P. Nigel Leigh

21.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
167 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

P. Nigel Leigh is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Nigel Leigh has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Neurology, 58 papers in Genetics and 46 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in P. Nigel Leigh's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (113 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (59 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (58 papers). P. Nigel Leigh is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (113 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (59 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (58 papers). P. Nigel Leigh collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Italy. P. Nigel Leigh's co-authors include Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Christopher E. Shaw, Laura H. Goldstein, Brian H. Anderton, Christopher C.J. Miller, Martin R. Turner, Steven Ackerley, Gilbert Bensimon, Vincent Meininger and Lucette Lacomblez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The Lancet and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

P. Nigel Leigh

163 papers receiving 12.5k 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.

TDP-43 Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

2008 2.0k citations Jemeen Sreedharan, Ian P. Blair et al. Science profile →
Dose-ranging study of riluzole in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

1996 951 citations P. Nigel Leigh et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Nigel Leigh

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Frequency and outcomes of gastrostomy insertion in a longitudinal cohort study of atypical parkinsonism 2024 ·European Journal of Neurology ·Christopher Kobylecki, Viorica Chelban, Yee Yen Goh, Emilia Michou, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Alyssa Costantini, Nirosen Vijiaratnam, (unknown), Nicola Pavese, P. Nigel Leigh, James B. Rowe, (unknown), Alistair Church, Huw R. Morris, Henry Houlden	1
2	Comparison Of King’s Clinical Staging In Multinational Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Cohorts 2022 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration ·Rubika Balendra, Ashley Jones, Ahmad Al Khleifat, (unknown), Paul Wicks, Carolyn Young, Pamela J. Shaw, Martin R. Turner, P. Nigel Leigh, Ammar Al‐Chalabi	2
3	Respiratory Muscle Strength as a Predictive Biomarker for Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2016 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Michael I. Polkey, Rebecca Lyall, Ke Yang, Erin M. Johnson, P. Nigel Leigh, John Moxham	70
4	Syntactic processing as a marker for cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2015 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration ·Stella Tsermentseli, P. Nigel Leigh, (unknown), Aleksandar Radunović, Marco Catani, Laura H. Goldstein	32
5	Psychological as well as illness factors influence acceptance of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) and gastrostomy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS): A prospective population study 2014 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration ·Naomi Martin, Sabine Landau, Anna Janssen, Rebecca Lyall, Irene J Higginson, Rachel Burman, Paul McCrone, (unknown), C. M. Ellis, Christopher E. Shaw, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, P. Nigel Leigh, Laura H. Goldstein	44
6	Automated, High Accuracy Classification of Parkinsonian Disorders: A Pattern Recognition Approach 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·André F. Marquand, Maurizio Filippone, John Ashburner, Mark Girolami, Janaı́na Mourão-Miranda, Gareth J. Barker, Steven Williams, P. Nigel Leigh, Camilla Blain	34
7	Is language impairment more common than executive dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis? 2012 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Laurie Taylor, Richard G. Brown, Stella Tsermentseli, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Christopher E. Shaw, C. M. Ellis, P. Nigel Leigh, Laura H. Goldstein	128
8	TDP‐43 is consistently co‐localized with ubiquitinated inclusions in sporadic and Guam amyotrophic lateral sclerosis but not in familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with and without SOD1 mutations 2009 ·Neuropathology ·Satomi Maekawa, P. Nigel Leigh, Andrew King, (unknown), John C. Steele, István Bódi, Christopher E. Shaw, Tibor Hortobágyi, Safa Al‐Sarraj	93
9	TDP-43 Mutations in Familial and Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis breakdown → 2008 ·Science ·Jemeen Sreedharan, Ian P. Blair, (unknown), Xun Hu, Caroline Vance, Boris Rogelj, Steven Ackerley, Jennifer C. Durnall, Kelly L. Williams, Emanuele Buratti, Francisco E. Baralle, Jacqueline de Belleroche, John D. Mitchell, P. Nigel Leigh, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Christopher C.J. Miller, Garth A. Nicholson, Christopher E. Shaw	2037
10	Predictors of psychological distress in carers of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a longitudinal study 2006 ·Psychological Medicine ·Laura H. Goldstein, Lou Atkins, Sabine Landau, Richard G. Brown, P. Nigel Leigh	105
11	Ligand-dependent aggregation of polyglutamine-expanded androgen receptor in neuronal cells 2002 ·Neuroreport ·R. Siobhan Darrington, Rachel Butler, P. Nigel Leigh, Michael J. McPhaul, Jean‐Marc Gallo	18
12	Intron 7 retention and exon 9 skipping EAAT2 mRNA variants are not associated with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2001 ·Annals of Neurology ·(unknown), John Powell, P. Nigel Leigh, Peter M. Andersen, Christopher E. Shaw	54
13	Using GFP-tagged neurofilament middle chain to investigate slow transport in cultured cortical neurons 2000 ·European Journal of Neuroscience ·Steven Ackerley, Andrew J. Grierson, Janet Brownlees, P. Nigel Leigh, Christopher E. Shaw, Christopher C.J. Miller	1
14	Extramotor involvement in ALS: PET studies with the GABAA ligand [11C]flumazenil 2000 ·Brain ·Cyndy Lloyd, Mark P. Richardson, David J. Brooks, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, P. Nigel Leigh	144
15	Expiratory Muscle Function in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 1998 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Michael I. Polkey, (unknown), Malcolm Green, P. Nigel Leigh, John Moxham	125
16	Neuroprotective effect of free radical scavengers on (BOAA)-induced neuronal damage in rat hippocampus 1994 ·Neuroscience Letters ·Colin L. Willis, Brian S. Meldrum, Peter B. Nunn, Brian H. Anderton, P. Nigel Leigh	19
17	UBIQUITIN-IMMUNOREACTIVE INTRANEURONAL INCLUSIONS IN AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS 1991 ·Brain ·P. Nigel Leigh, Helen Whitwell, O. Garofalo, (unknown), Michael Swash, JE Martin, Jean‐Marc Gallo, Roy O. Weller, Brian H. Anderton	270
18	SPINAL CORD TRAUMA IN MAN: STUDIES OF PHOSPHORYLATED NEUROFILAMENT AND UBIQUITIN EXPRESSION 1990 ·Brain ·Joanne E. Martin, (unknown), Michael Swash, O. Garofalo, Glenn E. Dale, P. Nigel Leigh, (unknown)	28
19	Microdissection: A novel method for the study of intracellular inclusion bodies 1990 ·The Journal of Pathology ·Joanne E. Martin, Michael Swash, (unknown), O. Garofalo, Glenn E. Dale, P. Nigel Leigh, Brian H. Anderton	1
20	Urea infusion in the rat produces stimulus sensitive myoclonus 1981 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·P. Nigel Leigh, John C. Rothwell, (unknown)	2

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