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Public Interest in Cognitive Impairment: An Analysis of the Top 50 Articles on Cognitive Impairment on Altmetric

Table 1

Top 50 articles with the highest Altmetric Attention Scores (AASs).

RankArticle titleAASJournal nameImpact factor rankingDate of publication (YYMMDD)Number of citations

1Clinicopathological evaluation of chronic traumatic encephalopathy in players of American football3674JAMA: Journal of the American Medical AssociationQ12017-07-25170

2Dementia prevention, intervention, and care3294The LancetQ12017-07-19466

3Sugar- and artificially sweetened beverages and the risks of incident stroke and dementia3215StrokeQ12017-01-0127

4Living near major roads and the incidence of dementia, Parkinson’s disease, and multiple sclerosis: a population-based cohort study2924The LancetQ12017-01-04114

5Nutrients and bioactives in green leafy vegetables and cognitive decline: prospective study2538NeurologyQ12017-12-2015

6A comparison of the prevalence of dementia in the United States in 2000 and 20121610JAMA Internal MedicineQ12016-11-21158

7Incidence of dementia over three decades in the framingham heart study1544New England Journal of MedicineQ12016-02-11277

8Mixed pathologies including chronic traumatic encephalopathy account for dementia in retired association Football (soccer) players1532Acta NeuropathologicaQ12017-02-1532

9Mediterranean diet and age-related cognitive decline: a randomized clinical trial1486JAMA Internal MedicineQ12015-05-11181

10Association of proton pump inhibitors with risk of dementia: a pharmacoepidemiological claims data analysis1458JAMA NeurologyQ12016-02-15191

11Alzheimer’s disease drug-development pipeline: few candidates, frequent failures1281Alzheimer’s Research & TherapyQ12014-07-03509

12Bilingualism delays age at onset of dementia, independent of education and immigration status1209NeurologyQ12013-01-01146

13Circadian rest-activity pattern changes in aging and preclinical alzheimer disease1183JAMA NeurologyQ12018-01-2919

14Evidence of amyloid-beta cerebral amyloid angiopathy transmission through neurosurgery1097Acta NeuropathologicaQ12018-02-1512

15MIND diet associated with reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease1074Alzheimer’s & Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer’s AssociationQ12015-02-1199

16Practice guideline update summary: mild cognitive impairment: report of the guideline development, dissemination, and implementation subcommittee of the american academy of neurology1038NeurologyQ12017-12-2786

17Glucose levels and risk of dementia1020New England Journal of MedicineQ12013-08-08292

18Vitamin D and the risk of dementia and alzheimer disease989NeurologyQ12014-08-05151

19Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults956JAMA Internal MedicineQ12013-02-25397

20Midlife cardiovascular fitness and dementia: a 44-year longitudinal population study in women954NeurologyQ12018-03-1412

21Alcohol intake and cognitively healthy longevity in community-dwelling adults: the rancho bernardo study950Journal of Alzheimer’s DiseaseQ22017-06-282

22Cumulative use of strong anticholinergics and incident dementia: a prospective cohort study942JAMA Internal MedicineQ12015-01-26251

23A 2 year multidomain intervention of diet, exercise, cognitive training, and vascular risk monitoring versus control to prevent cognitive decline in at-risk elderly people (FINGER): a randomised controlled trial939The LancetQ12015-03-11604

24Impact of person-centred care training and person-centred activities on quality of life, agitation, and antipsychotic use in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a cluster-randomised controlled trial931PLoS MedicineQ12018-02-0613

25Leisure activities and the risk of dementia in the elderly931New England Journal of MedicineQ12003-06-19868

26Poor sleep is associated with CSF biomarkers of amyloid pathology in cognitively normal adults930NeurologyQ12017-07-0725

27A qualitative impairment in face perception in Alzheimer’s disease: evidence from a reduced face inversion effect903Journal of Alzheimer’s DiseaseQ22016-02-265

28Alcohol consumption and cognitive decline in early old age895NeurologyQ12014-01-2846

29Aerobic exercise and vascular cognitive impairment884NeurologyQ12016-10-1925

29Risk of pneumonia associated with incident benzodiazepine use among community-dwelling adults with alzheimer disease884Canadian Medical Association JournalQ12017-04-1016

31Summary of the evidence on modifiable risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia: a population-based perspective845Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s AssociationQ12015-06-06248

32Association of childhood blood lead levels with cognitive function and socioeconomic status at age 38 years and with IQ change and socioeconomic mobility between childhood and adulthood835JAMA: Journal of the American Medical AssociationQ12017-03-2851

33Slow wave sleep disruption increases cerebrospinal fluid amyloid-beta levels832Brain: A Journal of NeurologyQ12017-08-0153

34Discriminative properties of hippocampal hypoperfusion in marijuana users compared to healthy controls: implications for marijuana administration in Alzheimer’s dementia805Journal of Alzheimer’s DiseaseQ22016-11-243

35Over-the-counter supplement interventions to prevent cognitive decline, mild cognitive impairment, and clinical alzheimer-type dementia: a systematic review800Annals of Internal MedicineQ12017-12-1912

36Effect of omega-3 fatty acids, lutein/Zeaxanthin, or other nutrient supplementation on cognitive function: The AREDS2 randomized clinical trial794JAMA: Journal of the American Medical AssociationQ12015-08-2556

37Effect of vitamin E and memantine on functional decline in alzheimer disease: the TEAM-AD VA cooperative randomized trial788JAMA: Journal of the American Medical AssociationQ12014-01-01197

38Does cognitive training prevent cognitive decline?: a systematic review787Annals of Internal MedicineQ12017-12-1914

39Physical exercise moderates the relationship of apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and dementia risk: a population-based study784Journal of Alzheimer’s DiseaseQ22016-01-017

40Physical activity interventions in preventing cognitive decline and alzheimer-type dementia: a systematic review762Annals of Internal MedicineQ12017-12-1923

41Sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages in relation to stroke and dementia753StrokeQ12017-01-012

42APOE DNA methylation is altered in lewy body dementia743Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s AssociationQ12018-03-122

43Evaluation of the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of pimavanserin versus placebo in patients with Alzheimer’s disease psychosis: a phase 2, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study742Lancet NeurologyQ12018-03-0118

44Does bilingualism influence cognitive aging?736Annals of NeurologyQ12014-06-02102

45Blood-brain barrier leakage in patients with early alzheimer disease735RadiologyQ12016-05-3193

46Association between persistent pain and memory decline and dementia in a longitudinal cohort of elders723JAMA Internal MedicineQ12017-06-0515

47Bilingualism: consequences for mind and brain719Trends in Cognitive SciencesQ12009-01-01328

48Sugary beverage intake and preclinical Alzheimer’s disease in the community712Alzheimer’s & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer’s AssociationQ12017-03-055

48Testosterone treatment and cognitive function in older men with low testosterone and age-associated memory impairment712JAMA: Journal of the American Medical AssociationQ12017-02-2153

50Marriage and risk of dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies708Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & PsychiatryQ12017-10-319