Miller
Michael W. Miller MSD (United States)
David W. Dorward
David W. Dorward National Institutes of Health
Christina J. Sigurdson
Christina J. Sigurdson University of California, San Diego

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