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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Psychology 61 3371 3106 359 340 198 14404

Sharon Abrahams publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sharon Abrahams between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sharon Abrahams published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2018. 15 of the 253 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2018. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 2 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 14 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 18 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 7 publications
1985 2025

253 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sharon Abrahams: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 0
1989 1
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 1
1994 0
1995 4
1996 3
1997 3
1998 1
1999 2
2000 3
2001 3
2002 3
2003 5
2004 8
2005 6
2006 2
2007 4
2008 14
2009 12
2010 10
2011 10
2012 9
2013 17
2014 6
2015 14
2016 13
2017 10
2018 18
2019 5
2020 17
2021 15
2022 4
2023 12
2024 8
2025 7
Total 253
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Sharon Abrahams publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 69 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 31–40 to 705+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 736. Most scientists, 736, have 101–110 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 191–200 publications, is where this scientist sits. 31–40 publications: 6 scientists 41–50 publications: 52 scientists 51–60 publications: 138 scientists 61–70 publications: 299 scientists 71–80 publications: 461 scientists 81–90 publications: 605 scientists 91–100 publications: 713 scientists 101–110 publications: 736 scientists 111–120 publications: 686 scientists 121–130 publications: 670 scientists 131–140 publications: 644 scientists 141–150 publications: 597 scientists 151–160 publications: 576 scientists 161–170 publications: 477 scientists 171–180 publications: 450 scientists 181–190 publications: 397 scientists 191–200 publications: 343 scientists 201–210 publications: 328 scientists 211–220 publications: 313 scientists 221–230 publications: 283 scientists 231–240 publications: 226 scientists 241–250 publications: 196 scientists 251–260 publications: 201 scientists 261–270 publications: 171 scientists 271–280 publications: 151 scientists 281–290 publications: 139 scientists 291–300 publications: 113 scientists 301–310 publications: 102 scientists 311–320 publications: 100 scientists 321–330 publications: 76 scientists 331–340 publications: 92 scientists 341–350 publications: 85 scientists 351–360 publications: 69 scientists 361–370 publications: 71 scientists 371–380 publications: 63 scientists 381–390 publications: 58 scientists 391–400 publications: 57 scientists 401–410 publications: 43 scientists 411–420 publications: 33 scientists 421–430 publications: 50 scientists 431–440 publications: 41 scientists 441–450 publications: 32 scientists 451–460 publications: 27 scientists 461–470 publications: 28 scientists 471–480 publications: 25 scientists 481–490 publications: 28 scientists 491–500 publications: 20 scientists 501–510 publications: 23 scientists 511–520 publications: 26 scientists 521–530 publications: 17 scientists 531–540 publications: 21 scientists 541–550 publications: 14 scientists 551–560 publications: 16 scientists 561–570 publications: 10 scientists 571–580 publications: 22 scientists 581–590 publications: 9 scientists 591–600 publications: 14 scientists 601–610 publications: 9 scientists 611–620 publications: 11 scientists 621–630 publications: 4 scientists 631–640 publications: 7 scientists 641–650 publications: 5 scientists 651–660 publications: 10 scientists 661–670 publications: 8 scientists 671–680 publications: 8 scientists 681–690 publications: 4 scientists 691–700 publications: 3 scientists 701–704 publications: 4 scientists 705+ publications: 100 scientists
31–40 publications 705+

