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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Neuroscience 191 40 34 27 21 635 153641
Medicine 191 250 227 169 151 644 154025
Best Scientists 191 407 370 264 234 653 150457

Ted M. Dawson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ted M. Dawson between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ted M. Dawson published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 16.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 33 publications in 2021. 59 of the 725 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 33. Peak 33 publications in 2021. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 4 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 17 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 27 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 18 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 17 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 31 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 18 publications 2009: 22 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 22 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 25 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 33 publications 2022: 26 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 32 publications 2025: 27 publications
1983 2025

725 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ted M. Dawson: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 1
1985 4
1986 4
1987 5
1988 5
1989 0
1990 2
1991 8
1992 5
1993 16
1994 17
1995 13
1996 27
1997 12
1998 14
1999 14
2000 18
2001 15
2002 17
2003 17
2004 22
2005 31
2006 25
2007 23
2008 18
2009 22
2010 18
2011 22
2012 20
2013 13
2014 22
2015 10
2016 24
2017 29
2018 25
2019 20
2020 22
2021 33
2022 26
2023 26
2024 32
2025 27
Total 725
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Ted M. Dawson publications per year - data summary

  • Ted M. Dawson, a Neuroscience scholar from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has 725 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 33 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983 and 1984, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 43 years in the span carries no publications at all (1989).
  • The rate of publication averages 16.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 17.3 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 144 publications, 20% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 120 publications (8.0 per year); 1998-2012: 296 publications (19.7 per year); 2013-2025: 309 publications (23.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Ted M. Dawson 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 Ted M. Dawson 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, 628–637 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: 635 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 11 635
638–647 11
648–657 11
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
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Ted M. Dawson publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 38–47 to 887+ publications.
  • Ted M. Dawson, a Neuroscience scholar from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, records 635 publications - the 97th percentile of the discipline.
  • 97% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Ted M. Dawson, and about 3% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 158–167 publications range, and Ted M. Dawson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 98–107 publications, holding 539 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 76% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 248–257 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 887 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Ted M. Dawson 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 Ted M. Dawson 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, 163+ 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: 191 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
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+ 100 191
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Ted M. Dawson D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,597 Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 68 ranges running from 30–31 to 163+ D-Index.
  • Ted M. Dawson, a Neuroscience scholar from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, records 191 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Neuroscience scientists score the same or lower than Ted M. Dawson, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 54–55 D-Index range, and Ted M. Dawson ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 46–47 D-Index, holding 512 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 65% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 62–63 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in United States Leader Award
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Ted M. Dawson is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research is primarily centered on medicine, neuroscience, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions in related subfields such as neurology, molecular biology, cellular and molecular neuroscience, physiology, and oncology.

The scientist's main research topics include Parkinson's disease mechanisms and treatments, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, nuclear receptors and signaling, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neurological diseases and metabolism, PARP inhibition in cancer therapy, and neurological disorders and treatments.

Recent notable publications by Ted M. Dawson include:

  • PINK1 and Parkin mitochondrial quality control: a source of regional vulnerability in Parkinson's disease, 2020, Molecular Neurodegeneration
  • Genome sequencing analysis identifies new loci associated with Lewy body dementia and provides insights into its genetic architecture, 2021, Nature Genetics
  • Microglia and astrocyte dysfunction in parkinson's disease, 2020, Neurobiology of Disease
  • Meta-Analysis of the Alzheimer's Disease Human Brain Transcriptome and Functional Dissection in Mouse Models, 2020, Cell Reports
  • STING mediates neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation in nigrostriatal α-synucleinopathy, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

They have collaborated frequently with coauthors such as Valina L. Dawson, Liana S. Rosenthal, Juan C. Troncoso, Tae-In Kam, and Senthilkumar S. Karuppagounder.

Ted M. Dawson has published extensively in venues including bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Neurology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Science Translational Medicine.

