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Merrill D. Benson

Merrill D. Benson

Indiana University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
77
Citations
22865
World Ranking
4747
National Ranking
2300

Merrill D. Benson publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 313 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Merrill D. Benson D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Merrill D. Benson is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on amyloidosis and related biochemical and molecular biology fields. Their work spans multiple disciplines within medicine, particularly within molecular biology, genetics, and cell biology.

The scientist has contributed to the following recent papers:

  • Amyloid nomenclature 2020: update and recommendations by the International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA) nomenclature committee, 2020, Amyloid
  • Eplontersen for Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis With Polyneuropathy, 2023, JAMA
  • Guidelines and new directions in the therapy and monitoring of ATTRv amyloidosis, 2022, Amyloid
  • Ligand conjugated antisense oligonucleotide for the treatment of transthyretin amyloidosis: preclinical and phase 1 data, 2020, ESC Heart Failure
  • Tissue biopsy for the diagnosis of amyloidosis: experience from some centres, 2021, Amyloid

The main fields of study related to their research include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology with 28 publications, and Medicine with 18 publications. Within these fields, subfields frequently addressed are:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics
  • Cell Biology
  • Physiology
  • Rheumatology

Benson's research covers key topics as follows:

  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Dermatological and Skeletal Disorders
  • Skin and Cellular Biology Research
  • Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
  • Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling

The scientist collaborates frequently with the following coauthors:

  • John L. Berk
  • Teresa Coelho
  • Laura Obici
  • Giampaolo Merlini
  • Isabel Conceição

Academic publications by Merrill D. Benson have appeared predominantly in the journal Amyloid, with four entries. Other venues include JAMA, ESC Heart Failure, Neurology and Therapy, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • A mutation in the amyloid precursor protein associated with hereditary Alzheimer's disease.

    Jill Murrell;Martin Farlow;Bernardino Ghetti;Merrill D. Benson

  • Inotersen Treatment for Patients with Hereditary Transthyretin Amyloidosis

    Merrill D. Benson;Márcia Waddington-Cruz;John L. Berk;Michael Polydefkis

  • Amyloid fibril proteins and amyloidosis: chemical identification and clinical classification International Society of Amyloidosis 2016 Nomenclature Guidelines.

    Jean D. Sipe;Merrill D. Benson;Joel N. Buxbaum;Shu Ichi Ikeda

  • Apolipoprotein E ∈4 allele distributions in late-onset Alzheimer's disease and in other amyloid-forming diseases

    A. M. Saunders;A. D. Roses;M. A. Pericak-Vance;K. C. Dole

  • Nomenclature 2014: Amyloid fibril proteins and clinical classification of the amyloidosis

    Jean D. Sipe;Merrill D. Benson;Joel N. Buxbaum;Shu Ichi Ikeda

  • Amyloid nomenclature 2018: recommendations by the International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA) nomenclature committee

    Merrill D Benson;Joel N Buxbaum;David S Eisenberg;Giampaolo Merlini

  • The protofilament substructure of amyloid fibrils.

    Louise C Serpell;Margaret Sunde;Merrill D Benson;Glenys A Tennent

  • Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy of Transthyretin Amyloidosis.

    Morie A. Gertz;Merrill D. Benson;Peter J. Dyck;Martha Grogan

  • Amyloid: toward terminology clarification. Report from the Nomenclature Committee of the International Society of Amyloidosis.

    Per Westermark;Merrill D. Benson;Joel N. Buxbaum;Alan S. Cohen

  • Amyloid fibril protein nomenclature: 2010 recommendations from the nomenclature committee of the International Society of Amyloidosis

    Jean D. Sipe;Merrill D. Benson;Joel N. Buxbaum;Shu Ichi Ikeda

  • A primer of amyloid nomenclature

    Per Westermark;Merrill D. Benson;Joel N. Buxbaum;Alan S. Cohen

  • Amyloid fibril protein nomenclature: 2012 recommendations from the Nomenclature Committee of the International Society of Amyloidosis.

    Jean D. Sipe;Merrill D. Benson;Joel N. Buxbaum;Shu Ichi Ikeda

  • Amyloid nomenclature 2020: update and recommendations by the International Society of Amyloidosis (ISA) nomenclature committee.

    Merrill D Benson;Joel N Buxbaum;David S Eisenberg;Giampaolo Merlini

  • Variant apolipoprotein AI as a major constituent of a human hereditary amyloid.

    William C. Nichols;Francis E. Dwulet;Juris Liepnieks;Merrill D. Benson

  • The X-ray crystal structure refinements of normal human transthyretin and the amyloidogenic Val-30→Met variant to 1.7-Å resolution

    Jean A. Hamilton;Larry K. Steinrauf;Bradford C. Braden;Juris Liepnieks

  • Hereditary renal amyloidosis associated with a mutant fibrinogen alpha-chain.

    Merrill D. Benson;Juris Liepnieks;Tomoyuki Uemichi;Gary Wheeler

  • Amyloid fibril protein nomenclature -- 2002.

    Per Westermark;Merrill D. Benson;Joel N. Buxbaum;Alan S. Cohen

  • Primary structure of an amyloid prealbumin and its plasma precursor in a heredofamilial polyneuropathy of Swedish origin

    Francis E. Dwulet;Merrill D. Benson

  • A mutation in apolipoprotein A-I in the Iowa type of familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy

    William C. Nichols;Richard E. Gregg;H. Bryan Brewer;Merrill D. Benson

  • Polymorphism of human plasma thyroxine binding prealbumin.

    Francis E. Dwulet;Merrill D. Benson

Frequent Co-Authors

Giampaolo Merlini
Giampaolo Merlini University of Pavia
Martha Skinner
Martha Skinner Boston University
Morie A. Gertz
Morie A. Gertz Mayo Clinic
Maria João Saraiva
Maria João Saraiva University of Porto
Per Westermark
Per Westermark Uppsala University
Brett P. Monia
Brett P. Monia Ionis Pharmaceuticals (United States)
Bernardino Ghetti
Bernardino Ghetti Indiana University
Peter J. Dyck
Peter J. Dyck Mayo Clinic
Alan S. Cohen
Alan S. Cohen Boston University
Jean D. Sipe
Jean D. Sipe Boston University

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