P. Nigel Leigh

15.3k citations

107 papers · 9.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 50

Neurology top 0.05%
Genetics top 0.2%
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience top 1%
Neurology top 0.5%
Molecular Biology top 5%

Co-authors: Lokesh Wijesekera Laura H. Goldstein Christopher E. Shaw Sharon Abrahams David J. Brooks Ammar Al‐Chalabi Beatrice A. Summers C. D. Marsden
Topics: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (77 papers)Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (37 papers)Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (37 papers)
Cited by: Neurology Genetics
Journals: The Lancet Journal of Biological Chemistry The Journal of Cell Biology
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States France

In The Last Decade

P. Nigel Leigh

105 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2009 707 citations P. Nigel Leigh et al. profile →
FRONTO-STRIATAL COGNITIVE DEFICITS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

1992 681 citations Adrian M. Owen, Martin James et al. Brain profile →
Evidence of widespread cerebral microglial activation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an [11C](R)-PK11195 positron emission tomography study

2004 586 citations Martin R. Turner, Christopher E. Shaw et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Cognitive and neuropsychiatric profiles distinguish atypical parkinsonian syndromes 2025 ·Brain ·(unknown),(unknown),James B. Rowe,Tanja Zerenner,Alistair Church,(unknown),(unknown),Edwin Jabbari,(unknown),Alexander Gerhard,Nicola Pavese,Christopher Kobylecki,P. Nigel Leigh,Ivan Koychev,Huw R. Morris,Sanjay Manohar	0
2	Evolution of white matter damage in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2020 ·Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology ·Matt C. Gabel,(unknown),Alexandra L. Young,Sharon Abrahams,Mark E. Bastin,Ricarda Menke,Ammar Al‐Chalabi,Laura H. Goldstein,Stella Tsermentseli,Daniel C. Alexander,Martin R. Turner,P. Nigel Leigh,Mara Cercignani	16
3	Neurite orientation and dispersion density imaging (NODDI) detects cortical and corticospinal tract degeneration in ALS 2018 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·(unknown),Matt C. Gabel,Nicholas G. Dowell,David J. Schwartzman,Anil K. Seth,Hui Zhang,Daniel C. Alexander,Mara Cercignani,P. Nigel Leigh	74
4	Cortical Thickness, Surface Area and Volume Measures in Parkinson's Disease, Multiple System Atrophy and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Amanda Worker,Camilla Blain,Józef Jarosz,К. Ray Chaudhuri,Gareth J. Barker,Steven Williams,Richard G. Brown,P. Nigel Leigh,Andrew Simmons	44
5	Diffusion Tensor Imaging of Parkinson’s Disease, Multiple System Atrophy and Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Tract-Based Spatial Statistics Study 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Amanda Worker,Camilla Blain,Józef Jarosz,К. Ray Chaudhuri,Gareth J. Barker,Steven Williams,Richard G. Brown,P. Nigel Leigh,Flavio Dell’Acqua,Andrew Simmons	74
6	The anatomy of cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: More than frontal lobe dysfunction 2011 ·Cortex ·Stella Tsermentseli,P. Nigel Leigh,Laura H. Goldstein	95
7	Low index-to-ring finger length ratio in sporadic ALS supports prenatally defined motor neuronal vulnerability 2011 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Umesh Vivekananda,(unknown),Jeban Ganesalingam,Jeffrey A. Simms,Christopher E. Shaw,P. Nigel Leigh,Martin R. Turner,Ammar Al‐Chalabi	53
8	An estimate of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis heritability using twin data 2010 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Ammar Al‐Chalabi,Fang Fang,Martha F. Hanby,P. Nigel Leigh,Christopher E. Shaw,Weimin Ye,Frühling Rijsdijk	211
