Frank Petito

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 981 citations indexed

About

Frank Petito is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Petito has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 981 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 3 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Frank Petito's work include Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (3 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (2 papers). Frank Petito is often cited by papers focused on Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (3 papers), Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (3 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (2 papers). Frank Petito collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frank Petito's co-authors include Alan J. McComas, M. J. Campbell, Carol K. Petito, Geoffrey J. Gottlieb, John H. Dougherty, William T. Talman, Robert L. Ruff, Fred Plum, R. E. P. Sica and A.R.M. Upton and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Frank Petito

12 papers receiving 898 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Physiological changes in ageing muscles

1973 579 citations M. J. Campbell, Alan J. McComas et al. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Frank Petito United States	11	280	267	239	169	128	12	981
G Hosking United Kingdom	12	407 1.5×	215 0.8×	67 0.3×	194 1.1×	139 1.1×	22	1.1k
H.O.M. Thijssen Netherlands	20	150 0.5×	193 0.7×	295 1.2×	86 0.5×	174 1.4×	66	1.4k
Tiemen W. van Weerden Netherlands	16	289 1.0×	206 0.8×	196 0.8×	39 0.2×	320 2.5×	33	938
Wim H.J.P. Linssen Netherlands	16	215 0.8×	353 1.3×	239 1.0×	148 0.9×	202 1.6×	23	986
D. D. Fraser United States	5	86 0.3×	220 0.8×	81 0.3×	89 0.5×	117 0.9×	5	1.1k
Oona M. Scott United Kingdom	18	527 1.9×	322 1.2×	141 0.6×	83 0.5×	112 0.9×	35	1.4k
Johanna M. Fock Netherlands	19	133 0.5×	476 1.8×	250 1.0×	96 0.6×	110 0.9×	38	1.5k
Corinne G.C. Horlings Netherlands	20	235 0.8×	454 1.7×	252 1.1×	111 0.7×	202 1.6×	60	1.5k
M. Bashar Katirji United States	14	91 0.3×	80 0.3×	318 1.3×	160 0.9×	125 1.0×	19	1.1k
W. Ammann Canada	10	78 0.3×	194 0.7×	444 1.9×	98 0.6×	355 2.8×	14	1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Frank Petito

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Petito

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Petito

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frank Petito. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frank Petito based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Frank Petito. Frank Petito is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Khan, Raja B., D. D. Giri, Marc K. Rosenblum, Frank Petito, & Lisa M. DeAngelis. (2001). Leptomeningeal metastasis from an intracranial epidermoid cyst. Neurology. 56(10). 1419–1420. 17 indexed citations

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Delanty, N, et al.. (1997). Isolated myoclonic alien hand as the sole presentation of pathologically established Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: a report of two patients. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 63(3). 404–407. 32 indexed citations

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Kupersmith, Mark J., et al.. (1996). Homonymous Field Defect as the First Manifestation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology. 16(1). 62–62. 3 indexed citations

4.

Kupersmith, Mark J., et al.. (1995). Homonymous Field Defect as the First Manifestation of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. American Journal of Ophthalmology. 119(4). 497–504. 27 indexed citations

5.

Hainline, Brian, et al.. (1985). Vertebral artery injury and cerebellar stroke while swimming: case report.. Stroke. 16(6). 1039–1042. 48 indexed citations

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Ruff, Robert L., William T. Talman, & Frank Petito. (1981). Transient ischemic attacks associated with hypotension in hypertensive patients with carotid artery stenosis.. Stroke. 12(3). 353–355. 68 indexed citations

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Petito, Carol K., Geoffrey J. Gottlieb, John H. Dougherty, & Frank Petito. (1978). Neoplastic angioendotheliosis: Ultrastructural study and review of the literature. Annals of Neurology. 3(5). 393–399. 98 indexed citations

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Petito, Frank & Fred Plum. (1974). The Lumbar Puncture. New England Journal of Medicine. 290(4). 225–227. 27 indexed citations

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McComas, Alan J., R. E. P. Sica, A.R.M. Upton, & Frank Petito. (1974). SICK MOTONEURONS AND MUSCLE DISEASE*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 228(1). 261–279. 26 indexed citations

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McComas, Alan J., R. E. P. Sica, & Frank Petito. (1973). Muscle strength in boys of different ages. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 36(2). 171–173. 20 indexed citations

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Campbell, M. J., Alan J. McComas, & Frank Petito. (1973). Physiological changes in ageing muscles. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 36(2). 174–182. 579 indexed citations breakdown →

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Polgár, János, William G. Bradley, A.R.M. Upton, et al.. (1972). THE EARLY DETECTION OF DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA. Brain. 95(4). 761–776. 36 indexed citations

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