Heiko Braak
Impact in
- Neurology top 0.01%
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
- Neurological diseases and metabolism
- Physiology top 0.01%
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Papers in
- Physiology 168
- Alzheimer's disease research and treatments 153
- Neurology 136
- Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments 104
- Neurological disorders and treatments 69
- Neurological diseases and metabolism 30
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research 23
- Co-authors
- Eva Braak (150 shared papers)Kelly Del Tredici (138 shared papers)Udo Rüb (36 shared papers)Rob A. I. de Vos (29 shared papers)Ernst N.H. Jansen Steur (6 shared papers)Dietmar Rudolf Thal (32 shared papers)Estifanos Ghebremedhin (33 shared papers)J. Böhl (19 shared papers)
- Journals
- Acta Neuropathologica (55 papers)Cell and Tissue Research (34 papers)Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology (19 papers)Neurobiology of Aging (16 papers)Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology (15 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Heiko Braak
389 papers receiving 71.0k citations
Heiko Braak's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 193
- Neurology 25.7k
- Neurology 12.8k
- Physiology 29.5k
- Psychiatry and Mental health 13.0k
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 16.4k
Countries citing papers authored by Heiko Braak
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 399 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuropathological stageing of Alzheimer-related changes Hit paper breakdown → | 1991 | 12614 |
| 2 | Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 8152 |
| 3 | Phases of Aβ-deposition in the human brain and its relevance for the development of AD Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 2545 |
| 4 | Staging of Alzheimer disease-associated neurofibrillary pathology using paraffin sections and immunocytochemistry Hit paper breakdown → | 2006 | 2338 |
| 5 | Stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease-related pathology Hit paper breakdown → | 2004 | 2181 |
| 6 | Staging of alzheimer's disease-related neurofibrillary changes Hit paper breakdown → | 1995 | 1833 |
| 7 | Stages of the Pathologic Process in Alzheimer Disease: Age Categories From 1 to 100 Years Hit paper breakdown → | 2011 | 1570 |
| 8 | Frequency of Stages of Alzheimer-Related Lesions in Different Age Categories Hit paper breakdown → | 1997 | 1363 |
| 9 | Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: possible routes by which vulnerable neuronal types may be subject to neuroinvasion by an unknown pathogen Hit paper breakdown → | 2003 | 1317 |
| 10 | Gastric α-synuclein immunoreactive inclusions in Meissner's and Auerbach's plexuses in cases staged for Parkinson's disease-related brain pathology Hit paper breakdown → | 2005 | 1117 |
| 11 | 100 years of Lewy pathology Hit paper breakdown → | 2012 | 900 |
| 12 | Parkinson's disease: a dual‐hit hypothesis Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 788 |
| 13 | Stages of pTDP‐43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Hit paper breakdown → | 2013 | 781 |
| 14 | Pathophysiology of REM sleep behaviour disorder and relevance to neurodegenerative disease Hit paper breakdown → | 2007 | 735 |
| 15 | Neuropathological assessment of Parkinson's disease: refining the diagnostic criteria Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 734 |
| 16 | A sequence of cytoskeleton changes related to the formation of neurofibrillary tangles and neuropil threads Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 668 |
| 17 | Where Does Parkinson Disease Pathology Begin in the Brain? Hit paper breakdown → | 2002 | 630 |
| 18 | The pathological process underlying Alzheimer’s disease in individuals under thirty Hit paper breakdown → | 2010 | 620 |
| 19 | Dystrophic (senescent) rather than activated microglial cells are associated with tau pathology and likely precede neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 588 |
| 20 | Evolution of the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease Hit paper breakdown → | 1996 | 580 |
About Heiko Braak
Heiko Braak is a scholar working on Physiology, Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology, having authored 399 papers that have together received 73.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (153 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (104 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (69 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (63 papers), Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (48 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (36 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (30 papers) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (23 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (25.7k citations), Neurology (12.8k citations), Physiology (29.5k citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (13.0k citations) and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (16.4k citations). Heiko Braak has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Eva Braak, Kelly Del Tredici, Udo Rüb, Rob A. I. de Vos, Ernst N.H. Jansen Steur, Dietmar Rudolf Thal, Estifanos Ghebremedhin, J. Böhl, H. Bratzke and M Orantes. Their work appears in journals such as Acta Neuropathologica, Cell and Tissue Research, Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, Neurobiology of Aging and Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology.
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