Fergus Doubal

17.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
125 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

Fergus Doubal is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Fergus Doubal has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Epidemiology, 48 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 41 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Fergus Doubal's work include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (72 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (48 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (19 papers). Fergus Doubal is often cited by papers focused on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (72 papers), Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases (48 papers) and Retinal Imaging and Analysis (19 papers). Fergus Doubal collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and China. Fergus Doubal's co-authors include Joanna M. Wardlaw, Martin Dennis, Stephen Makin, Francesca M. Chappell, Julie Staals, Cathie Sudlow, Alasdair M. J. MacLullich, Karen Ferguson, Baljean Dhillon and Gillian Potter and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Fergus Doubal

117 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Stroke subtype, vascular risk factors, and total MRI brai... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2014 2010 2020 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Stroke subtype, vascular risk factors, and total MRI brain small-vessel disease burden
    2014 705 citations Julie Staals, Stephen Makin et al. Neurology profile →
  2. Enlarged Perivascular Spaces on MRI Are a Feature of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
    2010 646 citations Fergus Doubal, Martin Dennis et al. Stroke profile →
  3. Perivascular spaces in the brain: anatomy, physiology and pathology
    2020 512 citations Joanna M. Wardlaw, Helene Benveniste et al. Nature Reviews Neurology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Fergus Doubal United Kingdom 41 2.5k 2.2k 1.7k 1.6k 1.4k 125 6.4k
Julie Staals Netherlands 33 1.7k 0.7× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 773 0.5× 1.2k 0.9× 130 4.3k
Ewoud J. van Dijk Netherlands 44 1.6k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 2.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.0× 1.6k 1.2× 106 7.6k
Norbert Nighoghossian France 36 2.2k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 706 0.4× 958 0.7× 253 6.1k
David J. Werring United Kingdom 61 7.1k 2.8× 4.8k 2.1× 1.2k 0.7× 2.4k 1.5× 1.5k 1.1× 310 13.1k
Mauro Silvestrini Italy 53 2.3k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 2.7k 1.5× 925 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 278 9.0k
Manfred Kaps Germany 49 3.9k 1.5× 2.9k 1.3× 3.0k 1.7× 1.1k 0.7× 623 0.5× 270 8.6k
Stéphanie Debette France 38 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 0.8× 2.3k 1.3× 898 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 150 8.0k
Jan Malm Sweden 43 3.2k 1.3× 783 0.4× 1.0k 0.6× 958 0.6× 285 0.2× 163 5.7k
Hakan Ay United States 39 1.5k 0.6× 3.2k 1.4× 2.3k 1.3× 927 0.6× 624 0.5× 95 5.5k
Charles A. Jungreis United States 38 3.2k 1.3× 2.0k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 998 0.6× 648 0.5× 118 6.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Fergus Doubal

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All Works

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Jochems, Angela C.C., Susana Muñoz Maniega, Úna Clancy, et al.. (2025). Longitudinal Cognitive Changes in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. Neurology. 104(4). e213323–e213323. 5 indexed citations
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Blair, Gordon W., Ian J. C. MacCormick, Sarah McGrory, et al.. (2025). Retinal vascular reactivity is associated with white matter hyperintensities and dysfunctional cerebrovascular reactivity in cerebral small vessel disease. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 45(12). 2301–2315.
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Werring, David J., Fergus Doubal, Jesse Dawson, et al.. (2024). Early neurological deterioration in acute lacunar ischemic stroke: Systematic review of incidence, mechanisms, and prospects for treatment. International Journal of Stroke. 20(1). 7–20. 11 indexed citations
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Stringer, Michael, Daniëlle Kerkhofs, Anna Dewenter, et al.. (2024). Heterogeneity and Penumbra of White Matter Hyperintensities in Small Vessel Diseases Determined by Quantitative MRI. Stroke. 56(1). 128–137. 9 indexed citations
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Doubal, Fergus, et al.. (2024). Association between optic disc pallor and lacunar stroke. BMJ Neurology Open. 6(2). e000789–e000789. 1 indexed citations
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Wardlaw, Joanna M., Hugues Chabriat, Frank‐Erik de Leeuw, et al.. (2024). European stroke organisation (ESO) guideline on cerebral small vessel disease, part 2, lacunar ischaemic stroke. European Stroke Journal. 9(1). 5–68. 19 indexed citations
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Blair, Gordon W., Jason P. Appleton, Lisa J Woodhouse, et al.. (2024). Design of trials in lacunar stroke and cerebral small vessel disease: review and experience with the LACunar Intervention Trial 2 (LACI-2). Stroke and Vascular Neurology. 9(6). 581–594. 2 indexed citations
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Stringer, Michael, Ben Dickie, Úna Clancy, et al.. (2021). Sources of systematic error in DCE‐MRI estimation of low‐level blood‐brain barrier leakage. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 86(4). 1888–1903. 30 indexed citations
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Ballerini, Lucia, Sarah McGrory, María del C. Valdés Hernández, et al.. (2020). Quantitative measurements of enlarged perivascular spaces in the brain are associated with retinal microvascular parameters in older community-dwelling subjects. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 100002–100002. 12 indexed citations
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Wardlaw, Joanna M., Helene Benveniste, Maiken Nedergaard, et al.. (2020). Perivascular spaces in the brain: anatomy, physiology and pathology. Nature Reviews Neurology. 16(3). 137–153. 512 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wardlaw, Joanna M., Fergus Doubal, Rosalind Brown, et al.. (2020). Rates, risks and routes to reduce vascular dementia (R4vad), a UK-wide multicentre prospective observational cohort study of cognition after stroke: Protocol. European Stroke Journal. 6(1). 89–101. 14 indexed citations
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McGrory, Sarah, Lucia Ballerini, Fergus Doubal, et al.. (2019). Retinal microvasculature and cerebral small vessel disease in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 and Mild Stroke Study. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6320–6320. 58 indexed citations
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Wiseman, Stewart, Fergus Doubal, Francesca M. Chappell, et al.. (2015). Plasma Biomarkers of Inflammation, Endothelial Function and Hemostasis in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 40(3-4). 157–164. 40 indexed citations
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Makin, Stephen, Fergus Doubal, Martin Dennis, & Joanna M. Wardlaw. (2012). Factors Associated with Negative MRI scan in Minor Stroke. International Journal of Stroke. 7. 41–41. 1 indexed citations
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Doubal, Fergus, et al.. (2010). A Systematic Review of Dynamic Cerebral and Peripheral Endothelial Function in Lacunar Stroke Versus Controls. Stroke. 41(6). e434–42. 92 indexed citations
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Wardlaw, Joanna M., et al.. (2010). Little Association between Intracranial Arterial Stenosis and Lacunar Stroke. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 31(1). 12–18. 33 indexed citations
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Wardlaw, Joanna M., Fergus Doubal, Paul Armitage, et al.. (2009). Lacunar stroke is associated with diffuse blood–brain barrier dysfunction. Annals of Neurology. 65(2). 194–202. 262 indexed citations

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