Paula Coutinho

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
87 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Paula Coutinho is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula Coutinho has authored 87 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 50 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Paula Coutinho's work include Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (53 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (38 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (16 papers). Paula Coutinho is often cited by papers focused on Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases (53 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (38 papers) and Neurological diseases and metabolism (16 papers). Paula Coutinho collaborates with scholars based in Portugal, France and Canada. Paula Coutinho's co-authors include Jorge Sequeiros, Carolina Silva, Luís Ruano, Cláudia Melo, Isabel Silveira, José Barros, Clara Barbot, Lawrence J. Schut, Patrı́cia Maciel and K. Wessel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Genetics, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Brain.

In The Last Decade

Paula Coutinho

87 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale for pharmac... 1997 2026 2006 2016 1997 2014 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale for pharmacological assessment of the cerebellar syndrome
    1997 1.0k citations P Trouillas, T Takayanagi et al. Journal of the Neurological Sciences profile →
  2. The Global Epidemiology of Hereditary Ataxia and Spastic Paraplegia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence Studies
    2014 416 citations Luís Ruano, Cláudia Melo et al. Neuroepidemiology profile →

Peers

Paula Coutinho
Jean Mathieu Canada
S. H. Subramony United States
Bing‐Wen Soong Taiwan
Jorge Sequeiros Portugal
Hajime Tanaka Japan
Kleopas A. Kleopa Cyprus
Nardo Nardocci Italy
Jørgen E. Nielsen Denmark
Rebecca Schüle Germany
H.P.H. Kremer Netherlands
Jean Mathieu Canada
Paula Coutinho
Citations per year, relative to Paula Coutinho Paula Coutinho (= 1×) peers Jean Mathieu

Countries citing papers authored by Paula Coutinho

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paula Coutinho

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paula Coutinho

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paula Coutinho. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paula Coutinho based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paula Coutinho. Paula Coutinho is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brás, José, Isabel Alonso, Clara Barbot, et al.. (2015). Mutations in PNKP Cause Recessive Ataxia with Oculomotor Apraxia Type 4. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 96(3). 474–479. 93 indexed citations
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Cruz, Vítor Tedim, J Lopez Pais, Luís Ruano, et al.. (2014). Implementation and Outcomes of a Collaborative Multi-Center Network Aimed at Web-Based Cognitive Training – COGWEB Network. JMIR Mental Health. 1(1). e2–e2. 9 indexed citations
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Ruano, Luís, Cláudia Melo, Carolina Silva, & Paula Coutinho. (2014). The Global Epidemiology of Hereditary Ataxia and Spastic Paraplegia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence Studies. Neuroepidemiology. 42(3). 174–183. 416 indexed citations breakdown →
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Martins, Sandra, Christopher E. Pearson, Paula Coutinho, et al.. (2014). Modifiers of (CAG)n instability in Machado–Joseph disease (MJD/SCA3) transmissions: an association study with DNA replication, repair and recombination genes. Human Genetics. 133(10). 1311–1318. 25 indexed citations
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Loureiro, José Leal, Jorge Pinto‐Basto, Ana M. Lopes, et al.. (2012). Alu elements mediate large SPG11 gene rearrangements: further spatacsin mutations. Genetics in Medicine. 14(1). 143–151. 21 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Margarida, et al.. (2008). Elevação da lipase e amilase no doente crítico: estudo retrospectivo. Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva. 20(4). 362–369. 3 indexed citations
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Dürr, Alexandra, Agnès Camuzat, Chantal Tallaksen, et al.. (2004). Atlastin1 Mutations Are Frequent in Young-Onset Autosomal Dominant Spastic Paraplegia. Archives of Neurology. 61(12). 1867–72. 81 indexed citations
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Conceição, Isabel, Mamede de Carvalho, Teresinha Evangelista, et al.. (2003). Gelsolin‐related familial amyloidosis, Finnish type, in a Portuguese family: Clinical and neurophysiological studies. Muscle & Nerve. 28(6). 715–721. 25 indexed citations
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Barbot, Clara, Nobutada Tachi, Pascale Bomont, et al.. (2002). Autosomal recessive ataxias: a new gene - aprataxin - responsible for ataxia-ocular apraxia 1, and a new locus on 9q34. European Journal of Human Genetics. 10. 272–273. 3 indexed citations
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Barbot, Clara, Nobutada Tachi, Naoki Kozuka, et al.. (2001). Homozygosity Mapping of Portuguese and Japanese Forms of Ataxia-Oculomotor Apraxia to 9p13, and Evidence for Genetic Heterogeneity. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 68(2). 501–508. 58 indexed citations
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Barbot, Clara, Paula Coutinho, Rui Chorão, et al.. (2001). Recessive Ataxia With Ocular Apraxia. Archives of Neurology. 58(2). 201–201. 68 indexed citations
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Coutinho, Paula. (2000). Neurogenetics. Archives of Neurology. 57(1). 59–59. 1 indexed citations
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Silveira, Isabel, Isabel Alonso, Laura Guimarães, et al.. (2000). High Germinal Instability of the (CTG)n at the SCA8 Locus of Both Expanded and Normal Alleles. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 66(3). 830–840. 61 indexed citations
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Paúl, Constança, et al.. (1999). Living with Machado-Joseph Disease in a Small Rural Community of the Tagus Valley. Public Health Genomics. 2(4). 190–195. 13 indexed citations
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Lima, Manuela, et al.. (1997). Prevalence, geographic distribution, and genealogical investigation of Machado-Joseph disease in the Azores (Portugal).. PubMed. 69(3). 383–91. 14 indexed citations
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Lima, Manuela, Augusto Abade, Paula Coutinho, & Francine M. Mayer. (1997). Diffusion of a dominant gene: biodemographic study of the families affected by Machado-Joseph disease in the Islands of the Azores (Portugal). 203–210. 3 indexed citations
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Trouillas, P, T Takayanagi, Mark Hallett, et al.. (1997). International Cooperative Ataxia Rating Scale for pharmacological assessment of the cerebellar syndrome. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 145(2). 205–211. 1010 indexed citations breakdown →
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Silva, Carolina, et al.. (1997). Hereditary Ataxias and Spastic Paraplegias: Methodological Aspects of a Prevalence Study in Portugal. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 50(12). 1377–1384. 63 indexed citations
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Lopes‐Cendes, Íscia, Patrı́cia Maciel, Stephen J. Kish, et al.. (1996). Somatic mosaicism in the central nervous system in spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 and machado‐joseph disease. Annals of Neurology. 40(2). 199–206. 51 indexed citations
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Major, E., et al.. (1983). Meptazinol in the treatment of severe post-operative pain: a comparison with morphine.. PubMed. 59 Suppl 1. 35–40. 9 indexed citations

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