World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 94 936 838 502 440 651 35554
Medicine 94 10411 9773 5362 4953 654 35601

Sanjay Asthana publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sanjay Asthana between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sanjay Asthana published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 20.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2019. 38 of the 722 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2019. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 15 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 24 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 16 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 39 publications 2016: 41 publications 2017: 49 publications 2018: 60 publications 2019: 66 publications 2020: 39 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 39 publications 2023: 51 publications 2024: 36 publications 2025: 37 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

722 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Sanjay Asthana: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 0
1999 6
2000 8
2001 2
2002 1
2003 5
2004 18
2005 11
2006 15
2007 10
2008 24
2009 16
2010 16
2011 10
2012 17
2013 16
2014 32
2015 39
2016 41
2017 49
2018 60
2019 66
2020 39
2021 48
2022 39
2023 51
2024 36
2025 37
2026 1
Total 722
Download as CSV

Sanjay Asthana 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 Sanjay Asthana sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 887+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 539. Most scientists, 539, have 98–107 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 648–657 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 18 scientists 48–57 publications: 79 scientists 58–67 publications: 193 scientists 68–77 publications: 323 scientists 78–87 publications: 406 scientists 88–97 publications: 452 scientists 98–107 publications: 539 scientists 108–117 publications: 505 scientists 118–127 publications: 522 scientists 128–137 publications: 469 scientists 138–147 publications: 456 scientists 148–157 publications: 459 scientists 158–167 publications: 397 scientists 168–177 publications: 383 scientists 178–187 publications: 350 scientists 188–197 publications: 302 scientists 198–207 publications: 306 scientists 208–217 publications: 262 scientists 218–227 publications: 242 scientists 228–237 publications: 220 scientists 238–247 publications: 203 scientists 248–257 publications: 174 scientists 258–267 publications: 176 scientists 268–277 publications: 175 scientists 278–287 publications: 125 scientists 288–297 publications: 116 scientists 298–307 publications: 127 scientists 308–317 publications: 128 scientists 318–327 publications: 99 scientists 328–337 publications: 89 scientists 338–347 publications: 78 scientists 348–357 publications: 96 scientists 358–367 publications: 66 scientists 368–377 publications: 59 scientists 378–387 publications: 65 scientists 388–397 publications: 54 scientists 398–407 publications: 48 scientists 408–417 publications: 49 scientists 418–427 publications: 34 scientists 428–437 publications: 31 scientists 438–447 publications: 30 scientists 448–457 publications: 31 scientists 458–467 publications: 36 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 35 scientists 488–497 publications: 30 scientists 498–507 publications: 23 scientists 508–517 publications: 26 scientists 518–527 publications: 20 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 20 scientists 548–557 publications: 20 scientists 558–567 publications: 17 scientists 568–577 publications: 14 scientists 578–587 publications: 20 scientists 588–597 publications: 20 scientists 598–607 publications: 19 scientists 608–617 publications: 18 scientists 618–627 publications: 17 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 11 scientists 648–657 publications: 11 scientists 658–667 publications: 8 scientists 668–677 publications: 7 scientists 678–687 publications: 11 scientists 688–697 publications: 10 scientists 698–707 publications: 4 scientists 708–717 publications: 6 scientists 718–727 publications: 5 scientists 728–737 publications: 5 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 9 scientists 758–767 publications: 3 scientists 768–777 publications: 7 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 6 scientists 798–807 publications: 2 scientists 808–817 publications: 2 scientists 818–827 publications: 7 scientists 828–837 publications: 0 scientists 838–847 publications: 9 scientists 848–857 publications: 3 scientists 858–867 publications: 1 scientist 868–877 publications: 3 scientists 878–886 publications: 6 scientists 887+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 887+

This scientist: 651 publications — 98th percentile

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

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 18
48–57 79
58–67 193
68–77 323
78–87 406
88–97 452
98–107 539
108–117 505
118–127 522
128–137 469
138–147 456
148–157 459
158–167 397
168–177 383
178–187 350
188–197 302
198–207 306
208–217 262
218–227 242
228–237 220
238–247 203
248–257 174
258–267 176
268–277 175
278–287 125
288–297 116
298–307 127
308–317 128
318–327 99
328–337 89
338–347 78
348–357 96
358–367 66
368–377 59
378–387 65
388–397 54
398–407 48
408–417 49
418–427 34
428–437 31
438–447 30
448–457 31
458–467 36
468–477 40
478–487 35
488–497 30
498–507 23
508–517 26
518–527 20
528–537 23
538–547 20
548–557 20
558–567 17
568–577 14
578–587 20
588–597 20
598–607 19
608–617 18
618–627 17
628–637 11
638–647 11
648–657 11 651
658–667 8
668–677 7
678–687 11
688–697 10
698–707 4
708–717 6
718–727 5
728–737 5
738–747 9
748–757 9
758–767 3
768–777 7
778–787 7
788–797 6
798–807 2
808–817 2
818–827 7
828–837 0
838–847 9
848–857 3
858–867 1
868–877 3
878–886 6
887+ 100
Download as CSV

