Wallace Brownlee

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
66 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Wallace Brownlee is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Neurology and Rheumatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wallace Brownlee has authored 66 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine, 26 papers in Neurology and 13 papers in Rheumatology. Recurrent topics in Wallace Brownlee's work include Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (49 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (19 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (9 papers). Wallace Brownlee is often cited by papers focused on Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies (49 papers), Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders (19 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (9 papers). Wallace Brownlee collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and Spain. Wallace Brownlee's co-authors include David H. Miller, Franz Fazekas, Todd A. Hardy, Olga Ciccarelli, Frederik Barkhof, Katherine Miszkiel, Ferrán Prados, Floriana De Angelis, Claudia A. M. Gandini Wheeler‐Kingshott and Simon Broadley and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Brain and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Wallace Brownlee

60 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: progress and challenges 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300 400
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. Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: progress and challenges
    2016 447 citations Wallace Brownlee, David H. Miller et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wallace Brownlee United Kingdom 20 1.1k 503 232 212 181 66 1.5k
Tomáš Kalinčík Australia 23 1.5k 1.4× 514 1.0× 361 1.6× 293 1.4× 213 1.2× 140 2.0k
Anneke van der Walt Australia 23 893 0.8× 400 0.8× 187 0.8× 111 0.5× 172 1.0× 142 1.5k
Ali Manouchehrinia Sweden 25 1.6k 1.4× 503 1.0× 355 1.5× 264 1.2× 240 1.3× 73 2.1k
Channa Kolb United States 21 807 0.7× 301 0.6× 199 0.9× 144 0.7× 134 0.7× 50 1.2k
Aaron Boster United States 22 925 0.8× 405 0.8× 207 0.9× 239 1.1× 306 1.7× 44 1.4k
Alberto Gajofatto Italy 23 1.2k 1.0× 594 1.2× 279 1.2× 240 1.1× 290 1.6× 71 1.8k
Emma Tallantyre United Kingdom 21 1.4k 1.3× 691 1.4× 327 1.4× 305 1.4× 231 1.3× 72 2.0k
Rainer Ehling Austria 21 1.1k 1.0× 792 1.6× 372 1.6× 191 0.9× 177 1.0× 52 1.8k
Martin Gunnarsson Sweden 18 1.4k 1.3× 652 1.3× 199 0.9× 436 2.1× 322 1.8× 47 2.1k
Ludwig Kappos Switzerland 17 973 0.9× 479 1.0× 242 1.0× 346 1.6× 235 1.3× 59 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wallace Brownlee

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wallace Brownlee

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brownlee, Wallace, et al.. (2026). Performance of the 2024 McDonald Criteria in Patients Under Evaluation for Suspected Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 106(6). e214688–e214688.
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Dobson, Ruth, Tarunya Arun, James Varley, et al.. (2025). Approach to JCV testing with natalizumab biosimilar: a UK consensus statement. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 100. 106541–106541.
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Klotz, Luisa, Thomas Berger, Wallace Brownlee, et al.. (2025). Twenty years of natalizumab in multiple sclerosis: lessons learned and future outlook. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders. 18. 4243653840–4243653840. 1 indexed citations
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Varley, James, Rahma Beyrouti, Richard Nicholas, et al.. (2025). A comparison of JC virus assay performance provided with originator and biosimilar natalizumab. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 31(7). 882–885.
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Garjani, Afagh, et al.. (2024). Real-world data on siponimod-related lymphopenia among people with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 30(4-5). 600–604. 1 indexed citations
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Haider, Lukas, Ferrán Prados, Baris Kanber, et al.. (2024). Evaluating multiple sclerosis severity loci 30 years after a clinically isolated syndrome. Brain Communications. 6(6). fcae443–fcae443. 1 indexed citations
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Bianchi, Alessia, Rosa Cortese, Ferrán Prados, et al.. (2024). Optic chiasm involvement in multiple sclerosis, aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein–associated disease. Multiple Sclerosis Journal. 30(6). 674–686. 1 indexed citations
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Varley, James, Giuseppe Pontillo, Omar Abdel‐Mannan, et al.. (2024). Validation of the 2023 International Diagnostic Criteria for MOGAD in a Selected Cohort of Adults and Children. Neurology. 103(1). e209321–e209321. 11 indexed citations
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Rocca, Maria A., Paolo Preziosa, Frederik Barkhof, et al.. (2024). Current and future role of MRI in the diagnosis and prognosis of multiple sclerosis. The Lancet Regional Health - Europe. 44. 100978–100978. 23 indexed citations
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Brownlee, Wallace, Aiden Haghikia, Brooke Hayward, et al.. (2023). Comparative effectiveness of cladribine tablets versus fingolimod in the treatment of highly active multiple sclerosis: A real-world study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 76. 104791–104791. 4 indexed citations
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Rog, David, Wallace Brownlee, Francisco Javier Carod-Artal, et al.. (2023). Quantifying the administration and monitoring time burden of several disease-modifying therapies for relapsing multiple sclerosis in the United Kingdom: A time and motion study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 82. 105380–105380. 2 indexed citations
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Haider, Lukas, Ferrán Prados, Baris Kanber, et al.. (2023). Genetic influences on disease course and severity, 30 years after a clinically isolated syndrome. Brain Communications. 5(5). fcad255–fcad255. 3 indexed citations
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Brownlee, Wallace, et al.. (2023). Real-world use of cladribine tablets (completion rates and treatment persistence) in patients with multiple sclerosis in England: The CLARENCE study. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 79. 104951–104951. 5 indexed citations
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Ricciardi, Antonio, Fulvia Palesi, Wallace Brownlee, et al.. (2022). A generalized deep learning network for fractional anisotropy reconstruction: Application to epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics. 16. 891234–891234. 3 indexed citations
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Brownlee, Wallace, Dan Altmann, Ferrán Prados, et al.. (2019). Early imaging predictors of long-term outcomes in relapse-onset multiple sclerosis. Brain. 142(8). 2276–2287. 116 indexed citations
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Li, Vivien, Collette Haslam, Mahreen Pakzad, Wallace Brownlee, & Jalesh N. Panicker. (2019). A practical approach to assessing and managing sexual dysfunction in multiple sclerosis. Practical Neurology. 20(2). 122–131. 19 indexed citations
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Brownlee, Wallace, et al.. (2017). Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder related tonic spasms responsive to lacosamide. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 13. 73–74. 6 indexed citations
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Brown, J William L, Matteo Pardini, Wallace Brownlee, et al.. (2016). An abnormal periventricular magnetization transfer ratio gradient occurs early in multiple sclerosis. Brain. 140(2). 387–398. 59 indexed citations
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Brownlee, Wallace, et al.. (2016). Antecedent anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis in two patients with multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 12. 20–22. 14 indexed citations
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Brownlee, Wallace, et al.. (2013). Upper limb compartment syndrome: An unusual complication of stroke thrombolysis. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience. 21(5). 880–882. 5 indexed citations

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