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Alun D. Hughes 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 Alun D. Hughes sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 988 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alun D. Hughes 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 Alun D. Hughes sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Alun D. Hughes is affiliated with University College London in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a significant focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their research contributions encompass key topics including:

  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology

Recent publications by Alun D. Hughes include:

  • "Pre-existing polymerase-specific T cells expand in abortive seronegative SARS-CoV-2" (2021, Nature)
  • "Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection rescues B and T cell responses to variants after first vaccine dose" (2021, Science)
  • "Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) as a drug target for cardiovascular disease" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Conventional heart failure therapy in cardiac ATTR amyloidosis" (2023, European Heart Journal)
  • "Changes in the behavioural determinants of health during the COVID-19 pandemic: gender, socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in five British cohort studies" (2021, Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Hughes include:

  • Nish Chaturvedi
  • James Moon
  • Gabriella Captur
  • Therese Tillin
  • Siana Jones

Hughes has published extensively in the following venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of Hypertension
  • Circulation
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

The detailed subfields of study where Hughes' work is concentrated include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Surgery
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Best Publications

  • Differential impact of blood pressure-lowering drugs on central aortic pressure and clinical outcomes: principal results of the Conduit Artery Function Evaluation (CAFE) study.

    Bryan Williams;Peter S. Lacy;Simon M. Thom;Kennedy Cruickshank

  • Development and validation of a new adenosine-independent index of stenosis severity from coronary wave-intensity analysis: results of the ADVISE (ADenosine Vasodilator Independent Stenosis Evaluation) study.

    Sayan Sen;Javier Escaned;Iqbal S. Malik;Ghada W. Mikhail

  • Metabolite Profiling and Cardiovascular Event Risk A Prospective Study of 3 Population-Based Cohorts

    Peter Würtz;Aki S Havulinna;Pasi Soininen;Tuulia Tynkkynen

  • Endothelial von Willebrand factor regulates angiogenesis

    Richard D. Starke;Francesco Ferraro;Koralia E. Paschalaki;Nicola H. Dryden

  • Segmentation of blood vessels from red-free and fluorescein retinal images

    M. Elena Martinez-Perez;Alun D. Hughes;Simon A. Thom;Anil A. Bharath

  • Genomic and phenotypic insights from an atlas of genetic effects on DNA methylation

    J.L. Min;G. Hemani;E. Hannon;K.F. Dekkers

  • Evidence of a Dominant Backward-Propagating “Suction” Wave Responsible for Diastolic Coronary Filling in Humans, Attenuated in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

    Justin E. Davies;Zachary I. Whinnett;Darrel P. Francis;Charlotte H. Manisty

  • Blood flow and vessel mechanics in a physiologically realistic model of a human carotid arterial bifurcation.

    S.Z Zhao;X.Y Xu;A.D Hughes;S.A Thom

  • Cardiac and vascular pathophysiology in hypertension.

    Jamil Mayet;Alun Hughes

  • First-in-man safety evaluation of renal denervation for chronic systolic heart failure: primary outcome from REACH-Pilot study.

    Justin E. Davies;Charlotte H. Manisty;Ricardo Petraco;Anthony J. Barron

  • Abnormalities of Retinal Microvascular Structure and Risk of Mortality From Ischemic Heart Disease and Stroke

    Nicholas Witt;Tien Y. Wong;Alun D. Hughes;Nish Chaturvedi

  • What clinical features are most useful to distinguish definite multiple system atrophy from Parkinson's disease?

    G K Wenning;Y Ben-Shlomo;A Hughes;S E Daniel

  • Cohort Profile: Updating the cohort profile for the MRC National Survey of Health and Development: a new clinic-based data collection for ageing research

    Diana Kuh;Mary Pierce;Judith Adams;John Deanfield

  • Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of metformin in patients with type 1 diabetes (REMOVAL): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    John R Petrie;Nishi Chaturvedi;Ian Ford;Martijn C G J Brouwers

  • The Relationship Between Metabolic Risk Factors and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in Europeans, South Asians, and African Caribbeans: SABRE (Southall and Brent Revisited)—A Prospective Population-Based Study

    Therese Tillin;Alun D. Hughes;Jamil Mayet;Peter Whincup

  • Differences in smoking associated DNA methylation patterns in South Asians and Europeans

    Hannah R Elliott;Therese Tillin;Therese Tillin;Wendy L McArdle;Karen M Ho

  • Scintigraphic findings in stress fractures.

    JL Prather;ML Nusynowitz;HA Snowdy;AD Hughes

  • Diagnostic classification of the instantaneous wave-free ratio is equivalent to fractional flow reserve and is not improved with adenosine administration. Results of CLARIFY (Classification Accuracy of Pressure-Only Ratios Against Indices Using Flow Study).

    Sayan Sen;Kaleab N. Asrress;Sukhjinder Nijjer;Ricardo Petraco

  • Vascular network changes in the retina with age and hypertension.

    A V Stanton;B Wasan;A Cerutti;S Ford

  • Response to Letters Regarding Article, “Differential Impact of Blood Pressure-Lowering Drugs on Central Aortic Pressure and Clinical Outcomes: Principal Results of the Conduit Artery Function Evaluation (CAFE) Study”

    Bryan Williams;Peter S. Lacy;Herbert Thurston;Simon Thom

Frequent Co-Authors

Darrel P. Francis
Darrel P. Francis Imperial College London
Nish Chaturvedi
Nish Chaturvedi University College London
Peter S. Sever
Peter S. Sever Imperial College London
James C. Moon
James C. Moon University College London
Naveed Sattar
Naveed Sattar University of Glasgow
Debbie A. Lawlor
Debbie A. Lawlor University of Bristol
John E. Deanfield
John E. Deanfield University College London
Rebecca Hardy
Rebecca Hardy University College London
Diana Kuh
Diana Kuh University College London
George Davey Smith
George Davey Smith University of Bristol

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