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Mark Walterfang 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 Mark Walterfang sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 348 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mark Walterfang 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 Mark Walterfang sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mark Walterfang is affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, and Neurology. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology and Clinical Psychology.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics such as:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments

Mark Walterfang has published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • UNC Libraries
  • Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Among the notable papers authored or co-authored by Walterfang are:

  • "Time to diagnosis in younger-onset dementia and the impact of a specialist diagnostic service" (2020, International Psychogeriatrics)
  • "Trial of N-Acetyl- l-Leucine in Niemann-Pick Disease Type C" (2024, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • "Cerebrospinal fluid neurofilament light chain differentiates primary psychiatric disorders from rapidly progressive, Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal disorders in clinical settings" (2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia)
  • "The Diagnostic Challenge of Young-Onset Dementia Syndromes and Primary Psychiatric Diseases: Results From a Retrospective 20-Year Cross-Sectional Study" (2021, Journal of Neuropsychiatry)
  • "Plasma neurofilament light in behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia compared to mood and psychotic disorders" (2023, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry)

Their work often involves collaboration on multi-author studies, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Dennis Velakoulis
  • Samantha M. Loi
  • Dhamidhu Eratne
  • Wendy Kelso
  • Sarah Farrand

Best Publications

  • Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of Niemann-Pick disease type C: an update.

    Marc C. Patterson;Christian J. Hendriksz;Mark Walterfang;Frederic Sedel

  • Neuroanatomical abnormalities in schizophrenia: a multimodal voxelwise meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis.

    Emre Bora;Alex Fornito;Joaquim Radua;Mark Walterfang

  • Miglustat in patients with Niemann-Pick disease Type C (NP-C): A multicenter observational retrospective cohort study

    M. Pineda;J.E. Wraith;E. Mengel;F. Sedel

  • Theory of mind in behavioural-variant frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis

    Emre Bora;Mark Walterfang;Dennis Velakoulis

  • Frontotemporal dementia presenting as schizophrenia-like psychosis in young people: clinicopathological series and review of cases

    D. Velakoulis;M. Walterfang;R. Mocellin;C. Pantelis

  • Toluene misuse and long-term harms: a systematic review of the neuropsychological and neuroimaging literature.

    Murat Yücel;Michael Takagi;Mark Walterfang;Dan I. Lubman

  • Development of a suspicion index to aid diagnosis of Niemann-Pick disease type C.

    Frits Wijburg;Frederic Sedel;Mercedes Pineda;Chris Hendriksz

  • Miglustat in Niemann-Pick disease type C patients: a review.

    Mercè Pineda;Mark Walterfang;Marc C. Patterson

  • Recommendations for the detection and diagnosis of Niemann-Pick disease type C: An update

    Marc C. Patterson;Peter Clayton;Paul Gissen;Mathieu Anheim

  • Neuropathological, neurogenetic and neuroimaging evidence for white matter pathology in schizophrenia.

    Mark Walterfang;Stephen J Wood;Dennis Velakoulis;Dennis Velakoulis;Christos Pantelis

  • Psychiatric and Cognitive Aspects of Phenylketonuria: The Limitations of Diet and Promise of New Treatments.

    Killian Ashe;Wendy Kelso;Sarah Farrand;Julie Panetta

  • Social cognition in Huntington's disease: A meta-analysis.

    Emre Bora;Dennis Velakoulis;Mark Walterfang

  • The NUCOG : validity and reliability of a brief cognitive screening tool in neuropsychiatric patients

    Mark Walterfang;Ronald Siu;Dennis Velakoulis

  • The Neuropsychiatry of Niemann-Pick Type C Disease in Adulthood

    Mark Walterfang;Michael J Fietz;Michael C Fahey;Danny Sullivan

  • White matter volume changes in people who develop psychosis

    Mark Walterfang;Philip K. McGuire;Alison R. Yung;Lisa J. Phillips

  • The neuropsychiatry of inborn errors of metabolism

    Mark Walterfang;Olivier Bonnot;Ramon Mocellin;Ramon Mocellin;Dennis Velakoulis;Dennis Velakoulis

  • Abnormal white matter microstructure in schizophrenia: a voxelwise analysis of axial and radial diffusivity.

    Marc L Seal;Murat Yucel;Alexander Fornito;Stephen J Wood

  • Volumetric MRI study of the insular cortex in individuals with current and past major depression.

    Tsutomu Takahashi;Tsutomu Takahashi;Murat Yucel;Valentina Lorenzetti;Ryoichiro Tanino

  • Meta-Analysis of Facial Emotion Recognition in Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia: Comparison With Alzheimer Disease and Healthy Controls.

    Emre Bora;Dennis Velakoulis;Mark Walterfang;Mark Walterfang

  • Neuropsychiatry of Complex Visual Hallucinations

    Ramon Mocellin;Mark Walterfang;Dennis Velakoulis

  • Hippocampal Shape Analysis in Alzheimer's Disease and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration Subtypes

    Olof Lindberg;Mark Walterfang;Jeffrey C.L. Looi;Nikolai Malykhin

  • White matter volume changes in people who develop psychosis

    MA Walterfang;C Pantelis;D Velakoulis;ET Bullmore

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis Velakoulis
Dennis Velakoulis University of Melbourne
Christos Pantelis
Christos Pantelis University of Melbourne
Murat Yücel
Murat Yücel QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Amanda G. Wood
Amanda G. Wood Deakin University
Andrew Evans
Andrew Evans University of Dundee
Stephen J. Wood
Stephen J. Wood University of Melbourne
David C. Reutens
David C. Reutens University of Queensland
Larry A. Abel
Larry A. Abel University of Melbourne
Patrick D. McGorry
Patrick D. McGorry University of Melbourne
Danielle van Westen
Danielle van Westen Lund University

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