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Ricardo Nitrini publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ricardo Nitrini sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 673 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Ricardo Nitrini D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ricardo Nitrini sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Brazil Leader Award

Overview

Ricardo Nitrini is affiliated with the Universidade de São Paulo in Brazil and has a substantial record in medical research focused primarily on dementia and neurological disorders. Their work spans several fields and subfields of study, emphasizing psychiatry and mental health, neurology, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, and molecular biology.

Nitrini's research topics include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

The scientist's works appear frequently in several publication venues including:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Dementia & Neuropsychologia
  • Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
  • Frontiers in Neurology
  • Neurology

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ricardo Nitrini demonstrate engagement with global and clinical aspects of dementia and neurodegenerative disease research. Notable publications include:

  • "World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia," 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • "Alzheimer Disease as a Clinical-Biological Construct-An International Working Group Recommendation," 2024, JAMA Neurology
  • "Loss of lamin-B1 and defective nuclear morphology are hallmarks of astrocyte senescence in vitro and in the aging human hippocampus," 2021, Aging Cell
  • "Spontaneous ARIA-like Events in Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy-Related Inflammation," 2021, Neurology
  • "Dementia in Latin America: Paving the way toward a regional action plan," 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia

Frequent collaborators in Nitrini's research efforts include:

  • Sônia Maria Dozzi Brucki
  • Cláudia Kimie Suemoto
  • Paulo Caramelli
  • Lea T. Grinberg
  • Wilson Jacob Filho

Throughout the career, Nitrini has contributed to 358 publications within the broader field of medicine, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to neurological and psychiatric challenges, with a significant focus on neurodegenerative diseases and cognitive health.

Best Publications

  • Sugestões para o uso do mini-exame do estado mental no Brasil

    Sonia Brucki;Ricardo Nitrini;Paulo Caramelli;Paulo Henrique Ferreira Bertolucci

  • Epidemiologic survey of dementia in a community-dwelling Brazilian population.

    Emilio Herrera;Paulo Caramelli;Ana Silvia Barreiros Silveira;Ricardo Nitrini

  • World-Wide FINGERS Network: A global approach to risk reduction and prevention of dementia

    Miia Kivipelto;Francesca Mangialasche;Francesca Mangialasche;Heather M. Snyder;Ricardo Allegri

  • Prevalence of dementia in Latin America: a collaborative study of population-based cohorts.

    Ricardo Nitrini;Cássio M. C. Bottino;Cecilia Albala;Nilton Santos Custodio Capuñay

  • Locus coeruleus volume and cell population changes during Alzheimer's disease progression: A stereological study in human postmortem brains with potential implication for early-stage biomarker discovery

    Panos Theofilas;Alexander J. Ehrenberg;Sara Dunlop;Ana T. Di Lorenzo Alho

  • Illiteracy: the neuropsychology of cognition without reading.

    Alfredo Ardila;Paulo H Bertolucci;Lucia W Braga;Alexander Castro-Caldas

  • Performance of illiterate and literate nondemented elderly subjects in two tests of long-term memory

    Ricardo Nitrini;Paulo Caramelli;Emílio Herrera Júnior;Cláudia Sellitto Porto

  • Incidence of dementia in a community-dwelling Brazilian population.

    R. Nitrini;P. Caramelli;E. Herrera;V. S. Bahia

  • Performance of a Brazilian population on the test of functional health literacy in adults

    Maria Teresa Carthery-Goulart;Renato Anghinah;Renata Areza-Fegyveres;Valeria Santoro Bahia

  • The dorsal raphe nucleus shows phospho-tau neurofibrillary changes before the transentorhinal region in Alzheimer's disease. A precocious onset?

    L. T. Grinberg;U. Rub;R. E. L. Ferretti;R. Nitrini

  • Anti-amyloid β autoantibodies in cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation: implications for amyloid-modifying therapies.

    Fabrizio Piazza;Steven M. Greenberg;Mario Savoiardo;Margherita Gardinetti

  • Diagnóstico de doença de Alzheimer no Brasil: avaliação cognitiva e funcional ; recomendações do Departamento Científico de Neurologia Cognitiva e do Envelhecimento da Academia Brasileira de Neurologia

    Ricardo Nitrini;Paulo Caramelli;Cássio Machado de Campos Bottino;Benito Pereira Damasceno

  • Peripheral oxidative stress biomarkers in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

    Larissa Lobo Torres;Nathalia Barbosa Quaglio;Gisele Tavares de Souza;Raphael Tamborelli Garcia

  • Testes neuropsicológicos de aplicação simples para o diagnóstico de demência

    Ricardo Nitrini;Beatriz Helena Lefèvre;Sandra Cristina Mathias;Paulo Caramelli

  • Quantifying the accretion of hyperphosphorylated tau in the locus coeruleus and dorsal raphe nucleus: the pathological building blocks of early Alzheimer's disease.

    A J Ehrenberg;A J Ehrenberg;A K Nguy;A K Nguy;P Theofilas;S Dunlop

  • Declínio da capacidade cognitiva durante o envelhecimento

    Helenice Charchat-Fichman;Paulo Caramelli;Koichi Sameshima;Ricardo Nitrini

  • Dementia in Latin America: Assessing the present and envisioning the future

    Mario A. Parra;Sandra Baez;Ricardo Allegri;Ricardo Nitrini

  • Very low levels of education and cognitive reserve: A clinicopathologic study

    Jose Marcelo Farfel;Ricardo Nitrini;Claudia Kimie Suemoto;Lea Tenenholz Grinberg

  • Neuropathologic Correlates of Psychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease

    Alexander J. Ehrenberg;Alexander J. Ehrenberg;Claudia K. Suemoto;Elisa de Paula França Resende;Cathrine Petersen

  • Brazilian version of the Mattis dementia rating scale: diagnosis of mild dementia in Alzheimer's disease

    Cláudia S. Porto;Helenice Charchat Fichman;Paulo Caramelli;Valéria S. Bahia

  • Brazilian version of the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB): Preliminary data on administration to healthy elderly

    Rogério Gomes Beato;Ricardo Nitrini;Ana Paula Formigoni;Paulo Caramelli

Frequent Co-Authors

Paulo Caramelli
Paulo Caramelli Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Lea T. Grinberg
Lea T. Grinberg University of California, San Francisco
Mônica Sanches Yassuda
Mônica Sanches Yassuda Universidade de São Paulo
Marcia Radanovic
Marcia Radanovic Universidade de São Paulo
Helmut Heinsen
Helmut Heinsen University of Würzburg
Benito Pereira Damasceno
Benito Pereira Damasceno State University of Campinas
Geraldo F. Busatto
Geraldo F. Busatto Universidade de São Paulo
Mario A. Parra
Mario A. Parra University of Strathclyde
Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva
Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva Universidade de São Paulo
Orestes Vicente Forlenza
Orestes Vicente Forlenza Universidade de São Paulo

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