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David S. Zee

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
92
Citations
38294
World Ranking
11151
National Ranking
5734

Neuroscience

D-Index
92
Citations
38368
World Ranking
1012
National Ranking
537

David S. Zee publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David S. Zee sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 489 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

David S. Zee D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David S. Zee sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David S. Zee is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple topics within neuroscience and medicine, with a particular focus on vestibular and auditory disorders, ophthalmology, and sensory systems. The work integrates clinical and experimental approaches to understand disorders affecting balance, eye movements, and related neural mechanisms.

The scientist has contributed extensively to fields of study including:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine

Within these fields, subfields of study relevant to their work include:

  • Neurology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Ophthalmology
  • Sensory Systems
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

The primary research topics covered in their publications encompass:

  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Ophthalmology and eye disorders
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, genetics
  • Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis
  • Tactile and sensory interactions
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms

Major publication venues where their research has appeared include:

  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Neurology
  • Annals of Neurology
  • European Journal of Neurology

Frequent collaborators in their research projects are:

  • Jorge Otero-Millan
  • David E. Newman-Toker
  • Georgios Mantokoudis
  • Daniel R. Gold
  • Ali S. Saber Tehrani

Representative recent papers from their work include:

  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: What We Do and Do Not Know (2020, Seminars in Neurology)
  • Impact of Clinician Training Background and Stroke Location on Bedside Diagnostic Test Accuracy in the Acute Vestibular Syndrome - A Meta-Analysis (2023, Annals of Neurology)
  • Opinion and Special Articles: Remote Evaluation of Acute Vertigo (2020, Neurology)
  • aEYE: A deep learning system for video nystagmus detection (2022, Frontiers in Neurology)
  • Evaluation of the Video Ocular Counter-Roll (vOCR) as a New Clinical Test of Otolith Function in Peripheral Vestibulopathy (2021, JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery)

Best Publications

  • The neurology of eye movements

    R. John Leigh;David S. Zee

  • Clinical research criteria for the diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy (Steele-Richardson-Olszewski syndrome) Report of the NINDS-SPSP International Workshop*

    I. Litvan;Y. Agid;D. Calne;G. Campbell

  • Sound- and/or Pressure-Induced Vertigo Due to Bone Dehiscence of the Superior Semicircular Canal

    Lloyd B. Minor;David Solomon;James S. Zinreich;David S. Zee

  • Effects of ablation of flocculus and paraflocculus of eye movements in primate

    D. S. Zee;A. Yamazaki;P. H. Butler;G. Gucer

  • The neuro-ophthalmology of multiple sclerosis

    E.M. Frohman;T.C. Frohman;D.S. Zee;R. McColl

  • HINTS outperforms ABCD2 to screen for stroke in acute continuous vertigo and dizziness

    David E. Newman-Toker;Kevin A. Kerber;Yu Hsiang Hsieh;John H. Pula

  • Single Treatment Approaches to Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

    Susan J. Herdman;Ronald J. Tusa;David S. Zee;Leonard R. Proctor

  • Clinical practice. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

    Ji Soo Kim;David S. Zee

  • OCULAR MOTOR ABNORMALITIES IN HEREDITARY CEREBELLAR ATAXIA

    David S. Zee;Robert D. Yee;David G. Cogan;David A. Robinson

  • Effects of Lesions of the Oculomotor Vermis on Eye Movements in Primate: Saccades

    Mineo Takagi;David S. Zee;Rafael J. Tamargo

  • Saccade-vergence interactions in humans

    D. S. Zee;E. J. Fitzgibbon;L. M. Optican

  • Imprecision in patient reports of dizziness symptom quality: a cross-sectional study conducted in an acute care setting.

    David E. Newman-Toker;Lisa M. Cannon;Matthew E. Stofferahn;Richard E. Rothman

  • A hypothetical explanation of saccadic oscillations.

    David S. Zee;David S. Zee;David A. Robinson

  • Assessment: Vestibular testing techniques in adults and children: Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    T. D. Fife;R. J. Tusa;J. M. Furman;D. S. Zee

  • Slow saccades in spinocerebellar degeneration.

    David S. Zee;Lance M. Optican;Jay D. Cook;David A. Robinson

  • Eye-head coordination in labyrinthine-defective human beings.

    Takeshi Kasai;Takeshi Kasai;David S. Zee;David S. Zee

  • Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6: Gaze‐evoked and vertical nystagmus, Purkinje cell degeneration, and variable age of onset

    Christopher M. Gomez;Randall M. Thompson;Jason T. Gammack;Susan L. Perlman

  • Head-shaking nystagmus in patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular lesions.

    T.C. Hain;T.C. Hain;M. Fetter;D.S. Zee

  • Small strokes causing severe vertigo Frequency of false-negative MRIs and nonlacunar mechanisms

    Ali S.Saber Tehrani;Jorge C. Kattah;Georgios Mantokoudis;John H. Pula

  • Recovery from unilateral labyrinthectomy in rhesus monkey

    M. Fetter;D. S. Zee

  • Symptomatic and essential palatal tremor. 1. Clinical, physiological and MRI analysis.

    G Deuschl;C Toro;J Valls-Solé;T Zeffiro

Frequent Co-Authors

Lance M. Optican
Lance M. Optican National Institutes of Health
Dominik Straumann
Dominik Straumann University of Zurich
Jorge Otero-Millan
Jorge Otero-Millan Johns Hopkins University
Richard Leigh
Richard Leigh National Institutes of Health
Elliot M. Frohman
Elliot M. Frohman The University of Texas at Austin
Michael C. Schubert
Michael C. Schubert Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Lloyd B. Minor
Lloyd B. Minor Stanford University
G. Michael Halmagyi
G. Michael Halmagyi Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Neil R. Miller
Neil R. Miller Johns Hopkins University
David A. Robinson
David A. Robinson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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