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128
Citations
79546
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2657
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75

Peter Davies 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 Peter Davies sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 817 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Davies 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 Peter Davies sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 128 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Australia Leader Award
  • 2015 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
  • 2015 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology
  • 1986 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease

Overview

Peter Davies is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia with a research focus primarily in Medicine, Neuroscience, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields, including Physiology, Neurology, Genetics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Pharmacology.

The scientist's primary research topics include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Tau PTM Profiles Identify Patient Heterogeneity and Stages of Alzheimer's Disease, 2020, published in Cell
  • Tau Ser208 phosphorylation promotes aggregation and reveals neuropathologic diversity in Alzheimer's disease and other tauopathies, 2020, in Acta Neuropathologica Communications
  • Anti-tau scFvs Targeted to the Cytoplasm or Secretory Pathway Variably Modify Pathology and Neurodegenerative Phenotypes, 2020, in Molecular Therapy
  • Greater effect of polygenic risk score for Alzheimer's disease among younger cases who are apolipoprotein E-ε4 carriers, 2020, in Neurobiology of Aging
  • Associations of Apolipoprotein E ε4 Genotype and Ball Heading With Verbal Memory in Amateur Soccer Players, 2020, in JAMA Neurology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Davies include Jeremy Koppel, Heidy Jimenez, Leslie R. Adrien, Yun Freudenberg-Hua, and Eliot J. Davidowitz.

Their work has appeared regularly in several publication venues:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Molecular Therapy
  • GeroScience
  • Cell
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications

Throughout their career, Davies has been recognized with awards, such as the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases from the American Academy of Neurology (2015), the Sedgwick Memorial Medal from the American Public Health Association (2015), and the Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease (1986).

Best Publications

  • SELECTIVE LOSS OF CENTRAL CHOLINERGIC NEURONS IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

    P. Davies;A.J.F. Maloney

  • Association of missense and 5′-splice-site mutations in tau with the inherited dementia FTDP-17

    M. Hutton;C. L. Lendon;P. Rizzu;M. Baker

  • Correlation of Alzheimer Disease Neuropathologic Changes With Cognitive Status: A Review of the Literature

    Peter T Nelson;Irina Alafuzoff;Eileen H Bigio;Constantin Bouras

  • Correlation Between Elevated Levels of Amyloid β-Peptide in the Brain and Cognitive Decline

    Jan Näslund;Vahram Haroutunian;Richard Mohs;Kenneth L. Davis

  • Neurofibrillary tangles, amyotrophy and progressive motor disturbance in mice expressing mutant (P301L) tau protein.

    Jada Lewis;Eileen McGowan;Julia Rockwood;Heather Melrose

  • Clinical, pathological, and neurochemical changes in dementia: a subgroup with preserved mental status and numerous neocortical plaques.

    Robert Katzman;Robert Terry;Richard DeTeresa;Theodore Brown

  • Axonopathy and transport deficits early in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease.

    Gorazd B. Stokin;Concepción Lillo;Tomás L. Falzone;Richard G. Brusch

  • How much physical activity is enough to prevent unhealthy weight gain? Outcome of the IASO 1st Stock Conference and consensus statement

    W. H. M. Saris;S. N. Blair;M. A. van Baak;S. B. Eaton

  • Clinical longitudinal standards for height and height velocity for North American children

    J.M. Tanner;Peter S.W. Davies

  • 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

  • Reduced somatostatin-like immunoreactivity in cerebral cortex from cases of Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer senile dementa.

    Peter Davies;Robert Katzman;Robert D. Terry

  • Resveratrol Promotes Clearance of Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-β Peptides

    Philippe Marambaud;Haitian Zhao;Peter Davies

  • The prolyl isomerase Pin1 restores the function of Alzheimer-associated phosphorylated tau protein.

    Pei Jung Lu;Gerburg Wulf;Xiao Zhen Zhou;Peter Davies

  • A preparation of Alzheimer paired helical filaments that displays distinct tau proteins by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

    Sharon G. Greenberg;Peter Davies

  • TDP‐43 immunoreactivity in hippocampal sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease

    Catalina Amador-Ortiz;Wen Lang Lin;Zeshan Ahmed;David Personett

  • Relationship between trinucleotide repeat expansion and phenotypic variation in Huntington's disease

    Russell G. Snell;John C. MacMillan;Jeremy Peter Cheadle;Iain Fenton

  • Hyperphosphorylation and aggregation of tau in mice expressing normal human tau isoforms.

    Cathy Andorfer;Yvonne Kress;Marisol Espinoza;Rohan De Silva

  • Consensus report of the working group on: 'Molecular and biochemical markers of Alzheimer's disease'

    Peter Davies;Judith Resnick;Burton Resnick;Sid Gilman

  • Neurotransmitter-related enzymes in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.

    Peter Davies

  • Identification of normal and pathological aging in prospectively studied nondemented elderly humans

    Dennis W. Dickson;Howard A. Crystal;Linda A. Mattiace;David M. Masur

Frequent Co-Authors

Roslyn N. Boyd
Roslyn N. Boyd University of Queensland
Jonathan C. K. Wells
Jonathan C. K. Wells University College London
Philippe Marambaud
Philippe Marambaud Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
Tim J. Cole
Tim J. Cole University College London
Mike Hutton
Mike Hutton Eli Lilly (United States)
Robert D. Terry
Robert D. Terry University of California, San Diego
Vahram Haroutunian
Vahram Haroutunian Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Karen Duff
Karen Duff University College London
Louise A. Baur
Louise A. Baur University of Sydney

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