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2023

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Medicine

D-Index
143
Citations
104675
World Ranking
1475
National Ranking
49

Chris H. Polman 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 Chris H. Polman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 721 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chris H. Polman 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 Chris H. Polman sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 143 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Chris H. Polman is affiliated with the VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Their academic profile reflects ongoing involvement in medical research connected to this institution.

There is no available information on specific recent papers, co-authors, or publication venues for this researcher.

No book publications, awards, or detailed fields and subfields of study are currently documented for Chris H. Polman.

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The profile is presented based solely on verified affiliation data without further insight into research focus or output.

Best Publications

  • Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald criteria

    Chris H Polman;Stephen C Reingold;Brenda Banwell;Michel Clanet

  • Recommended diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: Guidelines from the International Panel on the Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis

    W. Ian McDonald;Alistair Compston;Gilles Edan;Donald E Goodkin

  • Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2005 revisions to the "McDonald Criteria".

    Chris H. Polman;Stephen C. Reingold;Gilles Edan;Massimo Filippi

  • A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of natalizumab for relapsing multiple sclerosis

    Chris H. Polman;Eva Havrdova;Michael Hutchinson;Ludwig Kappos

  • Defining the clinical course of multiple sclerosis: The 2013 revisions

    Fred D. Lublin;Stephen C. Reingold;Jeffrey A. Cohen;Gary R. Cutter

  • A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Oral Fingolimod in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

    Ludwig Kappos;Ernst Wilhelm Radue;Paul O'Connor;Chris Polman

  • Comparison of MRI criteria at first presentation to predict conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis.

    Frederik Barkhof;Massimo Filippi;David H. Miller;Philip Scheltens

  • Oral Fingolimod (FTY720) for Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis

    Ludwig Kappos;Jack Antel;Giancarlo Comi;Xavier Montalban

  • Meta-analysis of genome scans and replication identify CD6, IRF8 and TNFRSF1A as new multiple sclerosis susceptibility loci

    Philip L De Jager;Philip L De Jager;Xiaoming Jia;Joanne Wang;Paul I W de Bakker

  • Differential diagnosis of suspected multiple sclerosis: a consensus approach

    D. H. Miller;B. G. Weinshenker;M. Filippi;B. L. Banwell

  • Increased MRI activity and immune activation in two multiple sclerosis patients treated with the monoclonal anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody cA2

    B. W. van Oosten;F. Barkhof;L. Truyen;J. B. Boringa

  • Treatment with interferon beta-1b delays conversion to clinically definite and McDonald MS in patients with clinically isolated syndromes

    L. Kappos;C.H. Polman;M.S. Freedman;G. Edan

  • Axonal loss in multiple sclerosis lesions: magnetic resonance imaging insights into substrates of disability.

    J. H. T. M. Van Waesberghe;W. Kamphorst;C. J. A. De Groot;M. A. A. Van Walderveen

  • Histopathologic correlate of hypointense lesions on T1-weighted spin-echo MRI in multiple sclerosis

    M.A.A. van Walderveen;W. Kamphorst;P. Scheltens;J.H.T.M. van Waesberghe

  • Optical coherence tomography in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Axel Petzold;Johannes F de Boer;Sven Schippling;Patrik Vermersch

  • T helper type 1 and 17 cells determine efficacy of interferon-beta in multiple sclerosis and experimental encephalomyelitis.

    Robert C Axtell;Brigit A de Jong;Brigit A de Jong;Brigit A de Jong;Katia Boniface;Laura F van der Voort

  • Efficacy and safety of oral fumarate in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase IIb study

    Ludwig Kappos;Ralf Gold;David H Miller;David G MacManus

  • Intracortical Lesions in Multiple Sclerosis: Improved Detection with 3D Double Inversion-Recovery MR Imaging

    Jeroen J. G. Geurts;Petra J. W. Pouwels;Bernard M. J. Uitdehaag;Chris H. Polman

  • Vitamin D as an early predictor of multiple sclerosis activity and progression.

    Alberto Ascherio;Kassandra L. Munger;Rick White;Karl Köchert

  • Accumulation of hypointense lesions ("black holes") on T1 spin-echo MRI correlates with disease progression in multiple sclerosis

    L. Truyen;J. H.T.M. van Waesberghe;M.A.A. van Walderveen;B. W. van Oosten

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Ludwig Kappos
Ludwig Kappos University Hospital of Basel
Xavier Montalban
Xavier Montalban Autonomous University of Barcelona
Hugo Vrenken
Hugo Vrenken Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jeroen J. G. Geurts
Jeroen J. G. Geurts Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Christine D. Dijkstra
Christine D. Dijkstra VU University Medical Center
Mark S. Freedman
Mark S. Freedman Ottawa Hospital
Dirk L. Knol
Dirk L. Knol VU University Medical Center
Massimo Filippi
Massimo Filippi Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

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