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Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg

Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
88
Citations
34570
World Ranking
1188
National Ranking
36

Medicine

D-Index
88
Citations
34673
World Ranking
13002
National Ranking
500

Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg 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 Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 590 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.

Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg 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 Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 163+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 163 D-Index or more.

Overview

Yolande A.L. Pijnenburg is affiliated with Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans medicine with significant contributions in psychiatry and mental health, neurology, physiology, molecular biology, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their scientific work encompasses key topics including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Genomics and Rare Diseases

Their recent publications reflect a focus on neurodegenerative disorders and biomarker research. Some notable papers include:

  • "Recommendations to distinguish behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia from psychiatric disorders," published in 2020 in Brain
  • "Cerebrospinal fluid proteomics in patients with Alzheimer's disease reveals five molecular subtypes with distinct genetic risk profiles," published in 2024 in Nature Aging
  • "A clinical-radiological framework of the right temporal variant of frontotemporal dementia," published in 2020 in Brain
  • "Genome-wide meta-analysis for Alzheimer's disease cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers," published in 2022 in Acta Neuropathologica
  • "Age- and disease-specific reference values for neurofilament light presented in an online interactive support interface," published in 2022 in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology

Frequent co-authors include Wiesje M. van der Flier, Charlotte E. Teunissen, John C. van Swieten, Philip Scheltens, and Daniela Galimberti.

Their research outputs have been published predominantly in:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer s Research & Therapy
  • Brain
  • Neurology

Best Publications

  • Sensitivity of revised diagnostic criteria for the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia.

    Katya Rascovsky;John R. Hodges;David Knopman;Mario F. Mendez

  • New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

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  • Clinical, genetic and pathological heterogeneity of frontotemporal dementia: a review

    Harro Seelaar;Jonathan D Rohrer;Yolande A L Pijnenburg;Nick C Fox

  • Diagnostic Value of Cerebrospinal Fluid Neurofilament Light Protein in Neurology: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Bridel C;van Wieringen Wn;Zetterberg H;Tijms Bm

  • Frontotemporal dementia in The Netherlands: patient characteristics and prevalence estimates from a population-based study.

    Sonia M Rosso;Laura Donker Kaat;Timo Baks;Marijke Joosse

  • Consensus classification of posterior cortical atrophy

    Sebastian J. Crutch;Jonathan M. Schott;Gil D. Rabinovici;Melissa Murray

  • The behavioural/dysexecutive variant of Alzheimer's disease: clinical, neuroimaging and pathological features.

    Rik Ossenkoppele;Yolande A. L. Pijnenburg;David C. Perry;Brendan I. Cohn-Sheehy

  • Early-versus late-onset Alzheimer's disease: more than age alone.

    Esther L.G.E. Koedam;Vivian Lauffer;Annelies E. van der Vlies;Wiesje M. van der Flier

  • Visual assessment of posterior atrophy development of a MRI rating scale

    Esther L. G. E. Koedam;Manja Lehmann;Wiesje M. van der Flier;Philip Scheltens

  • Functional neural network analysis in frontotemporal dementia and Alzheimer's disease using EEG and graph theory

    Willem de Haan;Yolande A L Pijnenburg;Rob L M Strijers;Yolande van der Made

  • The clinical profile of right temporal lobe atrophy

    Dennis Chan;Valerie Anderson;Yolande Pijnenburg;Jennifer Whitwell

  • Optimizing patient care and research: the Amsterdam Dementia Cohort

    Wiesje M van der Flier;Yolande A L Pijnenburg;Niels Prins;Afina W Lemstra

  • Frontotemporal dementia and its subtypes: a genome-wide association study

    Raffaele Ferrari;Raffaele Ferrari;Dena G Hernandez;Dena G Hernandez;Michael A Nalls;Jonathan D Rohrer

  • Early-onset versus late-onset Alzheimer's disease: the case of the missing APOE ɛ4 allele

    Wiesje M van der Flier;Yolande A L Pijnenburg;Nick C Fox;Nick C Fox;Philip Scheltens;Philip Scheltens

  • EEG synchronization in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.

    C. J. Stam;Y. Van Der Made;Y. A. L. Pijnenburg;Ph. Scheltens

  • Cerebrospinal fluid markers for differential dementia diagnosis in a large memory clinic cohort

    N. S. M. Schoonenboom;Fransje Reesink;N. A. Verwey;M. I. Kester

  • EEG synchronization likelihood in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease during a working memory task

    Y.A. Pijnenburg;Y. van der Made;A.M. van Cappellen van Walsum;D.L. Knol

  • The clinical and pathological phenotype of C9ORF72 hexanucleotide repeat expansions

    Javier Simón-Sánchez;Elise G. P. Dopper;Elise G. P. Dopper;Petra E. Cohn-Hokke;Renate K. Hukema

  • Time to diagnosis in young-onset dementia as compared with late-onset dementia.

    D. van Vliet;M. E. de Vugt;C. Bakker;Y. A. L. Pijnenburg

  • Common variants in Alzheimer's disease and risk stratification by polygenic risk scores

    Itziar de Rojas;Itziar de Rojas;Sonia Moreno-Grau;Sonia Moreno-Grau;Niccolo Tesi;Benjamin Grenier-Boley

  • Generalized synchronization of MEG recordings in Alzheimer's Disease: evidence for involvement of the gamma band.

    Cornelis J Stam;Anne Marie van Cappellen van Walsum;Yolande A L Pijnenburg;Henk W Berendse

  • A systematic review of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living scales in dementia: room for improvement

    S A M Sikkes;E S M de Lange-de Klerk;Y A L Pijnenburg;P Scheltens

  • Disturbed fluctuations of resting state EEG synchronization in Alzheimer's disease.

    C. J. Stam;T. Montez;T. Montez;B. F. Jones;S. A. R. B. Rombouts

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip Scheltens
Philip Scheltens Amsterdam UMC
Wiesje M. van der Flier
Wiesje M. van der Flier Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
John C. van Swieten
John C. van Swieten Erasmus University Rotterdam
Frederik Barkhof
Frederik Barkhof University College London
Rik Ossenkoppele
Rik Ossenkoppele Lund University
Niels D. Prins
Niels D. Prins Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Gil D. Rabinovici
Gil D. Rabinovici University of California, San Francisco
Max L. Stek
Max L. Stek Leiden University Medical Center

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