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J. Eric Ahlskog

J. Eric Ahlskog

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
101
Citations
34900
World Ranking
8028
National Ranking
4168

J. Eric Ahlskog publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. Eric Ahlskog sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 350 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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J. Eric Ahlskog D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where J. Eric Ahlskog sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 101 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

J. Eric Ahlskog is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on neurology. Their research spans a variety of subfields including neurology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as complementary and alternative medicine.

The main topics explored in their work encompass Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, neurological disorders and treatments, genetic neurodegenerative diseases, botulinum toxin and related neurological disorders, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, and Ginkgo biloba and cashew applications.

Their recent papers include:

  • Brainstem Biomarkers of Clinical Variant and Pathology in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (2021) published in Movement Disorders
  • Diffusion tensor imaging analysis in three progressive supranuclear palsy variants (2021) published in Journal of Neurology
  • My Treatment Approach to Multiple System Atrophy (2021) published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Levodopa, homocysteine and Parkinson's disease: What's the problem? (2023) published in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • Traumatic brain injury preceding clinically diagnosed α-synucleinopathies (2020) published in Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with J. Eric Ahlskog include:

  • Keith A. Josephs
  • James H. Bower
  • Farwa Ali
  • Rodolfo Savica
  • Heather M. Clark

Their most common publication venues highlight periods of research focus in:

  • Neurology
  • Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
  • Movement Disorders
  • Mayo Clinic Proceedings
  • Neurology Clinical Practice

The overall body of research comprises more than sixty scientific publications in medicine, with a specialization in neurology reflected by over thirty-eight publications. The scope of study includes an emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases and neuroimaging, which aligns with the main scientific topics addressed.

Best Publications

  • Frequency of levodopa-related dyskinesias and motor fluctuations as estimated from the cumulative literature

    J. Eric Ahlskog;Manfred D. Muenter

  • Physical exercise as a preventive or disease-modifying treatment of dementia and brain aging

    J. Eric Ahlskog;Yonas E. Geda;Neill R. Graff-Radford;Ronald C. Petersen

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

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

  • Increased Risk of Cognitive Impairment or Dementia in Women Who Underwent Oophorectomy Before Menopause

    W. A. Rocca;J. H. Bower;D. M. Maraganore;J. E. Ahlskog

  • Pathological gambling caused by drugs used to treat Parkinson disease.

    M. Leann Dodd;Kevin J. Klos;James H. Bower;Yonas E. Geda

  • Anxiety disorders and depressive disorders preceding Parkinson's disease: a case-control study.

    Mitsuru Shiba;James H. Bower;Demetrius M. Maraganore;Shannon K. McDonnell

  • Does vigorous exercise have a neuroprotective effect in Parkinson disease

    J. Eric Ahlskog

  • Synucleinopathy pathology and REM sleep behavior disorder plus dementia or parkinsonism.

    B. F. Boeve;M. H. Silber;J. E. Parisi;D. W. Dickson;D. W. Dickson

  • Parkinson disease neuropathology: later-developing dementia and loss of the levodopa response.

    Hulya Apaydin;J. Eric Ahlskog;Joseph E. Parisi;Bradley F. Boeve

  • Evidence that incidental Lewy body disease is pre-symptomatic Parkinson’s disease

    Dennis W. Dickson;Hiroshige Fujishiro;Anthony DelleDonne;Joshua Menke

  • Risk tables for parkinsonism and Parkinson's disease.

    Alexis Elbaz;James H Bower;Demetrius M Maraganore;Shannon K McDonnell

  • A genomic pathway approach to a complex disease: axon guidance and Parkinson disease.

    Timothy G. Lesnick;Spiridon Papapetropoulos;Deborah C. Mash;Jarlath M H Ffrench-Mullen

  • Clinicopathologic correlations in 172 cases of rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder with or without a coexisting neurologic disorder.

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

  • Medical records documentation of constipation preceding Parkinson disease A case-control study

    R. Savica;J. M. Carlin;B. R. Grossardt;J. H. Bower

  • Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri). Descriptive epidemiology in Rochester, Minn, 1976 to 1990.

    K Radhakrishnan;J E Ahlskog;S A Cross;L T Kurland

  • When Does Parkinson Disease Start

    Rodolfo Savica;Walter A. Rocca;J. Eric Ahlskog

  • The role of radiotracer imaging in Parkinson disease

    B. Ravina;D. Eidelberg;J. E. Ahlskog;R. L. Albin

  • Copper deficiency myelopathy produces a clinical picture like subacute combined degeneration

    Neeraj Kumar;John B. Gross;J. Eric Ahlskog

  • Highly active antiretroviral therapy reverses brain metabolite abnormalities in mild HIV dementia.

    Chang L;Ernst T;Leonido-Yee M;Witt M

  • Later-Developing Dementia and Loss of the Levodopa Response

    Hulya Apaydin;J. Eric Ahlskog;Joseph E. Parisi;Bradley F. Boeve

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith A. Josephs
Keith A. Josephs Mayo Clinic
Demetrius M. Maraganore
Demetrius M. Maraganore Tulane University
Walter A. Rocca
Walter A. Rocca Mayo Clinic
Bradley F. Boeve
Bradley F. Boeve Mayo Clinic
Joseph E. Parisi
Joseph E. Parisi Mayo Clinic
Ronald C. Petersen
Ronald C. Petersen University of Pennsylvania
Ryan J. Uitti
Ryan J. Uitti Mayo Clinic
Alexis Elbaz
Alexis Elbaz Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University
Andrew McKeon
Andrew McKeon Mayo Clinic

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