9	Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Sporadic and Familial (D90A SOD1) Forms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 2009 ·Archives of Neurology ·Biba Stanton,(unknown),Martin R. Turner,Victoria C. Williams,Steven Williams,Camilla Blain,Vincent Giampietro,Marco Catani,P. Nigel Leigh,Peter M. Andersen,Andrew Simmons	36
10	Mushroom-cage gastrostomy tube placement in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a 5-year experience in 104 patients in a single institution 2009 ·European Radiology ·Dylan Lewis,(unknown),Alan Rio,Emma Willey,Julia Johnson,Christopher E. Shaw,C. M. Ellis,Ammar Al‐Chalabi,P. Nigel Leigh,Paul S. Sidhu	17
11	Neuronal loss associated with cognitive performance in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: An (¹¹C)‐flumazenil PET study 2008 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ·Paul Wicks,Martin R. Turner,Sharon Abrahams,Alexander Hammers,David J. Brooks,P. Nigel Leigh,Laura H. Goldstein	46
12	Birth order and the genetics of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2007 ·Journal of Neurology ·Umesh Vivekananda,Clare Johnston,D. McKenna‐Yasek,Christopher E. Shaw,P. Nigel Leigh,Robert H. Brown,Ammar Al‐Chalabi	8
13	Ciliary neurotrophic factor genotype does not influence clinical phenotype in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2003 ·Annals of Neurology ·Ammar Al‐Chalabi,Margaret Scheffler,Bradley Smith,M. Parton,Merit Cudkowicz,Peter M. Andersen,Ivor S. Douglas,Valerie K. Hansen,Martin R. Turner,Christopher E. Shaw,P. Nigel Leigh,Robert H. Brown	27
14	Correlates of Quality of Life in people with motor neuron disease (MND) 2002 ·Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders ·Laura H. Goldstein,Lou Atkins,P. Nigel Leigh	101
15	D90A-SOD1 mediated amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A single founder for all cases with evidence for aCis-acting disease modifier in the recessive haplotype 2002 ·Human Mutation ·M. Parton,Wendy Broom,Peter M. Andersen,Ammar Al‐Chalabi,P. Nigel Leigh,John Powell,Christopher E. Shaw	80
16	Recent advances in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 2000 ·Current Opinion in Neurology ·Ammar Al‐Chalabi,P. Nigel Leigh	105
17	The validation of El Escorial criteria for the diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A clinicopathological study 1995 ·Journal of the Neurological Sciences ·К. Ray Chaudhuri,(unknown),Safa Al‐Sarraj,Valerie Anderson,John Cavanagh,P. Nigel Leigh	45
18	Epilepsy as the presenting feature of neuroacanthocytosis in siblings 1992 ·Journal of Neurology ·Martin S. Schwartz,(unknown),P. Nigel Leigh	10
19	FRONTO-STRIATAL COGNITIVE DEFICITS AT DIFFERENT STAGES OF PARKINSON'S DISEASEbreakdown → 1992 ·Brain ·Adrian M. Owen,Martin James,P. Nigel Leigh,Beatrice A. Summers,C. D. Marsden,Niall Quinn,Klaus W. Lange,Trevor W. Robbins	681
20	Proceedings of the meeting of the Association of British Neurologists, London, 28-30 September 1989 1990 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·Glenn E. Dale,P. Nigel Leigh,A. Probst,(unknown),G. V. Sawle,David J. Brooks,V. Ibáñez Pradas,(unknown)	1

About P. Nigel Leigh

P. Nigel Leigh is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Neurology, having authored 107 papers that have together received 9.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (77 papers), Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (37 papers) and Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (37 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Neurology (6.8k citations), Genetics (2.5k citations) and Neurology (1.5k citations). P. Nigel Leigh has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Frequent co-authors include Lokesh Wijesekera, Laura H. Goldstein, Christopher E. Shaw, Sharon Abrahams, David J. Brooks, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Beatrice A. Summers, C. D. Marsden, Adrian M. Owen and Martin James. Their work appears in journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Biological Chemistry and The Journal of Cell Biology.

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