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The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative
Susanne G. Mueller, Michael Walter Weiner, Leon J. Thal, Ronald Carl Petersen, Clifford R. Jack, William J. Jagust, John Q. Trojanowski, Arthur W. Toga, Laurel A. Beckett. Neuroimaging Clinics of North America, 2005-11-01
Topic: Amyloid, tau and blood-test diagnosis
This text describes the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative, which addresses the growing incidence and socioeconomic impact of Alzheimer's disease as life expectancy increases. It notes that AD treatment trials using clinical outcome measures require long observation times and large patient samples. The initiative aims to help identify clinical, neuroimaging, and biomarker outcome measures that provide the highest power for measuring longitudinal changes and predicting transitions.
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Mueller, S. G., Weiner, M. W., Thal, L. J., Petersen, R. C., Jack, C. R., Jagust, W. J., et al. (2005). The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nic.2005.09.008
Vancouver
Mueller SG, Weiner MW, Thal LJ, Petersen RC, Jack CR, Jagust WJ, et al. The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Neuroimaging Clinics of North America. 2005. doi:10.1016/j.nic.2005.09.008. PMID: 16443497.
BibTeX
@article{mueller2005-16443497,
author = {Mueller, Susanne G. and Weiner, Michael Walter and Thal, Leon J. and Petersen, Ronald Carl and Jack, Clifford R. and Jagust, William J. and Trojanowski, John Q. and Toga, Arthur W. and Beckett, Laurel A.},
title = {{The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative}},
journal = {Neuroimaging Clinics of North America},
year = {2005},
doi = {10.1016/j.nic.2005.09.008},
pmid = {16443497},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nic.2005.09.008}
}
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Why it matters
Describes the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative.
How this study scored 54/100
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 strength of evidence, so that was left out: it earned 51 of the 95 points we could judge it on, which is 54 out of 100.
| Component | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Journal tier | 7 / 10 | Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Neuroimaging Clinics of North America) |
| Journal's citation record | 1 / 4 | Neuroimaging Clinics of North America: journal h-index 82 (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 | — / 5 | No evidence rating recorded — left out of this score |
| Peer-review validation | 10 / 10 | Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal. |
| How recent | 1 / 5 | 2005 — 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 1,537 times (OpenAlex, 2026-10-10) |
| Citations per year | 5 / 5 | 66.8 citations a year over 23 year(s) since 2005 |
| Impact for its field and year | 4 / 6 | Cited 9.4× the average for papers of its field and year (OpenAlex FWCI) |
| Cited by studies here | 0 / 6 | No other study in this library cites it |
| Still being cited | 4 / 4 | Cited 361 times in 2024–2026 (2026 still in progress; OpenAlex) |
| Senior author's track record | 4 / 4 | Last-listed author Laurel A. Beckett: h-index 116 (OpenAlex, whole career) |
| Institution's track record | 2 / 3 | University of California, Berkeley: institution h-index 2,012 (OpenAlex) |
| Multi-centre collaboration | 2 / 3 | OpenAlex lists 8 institution(s) in 1 country |
| Indexed in PubMed | 2 / 2 | Indexed in PubMed (PMID 16443497) |
| Free to read | 2 / 2 | Free to read |
| Points | 51 / 95 | Scored on 19 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 51 of the 95 points we could judge it on is 54 out of 100. |
| Total | 54 / 100 | — |
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