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42414
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9149
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Patricia A. Boyle 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 Patricia A. Boyle sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 319 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Patricia A. Boyle 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 Patricia A. Boyle sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Patricia A. Boyle is affiliated with Rush University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on topics related to dementia and cognitive impairment, aging, and associated health outcomes. The main fields of study connected to their work include Medicine and Social Sciences, with notable subfields in Psychiatry and Mental Health, Demography, Physiology, Health, and General Health Professions.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Financial Literacy, Pension, and Retirement Analysis
  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment

They have published extensively in several journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Neurology
  • American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series B
  • Brain

Recent papers reflect the scientist's research focus on cognitive decline, neuropathologies, and brain health in late life. Some notable recent publications include:

  • "To what degree is late life cognitive decline driven by age-related neuropathologies?", 2021, Brain
  • "Normative Cognitive Decline in Old Age", 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • "Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy, ADNC pathology, and cognitive decline in aging", 2020, Neurology
  • "Late-life cognitive decline is associated with hippocampal volume, above and beyond its associations with traditional neuropathologic indices", 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Brain microRNAs associated with late-life depressive symptoms are also associated with cognitive trajectory and dementia", 2020, npj Genomic Medicine

Collaborations play an important role in the scientist's work. Frequently listed coauthors include:

  • David A. Bennett
  • Lei Yu
  • Julie A. Schneider
  • Lisa L. Barnes
  • Robert S. Wilson

Overall, the profile of Patricia A. Boyle indicates a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary research integrating neurology, geriatrics, psychiatry, and public health. Their work addresses cognitive aging and related neuropathological conditions with an applied focus on health disparities and social determinants of aging outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals

    James J. Lee;Robbee Wedow;Aysu Okbay;Edward Kong

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

    Aysu Okbay;Jonathan P. Beauchamp;Mark Alan Fontana;James J. Lee

  • Limbic-predominant age-related TDP-43 encephalopathy (LATE): consensus working group report.

    Peter T. Nelson;Dennis W. Dickson;John Q. Trojanowski;Clifford R. Jack

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • Religious Orders Study and Rush Memory and Aging Project.

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

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M L Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

  • GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

    Cornelius A. Rietveld;Sarah E. Medland;Jaime Lane Derringer;Jian Yang

  • Total daily physical activity and the risk of AD and cognitive decline in older adults

    A.S. Buchman;P.A. Boyle;L. Yu;R.C. Shah

  • Overview and Findings from the Rush Memory and Aging Project

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

  • Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences

    Richard Karlsson Linnér;Richard Karlsson Linnér;Pietro Biroli;Edward Kong;S. Fleur W. Meddens;S. Fleur W. Meddens

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • 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

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

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

  • Physical frailty is associated with incident mild cognitive impairment in community-based older persons.

    Patricia A. Boyle;Aron S. Buchman;Robert S. Wilson;Sue E. Leurgans

  • Gender differences in parent-child conversations about past emotions: A longitudinal investigation.

    Susan Adams;Janet Kuebli;Patricia A. Boyle;Robyn Fivush

  • Tests of executive function predict instrumental activities of daily living in community-dwelling older individuals.

    Deborah A. Cahn-Weiner;Patricia A. Boyle;Paul F. Malloy

  • Frailty is associated with incident Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline in the elderly.

    Aron S Buchman;Patricia A Boyle;Robert S Wilson;Yuxiao Tang

  • Association of muscle strength with the risk of Alzheimer disease and the rate of cognitive decline in community-dwelling older persons.

    Patricia A. Boyle;Aron S. Buchman;Robert S. Wilson;Sue E. Leurgans

  • Person-specific contribution of neuropathologies to cognitive loss in old age

    Patricia A. Boyle;Lei Yu;Robert S. Wilson;Sue E. Leurgans

  • Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

    Aysu Okbay;Bart M. L. Baselmans;Jan-Emmanuel De Neve;Patrick Turley

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Bennett
David A. Bennett Rush University Medical Center
Robert S. Wilson
Robert S. Wilson Rush University Medical Center
Lei Yu
Lei Yu Rush University Medical Center
Julie A. Schneider
Julie A. Schneider Rush University Medical Center
Aron S. Buchman
Aron S. Buchman Rush University Medical Center
Sue Leurgans
Sue Leurgans Rush University Medical Center
Konstantinos Arfanakis
Konstantinos Arfanakis Illinois Institute of Technology
Philip L. De Jager
Philip L. De Jager Columbia University
Lisa L. Barnes
Lisa L. Barnes Rush University Medical Center
Jaakko Kaprio
Jaakko Kaprio University of Helsinki

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