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Alzheimer's Disease: Research Leaders and Landscape

The most active researchers, institutions, and subtopics in Alzheimer's Disease, from recent PubMed records. Public authorship only, every figure verifiable by PMID.

Analyzed 600 recent PubMed papers (2021-2026) matching "lecanemab OR donanemab OR amyloid beta Alzheimer disease". Source: NLM PubMed. Generated July 2026.

Top research leaders (by recent publication volume)

#ResearcherAffiliationPapers
1Zetterberg HenrikUniversity of Gothenburg9
2Blennow KajSahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg5
3Cruchaga CarlosWashington University School of Medicine5
4La Joie RenaudUniversity of California4
5Vemuri PrashanthiMayo Clinic4
6Jessen FrankGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)4
7Brendel MatthiasUniversity Hospital of Munich4
8Li DeyuAffiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medic4
9Li YanBeijing Sport University4
10Ibanez LauraWashington University School of Medicine3
11Zhang HongColumbia University3
12Wang QiColumbia University3
13Serrano-Pozo AlbertoMassachusetts General Hospital3
14Chen KeweiBanner Alzheimer's Institute3
15Ho Chi-TangRutgers University3
16Wiltfang JensGerman Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)3
17Hansson OskarClinical Memory Research Unit3
18Salvadó GemmaClinical Memory Research Unit3

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

University of California (16), College of Medicine (11), College of Pharmacy (11), Massachusetts General Hospital (9), Indiana University School of Medicine (8), Mayo Clinic (7), University of Southern California (7), University of Pennsylvania (6), Brigham and Women's Hospital (6), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (5)

Active subtopics

Alzheimer Disease (218), Amyloid beta-Peptides (169), tau Proteins (67), Mice (55), Brain (53), Biomarkers (51), Peptide Fragments (50), Disease Models, Animal (41), Aged, 80 and over (32)

Top journals

Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association (30), Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD (26), International journal of molecular sciences (22), bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology (15), Alzheimer's research & therapy (14), Molecular neurobiology (14)

Representative recent papers

Microbes and Microbial Chemical Matter in the Seeding of Alzheimer's Disease: Prospects for Orthogonal Therapies. (2026) · PMID 42478074

Relationships of CSF biomarkers to cortical atrophy in early-onset Alzheimer's disease. (2026) · PMID 42477860

Amygdalar nuclei vulnerability to protein aggregates in Lewy body diseases. (2026) · PMID 42477717

Revisiting the cognitive potential of lithium in alzheimer's disease: the role of cholinergic system and brain connectivity. (2026) · PMID 42477313

Patient-Derived PSEN1 Cerebral Organoids Revealed Parallel Development of Amyloid-β Accumulation and Network Dysfunction. (2026) · PMID 42477212

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