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Editorial on Consensus Recommendations for the Postmortem Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease from the National Institute on Aging and the Reagan Institute Working Group on Diagnostic Criteria for the Neuropathological Assessment of Alzheimer Disease
Bradley T. Hyman, John Q. Trojanowski. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 1997-10-01
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Why it matters
An editorial on consensus recommendations for diagnosing Alzheimer disease after death, from a working group on criteria for neuropathological assessment. It concerns how the diagnosis is confirmed in brain tissue, which supports consistent research but treats nobody.
Study details
- Evidence strengthLow
How this study scored 52/100
Published in a peer-reviewed journal. Scored zero for study design, sample size, effect reported, studied in people and randomised / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on impact for its field and year, so that was left out: it earned 49 of the 94 points we could judge it on, which is 52 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology) |
| Journal's citation record | 2 / 4 | Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology: journal h-index 239 (OpenAlex, 2026-10-29) |
| Study design | 0 / 12 | No study design recorded — scores zero, not guessed (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Strength of evidence | 1 / 5 | Rated “low” in our summary |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 1997 — older than 20 years, still counted |
| Sample size | 0 / 4 | Participant count not stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Effect reported | 0 / 3 | No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Studied in people | 0 / 3 | Not stated whether this was studied in people — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Randomised / blinded | 0 / 2 | No randomisation or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0) |
| Times cited | 7 / 7 | Cited 1,546 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 4 / 5 | 49.9 citations a year over 31 year(s) since 1997 |
| Impact for its field and year | — / 6 | No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score |
| Cited by studies here | 5 / 6 | Cited by 196 other studies in this library |
| Still being cited | 2 / 4 | Cited 44 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 4 / 4 | Last-listed author John Q. Trojanowski: h-index 255 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 3 / 3 | Harvard University: institution h-index 3,235 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 1 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 3 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 9329452) |
| Free to read | 0 / 2 | Behind a paywall — scores zero |
| Points | 49 / 94 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 49 of the 94 points we could judge it on is 52 out of 100. |
| Total | 52 / 100 | — |
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APA 7th
Hyman, B. T., & Trojanowski, J. Q. (1997). Editorial on Consensus Recommendations for the Postmortem Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease from the National Institute on Aging and the Reagan Institute Working Group on Diagnostic Criteria for the Neuropathological Assessment of Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005072-199710000-00002
Vancouver
Hyman BT, Trojanowski JQ. Editorial on Consensus Recommendations for the Postmortem Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease from the National Institute on Aging and the Reagan Institute Working Group on Diagnostic Criteria for the Neuropathological Assessment of Alzheimer Disease. Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. 1997. doi:10.1097/00005072-199710000-00002. PMID: 9329452.
BibTeX
@article{hyman1997-9329452,
author = {Hyman, Bradley T. and Trojanowski, John Q.},
title = {{Editorial on Consensus Recommendations for the Postmortem Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease from the National Institute on Aging and the Reagan Institute Working Group on Diagnostic Criteria for the Neuropathological Assessment of Alzheimer Disease}},
journal = {Journal of Neuropathology \& Experimental Neurology},
year = {1997},
doi = {10.1097/00005072-199710000-00002},
pmid = {9329452},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/00005072-199710000-00002}
}
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