D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Virginia M.-Y. Lee

University of Pennsylvania
United States

Medicine

USA

2023

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Medicine D-index 225 Citations 190,656 1,020 World Ranking 40 National Ranking 29

Best female scientists D-index 226 Citations 196,246 1,064 World Ranking 2 National Ranking 2

Best Scientists D-index 226 Citations 196,246 1,064 World Ranking 61 National Ranking 43

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Best Female Scientist Award

2023 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Best Female Scientist Award

2022 - Research.com Best Scientist Award

2020 - Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering TDP43 protein aggregates in frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and revealing that different forms of alpha-synuclein, in different cell types, underlie Parkinson’s disease and Multiple System Atrophy.

2014 - J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute

2013 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2012 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

2012 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award

2005 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

1998 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology

1998 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association

1996 - Metlife Foundation Award for Medical Research in Alzheimer's Disease

1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Best Publications

Alpha-synuclein in Lewy bodies.

Maria Grazia Spillantini;Marie Luise Schmidt;Virginia M.-Y. Lee;John Q. Trojanowski.
Nature (1997)

10304 Citations

Ubiquitinated TDP-43 in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Manuela Neumann;Deepak M. Sampathu;Linda K. Kwong;Adam C. Truax.
Science (2006)

5846 Citations

Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies: Third report of the DLB Consortium

I. G. McKeith;I. G. McKeith;D. W. Dickson;J. Lowe;M. Emre.
Neurology (2005)

5376 Citations

Tau-mediated neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

Carlo Ballatore;Virginia M.-Y. Lee;John Q. Trojanowski.
Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2007)

2331 Citations

Pathological α-Synuclein Transmission Initiates Parkinson-like Neurodegeneration in Nontransgenic Mice

Kelvin C. Luk;Victoria Kehm;Jenna Carroll;Bin Zhang.
Science (2012)

2063 Citations

Cerebrospinal fluid biomarker signature in Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative subjects.

Leslie M. Shaw;Hugo Vanderstichele;Malgorzata Knapik-Czajka;Christopher M. Clark.
Annals of Neurology (2009)

2030 Citations

Oxidative Damage Linked to Neurodegeneration by Selective α-Synuclein Nitration in Synucleinopathy Lesions

Benoit I. Giasson;John E. Duda;Ian V. J. Murray;Qiping Chen.
Science (2000)

1864 Citations

Aggregation of alpha-synuclein in Lewy bodies of sporadic Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.

M. Baba;S. Nakajo;P.-H. Tu;T. Tomita.
American Journal of Pathology (1998)

1854 Citations

A68: a major subunit of paired helical filaments and derivatized forms of normal Tau

Virginia M.-Y. Lee;Brian J. Balin;Laszlo Otvos;John Q. Trojanowski.
Science (1991)

1754 Citations

Synapse Loss and Microglial Activation Precede Tangles in a P301S Tauopathy Mouse Model

Yasumasa Yoshiyama;Makoto Higuchi;Bin Zhang;Shu-Ming Huang.
Neuron (2007)

1670 Citations

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External Links

Personal Website for Virginia M.-Y. Lee