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R. Scott Turner

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
10844
World Ranking
17931
National Ranking
7339

R. Scott Turner publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. Scott Turner sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 90 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

R. Scott Turner D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. Scott Turner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

R. Scott Turner is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and neuroscience. Their research predominantly centers on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, with a significant focus on clinical and biomarker studies.

Their work is published mainly in the following venues:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Annals of Neurology
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Turner's research covers a broad spectrum of subfields including physiology, psychiatry and mental health, cognitive neuroscience, neurology, and molecular biology.

The main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Dementia and cognitive impairment research
  • Functional brain connectivity studies
  • Neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms
  • Chronic myeloid leukemia treatments
  • Health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life
  • Health, environment, and cognitive aging

Some of their recent published papers are:

  • Two Phase 3 Trials of Gantenerumab in Early Alzheimer's Disease, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities With Anti-amyloid Antibodies for the Treatment of Dementia Due to Alzheimer's Disease, 2022, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Nilotinib Effects on Safety, Tolerability, and Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease, 2020, Annals of Neurology
  • Potential New Approaches for Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • Amyloid and tau-PET in early-onset AD: Baseline data from the Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Study (LEADS), 2023, Alzheimer's & Dementia

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Dustin B. Hammers
  • Alireza Atri
  • Ani Eloyan
  • Jeffrey L. Dage
  • Kelly Nudelman

Best Publications

  • 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

  • A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of resveratrol for Alzheimer disease

    R. Scott Turner;Ronald G. Thomas;Suzanne Craft;Christopher H. van Dyck

  • FDG-PET improves accuracy in distinguishing frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease

    Norman L. Foster;Judith L. Heidebrink;Christopher M. Clark;William J. Jagust

  • Resveratrol regulates neuro-inflammation and induces adaptive immunity in Alzheimer's disease.

    Charbel Moussa;Michaeline Hebron;Xu Huang;Jaeil Ahn

  • In vivo radioligand binding to translocator protein correlates with severity of Alzheimer’s disease

    William C. Kreisl;Chul Hyoung Lyoo;Meghan McGwier;Joseph Snow

  • Phospholipid-sensitive Ca2+-dependent protein kinase from heart. II. Substrate specificity and inhibition by various agents.

    B. C. Wise;D. B. Glass;C. H. J. Chou;R. L. Raynor

  • The X11α Protein Slows Cellular Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing and Reduces Aβ40 and Aβ42 Secretion

    Jean-Paul Borg;Yunning Yang;Mylène De Taddéo-Borg;Ben Margolis

  • ApoE4 Decreases Spine Density and Dendritic Complexity in Cortical Neurons In Vivo

    Sonya B. Dumanis;Joseph A. Tesoriero;Lenard W. Babus;Madeline T. Nguyen

  • Resveratrol for Alzheimer's disease

    Christine Sawda;Charbel Moussa;R. Scott Turner

  • IDENTIFICATION OF AN EVOLUTIONARILY CONSERVED HETEROTRIMERIC PROTEIN COMPLEX INVOLVED IN PROTEIN TARGETING

    Jean Paul Borg;Samuel W. Straight;Susan M. Kaech;Mylène De Taddéo-Borg

  • The Chaperone BiP/GRP78 Binds to Amyloid Precursor Protein and Decreases Aβ40 and Aβ42 Secretion

    Yunning Yang;R. Scott Turner;James R. Gaut

  • Amyloids and Are Generated Intracellularly in Cultured Human Neurons and Their Secretion Increases with Maturation

    R. Scott Turner;Nobuhiro Suzuki;Abraham S.C. Chyung;Steven G. Younkin

  • Adaptor protein interactions: modulators of amyloid precursor protein metabolism and Alzheimer's disease risk?

    Gwendalyn D. King;R. Scott Turner;R. Scott Turner

  • Cognitive Impairment in Older Patients With Breast Cancer Before Systemic Therapy: Is There an Interaction Between Cancer and Comorbidity?

    Jeanne S. Mandelblatt;Robert A. Stern;Gheorghe Luta;Meghan McGuckin

  • X11 Interaction with β-Amyloid Precursor Protein Modulates Its Cellular Stabilization and Reduces Amyloid β-Protein Secretion

    Magdalena Sastre;R. Scott Turner;Efrat Levy

  • Overexpression of hAPPswe impairs rewarded alternation and contextual fear conditioning in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Kevin A. Corcoran;Ye Lu;R. Scott Turner;R. Scott Turner;Stephen Maren

  • Phospholipid-sensitive Ca2+-dependent protein kinase: a major protein phosphorylation system

    J.F. Kuo;Randall C. Schatzman;R.Scott Turner;Gonzalo J. Mazzei

  • (11)C-PBR28 binding to translocator protein increases with progression of Alzheimer's disease.

    William C. Kreisl;Chul Hyoung Lyoo;Jeih San Liow;Monica Wei

  • Cyclooxygenase-1 inhibition reduces amyloid pathology and improves memory deficits in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    Sang Ho Choi;Saba Aid;Luca Caracciolo;S. Sakura Minami

  • Mercaptoacetamide-based class II HDAC inhibitor lowers Aβ levels and improves learning and memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

    You Me Sung;Taehee Lee;Hyejin Yoon;Amanda Marie DiBattista

Frequent Co-Authors

J.F. Kuo
J.F. Kuo Emory University
Christopher M. Clark
Christopher M. Clark University of Pennsylvania
Steven E. Arnold
Steven E. Arnold Harvard University
G. William Rebeck
G. William Rebeck Georgetown University Medical Center
Norman L. Foster
Norman L. Foster University of Utah
Robert A. Koeppe
Robert A. Koeppe University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
William J. Jagust
William J. Jagust University of California, Berkeley
Jean-Paul Borg
Jean-Paul Borg Inserm
Robert B. Innis
Robert B. Innis National Institutes of Health
Charles DeCarli
Charles DeCarli University of California, Davis

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