2026 Dwaine F. Emerich: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	68	2794	2555	10	10	239	13533

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Neuroscience

2794

2555

239

13533

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Ireland Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Ireland Leader Award

Best Publications

Biomaterials for promoting brain protection, repair and regeneration.

Gorka Orive;Eduardo Anitua;José Luis Pedraz;Dwaine F. Emerich

522
Citations
The pinpoint promise of nanoparticle-based drug delivery and molecular diagnosis

Dwaine F. Emerich;Christopher G. Thanos

403
Citations
Protective effect of encapsulated cells producing neurotrophic factor CNTF in a monkey model of Huntington's disease.

Dwaine F. Emerich;Shelley R. Winn;Philippe M. Hantraye;Marc Peschanski

379
Citations
The aged monkey basal forebrain: rescue and sprouting of axotomized basal forebrain neurons after grafts of encapsulated cells secreting human nerve growth factor.

Jeffrey H. Kordower;Shelley R. Winn;Yue-Ting Liu;Elliott J. Mufson

282
Citations
Implants of polymer-encapsulated human NGF-secreting cells in the nonhuman primate: Rescue and sprouting of degenerating cholinergic basal forebrain neurons

Dwaine F. Emerich;Shelley R. Winn;James Harper;Joseph P. Hammang

277
Citations
Pulmonary delivery in treating disorders of the central nervous system

Raymond T. Bartus;Dwaine F. Emerich

276
Citations
Implants of Encapsulated Human CNTF-Producing Fibroblasts Prevent Behavioral Deficits and Striatal Degeneration in a Rodent Model of Huntington’s Disease

Dwaine F. Emerich;Mark D. Lindner;Shelley R. Winn;Er-Yun Chen

262
Citations
The choroid plexus in the rise, fall and repair of the brain.

Dwaine F. Emerich;Stephen J.M. Skinner;Cesario V. Borlongan;Alfred V. Vasconcellos

247
Citations
The role of leukocytes following cerebral ischemia: pathogenic variable or bystander reaction to emerging infarct?

Dwaine F. Emerich;Reginald L. Dean;Raymond T. Bartus

245
Citations
Polymer-encapsulated cells genetically modified to secrete human nerve growth factor promote the survival of axotomized septal cholinergic neurons

Shelley R. Winn;Joseph P. Hammang;Dwaine F. Emerich;Alice Lee

221
Citations
A novel approach to neural transplantation in Parkinson's disease: Use of polymer-encapsulated cell therapy

Dwaine F. Emerich;Shelley R. Winn;Lisa Christenson;Meg A. Palmatier

213
Citations
Implantation of encapsulated catecholamine and GDNF-producing cells in rats with unilateral dopamine depletions and parkinsonian symptoms

Mark D. Lindner;Shelley R. Winn;E. E. Baetge;Joseph P. Hammang

211
Citations
Intracerebral Transplantation of Porcine Choroid Plexus Provides Structural and Functional Neuroprotection in a Rodent Model of Stroke

Cesar V. Borlongan;Steve J.M. Skinner;Marilyn Geaney;Alfred V. Vasconcellos

174
Citations
The development of the bradykinin agonist labradimil as a means to increase the permeability of the blood-brain barrier: from concept to clinical evaluation.

Dwaine F. Emerich;Reginald L. Dean;Chester Osborn;Raymond T. Bartus

151
Citations
Dissociable long-term cognitive deficits after frontal versus sensorimotor cortical contusions.

Mark D. Lindner;Melissa A. Plone;Chris K. Cain;Beata Frydel

149
Citations
Grafts of EGF-responsive neural stem cells derived from GFAP-hNGF transgenic mice: Trophic and tropic effects in a rodent model of Huntington's disease

Jeffrey H. Kordower;Er‐Yun Chen;Christian Winkler;Rose Fricker

147
Citations
Implantation of polymer-encapsulated human nerve growth factor-secreting fibroblasts attenuates the behavioral and neuropathological consequences of quinolinic acid injections into rodent striatum.

