John W. Roberts

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

John W. Roberts is a scholar working on Neurology, Sociology and Political Science and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, John W. Roberts has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Neurology, 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 8 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in John W. Roberts's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (18 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (7 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (5 papers). John W. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (18 papers), Neurological diseases and metabolism (7 papers) and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research (5 papers). John W. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Finland. John W. Roberts's co-authors include Ali Samii, Cyrus P. Zabetian, Alida Griffith, Dora Yearout, Haydeh Payami, Denise M. Kay, Stewart A. Factor, John G. Nutt, Jennifer S. Montimurro and Berta C. Leis and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Nature Genetics and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

John W. Roberts

52 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Common genetic variation in the HLA region is associated with late-onset sporadic Parkinson's disease

2010 584 citations Cyrus P. Zabetian, Jennifer S. Montimurro et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
John W. Roberts United States	22	1.3k	611	529	435	330	59	2.3k
Hazel C. Jones United Kingdom	27	546 0.4×	1.2k 2.0×	599 1.1×	691 1.6×	182 0.6×	76	2.7k
John C. Steele United States	27	2.2k 1.8×	663 1.1×	861 1.6×	571 1.3×	930 2.8×	63	3.7k
Eric K. Hoffman United States	17	1.5k 1.2×	605 1.0×	671 1.3×	1.4k 3.3×	645 2.0×	24	3.3k
Michael M. Wang United States	27	446 0.4×	419 0.7×	419 0.8×	1.1k 2.6×	221 0.7×	91	2.9k
Terry Heiman‐Patterson United States	35	1.9k 1.5×	825 1.4×	474 0.9×	952 2.2×	257 0.8×	95	3.5k
Mark D. Habgood Australia	32	483 0.4×	656 1.1×	977 1.8×	878 2.0×	252 0.8×	69	3.1k
Neil L. Rosenberg United States	21	624 0.5×	686 1.1×	113 0.2×	532 1.2×	121 0.4×	43	2.0k
Matthew Fell United Kingdom	18	798 0.6×	510 0.8×	155 0.3×	682 1.6×	456 1.4×	56	1.9k
Robert Swingler United Kingdom	34	3.1k 2.5×	361 0.6×	652 1.2×	1.0k 2.3×	432 1.3×	64	4.7k
Andrew Lees United Kingdom	23	1.7k 1.4×	684 1.1×	355 0.7×	450 1.0×	491 1.5×	85	3.0k

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Ahmed, Muhammad Z., John W. Roberts, Felipe N. Soto‐Adames, Cindy L. McKenzie, & Lance S. Osborne. (2024). Global Invasion of Thrips parvispinus (Karny) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) Across Three Continents Associated With Its One Haplotype. Journal of Applied Entomology. 149(2). 237–247. 4 indexed citations

Roberts, John W.. (2009). African American Belief Narratives and the African Cultural Tradition. Research in African Literatures. 40(1). 112–126. 1 indexed citations

Hutter, Carolyn M., Ali Samii, Stewart A. Factor, et al.. (2008). Lack of evidence for an association between UCHL1 S18Y and Parkinson’s disease. European Journal of Neurology. 15(2). 134–139. 25 indexed citations

Hauser, Robert A., Lisa M. Shulman, Joel M. Trugman, et al.. (2008). Study of istradefylline in patients with Parkinson's disease on levodopa with motor fluctuations. Movement Disorders. 23(15). 2177–2185. 166 indexed citations

Kay, Denise M., Stewart A. Factor, Ali Samii, et al.. (2008). Genetic association between α‐synuclein and idiopathic parkinson's disease. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics. 147B(7). 1222–1230. 55 indexed citations

Powers, Karen M., Denise M. Kay, Stewart A. Factor, et al.. (2007). Combined effects of smoking, coffee, and NSAIDs on Parkinson's disease risk. Movement Disorders. 23(1). 88–95. 105 indexed citations

Zabetian, Cyrus P., Carolyn M. Hutter, Stewart A. Factor, et al.. (2007). Association analysis of MAPT H1 haplotype and subhaplotypes in Parkinson's disease. Annals of Neurology. 62(2). 137–144. 113 indexed citations

Samii, Ali, Carolyn M. Hutter, Alida Griffith, et al.. (2007). DBH −1021C→T does not modify risk or age at onset in Parkinson's disease. Annals of Neurology. 62(1). 99–101. 5 indexed citations

Kay, Denise M., T. Bird, Cyrus P. Zabetian, et al.. (2006). Validity and Utility of a LRRK2 G2019S Mutation Test for the Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease. Genetic Testing. 10(3). 221–227. 17 indexed citations

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Zabetian, Cyrus P., Carolyn M. Hutter, Dora Yearout, et al.. (2006). LRRK2 G2019S in Families with Parkinson Disease Who Originated from Europe and the Middle East: Evidence of Two Distinct Founding Events Beginning Two Millennia Ago. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 79(4). 752–758. 87 indexed citations

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Roberts, John W.. (1999). Horace Pippin and the African American Vernacular. Cultural Critique. 5–5.

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Ott, Wayne R. & John W. Roberts. (1998). Everyday Exposure to Toxic Pollutants. Scientific American. 278(2). 86–91. 99 indexed citations

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Rilling, Laurie M., et al.. (1997). Variable memory profiles in parkinson's disease. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 19(6). 878–888. 34 indexed citations

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Bravi, Daniele, et al.. (1994). Wearing‐off fluctuations in Parkinson's disease: Contribution of postsynaptic mechanisms. Annals of Neurology. 36(1). 27–31. 134 indexed citations

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Randolph, Christopher, John W. Roberts, Michael Tierney, et al.. (1994). D-Cycloserine Treatment of Alzheimer Disease. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 8(3). 198–205. 44 indexed citations

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Frazee, Richard C., et al.. (1993). Laparoscopic-assisted bowel surgery. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 36(8). 747–750. 51 indexed citations

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Frazee, Richard C. & John W. Roberts. (1992). Gastric Lymphoma Treatment: Medical Versus Surgical. Surgical Clinics of North America. 72(2). 423–431. 15 indexed citations

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Roberts, John W.. (1982). Strategy, Morality, and Worldview of the Afro-American Spirituals and Trickster Tales.. The Western journal of black studies. 6(2). 1 indexed citations

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Roberts, John W.. (1981). "Railroad Bill" and the American Outlaw Tradition. Western Folklore. 40(4). 315–315. 2 indexed citations

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Roberts, John W., et al.. (1959). Two Letters from Liberia. The Journal of Negro History. 44(4). 379–384.

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