Lorne Zinman

15.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Lorne Zinman is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Lorne Zinman has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 111 papers in Neurology, 44 papers in Genetics and 24 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Lorne Zinman's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (93 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (43 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (38 papers). Lorne Zinman is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (93 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (43 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (38 papers). Lorne Zinman collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Lorne Zinman's co-authors include Janice Robertson, Ekaterina Rogaeva, Yana Yunusova, Jordan R. Green, Vera Bril, Julia Keith, Gary L. Pattee, Eduardo Ng, Agessandro Abrahão and Juan M. Bilbao and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Lorne Zinman

124 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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First-in-human trial of blood–brain barrier opening in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using MR-guided focused ultrasound

2019 350 citations Agessandro Abrahão, Sandra E. Black et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lorne Zinman Canada	37	3.0k	1.4k	1.3k	866	517	126	4.6k
Dana Hilt United States	33	2.9k 1.0×	2.2k 1.6×	1.9k 1.5×	587 0.7×	238 0.5×	70	6.8k
Mark B. Bromberg United States	41	3.3k 1.1×	2.0k 1.4×	1.2k 0.9×	749 0.9×	170 0.3×	169	5.8k
Nancy Stambler United States	24	2.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	442 0.3×	611 0.7×	321 0.6×	68	5.2k
James D. Berry United States	37	2.8k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	910 1.1×	404 0.8×	161	5.0k
Pierre‐François Pradat France	30	2.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.1×	669 0.5×	364 0.4×	159 0.3×	77	3.4k
Michael Benatar United States	47	6.0k 2.0×	1.9k 1.3×	1.3k 1.0×	835 1.0×	78 0.2×	175	7.8k
Andrea Calvo Italy	46	5.4k 1.8×	2.8k 2.0×	1.3k 1.0×	1.0k 1.2×	112 0.2×	195	7.1k
Leonard H. van den Berg Netherlands	48	6.0k 2.0×	3.3k 2.3×	2.4k 1.9×	885 1.0×	110 0.2×	177	8.8k
Vincenzo La Bella Italy	34	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	934 0.7×	344 0.4×	84 0.2×	112	3.3k
Errol Malta United States	9	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 0.8×	335 0.3×	435 0.5×	234 0.5×	18	2.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Paul, Maia, et al.. (2025). Qualitative dyadic analysis in care partnership research: a scoping review. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 26(1). 7–7.

Benatar, Michael, Hannah Briemberg, Annie Dionne, et al.. (2024). Mismatch between clinically defined classification of ALS stage and the burden of cerebral pathology. Journal of Neurology. 271(5). 2547–2559. 1 indexed citations

You, Linya, Yu Zhou, Jiali Hu, et al.. (2024). Spatial enrichment and genomic analyses reveal the link of NOMO1 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Brain. 147(8). 2826–2841. 3 indexed citations

Abrahão, Agessandro, et al.. (2023). Motor Unit Number Index of the Upper Trapezius: A Meta-Analysis and Cross-sectional Study of Its Reliability. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 51(1). 129–133. 2 indexed citations

Kushol, Rafsanjany, Collin Luk, Michael Benatar, et al.. (2023). SF2Former: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis identification from multi-center MRI data using spatial and frequency fusion transformer. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics. 108. 102279–102279. 11 indexed citations

Yunusova, Yana, Ashley A. Waito, Carolina Barnett, et al.. (2022). Protocol for psychometric evaluation of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Bulbar Dysfunction Index (ALS-BDI): a prospective longitudinal study. BMJ Open. 12(3). e060102–e060102. 2 indexed citations

Luk, Collin, Abdullah Ishaque, Peter Seres, et al.. (2022). Motor cortex functional connectivity is associated with underlying neurochemistry in ALS. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 94(3). 193–200. 10 indexed citations

Oskarsson, Björn, Nicholas J. Maragakis, Richard Bedlack, et al.. (2021). MN-166 (ibudilast) in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in a Phase IIb/III Study: COMBAT-ALS Study Design. Neurodegenerative Disease Management. 11(6). 431–443. 29 indexed citations

Xiao, Shangxi, Nicolás Gómez, Elizabeth M.H. Tank, et al.. (2021). TDP-43 stabilizes G3BP1 mRNA: relevance to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/frontotemporal dementia. Brain. 144(11). 3461–3476. 38 indexed citations

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Dadar, Mahsa, Ana L. Manera, Lorne Zinman, et al.. (2020). Cerebral atrophy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis parallels the pathological distribution of TDP43. Brain Communications. 2(2). fcaa061–fcaa061. 29 indexed citations

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Waito, Ashley A., Carolina Barnett, Sanjana Shellikeri, et al.. (2020). Validation of Articulatory Rate and Imprecision Judgments in Speech of Individuals With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 30(1). 137–149. 5 indexed citations

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Shoesmith, Christen, Agessandro Abrahão, Tim J Benstead, et al.. (2020). Canadian best practice recommendations for the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 192(46). E1453–E1468. 55 indexed citations

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Shellikeri, Sanjana, Julia Keith, Sandra E. Black, Lorne Zinman, & Yana Yunusova. (2019). Neuropathology of Speech Network Distinguishes Bulbar From Nonbulbar Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 79(3). 284–295. 6 indexed citations

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Shellikeri, Sanjana, et al.. (2019). Speech network regional involvement in bulbar ALS: a multimodal structural MRI study. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 20(5-6). 385–395. 9 indexed citations

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Zinman, Lorne, et al.. (2014). Economic burden of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A Canadian study of out-of-pocket expenses. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 15(5-6). 426–432. 37 indexed citations

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Green, Jordan R., Yana Yunusova, Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale, et al.. (2013). Bulbar and speech motor assessment in ALS: Challenges and future directions. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 14(7-8). 494–500. 161 indexed citations

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Yunusova, Yana, et al.. (2012). Tongue Movements and Their\nAcoustic Consequences in Amyotrophic\nLateral Sclerosis. Insecta mundi. 80 indexed citations

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McLean, Jesse R., Hsueh‐Ning Liu, Yuan Cheng Weng, et al.. (2010). Distinct biochemical signatures characterize peripherin isoform expression in both traumatic neuronal injury and motor neuron disease. Journal of Neurochemistry. 114(4). 1177–1192. 17 indexed citations

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Zinman, Lorne, et al.. (2009). Safety of influenza vaccination in patients with myasthenia gravis: A population‐based study. Muscle & Nerve. 40(6). 947–951. 33 indexed citations

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Zinman, Lorne, et al.. (2006). Sensitivity of repetitive facial‐nerve stimulation in patients with myasthenia gravis. Muscle & Nerve. 33(5). 694–696. 19 indexed citations

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