Zachary Simmons

12.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
185 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

Zachary Simmons is a scholar working on Neurology, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Zachary Simmons has authored 185 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 121 papers in Neurology, 44 papers in Genetics and 28 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Zachary Simmons's work include Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (93 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (42 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (31 papers). Zachary Simmons is often cited by papers focused on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research (93 papers), Neurogenetic and Muscular Disorders Research (42 papers) and Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments (31 papers). Zachary Simmons collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Italy. Zachary Simmons's co-authors include Orla Hardiman, Giancarlo Logroscino, Adriano Chiò, Pamela J. Shaw, Wim Robberecht, Emma M. Corr, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Leonard H. van den Berg, James R. Connor and Eva L. Feldman and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Genetics.

In The Last Decade

Zachary Simmons

176 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2017 944 citations Orla Hardiman, Ammar Al‐Chalabi et al. Nature Reviews Disease Primers profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zachary Simmons United States	44	4.5k	1.9k	1.5k	1.4k	830	185	7.2k
Leonard H. van den Berg Netherlands	48	6.0k 1.3×	3.3k 1.8×	2.4k 1.6×	1.9k 1.4×	885 1.1×	177	8.8k
Mamede de Carvalho Portugal	49	7.1k 1.6×	4.2k 2.3×	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.9×	828 1.0×	377	9.8k
Robert G. Miller United States	46	6.9k 1.5×	3.4k 1.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.5k 1.1×	1.3k 1.5×	114	9.9k
Andrea Calvo Italy	46	5.4k 1.2×	2.8k 1.5×	1.3k 0.8×	722 0.5×	1.0k 1.2×	195	7.1k
Mark B. Bromberg United States	41	3.3k 0.7×	2.0k 1.1×	1.2k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	749 0.9×	169	5.8k
Jan H. Veldink Netherlands	56	7.2k 1.6×	3.8k 2.1×	2.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.3×	201	9.9k
P. Nigel Leigh United Kingdom	50	6.8k 1.5×	2.5k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.7×	107	9.3k
Leonard H. van den Berg Netherlands	62	8.9k 2.0×	4.3k 2.3×	3.3k 2.1×	2.7k 1.9×	1.7k 2.0×	260	12.9k
Theodore L. Munsat United States	33	5.1k 1.1×	3.4k 1.9×	2.3k 1.5×	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	83	8.5k
Phil Hyu Lee South Korea	48	5.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	2.0k 1.3×	2.3k 1.7×	1.5k 1.8×	351	10.4k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Radaković, Ratko, Eneida Mioshi, D J Dick, et al.. (2025). Impact of apathy over the course of disease in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 26(5-6). 516–525.

Geronimo, Andrew, et al.. (2024). Sodium phenylbutyrate–taurursodiol access, adherence and adverse event in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Experience at one center in the United States. Muscle & Nerve. 70(2). 204–209. 1 indexed citations

Morrell, David J., Joshua S. Winder, Vamsi V. Alli, et al.. (2023). Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: outcomes of a dedicated anesthesia and surgery protocol. Surgical Endoscopy. 37(6). 4338–4344.

Carvalho, Mamede de, Matthew C. Kiernan, Seth L. Pullman, et al.. (2020). Neurophysiological features of primary lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 21(sup1). 11–17. 11 indexed citations

Turner, Martin R., Richard J. Barohn, Philippe Corcia, et al.. (2020). Primary lateral sclerosis: consensus diagnostic criteria. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 91(4). 373–377. 125 indexed citations

Felgoise, Stephanie H., Richard A. Feinberg, Helen Stephens, et al.. (2018). ALS Specific Quality of Life- Short Form (ALSSQOL-SF): A Brief, Reliable and Valid Version of the ALSSQOL-R. Muscle & Nerve. 2 indexed citations

Russell, James A., Leon G. Epstein, Richard J. Bonnie, et al.. (2018). Lawful physician-hastened death. Neurology. 90(9). 420–422. 20 indexed citations

Hardiman, Orla, Ammar Al‐Chalabi, Adriano Chiò, et al.. (2017). Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Nature Reviews Disease Primers. 3(1). 17071–17071. 944 indexed citations breakdown →

Fournier, Christina, Hiroshi Mitsumoto, Catherine Lomen‐Hoerth, et al.. (2016). Primary Lateral Sclerosis and Early Upper Motor Neuron Disease. Journal of Clinical Neuromuscular Disease. 17(3). 99–105. 17 indexed citations

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Stephens, Helen, et al.. (2015). Compliance with recommendations made in a multidisciplinary ALS clinic. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 17(1-2). 30–37. 10 indexed citations

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Geronimo, Andrew, Helen Stephens, Steven J. Schiff, & Zachary Simmons. (2014). Acceptance of brain-computer interfaces in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 16(3-4). 258–264. 18 indexed citations

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Su, Xiaowei, Stacey Clardy, Helen Stephens, Zachary Simmons, & James R. Connor. (2014). Serum ferritin is elevated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration. 16(1-2). 102–107. 24 indexed citations

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Brothers, Allyson, Megan Whitehead, Zachary Simmons, et al.. (2012). Advance care planning decision aid improves clinician understanding of wishes of patients with ALS. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 2(2). 175.1–175. 2 indexed citations

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Bede, Peter, David Oliver, Linda van den Berg, et al.. (2011). Palliative care in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a review of current international guidelines and initiatives. Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 82(4). 413–418. 84 indexed citations

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Levi, Benjamin H., et al.. (2010). Advance care planning for patients with ALS: Feasibility of an interactive computer program. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 12(3). 172–177. 30 indexed citations

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Lee, Sang Yong, et al.. (2010). Prolyl-peptidyl isomerase, Pin1, phosphorylation is compromised in association with the expression of the HFE polymorphic allele, H63D. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease. 1802(4). 389–395. 11 indexed citations

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Felgoise, Stephanie H., Jessica Stewart, Barbara A. Bremer, et al.. (2008). The SEIQoL-DW for assessing quality of life in ALS: Strengths and limitations. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 1–7. 2 indexed citations

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Simmons, Zachary, et al.. (2006). Differential expression of genes in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis revealed by profiling the post mortem cortex. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. 7(4). 201–216. 53 indexed citations

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Simmons, Zachary, et al.. (1999). Localized hypertrophic neuropathy: Magnetic resonance imaging findings and long-term follow-up. Muscle & Nerve. 22(1). 28–36. 41 indexed citations

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Simmons, Zachary, et al.. (1996). Acquired demyelinating polyneuropathy presenting as a pure clinical sensory syndrome. Muscle & Nerve. 19(9). 1174–1176. 23 indexed citations

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