Joseph M. Savitt

6.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
34 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Joseph M. Savitt is a scholar working on Neurology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph M. Savitt has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Neurology, 14 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Joseph M. Savitt's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (16 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (9 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (8 papers). Joseph M. Savitt is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (16 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (9 papers) and Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders (8 papers). Joseph M. Savitt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Joseph M. Savitt's co-authors include Stephen G. Reich, Ted M. Dawson, Valina L. Dawson, Gerhard Skofitsch, Jeffrey M. Zigman, Paul S. Fishman, Rainer von Coelln, D.M. Jacobowitz, Bobby Thomas and Kah‐Leong Lim and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Neuron.

In The Last Decade

Joseph M. Savitt

34 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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.

Diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson disease: molecules to medicine

2006 507 citations Joseph M. Savitt Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Parkinson’s Disease

2018 341 citations Stephen G. Reich, Joseph M. Savitt profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph M. Savitt United States	22	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	887	438	34	3.4k
Byung Kwan Jin South Korea	40	814 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.3×	647 0.7×	238 0.5×	91	4.1k
Matthew D. Troyer United States	19	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 1.1×	751 0.7×	691 0.8×	302 0.7×	34	2.9k
Carla L. Busceti Italy	42	1.1k 0.8×	2.0k 1.7×	1.7k 1.6×	881 1.0×	121 0.3×	141	4.6k
Shuei Sugama Japan	36	732 0.5×	828 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	784 0.9×	208 0.5×	88	3.9k
Sheela Vyas France	26	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.4×	665 0.7×	94 0.2×	41	4.0k
Charles K. Meshul United States	39	1.7k 1.2×	2.7k 2.2×	1.5k 1.4×	546 0.6×	204 0.5×	130	4.9k
Anna R. Carta Italy	32	1.4k 1.0×	1.5k 1.3×	983 0.9×	582 0.7×	232 0.5×	75	3.5k
Tong H. Joh United States	41	523 0.4×	2.1k 1.8×	1.7k 1.6×	568 0.6×	451 1.0×	82	4.4k
Wilma D. J. van de Berg Netherlands	39	2.3k 1.6×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	123 0.3×	130	4.5k
Myriam Heiman United States	26	713 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	2.7k 2.5×	736 0.8×	228 0.5×	36	5.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph M. Savitt

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Shulman, Lisa, Ann L. Gruber‐Baldini, Stephen G. Reich, et al.. (2025). Applying Wearable Sensors and Machine Learning to the Diagnostic Challenge of Distinguishing Parkinson’s Disease from Other Forms of Parkinsonism. Biomedicines. 13(3). 572–572. 2 indexed citations

Gruber‐Baldini, Ann L., et al.. (2023). Spirituality in Parkinson’s Disease within a Sample from the USA. Journal of Religion and Health. 62(6). 4177–4191. 5 indexed citations

Abraham, Danielle S., Ann L. Gruber‐Baldini, Stephen G. Reich, et al.. (2022). Confirming Parkinson Disease Diagnosis: Patterns of Diagnostic Changes by Movement Disorder Specialists. Parkinson s Disease. 2022(1). 5535826–5535826. 4 indexed citations

Gruber‐Baldini, Ann L., et al.. (2021). Weight loss and weight gain in Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 83. 31–36. 14 indexed citations

Savitt, Joseph M., et al.. (2020). Management of Visual Dysfunction in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease. Journal of Parkinson s Disease. 10(s1). S49–S56. 12 indexed citations

Barr, Erik, et al.. (2018). Stumbling, Near-falls, Freezing or Postural Instability: What Predicts Falling Best in Parkinson Disease? (P2.057). Neurology. 90(15_supplement). 1 indexed citations

Savitt, Joseph M., et al.. (2018). Treatment of Visual Disorders in Parkinson Disease. Current Treatment Options in Neurology. 20(8). 30–30. 13 indexed citations

Farazifard, Rasoul, Guoqi Zhu, Yi Zhang, et al.. (2013). Conditional Disruption of Calpain in the CNS Alters Dendrite Morphology, Impairs LTP, and Promotes Neuronal Survival following Injury. Journal of Neuroscience. 33(13). 5773–5784. 82 indexed citations

Ahmed, Ishrat, et al.. (2012). Development and Characterization of a New Parkinson's Disease Model Resulting from Impaired Autophagy. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(46). 16503–16509. 121 indexed citations

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Chuang, Jen-Chieh, Mario Perelló, Ichiro Sakata, et al.. (2011). Ghrelin mediates stress-induced food-reward behavior in mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 121(7). 2684–2692. 262 indexed citations

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Shamim, Ejaz A., Jason Chu, Linda Scheider, et al.. (2011). Extreme task specificity in writer's cramp. Movement Disorders. 26(11). 2107–2109. 17 indexed citations

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Tsang, Anthony H., Han Seok Ko, Joseph M. Savitt, et al.. (2009). S-nitrosylation of XIAP compromises neuronal survival in Parkinson's disease. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(12). 4900–4905. 125 indexed citations

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Andrews, Zane B., Derek M. Erion, Rudolph J. Beiler, et al.. (2009). Ghrelin Promotes and Protects Nigrostriatal Dopamine Function via a UCP2-Dependent Mitochondrial Mechanism. Journal of Neuroscience. 29(45). 14057–14065. 233 indexed citations

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Luo, Wenqin, S. Rasika Wickramasinghe, Joseph M. Savitt, et al.. (2007). A Hierarchical NGF Signaling Cascade Controls Ret-Dependent and Ret-Independent Events during Development of Nonpeptidergic DRG Neurons. Neuron. 54(5). 739–754. 197 indexed citations

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Coelln, Rainer von, Bobby Thomas, Shaida A. Andrabi, et al.. (2006). Inclusion Body Formation and Neurodegeneration Are Parkin Independent in a Mouse Model of α-Synucleinopathy. Journal of Neuroscience. 26(14). 3685–3696. 63 indexed citations

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Savitt, Joseph M., et al.. (2005). Bcl-xIs Required for Proper Development of the Mouse Substantia Nigra. Journal of Neuroscience. 25(29). 6721–6728. 131 indexed citations

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Hallewell, Robert A., et al.. (1997). Delivery of Recombinant Tetanus–Superoxide Dismutase Proteins to Central Nervous System Neurons by Retrograde Axonal Transport. Experimental Neurology. 145(2). 546–554. 63 indexed citations

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Fishman, Paul S., et al.. (1990). Enhanced CNS uptake of systemically administered proteins through conjugation with tetanus C-fragment. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 98(2-3). 311–325. 35 indexed citations

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Fishman, Paul S. & Joseph M. Savitt. (1989). Transsynaptic transfer of retrogradely transported tetanus protein-peroxidase conjugates. Experimental Neurology. 106(2). 197–203. 31 indexed citations

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Fishman, Paul S. & Joseph M. Savitt. (1989). Selective Localization by Neuroglia of Immunoglobulin G in Normal Mice. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 48(2). 212–220. 24 indexed citations

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