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Ingrid E. Scheffer

Ingrid E. Scheffer

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2025
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Genetics
Australia
2026

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
143
Citations
87917
World Ranking
206
National Ranking
5

Neuroscience

D-Index
145
Citations
94925
World Ranking
168
National Ranking
5

Genetics

D-Index
132
Citations
69585
World Ranking
239
National Ranking
8

Medicine

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145
Citations
94948
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1368
National Ranking
41

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Genetics and Molecular Biology in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Australia Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science
  • 2014 - Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Australia For their contribution to the study of epilepsy, its diagnosis, management and treatment
  • 2014 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

Overview

Ingrid E. Scheffer is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Medicine. Within these broad areas, their work focuses on several subfields including Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Epilepsy research and treatment
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Ion channel regulation and function

The scientist has a prolific publishing record, frequently contributing to the following academic venues:

  • Epilepsia
  • Neurology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Annals of Neurology

Among their recent papers are:

  • International League Against Epilepsy classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in childhood: Position paper by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions (2022), published in Epilepsia
  • ILAE classification and definition of epilepsy syndromes with onset in neonates and infants: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions (2022), published in Epilepsia
  • ILAE definition of the Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Syndromes: Position statement by the ILAE Task Force on Nosology and Definitions (2022), published in Epilepsia
  • Dose-Ranging Effect of Adjunctive Oral Cannabidiol vs Placebo on Convulsive Seizure Frequency in Dravet Syndrome (2020), published in JAMA Neurology
  • Glut1 Deficiency Syndrome (Glut1DS): State of the art in 2020 and recommendations of the international Glut1DS study group (2020), published in Epilepsia Open

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Samuel F. Berkovic
  • Michael S. Hildebrand
  • Melanie Bahlo
  • Renzo Guerrini
  • Lynette G. Sadleir

In terms of recognition, the scientist has been awarded several honors, including:

  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2018)
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science (2014)
  • Prime Minister's Prize for Science, Australia (2014), awarded for contributions to the study of epilepsy, its diagnosis, management, and treatment
  • Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (2014)

Best Publications

  • ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy

    Robert S. Fisher;Carlos Acevedo;Alexis Arzimanoglou;Alicia Bogacz

  • 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

  • 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

  • Operational classification of seizure types by the International League Against Epilepsy: position paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology

    Robert S. Fisher;J. Helen Cross;Jacqueline A. French;Norimichi Higurashi

  • A Definition and Classification of Status epilepticus--Report of the ILAE Task Force on Classification of Status Epilepticus

    Eugen Trinka;Hannah Cock;Dale Hesdorffer;Andrea O. Rossetti

  • 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

  • Trial of Cannabidiol for Drug-Resistant Seizures in the Dravet Syndrome

    Orrin Devinsky;J. Helen Cross;Linda Laux;Eric Marsh

  • De novo mutations in epileptic encephalopathies

    Andrew S. Allen;Samuel F. Berkovic;Patrick Cossette;Norman Delanty

  • Febrile seizures and generalized epilepsy associated with a mutation in the Na+-channel beta1 subunit gene SCN1B.

    Robyn H. Wallace;Dao W. Wang;Rita Singh;Rita Singh;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Ingrid E. Scheffer;Ingrid E. Scheffer

  • A missense mutation in the neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor alpha 4 subunit is associated with autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy.

    Ortrud K. Steinlein;John C. Mulley;Peter Propping;Robyn H. Wallace;Robyn H. Wallace

  • doublecortin, a Brain-Specific Gene Mutated in Human X-Linked Lissencephaly and Double Cortex Syndrome, Encodes a Putative Signaling Protein

    Joseph G Gleeson;Joseph G Gleeson;Kristina M Allen;Jeremy W Fox;Edward D Lamperti

  • Instruction manual for the ILAE 2017 operational classification of seizure types

    Robert S. Fisher;J. Helen Cross;Carol D'Souza;Jacqueline A. French

  • Generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus: A genetic disorder with heterogeneous clinical phenotypes

    Ingrid E. Scheffer;Samuel F. Berkovic

  • Mutant GABA A receptor γ2-subunit in childhood absence epilepsy and febrile seizures

    Robyn H. Wallace;Carla Marini;Steven Petrou;Louise A. Harkin;Louise A. Harkin

  • Mutations in filamin 1 Prevent Migration of Cerebral Cortical Neurons in Human Periventricular Heterotopia

    Jeremy W Fox;Jeremy W Fox;Edward D Lamperti;Yaman Z Ekşioğlu;Susan E Hong

  • Targeted resequencing in epileptic encephalopathies identifies de novo mutations in CHD2 and SYNGAP1

    Gemma L Carvill;Sinéad B Heavin;Simone C Yendle;Jacinta M McMahon

  • Refining analyses of copy number variation identifies specific genes associated with developmental delay

    Bradley P. Coe;Kali Witherspoon;Jill A. Rosenfeld;Bregje W M Van Bon;Bregje W M Van Bon

  • 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

  • Autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. A distinctive clinical disorder.

    I E Scheffer;K P Bhatia;I Lopes-Cendes;D R Fish

  • The genetic landscape of the epileptic encephalopathies of infancy and childhood

    Amy McTague;Amy McTague;Katherine B Howell;Katherine B Howell;J Helen Cross;J Helen Cross;Manju A Kurian;Manju A Kurian

Frequent Co-Authors

Samuel F. Berkovic
Samuel F. Berkovic University of Melbourne
John C. Mulley
John C. Mulley Bangor University
Leanne M. Dibbens
Leanne M. Dibbens University of South Australia
Heather C. Mefford
Heather C. Mefford University of Washington
Lynette G. Sadleir
Lynette G. Sadleir University of Otago
Melanie Bahlo
Melanie Bahlo Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Jozef Gecz
Jozef Gecz University of Adelaide
Renzo Guerrini
Renzo Guerrini University of Florence
Steven Petrou
Steven Petrou Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Sameer M. Zuberi
Sameer M. Zuberi University of Glasgow

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