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Reinhold Schmidt publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reinhold Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 517 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Reinhold Schmidt D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Reinhold Schmidt sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 129 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Austria Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Reinhold Schmidt is affiliated with the Medical University of Graz in Austria. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Schmidt has a strong publication record in neurology and related subfields, with significant work in genetics, molecular biology, psychiatry, and physiology.

The scientist's main topics of research include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases

Among the frequent co-authors collaborating with Schmidt are:

  • Meike W. Vernooij
  • Joshua C. Bis
  • Edith Hofer
  • Lenore J. Launer
  • M. Arfan Ikram

Schmidt's published works appear often in notable venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Neurology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Translational Psychiatry
  • The Lancet Neurology

Recent significant publications include:

  • Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease-advances since 2013, 2023, The Lancet Neurology
  • Cerebral small vessel disease genomics and its implications across the lifespan, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Multi-ancestry genome-wide study identifies effector genes and druggable pathways for coronary artery calcification, 2023, Nature Genetics
  • Determinants of Perivascular Spaces in the General Population, 2022, Neurology
  • Age-Related Changes of Peak Width Skeletonized Mean Diffusivity (PSMD) Across the Adult Lifespan: A Multi-Cohort Study, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing

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  • Pathologic correlates of incidental MRI white matter signal hyperintensities

    F. Fazekas;R. Kleinert;H. Offenbacher;R. Schmidt

  • Multiancestry genome-wide association study of 520,000 subjects identifies 32 loci associated with stroke and stroke subtypes

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  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • Histopathologic analysis of foci of signal loss on gradient-echo T2*-weighted MR images in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: evidence of microangiopathy-related microbleeds

    Franz Fazekas;Reinhold Kleinert;Gudrun Roob;Gertrude Kleinert

  • A catalog of genetic loci associated with kidney function from analyses of a million individuals

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  • Rare coding variants in PLCG2, ABI3, and TREM2 implicate microglial-mediated innate immunity in Alzheimer's disease

    Rebecca Sims;Sven J. Van Der Lee;Adam C. Naj;Céline Bellenguez;Céline Bellenguez

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

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

  • Early inflammation and dementia: A 25‐year follow‐up of the Honolulu‐Asia aging study

    Reinhold Schmidt;Helena Schmidt;J. David Curb;Kamal Masaki

  • Genome-wide association analyses identify 18 new loci associated with serum urate concentrations

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Veronique Vitart

  • Common genetic variants influence human subcortical brain structures.

    Derrek P. Hibar;Jason L. Stein;Jason L. Stein;Miguel E. Renteria;Alejandro Arias-Vasquez

  • New loci associated with kidney function and chronic kidney disease

    Anna Köttgen;Anna Köttgen;Cristian Pattaro;Carsten A. Böger;Christian Fuchsberger

  • The genetic architecture of the human cerebral cortex

    Katrina L. Grasby;Neda Jahanshad;Jodie N. Painter;Lucía Colodro-Conde

  • 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

  • White matter signal abnormalities in normal individuals: correlation with carotid ultrasonography, cerebral blood flow measurements, and cerebrovascular risk factors.

    F Fazekas;K Niederkorn;R Schmidt;H Offenbacher

  • Genetic risk factors for ischaemic stroke and its subtypes (the METASTROKE collaboration): a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.

    Matthew Traylor;Martin Farrall;Elizabeth G Holliday;Cathie Sudlow

  • Serum neurofilament light levels in normal aging and their association with morphologic brain changes.

    Michael Khalil;Lukas Pirpamer;Edith Hofer;Margarete M. Voortman

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • Risk factors for progression of brain atrophy in aging: six-year follow-up of normal subjects.

    Christian Enzinger;F. Fazekas;P. M. Matthews;S. Ropele

  • MRI evidence of past cerebral microbleeds in a healthy elderly population.

    G. Roob;R. Schmidt;P. Kapeller;A. Lechner

  • Criteria for an increased specificity of MRI interpretation in elderly subjects with suspected multiple sclerosis

    F. Fazekas;H. Offenbacher;S. Fuchs;R. Schmidt

  • MRI white matter hyperintensities: Three-year follow-up of the Austrian Stroke Prevention Study

    R. Schmidt;F. Fazekas;P. Kapeller;H. Schmidt

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz Fazekas
Franz Fazekas Medical University of Graz
Christian Enzinger
Christian Enzinger Medical University of Graz
Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Lenore J. Launer
Lenore J. Launer National Institutes of Health
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
Qiong Yang
Qiong Yang Boston University
M. Arfan Ikram
M. Arfan Ikram Erasmus University Rotterdam
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland

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