Top ALS Research Leaders (KOLs) 2021-2026

Top research leaders (by recent publication volume)

#	Researcher	Affiliation	Papers
1	Genge Angela	McGill University	10
2	Al-Chalabi Ammar	King's College London	8
3	Paganoni Sabrina	Sean M. Healey and AMG Center for ALS and the Neurological	6
4	Petri Susanne	Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology	5
5	Van Damme Philip	University Hospitals Leuven	5
6	Ravits John	University of California	5
7	Ticozzi Nicola	IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano	5
8	Silani Vincenzo	IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano	5
9	Scirocco Erica	Sean M. Healey and AMG Center for ALS and the Neurological	5
10	Fan Dongsheng	Peking University Third Hospital	5
11	Chiò Adriano	University of Turin	5
12	Apple Stephen	Tanabe Pharma America	5
13	Abrahao Agessandro	University of Toronto	4
14	Gupta Jeetendra Kumar	GLA University	4
15	Kim Seung Hyun	College of Medicine	4
16	Iacoangeli Alfredo	King's College London	4
17	Al Khleifat Ahmad	King's College London	4
18	Beelen Anita	University Medical Centre Utrecht	4

Ranked by recent publication volume; names not yet disambiguated and not citation-weighted. The full brief adds ORCID disambiguation, citation weighting, and clinical-trial investigator data.

Leading institutions

Massachusetts General Hospital (19), University of California (16), College of Pharmacy (12), University of Sheffield (11), College of Medicine (10), King's College London (9), University Medical Center Utrecht (8), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (8), University of Toronto (7), Columbia University Irving Medical Center (7)

Active subtopics

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (247), Neurodegenerative Diseases (89), Mice (49), Motor Neurons (45), Neuroprotective Agents (40), Superoxide Dismutase-1 (39), DNA-Binding Proteins (38), Disease Models, Animal (37)

Top journals

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration (25), Muscle & nerve (25), International journal of molecular sciences (19), Molecular neurobiology (15), Journal of neurology (9), Frontiers in neurology (8)

Representative recent papers

Exploring shared genetic pathways and gene interplay in major neurodegenerative diseases: a comprehensive review. (2026) · PMID 42476327

Use of blood-based neurofilament light chain as an endpoint in clinical trials of neurodegenerative conditions: a scoping review. (2026) · PMID 42474734

Relationship Between miRNA and Neurodegenerative Diseases Such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, Huntington's disease, Amyotrop (2026) · PMID 42473218

Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Suppressing Antidepressant Prescription is Associated with Improved Survival in Amyotrophic Lateral Scler (2026) · PMID 42472717

Development and characterization of a novel TDP-43 positron emission tomography tracer: [ (2026) · PMID 42471754

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