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Michael W. Weiner 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 Michael W. Weiner sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 1,067 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael W. Weiner 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 Michael W. Weiner sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 172 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2013 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
  • 2013 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology
  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Michael W. Weiner is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with extensive work in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Neurology. The scientist has published extensively on topics related to Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies, Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, and Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments.

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Clifford R. Jack
  • John C. Morris
  • Andrew J. Saykin
  • Rachel L. Nosheny
  • Arthur W. Toga

The scientist regularly publishes in notable venues such as:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease
  • Nature Communications
  • JAMA Neurology
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Michael W. Weiner include:

  • Spread of pathological tau proteins through communicating neurons in human Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Diagnostic performance and prediction of clinical progression of plasma phospho-tau181 in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, 2020, Molecular Psychiatry
  • Longitudinal Associations of Blood Phosphorylated Tau181 and Neurofilament Light Chain With Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer Disease, 2021, JAMA Neurology
  • Aducanumab: Appropriate Use Recommendations, 2021, The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Sex and APOE ε4 genotype modify the Alzheimer's disease serum metabolome, 2020, Nature Communications

Awards received by Michael W. Weiner include the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases awarded by the American Academy of Neurology in 2013, the Sedgwick Memorial Medal from the American Public Health Association in 2013, and designation as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in 1976.

Best Publications

  • Hypothetical model of dynamic biomarkers of the Alzheimer's pathological cascade

    Clifford R Jack;David S Knopman;William J Jagust;Leslie M Shaw

  • Tracking pathophysiological processes in Alzheimer's disease: an updated hypothetical model of dynamic biomarkers.

    Clifford R Jack;David S Knopman;William J Jagust;Ronald C Petersen

  • The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI): MRI methods.

    Clifford R. Jack;Matt A. Bernstein;Nick C. Fox;Paul Thompson

  • Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI): clinical characterization.

    R. C. Petersen;P. S. Aisen;Laurel A Beckett;M. C. Donohue

  • Cerebrospinal fluid and plasma biomarkers in Alzheimer disease.

    Kaj Blennow;Harald Hampel;Michael Weiner;Henrik Zetterberg

  • Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

    Susanne G. Mueller;Michael W. Weiner;Leon J. Thal;Ronald C. Petersen

  • Cognition and Anatomy in Three Variants of Primary Progressive Aphasia

    Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini;Nina F. Dronkers;Katherine P. Rankin;Jennifer M. Ogar

  • The Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative

    Susanne G. Mueller;Michael W. Weiner;Michael W. Weiner;Leon J. Thal;Ronald C. Petersen

  • The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative: a review of papers published since its inception.

    Michael W. Weiner;Michael W. Weiner;Dallas P. Veitch;Paul S. Aisen;Laurel A Beckett

  • Ways toward an early diagnosis in Alzheimer’s disease: The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)

    Susanne G. Mueller;Susanne G. Mueller;Michael W. Weiner;Michael W. Weiner;Leon J. Thal;Ronald C. Petersen

  • Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

    Y. Iturria-Medina;R. C. Sotero;P. J. Toussaint;J. M. Mateos-Pérez

  • Divergent network connectivity changes in behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease

    Juan Zhou;Michael D. Greicius;Efstathios D. Gennatas;Matthew E. Growdon

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • Docosahexaenoic acid supplementation and cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease: a randomized trial.

    Joseph F. Quinn;Rema Raman;Ronald G. Thomas;Karin Yurko-Mauro

  • Effect of long-term omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation with or without multidomain intervention on cognitive function in elderly adults with memory complaints (MAPT): a randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

    Sandrine Andrieu;Sandrine Andrieu;Sophie Guyonnet;Sophie Guyonnet;Nicola Coley;Nicola Coley;Christelle Cantet;Christelle Cantet

  • The Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite Measuring Amyloid-Related Decline

    Michael C. Donohue;Reisa A. Sperling;David P. Salmon;Dorene M. Rentz

  • The ENIGMA Consortium: large-scale collaborative analyses of neuroimaging and genetic data

    Paul M. Thompson;Jason L. Stein;Sarah E. Medland;Derrek P. Hibar

  • MRI of hippocampal volume loss in early Alzheimer's disease in relation to ApoE genotype and biomarkers.

    N. Schuff;N. Schuff;N. Woerner;L. Boreta;T. Kornfield

  • Episodic memory loss is related to hippocampal-mediated -amyloid deposition in elderly subjects

    E. C. Mormino;J. T. Kluth;C. M. Madison;G. D. Rabinovici;G. D. Rabinovici;G. D. Rabinovici

  • Amyloid deposition, hypometabolism, and longitudinal cognitive decline.

    Susan M. Landau;Mark A. Mintun;Abhinay D. Joshi;Robert A. Koeppe

  • Pattern of Cerebral Hypoperfusion in Alzheimer Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment Measured with Arterial Spin-labeling MR Imaging: Initial Experience

    Nathan A. Johnson;Geon-Ho Jahng;Michael W. Weiner;Bruce L. Miller

  • Identification of common variants associated with human hippocampal and intracranial volumes

    Jason L Stein;Sarah E Medland;Sarah E Medland;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Alejandro Arias Vasquez;Derrek P Hibar

Frequent Co-Authors

Clifford R. Jack
Clifford R. Jack Mayo Clinic
Norbert Schuff
Norbert Schuff University of California, San Francisco
Andrew J. Saykin
Andrew J. Saykin Indiana University
John Q. Trojanowski
John Q. Trojanowski University of Pennsylvania
Paul M. Thompson
Paul M. Thompson University of Southern California
Leslie M. Shaw
Leslie M. Shaw University of Pennsylvania
William J. Jagust
William J. Jagust University of California, Berkeley
Arthur W. Toga
Arthur W. Toga University of Southern California
Paul S. Aisen
Paul S. Aisen University of Southern California
Ronald C. Petersen
Ronald C. Petersen University of Pennsylvania

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