Michael A. Nalls

47.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
49 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Michael A. Nalls is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Neurology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. Nalls has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Neurology and 16 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Michael A. Nalls's work include Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (14 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (7 papers). Michael A. Nalls is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (14 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (11 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (7 papers). Michael A. Nalls collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Michael A. Nalls's co-authors include Andrew Singleton, Tamara B. Harris, Alan B. Zonderman, Luigi Ferrucci, Bryan J. Traynor, Michele K. Evans, J. Raphael Gibbs, Hector Tamez, Dongsheng Zhang and Ravi Thadhani and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. Nalls

49 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Vitamin D–Binding Protein and Vitamin D Status of Black Americans and White Americans

2013 786 citations Camille E. Powe, Michele K. Evans et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Imputation of sequence variants for identification of genetic risks for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies

2011 660 citations Michael A. Nalls, Javier Simón‐Sánchez et al. profile →
Abundant Quantitative Trait Loci Exist for DNA Methylation and Gene Expression in Human Brain

2010 536 citations J. Raphael Gibbs, Marcel P. van der Brug et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael A. Nalls United States	31	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	869	741	49	4.2k
José Brás United States	45	1.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	1.9k 1.8×	721 0.8×	183 0.2×	146	6.0k
Joffrey Zoll France	42	2.0k 1.4×	394 0.3×	1.5k 1.4×	532 0.6×	486 0.7×	95	5.8k
Claudia Schulte Germany	36	1.3k 0.9×	2.4k 2.0×	1.3k 1.2×	426 0.5×	130 0.2×	107	4.3k
James E. Faber United States	47	2.0k 1.4×	609 0.5×	1.5k 1.4×	263 0.3×	263 0.4×	146	5.9k
Pentti J. Tienari Finland	37	1.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.3×	1.7k 1.6×	583 0.7×	969 1.3×	143	5.5k
Johan Svensson Sweden	43	1.2k 0.9×	238 0.2×	1.8k 1.7×	651 0.7×	197 0.3×	194	6.0k
Anthony P. Goldstone United Kingdom	55	2.6k 1.9×	441 0.4×	2.0k 1.9×	1.9k 2.2×	783 1.1×	144	10.5k
Onofre Combarros Spain	40	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.0k 1.0×	303 0.3×	156 0.2×	145	4.3k
Nobuo Yanagisawa Japan	34	1.1k 0.8×	1.2k 1.0×	600 0.6×	142 0.2×	250 0.3×	155	3.9k
Giorgio Fanò Italy	30	2.0k 1.5×	517 0.4×	1.1k 1.0×	201 0.2×	102 0.1×	105	4.0k

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Gouveia, Mateus H., Amy R. Bentley, Hampton L. Leonard, et al.. (2021). Trans-ethnic meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with longitudinal blood pressure traits. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 4075–4075. 10 indexed citations

Gao, Jianjun, Rui Liu, Edward Zhao, et al.. (2015). Head injury, potential interaction with genes, and risk for Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 21(3). 292–296. 25 indexed citations

Katzman, Shana M., Elsa S. Strotmeyer, Michael A. Nalls, et al.. (2014). Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Variation Associated With Peripheral Nerve Function in the Elderly. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 70(11). 1400–1408. 8 indexed citations

Nalls, Michael A., Mohamad Saad, Alastair J. Noyce, et al.. (2013). Genetic comorbidities in Parkinson's disease. Human Molecular Genetics. 23(3). 831–841. 48 indexed citations

Mok, Kin Y., Hannu Laaksovirta, Pentti J. Tienari, et al.. (2013). Homozygosity analysis in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. European Journal of Human Genetics. 21(12). 1429–1435. 12 indexed citations

Majounie, Elisa, William Cross, Allissa Dillman, et al.. (2013). Variation in tau isoform expression in different brain regions and disease states. Neurobiology of Aging. 34(7). 1922.e7–1922.e12. 50 indexed citations

Powe, Camille E., Michele K. Evans, Julia Wenger, et al.. (2013). Vitamin D–Binding Protein and Vitamin D Status of Black Americans and White Americans. New England Journal of Medicine. 369(21). 1991–2000. 786 indexed citations breakdown →

Tranah, Gregory J., Jennifer S. Yokoyama, Shana M. Katzman, et al.. (2013). Mitochondrial DNA sequence associations with dementia and amyloid-β in elderly African Americans. Neurobiology of Aging. 35(2). 442.e1–442.e8. 35 indexed citations

Ross, Owen A., Alexandra I. Soto‐Ortolaza, Michael G. Heckman, et al.. (2013). NOTCH3 Variants and Risk of Ischemic Stroke. PLoS ONE. 8(9). e75035–e75035. 27 indexed citations

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Gao, Jianjun, Michael A. Nalls, Min Shi, et al.. (2012). An exploratory analysis on gene-environment interactions for Parkinson disease. Neurobiology of Aging. 33(10). 2528.e1–2528.e6. 37 indexed citations

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Simón‐Sánchez, Javier, Laura L. Kilarski, Michael A. Nalls, et al.. (2012). Cooperative Genome-Wide Analysis Shows Increased Homozygosity in Early Onset Parkinson's Disease. PLoS ONE. 7(3). e28787–e28787. 20 indexed citations

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Thambisetty, Madhav, Lori L. Beason‐Held, Yang An, et al.. (2012). Alzheimer Risk Variant CLU and Brain Function During Aging. Biological Psychiatry. 73(5). 399–405. 65 indexed citations

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Federoff, Monica, Belén Jimenez‐Rolando, Michael A. Nalls, & Andrew Singleton. (2012). A large study reveals no association between APOE and Parkinson's disease. Neurobiology of Disease. 46(2). 389–392. 78 indexed citations

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Manini, Todd M., Kushang V. Patel, Douglas C. Bauer, et al.. (2011). European ancestry and resting metabolic rate in older African Americans. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 65(6). 663–667. 12 indexed citations

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Njajou, Omer T., Richard Cawthon, Elizabeth H. Blackburn, et al.. (2011). Shorter telomeres are associated with obesity and weight gain in the elderly. International Journal of Obesity. 36(9). 1176–1179. 91 indexed citations

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Traynor, Bryan J., Michael A. Nalls, J. Raphael Gibbs, et al.. (2010). Kinesin-associated protein 3 (KIFAP3) has no effect on survival in a population-based cohort of ALS patients. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 107(27). 12335–12338. 22 indexed citations

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Kim, Lauren J., Michael A. Nalls, Guðný Eiríksdóttir, et al.. (2010). Associations of Visceral and Liver Fat With the Metabolic Syndrome Across the Spectrum of Obesity: The AGES‐Reykjavik Study. Obesity. 19(6). 1265–1271. 57 indexed citations

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Nalls, Michael A., Rita Guerreiro, Javier Simón‐Sánchez, et al.. (2009). Extended tracts of homozygosity identify novel candidate genes associated with late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Neurogenetics. 10(3). 183–190. 78 indexed citations

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Taaffe, Dennis R., Timothy Henwood, Michael A. Nalls, et al.. (2008). Alterations in Muscle Attenuation following Detraining and Retraining in Resistance-Trained Older Adults. Gerontology. 55(2). 217–223. 205 indexed citations

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Manini, Todd M., Brian C. Clark, Michael A. Nalls, et al.. (2007). Reduced physical activity increases intermuscular adipose tissue in healthy young adults. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 85(2). 377–384. 254 indexed citations

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