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D-Index
66
Citations
19828
World Ranking
2970
National Ranking
1379

Joanne Wuu 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 Joanne Wuu sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 154 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joanne Wuu 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 Joanne Wuu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joanne Wuu is affiliated with the University of Miami in the United States and has a primary research focus in the field of Medicine. Within this broad area, their work mainly concentrates on subfields such as Neurology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Physiology.

The scientist's research topics include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research, Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases, and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Joanne Wuu has contributed to several papers recently published in notable academic journals. These include:

  • Design of a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trial of Tofersen Initiated in Clinically Presymptomatic SOD1 Variant Carriers: the ATLAS Study, 2022, Neurotherapeutics
  • Preventing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: insights from pre-symptomatic neurodegenerative diseases, 2021, Brain
  • Neurofilament light chain in drug development for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a critical appraisal, 2022, Brain
  • Mild motor impairment as prodromal state in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a new diagnostic entity, 2022, Brain
  • CSF chitinases before and after symptom onset in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2020, Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neurology, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, Brain, and Annals of Neurology.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Joanne Wuu include:

  • Michael Benatar
  • Volkan Granit
  • Corey T. McMillan
  • Peter M. Andersen
  • Andrea Malaspina

Best Publications

  • A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the cause of chromosome 9p21-linked ALS-FTD

    Alan E. Renton;Elisa Majounie;Adrian James Waite;Javier Simón-Sánchez;Javier Simón-Sánchez

  • Exome Sequencing Reveals VCP Mutations as a Cause of Familial ALS

    Janel O. Johnson;Jessica Mandrioli;Michael Benatar;Yevgeniya Abramzon

  • Precursor form of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and mature brain-derived neurotrophic factor are decreased in the pre-clinical stages of Alzheimer's disease.

    Shiyong Peng;Joanne Wuu;Elliott J. Mufson;Margaret Fahnestock

  • Genome-wide Analyses Identify KIF5A as a Novel ALS Gene.

    Aude Nicolas;Kevin P. Kenna;Alan E. Renton;Alan E. Renton;Nicola Ticozzi

  • MRI-derived entorhinal volume is a good predictor of conversion from MCI to AD

    Leyla deToledo-Morrell;T.R Stoub;M Bulgakova;R.S Wilson

  • Rating scales for dystonia: A multicenter assessment

    Cynthia L. Comella;Sue Leurgans;Joanne Wuu;Glenn T. Stebbins

  • Placebo response in Parkinson's disease: Comparisons among 11 trials covering medical and surgical interventions

    Christopher G. Goetz;Joanne Wuu;Joanne Wuu;Michael P. McDermott;Charles H. Adler

  • Neurofilament light : a candidate biomarker of presymptomatic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and phenoconversion

    Michael Benatar;Joanne Wuu;Peter M. Andersen;Vittoria Lombardi

  • Increased proNGF levels in subjects with mild cognitive impairment and mild Alzheimer disease

    Shiyong Peng;Joanne Wuu;Elliott J. Mufson;Margaret Fahnestock

  • Down regulation of trk but not p75NTR gene expression in single cholinergic basal forebrain neurons mark the progression of Alzheimer's disease

    Stephen D. Ginsberg;Shaoli Che;Joanne Wuu;Scott E. Counts

  • Microarray Analysis of Hippocampal CA1 Neurons Implicates Early Endosomal Dysfunction During Alzheimer's Disease Progression

    Stephen D. Ginsberg;Stephen D. Ginsberg;Melissa J. Alldred;Melissa J. Alldred;Scott E. Counts;Anne M. Cataldo

  • Tau conformational changes correspond to impairments of episodic memory in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

    Nupur Ghoshal;Francisco Garcı́a-Sierra;Joanne Wuu;Sue Leurgans

  • A lifetime psychiatric history predicts a worse seizure outcome following temporal lobectomy

    A. M. Kanner;R. Byrne;A. Chicharro;J. Wuu

  • Poly(GP) proteins are a useful pharmacodynamic marker for C9ORF72-associated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Tania D Gendron;Jeannie Chew;Jeannette N. Stankowski;Lindsey R. Hayes

  • Loss of basal forebrain P75NTR immunoreactivity in subjects with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    Elliott J. Mufson;Shuang Y. Ma;John Dills;Elizabeth J. Cochran

  • Differential expression of synaptic proteins in the frontal and temporal cortex of elderly subjects with mild cognitive impairment.

    Scott E. Counts;Muhammad Nadeem;Shivanand P. Lad;Joanne Wuu

  • Hallucinations and sleep disorders in PD Six-year prospective longitudinal study

    Christopher G. Goetz;Joanne Wuu;Linda M. Curgian;Sue Leurgans

  • Reduction of cortical TrkA but not p75(NTR) protein in early-stage Alzheimer's disease.

    Scott E. Counts;Muhammad Nadeem;Joanne Wuu;Stephen D. Ginsberg

  • Effect of CX516, an AMPA-modulating compound, on cognition and behavior in fragile X syndrome: A controlled trial

    Elizabeth Berry-Kravis;Sue Ellen Krause;Sandra S. Block;Steve Guter

  • Increased Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Activity in Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Martin A. Bruno;Elliott J. Mufson;Joanne Wuu;A. Claudio Cuello

  • Huntington’s disease A randomized, controlled trial using the NMDA-antagonist amantadine

    L. Verhagen Metman;M. J. Morris;C. Farmer;M. Gillespie

  • Cholinergic plasticity in hippocampus of individuals with mild cognitive impairment: correlation with Alzheimer's neuropathology.

    Milos D. Ikonomovic;Elliott J. Mufson;Joanne Wuu;Elizabeth J. Cochran

Frequent Co-Authors

Elliott J. Mufson
Elliott J. Mufson Barrow Neurological Institute
Rosa Rademakers
Rosa Rademakers University of Antwerp
Sue Leurgans
Sue Leurgans Rush University Medical Center
J. Paul Taylor
J. Paul Taylor St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Peter M Andersen
Peter M Andersen Umeå University
Stephen D. Ginsberg
Stephen D. Ginsberg Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Scott E. Counts
Scott E. Counts Michigan State University
Bryan J. Traynor
Bryan J. Traynor National Institutes of Health
Martin R. Turner
Martin R. Turner University of Oxford
Steven T. DeKosky
Steven T. DeKosky University of Florida

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