2026 Jose A. Luchsinger: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	82	15923	14978	8015	7413	342	31696

Jose A. Luchsinger 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 Jose A. Luchsinger sits on this spectrum.

101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 342 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jose A. Luchsinger 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 Jose A. Luchsinger sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Jose A. Luchsinger is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and conducts research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

The main research topics covered by Jose A. Luchsinger include:

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Diet and metabolism studies
Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
Diabetes Treatment and Management

Jose A. Luchsinger has published in a variety of academic venues, with frequent contributions to:

Alzheimer's & Dementia
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
Diabetes Care
JAMA Network Open

Recent notable papers include:

"Macro and micro sleep architecture and cognitive performance in older adults," 2020, Nature Human Behaviour
"Cognitive performance declines in older adults with type 1 diabetes: results from 32 years of follow-up in the DCCT and EDIC Study," 2021, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
"Benfotiamine and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's Disease: Results of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Phase IIa Clinical Trial," 2020, Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
"Cerebrovascular disease promotes tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease," 2020, Brain Communications
"Metabolic Syndrome and Cognitive Function," 2021, Current Cardiology Reports

Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include Kathleen M. Hayden, Adam M. Brickman, Jeanne A. Teresi, Timothy M. Hughes, and Qolamreza Razlighi.

Best Publications

Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in developing countries: prevalence, management, and risk factors

Raj N. Kalaria;Gladys E. Maestre;Gladys E. Maestre;Raul Arizaga;Robert P. Friedland

1532
Citations
Mediterranean diet and risk for Alzheimer's disease.

Nikolaos Scarmeas;Yaakov Stern;Mingxin Tang;Richard Paul Mayeux

1442
Citations
Physical Activity, Diet, and Risk of Alzheimer Disease

Nikolaos Scarmeas;Jose A. Luchsinger;Nicole Schupf;Adam M. Brickman

1229
Citations
Aggregation of vascular risk factors and risk of incident Alzheimer disease.

Jose Luchsinger;Christiane Reitz;Larry S. Honig;Ming-Xin Tang

994
Citations
Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia with Stroke in a Multiethnic Cohort

Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xin Tang;Yaakov Stern;Steven Shea

979
Citations
Mediterranean diet and mild cognitive impairment.

Nikolaos Scarmeas;Yaakov Stern;Richard Paul Mayeux;Jennifer J. Manly

955
Citations
Midlife and late-life obesity and the risk of dementia: cardiovascular health study.

Annette L. Fitzpatrick;Lewis H. Kuller;Oscar L. Lopez;Paula Diehr

901
Citations
Hyperinsulinemia and risk of Alzheimer disease

Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xin Tang;Steven Shea;Richard Mayeux

865
Citations
Relation of diabetes to mild cognitive impairment.

José A. Luchsinger;Christiane Reitz;Bindu Patel;Ming-Xin Tang

773
Citations
Caloric Intake and the Risk of Alzheimer Disease

Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xing Tang;Steven Shea;Richard Mayeux

607
Citations
Dietary factors and Alzheimer's disease

José A Luchsinger;Richard Mayeux

583
Citations
Mediterranean Diet, Alzheimer Disease, and Vascular Mediation

Nikolaos Scarmeas;Yaakov Stern;Richard Paul Mayeux;Jose A. Luchsinger

551
Citations
Antioxidant vitamin intake and risk of Alzheimer disease

Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xin Tang;Steven Shea;Richard Mayeux

532
Citations
Hypertension and the risk of mild cognitive impairment.

Christiane Reitz;Ming-Xin Tang;Jennifer Manly;Richard Mayeux

489
Citations
Food Combination and Alzheimer Disease Risk: A Protective Diet

Yian Gu;Jeri W. Nieves;Yaakov Stern;Jose A. Luchsinger

486
Citations
Relation of Plasma Lipids to Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia

Christiane Reitz;Ming-Xin Tang;Jose Luchsinger;Richard Mayeux

481
Citations
Alcohol Intake and Risk of Dementia

Jose A. Luchsinger;Ming-Xin Tang;Maliha Siddiqui;Steven Shea

467
Citations
The relationship of hypertension in the elderly to AD, vascular dementia, and cognitive function

Holly B. Posner;Mingxin Tang;Jose A. Luchsinger;Rafael Antonio Lantigua

462
Citations
Stroke and the risk of Alzheimer disease.

Lawrence S. Honig;Mingxin Tang;Steven M. Albert;Rosanne Costa

453
Citations
Late-life depression, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia.

Edo Richard;Christiane Reitz;Lawrence H. Honig;Nicole Schupf

452
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Mayeux Columbia University

Nicole Schupf Columbia University

Jennifer J. Manly Columbia University

Yaakov Stern Columbia University

Adam M. Brickman Columbia University

Nikolaos Scarmeas National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Ming-Xin Tang Columbia University

Steven Shea Columbia University

Annette L. Fitzpatrick University of Washington

Charles DeCarli University of California, Davis

External Links

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