Donita Lightner

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Donita Lightner is a scholar working on Genetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Donita Lightner has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Genetics, 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 4 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Donita Lightner's work include Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers), Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (3 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (3 papers). Donita Lightner is often cited by papers focused on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment (5 papers), Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (3 papers) and Frailty in Older Adults (3 papers). Donita Lightner collaborates with scholars based in United States. Donita Lightner's co-authors include John L. Villano, Craig Horbinski, Quinn T. Ostrom, Therese A. Dolecek, Jigisha P. Thakkar, Jill S. Barnholtz‐Sloan, Thomas Pittman, Yasmin Khakoo, Joanna C. Yang and Suzanne L. Wolden and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Donita Lightner

14 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Epidemiologic and Molecular Prognostic Review of Glioblastoma

2014 969 citations Jigisha P. Thakkar, Therese A. Dolecek et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Donita Lightner United States	7	571	375	265	224	152	14	1.1k
Sarah Lapointe Canada	5	438 0.8×	485 1.3×	312 1.2×	215 1.0×	134 0.9×	18	1.1k
Patrick Y Wen United States	9	712 1.2×	827 2.2×	502 1.9×	222 1.0×	150 1.0×	16	1.6k
Alessia Pellerino Italy	18	641 1.1×	259 0.7×	113 0.4×	322 1.4×	137 0.9×	73	1.1k
David Cory Adamson United States	15	344 0.6×	481 1.3×	165 0.6×	96 0.4×	51 0.3×	31	992
Bakhtiar Yamini United States	20	269 0.5×	487 1.3×	317 1.2×	88 0.4×	55 0.4×	44	1.0k
Asm Iskander United States	22	280 0.5×	508 1.4×	270 1.0×	81 0.4×	92 0.6×	37	1.2k
Klaudyna Kojder Poland	12	214 0.4×	373 1.0×	227 0.9×	149 0.7×	80 0.5×	29	1.2k
Thomas Viel France	22	172 0.3×	397 1.1×	190 0.7×	95 0.4×	236 1.6×	43	1.2k
Fumiharu Ohka Japan	23	525 0.9×	1.0k 2.8×	678 2.6×	167 0.7×	143 0.9×	99	1.8k
Luiz Gustavo Dubois Brazil	16	308 0.5×	423 1.1×	188 0.7×	73 0.3×	42 0.3×	20	889

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Wallace, Elizabeth, Jordan P. Harp, Allison Caban‐Holt, et al.. (2021). Identifying dementia in Down syndrome with the Severe Impairment Battery, Brief Praxis Test and Dementia Scale for People with Learning Disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 65(12). 1085–1096. 6 indexed citations

Harp, Jordan P., Elizabeth Head, Gregory A. Jicha, et al.. (2021). Primitive Reflexes and Dementia in Adults With Down Syndrome. Neurology Clinical Practice. 12(1). 6–13. 2 indexed citations

Lightner, Donita, et al.. (2021). Downbeat Nystagmus in a 7-Year-Old Girl With Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Meningitis and Cerebellitis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8. 2329048X211000463–2329048X211000463. 1 indexed citations

Lin, Ai-Ling, Nathan F. Johnson, Gregory A. Jicha, et al.. (2020). A preliminary study of cerebral blood flow, aging and dementia in people with Down syndrome. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 64(12). 934–945. 5 indexed citations

Barber, Justin M., Erin L. Abner, Shoshana H. Bardach, et al.. (2019). Behaviors Characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Geriatric Cohort With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Early Dementia. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 34(1). 66–71. 21 indexed citations

García, Catherine R., Stacey Slone, Thomas Pittman, et al.. (2018). Comprehensive evaluation of treatment and outcomes of low-grade diffuse gliomas. PLoS ONE. 13(9). e0203639–e0203639. 18 indexed citations

García, Catherine R., Stacey Slone, Rachael Morgan, et al.. (2018). Dose-dense temozolomide for recurrent high-grade gliomas: a single-center retrospective study. Medical Oncology. 35(10). 136–136. 5 indexed citations

Lightner, Donita, et al.. (2017). Surfer’s myelopathy without surfing: a report of two pediatric patients. Spinal Cord Series and Cases. 3(1). 17008–17008. 14 indexed citations

García, Catherine R., et al.. (2017). Brain tumors associated with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: Case series. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 164. 53–56. 2 indexed citations

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Lightner, Donita, et al.. (2015). A Pediatric Case of CLIPPERS (Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation with Pontine Perivascular Enhancement Responsive To Steroids) (P6.265). Neurology. 84(14_supplement). 3 indexed citations

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Thakkar, Jigisha P., Therese A. Dolecek, Craig Horbinski, et al.. (2014). Epidemiologic and Molecular Prognostic Review of Glioblastoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(10). 1985–1996. 969 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lightner, Donita, et al.. (2013). A Case of Mannitol Hypersensitivity. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 35(7). e274–e275. 10 indexed citations

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Lightner, Donita, et al.. (2013). Long-term treatment with temozolomide in malignant glioma. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 21(1). 121–123. 31 indexed citations

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Yang, Joanna C., Yasmin Khakoo, Donita Lightner, & Suzanne L. Wolden. (2012). Phantosmia During Radiation Therapy. Journal of Child Neurology. 28(6). 791–794. 14 indexed citations

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