World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
24919
World Ranking
17964
National Ranking
226

Patrick Cras 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 Patrick Cras sits on this spectrum.

101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 611 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 432 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick Cras 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 Patrick Cras sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Patrick Cras is affiliated with the University of Antwerp in Belgium and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on neurology. They have authored over one hundred publications spanning various subfields including neurology, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, molecular biology, and genetics.

Their research topics cover a diverse range of neurological and auditory conditions. Among the main topics are:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
  • Hearing, Cochlea, Tinnitus, Genetics
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Restless Legs Syndrome Research

Patrick Cras has published frequently in several scientific venues including:

  • Neurology
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Neurobiology of Aging
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Ear and Hearing

Among their recent papers are:

  • "European white paper: oropharyngeal dysphagia in head and neck cancer" (2020), published in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
  • "Mutated ATP10B increases Parkinson's disease risk by compromising lysosomal glucosylceramide export" (2020), published in Acta Neuropathologica
  • "Myoclonus and Cerebellar Ataxia Following COVID-19" (2020), published in Movement Disorders Clinical Practice
  • "Predictors of 30-day and 90-day mortality among hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke patients in urban Uganda: a prospective hospital-based cohort study" (2020), published in BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
  • "Contribution of rare homozygous and compound heterozygous VPS13C missense mutations to dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease" (2021), published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Collaborations form an important part of Patrick Cras's scientific work. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Sebastiaan Engelborghs
  • Christine Van Broeckhoven
  • Peter Paul De Deyn
  • David Crosiers
  • Rik Vandenberghe

Best Publications

  • Presenile dementia and cerebral haemorrhage linked to a mutation at codon 692 of the β–amyloid precursor protein gene

    Lydia Hendriks;Cornelia M. van Duijn;Patrick Cras;Marc Cruts

  • Updated clinical diagnostic criteria for sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

    I. Zerr;K. Kallenberg;D. M. Summers;C. Romero

  • Fmr1 knockout mice: A model to study fragile X mental retardation

    Cathy E. Bakker;Coleta Verheij;Rob Willemsen

  • Improved discrimination of AD patients using beta-amyloid((1-42)) and tau levels in CSF

    F Hulstaert;K Blennow;A Ivanoiu;HC Schoonderwaldt

  • Abnormal dendritic spine characteristics in the temporal and visual cortices of patients with fragile-X syndrome: a quantitative examination

    Scott A. Irwin;Biraju Patel;Madhuri Idupulapati;Jennifer B. Harris

  • A C9orf72 promoter repeat expansion in a Flanders-Belgian cohort with disorders of the frontotemporal lobar degeneration-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spectrum: a gene identification study.

    Ilse Gijselinck;Tim Van Langenhove;Julie van der Zee;Kristel Sleegers

  • European Society for Swallowing Disorders - European Union Geriatric Medicine Society white paper: oropharyngeal dysphagia as a geriatric syndrome.

    Laura W J Baijens;Pere Clavé;Patrick Cras;Olle Ekberg

  • Detection of Proteins in Normal and Alzheimer's Disease Cerebrospinal Fluid with a Sensitive Sandwich Enzyme‐Linked Immunosorbent Assay

    Marc Vandermeeren;Marc Vandermeeren;Marc Mercken;Marc Mercken;Eugeen Vanmechelen;Jan Six;Jan Six

  • The abnormal phosphorylation of tau protein at Ser-202 in Alzheimer disease recapitulates phosphorylation during development.

    M. Goedert;R. Jakes;R. A. Crowther;J. Six

  • A Multicenter Study of Glucocerebrosidase Mutations in Dementia With Lewy Bodies

    Michael A. Nalls;Raquel Duran;Grisel Lopez;Marzena Kurzawa-Akanbi

  • Mapping of a gene predisposing to early-onset Alzheimer's disease to chromosome 14q24.3

    C Van Broeckhoven;H Backhovens;H Backhovens;M Cruts;G De Winter;G De Winter

  • Epitope mapping of monoclonal antibodies to the paired helical filaments of Alzheimer's disease : identification of phosphorylation sites in tau-protein

    M Goedert;R Jakes;R A Crowther;P Cohen

  • Senile plaque neurites in Alzheimer disease accumulate amyloid precursor protein.

    Patrick Cras;Mitsuru Kawai;David Lowery;Patty Gonzalez-DeWhitt

  • The genetics and neuropathology of frontotemporal lobar degeneration

    Anne Sieben;Tim Van Langenhove;Sebastiaan Engelborghs;Jean-Jacques Martin

  • Failure of familial Alzheimer's disease to segregate with the A4-amyloid gene in several European families.

    C. Van Broeckhoven;A. M. Genthe;A. Vandenberghe;B. Horsthemke

  • Diagnostic performance of a CSF-biomarker panel in autopsy-confirmed dementia.

    Sebastiaan Engelborghs;Karen De Vreese;Tom Van de Casteele;Hugo Vanderstichele

  • A Pan‐European Study of the C9orf72 Repeat Associated with FTLD: Geographic Prevalence, Genomic Instability, and Intermediate Repeats

    Julie van der Zee;Ilse Gijselinck;Lubina Dillen;Tim Van Langenhove

  • Degeneration of vascular muscle cells in cerebral amyloid angiopathy of Alzheimer disease

    Mitsuru Kawai;Rajesh N. Kalaria;Patrick Cras;Sandra L. Siedlak

  • Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Fat Embolism Syndrome by Diffusion-Weighted MRI (Starfield Pattern)

    P.M. Parizel;H.E. Demey;G. Veeckmans;F. Verstreken

  • A novel presenilin 1 mutation associated with Pick's disease but not beta-amyloid plaques.

    Bart Dermaut;Samir Kumar-Singh;Sebastian Engelborghs;Jessie Theuns

Frequent Co-Authors

Sebastiaan Engelborghs
Sebastiaan Engelborghs Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Peter Paul De Deyn
Peter Paul De Deyn University of Antwerp
Christine Van Broeckhoven
Christine Van Broeckhoven University of Antwerp
Jo Nijs
Jo Nijs Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Marc Cruts
Marc Cruts University of Antwerp
Paul M. Parizel
Paul M. Parizel University of Western Australia
Kristel Sleegers
Kristel Sleegers University of Antwerp
George Perry
George Perry The University of Texas at San Antonio
Peter De Jonghe
Peter De Jonghe University of Antwerp

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring medicine in the USA opens doors to diverse, rewarding pathways beyond traditional medical degrees. Many students pursue related fields online, gaining flexibility and access to accredited programs nationwide. For example, those interested in wellness and preventative health may consider an online bachelor's in nutrition. This degree prepares graduates for roles in health education, dietetics, and research.

Healthcare administration is another fast-growing sector. Enrolling in cahme accredited online mha programs can lead to leadership positions in hospitals and healthcare organizations, with curriculum aligned to industry standards.

For registered nurses seeking to advance their qualifications, rn to bsn online no clinicals accredited programs are ideal. These accelerated options streamline the process, allowing nurses to earn a bachelor's degree with minimal disruption to their careers.

Advanced practice nurses interested in top leadership and clinical roles may benefit from the shortest dnp programs available online. These Doctor of Nursing Practice programs suit those who want to lead change and improve patient outcomes quickly and efficiently.

Best Scientists Citing Patrick Cras

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles