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Jens Wiltfang 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 Jens Wiltfang sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 808 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jens Wiltfang 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 Jens Wiltfang 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

Jens Wiltfang is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany, contributing extensively to research primarily in medicine and neuroscience. Their work spans various subfields including psychiatry and mental health, neurology, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, and molecular biology.

The scientist's research covers several key topics such as dementia and cognitive impairment research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, functional brain connectivity studies, autoimmune neurological disorders and treatments, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, tryptophan and brain disorders, as well as bipolar disorder and treatment.

Jens Wiltfang has published in a variety of venues, with significant contributions in the following journals and platforms:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Alzheimer's Research & Therapy

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Jens Wiltfang include:

  • "Mediterranean Diet, Alzheimer Disease Biomarkers, and Brain Atrophy in Old Age," 2021, Neurology
  • "Plasma extracellular vesicle tau and TDP-43 as diagnostic biomarkers in FTD and ALS," 2024, Nature Medicine
  • "Minor neuropsychological deficits in patients with subjective cognitive decline," 2020, Neurology
  • "Subjective cognitive decline and stage 2 of Alzheimer disease in patients from memory centers," 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Genetic Associations Between Modifiable Risk Factors and Alzheimer Disease," 2023, JAMA Network Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jens Wiltfang include Anja Schneider, Oliver Peters, Annika Spottke, Josef Priller, and Emrah Düzel, reflecting sustained research partnerships across numerous projects.

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

  • Erratum: Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimer's disease (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (1088-1093))

    D Harold;R Abraham;P Hollingworth;R Sims

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Prevalence of cerebral amyloid pathology in persons without dementia: a meta-analysis.

    Willemijn J. Jansen;Rik Ossenkoppele;Dirk L. Knol;Betty M. Tijms

  • Improved discrimination of AD patients using beta-amyloid((1-42)) and tau levels in CSF

    F Hulstaert;K Blennow;A Ivanoiu;HC Schoonderwaldt

  • Genetic evidence implicates the immune system and cholesterol metabolism in the aetiology of Alzheimer's disease.

    Lesley Jones;Peter A. Holmans;Marian L. Hamshere;Denise Harold

  • The mechanism of γ-Secretase dysfunction in familial Alzheimer disease

    Lucía Chávez-Gutiérrez;Leen Bammens;Iryna Benilova;Annelies Vandersteen;Annelies Vandersteen

  • Social cognition in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

    J. Uekermann;M. Kraemer;M. Abdel-Hamid;B.G. Schimmelmann

  • Presenilin clinical mutations can affect gamma-secretase activity by different mechanisms.

    Mostafa Bentahir;Omar Nyabi;Jan Verhamme;Alexandra Tolia

  • Detection of 14‐3‐3 protein in the cerebrospinal fluid supports the diagnosis of Creutzfeldt‐Jakob disease

    Inga Zerr;Monika Bodemer;Olaf Gefeller;Markus Otto

  • Therapeutic approaches to Alzheimer's disease.

    Hans-Wolfgang Klafki;Matthias Staufenbiel;Johannes Kornhuber;Jens Wiltfang

  • Elevated levels of tau-protein in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease

    Markus Otto;Jens Wiltfang;Hayrettin Tumani;Inga Zerr

  • Prevalence and prognosis of Alzheimer's disease at the mild cognitive impairment stage.

    Stephanie J B Vos;Frans Verhey;Lutz Frölich;Johannes Kornhuber

  • Neurochemical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s dementia by CSF Aβ42, Aβ42/Aβ40 ratio and total tau

    Piotr Lewczuk;Hermann Esselmann;Markus Otto;Juan Manuel Maler

  • Value of CSF beta-amyloid1-42 and tau as predictors of Alzheimer's disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

    H. Hampel;S. J. Teipel;T. Fuchsberger;N. Andreasen

  • Large-scale, multicenter study of cerebrospinal fluid tau protein phosphorylated at serine 199 for the antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

    Nobuo Itoh;Hiroyuki Arai;Katsuya Urakami;Koichi Ishiguro

  • γ-Secretase Heterogeneity in the Aph1 Subunit: Relevance for Alzheimer's Disease

    Lutgarde Serneels;Jérôme Van Biervliet;Katleen Craessaerts;Tim Dejaegere

  • Tau protein and 14-3-3 protein in the differential diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

    M. Otto;J. Wiltfang;L. Cepek;M. Neumann

  • Memantine in moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease.

    Stefan Bleich;Jens Wiltfang;Johannes Kornhuber

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants at CLU and PICALM associated with Alzheimertextquotesingles disease

    Denise Harold;Richard Abraham;Paul Hollingworth;Rebecca Sims

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes Kornhuber
Johannes Kornhuber University of Göttingen
Oliver Peters
Oliver Peters German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Frank Jessen
Frank Jessen University of Cologne
Michael Wagner
Michael Wagner TU Dresden
Josef Priller
Josef Priller Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Christoph Laske
Christoph Laske University of Tübingen
Michael T. Heneka
Michael T. Heneka University Hospital Bonn
Katharina Buerger
Katharina Buerger Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Emrah Düzel
Emrah Düzel German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Hermann Esselmann
Hermann Esselmann University of Duisburg-Essen

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