Scott A. Sperling

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Scott A. Sperling is a scholar working on Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott A. Sperling has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Neurology, 15 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Scott A. Sperling's work include Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (15 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (15 papers). Scott A. Sperling is often cited by papers focused on Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (21 papers), Neurological disorders and treatments (15 papers) and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (15 papers). Scott A. Sperling collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and United Kingdom. Scott A. Sperling's co-authors include Binit Shah, W. Jeffrey Elias, Diane Huss, Madaline B. Harrison, T. Jason Druzgal, Matthew J. Barrett, Stephen J. Monteith, Tiffini Voss, Robert C. Frysinger and Scott A. Wylie and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Scott A. Sperling

40 papers receiving 1.5k 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.

A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor

2013 650 citations W. Jeffrey Elias, Diane Huss et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Scott A. Sperling United States	15	867	580	547	353	123	45	1.6k
Binit Shah United States	20	1.4k 1.7×	842 1.5×	671 1.2×	670 1.9×	139 1.1×	43	2.3k
Francesco Sammartino United States	22	850 1.0×	471 0.8×	250 0.5×	466 1.3×	160 1.3×	57	1.3k
Yong‐An Chung South Korea	19	303 0.3×	237 0.4×	249 0.5×	176 0.5×	195 1.6×	82	1.1k
Lydia Vela Spain	24	1.3k 1.5×	161 0.3×	179 0.3×	315 0.9×	177 1.4×	85	2.0k
Yong An Chung South Korea	16	78 0.1×	555 1.0×	730 1.3×	120 0.3×	138 1.1×	40	1.3k
Gérard Crelier Switzerland	18	186 0.2×	857 1.5×	158 0.3×	218 0.6×	656 5.3×	37	1.7k
Hajime Yagura Japan	17	317 0.4×	459 0.8×	361 0.7×	282 0.8×	497 4.0×	32	1.4k
Peter Vestergaard‐Poulsen Denmark	24	216 0.2×	1.1k 1.9×	152 0.3×	64 0.2×	343 2.8×	37	2.1k
Rohit Dhall United States	17	1.1k 1.3×	57 0.1×	74 0.1×	454 1.3×	184 1.5×	52	1.5k
Aleksandra Tomić Serbia	24	983 1.1×	247 0.4×	31 0.1×	278 0.8×	209 1.7×	82	1.7k

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Reyes, Anny, Christina G. Wong, Beatriz MacDonald, et al.. (2025). Using digital platforms to address inequities in neuropsychology training and education: lessons learned from KnowNeuropsychology. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology. 47(9-10). 924–938.

Sperling, Scott A., Franchesca Arias, Amy J. Jak, et al.. (2025). The Society for Clinical Neuropsychology’s 2023 strategic plan: Group differences in strategic planning survey results. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 1–18.

Flanigan, Joseph L., Madaline B. Harrison, James T. Patrie, et al.. (2024). Clinical and cognitive features associated with psychosis in Parkinson's disease: a longitudinal study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 16. 1463426–1463426.

Hogue, Olivia, D. Ghosh, Annie Brooks, et al.. (2023). Establishing a framework for quality of inpatient care for Parkinson's disease: A study on inpatient medication administration. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 113. 105491–105491. 8 indexed citations

Randolph, John J., Laura H. Lacritz, Mary K. Colvin, et al.. (2023). Integrating Lifestyle Factor Science into Neuropsychological Practice: A National Academy of Neuropsychology Education Paper. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 39(2). 121–139. 1 indexed citations

Sperling, Scott A., et al.. (2022). Cholinergic nucleus 4 grey matter density is associated with apathy in Parkinson’s disease. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 37(3). 676–694. 10 indexed citations

Barrett, Matthew J., et al.. (2021). Olfaction, cholinergic basal forebrain degeneration, and cognition in early Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 90. 27–32. 15 indexed citations

Barrett, Matthew J., et al.. (2021). Factor structure of the BDI-II in Parkinson’s disease.. Neuropsychology. 35(5). 540–546. 5 indexed citations

Bene, Victor A. Del, et al.. (2021). What makes for a competitive fellowship candidate? A survey of clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral training directors. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 36(8). 2041–2060. 8 indexed citations

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Huss, Diane, Joseph L. Flanigan, James T. Patrie, et al.. (2020). Cholinergic nucleus 4 atrophy and gait impairment in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology. 268(1). 95–101. 15 indexed citations

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Martínez‐Fernández, Raúl, Jorge U Máñez-Miró, Rafael Rodríguez‐Rojas, et al.. (2020). Randomized Trial of Focused Ultrasound Subthalamotomy for Parkinson’s Disease. New England Journal of Medicine. 383(26). 2501–2513. 141 indexed citations

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Flanigan, Joseph L., et al.. (2019). Predictors of health-related quality of life in Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 65. 86–90. 86 indexed citations

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Barrett, Matthew J., et al.. (2019). Clinical and demographic correlates of apathy in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neurology. 266(2). 507–514. 16 indexed citations

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Barrett, Matthew J., James T. Patrie, Joseph L. Flanigan, et al.. (2019). Brain MRI Reveals Ascending Atrophy in Parkinson's Disease Across Severity. Frontiers in Neurology. 10. 1329–1329. 14 indexed citations

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Barrett, Matthew J., Scott A. Sperling, Joseph L. Flanigan, et al.. (2019). Lower volume, more impairment: reduced cholinergic basal forebrain grey matter density is associated with impaired cognition in Parkinson disease. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 90(11). 1251–1256. 48 indexed citations

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Sperling, Scott A., Joseph L. Flanigan, Diane Huss, et al.. (2019). Comparison of Parkinson’s Disease Patients’ Characteristics by Indication for Deep Brain Stimulation: Men Are More Likely to Have DBS for Tremor. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 9 indexed citations

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Wyman‐Chick, Kathryn A, Phillip K. Martin, Daniel Weintraub, et al.. (2018). Selection of Normative Group Affects Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease. Movement Disorders. 33(5). 839–843. 15 indexed citations

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Williams, Ishan C., et al.. (2017). Cognitive Function and Vascular Risk Factors Among Older African American Adults. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 20(3). 612–618. 6 indexed citations

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Elias, W. Jeffrey, Diane Huss, Tiffini Voss, et al.. (2013). A Pilot Study of Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy for Essential Tremor. New England Journal of Medicine. 369(7). 640–648. 650 indexed citations breakdown →

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Elias, W. Jeff, Diane Huss, Tiffini Voss, et al.. (2013). The use of magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound to treat essential tremor. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 134(5_Supplement). 4090–4090. 2 indexed citations

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