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Keith Wesnes

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
29986
World Ranking
9396
National Ranking
913

Neuroscience

D-Index
97
Citations
29937
World Ranking
837
National Ranking
97

Keith Wesnes 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 Keith Wesnes sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 460 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Keith Wesnes 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 Keith Wesnes sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Keith Wesnes was affiliated with the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions centered primarily on medicine and neuroscience, with notable activity in subfields such as psychiatry and mental health, complementary and alternative medicine, neurology, physiology, as well as public health, environmental, and occupational health.

The main topics addressed in their scientific work included:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Tea Polyphenols and Effects
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Cognitive Functions and Memory

Among the frequent venues for Keith Wesnes's publications were:

  • BMC Nutrition
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • Frontiers in Neurology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Keith Wesnes included:

  • "FLAME: A computerized neuropsychological composite for trials in early dementia" (2020) in Alzheimer's & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
  • "Is there a relationship between low-grade systemic inflammation and cognition in healthy people aged 60-75 years?" (2020) in Behavioural Brain Research
  • "Cognitive profiles in obstructive sleep apnea: a cluster analysis in sleep clinic and community samples" (2020) in Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
  • "Effects of Purified Anthocyanins in People at Risk for Dementia: Study Protocol for a Phase II Randomized Controlled Trial" (2020) in Frontiers in Neurology
  • "The Neurocognitive Effects of Bacopa monnieri and Cognitive Training on Markers of Brain Microstructure in Healthy Older Adults" (2021) in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

The scientist collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Helen Brooker, Con Stough, Dag Aarsland, Tormod Fladby, and Clive Ballard, with varying numbers of joint publications recorded.

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of rivastigmine in dementia with Lewy bodies: A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled international study

    Ian McKeith;Teodoro Del Ser;PierFranco Spano;Murat Emre

  • Aromas of rosemary and lavender essential oils differentially affect cognition and mood in healthy adults.

    Mark Moss;Jenny Cook;Keith Wesnes;Paul Duckett

  • Hepatitis C and cognitive impairment in a cohort of patients with mild liver disease.

    Daniel M. Forton;Daniel M. Forton;Howard C. Thomas;Christine A. Murphy;Joanna M. Allsop

  • Characterizing mild cognitive impairment in incident Parkinson disease The ICICLE-PD Study

    Alison J Yarnall;David P Breen;Gordon W Duncan;Tien K Khoo

  • Breakfast reduces declines in attention and memory over the morning in schoolchildren

    Keith A Wesnes;Claire Pincock;David Richardson;Gareth Helm

  • Effect of a 915-MHz simulated mobile phone signal on cognitive function in man

    A W Preece;G Iwi;A Davies-Smith;K Wesnes

  • Cognitive and mood improvements of caffeine in habitual consumers and habitual non-consumers of caffeine

    Crystal F. Haskell;David O. Kennedy;Keith A. Wesnes;Andrew B. Scholey

  • The memory enhancing effects of a Ginkgo biloba/Panax ginseng combination in healthy middle-aged volunteers

    K.A. Wesnes;T. Ward;A. McGinty;O. Petrini

  • The Clinician Assessment of Fluctuation and the One Day Fluctuation Assessment Scale. Two methods to assess fluctuating confusion in dementia.

    M. P. Walker;G. A. Ayre;Jeffrey L Cummings;K. Wesnes

  • Effects of scopolamine and nicotine on human rapid information processing performance

    Keith Wesnes;David M. Warburton

  • The effects of l-theanine, caffeine and their combination on cognition and mood

    Crystal F. Haskell;David O. Kennedy;Anthea L. Milne;Keith A. Wesnes

  • Modulation of mood and cognitive performance following acute administration of Melissa officinalis (lemon balm)

    David O. Kennedy;Andrew B. Scholey;Nicola T. J. Tildesley;Elaine K. Perry

  • Visual perception in Parkinson disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies

    U.P. Mosimann;George Mather;K.A. Wesnes;J.T. O'Brien

  • Practice effects due to serial cognitive assessment: Implications for preclinical Alzheimer's disease randomized controlled trials

    Terry E. Goldberg;Philip D. Harvey;Keith A. Wesnes;Peter J. Snyder

  • Quantifying fluctuation in dementia with Lewy bodies, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia

    M. P. Walker;G. A. Ayre;J. L. Cummings;J. L. Cummings;K. Wesnes

  • Optimised Anaesthesia to Reduce Post Operative Cognitive Decline (POCD) in Older Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery, a Randomised Controlled Trial

    Clive Ballard;Emma Jones;Nathan Gauge;Dag Aarsland;Dag Aarsland

  • Smoking, nicotine and human performance.

    K. Wesnes;D.M. Warburton

  • Cognitive Performance in Hypertensive and Normotensive Older Subjects

    Frances Harrington;Brian K. Saxby;Ian G. McKeith;Keith Wesnes

  • Effects of Smoking on Rapid Information Processing Performance

    K. Wesnes;D.M. Warburton

  • The dose-dependent cognitive effects of acute administration of Ginkgo biloba to healthy young volunteers

    David O. Kennedy;Andrew B. Scholey;Keith A. Wesnes

Frequent Co-Authors

Clive Ballard
Clive Ballard University of Exeter
Andrew Scholey
Andrew Scholey Monash University
David O. Kennedy
David O. Kennedy Northumbria University
Anne Corbett
Anne Corbett University of Exeter
Dag Aarsland
Dag Aarsland King's College London
Ian G. McKeith
Ian G. McKeith Newcastle University
David Warburton
David Warburton University of Southern California
Con Stough
Con Stough Swinburne University of Technology
Pradeep J. Nathan
Pradeep J. Nathan University of Cambridge
John T. O'Brien
John T. O'Brien University of Cambridge

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Best Scientists Citing Keith Wesnes

John T. O'Brien

John T. O'Brien

University of Cambridge

Publications: 142

Dag Aarsland

Dag Aarsland

King's College London

Publications: 132

David J. Burn

David J. Burn

Newcastle University

Publications: 110

Ian G. McKeith

Ian G. McKeith

Newcastle University

Publications: 102

Clive Ballard

Clive Ballard

University of Exeter

Publications: 101

Andrew Scholey

Andrew Scholey

Monash University

Publications: 100

John-Paul Taylor

John-Paul Taylor

Newcastle University

Publications: 86

Con Stough

Con Stough

Swinburne University of Technology

Publications: 73

Michael J. Firbank

Michael J. Firbank

Newcastle University

Publications: 63

David O. Kennedy

David O. Kennedy

Northumbria University

Publications: 54

Lynn Rochester

Lynn Rochester

Newcastle University

Publications: 49

Alan J. Thomas

Alan J. Thomas

Newcastle University

Publications: 44

Paul A. Newhouse

Paul A. Newhouse

Vanderbilt University

Publications: 43

Andrew C. Parrott

Andrew C. Parrott

Swansea University

Publications: 43

Pradeep J. Nathan

Pradeep J. Nathan

University of Cambridge

Publications: 41

Andrew Pipingas

Andrew Pipingas

Swinburne University of Technology

Publications: 40

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