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D-Index
89
Citations
46995
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12434
National Ranking
6366

Ancel Keys 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 Ancel Keys sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 389 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ancel Keys 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 Ancel Keys sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1932 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Ancel Keys was a scientist affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their contributions to research occurred in the earlier 20th century, and they were recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1932.

Throughout their career, Keys's work was associated with the University of Minnesota, where they contributed to the academic environment and research output during their tenure. Although specific details regarding their research publications, co-authors, and main fields of study are not readily documented here, their fellowship with AAAS indicates engagement with the broader scientific community of the time.

The available records do not list individual research papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, or specific topics and fields that Ancel Keys focused on. Nonetheless, their recognition by the AAAS suggests a level of professional achievement in scientific endeavors consistent with significant contributions within their discipline.

There is no explicit information on books published, fields or subfields of study, or detailed topics of work available in the current data set. The absence of these details limits comprehensive profiling but does not alter the fact that Ancel Keys held a notable academic position and was acknowledged by a prominent scientific organization.

Ancel Keys is deceased, and the profile reflects historical information concerning their academic career and honors without making speculative inferences about unpublished or unrevealed aspects of their scientific contributions.

Best Publications

  • The Biology of Human Starvation.

    Ancel Keys;Josef Brozek;Austin Henschel;Olaf Mickelsen

  • Indices of relative weight and obesity

    Ancel Keys;Flaminio Fidanza;Martti J Karvonen;Noburu Kimura

  • Coronary heart disease in seven countries

    Ancel Keys

  • The diet and 15-year death rate in the seven countries study.

    Keys A;Menotti A;Karvonen Mj;Aravanis C

  • Seven Countries: A Multivariate Analysis of Death and Coronary Heart Disease

    Ancel Benjamin Keys

  • The Electrocardiogram in Population Studies A Classification System

    Henry Blackburn;Ancel Keys;Ernst Simonson;Pentti Rautaharju

  • Serum cholesterol response to changes in the diet: IV. Particular saturated fatty acids in the diet.

    Ancel Keys;Joseph T Anderson;Francisco Grande

  • Body Fat in Adult Man

    Ancel Keys;Josef BroŽek

  • Prediction of Serum-Cholesterol Responses of Man to Changes in Fats in the Diet

    Ancel Keys;Joseph T. Anderson;Francisco Grande

  • The seven countries study: 2,289 deaths in 15 years.

    Ancel Keys;Alessandro Menotti;Christ Aravanis;Henry Blackburn

  • Epidemiological studies related to coronary heart disease: characteristics of men aged 40-59 in seven countries.

    Ancel Keys

  • Serum cholesterol response to changes in the diet: III. Differences among individuals.

    Ancel Keys;Joseph T. Anderson;Francisco Grande

  • Mediterranean diet and public health: personal reflections.

    A Keys

  • Mortality and Coronary Heart Disease Among Men Studied for 23 Years

    Ancel Keys;Henry Longstreet Taylor;Henry Blackburn;Josef Brozek;Josef Brozek

  • "Chloride secreting cells" in the gills of fishes, with special reference to the common eel.

    Ancel Keys;E. N. Willmer

  • Food consumption patterns in the 1960s in seven countries.

    D Kromhout;A Keys;C Aravanis;R Buzina

  • Probability of Middle-Aged Men Developing Coronary Heart Disease in Five Years

    Ancel Keys;Christ Aravanis;Henry Blackburn;F. S. P. Van Buchem

  • Coronary Heart Disease among Minnesota Business and Professional Men Followed Fifteen Years

    Ancel Keys;Henry Longstreet Taylor;Henry Blackburn;Josef Brozek

  • Cholesterol in Serum and Lipoprotein Fractions Its Measurement and Stability

    Joseph T. Anderson;Ancel Keys

  • Basal metabolism and age of adult man

    Ancel Keys;Henry L. Taylor;Francisco Grande

Frequent Co-Authors

Henry Blackburn
Henry Blackburn University of Minnesota
Alessandro Menotti
Alessandro Menotti University of Minnesota
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Jeremiah Stamler
Jeremiah Stamler Northwestern University
Juha Pekkanen
Juha Pekkanen University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Daan Kromhout
Daan Kromhout University Medical Center Groningen
Irvine H. Page
Irvine H. Page Cleveland Clinic
Aulikki Nissinen
Aulikki Nissinen National Institutes of Health
Simona Giampaoli
Simona Giampaoli Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Scott M. Grundy
Scott M. Grundy The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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