Awards recognized in their career include Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia

    Shane A. Liddelow;Kevin A. Guttenplan;Laura E. Clarke;Frederick C. Bennett

  • Molecular mechanisms of cell death: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2018

    Lorenzo Galluzzi;Ilio Vitale;Stuart A. Aaronson;John M. Abrams

  • Molecular definitions of cell death subroutines: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee on Cell Death 2012

    Galluzzi L;Vitale I;Vitale I;Vitale I;Abrams Jm;Alnemri Es

  • Nitric oxide mediates glutamate neurotoxicity in primary cortical cultures.

    Valina L. Dawson;Ted M. Dawson;Edythe D. London;David S. Bredt

  • Nitric oxide synthase and neuronal NADPH diaphorase are identical in brain and peripheral tissues.

    Ted M. Dawson;David S. Bredt;Majid Fotuhi;Paul M. Hwang

  • Mediation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1-dependent cell death by apoptosis-inducing factor.

    Seong Woon Yu;Hongmin Wang;Marc F. Poitras;Carmen Coombs

  • Molecular pathways of neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease.

    Ted M. Dawson;Valina L. Dawson

  • PINK1-dependent recruitment of Parkin to mitochondria in mitophagy

    Cristofol Vives-Bauza;Chun Zhou;Yong Huang;Mei Cui

  • Nitric oxide synthase protein and mRNA are discretely localized in neuronal populations of the mammalian CNS together with NADPH diaphorase

    David S. Bredt;Charles E. Glatt;Paul M. Hwang;Majid Fotuhi

  • MOLECULAR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

    Darren J. Moore;Andrew B. West;Valina L. Dawson;Ted M. Dawson

  • Targeted disruption of the neuronal nitric oxide synthase gene

    Paul L. Huang;Ted M. Dawson;David S. Bredt;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Nitric oxide activation of poly(ADP-ribose) synthetase in neurotoxicity

    Jie Zhang;Valina L. Dawson;Ted M. Dawson;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Parkinson's disease-associated mutations in leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 augment kinase activity

    Andrew B. West;Darren J. Moore;Saskia Biskup;Artem Bugayenko

  • Mechanisms of nitric oxide-mediated neurotoxicity in primary brain cultures

    VL Dawson;TM Dawson;DA Bartley;GR Uhl

  • Gases as biological messengers: nitric oxide and carbon monoxide in the brain

    Ted M. Dawson;Solomon H. Snyder

  • Interference by Huntingtin and Atrophin-1 with CBP-Mediated Transcription Leading to Cellular Toxicity

    Frederick C. Nucifora;Masayuki Sasaki;Matthew F. Peters;Hui Huang

  • Transneuronal Propagation of Pathologic α-Synuclein from the Gut to the Brain Models Parkinson's Disease.

    Sangjune Kim;Seung-Hwan Kwon;Tae-In Kam;Nikhil Panicker

  • Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase gene disruption renders mice resistant to cerebral ischemia

    Mikael J.L. Eliasson;Kenji Sampei;Allen S. Mandir;Patricia D. Hurn

  • Parkin functions as an E2-dependent ubiquitin– protein ligase and promotes the degradation of the synaptic vesicle-associated protein, CDCrel-1

    Yi Zhang;Jun Gao;Kenny K. K. Chung;Hui Huang

  • PL-03-01: INGE GRUNDKE-IQBAL AWARD FOR ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH: NEUROTOXIC REACTIVE ASTROCYTES ARE INDUCED BY ACTIVATED MICROGLIA

    Shane A. Liddelow

Frequent Co-Authors

Valina L. Dawson
Valina L. Dawson Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Solomon H. Snyder
Solomon H. Snyder Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Juan C. Troncoso
Juan C. Troncoso Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Darren J. Moore
Darren J. Moore École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Kah-Leong Lim
Kah-Leong Lim Nanyang Technological University
Andrew B. West
Andrew B. West Duke University
Christopher A. Ross
Christopher A. Ross Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Owen A. Ross
Owen A. Ross Mayo Clinic
Sonja W. Scholz
Sonja W. Scholz National Institutes of Health

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