# Nigel J. Cairns

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/nigel-j-cairns/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 52,585 |
| Field | Alzheimer's disease research and treatments |
| h-index | 103 |
| i10-index | 285 |
| Last Known Institution | Washington University in St. Louis |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5072010327 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9858-3344 |
| Works | 436 |

## Researcher papers

Showing 12 of 13.

- [Common variants at MS4A4/MS4A6E, CD2AP, CD33 and EPHA1 are associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-variants-at-ms4a4-ms4a6e-cd2ap-cd33-and-epha1-are-associated-with-late/)
- [Spatial patterns of neuroimaging biomarker change in individuals from families with autosomal dominant Alzheimer's disease: a longitudinal study](https://scholariq.org/papers/spatial-patterns-of-neuroimaging-biomarker-change-in-individuals-from-families/)
- [Common variants at 7p21 are associated with frontotemporal lobar degeneration with TDP-43 inclusions](https://scholariq.org/papers/common-variants-at-7p21-are-associated-with-frontotemporal-lobar-degeneration/)
- [Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer’s dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study](https://scholariq.org/papers/exceptionally-low-likelihood-of-alzheimer-s-dementia-in-apoe2-homozygotes-from-a/)
- [Genome sequencing analysis identifies new loci associated with Lewy body dementia and provides insights into its genetic architecture](https://scholariq.org/papers/genome-sequencing-analysis-identifies-new-loci-associated-with-lewy-body/)
- [Predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression using multi-modal deep learning approach](https://scholariq.org/papers/predicting-alzheimer-s-disease-progression-using-multi-modal-deep-learning/)
- [Frontotemporal dementia and its subtypes: a genome-wide association study](https://scholariq.org/papers/frontotemporal-dementia-and-its-subtypes-a-genome-wide-association-study/)
- [Basal forebrain degeneration precedes and predicts the cortical spread of Alzheimer’s pathology](https://scholariq.org/papers/basal-forebrain-degeneration-precedes-and-predicts-the-cortical-spread-of/)
- [Functional brain architecture is associated with the rate of tau accumulation in Alzheimer’s disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/functional-brain-architecture-is-associated-with-the-rate-of-tau-accumulation-in/)
- [Ferritin levels in the cerebrospinal fluid predict Alzheimer’s disease outcomes and are regulated by APOE](https://scholariq.org/papers/ferritin-levels-in-the-cerebrospinal-fluid-predict-alzheimer-s-disease-outcomes/)
- [Apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype has dissociable effects on memory and attentional–executive network function in Alzheimer’s disease](https://scholariq.org/papers/apolipoprotein-e-apoe-genotype-has-dissociable-effects-on-memory-and-attentional/)
- [Pathologic Accumulation of α-Synuclein and Aβ in Parkinson Disease Patients With Dementia](https://scholariq.org/papers/pathologic-accumulation-of-synuclein-and-a-in-parkinson-disease-patients-with/)

## Researcher topics

- [Alzheimer's disease research and treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/alzheimer-s-disease-research-and-treatments/)
- [Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/dementia-and-cognitive-impairment-research/)
- [Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-research/)
- [Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/parkinson-s-disease-mechanisms-and-treatments/)
- [Functional Brain Connectivity Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/functional-brain-connectivity-studies/)

## Researcher university

- [Washington University in St. Louis](https://scholariq.org/institutions/washington-university-in-st-louis/)

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