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Heiko Braak 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 Heiko Braak sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 424 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Heiko Braak 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 Heiko Braak sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 135 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Germany Leader Award
  • 2009 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Anatomy and Anthropology

Overview

Heiko Braak is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and has a research profile focused primarily in the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their work covers several subfields including Neurology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. This diverse expertise supports investigations into complex neurological disorders and related medical phenomena.

The main topics of Heiko Braak's publications include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research, neurogenetic and muscular disorders research, dementia and cognitive impairment research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, as well as memory and neural mechanisms.

Heiko Braak has contributed multiple papers to various scientific venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Hypothesis: Tau pathology is an initiating factor in sporadic Alzheimer's disease," 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Histological correlates of postmortem ultra-high-resolution single-section MRI in cortical cerebral microinfarcts," 2020, Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • "Pattern of paresis in ALS is consistent with the physiology of the corticomotoneuronal projections to different muscle groups," 2020, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • "CLARITY increases sensitivity and specificity of fluorescence immunostaining in long-term archived human brain tissue," 2023, BMC Biology
  • "From the Entorhinal Region via the Prosubiculum to the Dentate Fascia: Alzheimer Disease-Related Neurofibrillary Changes in the Temporal Allocortex," 2020, Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Heiko Braak include Kelly Del Tredici, Albert C. Ludolph, Jan Kassubek, Simone Feldengut, and Hans-Peter Müller. This network of collaborators supports research across multiple aspects of neuropathology and neurodegenerative disease.

Heiko Braak's research is regularly published in specialized scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are Acta Neuropathologica Communications, Alzheimer's & Dementia, Acta Neuropathologica, Journal of Neurology, and The Journal of Comparative Neurology. These journals cover subjects spanning neuropathology, clinical neurology, and neurodegenerative disease research.

Recognition for Heiko Braak's scientific contributions includes membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, awarded in 2009, acknowledging expertise related to anatomy and anthropology.

Best Publications

  • Neuropathological stageing of Alzheimer-related changes.

    H Braak;E Braak

  • Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease

    Heiko Braak;Kelly Del Tredici;Udo Rüb;Rob A.I de Vos

  • Staging of Alzheimer disease-associated neurofibrillary pathology using paraffin sections and immunocytochemistry.

    Heiko Braak;Irina Alafuzoff;Thomas Arzberger;Hans Kretzschmar

  • Phases of Aβ-deposition in the human brain and its relevance for the development of AD

    Dietmar R. Thal;Udo Rüb;Mario Orantes;Heiko Braak

  • Stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease-related pathology

    Heiko Braak;Estifanos Ghebremedhin;Udo Rüb;Hansjürgen Bratzke

  • Staging of Alzheimer's disease-related neurofibrillary changes.

    Heiko Braak;Eva Braak

  • Stages of the pathologic process in Alzheimer disease: age categories from 1 to 100 years.

    Heiko Braak;Dietmar R. Thal;Estifanos Ghebremedhin;Kelly Del Tredici

  • Frequency of Stages of Alzheimer-Related Lesions in Different Age Categories

    H Braak;E Braak

  • Correlation of Alzheimer Disease Neuropathologic Changes With Cognitive Status: A Review of the Literature

    Peter T Nelson;Irina Alafuzoff;Eileen H Bigio;Constantin Bouras

  • Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: possible routes by which vulnerable neuronal types may be subject to neuroinvasion by an unknown pathogen.

    H Braak;U Rüb;W P Gai;K Del Tredici

  • Gastric alpha-synuclein immunoreactive inclusions in Meissner's and Auerbach's plexuses in cases staged for Parkinson's disease-related brain pathology.

    Heiko Braak;Rob A.I. de Vos;Jürgen Bohl;Kelly Del Tredici

  • 100 years of Lewy pathology

    Michel Goedert;Maria Grazia Spillantini;Kelly Del Tredici;Heiko Braak

  • Consensus recommendations for the postmortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

    M. Ball;H. Braak;P. Coleman;D. Dickson

  • Staging of Alzheimer-Related Cortical Destruction

    Heiko Braak;Eva Braak;Jürgen Bohl

  • Neuropathological assessment of Parkinson's disease: refining the diagnostic criteria.

    Dennis W Dickson;Heiko Braak;John E Duda;Charles Duyckaerts

  • Pathophysiology of REM sleep behaviour disorder and relevance to neurodegenerative disease

    B. F. Boeve;M. H. Silber;C. B. Saper;T. J. Ferman

  • Stages of pTDP‐43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Johannes Brettschneider;Kelly Del Tredici;Jon B. Toledo;John L. Robinson

  • Parkinson's disease: a dual-hit hypothesis.

    C. H. Hawkes;K. Del Tredici;H. Braak

  • The pathological process underlying Alzheimer’s disease in individuals under thirty

    Heiko Braak;Kelly Del Tredici

  • Where does Parkinson disease pathology begin in the brain

    Kelly Del Tredici;Udo Rüb;Rob A.I. de Vos;Jürgen R.E. Bohl

Frequent Co-Authors

Eva Braak
Eva Braak Goethe University Frankfurt
Christian Schultz
Christian Schultz Heidelberg University
Kelly Del Tredici
Kelly Del Tredici University of Ulm
Udo Rüb
Udo Rüb Goethe University Frankfurt
Albert C. Ludolph
Albert C. Ludolph University of Ulm
Jan Kassubek
Jan Kassubek University of Ulm
Inge Grundke-Iqbal
Inge Grundke-Iqbal University of York
Bengt Winblad
Bengt Winblad Karolinska Institute
Irina Alafuzoff
Irina Alafuzoff Uppsala University
Georg Auburger
Georg Auburger Goethe University Frankfurt

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