2026 Douglas R. Nordli: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	50	5621	5168	2490	2245	205	21869

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Overview

Douglas R. Nordli is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with a particular interest in epilepsy research and treatment.

Nordli's work spans several interconnected subfields, including psychiatry and mental health, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, physiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and genetics. This interdisciplinary approach supports investigations into complex neurological and metabolic conditions.

The main topics of their research include:

Epilepsy research and treatment
Pharmacological effects and toxicity studies
Diet and metabolism studies
Cystic fibrosis research advances
Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
Metabolism and genetic disorders
Tuberous sclerosis complex research

Nordli has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications, with recent papers including:

Comparative Effectiveness of Initial Treatment for Infantile Spasms in a Contemporary US Cohort, 2021, published in Neurology
Hippocampal sclerosis and temporal lobe epilepsy following febrile status epilepticus: The FEBSTAT study, 2024, published in Epilepsia
Management of epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia: Results of an international expert consensus panel, 2023, published in Epilepsia
Efficacy and tolerability of the modified Atkins diet in children with drug-resistant genetic generalized epilepsy, 2022, published in Epileptic Disorders
Categorizing Monogenic Epilepsies by Genetic Mechanisms May Predict Efficacy of the Ketogenic Diet, 2024, published in Pediatric Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nordli include:

Kelly G. Knupp
Elaine Wirrell
Solomon L. Moshé
Zachary M. Grinspan
Anup D. Patel

The venues in which Nordli publishes most commonly are:

Epilepsia
Neurology
Epileptic Disorders
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Annals

Best Publications

Revised Terminology and Concepts for Organization of Seizures and Epilepsies: Report of the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology, 2005-2009

Anne T. Berg;Anne T. Berg;Samuel F. Berkovic;Martin J. Brodie;Jeffrey Buchhalter

5595
Citations
ILAE classification of the epilepsies: Position paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology.

Ingrid E. Scheffer;Samuel Berkovic;Giuseppe Capovilla;Mary B. Connolly

5546
Citations
Optimal clinical management of children receiving the ketogenic diet: Recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

Eric H. Kossoff;Beth A. Zupec-Kania;Per E. Amark;Karen R. Ballaban-Gil

718
Citations
Optimal clinical management of children receiving dietary therapies for epilepsy: Updated recommendations of the International Ketogenic Diet Study Group

Eric H. Kossoff;Beth A. Zupec‐Kania;Stéphane Auvin;Karen R. Ballaban‐Gil

700
Citations
Infantile spasms: A U.S. consensus report

John M. Pellock;Richard Hrachovy;Shlomo Shinnar;Tallie Z. Baram

599
Citations
Summary of recommendations for the management of infantile seizures: Task Force Report for the ILAE Commission of Pediatrics.

Jo M. Wilmshurst;William D. Gaillard;Kollencheri Puthenveettil Vinayan;Tammy N. Tsuchida

453
Citations
Proposed Criteria for Referral and Evaluation of Children for Epilepsy Surgery: Recommendations of the Subcommission for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery

J. Helen Cross;Prasanna Jayakar;Doug Nordli;Olivier Delalande

436
Citations
Experience with the ketogenic diet in infants.

Douglas R. Nordli;Maxine M. Kuroda;Joanne Carroll;Dorcas Y. Koenigsberger

343
Citations
Familial focal epilepsy with focal cortical dysplasia due to DEPDC5 mutations

Stéphanie Baulac;Saeko Ishida;Elise Marsan;Catherine Miquel

305
Citations
Hippocampal sclerosis after febrile status epilepticus: The FEBSTAT study

Darrell V. Lewis;Shlomo Shinnar;Dale C. Hesdorffer;Emilia Bagiella

294
Citations
Cellular injury and neuroinflammation in children with chronic intractable epilepsy

Jieun Choi;Jieun Choi;Douglas R Nordli;Tord D Alden;Arthur DiPatri

263
Citations
MRI abnormalities following febrile status epilepticus in children: The FEBSTAT study

Shlomo Shinnar;Jacqueline A. Bello;Stephen Chan;Dale C. Hesdorffer

245
Citations
Response to treatment in a prospective national infantile spasms cohort

Kelly G. Knupp;Jason Coryell;Katherine C. Nickels;Nicole Ryan

235
Citations
Human herpesvirus 6 and 7 in febrile status epilepticus: The FEBSTAT study

Leon G. Epstein;Shlomo Shinnar;Dale C. Hesdorffer;Douglas R. Nordli

226
Citations
The landscape of epilepsy-related GATOR1 variants

Sara Baldassari;Fabienne Picard;Nienke E. Verbeek;Marjan van Kempen

225
Citations
L-Carnitine supplementation in childhood epilepsy: Current perspectives

Darryl C. De Vivo;Timothy P. Bohan;David L. Coulter;Fritz E. Dreifuss

217
Citations
Idiopathic generalized epilepsies recognized by the International League Against Epilepsy.

Douglas R. Nordli

194
Citations
The Ketogenic Diet Revisited: Back to the Future

Douglas R. Nordli;Darryl C. De Vivo

191
Citations
Seizure Characterization and Electroencephalographic Features in Glut‐1 Deficiency Syndrome

Linda D. Leary;Linda D. Leary;Dong Wang;Douglas R. Nordli;Kristin Engelstad

172
Citations
Distribution Of Febrile Seizure Duration And Associations With Development

Dale C. Hesdorffer;Emma K.T. Benn;Emilia Bagiella;Douglas Nordli

167
Citations