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C. Warren Olanow 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 C. Warren Olanow sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 321 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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C. Warren Olanow 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 C. Warren Olanow sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

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Overview

C. Warren Olanow is affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on neurological disorders, with an emphasis on Parkinson's disease and related treatments. The scientist has contributed substantially to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with notable work in Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

They have authored multiple research papers, some of the recent ones being:

  • "Disease modification and biomarker development in Parkinson disease," 2020, published in Neurology
  • "Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of NLY01 in early untreated Parkinson's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial," 2023, published in The Lancet Neurology
  • "Continuous Dopaminergic Stimulation as a Treatment for Parkinson's Disease: Current Status and Future Opportunities," 2020, published in Movement Disorders
  • "Long-term post-mortem studies following neurturin gene therapy in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease," 2020, published in Brain
  • "Continuous Subcutaneous Levodopa Delivery for Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Study," 2020, published in Journal of Parkinson s Disease

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Karl Kieburtz
  • Fabrizio Stocchi
  • Andrew McGarry
  • Werner Poewe
  • Alberto J. Espay

Olanow's research is often published in venues such as Movement Disorders, Neurology, The Lancet Neurology, Journal of Parkinson s Disease, and Brain. The majority of their publications appear in Movement Disorders and Neurology journals.

Best Publications

  • Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): scale presentation and clinimetric testing results.

    Christopher G. Goetz;Barbara C. Tilley;Stephanie R. Shaftman;Glenn T. Stebbins

  • MDS clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease

    Ronald B. Postuma;Daniela Berg;Matthew Stern;Werner Poewe

  • Levodopa and the progression of Parkinson's disease.

    Fahn S;Oakes D;Shoulson I;Kieburtz K

  • Lewy body–like pathology in long-term embryonic nigral transplants in Parkinson's disease

    Jeffrey H Kordower;Yaping Chu;Robert A Hauser;Thomas B Freeman

  • A double-blind controlled trial of bilateral fetal nigral transplantation in Parkinson's disease†

    C. Warren Olanow;Christopher G. Goetz;Jeffrey H. Kordower;A. Jon Stoessl

  • Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS): Process, format, and clinimetric testing plan.

    Christopher G. Goetz;Stanley Fahn;Pablo Martinez-Martin;Werner Poewe

  • MDS research criteria for prodromal Parkinson's disease

    Daniela Berg;Ronald B. Postuma;Charles H. Adler;Bastiaan R. Bloem

  • Disease duration and the integrity of the nigrostriatal system in Parkinson’s disease

    Jeffrey H. Kordower;C. Warren Olanow;Hemraj B. Dodiya;Yaping Chu

  • International multicenter pilot study of the first comprehensive self-completed nonmotor symptoms questionnaire for Parkinson's disease : The NMSQuest study

    Kallol Ray Chaudhuri;Pablo Martinez-Martin;Anthony H.V. Schapira;Fabrizio Stocchi

  • Diagnostic procedures for Parkinson's disease dementia: Recommendations from the movement disorder society task force

    Bruno Dubois;David Burn;Christopher Goetz;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland

  • The scientific and clinical basis for the treatment of Parkinson disease (2009)

    C. Warren Olanow;Matthew B. Stern;Kapil Sethi

  • Neuropathological Evidence of Graft Survival and Striatal Reinnervation after the Transplantation of Fetal Mesencephalic Tissue in a Patient with Parkinson's Disease

    J H Kordower;T B Freeman;B J Snow;F J Vingerhoets

  • Pathophysiology of the basal ganglia in Parkinson's disease.

    José A. Obeso;Maria C. Rodriguez-Oroz;Manuel Rodriguez;José L. Lanciego

  • A double-blind, delayed-start trial of rasagiline in Parkinson's disease.

    C. Warren Olanow;Olivier Rascol;Robert Hauser;Paul D. Feigin

  • An algorithm (decision tree) for the management of Parkinson's disease (2001): treatment guidelines.

    C. W. Olanow;Ray L. Watts;William C. Koller

  • Altered Proteasomal Function in Sporadic Parkinson's Disease

    Kevin St. P. McNaught;Roger Belizaire;Ole Isacson;Peter Jenner

  • Safety and tolerability of intraputaminal delivery of CERE-120 (adeno-associated virus serotype 2–neurturin) to patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease: an open-label, phase I trial

    William J Marks;Jill L Ostrem;Leonard Verhagen;Philip A Starr

  • Protein Nitration in Parkinson's Disease

    P F Good;A Hsu;P Werner;D P Perl

  • Systemic exposure to proteasome inhibitors causes a progressive model of Parkinson's disease.

    Kevin St. P. McNaught;Daniel P. Perl;Anna-Liisa Brownell;C. Warren Olanow

  • Gene delivery of AAV2-neurturin for Parkinson's disease: a double-blind, randomised, controlled trial.

    William J Marks;Raymond T Bartus;Joao Siffert;Charles S Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Jose A. Obeso
Jose A. Obeso CEU San Pablo University
Jeffrey H. Kordower
Jeffrey H. Kordower Arizona State University
Anthony E. Lang
Anthony E. Lang University of Toronto
Fabrizio Stocchi
Fabrizio Stocchi San Raffaele University of Rome
Karl Kieburtz
Karl Kieburtz University of Rochester Medical Center
Werner Poewe
Werner Poewe Innsbruck Medical University
Robert A. Hauser
Robert A. Hauser University of South Florida
Christopher G. Goetz
Christopher G. Goetz Rush University Medical Center
Anthony H.V. Schapira
Anthony H.V. Schapira University College London
Matthew B. Stern
Matthew B. Stern University of Pennsylvania

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