Alison C. Bested

3.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
16 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Alison C. Bested is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison C. Bested has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Alison C. Bested's work include Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (10 papers), Gut microbiota and health (4 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (3 papers). Alison C. Bested is often cited by papers focused on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (10 papers), Gut microbiota and health (4 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (3 papers). Alison C. Bested collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Belgium. Alison C. Bested's co-authors include Alan Logan, Eva M Selhub, Nancy G. Klimas, Lynn M. Marshall, Anil Jain, Kenny L. De Meirleir, Pradip Joshi, Bruce M. Carruthers, Daniel L. Peterson and A. Martin Lerner and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Life Sciences and Journal of Clinical Pathology.

In The Last Decade

Alison C. Bested

15 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2009 2024 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
    2003 819 citations Bruce M. Carruthers, Anil Jain et al. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome profile →
  2. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of a probiotic in emotional symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome
    2009 451 citations A. Venket Rao, Alison C. Bested et al. Gut Pathogens profile →
  3. Recent Research Trends in Neuroinflammatory and Neurodegenerative Disorders
    2024 51 citations Jessica R. Cohen, Rajendra P. Pangeni et al. Cells profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alison C. Bested Canada 9 1.0k 652 316 310 275 16 1.9k
Jean–Claude Leunis Thailand 15 556 0.5× 639 1.0× 152 0.5× 325 1.0× 151 0.5× 17 1.7k
Susan Levine United States 22 1.2k 1.1× 360 0.6× 164 0.5× 178 0.6× 385 1.4× 39 1.8k
Lucinda V. Scott Ireland 29 838 0.8× 1.2k 1.8× 281 0.9× 665 2.1× 107 0.4× 45 4.0k
Amy Loughman Australia 24 294 0.3× 909 1.4× 84 0.3× 594 1.9× 77 0.3× 64 2.4k
Alessandra Borsini United Kingdom 25 248 0.2× 368 0.6× 110 0.3× 271 0.9× 273 1.0× 46 2.3k
Sonia Pellissier France 22 242 0.2× 1.1k 1.7× 92 0.3× 629 2.0× 189 0.7× 51 3.4k
Sabrina Mörkl Austria 19 209 0.2× 693 1.1× 250 0.8× 476 1.5× 32 0.1× 53 1.6k
Neil McGregor Australia 23 960 0.9× 277 0.4× 170 0.5× 232 0.7× 165 0.6× 57 1.5k
Kenny L. De Meirleir United States 10 891 0.9× 179 0.3× 241 0.8× 118 0.4× 215 0.8× 13 1.2k
M.A. Maselli Italy 9 181 0.2× 1.2k 1.8× 61 0.2× 686 2.2× 115 0.4× 23 2.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Cohen, Jessica R., Rajendra P. Pangeni, Narasimman Gurusamy, et al.. (2024). Recent Research Trends in Neuroinflammatory and Neurodegenerative Disorders. Cells. 13(6). 511–511. 51 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bested, Alison C., et al.. (2022). A Case Series of 39 United States Veterans with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(3). 21–21. 1 indexed citations
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McNeil, Rebecca B., Travis J. A. Craddock, Gordon Broderick, et al.. (2021). Gulf War Illness Clinical Trials and Interventions Consortium (GWICTIC): A collaborative research infrastructure for intervention and implementation. Life Sciences. 278. 119636–119636. 1 indexed citations
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Bested, Alison C., et al.. (2019). Understanding Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and the Emerging Osteopathic Approach: A Narrative Review. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association. 119(7). 446–455. 4 indexed citations
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Bested, Alison C.. (2018). Attributes of Videos on YouTube Related to Cupping Therapy.. PubMed. 24(6). 32–33. 4 indexed citations
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Bested, Alison C. & Lynn M. Marshall. (2015). Review of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: an evidence-based approach to diagnosis and management by clinicians. Reviews on Environmental Health. 30(4). 223–49. 142 indexed citations
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Selhub, Eva M, Alan Logan, & Alison C. Bested. (2014). Fermented foods, microbiota, and mental health: ancient practice meets nutritional psychiatry. Journal of PHYSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. 33(1). 2–2. 170 indexed citations
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Bested, Alison C., Alan Logan, & Eva M Selhub. (2013). Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: part III – convergence toward clinical trials. Gut Pathogens. 5(1). 4–4. 70 indexed citations
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Bested, Alison C., Alan Logan, & Eva M Selhub. (2013). Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: Part I – autointoxication revisited. Gut Pathogens. 5(1). 5–5. 92 indexed citations
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Bested, Alison C., Alan Logan, & Eva M Selhub. (2013). Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: Part II – contemporary contextual research. Gut Pathogens. 5(1). 3–3. 94 indexed citations
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Bateman, Lucinda, Alison C. Bested, Todd E. Davenport, et al.. (2012). ME/CFS: A Primer for Clinical Practitioners. Scholarly Commons (University of the Pacific). 8 indexed citations
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Rao, A. Venket, Alison C. Bested, Martin A. Katzman, et al.. (2009). A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study of a probiotic in emotional symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome. Gut Pathogens. 1(1). 6–6. 451 indexed citations breakdown →
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Marshall, Lynn M., et al.. (2004). Tools to Treat Chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and multiple chemical sensitivity. 1 indexed citations
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Carruthers, Bruce M., Anil Jain, Kenny L. De Meirleir, et al.. (2003). Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. 11(1). 7–115. 819 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bested, Alison C., Paul R. Saunders, & Alan Logan. (2001). Chronic fatigue syndrome: neurological findings may be related to blood–brain barrier permeability. Medical Hypotheses. 57(2). 231–237. 29 indexed citations
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Bested, Alison C., Guang‐Shing Cheng, P. H. Pinkerton, Olufemi Kassim, & John S. Senn. (1984). Idiopathic acquired sideroblastic anaemia transforming to acute myelosclerosis.. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 37(9). 1032–1034. 1 indexed citations

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