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Joel S. Perlmutter 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 Joel S. Perlmutter sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 528 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Joel S. Perlmutter 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 Joel S. Perlmutter sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 92 D-Index — 45th percentile

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

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Overview

Joel S. Perlmutter is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on neurological disorders and treatments, especially Parkinson's disease and related neurodegenerative conditions.

The main fields of study for Joel S. Perlmutter include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader areas, the subfields of Neurology, Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Physiology, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging are most prominent in their work.

Their research topics cover a range of areas related to neurological disorders, with focal points in:

  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Sphingolipid Metabolism and Signaling
  • Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior

Joel S. Perlmutter has published extensively in several journals, with frequent publication venues including:

  • Nuclear Medicine and Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurology
  • Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • Movement Disorders

Notable recent papers include:

  • APOE genotype regulates pathology and disease progression in synucleinopathy, 2020, Science Translational Medicine
  • Revisiting FDA Approval of Aducanumab, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Genome-wide survival study identifies a novel synaptic locus and polygenic score for cognitive progression in Parkinson's disease, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Removal of high frequency contamination from motion estimates in single-band fMRI saves data without biasing functional connectivity, 2020, NeuroImage
  • Dystonia and Tremor, 2020, Neurology

Joel S. Perlmutter has collaborated frequently with a number of colleagues in their field. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Hyder A. Jinnah
  • Brian D. Berman
  • Zhude Tu
  • Scott A. Norris
  • Joseph Jankovic

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study reveals genetic risk underlying Parkinson's disease

    Javier Simón-Sánchez;Claudia Schulte;Jose M Bras;Jose M Bras;Manu Sharma

  • Large-scale meta-analysis of genome-wide association data identifies six new risk loci for Parkinson's disease

    Mike A Nalls;Nathan Pankratz;Christina M. Lill;Chuong B. Do

  • Effects of coenzyme Q10 in early Parkinson disease: evidence of slowing of the functional decline.

    Clifford W. Shults;David Oakes;Karl Kieburtz;M. Flint Beal

  • Deep Brain Stimulation

    Joel S. Perlmutter;Jonathan W. Mink

  • A stereotactic method of anatomical localization for positron emission tomography.

    Peter T. Fox;Joel S. Perlmutter;Marcus E. Raichle

  • Excessive burden of lysosomal storage disorder gene variants in Parkinson's disease

    L.A. Robak;L.A. Robak;I.E. Jansen;I.E. Jansen;J van Rooij;A.G. Uitterlinden

  • Loss of VPS13C Function in Autosomal-Recessive Parkinsonism Causes Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Increases PINK1/Parkin-Dependent Mitophagy.

    Suzanne Lesage;Valérie Drouet;Elisa Majounie;Vincent Deramecourt

  • Welding-related parkinsonism: Clinical features, treatment, and pathophysiology

    Brad Racette;L. McGee-Minnich;Stephen Moerlein;J. W. Mink

  • Resting state functional connectivity of the striatum in Parkinson’s disease

    Carl D. Hacker;Joel S. Perlmutter;Susan R. Criswell;Beau M. Ances

  • Swallowing abnormalities and their response to treatment in Parkinson's disease

    Maureen Bushmann;Susan M. Dobmeyer;Linda Leeker;Joel S. Perlmutter

  • Unbiased screen for interactors of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 supports a common pathway for sporadic and familial Parkinson disease

    A. Beilina;I. N. Rudenko;A. Kaganovich;L. Civiero

  • The application of positron emission tomography to the study of panic disorder.

    E. M. Reiman;M. E. Raichle;E. Robins;F. K. Butler

  • A Two-Stage Meta-Analysis Identifies Several New Loci for Parkinson's Disease

    V. Plagnol;M.A. Nalls;J.M. Bras;D.G. Hernandez;D.G. Hernandez

  • Practice Parameter: Diagnosis and prognosis of new onset Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review) Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    O. Suchowersky;S. Reich;J. Perlmutter;T. Zesiewicz

  • A Randomized Clinical Trial of High-Dosage Coenzyme Q10 in Early Parkinson Disease: No Evidence of Benefit

    M Flint Beal;David Oakes;Ira Shoulson

  • Changes in brain activity during motor learning measured with PET: effects of hand of performance and practice.

    H. Van Mier;L. W. Tempel;Joel Perlmutter;Marcus Raichle

  • Practice Parameter: Neuroprotective strategies and alternative therapies for Parkinson disease (an evidence-based review) Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

    O. Suchowersky;G. Gronseth;J. Perlmutter;S. Reich

  • Cortical and subcortical blood flow effects of subthalamic nucleus stimulation in PD

    T. Hershey;F.J. Revilla;A.R. Wernle;L. McGee-Minnich

  • Neurologist care in Parkinson disease: a utilization, outcomes, and survival study.

    A.W. Willis;M. Schootman;B.A. Evanoff;J.S. Perlmutter

  • Decreased [18F]Spiperone Binding in Putamen in Idiopathic Focal Dystonia

    Joel S. Perlmutter;Mikula K. Stambuk;Joanne Markham;Kevin J. Black

Frequent Co-Authors

Kevin J. Black
Kevin J. Black Washington University in St. Louis
Abraham Z. Snyder
Abraham Z. Snyder Washington University in St. Louis
Joseph Jankovic
Joseph Jankovic Baylor College of Medicine
Marcus E. Raichle
Marcus E. Raichle Washington University in St. Louis
Jonathan W. Mink
Jonathan W. Mink University of Rochester
Oksana Suchowersky
Oksana Suchowersky University of Alberta
Hyder A. Jinnah
Hyder A. Jinnah Emory University
Jane S. Paulsen
Jane S. Paulsen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gammon M. Earhart
Gammon M. Earhart Washington University in St. Louis
Christine Klein
Christine Klein University of Lübeck

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