Leigh Johnson

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Leigh Johnson is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Leigh Johnson has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 43 papers in Physiology and 17 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Leigh Johnson's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (64 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (39 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (12 papers). Leigh Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (64 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (39 papers) and Tryptophan and brain disorders (12 papers). Leigh Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Ireland. Leigh Johnson's co-authors include C. Thomas Gualtieri, Sid E. O’Bryant, James Hall, Melissa Edwards, Robert C. Barber, Melissa Petersen, Erik Olsson, Aleksander A. Mathé, A. Tham and Owen Jensen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Leigh Johnson

128 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

Reliability and validity of a computerized neurocognitive... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 200 400 600
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. Reliability and validity of a computerized neurocognitive test battery, CNS Vital Signs
    2006 650 citations C. Thomas Gualtieri, Leigh Johnson Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Leigh Johnson United States 27 1.2k 665 434 303 301 132 3.0k
Claudia L. Satizábal United States 30 1.0k 0.9× 971 1.5× 339 0.8× 412 1.4× 387 1.3× 122 3.4k
Ping‐Tao Tseng Taiwan 31 1.0k 0.9× 806 1.2× 473 1.1× 250 0.8× 237 0.8× 160 3.8k
Pao‐Yen Lin Taiwan 36 1.3k 1.1× 666 1.0× 549 1.3× 278 0.9× 317 1.1× 176 4.6k
Graciela Muñiz‐Terrera United Kingdom 29 1.2k 1.1× 821 1.2× 270 0.6× 346 1.1× 450 1.5× 239 4.2k
Erika J. Laukka Sweden 31 1.4k 1.2× 696 1.0× 764 1.8× 268 0.9× 188 0.6× 117 3.2k
Linda Lam Hong Kong 35 1.8k 1.5× 759 1.1× 531 1.2× 186 0.6× 276 0.9× 164 4.6k
Ming Tang United States 26 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 1.6× 364 0.8× 317 1.0× 292 1.0× 58 3.4k
Marc M. Budge Australia 31 1.2k 1.0× 884 1.3× 618 1.4× 241 0.8× 610 2.0× 56 4.3k
Ji Won Han South Korea 31 961 0.8× 474 0.7× 516 1.2× 327 1.1× 218 0.7× 144 3.0k
Carey E. Gleason United States 40 1.3k 1.1× 897 1.3× 625 1.4× 137 0.5× 594 2.0× 158 4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Leigh Johnson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Leigh Johnson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Leigh Johnson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Leigh Johnson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Leigh Johnson 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 Leigh Johnson. Leigh Johnson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Knell, Gregory, et al.. (2025). Alzheimer's disease plasma biomarkers and physical functioning in a diverse sample of adults. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 21(1). e14322–e14322. 1 indexed citations
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Petersen, Melissa, Zhengyang Zhou, James Hall, et al.. (2025). Health and Aging Brain Study–Health Disparities (HABS‐HD) methods and partner characteristics. Alzheimer s & Dementia Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. 11(3). e70140–e70140.
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Johnson, Leigh, Paul White, Ranjeet Jeevan, et al.. (2023). Long-term patient-reported outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy for breast cancer: population-based cohort study. British journal of surgery. 110(12). 1815–1823. 12 indexed citations
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Mohiuddin, Syed, William Hollingworth, Tim Jones, et al.. (2023). Secondary healthcare costs after mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction for women with breast cancer in England: population-based cohort study. British journal of surgery. 110(9). 1171–1179. 5 indexed citations
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O’Bryant, Sid E., Melissa Petersen, James Hall, & Leigh Johnson. (2022). APOEε4 Genotype Is Related to Brain Amyloid Among Mexican Americans in the HABS-HD Study. Frontiers in Neurology. 13. 834685–834685. 11 indexed citations
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Vintimilla, Raul, et al.. (2022). Subjective cognitive complaints and cardiovascular risk factors in older Mexican Americans: A cross-sectional study.. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100126–100126. 2 indexed citations
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Hall, James, Melissa Petersen, Leigh Johnson, & Sid E. O’Bryant. (2022). Characterizing Plasma Biomarkers of Alzheimer's in a Diverse Community-Based Cohort: A Cross-Sectional Study of the HAB-HD Cohort. Frontiers in Neurology. 13. 871947–871947. 23 indexed citations
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O’Bryant, Sid E., Fan Zhang, Melissa Petersen, et al.. (2021). A Precision Medicine Approach to Treating Alzheimer’s Disease Using Rosiglitazone Therapy: A Biomarker Analysis of the REFLECT Trials. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 81(2). 557–568. 18 indexed citations
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Johnson, Leigh, et al.. (2019). Vascular Depression and Cognition in Mexican Americans. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 47(1-2). 68–78. 11 indexed citations
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Vintimilla, Raul, James Hall, Leigh Johnson, & Sid E. O’Bryant. (2019). The relationship of CRP and cognition in cognitively normal older Mexican Americans. Medicine. 98(19). e15605–e15605. 26 indexed citations
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Feldman, Kenneth W., et al.. (2017). A Prospective Study of the Causes of Bruises in Premobile Infants. Pediatric Emergency Care. 36(2). e43–e49. 23 indexed citations
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Hall, James, Rebecca L. Cunningham, Leigh Johnson, et al.. (2015). Total testosterone and neuropsychiatric symptoms in elderly men with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer s Research & Therapy. 7(1). 24–24. 8 indexed citations
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Hall, James, Leigh Johnson, Melissa Edwards, et al.. (2014). The Impact of APOE Status on Relationship of Biomarkers of Vascular Risk and Systemic Inflammation to Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 40(4). 887–896. 15 indexed citations
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Hall, James, Leigh Johnson, Robert C. Barber, et al.. (2012). Biomarkers of Basic Activities of Daily Living in Alzheimer's Disease. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease. 31(2). 429–437. 11 indexed citations
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Feuerstein, Michael, et al.. (2007). Work Productivity in Brain Tumor Survivors. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 49(7). 803–811. 106 indexed citations
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Gualtieri, C. Thomas & Leigh Johnson. (2006). Reliability and validity of a computerized neurocognitive test battery, CNS Vital Signs. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 21(7). 623–643. 650 indexed citations breakdown →

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