2026 Claire Murphy: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	64	3278	2997	1522	1374	185	14421

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Overview

Claire Murphy is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States. Their research encompasses multiple scientific disciplines, primarily focusing on neuroscience and engineering. The scientist's work spans several subfields including sensory systems, biomedical engineering, nutrition and dietetics, neurology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their research topics cover a broad range of areas, with significant emphasis on olfactory and sensory function studies. Other main topics include advanced chemical sensor technologies, biochemical analysis and sensing techniques, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, dementia and cognitive impairment research, nutritional studies and diet, and blood pressure and hypertension studies.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Claire Murphy include Paule V. Joseph, Conner Frank, Abigail Albertazzi, Bita Naimi, and Stephanie Hunter. These collaborations have contributed to research output across various venues and topics.

The scientist's work has been published in several frequent outlets, notably Neurobiology of Aging, Brain Sciences, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, PLoS ONE, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Notable recent papers by Claire Murphy include:

Olfactory Measures as Predictors of Conversion to Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease, 2021, Brain Sciences
NIH Workshop Report: sensory nutrition and disease, 2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Metabolic syndrome and cognitive performance across the adult lifespan, 2021, PLoS ONE
The utility of olfactory function in distinguishing early-stage Alzheimer's disease from HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders, 2020, AIDS
Older, non-demented apolipoprotein ε4 carrier males show hyperactivation and structural differences in odor memory regions: a blood-oxygen-level-dependent and structural magnetic resonance imaging study, 2020, Neurobiology of Aging

Best Publications

Prevalence of olfactory impairment in older adults.

Claire Murphy;Carla R. Schubert;Karen J. Cruickshanks;Barbara E. K. Klein

1436
Citations
At the interface of sensory and motor dysfunctions and Alzheimer's disease

Mark W. Albers;Grover C. Gilmore;Jeffrey Kaye;Claire Murphy

643
Citations
Olfactory and other sensory impairments in Alzheimer disease.

Claire Murphy;Claire Murphy

442
Citations
Olfactory thresholds are associated with degree of dementia in Alzheimer's disease.

Claire Murphy;Magdalena M. Gilmore;Catherine S. Seery;David P. Salmon

441
Citations
Interaction between chemoreceptive modalities of odour and irritation

William S. Cain;Claire L. Murphy

429
Citations
Clinical study and literature review of nasal irrigation

Lance T. Tomooka;Claire Murphy;Terence M. Davidson;Terence M. Davidson

383
Citations
Cortical Activation in Response to Pure Taste Stimuli During the Physiological States of Hunger and Satiety

Lori Haase;Barbara Cerf-Ducastel;Claire Murphy;Claire Murphy

345
Citations
Taste and olfaction: Independence vs interaction

Claire A. Murphy;William S. Cain

326
Citations
Unawareness of Smell Loss in Normal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease: Discrepancy between Self-Reported and Diagnosed Smell Sensitivity

Steven Nordin;Andreas U. Monsch;Claire Murphy

318
Citations
Mutual action of taste and olfaction.

Claire Murphy;William S. Cain;Linda M. Bartoshuk

317
Citations
Olfaction and the 5-year incidence of cognitive impairment in an epidemiological study of older adults.

Carla R. Schubert;Lakeesha L. Carmichael;Claire Murphy;Barbara E. K. Klein

248
Citations
Odor identification as an early marker for Alzheimer's disease: impact of lexical functioning and detection sensitivity.

Charlie D. Morgan;Steven Nordin;Claire Murphy

243
Citations
fMRI Activation in Response to Odorants Orally Delivered in Aqueous Solutions

Barbara Cerf-Ducastel;Claire Murphy

239
Citations
Sensory and semantic factors in recognition memory for odors and graphic stimuli: elderly versus young persons.

Murphy C;Cain Ws;Gilmore Mm;Skinner Rb

218
Citations
Loss of Olfactory Function in Dementing Disease

Claire Murphy

216
Citations
Very Early Changes in Olfactory Functioning Due to Alzheimer's Disease and the Role of Apolipoprotein E in Olfactiona

Anna W. Bacon;Mark W. Bondi;Mark W. Bondi;Mark W. Bondi;David P. Salmon;Claire Murphy;Claire Murphy

206
Citations
Nutrition and chemosensory perception in the elderly

Claire Murphy

203
Citations
FMRI brain activation in response to odors is reduced in primary olfactory areas of elderly subjects

Barbara Cerf-Ducastel;Claire Murphy;Claire Murphy

193
Citations
Altered processing of sweet taste in the brain of diet soda drinkers

Erin Green;Claire Murphy;Claire Murphy

186
Citations
Left hippocampal volume loss in Alzheimer's disease is reflected in performance on odor identification: A structural MRI study

Claire Murphy;Terry L. Jernigan;Christine Fennema-Notestine

186
Citations
Age-related effects on the threshold, psychophysical function, and pleasantness of menthol.

Claire Murphy

180
Citations
Rapid Clinical Evaluation of Anosmia: The Alcohol Sniff Test

Terence M. Davidson;Claire Murphy

176
Citations