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Sean J. Pittock

Sean J. Pittock

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
51952
World Ranking
5710
National Ranking
3070

Sean J. Pittock 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 Sean J. Pittock sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 413 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sean J. Pittock 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 Sean J. Pittock sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sean J. Pittock is affiliated with Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with significant contributions to neurology and related subfields, including pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, immunology, and rheumatology.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as peripheral neuropathies and disorders, multiple sclerosis research studies, autoimmune neurological disorders and treatments, systemic lupus erythematosus research, myasthenia gravis and thymoma, genetics and neurodevelopmental disorders, as well as immunodeficiency and autoimmune disorders.

Among their recent publications are:

  • Diagnosis of myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease: International MOGAD Panel proposed criteria, 2023, The Lancet Neurology
  • Myelin-oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, 2021, The Lancet Neurology
  • Autoimmune encephalitis: proposed best practice recommendations for diagnosis and acute management, 2021, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
  • Epidemiology of Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder and Its Prevalence and Incidence Worldwide, 2020, Frontiers in Neurology
  • The pathology of central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disease accompanying myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein autoantibody, 2020, Acta Neuropathologica

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Eoin P. Flanagan
  • Andrew McKeon
  • Divyanshu Dubey
  • Αναστασία Ζεκερίδου
  • John J. Chen

Pittock's research appears regularly in prominent publication venues such as:

  • Neurology
  • Annals of Neurology
  • Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation
  • Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
  • Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry

Best Publications

  • A serum autoantibody marker of neuromyelitis optica : distinction from multiple sclerosis

    Vanda A Lennon;Dean M Wingerchuk;Thomas J Kryzer;Sean J Pittock

  • Revised diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica

    D. M. Wingerchuk;V. A. Lennon;S. J. Pittock;C. F. Lucchinetti

  • The spectrum of neuromyelitis optica

    Dean M Wingerchuk;Vanda A Lennon;Claudia F Lucchinetti;Sean J Pittock

  • IgG marker of optic-spinal multiple sclerosis binds to the aquaporin-4 water channel.

    Vanda A. Lennon;Thomas J. Kryzer;Sean J. Pittock;A.S. Verkman

  • Pattern-specific loss of aquaporin-4 immunoreactivity distinguishes neuromyelitis optica from multiple sclerosis

    Shanu F. Roemer;Joseph E. Parisi;Vanda A. Lennon;Eduardo E. Benarroch

  • Neuromyelitis optica brain lesions localized at sites of high aquaporin 4 expression.

    Sean J. Pittock;Brian G. Weinshenker;Claudia F. Lucchinetti;Dean M. Wingerchuk

  • Brain abnormalities in neuromyelitis optica.

    Sean J. Pittock;Vanda A. Lennon;Karl Krecke;Dean M. Wingerchuk

  • Neuromyelitis optica and non organ-specific autoimmunity.

    Sean J. Pittock;Vanda A. Lennon;Jerome de Seze;Patrick Vermersch

  • Eculizumab in Aquaporin-4-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

    Sean J Pittock;Achim Berthele;Kazuo Fujihara;Kazuo Fujihara;Ho Jin Kim

  • Neuromyelitis optica IgG predicts relapse after longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis.

    Brian G. Weinshenker;Dean M. Wingerchuk;Sandra Vukusic;Linda Linbo

  • Autoimmune encephalitis epidemiology and a comparison to infectious encephalitis.

    Divyanshu Dubey;Sean J. Pittock;Cecilia R. Kelly;Andrew McKeon

  • Steroid-Responsive Encephalopathy Associated With Autoimmune Thyroiditis

    Pablo Castillo;Bryan Woodruff;Richard Caselli;Steven Vernino

  • Inebilizumab for the treatment of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (N-MOmentum): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled phase 2/3 trial.

    Bruce A C Cree;Jeffrey L Bennett;Ho Jin Kim;Brian G Weinshenker

  • Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy: A novel meningoencephalomyelitis

    Boyan Fang;Andrew McKeon;Shannon R. Hinson;Thomas J. Kryzer

  • Glial fibrillary acidic protein immunoglobulin G as biomarker of autoimmune astrocytopathy: Analysis of 102 patients.

    Eoin P. Flanagan;Shannon R. Hinson;Vanda A. Lennon;Boyan Fang

  • Amphiphysin autoimmunity: Paraneoplastic accompaniments

    Sean J. Pittock;Claudia F. Lucchinetti;Joseph E. Parisi;Eduardo E. Benarroch

  • Eculizumab in AQP4-IgG-positive relapsing neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders: an open-label pilot study

    Sean J Pittock;Vanda A Lennon;Andrew McKeon;Jay Mandrekar

  • Paraneoplastic antibodies coexist and predict cancer, not neurological syndrome

    S.J. Pittock;T.J. Kryzer;V.A. Lennon

  • Autoimmune Epilepsy: Clinical Characteristics and Response to Immunotherapy

    Amy M. L. Quek;Jeffrey W. Britton;Andrew McKeon;Elson So

  • Aquaporin-4–binding autoantibodies in patients with neuromyelitis optica impair glutamate transport by down-regulating EAAT2

    Shannon R. Hinson;Shanu F. Roemer;Claudia F. Lucchinetti;James P. Fryer

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew McKeon
Andrew McKeon Mayo Clinic
Vanda A. Lennon
Vanda A. Lennon Mayo Clinic
Kazuo Fujihara
Kazuo Fujihara Fukushima Medical University
Ichiro Nakashima
Ichiro Nakashima Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Michael J. Levy
Michael J. Levy Harvard Medical School
Moses Rodriguez
Moses Rodriguez Mayo Clinic

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