Milton Alter

9.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
160 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Milton Alter is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Epidemiology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Milton Alter has authored 160 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 30 papers in Epidemiology and 29 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Milton Alter's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (31 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (19 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (13 papers). Milton Alter is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (31 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (19 papers) and Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding (13 papers). Milton Alter collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. Milton Alter's co-authors include Joo Ho Sung, Uri Leibowitz, William R. Kennedy, Esther Kahana, Blanka A. Schaumann, Michael E. Yablonski, Gerd Klaus Steigleder, John H. Menkes, David R. Weakley and Gary Friday and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Milton Alter

160 papers receiving 6.1k 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.

A SEX-LINKED RECESSIVE DISORDER WITH RETARDATION OF GROWTH, PECULIAR HAIR, AND FOCAL CEREBRAL AND CEREBELLAR DEGENERATION

1962 629 citations John H. Menkes, Milton Alter et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Tumors of the nervous system

1971 496 citations Milton Alter et al. profile →
Progressive proximal spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy of late onset

1968 487 citations William R. Kennedy, Milton Alter et al. Neurology profile →
Dermatoglyphics in Medical Disorders

1976 309 citations Milton Alter et al. profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Hidradenitis suppurativa 2024 ·Die Dermatologie ·Milton Alter	1
2	The Frequency of Multiple Sclerosis in Jewish and Arab Populations in Greater Jerusalem 2003 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Arnon Karni, Esther Kahana, Nelly Zilber, Oded Abramsky, Milton Alter, Dimitrios Karussis	29
3	How Is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Acquired? 2000 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Milton Alter	19
4	Progressive Proximal Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy of Late Onset 2000 ·Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease ·William R. Kennedy, Milton Alter	5
5	Disposition after Acute Stroke: Who Is Not Sent Home from Hospital? 1998 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Sue‐Min Lai, Milton Alter, Gary Friday, (unknown), (unknown)	41
6	Transient ischemic attack and risk of stroke recurrence: The Lehigh Valley Recurrent Stroke Study 1997 ·Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases ·Gary Friday, Milton Alter, Sue Min Lai, (unknown)	1
7	A Treatment and Withdrawal Trial of Besipirdine in Alzheimer Disease 1996 ·Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders ·F. Jacob Huff, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Neal R. Cutler, (unknown), (unknown), Frank P. Zemlan, M. Lynn Crismon, Milton Alter, James E. Shipley, William E. Reichman	10
8	The Lehigh Valley Recurrent Stroke Study: Description of Design and Methods 1993 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Milton Alter, Gary Friday, Eugene Sobel, Sue Min Lai	15
9	Transient Ischemic Attacks: Their Frequency in the Lehigh Valley 1990 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Sue Min Lai, Milton Alter, Gary Friday, Raymond A. Sobel, A Gil-Peralta, Robert L. McCoy, Lawrence P. Levitt, (unknown)	5
10	The epidemiology of Guillain-Barr� syndrome 1990 ·Annals of Neurology ·Milton Alter	116
11	Stroke in the Lehigh Valley 1989 ·Neurology ·Gary Friday, Sue Min Lai, Milton Alter, Raymond A. Sobel, (unknown), A Gil-Peralta, Robert L. McCoy, Lawrence P. Levitt, (unknown)	81
12	Does delay in acquiring childhood infection increase risk of multiple sclerosis? 1987 ·Neurological Sciences ·Milton Alter, (unknown), Zoreh Davanipour, Raymond A. Sobel, (unknown), Lionel Larue	15
13	Transmissible Virus Dementia: Evaluation of a Zoonotic Hypothesis 1986 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Zoreh Davanipour, Milton Alter, Eugene Sobel, David M. Asher, (unknown)	16
14	The Lehigh Valley Stroke Program: Establishing a Communitywide, Hospital-Based Stroke Register 1986 ·American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·(unknown), Eugene Sobel, Milton Alter, Mildred E. Francis, Robert L. McCoy, Lawrence P. Levitt	5
15	Stroke in the Lehigh Valley: Incidence Based on a Community-Wide Hospital Register 1985 ·Neuroepidemiology ·Milton Alter, Eugene Sobel, Robert L. McCoy, Mildred E. Francis, Frances S. Shofer, Lawrence P. Levitt, (unknown)	25
16	Inheritance of idiopathic torsion dystonia among Jews. 1984 ·Journal of Medical Genetics ·Nelly Zilber, Amos D. Korczyn, Esther Kahana, K. Fried, Milton Alter	59
17	Migration and risk of multiple sclerosis 1978 ·Neurology ·Milton Alter, Esther Kahana, Ruth B. Loewenson	89
18	Multiple sclerosis in migrant populations. 1973 ·PubMed ·Milton Alter	11
19	A SEX-LINKED RECESSIVE DISORDER WITH RETARDATION OF GROWTH, PECULIAR HAIR, AND FOCAL CEREBRAL AND CEREBELLAR DEGENERATION breakdown → 1962 ·PEDIATRICS ·John H. Menkes, Milton Alter, Gerd Klaus Steigleder, David R. Weakley, Joo Ho Sung	629
20	The geographic distribution of multiple sclerosis. A comparative study in Charleston County, South Carolina and Halifax County, Nova Scotia. I. Prevalence in Charleston County, South Carolina. 1960 ·PubMed ·Milton Alter, (unknown), (unknown), Kurland Lt	8

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