Paula McLaughlin

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 839 citations indexed

About

Paula McLaughlin is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula McLaughlin has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 839 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 9 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 5 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Paula McLaughlin's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (10 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (4 papers). Paula McLaughlin is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (10 papers), Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (5 papers) and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (4 papers). Paula McLaughlin collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. Paula McLaughlin's co-authors include Angela Roberts, Laura H. Goldstein, Tibor Hortobágyi, Susan Woolley, Michael J. Strong, Paul G. Ince, Sharon Abrahams, Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Michael Benatar and Vincenzo Silani and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Neurological Sciences, The Journals of Gerontology Series B and BMC Medical Research Methodology.

In The Last Decade

Paula McLaughlin

17 papers receiving 825 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 - frontotemporal spectrum disorder (ALS-FTSD): Revised diagnostic criteria

2017 590 citations Michael J. Strong, Sharon Abrahams et al. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paula McLaughlin Canada	11	562	193	187	179	151	20	839
Angela Roberts United States	15	669 1.2×	263 1.4×	196 1.0×	121 0.7×	246 1.6×	46	1.1k
Marta Pinto‐Grau Ireland	18	785 1.4×	168 0.9×	275 1.5×	108 0.6×	119 0.8×	28	938
Norma Cooke United States	6	611 1.1×	322 1.7×	217 1.2×	244 1.4×	76 0.5×	6	927
Elaine Niven United Kingdom	8	538 1.0×	128 0.7×	169 0.9×	97 0.5×	117 0.8×	12	689
Federica Solca Italy	14	432 0.8×	124 0.6×	118 0.6×	103 0.6×	182 1.2×	52	682
Judith Newton United Kingdom	15	943 1.7×	211 1.1×	367 2.0×	144 0.8×	73 0.5×	33	1.2k
Ashley Boller United States	18	325 0.6×	206 1.1×	91 0.5×	211 1.2×	384 2.5×	23	789
Christopher A. Olm United States	17	291 0.5×	253 1.3×	54 0.3×	176 1.0×	278 1.8×	39	712
Cathy Lomen-Hoerth United States	4	1.2k 2.2×	469 2.4×	371 2.0×	147 0.8×	77 0.5×	4	1.3k
Cinzia Femiano Italy	16	370 0.7×	90 0.5×	94 0.5×	53 0.3×	84 0.6×	25	516

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paula McLaughlin

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Phillips, Natalie A., Jennifer Fogarty, Victor Whitehead, et al.. (2025). The Comprehensive Assessment of Neurodegeneration and Dementia (COMPASS-ND) Study Neuropsychology Battery of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA): Battery Development and Description. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. 45(1). 179–189. 1 indexed citations

Desmarais, Philippe, Jacqueline A. Pettersen, Linda Lee, et al.. (2023). Red flags for remote cognitive assessment: An expert consensus study using the Delphi method. Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 455. 121392–121392.

Brien, Donald C., Jeff Huang, Brian C. Coe, et al.. (2023). Classification and staging of Parkinson's disease using video-based eye tracking. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 110. 105316–105316. 36 indexed citations

Sanchez, Erlan, Tim Wilkinson, Gillian Coughlan, et al.. (2023). Association of plasma biomarkers with cognitive domains across three neurodegenerative diseases and cerebrovascular disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S15).

Sanchez, Erlan, Tim Wilkinson, Gillian Coughlan, et al.. (2023). The moderating effect of APOE E4 on the association of plasma biomarkers with markers of cognition and brain health in Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 19(S15).

Orange, J. B., Kelly M. Sunderland, Connie Marras, et al.. (2021). Bilingualism in Parkinson’s disease: Relationship to cognition and quality of life. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 43(2). 199–212. 3 indexed citations

McLaughlin, Paula, Kelly M. Sunderland, Derek Beaton, et al.. (2020). The Quality Assurance and Quality Control Protocol for Neuropsychological Data Collection and Curation in the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (ONDRI) Study. Assessment. 28(5). 1267–1286. 13 indexed citations

Rich, Jill B., Kelly M. Sunderland, Malcolm A. Binns, et al.. (2020). Methods for Improving Screening for Vascular Cognitive Impairment Using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques. 47(6). 756–763. 7 indexed citations

Sunderland, Kelly M., Derek Beaton, Julia Fraser, et al.. (2019). The utility of multivariate outlier detection techniques for data quality evaluation in large studies: an application within the ONDRI project. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 19(1). 102–102. 30 indexed citations

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Strong, Michael J., Sharon Abrahams, Laura H. Goldstein, et al.. (2017). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - frontotemporal spectrum disorder (ALS-FTSD): Revised diagnostic criteria. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 18(3-4). 153–174. 590 indexed citations breakdown →

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McLaughlin, Paula, et al.. (2017). The Feasibility and Potential Impact of Brain Training Games on Cognitive and Emotional Functioning in Middle-Aged Adults. Games for Health Journal. 7(1). 67–74. 10 indexed citations

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Clark, David, Paula McLaughlin, Ellen Woo, et al.. (2016). Novel verbal fluency scores and structural brain imaging for prediction of cognitive outcome in mild cognitive impairment. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 2(1). 113–122. 64 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Paula, Matthew Wright, Michael LaRocca, et al.. (2014). The “Alzheimer's Type” Profile of Semantic Clustering in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society. 20(4). 402–412. 17 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Paula, Nicole D. Anderson, Jill B. Rich, Howard Chertkow, & Susan Murtha. (2013). Visual Selective Attention in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 69(6). 881–891. 11 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Paula, J. Raymond Hinshaw, & Anthony Y. Stringer. (2013). Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD): A Case with Long-Term Follow-up after Liver Transplantation. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 27(7). 1199–1217. 3 indexed citations

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Clark, David, Kristy Hwang, Paula McLaughlin, et al.. (2013). IC‐P‐123: Gray matter correlates of Alzheimer's disease risk as quantified with latent information in semantic fluency lists. Alzheimer s & Dementia. 9(4S_Part_2). 2 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Paula, Carolyn Szostak, Malcolm A. Binns, et al.. (2010). The effects of age and task demands on visual selective attention.. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie expérimentale. 64(3). 197–207. 13 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Paula, Michael Borrie, & Susan Murtha. (2010). Shifting efficacy, distribution of attention and controlled processing in two subtypes of mild cognitive impairment: Response time performance and intraindividual variability on a visual search task. Neurocase. 16(5). 408–417. 24 indexed citations

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McLaughlin, Paula & Susan Murtha. (2010). The Effects of Age and Exogenous Support on Visual Search Performance. Experimental Aging Research. 36(3). 325–345. 14 indexed citations

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Collins-Nakai, Ruth L., et al.. (1993). Ethical issues for cardiovascular physicians. Ethics Committee, Canadian Cardiovascular Society.. PubMed. 9(5). 391–7. 1 indexed citations

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