Brenda Banwell

39.9k citations

265 papers · 12.9k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 53

Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.02%
Neurology top 0.05%
Rheumatology top 0.2%
Molecular Biology top 5%
Hematology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Tanuja Chitnis Sílvia Tenembaum Lauren Krupp Amit Bar‐Or Douglas L. Arnold Brian G. Weinshenker Anthony Traboulsee Patrick Waters
Topics: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (175 papers)Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (68 papers)Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (38 papers)
Cited by: Pathology and Forensic Medicine Neurology Rheumatology
Journals: New England Journal of Medicine Journal of Biological ChemistrySHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Partner nations: United States Canada United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Brenda Banwell

251 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders

2015 3.0k citations Dean M. Wingerchuk, Brenda Banwell et al. Neurology profile →
International Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Study Group criteria for pediatric multiple sclerosis and immune-mediated central nervous system demyelinating disorders: revisions to the 2007 definitions

2013 716 citations Lauren Krupp, Brenda Banwell et al. Multiple Sclerosis Journal profile →
MRI criteria for the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: MAGNIMS consensus guidelines

2016 564 citations Brenda Banwell et al. profile →
Consensus definitions proposed for pediatric multiple sclerosis and related disorders

2007 527 citations Lauren Krupp, Brenda Banwell et al. Neurology profile →
Assessment of lesions on magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis: practical guidelines

