2026 Lisa L. Barnes: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	93	149	123	70	60	388	41287
Medicine	96	9502	8919	4900	4531	421	46867

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

Lisa L. Barnes is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine, with significant contributions in psychiatry and mental health, physiology, health, public health, environmental and occupational health, and neurology. The scientist's work spans several topics including dementia and cognitive impairment research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, health disparities and outcomes, nutritional studies and diet, health, environment, cognitive aging, diet and metabolism studies, and aging and gerontology research.

The research output of Lisa L. Barnes includes multiple recent papers across high-impact journals. Notable publications are:

"Population estimate of people with clinical Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment in the United States (2020-2060)", 2021, Alzheimer s & Dementia
"Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer's dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study", 2020, Nature Communications
"Novel Alzheimer Disease Risk Loci and Pathways in African American Individuals Using the African Genome Resources Panel", 2020, JAMA Neurology
"Trial of the MIND Diet for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in Older Persons", 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
"Remote Blood Biomarkers of Longitudinal Cognitive Outcomes in a Population Study", 2020, Annals of Neurology

Frequent coauthors include:

David A. Bennett
Julie A. Schneider
Sue E. Leurgans
Andrew J. Saykin
Melissa Lamar

Lisa L. Barnes has published extensively in venues such as Alzheimer s & Dementia, Innovation in Aging, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Neurology, and JAMA Neurology.

Their scholarly work has addressed a comprehensive range of topics within their field, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to aging, cognitive decline, and neurodegenerative diseases. Studies encompass epidemiological estimates, neuropathological analyses, genetic risk factors, diet interventions, and biomarker research related to cognitive outcomes.

Best Publications

Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing

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3727
Citations
Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain

Verneri Anttila;Verneri Anttila;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Brendan Bulik-Sullivan;Hilary K. Finucane;Raymond K. Walters;Raymond K. Walters

1978
Citations
Participation in Cognitively Stimulating Activities and Risk of Incident Alzheimer Disease

Robert S. Wilson;Carlos F. Mendes de Leon;Lisa L. Barnes;Julie A. Schneider

1764
Citations
Loneliness and Risk of Alzheimer Disease

Robert S. Wilson;Kristin R. Krueger;Steven E. Arnold;Julie A. Schneider

1729
Citations
Natural history of mild cognitive impairment in older persons.

D. A. Bennett;R. S. Wilson;J. A. Schneider;D. A. Evans

1352
Citations
Religious Orders Study and Rush Memory and Aging Project.

David A Bennett;Aron S Buchman;Patricia A Boyle;Lisa L Barnes

1279
Citations
Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

1090
Citations
Population estimate of people with clinical Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment in the United States (2020-2060).

Kumar B. Rajan;Jennifer Weuve;Lisa L. Barnes;Elizabeth A. McAninch

1080
Citations
MIND diet slows cognitive decline with aging

Martha Clare Morris;Christy C. Tangney;Yamin Wang;Frank Martin Sacks

1039
Citations
Individual differences in rates of change in cognitive abilities of older persons

Robert S Wilson;Laurel A Beckett;Lisa L Barnes;Julie A Schneider

1034
Citations
Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project

David A. Bennett;Julie A. Schneider;Aron S. Buchman;Lisa L. Barnes

917
Citations
Understanding the impact of sex and gender in Alzheimer's disease: A call to action

Rebecca A. Nebel;Neelum T. Aggarwal;Lisa L. Barnes;Aimee Gallagher

825
Citations
Social resources and cognitive decline in a population of older African Americans and whites

L. L. Barnes;C. F. Mendes de Leon;R. S. Wilson;J. L. Bienias

779
Citations
Sex differences in the clinical manifestations of Alzheimer disease pathology.

Lisa L. Barnes;Robert S. Wilson;Julia L. Bienias;Julie A. Schneider

748
Citations
Late-life social activity and cognitive decline in old age

Bryan D. James;Robert S. Wilson;Lisa L. Barnes;David A. Bennett

724
Citations
Effect of a purpose in life on risk of incident Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling older persons.

Patricia A. Boyle;Aron S. Buchman;Lisa L. Barnes;David A. Bennett

705
Citations
Depressive symptoms, cognitive decline, and risk of AD in older persons

R. S. Wilson;L. L. Barnes;C. F. Mendes De Leon;N. T. Aggarwal

680
Citations
Education modifies the relation of AD pathology to level of cognitive function in older persons

David A. Bennett;R. S. Wilson;J. A. Schneider;D. A. Evans

679
Citations
Purpose in Life Is Associated With Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Persons

Patricia A. Boyle;Lisa L. Barnes;Aron S. Buchman;David A. Bennett

640
Citations
Social Engagement and Cognitive Function in Old Age

Kristin R Krueger;Robert S Wilson;Julia M Kamenetsky;Lisa L Barnes

507
Citations
Variants in the ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter (ABCA7), Apolipoprotein E ε4, and the Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease in African Americans

Christiane Reitz;Gyungah Jun;Adam Naj;Ruchita Rajbhandary

505
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Bennett Rush University Medical Center

Robert S. Wilson Rush University Medical Center

Denis A. Evans Rush University Medical Center

Julie A. Schneider Rush University Medical Center

Sue Leurgans Rush University Medical Center

Philip L. De Jager Columbia University

Lei Yu Rush University Medical Center

Aron S. Buchman Rush University Medical Center

Konstantinos Arfanakis Illinois Institute of Technology

Patricia A. Boyle Rush University Medical Center

External Links

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