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J. William Langston

J. William Langston

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
99
Citations
39723
World Ranking
8535
National Ranking
4395

J. William Langston 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. William Langston sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 311 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

J. William Langston 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. William Langston sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

J. William Langston is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States, contributing extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on neurology. Their research spans multiple subfields including neurology, plant science, molecular biology, statistical and nonlinear physics, and genetics.

The scientist's work primarily concentrates on topics such as Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, cholinesterase and neurodegenerative diseases, plant gene expression analysis, complex network analysis techniques, neurological diseases and metabolism, as well as sleep and wakefulness research.

Recent notable publications by Langston include:

  • Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Use and LRRK2 Parkinson's Disease Penetrance, 2020, Movement Disorders
  • Genomewide Association Studies of LRRK2 Modifiers of Parkinson's Disease, 2021, Annals of Neurology
  • Ambulatory Detection of Isolated Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder Combining Actigraphy and Questionnaire, 2022, Movement Disorders
  • Loss-of-Function NUBPL Mutation May Link Parkinson's Disease to Recessive Complex I Deficiency, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Discovery of 1H-Pyrazole Biaryl Sulfonamides as Novel G2019S-LRRK2 Kinase Inhibitors, 2022, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Langston has frequently collaborated with researchers such as Caroline M. Tanner, Connie Marras, Birgitt Schüle, Cheryl Meng, and Samuel M. Goldman, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing partnerships in advancing understanding of neurological diseases.

Their work appears regularly in specialized journals, including Movement Disorders, Annals of Neurology, Frontiers in Neurology, ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, and European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. This reflects a consistent engagement with venues focused on neurological and medicinal chemical research.

Best Publications

  • Rotenone, Paraquat, and Parkinson’s Disease

    Caroline M Tanner;Freya Kamel;G Webster Ross;Jane A Hoppin

  • Parkinson Disease in Twins: An Etiologic Study

    C. M. Tanner;R. Ottman;S. M. Goldman;J. Ellenberg

  • Core assessment program for intracerebral transplantations (CAPIT).

    J. William Langston;Hakan Widner;Christopher G. Goetz;David Brooks

  • Past, present, and future of Parkinson's disease: A special essay on the 200th Anniversary of the Shaking Palsy

    J.A. Obeso;M. Stamelou;M. Stamelou;C.G. Goetz;W. Poewe

  • Comparison of kindreds with parkinsonism and α‐synuclein genomic multiplications

    Matt Farrer;Jennifer Kachergus;Lysia Forno;Sarah Lincoln

  • The parkinson's complex: Parkinsonism is just the tip of the iceberg

    J. William Langston

  • AETIOLOGY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    DonaldB Calne;J William Langston

  • Lewy bodies and parkinsonism in families with parkin mutations.

    M Farrer;P Chan;R Chen;L Tan

  • Web-based genome-wide association study identifies two novel loci and a substantial genetic component for Parkinson's disease.

    Chuong B. Do;Joyce Y. Tung;Elizabeth Dorfman;Amy K. Kiefer

  • Impact of deprenyl and tocopherol treatment on Parkinson's disease in DATATOP patients requiring levodopa

    John B. Penney;David Oakes;Ira Shoulson;Stanley Fahn

  • Phenotypic variation in a large Swedish pedigree due to SNCA duplication and triplication.

    J Fuchs;Christer Nilsson;J Kachergus;M Munz

  • Parkin Localizes to the Lewy Bodies of Parkinson Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies

    Michael G. Schlossmacher;Matthew P. Frosch;Wei Ping Gai;Miguel Medina

  • Clinical correlations with Lewy body pathology in LRRK2-related Parkinson disease

    Lorraine V. Kalia;Anthony E. Lang;Lili Naz Hazrati;Shinsuke Fujioka

  • (+/-)3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine selectively damages central serotonergic neurons in nonhuman primates.

    George A. Ricaurte;Lysia S. Forno;Mary A. Wilson;Louis E. DeLanney

  • The MPTP Story.

    J. William Langston

  • Genomic investigation of alpha-synuclein multiplication and parkinsonism

    Owen A. Ross;Adam T. Braithwaite;Lisa M. Skipper;Jennifer Kachergus

  • Head injury and Parkinson's disease risk in twins

    Samuel M. Goldman;Caroline M. Tanner;David Oakes;Grace S. Bhudhikanok

  • Impact of sustained deprenyl (selegiline) in levodopa-treated Parkinson's disease: a randomized placebo-controlled extension of the deprenyl and tocopherol antioxidative therapy of parkinsonism trial.

    Ira Shoulson;David Oakes;Stanley Fahn;Anthony Lang

  • Rapid ATP Loss Caused by 1‐Methyl‐4‐Phenyl‐1,2,3,6‐Tetrahydropyridine in Mouse Brain

    Piu Chan;Louis E. DeLanney;Ian Irwin;J. William Langston

  • When DLB, PD, and PSP masquerade as MSA An autopsy study of 134 patients

    Shunsuke Koga;Naoya Aoki;Ryan J. Uitti;Jay A. van Gerpen

Frequent Co-Authors

Caroline M. Tanner
Caroline M. Tanner University of California, San Francisco
Anthony E. Lang
Anthony E. Lang University of Toronto
Matthew J. Farrer
Matthew J. Farrer University of Florida
Dale P. Sandler
Dale P. Sandler National Institutes of Health
Daniela Berg
Daniela Berg University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Joseph Jankovic
Joseph Jankovic Baylor College of Medicine
Thomas Gasser
Thomas Gasser University of Tübingen
Aaron Blair
Aaron Blair National Institutes of Health
Alexis Brice
Alexis Brice Institut du Cerveau

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