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.
Neuropathological stageing of Alzheimer-related changes
199112.0k citationsHeiko Braak, Eva BraakActa Neuropathologicaprofile →
Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease
20027.6k citationsHeiko Braak, Kelly Del Tredici et al.Neurobiology of Agingprofile →
Phases of Aβ-deposition in the human brain and its relevance for the development of AD
20022.4k citationsDietmar Rudolf Thal, Udo Rüb et al.Neurologyprofile →
Staging of Alzheimer disease-associated neurofibrillary pathology using paraffin sections and immunocytochemistry
20062.2k citationsHeiko Braak, Irina Alafuzoff et al.Acta Neuropathologicaprofile →
Stages in the development of Parkinson’s disease-related pathology
20042.0k citationsHeiko Braak, Estifanos Ghebremedhin et al.profile →
Staging of alzheimer's disease-related neurofibrillary changes
19951.7k citationsHeiko Braak, Eva BraakNeurobiology of Agingprofile →
Stages of the Pathologic Process in Alzheimer Disease: Age Categories From 1 to 100 Years
20111.5k citationsHeiko Braak, Dietmar Rudolf Thal et al.profile →
Frequency of Stages of Alzheimer-Related Lesions in Different Age Categories
19971.3k citationsHeiko Braak, Eva BraakNeurobiology of Agingprofile →
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease: possible routes by which vulnerable neuronal types may be subject to neuroinvasion by an unknown pathogen
20031.2k citationsHeiko Braak, Kelly Del Tredici et al.profile →
Gastric α-synuclein immunoreactive inclusions in Meissner's and Auerbach's plexuses in cases staged for Parkinson's disease-related brain pathology
20051.0k citationsHeiko Braak, Rob A. I. de Vos et al.Neuroscience Lettersprofile →
100 years of Lewy pathology
2012852 citationsKelly Del Tredici, Heiko Braak et al.profile →
Stages of pTDP‐43 pathology in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
2013750 citationsJohannes Brettschneider, Kelly Del Tredici et al.profile →
Parkinson's disease: a dual‐hit hypothesis
2007747 citationsKelly Del Tredici, Heiko Braak et al.profile →
Neuropathological assessment of Parkinson's disease: refining the diagnostic criteria
2009698 citationsHeiko Braak, Kelly Del Tredici et al.profile →
Pathophysiology of REM sleep behaviour disorder and relevance to neurodegenerative disease
2007647 citationsKelly Del Tredici, Heiko Braak et al.profile →
Staging of Alzheimer-Related Cortical Destruction
1993640 citationsHeiko Braak, Eva Braak et al.profile →
A sequence of cytoskeleton changes related to the formation of neurofibrillary tangles and neuropil threads
1994626 citationsHeiko Braak et al.Acta Neuropathologicaprofile →
The pathological process underlying Alzheimer’s disease in individuals under thirty
2010583 citationsHeiko Braak, Kelly Del TrediciActa Neuropathologicaprofile →
Where Does Parkinson Disease Pathology Begin in the Brain?
2002576 citationsKelly Del Tredici, Udo Rüb et al.profile →
Dystrophic (senescent) rather than activated microglial cells are associated with tau pathology and likely precede neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease
2009570 citationsHeiko Braak et al.Acta Neuropathologicaprofile →
Evolution of the neuropathology of Alzheimer's disease
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This network shows the impact of papers produced by Heiko Braak. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Heiko Braak. The network helps show where Heiko Braak may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heiko Braak
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heiko Braak.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heiko Braak based on the total number of
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Hawkes, Christopher H., Kelly Del Tredici, & Heiko Braak. (2009). Parkinson's Disease. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1170(1). 615–622.215 indexed citations
Braak, Heiko, Irina Alafuzoff, Thomas Arzberger, Hans Kretzschmar, & Kelly Del Tredici. (2006). Staging of Alzheimer disease-associated neurofibrillary pathology using paraffin sections and immunocytochemistry. Acta Neuropathologica. 112(4). 389–404.2238 indexed citations breakdown →
Papassotiropoulos, Andreas, Johannes Streffer, Alessia Maddalena, et al.. (2002). Genes involved in brain cholesterol metabolism are associated with the risk for Alzheimer's disease and with disease-related traits. Neurobiology of Aging. 23(1).2 indexed citations
11.
Thal, Dietmar Rudolf, Udo Rüb, M Orantes, & Heiko Braak. (2002). Phases of Aβ-deposition in the human brain and its relevance for the development of AD. Neurology. 58(12). 1791–1800.2413 indexed citations breakdown →
12.
Braak, Heiko, Kelly Del Tredici, Udo Rüb, et al.. (2002). Staging of brain pathology related to sporadic Parkinson’s disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 24(2). 197–211.7634 indexed citations breakdown →
13.
Ghebremedhin, Estifanos, et al.. (2001). Genetic association of the polymorphisms in alpha-2 macroglobulin and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein genes with argyrophilic grain disease. Acta Neuropathologica. 102(5). 524–525.1 indexed citations
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Braak, Heiko, Udo Rüb, & Eva Braak. (2000). Neuroanatomie des Morbus Parkinson Veränderungen des neuronalen Zytoskeletts in nur wenigen für den Krankheitsprozess empfänglichen Nervenzelltypen führen zur progredienten Zerstörung umschriebener Bereiche des limbischen und des motorischen Systems. Der Nervenarzt. 71(6). 459–469.1 indexed citations
Thal, Dietmar Rudolf, Eva Braak, & Heiko Braak. (1998). The deep layers of the human entorhinal cortex have fleecy A beta(17-23) positive deposits of amyloid fragments. European Journal of Neuroscience. 10. 93–93.1 indexed citations
Braak, Heiko & Eva Braak. (1991). Neuropathological stageing of Alzheimer-related changes. Acta Neuropathologica. 82(4). 239–259.11989 indexed citations breakdown →
19.
Braak, Heiko. (1978). [A detailed description of pigmentarchitectonic methods (author's transl].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 34(7-8). 215–21.11 indexed citations
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Braak, Heiko, Eva Braak, & H. Strenge. (1976). [Do the island neurons of regio entorhinalis belong to the class of pyramid or star-shaped cells?].. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 90(6). 1017–31.8 indexed citations
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