Ira T. Lott

12.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
148 papers, 8.0k citations indexed

About

Ira T. Lott is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Psychiatry and Mental health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Ira T. Lott has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 8.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 46 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 43 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Ira T. Lott's work include Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (72 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (37 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (36 papers). Ira T. Lott is often cited by papers focused on Down syndrome and intellectual disability research (72 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (37 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (36 papers). Ira T. Lott collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and United Kingdom. Ira T. Lott's co-authors include Elizabeth Head, Mara Dierssen, Eric Doran, Carl W. Cotman, Paul M. Fernhoff, Paul J. Benke, Narsingh D. Agnish, Richard M. Hoar, Cynthia J. Curry and Edward J. Lammer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Ira T. Lott

144 papers receiving 7.6k citations

Hit Papers

Retinoic Acid Embryopathy 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 2019 400 800 1.2k
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. Retinoic Acid Embryopathy
    1985 1.4k citations Ira T. Lott et al. profile →
  2. Dementia in Down syndrome: unique insights for Alzheimer disease research
    2019 233 citations Ira T. Lott, Elizabeth Head profile →

Peers

Ira T. Lott
Stephen R. Plymate United States
Alvin M. Matsumoto United States
Mara Dierssen Spain
Marinus A. Blankenstein Netherlands
Daniela Galimberti Italy
Michael S. Rafii United States
Riccardo E. Marioni United Kingdom
Wayne Silverman United States
S. Mitchell Harman United States
Eef Hogervorst United Kingdom
Stephen R. Plymate United States
Ira T. Lott
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ira T. Lott

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lott, Ira T., et al.. (2025). Cognitive and Behavioural Associations of Visual and Hearing Impairments Across the Lifespan in People With Down Syndrome, a Scoping Review. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 69(9). 753–780. 1 indexed citations
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Doran, Eric, et al.. (2024). Comparing research attitudes in Down syndrome and non‐Down syndrome research decision‐makers. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 10(3). e12478–e12478.
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Boerwinkle, Anna H., Julie K. Wisch, Benjamin L. Handen, et al.. (2024). The mediating role of plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein in amyloid and tau pathology in Down's syndrome. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(1). e14359–e14359. 5 indexed citations
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Hartley, Sigan L., Annie Cohen, Beau M. Ances, et al.. (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily life, mood, and behavior of adults with Down syndrome. Disability and health journal. 15(3). 101278–101278. 11 indexed citations
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Lott, Ira T., Katharine A. Kirby, Eric Doran, & Joshua D. Grill. (2022). Research attitudes in families of individuals with Down syndrome: importance for clinical trials. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 14(1). 176–176. 11 indexed citations
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Hendrix, James A., Brian Chicoine, Florence Lai, et al.. (2021). Development of a symptom menu to facilitate Goal Attainment Scaling in adults with Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer’s disease: a qualitative study to identify meaningful symptoms. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes. 5(1). 5–5. 4 indexed citations
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Miranda, André Miguel, Mathieu Herman, Rong Cheng, et al.. (2018). Excess Synaptojanin 1 Contributes to Place Cell Dysfunction and Memory Deficits in the Aging Hippocampus in Three Types of Alzheimer’s Disease. Cell Reports. 23(10). 2967–2975. 38 indexed citations
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Head, Elizabeth, Michael Phelan, Eric Doran, et al.. (2017). Cerebrovascular pathology in Down syndrome and Alzheimer disease. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 5(1). 93–93. 59 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Mut, José V., Ester Aso, Nicolas Panayotis, et al.. (2013). DNA methylation map of mouse and human brain identifies target genes in Alzheimer’s disease. Brain. 136(10). 3018–3027. 113 indexed citations
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Cenini, Giovanna, Amy L.S. Dowling, Tina L. Beckett, et al.. (2011). Association between frontal cortex oxidative damage and beta-amyloid as a function of age in Down syndrome. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1822(2). 130–138. 101 indexed citations
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Lott, Ira T. & Mara Dierssen. (2010). Cognitive deficits and associated neurological complications in individuals with Down's syndrome. The Lancet Neurology. 9(6). 623–633. 332 indexed citations
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Zigman, Warren B. & Ira T. Lott. (2007). Alzheimer's disease in Down syndrome: Neurobiology and risk. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews. 13(3). 237–246. 202 indexed citations
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Lott, Ira T., Elizabeth Head, Eric Doran, & Jorge Busciglio. (2006). Beta-Amyloid, Oxidative Stress and Down Syndrome. Current Alzheimer Research. 3(5). 521–528. 87 indexed citations
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Head, Elizabeth & Ira T. Lott. (2004). Down syndrome and beta-amyloid deposition. Current Opinion in Neurology. 17(2). 95–100. 87 indexed citations
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Lott, Ira T. & Elizabeth Head. (2001). Down syndrome and Alzheimer's disease: A link between development and aging. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews. 7(3). 172–178. 121 indexed citations
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Azizeh, Bassem Y., Elizabeth Head, Reidun Torp, et al.. (2000). Molecular Dating of Senile Plaques in the Brains of Individuals with Down Syndrome and in Aged Dogs. Experimental Neurology. 163(1). 111–122. 47 indexed citations
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Lott, Ira T. & Ernest E. McCoy. (1992). Down syndrome : advances in medical care. 59 indexed citations
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Lott, Ira T., David L. McPherson, Barbara H. Towne, David Johnson, & Arnold Starr. (1990). Long-term neurophysiologic outcome after neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The Journal of Pediatrics. 116(3). 343–349. 44 indexed citations
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Lott, Ira T., John T. Dulaney, Aubrey Milunsky, D. Hoefnagel, & Hugo W. Moser. (1976). Apparent biochemical homozygosity in two obligatory heterozygotes for metachromatic leukodystrophy. The Journal of Pediatrics. 89(3). 438–440. 55 indexed citations

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