Barbara Topol

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
17 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Barbara Topol is a scholar working on Neurology, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbara Topol has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Neurology, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Barbara Topol's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (6 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (4 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Barbara Topol is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (6 papers), Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (4 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (4 papers). Barbara Topol collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. Barbara Topol's co-authors include Lorene M. Nelson, Wendy Kaye, Annette Langer‐Gould, Nicholas G. LaRocca, Laurie Wagner, William J. Culpepper, Mitchell T. Wallin, Ruth Ann Marrie, Gary Cutter and Piyameth Dilokthornsakul and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Neurology and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Barbara Topol

17 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The prevalence of MS in the United States

2019 779 citations Mitchell T. Wallin, William J. Culpepper et al. Neurology profile →
Population-Based Estimates for the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the United States by Race, Ethnicity, Age, Sex, and Geographic Region

2023 73 citations Michael Hittle, William J. Culpepper et al. JAMA Neurology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbara Topol United States	13	653	327	154	150	129	17	1.4k
Anneke van der Walt Australia	23	893 1.4×	400 1.2×	172 1.1×	111 0.7×	99 0.8×	142	1.5k
Ángel Pérez Sempere Spain	21	464 0.7×	486 1.5×	114 0.7×	112 0.7×	189 1.5×	101	1.3k
Laurie Wagner United States	15	777 1.2×	313 1.0×	142 0.9×	104 0.7×	162 1.3×	32	1.4k
Paul Browne United States	8	688 1.1×	150 0.5×	135 0.9×	125 0.8×	95 0.7×	13	1.1k
Kyla A. McKay Sweden	21	1.2k 1.8×	287 0.9×	119 0.8×	146 1.0×	214 1.7×	54	1.5k
Edgardo Cristiano Argentina	23	1.1k 1.7×	486 1.5×	115 0.7×	147 1.0×	226 1.8×	116	1.7k
Julia Pakpoor United Kingdom	17	433 0.7×	248 0.8×	141 0.9×	182 1.2×	87 0.7×	35	1.0k
María José Sá Portugal	19	985 1.5×	297 0.9×	157 1.0×	110 0.7×	134 1.0×	99	1.4k
Mario Alberto Battaglia Italy	22	1.0k 1.5×	348 1.1×	149 1.0×	130 0.9×	264 2.0×	97	1.8k
Rana Karabudak Türkiye	21	882 1.4×	460 1.4×	175 1.1×	120 0.8×	294 2.3×	103	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Barbara Topol

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barbara Topol

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barbara Topol

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Barbara Topol. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Barbara Topol based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Barbara Topol. Barbara Topol is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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17 of 17 papers shown

Hittle, Michael, William J. Culpepper, Annette Langer‐Gould, et al.. (2023). Population-Based Estimates for the Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the United States by Race, Ethnicity, Age, Sex, and Geographic Region. JAMA Neurology. 80(7). 693–693. 73 indexed citations breakdown →

Magid, Hoda S. Abdel, Barbara Topol, Valerie McGuire, et al.. (2022). Cardiovascular Diseases, Medications, and ALS: A Population-Based Case-Control Study. Neuroepidemiology. 56(6). 423–432. 5 indexed citations

Mehta, Paul, Jaime Raymond, Reshma Punjani, et al.. (2022). Prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in the United States using established and novel methodologies, 2017. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 24(1-2). 108–116. 47 indexed citations

Nelson, Lorene M., Barbara Topol, Wendy Kaye, et al.. (2021). Evaluation of the Completeness of ALS Case Ascertainment in the US National ALS Registry: Application of the Capture-Recapture Method. Neuroepidemiology. 56(2). 104–114. 5 indexed citations

Mehta, Paul, Jaime Raymond, Reshma Punjani, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), United States, 2016. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 23(3-4). 220–225. 41 indexed citations

Wallin, Mitchell T., Sarah L. Minden, Lorene M. Nelson, et al.. (2019). Telemedicine in Multiple Sclerosis Care: A National Utilization Assessment and Systematic Review (P1.2-105). Neurology. 92(15_supplement). 1 indexed citations

Wallin, Mitchell T., William J. Culpepper, Jonathan D. Campbell, et al.. (2019). The prevalence of MS in the United States. Neurology. 92(10). e1029–e1040. 779 indexed citations breakdown →

Nelson, Lorene M., Barbara Topol, Wendy Kaye, et al.. (2018). Estimation of the Prevalence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in the United States Using National Administrative Healthcare Data from 2002 to 2004 and Capture-Recapture Methodology. Neuroepidemiology. 51(3-4). 149–157. 20 indexed citations

Kwee, Lydia Coulter, Yutao Liu, Carol Haynes, et al.. (2012). A High-Density Genome-Wide Association Screen of Sporadic ALS in US Veterans. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e32768–e32768. 47 indexed citations

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Sarnquist, Clea, et al.. (2011). Rural HIV-infected women's access to medical care: ongoing needs in California. AIDS Care. 23(7). 792–796. 39 indexed citations

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McGuire, Valerie, Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Caroline M. Tanner, et al.. (2011). Association of DRD2 and DRD3 polymorphisms with Parkinson's disease in a multiethnic consortium. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 307(1-2). 22–29. 45 indexed citations

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Popat, Rita A., Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Caroline M. Tanner, et al.. (2011). Coffee, ADORA2A, and CYP1A2: the caffeine connection in Parkinson’s disease. European Journal of Neurology. 18(5). 756–765. 92 indexed citations

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Popat, Rita A., Stephen K. Van Den Eeden, Caroline M. Tanner, et al.. (2011). Response to Hill-Burnset al.letter: An attempt to replicate interaction between coffee and CYP1A2 gene in connection to Parkinson’s disease. European Journal of Neurology. 18(9). e109–e109. 1 indexed citations

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Glaser, Sally L., Christina A. Clarke, Theresa H.M. Keegan, et al.. (2004). Attenuation of Social Class and Reproductive Risk Factor Associations for Hodgkin Lymphoma due to Selection Bias in Controls. Cancer Causes & Control. 15(7). 731–739. 15 indexed citations

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Prehn, Angela W., Christina A. Clarke, Barbara Topol, Sally L. Glaser, & Dee W. West. (2002). Increase in Breast Cancer Incidence in Middle-aged Women during the 1990s. Annals of Epidemiology. 12(7). 476–481. 19 indexed citations

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Prehn, Angela W., et al.. (2002). Differences in treatment patterns for localized breast carcinoma among Asian/Pacific islander women. Cancer. 95(11). 2268–2275. 54 indexed citations

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Hook, E B, Barbara Topol, & Philip K. Cross. (1989). The natural history of cytogenetically abnormal fetuses detected at midtrimester amniocentesis which are not terminated electively: new data and estimates of the excess and relative risk of late fetal death associated with 47,+21 and some other abnormal karyotypes.. PubMed. 45(6). 855–61. 112 indexed citations

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