Sanjay Asthana 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 Sanjay Asthana sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400 500
Bar chart with 68 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 512. Most scientists, 512, have 46–47 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94–95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 42 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 172 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 296 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 435 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 459 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 456 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 467 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 478 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 512 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 435 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 425 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 418 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 392 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 357 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 334 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 328 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 260 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 278 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 239 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 250 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 210 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 200 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 189 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 170 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 146 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 113 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 126 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 100 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 84 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 99 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 84 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 85 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 72 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 76 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 45 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 49 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 43 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 32 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 45 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 50 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 32 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 39 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 29 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 27 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 19 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 23 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 27 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 16 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 24 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 13 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 17 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 14 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 15 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 10 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 10 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 13 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 8 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 6 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 6 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 7 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 7 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 10 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162 D-Index: 8 scientists 163+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30–31 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 94 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Neuroscience scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,597 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 42
32–33 172
34–35 296
36–37 435
38–39 459
40–41 456
42–43 467
44–45 478
46–47 512
48–49 435
50–51 425
52–53 418
54–55 392
56–57 357
58–59 334
60–61 328
62–63 260
64–65 278
66–67 239
68–69 250
70–71 210
72–73 200
74–75 189
76–77 170
78–79 146
80–81 113
82–83 126
84–85 100
86–87 84
88–89 99
90–91 84
92–93 85
94–95 72 94
96–97 76
98–99 45
100–101 49
102–103 43
104–105 32
106–107 45
108–109 50
110–111 32
112–113 39
114–115 32
116–117 29
118–119 27
120–121 19
122–123 23
124–125 27
126–127 16
128–129 24
130–131 13
132–133 21
134–135 17
136–137 14
138–139 15
140–141 10
142–143 10
144–145 13
146–147 9
148–149 8
150–151 6
152–153 6
154–155 7
156–157 7
158–159 10
160–161 4
162 8
163+ 100
Download as CSV

Overview

Sanjay Asthana is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States and is primarily engaged in research within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Molecular Biology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Neurology.

The research topics Sanjay Asthana has focused on include:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Their recent published papers illustrate a focus on neurodegenerative diseases, biomarkers, and brain imaging, including the following:

  • Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer's dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study (2020) - Nature Communications
  • Cerebrospinal fluid metabolomics identifies 19 brain-related phenotype associations (2021) - Communications Biology
  • An examination of a novel multipanel of CSF biomarkers in the Alzheimer's disease clinical and pathological continuum (2020) - Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Association of Neighborhood-Level Disadvantage With Cerebral and Hippocampal Volume (2020) - JAMA Neurology
  • Multi-method investigation of factors influencing amyloid onset and impairment in three cohorts (2022) - Brain

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring
  • Scientific Reports

Sanjay Asthana has collaborated extensively with a set of frequent co-authors, notably:

  • Sterling C. Johnson
  • Cynthia M. Carlsson
  • Barbara B. Bendlin
  • Henrik Zetterberg
  • Kaj Blennow

This record demonstrates a sustained research focus on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and associated neurobiological and biochemical mechanisms, employing a combination of biomarker discovery, neuroimaging, and epidemiological approaches. The presence of collaborations with prominent researchers also indicates active engagement in multidisciplinary studies within this domain.

Best Publications

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

    Unknown

  • Gut microbiome alterations in Alzheimer's disease.