This scientist: 198 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
31–40 6
41–50 52
51–60 138
61–70 299
71–80 461
81–90 605
91–100 713
101–110 736
111–120 686
121–130 670
131–140 644
141–150 597
151–160 576
161–170 477
171–180 450
181–190 397
191–200 343 198
201–210 328
211–220 313
221–230 283
231–240 226
241–250 196
251–260 201
261–270 171
271–280 151
281–290 139
291–300 113
301–310 102
311–320 100
321–330 76
331–340 92
341–350 85
351–360 69
361–370 71
371–380 63
381–390 58
391–400 57
401–410 43
411–420 33
421–430 50
431–440 41
441–450 32
451–460 27
461–470 28
471–480 25
481–490 28
491–500 20
501–510 23
511–520 26
521–530 17
531–540 21
541–550 14
551–560 16
561–570 10
571–580 22
581–590 9
591–600 14
601–610 9
611–620 11
621–630 4
631–640 7
641–650 5
651–660 10
661–670 8
671–680 8
681–690 4
691–700 3
701–704 4
705+ 100
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Sharon Abrahams D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 58 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30–31 to 144+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 702. Most scientists, 702, have 32–33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30–31 D-Index: 398 scientists 32–33 D-Index: 702 scientists 34–35 D-Index: 671 scientists 36–37 D-Index: 659 scientists 38–39 D-Index: 641 scientists 40–41 D-Index: 671 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 617 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 558 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 495 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 487 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 445 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 390 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 408 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 345 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 325 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 321 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 248 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 290 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 218 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 219 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 215 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 183 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 169 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 132 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 137 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 120 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 112 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 86 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 101 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 83 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 77 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 70 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 78 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 58 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 53 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 57 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 48 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 53 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 46 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 24 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 35 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 27 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 32 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 31 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 22 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 16 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 24 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 18 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 11 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 19 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 10 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 16 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 10 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 12 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 8 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 5 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 12 scientists 144+ D-Index: 98 scientists
30–31 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

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Number of Psychology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 11,416 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30–31 398
32–33 702
34–35 671
36–37 659
38–39 641
40–41 671
42–43 617
44–45 558
46–47 495
48–49 487
50–51 445
52–53 390
54–55 408
56–57 345
58–59 325
60–61 321 61
62–63 248
64–65 290
66–67 218
68–69 219
70–71 215
72–73 183
74–75 169
76–77 132
78–79 137
80–81 120
82–83 112
84–85 86
86–87 101
88–89 83
90–91 77
92–93 70
94–95 78
96–97 58
98–99 53
100–101 57
102–103 48
104–105 53
106–107 46
108–109 24
110–111 35
112–113 27
114–115 32
116–117 31
118–119 22
120–121 16
122–123 24
124–125 18
126–127 11
128–129 19
130–131 10
132–133 16
134–135 10
136–137 12
138–139 8
140–141 5
142–143 12
144+ 98
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Overview

Sharon Abrahams is a researcher affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, primarily focused on Medicine with a specialization in Neurology. Their scholarly work spans a significant body of research related to neurodegenerative diseases, particularly amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal spectrum disorders.

Their recent publications include:

  • Neuropsychological impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-frontotemporal spectrum disorder, 2023, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Preventing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: insights from pre-symptomatic neurodegenerative diseases, 2021, Brain
  • A systematic review of non-motor symptom evaluation in clinical trials for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2021, Journal of Neurology
  • Multidimensional Apathy in Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, and Alzheimer Disease, 2020, Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology
  • A systematic review of neuropsychiatric and cognitive assessments used in clinical trials for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 2020, Journal of Neurology

Their research is published frequently in venues such as:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration
  • Journal of Neurology
  • Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Brain Communications
  • Brain

Sharon Abrahams collaborates regularly with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Siddharthan Chandran
  • Suvankar Pal
  • Judith Newton
  • Emily Beswick
  • Caroline McHutchison

Their main fields of study encompass 97 publications in Medicine, with subfields heavily weighted toward Neurology (56 publications), Psychiatry and Mental health (12), Genetics (11), Physiology (8), and Molecular Biology (5).

The primary topics explored in their work include:

  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research
  • Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders

The combination of these research topics, publication venues, and partnerships outlines a focus on understanding neurodegenerative disorders from multiple angles, including clinical trials, neuropsychological impairment, and neuropsychiatric assessments within the framework of progressive neurological diseases.

