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Dennis W. Dickson

Dennis W. Dickson

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Best Scientists

D-Index
241
Citations
237549
World Ranking
64
National Ranking
44

Medicine

D-Index
242
Citations
251278
World Ranking
45
National Ranking
34

Dennis W. Dickson 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 Dennis W. Dickson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,658 publications — 99th percentile

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Dennis W. Dickson 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 Dennis W. Dickson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 242 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2011 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
  • 2011 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology
  • 2000 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease

Overview

Dennis W. Dickson is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their primary fields of study are Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Neurology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Psychiatry and Mental Health. The research topics frequently addressed include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research, dementia and cognitive impairment research, neurological diseases and metabolism, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and neurological disorders and treatments.

Among the recent notable papers associated with Dennis W. Dickson's work are:

  • Large-scale proteomic analysis of Alzheimer's disease brain and cerebrospinal fluid reveals early changes in energy metabolism associated with microglia and astrocyte activation, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • TDP-43 represses cryptic exon inclusion in the FTD-ALS gene UNC13A, 2022, Nature
  • Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer's dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Posttranslational Modifications Mediate the Structural Diversity of Tauopathy Strains, 2020, Cell
  • TDP-43 Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease, 2021, Molecular Neurodegeneration

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Melissa E. Murray
  • Keith A. Josephs
  • Bradley F. Boeve
  • Shunsuke Koga
  • Ronald C. Petersen

Dennis W. Dickson has contributed papers notably to several publication venues, with multiple works appearing in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Acta Neuropathologica
  • Neurology

The scientist has also contributed to academic book literature, including the publication of the book titled Frontotemporal Dementias with Springer Nature in 2021.

Award recognitions received by Dennis W. Dickson include:

  • Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology (2011)
  • Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association (2011)
  • Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (2000)

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Third report of the DLB Consortium

    I. G. McKeith;I. G. McKeith;D. W. Dickson;J. Lowe;M. Emre

  • Expanded GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat in noncoding region of C9ORF72 causes chromosome 9p-linked FTD and ALS

    Mariely DeJesus-Hernandez;Ian R. Mackenzie;Bradley F. Boeve;Adam L. Boxer

  • Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) Report of the consortium on DLB international workshop

    I. G. Mckeith;D. Galasko;K. Kosaka;E. K. Perry

  • Association of missense and 5′-splice-site mutations in tau with the inherited dementia FTDP-17

    M. Hutton;C. L. Lendon;P. Rizzu;M. Baker

  • Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium

    Ian G. McKeith;Bradley F. Boeve;Dennis W. DIckson;Glenda Halliday

  • The Diagnosis of Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer’s Disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer’s Association Workgroups on Diagnostic Guidelines for Alzheimer’s Disease

    Marilyn S. Albert;Steven T. DeKosky;Dennis Dickson;Bruno Dubois

  • Mutations in LRRK2 Cause Autosomal-Dominant Parkinsonism with Pleomorphic Pathology

    Alexander Zimprich;Alexander Zimprich;Saskia Biskup;Petra Leitner;Peter Lichtner

  • Clinical diagnostic criteria for dementia associated with Parkinson's disease.

    Murat Emre;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland;Richard Brown;David J. Burn

  • National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer's disease

    Bradley T. Hyman;Creighton H. Phelps;Thomas G. Beach;Eileen H. Bigio

  • National Institute on Aging–Alzheimer’s Association guidelines for the neuropathologic assessment of Alzheimer’s disease: a practical approach

    Thomas J. Montine;Creighton H. Phelps;Thomas G. Beach;Eileen H. Bigio

  • Mutations in progranulin cause tau-negative frontotemporal dementia linked to chromosome 17

    Matt Baker;Ian R. Mackenzie;Stuart M. Pickering-Brown;Jennifer Gass

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • The neuropathological diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.

    Michael A. DeTure;Dennis W. Dickson

  • Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

    Adam C. Naj;Gyungah Jun;Gary W. Beecham;Li-San Wang

  • Clinical diagnosis of progressive supranuclear palsy: The movement disorder society criteria

    Günter U Höglinger;Gesine Respondek;Maria Stamelou;Carolin Kurz

  • Enhanced neurofibrillary degeneration in transgenic mice expressing mutant tau and APP.

    Jada Lewis;Dennis W. Dickson;Wen-Lang Lin;Louise Chisholm

  • Criteria for the diagnosis of corticobasal degeneration.

    Melissa J. Armstrong;Irene Litvan;Anthony E. Lang;Thomas H. Bak

  • Clinical and Pathological Diagnosis of Frontotemporal Dementia: Report of the Work Group on Frontotemporal Dementia and Pick's Disease

    Guy M. McKhann;Marilyn S. Albert;Murray Grossman;Bruce Miller

  • Neurofibrillary tangles, amyotrophy and progressive motor disturbance in mice expressing mutant (P301L) tau protein.

    Jada Lewis;Eileen McGowan;Julia Rockwood;Heather Melrose

  • Consensus guidelines for the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB): Report of the Consortium on DLB International Workshop

    Ian G. McKeith

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald C. Petersen
Ronald C. Petersen University of Pennsylvania
Bradley F. Boeve
Bradley F. Boeve Mayo Clinic
Joseph E. Parisi
Joseph E. Parisi Mayo Clinic
Keith A. Josephs
Keith A. Josephs Mayo Clinic
Rosa Rademakers
Rosa Rademakers University of Antwerp
David S. Knopman
David S. Knopman Mayo Clinic
Owen A. Ross
Owen A. Ross Mayo Clinic

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