William E. Klunk
William E. Klunk is an American psychiatrist and neurologist currently the Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology and Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders at University of Pittsburgh.
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William E. Klunk is an American psychiatrist and neurologist currently the Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology and Levidow-Pittsburgh Foundation Chair in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Disorders at University of Pittsburgh.
Top Publications
- The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease (2011) - 19,198 citations
- Imaging brain amyloid in Alzheimer's disease with Pittsburgh Compound‐B (2004) - 4,551 citations
- Clinical and Biomarker Changes in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Disease (2012) - 3,922 citations
- Molecular, Structural, and Functional Characterization of Alzheimer's Disease: Evidence for a Relationship between Default Activity, Amyloid, and Memory (2005) - 2,188 citations
- Two Phase 3 Trials of Bapineuzumab in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease (2014) - 2,010 citations
At a glance
- Full name
- William E. Klunk
- ORCID
- 0000-0001-5512-0251
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5036841670
Research interests
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Down syndrome and intellectual disability research, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
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Most-cited linked publications
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- 19,198OpenAlex citations
- Imaging brain amyloid in Alzheimer's disease with Pittsburgh Compound‐B ↗2004 · Annals of Neurology4,551OpenAlex citations
- Clinical and Biomarker Changes in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Disease ↗2012 · New England Journal of Medicine3,922OpenAlex citations
- 2,188OpenAlex citations
- Two Phase 3 Trials of Bapineuzumab in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease ↗2014 · New England Journal of Medicine2,010OpenAlex citations
Recent linked publications
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- Imaging brain amyloid in Alzheimer's disease with Pittsburgh Compound‐B ↗2004 · Annals of Neurology
- Clinical and Biomarker Changes in Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer's Disease ↗2012 · New England Journal of Medicine
- Two Phase 3 Trials of Bapineuzumab in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease ↗2014 · New England Journal of Medicine
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