David P. Breen

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
52 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

David P. Breen is a scholar working on Neurology, Cognitive Neuroscience and Complementary and alternative medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, David P. Breen has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Neurology, 10 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 9 papers in Complementary and alternative medicine. Recurrent topics in David P. Breen's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (32 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (14 papers) and Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications (9 papers). David P. Breen is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (32 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (14 papers) and Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications (9 papers). David P. Breen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. David P. Breen's co-authors include Roger A. Barker, David J. Burn, Gordon W. Duncan, Alison J. Yarnall, Tien K. Khoo, Caroline H. Williams‐Gray, Jonathan Evans, Rachael A. Lawson, Kate Fisher and Romina Vuono and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

David P. Breen

49 papers receiving 2.6k 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.

Characterizing mild cognitive impairment in incident Parkinson disease

2013 330 citations Alison J. Yarnall, David P. Breen et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David P. Breen United Kingdom	26	1.7k	598	422	418	407	52	2.7k
Atbin Djamshidian Austria	29	1.9k 1.1×	585 1.0×	301 0.7×	262 0.6×	774 1.9×	99	3.0k
Amélie Pelletier Canada	22	1.7k 1.0×	704 1.2×	434 1.0×	303 0.7×	265 0.7×	60	2.6k
Lana M. Chahine United States	38	2.6k 1.6×	902 1.5×	599 1.4×	611 1.5×	524 1.3×	126	3.8k
Hiroshige Fujishiro Japan	31	2.0k 1.2×	552 0.9×	1.1k 2.5×	724 1.7×	570 1.4×	114	3.2k
Dario Arnaldi Italy	28	1.2k 0.7×	856 1.4×	438 1.0×	530 1.3×	303 0.7×	131	2.3k
Jens Carsten Möller Germany	31	2.2k 1.3×	1.0k 1.7×	279 0.7×	288 0.7×	575 1.4×	95	3.4k
Claire Thalamas France	34	1.7k 1.0×	494 0.8×	860 2.0×	298 0.7×	679 1.7×	94	4.3k
Piu Chan China	42	2.9k 1.7×	954 1.6×	865 2.0×	447 1.1×	1.1k 2.6×	128	5.0k
Claudio Lucetti Italy	32	1.1k 0.7×	348 0.6×	293 0.7×	680 1.6×	354 0.9×	74	2.4k
Nico J. Diederich Luxembourg	35	2.7k 1.6×	1.3k 2.2×	424 1.0×	457 1.1×	754 1.9×	88	4.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Breen, David P., et al.. (2025). Optic Disc Pallor in Parkinson's Disease: A UK Biobank Study. Movement Disorders. 40(6). 1123–1133. 1 indexed citations

Gibson, Erin, Joel Ramirez, Christopher J.M. Scott, et al.. (2024). Examining perivascular spaces (PVS) in cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) using a novel T1- based automated PVS segmentation tool. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100305–100305.

Camacho, Marta, Kirsten M. Scott, Julia C. Greenland, et al.. (2024). Validation of a 5‐Year Prognostic Model for Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders Clinical Practice. 11(11). 1441–1444. 2 indexed citations

Lawson, Rachael A., Caroline H. Williams‐Gray, Marta Camacho, et al.. (2021). Which Neuropsychological Tests? Predicting Cognitive Decline and Dementia in Parkinson’s Disease in the ICICLE-PD Cohort. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 11(3). 1297–1308. 21 indexed citations

Griffiths, William J., Jonas Abdel‐Khalik, Sarah F. Moore, et al.. (2021). The Cerebrospinal Fluid Profile of Cholesterol Metabolites in Parkinson’s Disease and Their Association With Disease State and Clinical Features. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 13. 685594–685594. 10 indexed citations

Stoker, Thomas B., Marta Camacho, Sophie Winder‐Rhodes, et al.. (2020). Impact ofGBA1variants on long-term clinical progression and mortality in incident Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 91(7). 695–702. 59 indexed citations

Breen, David P., et al.. (2020). REM sleep behaviour disorder in patients without synucleinopathy. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 91(11). 1239–1240. 8 indexed citations

Lawson, Rachael A., Alison J. Yarnall, Gordon W. Duncan, et al.. (2017). Stability of mild cognitive impairment in newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 88(8). 648–652. 64 indexed citations

Dissanayaka, N., Rachael A. Lawson, Alison J. Yarnall, et al.. (2017). Anxiety is associated with cognitive impairment in newly-diagnosed Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 36. 63–68. 57 indexed citations

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Breen, David P., et al.. (2017). Soft tissue plasmacytomas in multiple myeloma. The Lancet. 390(10107). 2083–2083. 6 indexed citations

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Pablo‐Fernández, Eduardo De, David P. Breen, Pierre Bouloux, et al.. (2016). Neuroendocrine abnormalities in Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 88(2). 176–185. 70 indexed citations

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Lawson, Rachael A., Alison J. Yarnall, Gordon W. Duncan, et al.. (2015). Quality of Life and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Early Parkinson’s Disease: Does Subtype Matter?. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 4(3). 331–336. 25 indexed citations

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Breen, David P., Hu Liang Low, & Anjum Misbahuddin. (2015). The Impact of Deep Brain Stimulation on Sleep and Olfactory Function in Parkinson’s Disease. The Open Neurology Journal. 9(1). 70–72. 19 indexed citations

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Nombela, Cristina, James B. Rowe, Sophie Winder‐Rhodes, et al.. (2014). Genetic impact on cognition and brain function in newly diagnosed Parkinson’s disease: ICICLE-PD study. Brain. 137(10). 2743–2758. 127 indexed citations

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McColgan, Peter, Jonathan Evans, David P. Breen, et al.. (2012). Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination‐Revised for mild cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease. Movement Disorders. 27(9). 1173–1177. 33 indexed citations

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Breen, David P., James B. Rowe, & Roger A. Barker. (2011). Role of brain imaging in early parkinsonism. BMJ. 342(feb23 1). d638–d638. 4 indexed citations

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Breen, David P., Andrew W. Michell, & Roger A. Barker. (2011). Parkinson's disease – the continuing search for biomarkers. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 49(3). 393–401. 15 indexed citations

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Breen, David P. & Roger A. Barker. (2010). Parkinson’s disease and 2009: recent advances. Journal of Neurology. 257(7). 1224–1228. 2 indexed citations

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Breen, David P., et al.. (2008). Emergency department evaluation of sudden, severe headache. QJM. 101(6). 435–443. 27 indexed citations

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Dunn, M, David P. Breen, Richard Davenport, & Alasdair Gray. (2005). Early management of adults with an uncomplicated first generalised seizure. Emergency Medicine Journal. 22(4). 237–242. 40 indexed citations

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