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Donald B. Calne 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 Donald B. Calne sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 323 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donald B. Calne 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 Donald B. Calne sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% 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

  • 2001 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Donald B. Calne is a researcher affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada. Their work spans multiple main fields of study, including Medicine and Neuroscience, with a specialized focus on Neurology as a subfield.

The scientist's research primarily addresses topics related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, and Neurological diseases and metabolism. These areas reflect the core scientific interests and thematic concentration of their academic contributions.

Calne's publication record includes recent work such as the paper titled Brain health: Pathway to primary prevention of neurodegenerative disorders of environmental origin, published in 2024 within the Journal of the Neurological Sciences.

  • Brain health: Pathway to primary prevention of neurodegenerative disorders of environmental origin (2024), Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Peter S. Spencer
  • Shala Ghaderi Berntsson
  • Alain Buguet
  • Patricia Butterfield
  • Susan Calne

The Journal of the Neurological Sciences is a notable venue where Donald B. Calne has published.

Recognition of their professional achievements includes the award of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001, presented by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

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

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

  • 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

  • Expectation and Dopamine Release: Mechanism of the Placebo Effect in Parkinson's Disease

    Raúl de la Fuente-Fernández;Thomas J. Ruth;Vesna Sossi;Michael Schulzer

  • Double-blind study of botulinum toxin in spasmodic torticollis

    JosephK.C Tsui;A Jon Stoessl;Andrew Eisen;Susan Calne

  • AETIOLOGY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    DonaldB Calne;J William Langston

  • In vivo positron emission tomographic evidence for compensatory changes in presynaptic dopaminergic nerve terminals in Parkinson's disease.

    Chong S. Lee;Ali Samii;Vesna Sossi;Thomas J. Ruth

  • A susceptibility locus for Parkinson's disease maps to chromosome 2p13

    Thomas Gasser;Bertram Müller-Myhsok;Zbigniew K. Wszolek;Ralph Oehlmann

  • Treatment of spasticity with botulinum toxin: a double-blind study.

    Barry J. Snow;Joseph K. C. Tsui;Mohit H. Bhatt;Michael Varelas

  • Manganese neurotoxicity: a review of clinical features, imaging and pathology.

    P K Pal;A Samii;D B Calne

  • Which clinical sign of Parkinson's disease best reflects the nigrostriatal lesion?

    Francois J. G. Vingerhoets;Michael Schulzer;Donald B. Calne;Barry J. Snow

  • Bilateral fetal nigral transplantation into the postcommissural putamen in Parkinson's disease

    Thomas B. Freeman;C. Warren Olanow;Robert A. Hauser;G. Michael Nauert

  • Human positron emission tomographic [18F]Fluorodopa studies correlate with dopamine cell counts and levels

    B. J. Snow;I. Tooyama;I. Tooyama;E. G. McGeer;T. Yamada

  • Levodopa-induced changes in synaptic dopamine levels increase with progression of Parkinson's disease: implications for dyskinesias

    Raúl de la Fuente-Fernández;Vesna Sossi;Zhigao Huang;Sarah Furtado

  • Positron emission tomography after MPTP: observations relating to the cause of Parkinson's disease.

    D B Calne;J W Langston;W R Martin;A J Stoessl

  • Parkinson's disease: a case-control study of occupational and environmental risk factors

    Clyde Hertzman;Michele Wiens;David Bowering;Barry Snow

  • Treatment of Parkinson's disease.

    Donald B. Calne

  • Dopamine release in human ventral striatum and expectation of reward.

    Raúl de la Fuente-Fernández;Anthony G Phillips;Mariangela Zamburlini;Vesna Sossi

  • Nigrostriatal function in humans studied with positron emission tomography

    W. R. W. Martin;M. R. Palmer;C. S. Patlak;D. B. Calne

  • DCTN1 mutations in Perry syndrome

    Matthew J. Farrer;Mary M. Hulihan;Jennifer M. Kachergus;Justus C Dächsel

  • PET in LRRK2 mutations: comparison to sporadic Parkinson's disease and evidence for presymptomatic compensation.

    John R. Adams;Hinke van Netten;Michael Schulzer;Edwin Mak

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Schulzer
Michael Schulzer University of British Columbia
A. Jon Stoessl
A. Jon Stoessl University of British Columbia
Ryan J. Uitti
Ryan J. Uitti Mayo Clinic
John G. Nutt
John G. Nutt Oregon Health & Science University
Matthew J. Farrer
Matthew J. Farrer University of Florida
Andrew Eisen
Andrew Eisen University of British Columbia
Ali Samii
Ali Samii University of Washington

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