2019 348 citations Brenda Banwell, Anthony Traboulsee et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Spinal Cord Leptomeningeal Enhancement as a Marker of Extensive Spinal Cord Involvement in Children With MOGAD 2025 ·Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation ·(unknown),Cesar Alves,Julia O’Mahony,E. Ann Yeh,Ruth Ann Marrie,Sridar Narayanan,Patrick Waters,Alberto Gajofatto,Amit Bar‐Or,Brenda Banwell,Giulia Fadda,(unknown)	0
2	Impact of a ketogenic diet on sleep quality in people with relapsing multiple sclerosis 2024 ·Sleep Medicine ·Jacob Perlman,(unknown),(unknown),Brenda Banwell,Anna Bergqvist,(unknown),Shanshan Chen,Mark R. Conaway,Myla Goldman,Anne Marie Morse,J. Nicholas Brenton	3
3	Quadriparesis and paraparesis following chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in children and adolescents 2024 ·Blood ·Caroline Diorio,(unknown),Diego A. Espinoza,Brenda Banwell,Amit Bar‐Or,Amanda M. DiNofia,Allison Barz Leahy,Zachary Martinez,Regina M. Myers,Sarah Hopkins,Susan R. Rheingold,David T. Teachey,Angela N. Viaene,Lisa Wray,Shannon L. Maude,Stephan A. Grupp,Jennifer L. McGuire	10
4	Epstein–Barr Virus Strongly Associates With Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis, But Not Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein‐Antibody‐Associated Disease 2024 ·Annals of Neurology ·Giulia Fadda,Carmen Yea,Julia O’Mahony,Patrick Waters,E. Ann Yeh,Ruth Ann Marrie,Douglas L. Arnold,Amit Bar‐Or,Brenda Banwell,(unknown)	7
5	The Neurologist's Role in Promoting Brain Health 2024 ·Neurology ·Linda M. Selwa,Brenda Banwell,Meeryo Choe,Louise D. McCullough,(unknown),Bruce Ovbiagele,Joel Salinas,Ann Tilton,Gregory S. Day	3
6	Ketogenic diet in relapsing multiple sclerosis: Patient perceptions, post-trial diet adherence & outcomes 2023 ·Clinical Nutrition ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Brenda Banwell,Anna Bergqvist,(unknown),Mark R. Conaway,Myla Goldman,J. Nicholas Brenton	9
7	Physical activity and functional limitations in pediatric multiple sclerosis: Are fatigue and depression confounding variables? 2023 ·Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine ·(unknown),Marcia Finlayson,Brenda Banwell,Ruth Ann Marrie,E. Ann Yeh,Rob Motl	0
8	Deviation From Normative Whole Brain and Deep Gray Matter Growth in Children With MOGAD, MS, and Monophasic Seronegative Demyelination 2023 ·Neurology ·Giulia Fadda,(unknown),Julia O’Mahony,Patrick Waters,E. Ann Yeh,Amit Bar‐Or,Ruth Ann Marrie,Sridar Narayanan,Douglas L. Arnold,D. Louis Collins,Brenda Banwell,(unknown)	9
9	Effect of fingolimod on health-related quality of life in paediatric patients with multiple sclerosis: results from the phase 3 PARADIGMS Study 2022 ·BMJ Neurology Open ·Lauren Krupp,Brenda Banwell,Tanuja Chitnis,Kumaran Deiva,(unknown),Angelo Ghezzi,Peter Huppke,Emmanuelle Waubant,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown)	8
10	Serum MOG-IgG in children meeting multiple sclerosis diagnostic criteria 2022 ·Multiple Sclerosis Journal ·Giulia Fadda,Patrick Waters,Mark Woodhall,Robert A. Brown,Julia O’Mahony,Denise Castro,Giulia Longoni,E. Ann Yeh,Ruth Ann Marrie,Douglas L. Arnold,Brenda Banwell,Amit Bar‐Or	15
11	Pro-inflammatory adiponectin in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis 2021 ·Multiple Sclerosis Journal ·Moffat Nyirenda,Giulia Fadda,Luke M. Healy,Ina Mexhitaj,(unknown),Heather Hanwell,(unknown),Ayal Rozenberg,Rui Li,Craig S. Moore,(unknown),Trina Johnson,Julia O’Mahony,Douglas L. Arnold,E. Ann Yeh,Ruth Ann Marrie,Shannon E. Dunn,Brenda Banwell,Amit Bar‐Or	12
12	Examining cognitive speed and accuracy dysfunction in youth and young adults with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis using a computerized neurocognitive battery. 2021 ·Neuropsychology ·(unknown),(unknown),Julia O’Mahony,Ruben C. Gur,Raquel E. Gur,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),E. Ann Yeh,Ruth Ann Marrie,Amit Bar‐Or,Brenda Banwell,Christine Till	6
13	Assessing seizure burden in pediatric epilepsy using an electronic medical record–based tool through a common data element approach 2021 ·Epilepsia ·Mark P. Fitzgerald,Michael C. Kaufman,Shavonne L. Massey,(unknown),(unknown),Colin A. Ellis,Xilma R. Ortiz‐González,Laurence E. Fried,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Brenda Banwell,(unknown),(unknown),Alexander K. Gonzalez,Dennis Dlugos,Sudha Kilaru Kessler,Ethan M. Goldberg,Nicholas S. Abend,Ingo Helbig	17
14	Silent New Brain MRI Lesions in Children with MOG‐Antibody Associated Disease 2020 ·Annals of Neurology ·Giulia Fadda,Brenda Banwell,Patrick Waters,Ruth Ann Marrie,E. Ann Yeh,Julia O’Mahony,Douglas L. Arnold,Amit Bar‐Or,(unknown)	34
15	Rituximab in patients with pediatric multiple sclerosis and other demyelinating disorders of the CNS: Practical considerations 2020 ·Multiple Sclerosis Journal ·Angelo Ghezzi,Brenda Banwell,Amit Bar‐Or,Tanuja Chitnis,Russell C. Dale,Mark Gorman,Barbara Kornek,Lauren Krupp,Kristen M. Krysko,Margherita Nosadini,Kevin Rostásy,Jonatan Salzer,Teri Schreiner,Sílvia Tenembaum,Emmanuelle Waubant	22
16	Temporal profile of lymphocyte counts and relationship with infections with fingolimod therapy in paediatric patients with multiple sclerosis: Results from the PARADIGMS study 2020 ·Multiple Sclerosis Journal ·Tanuja Chitnis,Brenda Banwell,Lauren Krupp,Douglas L. Arnold,Amit Bar‐Or,Wolfgang Brück,Gavin Giovannoni,Benjamin Greenberg,Angelo Ghezzi,Emmanuelle Waubant,Kevin Rostásy,Kumaran Deiva,Peter Huppke,Jerry S. Wolinsky,Ying Zhang,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Jutta Gärtner	7
17	Monophasic demyelination reduces brain growth in children 2017 ·Neurology ·Bérengère Aubert-Broche,Katrin Weier,Giulia Longoni,Vladimir Fonov,Amit Bar‐Or,Ruth Ann Marrie,E. Ann Yeh,Sridar Narayanan,Douglas L. Arnold,Leonard H. Verhey,Brenda Banwell,D. Louis Collins	35
18	International consensus diagnostic criteria for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disordersbreakdown → 2015 ·Neurology ·Dean M. Wingerchuk,Brenda Banwell,Jeffrey L. Bennett,Philippe Cabre,William M. Carroll,Tanuja Chitnis,J. de Sèze,Kazuo Fujihara,Benjamin Greenberg,Anu Jacob,Sven Jarius,Marco Aurélio Lana–Peixoto,Michael Levy,Jack H. Simon,Silvia Tenembaum,Anthony Traboulsee,Patrick Waters,Kay E. Wellik,Brian G. Weinshenker	2985
19	Reduced head and brain size for age and disproportionately smaller thalami in child-onset MS 2012 ·Neurology ·Anne Kerbrat,Bérengère Aubert-Broche,Vladimir Fonov,Sridar Narayanan,John G. Sled,Douglas L. Arnold,Brenda Banwell,D. Louis Collins	69
20	MRI correlates of cognitive impairment in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis. 2011 ·Neuropsychology ·Christine Till,Rezwan Ghassemi,Bérengère Aubert-Broche,Anne Kerbrat,D. Louis Collins,Sridar Narayanan,Douglas L. Arnold,Mary Desrocher,John G. Sled,Brenda Banwell	116

About Brenda Banwell

Brenda Banwell is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Developmental Neuroscience, having authored 265 papers that have together received 12.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (175 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (68 papers) and Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research (38 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (9.3k citations), Neurology (5.9k citations) and Rheumatology (2.7k citations). Brenda Banwell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Tanuja Chitnis, Sílvia Tenembaum, Lauren Krupp, Amit Bar‐Or, Douglas L. Arnold, Brian G. Weinshenker, Anthony Traboulsee, Patrick Waters, Benjamin Greenberg and Sven Jarius. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

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