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Orestes Vicente Forlenza

Orestes Vicente Forlenza

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
75
Citations
17165
World Ranking
19209
National Ranking
56

Orestes Vicente Forlenza publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Orestes Vicente Forlenza sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 440 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Orestes Vicente Forlenza D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Orestes Vicente Forlenza sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Orestes Vicente Forlenza is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil, contributing extensively to medical research with a focus on psychiatry, neurology, and physiology. Their work spans various subfields in medicine, emphasizing psychiatry and mental health, physiology, neurology, clinical psychology, and public health.

Their primary research themes include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, dementia and cognitive impairment, bipolar disorder and treatment, the long-term effects of COVID-19, COVID-19 and mental health, frailty in older adults, and research involving Down syndrome and intellectual disability.

Recent significant publications by Forlenza include:

  • "The impact of the microbiota-gut-brain axis on Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology" (2020), published in Pharmacological Research
  • "Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease: A Review of Available Assays, Recent Developments, and Implications for Clinical Practice" (2023), published in Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports
  • "Early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease: new definitions and challenges" (2020), published in Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
  • "Cognitive decline following acute viral infections: literature review and projections for post-COVID-19" (2021), published in European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
  • "Post-COVID-19 psychiatric and cognitive morbidity: Preliminary findings from a Brazilian cohort study" (2022), published in General Hospital Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Forlenza include:

  • Leda Leme Talib
  • Benoit H. Mulsant
  • Márcia Radanovic
  • Geraldo F. Busatto
  • Ricardo Nitríni

The venues where Forlenza has published most often are:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • International Psychogeriatrics
  • Dementia & Neuropsychologia
  • Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Forlenza's contributions have involved a considerable number of publications - notably in medical research fields with 256 publications, including 92 in psychiatry and mental health, 47 in physiology, and 34 in neurology, reflecting a multi-disciplinary approach to neurological and psychiatric disorders. Their research addresses both clinical and public health dimensions, encompassing environmental and occupational health considerations related to mental health.

Best Publications

  • Disease-modifying properties of long-term lithium treatment for amnestic mild cognitive impairment: randomised controlled trial

    Orestes V. Forlenza;Breno S. Diniz;Márcia Radanovic;Franklin S. Santos

  • The Alzheimer's Association external quality control program for cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers

    Niklas Mattsson;Ulf Andreasson;Staffan Persson;Hiroyuki Arai

  • Cellular prion protein binds laminin and mediates neuritogenesis

    Edgard Graner;Adriana F Mercadante;Silvio M Zanata;Orestes V Forlenza

  • CSF biomarker variability in the Alzheimer's Association quality control program

    Niklas Mattsson;Niklas Mattsson;Ulf Andreasson;Staffan Persson;Maria C. Carrillo

  • Lithium and risk for Alzheimer's disease in elderly patients with bipolar disorder.

    Paula V. Nunes;Orestes V. Forlenza;Wagner F. Gattaz

  • Brief screening for mild cognitive impairment: validation of the Brazilian version of the Montreal cognitive assessment.

    Cláudia Maia Memória;Monica Sanches Yassuda;Eduardo Y Nakano;Orestes Vicente Forlenza

  • Nonpharmacological Interventions to Reduce Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia: A Systematic Review.

    Alexandra Martini de Oliveira;Marcia Radanovic;Patrícia Cotting Homem de Mello;Patrícia Cardoso Buchain

  • Neuroprotective effects of lithium: implications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related neurodegenerative disorders.

    O. V. Forlenza;V. J. R. De-Paula;B. S. O. Diniz

  • The impact of the microbiota-gut-brain axis on Alzheimer's disease pathophysiology.

    Tejaswini Doifode;Vijayasree V. Giridharan;Jaqueline S. Generoso;Gursimrat Bhatti

  • Performance and complications of lumbar puncture in memory clinics: Results of the multicenter lumbar puncture feasibility study

    Flora H. Duits;Pablo Martinez-Lage;Claire Paquet;Claire Paquet;Sebastiaan Engelborghs

  • Neurostructural predictors of Alzheimer's disease: a meta-analysis of VBM studies.

    Luiz K. Ferreira;Breno S. Diniz;Orestes V. Forlenza;Geraldo F. Busatto

  • Demência de Alzheimer: correlação entre memória e autonomia

    Izabella Dutra de Abreu;Orestes Vicente Forlenza;Hélio Lauar de Barros

  • Increased Serum IL-1β Level in Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment

    Orestes Vicente Forlenza;Breno Satler Diniz;Leda Leme Talib;Vanessa Amaral Mendonça

  • Do CSF total tau, phosphorylated tau, and β-amyloid 42 help to predict progression of mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature

    Breno S. O. Diniz;Jony A. Pinto;Orestes Vicente Forlenza

  • Tratamento farmacológico da doença de Alzheimer

    Orestes V. Forlenza

  • Executive dysfunction correlates with impaired functional status in older adults with varying degrees of cognitive impairment.

    F. S. Pereira;M. S. Yassuda;A. M. Oliveira;O. V. Forlenza

  • Physical Exercise in MCI Elderly Promotes Reduction of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines and Improvements on Cognition and BDNF Peripheral Levels

    Carla Manuela Crispim Nascimento;Jessica Rodrigues Pereira;Larissa Pires de Andrade;Marcelo Garuffi

  • Diagnosis and biomarkers of predementia in Alzheimer's disease

    Orestes V Forlenza;Breno S Diniz;Wagner F Gattaz

  • Does Lithium Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease?

    Orestes V. Forlenza;Vanessa J. de Paula;Rodrigo Machado-Vieira;Breno S. Diniz

  • Featured Article Performance and complications of lumbar puncture in memory clinics: Results of the multicenter lumbar puncture feasibility study

    Flora H. Duits;Pablo Martinez-Lage;Claire Paquet;Sebastiaan Engelborghs

Frequent Co-Authors

Wagner F. Gattaz
Wagner F. Gattaz Universidade de São Paulo
Marcia Radanovic
Marcia Radanovic Universidade de São Paulo
Mônica Sanches Yassuda
Mônica Sanches Yassuda Universidade de São Paulo
Antônio Lúcio Teixeira
Antônio Lúcio Teixeira The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira
Rodrigo Machado-Vieira The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Ricardo Nitrini
Ricardo Nitrini Universidade de São Paulo
Fernando Cendes
Fernando Cendes State University of Campinas
Geraldo F. Busatto
Geraldo F. Busatto Universidade de São Paulo
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Jerson Laks
Jerson Laks Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

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