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Sharon X. Xie 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 Sharon X. Xie sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 272 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sharon X. Xie 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 Sharon X. Xie sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sharon X. Xie is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States and contributes extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on neurology and related disciplines. Their research spans various subfields such as neurology, psychiatry and mental health, physiology, cognitive neuroscience, and statistics and probability.

The scientist's work addresses core topics including dementia and cognitive impairment research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, advanced neuroimaging techniques and applications, functional brain connectivity studies, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis research, and neurological disorders and treatments.

Sharon X. Xie has published multiple papers in notable venues. Recent publications include:

  • Distribution patterns of tau pathology in progressive supranuclear palsy, 2020, Acta Neuropathologica
  • The development and convergence of co-pathologies in Alzheimer's disease, 2020, Brain
  • Neurofilament Light Chain as a Biomarker for Cognitive Decline in Parkinson Disease, 2021, Movement Disorders
  • Pathological combinations in neurodegenerative disease are heterogeneous and disease-associated, 2023, Brain
  • Tau deposition patterns are associated with functional connectivity in primary tauopathies, 2022, Nature Communications

The frequent co-authors in Xie's research collaborations include David J. Irwin, Corey T. McMillan, Edward B. Lee, David A. Wolk, and John Q. Trojanowski.

In terms of publication venues, Xie has contributed to journals with significant frequency, such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Alzheimer's & Dementia, Acta Neuropathologica, Brain, and Movement Disorders.

Best Publications

  • Validity of the MoCA and MMSE in the detection of MCI and dementia in Parkinson disease

    S. Hoops;S. Nazem;A. D. Siderowf;J. E. Duda

  • Cognitive therapy for the prevention of suicide attempts: a randomized controlled trial.

    Gregory K. Brown;Thomas Ten Have;Gregg R. Henriques;Sharon X. Xie

  • Contribution of cerebrovascular disease in autopsy confirmed neurodegenerative disease cases in the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Centre

    Jon B. Toledo;Steven E. Arnold;Kevin Raible;Johannes Brettschneider

  • Neurodegenerative disease concomitant proteinopathies are prevalent, age-related and APOE4-associated

    John L Robinson;Edward B Lee;Sharon X Xie;Lior Rennert

  • Neuropathologic substrates of Parkinson disease dementia.

    David J. Irwin;Matthew T. White;Jon B. Toledo;Sharon X. Xie

  • Neuropathological and Genetic Correlates of Survival and Dementia Onset in Synucleinopathies: A Retrospective Analysis

    David J Irwin;Murray Grossman;Daniel Weintraub;Daniel Weintraub;Howard I Hurtig

  • Co-morbidity of TDP-43 proteinopathy in Lewy body related diseases.

    Hanae Nakashima-Yasuda;Kunihiro Uryu;John Robinson;Sharon X. Xie

  • The Microtubule-Stabilizing Agent, Epothilone D, Reduces Axonal Dysfunction, Neurotoxicity, Cognitive Deficits, and Alzheimer-Like Pathology in an Interventional Study with Aged Tau Transgenic Mice

    Bin Zhang;Jenna Carroll;John Q. Trojanowski;Yuemang Yao

  • Microtubule-binding drugs offset tau sequestration by stabilizing microtubules and reversing fast axonal transport deficits in a tauopathy model

    Bin Zhang;Arpita Maiti;Sharon Shively;Fara Lakhani

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Tau and β-Amyloid: How Well Do These Biomarkers Reflect Autopsy-Confirmed Dementia Diagnoses?

    Christopher M. Clark;Sharon Xie;Jesse Chittams;Douglas Ewbank

  • Comparative accuracies of two common screening instruments for classification of Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and healthy aging.

    David R. Roalf;Paul J. Moberg;Sharon X. Xie;David A. Wolk

  • White matter hyperintensities in vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia (VCID): Knowledge gaps and opportunities

    Jessica Alber;Suvarna Alladi;Hee Joon Bae;David A. Barton

  • Distribution patterns of tau pathology in progressive supranuclear palsy

    Gabor G. Kovacs;Gabor G. Kovacs;Gabor G. Kovacs;Milica Jecmenica Lukic;Milica Jecmenica Lukic;David J. Irwin;Thomas Arzberger

  • CSF amyloid {beta} 1-42 predicts cognitive decline in Parkinson disease.

    A. Siderowf;S.X. Xie;H. Hurtig;D. Weintraub

  • Effects of the Insulin Sensitizer Metformin in Alzheimer Disease: Pilot Data From a Randomized Placebo-controlled Crossover Study.

    Aaron M. Koenig;Dawn Mechanic-Hamilton;Sharon X. Xie;Martha F. Combs

  • Evidence of multisystem disorder in whole-brain map of pathological TDP-43 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

    Felix Geser;Nicholas J. Brandmeir;Linda K. Kwong;Maria Martinez-Lage

  • Questionnaire for Impulsive-Compulsive Disorders in Parkinson's Disease-Rating Scale

    Daniel Weintraub;Eugenia Mamikonyan;Kimberly Papay;Judith A. Shea;Judith A. Shea

  • Epothilone D Improves Microtubule Density, Axonal Integrity, and Cognition in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Tauopathy

    Kurt R. Brunden;Bin Zhang;Jenna Carroll;Yuemang Yao

  • Cerebrovascular atherosclerosis correlates with Alzheimer pathology in neurodegenerative dementias

    Mark Yarchoan;Sharon X. Xie;Mitchel A. Kling;Mitchel A. Kling;Jon B. Toledo

  • Cognitive Therapy for the Prevention of Suicide Attempts

    Gregory K. Brown;Gregg R. Henriques;Sharon X. Xie;Judd E. Hollander

Frequent Co-Authors

John Q. Trojanowski
John Q. Trojanowski University of Pennsylvania
Murray Grossman
Murray Grossman University of Pennsylvania
Steven E. Arnold
Steven E. Arnold Harvard University
Virginia M.-Y. Lee
Virginia M.-Y. Lee University of Pennsylvania
Daniel Weintraub
Daniel Weintraub University of Pennsylvania
Vivianna M. Van Deerlin
Vivianna M. Van Deerlin University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Siderowf
Andrew Siderowf University of Pennsylvania
David A. Wolk
David A. Wolk University of Pennsylvania
David J. Irwin
David J. Irwin University of Pennsylvania
John E. Duda
John E. Duda University of Pennsylvania

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