Dwaine F. Emerich;Joseph P. Hammang;E.Edward Baetge;Shelley R. Winn

144
Citations
Biocompatibility of poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres implanted into the brain.

Dwaine F. Emerich;Mark A. Tracy;Kevin L. Ward;Maria Figueiredo

135
Citations
Injectable VEGF Hydrogels Produce Near Complete Neurological and Anatomical Protection following Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

Dwaine F. Emerich;Eduardo Silva;Omar Ali;David Mooney

132
Citations
Incomplete nigrostriatal dopaminergic cell loss and partial reductions in striatal dopamine produce akinesia, rigidity, tremor and cognitive deficits in middle-aged rats.

Mark D Lindner;Chris K Cain;Melissa A Plone;Beata R Frydel

126
Citations
Extensive neuroprotection by choroid plexus transplants in excitotoxin lesioned monkeys.

Dwaine F. Emerich;Christopher G. Thanos;Moses Goddard;Stephen J.M. Skinner

118
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey H. Kordower Arizona State University

Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz Technical University of Denmark

Yaping Chu Rush University Medical Center

Brant P. Hasler University of Pittsburgh

Cesar V. Borlongan University of South Florida

Elliott J. Mufson Barrow Neurological Institute

Ole Isacson Harvard University

Michele Simonato University of Ferrara

Ali Khademhosseini Terasaki Foundation

Nicholas A. Peppas The University of Texas at Austin

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Dwaine F. Emerich

D-Index & Metrics

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Neuroscience

Research.com Recognitions

Best Publications

Biomaterials for promoting brain protection, repair and regeneration.

The pinpoint promise of nanoparticle-based drug delivery and molecular diagnosis

Protective effect of encapsulated cells producing neurotrophic factor CNTF in a monkey model of Huntington's disease.

The aged monkey basal forebrain: rescue and sprouting of axotomized basal forebrain neurons after grafts of encapsulated cells secreting human nerve growth factor.

Implants of polymer-encapsulated human NGF-secreting cells in the nonhuman primate: Rescue and sprouting of degenerating cholinergic basal forebrain neurons

Pulmonary delivery in treating disorders of the central nervous system

Implants of Encapsulated Human CNTF-Producing Fibroblasts Prevent Behavioral Deficits and Striatal Degeneration in a Rodent Model of Huntington’s Disease

The choroid plexus in the rise, fall and repair of the brain.

The role of leukocytes following cerebral ischemia: pathogenic variable or bystander reaction to emerging infarct?

Polymer-encapsulated cells genetically modified to secrete human nerve growth factor promote the survival of axotomized septal cholinergic neurons

A novel approach to neural transplantation in Parkinson's disease: Use of polymer-encapsulated cell therapy

Implantation of encapsulated catecholamine and GDNF-producing cells in rats with unilateral dopamine depletions and parkinsonian symptoms

Intracerebral Transplantation of Porcine Choroid Plexus Provides Structural and Functional Neuroprotection in a Rodent Model of Stroke

The development of the bradykinin agonist labradimil as a means to increase the permeability of the blood-brain barrier: from concept to clinical evaluation.

Dissociable long-term cognitive deficits after frontal versus sensorimotor cortical contusions.

Grafts of EGF-responsive neural stem cells derived from GFAP-hNGF transgenic mice: Trophic and tropic effects in a rodent model of Huntington's disease

Implantation of polymer-encapsulated human nerve growth factor-secreting fibroblasts attenuates the behavioral and neuropathological consequences of quinolinic acid injections into rodent striatum.

Biocompatibility of poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres implanted into the brain.

Injectable VEGF Hydrogels Produce Near Complete Neurological and Anatomical Protection following Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

Incomplete nigrostriatal dopaminergic cell loss and partial reductions in striatal dopamine produce akinesia, rigidity, tremor and cognitive deficits in middle-aged rats.

Extensive neuroprotection by choroid plexus transplants in excitotoxin lesioned monkeys.

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