Best Publications

  • EFNS guidelines on the Clinical Management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (MALS) : revised report of an EFNS task force

    Peter M. Andersen;Sharon Abrahams;Gian D. Borasio;Mamede de Carvalho

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - frontotemporal spectrum disorder (ALS-FTSD): Revised diagnostic criteria

    Michael J. Strong;Sharon Abrahams;Laura H. Goldstein;Susan Woolley

  • Screening for cognition and behaviour changes in ALS

    Sharon Abrahams;Judith Newton;Elaine Niven;Jennifer Foley

  • Verbal fluency and executive dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

    S Abrahams;Peter Leigh;A Harvey;G N Vythelingum

  • Changes in cognition and behaviour in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: nature of impairment and implications for assessment

    Laura H Goldstein;Sharon Abrahams

  • Spatial memory deficits in patients with unilateral damage to the right hippocampal formation

    S Abrahams;Alan Pickering;CE Polkey;RG Morris

  • Visual short-term memory binding deficits in familial Alzheimer's disease

    Mario A. Parra;Mario A. Parra;Sharon Abrahams;Robert H. Logie;Luis G. Méndez

  • Frontal lobe dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A PET study

    S. Abrahams;L. H. Goldstein;J. J. M. Kew;D. J. Brooks

  • The management of motor neurone disease

    PN Leigh;S Abrahams;A Al-Chalabi;MA Ampong

  • Word retrieval in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study

    Sharon Abrahams;Laura Goldstein;Andy Simmons;Michael Brammer

  • Relation between cognitive dysfunction and pseudobulbar palsy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Sharon Abrahams;L H Goldstein;A AlChalabi;A Pickering

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging of verbal fluency and confrontation naming using compressed image acquisition to permit overt responses.

    Sharon Abrahams;Laura H. Goldstein;Andy Simmons;Michael J. Brammer

  • The relationship between abnormalities of cognitive function and cerebral activation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A neuropsychological and positron emission tomography study.

    J. J. M. Kew;L. H. Goldstein;P. N. Leigh;S. Abrahams

  • Frontotemporal white matter changes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Sharon Abrahams;Laura H. Goldstein;John Suckling;Virginia Ng

  • Cognitive change in ALS: a prospective study

    Sharon Abrahams;Peter Leigh;Laura Goldstein

  • Short-term memory binding deficits in Alzheimer's disease

    Mario A Parra;Sharon Abrahams;Katia Fabi;Robert Logie

  • ALS-specific cognitive and behavior changes associated with advancing disease stage in ALS

    Christopher Crockford;Judith Newton;Katie Lonergan;Theresa Chiwera

  • Hippocampal Involvement in Spatial and Working Memory: A Structural MRI Analysis of Patients with Unilateral Mesial Temporal Lobe Sclerosis☆

    Sharon Abrahams;RG Morris;CE Polkey;JM Jarosz

  • Developing a new apathy measurement scale: Dimensional Apathy Scale

    Ratko Radakovic;Sharon Abrahams

  • Validation of the Edinburgh Cognitive and Behavioural Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Screen (ECAS): A cognitive tool for motor disorders

    Elaine Niven;Judith Newton;Jennifer Foley;Shuna Colville

  • Deficits in emotional and social cognition in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

    Alessandra Girardi;Sarah E. MacPherson;Sharon Abrahams

Frequent Co-Authors

Laura H. Goldstein
Laura H. Goldstein King's College London
Thomas H. Bak
Thomas H. Bak University of Edinburgh
Sergio Della Sala
Sergio Della Sala University of Edinburgh
Siddharthan Chandran
Siddharthan Chandran University of Edinburgh
Sarah E. MacPherson
Sarah E. MacPherson University of Edinburgh
Mario A. Parra
Mario A. Parra University of Strathclyde
Orla Hardiman
Orla Hardiman Trinity College Dublin
Martin R. Turner
Martin R. Turner University of Oxford
John M. Starr
John M. Starr University of Edinburgh
Ammar Al-Chalabi
Ammar Al-Chalabi King's College London

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