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A. Richey Sharrett publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Richey Sharrett sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 418 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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A. Richey Sharrett D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where A. Richey Sharrett sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 126 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

A. Richey Sharrett is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research within the field of Medicine, focusing particularly on cardiology, endocrinology, and sensory functions. Their scholarly work spans multiple subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Ophthalmology.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of health-related areas, with notable focus on:

  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Retinal Imaging and Analysis
  • Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes

A. Richey Sharrett has published numerous articles in prominent academic venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Alzheimer s Disease
  • Innovation in Aging
  • UNC Libraries
  • Diabetes Care
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Their recent papers demonstrate a continued focus on cardiovascular and metabolic health as well as neurological outcomes. Notable recent publications are:

  • The ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) Study, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Risk of Progression to Diabetes Among Older Adults With Prediabetes, 2021, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • Association of Ischemic Stroke Incidence, Severity, and Recurrence With Dementia in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Cohort Study, 2022, JAMA Neurology
  • Albuminuria and Estimated GFR as Risk Factors for Dementia in Midlife and Older Age: Findings From the ARIC Study, 2020, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • Performance of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin Assays to Reflect Comorbidity Burden and Improve Mortality Risk Stratification in Older Adults With Diabetes, 2020, Diabetes Care

Throughout their career, Sharrett has collaborated extensively with other researchers. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Thomas H. Mosley
  • Josef Coresh
  • Rebecca F. Gottesman
  • Jennifer A. Deal
  • David S. Knopman

Best Publications

  • Association of Coronary Heart Disease Incidence with Carotid Arterial Wall Thickness and Major Risk Factors: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study, 1987–1993

    Lloyd E. Chambless;Gerardo Heiss;Aaron R. Folsom;Wayne D Rosamond

  • Circulating adhesion molecules VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and E-selectin in carotid atherosclerosis and incident coronary heart disease cases: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) study

    Shih Jen Hwang;Christie M. Ballantyne;A. Richey Sharrett;Louis C. Smith

  • Markers of inflammation and prediction of diabetes mellitus in adults (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study): a cohort study

    Maria Inês Schmidt;Maria Inês Schmidt;Bruce B Duncan;Bruce B Duncan;A Richey Sharrett;Gunnar Lindberg

  • Methods for evaluation of retinal microvascular abnormalities associated with hypertension/sclerosis in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

    Larry D Hubbard;William N King;Limin X Clegg

  • Coronary Heart Disease Prediction From Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels, Triglycerides, Lipoprotein(a), Apolipoproteins A-I and B, and HDL Density Subfractions The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    A.R. Sharrett;C.M. Ballantyne;S.A. Coady;G. Heiss

  • Arterial Wall Thickness Is Associated With Prevalent Cardiovascular Disease in Middle-Aged Adults The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    Gregory L. Burke;Gregory W. Evans;Ward A. Riley;A. Richey Sharrett

  • Carotid Atherosclerosis Measured by B-Mode Ultrasound in Populations: Associations with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the ARIC Study

    Gerardo Heiss;A. Richey Sharrett;Ralph Barnes;L. E. Chambless

  • Case definitions for acute coronary heart disease in epidemiology and clinical research studies: a statement from the AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; AHA Statistics Committee; World Heart Federation Council on Epidemiology and Prevention; the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Epidemiology and Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

    Russell V. Luepker;Fred S. Apple;Robert H. Christenson;Richard S. Crow

  • Carotid Wall Thickness is Predictive of Incident Clinical Stroke: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    Lloyd E. Chambless;Aaron R. Folsom;Limin X. Clegg;A. Richey Sharrett

  • Prospective study of hemostatic factors and incidence of coronary heart disease: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

    Aaron R. Folsom;Kenneth K. Wu;Wayne D. Rosamond;A. Richey Sharrett

  • Carotid artery intimal-medial thickness distribution in general populations as evaluated by B-mode ultrasound. ARIC Investigators.

    G Howard;A R Sharrett;G Heiss;G W Evans

  • Retinal arteriolar narrowing and risk of coronary heart disease in men and women. The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

    Tien Yin Wong;Ronald Klein;A. Richey Sharrett;Bruce B. Duncan

  • Retinal microvascular abnormalities and incident stroke: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

    Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Ronald Klein;David J Couper;Lawton S Cooper

  • Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2, High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, and Risk for Incident Coronary Heart Disease in Middle-Aged Men and Women in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study

    Christie M. Ballantyne;Ron C. Hoogeveen;Heejung Bang;Josef Coresh

  • Diabetic retinopathy in a multi-ethnic cohort in the United States.

    Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Ronald Klein;F.M. Amirul Islam;Mary Frances Cotch

  • Use of sonography to evaluate carotid atherosclerosis in the elderly. The Cardiovascular Health Study. CHS Collaborative Research Group.

    D H O'Leary;J F Polak;S K Wolfson;M G Bond

  • Ability of exercise testing to predict cardiovascular and all-cause death in asymptomatic women: a 20-year follow-up of the lipid research clinics prevalence study.

    Samia Mora;Rita F. Redberg;Yadong Cui;Yadong Cui;Maura K. Whiteman

  • Associations of ankle-brachial index with clinical coronary heart disease, stroke and preclinical carotid and popliteal atherosclerosis: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.

    Zhi Jie Zheng;A. Richey Sharrett;Lloyd E. Chambless;Wayne D. Rosamond

  • Retinal Vascular Caliber, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Inflammation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;F. M. Amirul Islam;Ronald Klein;Barbara E. K. Klein

  • Cerebral white matter lesions, retinopathy, and incident clinical stroke.

    Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Tien Yin Wong;Ronald Klein;A. Richey Sharrett;David J. Couper

Frequent Co-Authors

Tien Yin Wong
Tien Yin Wong Tsinghua University
Thomas H. Mosley
Thomas H. Mosley University of Mississippi Medical Center
Josef Coresh
Josef Coresh New York University
Rebecca F. Gottesman
Rebecca F. Gottesman Johns Hopkins University
Ronald Klein
Ronald Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Elizabeth Selvin
Elizabeth Selvin Johns Hopkins University
David S. Knopman
David S. Knopman Mayo Clinic
Gerardo Heiss
Gerardo Heiss University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Barbara E. K. Klein
Barbara E. K. Klein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christie M. Ballantyne
Christie M. Ballantyne Baylor College of Medicine

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