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Philip Scheltens

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788
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Medicine

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174
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Philip Scheltens 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 Philip Scheltens sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,351 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Philip Scheltens 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 Philip Scheltens sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 174 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2015 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • 2011 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Philip Scheltens is affiliated with Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands and specializes in medical research with a focus on dementia and cognitive impairment. Their work prominently covers Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, contributing to advancements in understanding the disease's diagnosis, progression, and underlying mechanisms.

Their research spans several subfields within medicine, including psychiatry and mental health, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and molecular biology. This multidisciplinary approach supports comprehensive investigations into brain function, disease biomarkers, and therapeutic strategies.

Philip Scheltens has published extensively in prominent academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurology
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring

Their notable recent papers feature significant contributions in the field, such as:

  • "Revised criteria for diagnosis and staging of Alzheimer's disease: Alzheimer's Association Workgroup" (2024) in Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • "Amyloid-PET and 18F-FDG-PET in the diagnostic investigation of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias" (2020) in The Lancet Neurology
  • "World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia" (2020) in Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • "The probabilistic model of Alzheimer disease: the amyloid hypothesis revised" (2021) in Nature reviews. Neuroscience
  • "The clinical promise of biomarkers of synapse damage or loss in Alzheimer's disease" (2020) in Alzheimer s Research & Therapy

Frequent co-authors in Philip Scheltens' collaborations include Wiesje M. van der Flier, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Frederik Barkhof, Pieter Jelle Visser, and Bart N.M. van Berckel, reflecting ongoing research partnerships that support multidisciplinary studies in neurodegenerative diseases.

The main research topics addressed in their body of work include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Philip Scheltens has received formal recognition such as membership in Academia Europaea since 2015 and election to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011, indicating their established status within the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer’s Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    Guy M. McKhann;Guy M. McKhann;David S. Knopman;Howard Chertkow;Bradley T. Hyman

  • NIA-AA Research Framework: Toward a biological definition of Alzheimer's disease

    Clifford R. Jack;David A. Bennett;Kaj Blennow;Maria C. Carrillo

  • Research criteria for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: revising the NINCDS–ADRDA criteria

    Bruno Dubois;Howard H. Feldman;Claudia Jacova;Steven T. DeKosky

  • Consistent resting-state networks across healthy subjects

    J. S. Damoiseaux;S. A. R. B. Rombouts;F. Barkhof;P. Scheltens

  • The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    G.M. McKhann;D.S. Knopman;H. Chertkow;B.T. Hyman

  • Mild cognitive impairment

    Serge Gauthier;Barry Reisberg;Michael Zaudig;Ronald C. Petersen

  • Advancing research diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease: the IWG-2 criteria

    Bruno Dubois;Bruno Dubois;Howard H Feldman;Claudia Jacova;Harald Hampel;Harald Hampel

  • A conceptual framework for research on subjective cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer's disease

    Frank Jessen;Frank Jessen;Rebecca E. Amariglio;Martin van Boxtel;Monique Breteler

  • Risk of dementia in diabetes mellitus: a systematic review

    Geert Jan Biessels;Salka Staekenborg;Eric Brunner;Carol Brayne

  • Revising the definition of Alzheimer's disease: a new lexicon.

    Bruno Dubois;Howard H. Feldman;Howard H. Feldman;Howard H. Feldman;Claudia Jacova;Jeffrey L. Cummings

  • The clinical use of structural MRI in Alzheimer disease

    Giovanni B. Frisoni;Nick C. Fox;Clifford R. Jack;Philip Scheltens

  • A New Rating Scale for Age-Related White Matter Changes Applicable to MRI and CT

    L. O. Wahlund;F. Barkhof;F. Fazekas;L. Bronge

  • Atrophy of medial temporal lobes on MRI in “probable” Alzheimer's disease and normal ageing: diagnostic value and neuropsychological correlates

    P Scheltens;D Leys;F Barkhof;D Huglo

  • Preclinical Alzheimer's disease: Definition, natural history, and diagnostic criteria.

    Bruno Dubois;Harald Hampel;Harald Hampel;Howard H. Feldman;Philip Scheltens

  • Defeating Alzheimer's disease and other dementias: a priority for European science and society

    Bengt Winblad;Bengt Winblad;Philippe Amouyel;Sandrine Andrieu;Clive Ballard

  • A/T/N: An unbiased descriptive classification scheme for Alzheimer disease biomarkers

    Clifford R. Jack;David A. Bennett;Kaj Blennow;Maria C. Carrillo

  • Comparison of MRI criteria at first presentation to predict conversion to clinically definite multiple sclerosis.

    Frederik Barkhof;Massimo Filippi;David H. Miller;Philip Scheltens

  • Prevalence of cerebral amyloid pathology in persons without dementia: a meta-analysis.

    Willemijn J. Jansen;Rik Ossenkoppele;Dirk L. Knol;Betty M. Tijms

  • White matter hyperintensities, cognitive impairment and dementia: an update.

    Niels D. Prins;Philip Scheltens

  • CSF biomarkers and incipient Alzheimer disease in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

    Niklas Mattsson;Henrik Zetterberg;Oskar Hansson;Niels Andreasen

Frequent Co-Authors

Wiesje M. van der Flier
Wiesje M. van der Flier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Pieter Jelle Visser
Pieter Jelle Visser Amsterdam University Medical Centers
Rik Ossenkoppele
Rik Ossenkoppele Lund University
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Frans R.J. Verhey
Frans R.J. Verhey Maastricht University
Giovanni B. Frisoni
Giovanni B. Frisoni University of Geneva

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