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  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Hugh S. Markus is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily lies within the field of Medicine, with a major focus on Neurology. The depth of their work is reflected across subfields including Neurology, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their recent publications contribute to multiple aspects of neurological and cerebrovascular research. Some of the notable papers include:

  • Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease-advances since 2013 (2023) published in The Lancet Neurology
  • Editor's Choice - European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2023 Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease (2022) published in European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
  • Stroke in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2020) published in International Journal of Stroke
  • COVID-19 and stroke-A global World Stroke Organization perspective (2020) published in International Journal of Stroke
  • Cerebral small vessel disease: Recent advances and future directions (2022) published in International Journal of Stroke

The major topics covered by their research include acute ischemic stroke management, cerebrovascular and carotid artery diseases, neurological disease mechanisms and treatments, cerebrovascular and genetic disorders, intracerebral and subarachnoid hemorrhage research, stroke rehabilitation and recovery, as well as dementia and cognitive impairment research.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Daniel J. Tozer, John T. O'Brien, Eric L. Harshfield, Frank-Erik de Leeuw, and Martin Dichgans, with collaboration counts ranging from 20 to 41 publications per coauthor.

Their publications frequently appear in several venues highly relevant to their research focus. The most common outlets include the International Journal of Stroke, Stroke, Neurology, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior.

Best Publications

  • Prediction of Clinical Cardiovascular Events With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Matthias W. Lorenz;Hugh S. Markus;Michiel L. Bots;Maria Rosvall

  • Guidelines for management of ischaemic stroke and transient ischaemic attack 2008

    Peter A. Ringleb;Marie Germaine Bousser;Gary Ford;Philip Bath

  • Genetic risk and a primary role for cell-mediated immune mechanisms in multiple sclerosis

    Stephen Sawcer;Garrett Hellenthal;Matti Pirinen;Chris C. A. Spencer

  • The clinical importance of white matter hyperintensities on brain magnetic resonance imaging: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Stéphanie Debette;H S Markus

  • Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

    Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

  • Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial

    Jörg Ederle;Joanna Dobson;Joanna Dobson;Roland L. Featherstone;Leo H. Bonati;Leo H. Bonati

  • Identification of 15 new psoriasis susceptibility loci highlights the role of innate immunity

    Lam C. Tsoi;Sarah L. Spain;Sarah L. Spain;Jo Knight;Eva Ellinghaus;Eva Ellinghaus

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Psoriasis Susceptibility Loci and an Interaction Between HLA-C and ERAP1

    Amy Strange;Francesca Capon;Chris C A Spencer

  • Editor's Choice - Management of Atherosclerotic Carotid and Vertebral Artery Disease: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS).

    A. R. Naylor;J.-B. Ricco;G. J. de Borst;S. Debus

  • Evidence for cortical “disconnection” as a mechanism of age-related cognitive decline

    M. O'Sullivan;Derek K. Jones;P. E. Summers;R. G. Morris

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D M Evans;Spencer Cca.;J J Pointon;Z Su

  • Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis Evaluated Using Doppler Embolic Signal Detection The Clopidogrel and Aspirin for Reduction of Emboli in Symptomatic Carotid Stenosis (CARESS) Trial

    Hugh S. Markus;Dirk W. Droste;Manfred Kaps;Vincent Larrue

  • Carotid Intima-Media Thickening Indicates a Higher Vascular Risk Across a Wide Age Range Prospective Data From the Carotid Atherosclerosis Progression Study (CAPS)

    Matthias W. Lorenz;Stefan von Kegler;Helmuth Steinmetz;Hugh S. Markus

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Severely impaired cerebrovascular reactivity predicts stroke and TIA risk in patients with carotid artery stenosis and occlusion.

    Hugh Markus;Marisa Cullinane

  • Consensus on Microembolus Detection by TCD

    E. Bernd Ringelstein;Dirk W. Droste;Viken L. Babikian;David H. Evans

  • Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.

    Matthew Traylor;Martin Farrall;Elizabeth G Holliday;Cathie Sudlow

  • Genetics and ischaemic stroke

    Ahamad Hassan;Hugh S. Markus

  • Interaction between ERAP1 and HLA-B27 in ankylosing spondylitis implicates peptide handling in the mechanism for HLA-B27 in disease susceptibility

    D.M. Evans;C.C.A. Spencer;J.J. Pointon;Z. Su

  • A genome-wide asociation study identifies new psoriasis susceptibility loci and an interaction betwEn HLA-C and ERAP1

    A. Strange;F. Capon;C. C. A. Spencer;J. Knight

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Dichgans
Martin Dichgans Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Matthew Traylor
Matthew Traylor University of Cambridge
Jonathan Rosand
Jonathan Rosand Harvard University
Peter M. Rothwell
Peter M. Rothwell University of Oxford
Thomas R. Barrick
Thomas R. Barrick St George's, University of London
Robin G. Morris
Robin G. Morris King's College London
Christopher R. Levi
Christopher R. Levi John Hunter Hospital
Braxton D. Mitchell
Braxton D. Mitchell University of Maryland, Baltimore
James F. Meschia
James F. Meschia Mayo Clinic
Cathie Sudlow
Cathie Sudlow University of Edinburgh

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