Carolyn Young

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
196 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Carolyn Young is a scholar working on Neurology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Carolyn Young has authored 196 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Neurology, 62 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 31 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Carolyn Young's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (61 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (61 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (30 papers). Carolyn Young is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (61 papers), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (61 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (30 papers). Carolyn Young collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Carolyn Young's co-authors include David Rog, Turo Nurmikko, Rosanna Cousins, Hikari Ando, Tim Friede, Roger Mills, R. J. Mills, Alan Tennant, Everard W. Thornton and David Shakespeare and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Plant Cell.

In The Last Decade

Carolyn Young

191 papers receiving 6.1k citations

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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.

Randomized, controlled trial of cannabis-based medicine in central pain in multiple sclerosis

2005 504 citations David Rog, Turo Nurmikko et al. profile →
Achieving Saturation in Thematic Analysis: Development and Refinement of a Codebook

2014 408 citations Hikari Ando, Rosanna Cousins et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of people with multiple sclerosis at the time of diagnosis: Influences on outcome trajectories 2025 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·Carolyn Young, David Rog, Basil Sharrack, Suresh Kumar Chhetri, Seema Kalra, Timothy Harrower, (unknown), John Thorpe, Richard Nicholas, Helen Ford, Gavin McDonnell, Alan Tennant, Roger Mills, Radu Tănăsescu	2
2	Rasch analysis of the modified Fatigue Severity Scale in neuromuscular disorders and comparison between sex, age and diagnoses 2024 ·Muscle & Nerve ·(unknown), (unknown), Roger Mills, Carolyn Young	1
3	Stigma and health outcomes in multiple sclerosis: a systematic review 2024 ·BMC Neurology ·(unknown), Roger Mills, (unknown), Carolyn Young, Dawn Langdon	9
4	Multiple Sclerosis vision questionnaire (MSVQ-7): Reliability, validity, precision and discrimination 2023 ·Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders ·Carolyn Young, David Rog, Radu Tănăsescu, Seema Kalra, Dawn Langdon, Alan Tennant, Roger Mills	2
5	Identifying unanswered questions and setting the agenda for future systematic research in Multiple Sclerosis. A worldwide, multi-stakeholder Priority Setting project 2022 ·Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders ·(unknown), Francesco Nonino, (unknown), Massimiliano Orso, Ben Ridley, Elisa Baldin, A Bignamini, Roberto D’Amico, Teresa Anna Cantisani, Cinzia Colombo, Fary Khan, Sascha Köpke, Joanna Laurson-Doube, (unknown), Carolyn Young, Guy Peryer, (unknown), Graziella Filippini	4
6	Comparison Of King’s Clinical Staging In Multinational Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cohorts 2022 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration ·Rubika Balendra, Ashley Jones, Ahmad Al Khleifat, (unknown), Paul Wicks, Carolyn Young, Pamela J. Shaw, Martin R. Turner, P. Nigel Leigh, Ammar Al‐Chalabi	2
7	OPTIMISE: MS study protocol: a pragmatic, prospective observational study to address the need for, and challenges with, real world pharmacovigilance in multiple sclerosis 2021 ·BMJ Open ·Ruth Dobson, Matthew Craner, (unknown), Aleisha Miller, Ana Cavey, Stewart Webb, Cheryl Hemingway, Jeremy Hobart, Nikos Evangelou, Neil Scolding, David Rog, Richard Nicholas, Mónica Marta, Camilla Blain, Carolyn Young, Helen Ford, Paul M. Matthews	2
8	Understanding quality of life across different clinical subtypes of multiple sclerosis: a thematic analysis 2021 ·Quality of Life Research ·Hikari Ando, Rosanna Cousins, Carolyn Young	6
9	Highlights from the 2019 European Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2019) 2020 ·Multiple Sclerosis Journal ·Jan D. Lünemann, (unknown), Bruno Stankoff, Carolyn Young, Aksel Sıva, Aaron Miller, Catherine Lubetzki, Heinz Wiendl, Celia Oreja‐Guevara	0
10	Immediate versus delayed short-term integrated palliative care for advanced long-term neurological conditions: the OPTCARE Neuro RCT 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Nilay Hepgul, Rebecca Wilson, Deokhee Yi, Catherine Evans, Sabrina Bajwah, Vincent Crosby, Andrew Wilcock, (unknown), Anthony Byrne, Carolyn Young, (unknown), (unknown), Rachel Burman, К. Ray Chaudhuri, Eli Silber, Irene J Higginson, Wei Gao	4
11	Do pain, anxiety and depression influence quality of life for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease? A national study reconciling previous conflicting literature 2019 ·Journal of Neurology ·(unknown), Rhiannon Edge, Roger Mills, (unknown), Peter J. Diggle, Carolyn Young	33
12	Health Utilities and Costs for Motor Neurone Disease 2019 ·Value in Health ·(unknown), Carolyn Young, Dyfrig Hughes	17
13	Systematic review of the influence of spasticity on quality of life in adults with chronic neurological conditions 2015 ·Disability and Rehabilitation ·Kristijonas Milinis, Carolyn Young, (unknown)	36
14	Evaluation of a Health State Staging System Defined by Loss of Independence in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Assessment in a Second Dataset 2013 ·Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford) ·Edward R. Hammond, Carolyn Young, Adriano Chiò, (unknown), Ammar Al‐Chalabi, James D. Berry, Benjamin Rix Brooks, Jeremy M. Shefner, Martin R. Turner, James R. Williams, Xingwen Li, Douglas A. Kerr	1
15	Assessing and Managing Depression and Fatigue in Motor Neuron Disease 2012 ·Neurodegenerative Disease Management ·Chris Sidey‐Gibbons, Carolyn Young	3
16	Exploring reasons for the pattern of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) use among motor neurone disease (MND) patients: An interpretative phenomenological analysis 2011 ·European Respiratory Journal ·Hikari Ando, Biswajit Chakrabarti, Carolyn Young, Everard W. Thornton, Robert Angus	1
17	Sustaining midwifery continuity of care: perspectives for managers 2008 ·Antiviral Research ·Pat Brodie, (unknown), Carolyn Hastie, Elizabeth Smythe, Carolyn Young	8
18	Validation and Reliability of the Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS) in Multiple Sclerosis 2007 ·Clinical Journal of Pain ·David Rog, Turo Nurmikko, Tim Friede, Carolyn Young	37
19	The Glory of Ottawa 1995 ·McGill-Queen's University Press eBooks ·Carolyn Young	2
20	Radiation damage tests of new scintillating fibers and plates 1990 ·Prepared for ·V. Hagopian, Jilei Xu, M. Bertoldi, Carolyn Young, H. D. Wahl, K. F. Johnson, (unknown), (unknown), Kun Hu, (unknown), M. Goforth	1

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