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James G. Herndon

James G. Herndon

Emory University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
49
Citations
8379
World Ranking
6000
National Ranking
2623

James G. Herndon 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 James G. Herndon sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 113 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James G. Herndon 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 James G. Herndon sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

James G. Herndon is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of neuroscience and medicine. They focus on several specialized subfields, including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and physiology.

Their work addresses a range of topics, notably memory and neural mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, prion diseases and protein misfolding, nuclear receptors and signaling, and advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications.

Herndon has contributed to multiple scientific publications, with recent works including:

  • Age-related decline in executive function as a hallmark of cognitive ageing in primates: an overview of cognitive and neurobiological studies, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Cerebral Aβ deposition in an Aβ-precursor protein-transgenic rhesus monkey, 2022, Aging Brain
  • In-vivo diffusion MRI protocol optimization for the chimpanzee brain and examination of aging effects on the primate optic nerve at 3T, 2020, Magnetic Resonance Imaging

They frequently collaborate with other researchers, including Chunxia Li, Agnès Lacreuse, Naftali Raz, Daniel Schmidtke, and William D. Hopkins.

Their publications appear in venues such as Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Aging Brain, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to the study of brain function and aging in primates.

Best Publications

  • Patterns of cognitive decline in aged rhesus monkeys.

    James G Herndon;Mark B Moss;Mark B Moss;Douglas L Rosene;Douglas L Rosene;Ronald J Killiany

  • Differential rearing affects corpus callosum size and cognitive function of rhesus monkeys.

    M.Mar Sánchez;Elizabeth F Hearn;Dung Do;James K Rilling

  • Executive system dysfunction in the aged monkey: Spatial and object reversal learning

    Zona C. Lai;Mark B. Moss;Ronald J. Killiany;Douglas L. Rosene

  • Menopause in Nonhuman Primates

    Margaret L. Walker;James G. Herndon

  • Impairment in abstraction and set shifting in aged rhesus monkeys.

    Tara L Moore;Ronald J Killiany;James G Herndon;Douglas L Rosene;Douglas L Rosene

  • Executive system dysfunction occurs as early as middle-age in the rhesus monkey.

    Tara L. Moore;Ronald J. Killiany;James G. Herndon;Douglas L. Rosene;Douglas L. Rosene

  • Estradiol, but not raloxifene, improves aspects of spatial working memory in aged ovariectomized rhesus monkeys.

    Agnès Lacreuse;Mark E Wilson;James G Herndon

  • Chronic Medical Conditions and Risk of Fall Injury Events at Home in Older Adults

    James G. Herndon;Charles G. Helmick;Richard W. Sattin;Judy A. Stevens;Judy A. Stevens

  • Brain weight throughout the life span of the chimpanzee.

    James G. Herndon;Johannes Tigges;Daniel C. Anderson;Sherry A. Klumpp

  • Recognition Memory Span in Rhesus Monkeys of Advanced Age

    Mark B. Moss;Ronald J. Killiany;Ronald J. Killiany;Zona C. Lai;Zona C. Lai;Douglas L. Rosene;Douglas L. Rosene

  • Brain aging in humans, chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta): magnetic resonance imaging studies of macro- and microstructural changes

    Xu Chen;Bhargav Errangi;Longchuan Li;Matthew F. Glasser

  • Sex, age, and training modulate spatial memory in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta).

    Agnès Lacreuse;Charles B Kim;Douglas L Rosene;Ronald J Killiany

  • Cellular and Molecular Events Underlying the Dysregulated Response of the Aged Brain to Stroke: A Mini-Review

    Eugen Bogdan Petcu;Veronica Sfredel;Dieter Platt;James G. Herndon

  • Spatial cognition in rhesus monkeys: male superiority declines with age.

    Agnès Lacreuse;James G. Herndon;Ronald J. Killiany;Douglas L. Rosene

  • Cognitive impairment in aged rhesus monkeys associated with monoamine receptors in the prefrontal cortex

    Tara L. Moore;Stephen P. Schettler;Ronald J. Killiany;James G. Herndon

  • Age-related decline in executive function as a hallmark of cognitive ageing in primates: an overview of cognitive and neurobiological studies.

    Agnès Lacreuse;Naftali Raz;Naftali Raz;Daniel Schmidtke;William D. Hopkins

  • Neuronal population of area 4 during the life span of the rhesus monkey.

    Johannes Tigges;Johannes Tigges;James G. Herndon;James G. Herndon;Alan Peters;Alan Peters

  • The genomic response of the ipsilateral and contralateral cortex to stroke in aged rats.

    Ana-Maria Buga;M. Sascau;C. Pisoschi;James G. Herndon

  • Fluctuations in spatial recognition memory across the menstrual cycle in female rhesus monkeys.

    Agnès Lacreuse;Marc Verreault;James G Herndon

  • Anatomical specificity within rat striatum for the dopaminergic modulation of DRL responding and activity.

    Darryl B. Neill;James G. Herndon

  • Neonatal estrogen stimulation and aggressive behavior in female mice

    David A. Edwards;James Herndon

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas L. Rosene
Douglas L. Rosene Boston University
Mark B. Moss
Mark B. Moss Boston University
Rama Rao Amara
Rama Rao Amara Emory University
Harriet L. Robinson
Harriet L. Robinson Emory University
Ronald J. Killiany
Ronald J. Killiany Boston University
Harold M. McClure
Harold M. McClure Emory University
Linda S. Wyatt
Linda S. Wyatt National Institutes of Health
David C. Montefiori
David C. Montefiori Duke University
Bernard Moss
Bernard Moss National Institutes of Health
William D. Hopkins
William D. Hopkins University of Wisconsin–Madison

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