    Nicholas M. Vogt;Robert L. Kerby;Kimberly A. Dill-McFarland;Sandra J. Harding

  • 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

  • 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

  • Preserved Cognition in Patients With Early Alzheimer Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment During Treatment With Rosiglitazone: A Preliminary Study

    G. Stennis Watson;Brenna A. Cholerton;Mark A. Reger;Laura D. Baker

  • Effect of Vitamin E and Memantine on Functional Decline in Alzheimer Disease The TEAM-AD VA Cooperative Randomized Trial

    Maurice W. Dysken;Mary Sano;Sanjay Asthana;Julia E. Vertrees

  • Four distinct trajectories of tau deposition identified in Alzheimer’s disease

    Jacob W Vogel;Alexandra L Young;Neil P Oxtoby;Ruben Smith

  • Testosterone supplementation improves spatial and verbal memory in healthy older men

    Monique M. Cherrier;S. Asthana;S. Plymate;L. Baker

  • Spread of pathological tau proteins through communicating neurons in human Alzheimer's disease

    Jacob W. Vogel;Yasser Iturria-Medina;Olof T. Strandberg;Ruben Smith

  • Effects of Hormone Therapy on Cognition and Mood in Recently Postmenopausal Women: Findings from the Randomized, Controlled KEEPS–Cognitive and Affective Study

    Carey E. Gleason;N. Maritza Dowling;Whitney Wharton;JoAnn A E Manson

  • Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer’s dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study

    Eric M Reiman;Joseph F Arboleda-Velasquez;Yakeel T Quiroz;Matthew J Huentelman

  • Association of Insulin Resistance With Cerebral Glucose Uptake in Late Middle–Aged Adults at Risk for Alzheimer Disease

    Auriel A. Willette;Barbara B. Bendlin;Erika J. Starks;Alex C. Birdsill

  • The gut microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine N -oxide is elevated in Alzheimer’s disease

    Nicholas M. Vogt;Kymberleigh A. Romano;Kymberleigh A. Romano;Burcu F. Darst;Corinne D. Engelman

  • Enhancement of memory in Alzheimer disease with insulin and somatostatin, but not glucose.

    Suzanne Craft;Sanjay Asthana;John W. Newcomer;Charles W. Wilkinson

  • Functional brain architecture is associated with the rate of tau accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease

    Unknown

  • Insulin increases CSF Aβ42 levels in normal older adults

    G. S. Watson;E. R. Peskind;S. Asthana;K. Purganan

  • High-dose estradiol improves cognition for women with AD Results of a randomized study

    S. Asthana;L. D. Baker;S. Craft;F. Z. Stanczyk

  • Testosterone improves spatial memory in men with Alzheimer disease and mild cognitive impairment

    Monique M. Cherrier;A. M. Matsumoto;J. K. Amory;S. Asthana

  • Basal forebrain degeneration precedes and predicts the cortical spread of Alzheimer's pathology.

    Taylor W. Schmitz;R. Nathan Spreng;Michael W. Weiner;Paul Aisen

  • The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention: A review of findings and current directions.

    Sterling C. Johnson;Rebecca L. Koscik;Erin M. Jonaitis;Lindsay R. Clark

  • Insulin dose–response effects on memory and plasma amyloid precursor protein in Alzheimer’s disease: interactions with apolipoprotein E genotype

    Suzanne Craft;Suzanne Craft;Sanjay Asthana;Sanjay Asthana;David G. Cook;David G. Cook;Laura D. Baker;Laura D. Baker

  • Cognitive and neuroendocrine response to transdermal estrogen in postmenopausal women with Alzheimer's disease : results of a placebo-controlled, double-blind, pilot study

    Sanjay Asthana;Suzanne Craft;Laura D Baker;Murray A Raskind

  • Hyperinsulinemia Provokes Synchronous Increases in Central Inflammation and β-Amyloid in Normal Adults

    Mark A. Fishel;G. Stennis Watson;Thomas J. Montine;Qin Wang

  • Preserved Cognition in Patients With Early Alzheimer Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment During Treatment With Rosiglitazone

    G. Stennis Watson;Brenna A. Cholerton;Mark A. Reger;Laura D. Baker

Frequent Co-Authors

Sterling C. Johnson
Sterling C. Johnson University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mark A. Sager
Mark A. Sager University of Wisconsin–Madison
Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg University of Gothenburg
Kaj Blennow
Kaj Blennow University of Gothenburg
Ozioma C. Okonkwo
Ozioma C. Okonkwo University of Wisconsin–Madison
Rebecca L. Koscik
Rebecca L. Koscik University of Wisconsin–Madison
Bruce P. Hermann
Bruce P. Hermann University of Wisconsin–Madison
Suzanne Craft
Suzanne Craft Wake Forest University
Laura D. Baker
Laura D. Baker Wake Forest University
Andrew L. Alexander
Andrew L. Alexander University of Wisconsin–Madison

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Best Scientists Citing Sanjay Asthana

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles