Ralph M. Garruto

10.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
180 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

Ralph M. Garruto is a scholar working on Neurology, Physiology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph M. Garruto has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Neurology, 41 papers in Physiology and 32 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Ralph M. Garruto's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (45 papers), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (31 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (31 papers). Ralph M. Garruto is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (45 papers), Aluminum toxicity and tolerance in plants and animals (31 papers) and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments (31 papers). Ralph M. Garruto collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Canada. Ralph M. Garruto's co-authors include D. Carleton Gajdusek, Richard Yanagihara, Clarence J. Gibbs, Daniel P. Perl, Gerard D. Schellenberg, W. C. Wiederholt, Thomas D. Bird, Ellen M. Wijsman, Ellen Nemens and Murray A. Raskind and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Ralph M. Garruto

177 papers receiving 7.0k 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.

Tau is a candidate gene for chromosome 17 frontotemporal dementia

1998 1.1k citations Ralph M. Garruto et al. profile →
Intraneuronal Aluminum Accumulation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinsonism-Dementia of Guam

1982 590 citations D. Carleton Gajdusek, Ralph M. Garruto et al. profile →

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Misfolded alpha‐synuclein in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Implications for diagnosis and treatment 2024 ·European Journal of Neurology ·Richard Smith, (unknown), Robert Bowser, Nadine Bakkar, Ralph M. Garruto, Albert Ludolph, John Ravits, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	9
2	Mitochondria-targeted oligomeric α-synuclein induces TOM40 degradation and mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease and parkinsonism-dementia of Guam 2024 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Velmarini Vasquez, Manohar Kodavati, Joy Mitra, (unknown), Dale J. Hamilton, Ralph M. Garruto, K.S. Rao, Muralidhar L. Hegde	8
3	Quantitative and qualitative analysis of stability for 16 serum immunoregulators over 50 freeze–thaw cycles 2024 ·American Journal of Human Biology ·(unknown), (unknown), Emma Culver, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Thien Ngoc Nguyen, Carol J. Cardona, Nurul Kabir, Ralph M. Garruto, J. Koji Lum, Katherine Wander	1
4	Motor neuron disease-associated loss of nuclear TDP-43 is linked to DNA double-strand break repair defects 2019 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Joy Mitra, Erika N. Guerrero, Pavana M. Hegde, Nicole F. Liachko, Haibo Wang, Velmarini Vasquez, Junling Gao, Arvind Pandey, J. Paul Taylor, Brian C. Kraemer, Ping Wu, István Boldogh, Ralph M. Garruto, Sankar Mitra, K. S. Rao, Muralidhar L. Hegde	208
5	Stunting and the Prediction of Lung Volumes Among Tibetan Children and Adolescents at High Altitude 2015 ·High Altitude Medicine & Biology ·Charles A. Weitz, Ralph M. Garruto	12
6	Six-year follow-up of a point-source exposure to CWD contaminated venison in an Upstate New York community: risk behaviours and health outcomes 2005–2011 2014 ·Public Health ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sarah E. Hempstead, Kaitlin Drouin, (unknown), Chris Reiber, Ralph M. Garruto	19
7	Contributions of isolated Pacific populations to understanding neurodegenerative diseases. 2009 ·PubMed ·Ralph M. Garruto, Richard Yanagihara	4
8	Risk behaviors in a rural community with a known point-source exposure to chronic wasting disease 2008 ·Environmental Health ·Ralph M. Garruto, Chris Reiber, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sarah Walker, (unknown), Nicholas DeRosa, (unknown), John Dunn, (unknown), (unknown)	12
9	A Comparative Analysis of Arterial Oxygen Saturation among Tibetans And Han Born And Raised at High Altitude 2007 ·High Altitude Medicine & Biology ·Charles A. Weitz, Ralph M. Garruto	23
10	A TRPM7 variant shows altered sensitivity to magnesium that may contribute to the pathogenesis of two Guamanian neurodegenerative disorders 2005 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Meredith C. Hermosura, (unknown), Maxim V. Dorovkov, Fernanda R.O. Calderon, Alexey G. Ryazanov, David S. Haymer, Ralph M. Garruto	147
11	Hematological differences during growth among Tibetans and Han Chinese born and raised at high altitude in Qinghai, China 2003 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Ralph M. Garruto, (unknown), Charles A. Weitz, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	51
12	Growth of Qinghai Tibetans living at three different high altitudes 2000 ·American Journal of Physical Anthropology ·Charles A. Weitz, Ralph M. Garruto, (unknown), (unknown), Ruiling Liu, (unknown)	26
13	Slow dendritic transport of dissociated mouse hippocampal neurons exposed to aluminum 1997 ·Brain Research ·Ikuro WAKAYAMA, Ki‐Joon Song, Vivek R. Nerurkar, Sohei Yoshida, Ralph M. Garruto	8
14	Rare Neuropil Threads in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinsonism-Dementia on Guam and in the Kii Peninsula of Japan 1993 ·Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders ·Ikuro WAKAYAMA, Tameko Kihira, Sohei Yoshida, Ralph M. Garruto	9
15	Potentiation in the neurotoxic induction of experimental chronic neurodegenerative disorders: N-butyl benzenesulfonamide and aluminum chloride. 1991 ·PubMed ·Michael J. Strong, Ralph M. Garruto	7
16	The temporal expression of amyloid precursor protein mRNA in vitro in dissociated hippocampal neuron cultures 1990 ·Experimental Neurology ·Michael J. Strong, Arne Svedmyr, D. Carleton Gajdusek, Ralph M. Garruto	26
17	Models of environmentally induced neurological disease: epidemiology and etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia in the Western Pacific 1990 ·Environmental Geochemistry and Health ·Ralph M. Garruto, (unknown), D. Carleton Gajdusek	15
18	Histochemical and X-ray microanalytical localization of aluminum in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia of Guam 1988 ·Acta Neuropathologica ·Pedro Piccardo, Richard Yanagihara, Ralph M. Garruto, C. J. Gibbs, D. Carleton Gajdusek	28
19	Further Studies on the Genetics of the Chamorros of Guam: Dermatoglyphics 1983 ·Human Heredity ·Chris C. Plato, Ralph M. Garruto, D. Carleton Gajdusek	3
20	HL-A antigens in the Chamorros of the Mariana islands and comparisons with other Pacific populations. 1979 ·PubMed ·(unknown), Paul M. Hoffman, Ralph M. Garruto, Gajdusek Dc	9

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