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D-Index
167
Citations
108856
World Ranking
590
National Ranking
72

Ara Darzi 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 Ara Darzi sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,800 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ara Darzi 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 Ara Darzi 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: 167 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Ara Darzi is a researcher affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their work focuses primarily on the field of Medicine with significant contributions to Infectious Diseases, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, and Oncology.

Their research covers various topics, including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
  • Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
  • Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Ara Darzi has published extensively in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMJ Open
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Nature Communications
  • The Lancet Digital Health

Their recent papers include:

  • International evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer screening, 2020, Nature
  • Reporting guidelines for clinical trial reports for interventions involving artificial intelligence: the CONSORT-AI extension, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Diagnostic accuracy of deep learning in medical imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 2021, npj Digital Medicine
  • Guidelines for clinical trial protocols for interventions involving artificial intelligence: the SPIRIT-AI extension, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in a community study of 606,434 people in England, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in Ara Darzi's research include:

  • Hutan Ashrafian
  • Graham Cooke
  • Helen Ward
  • Paul Elliott
  • William Barclay

Ara Darzi was awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2013.

Best Publications

  • International evaluation of an AI system for breast cancer screening.

    Scott Mayer McKinney;Marcin Sieniek;Varun Godbole;Jonathan Godwin

  • Systematic review of the application of the plan–do–study–act method to improve quality in healthcare

    Michael J Taylor;Chris McNicholas;Chris Nicolay;Ara Darzi

  • Preparing for Precision Medicine

    Reza Mirnezami;Jeremy Nicholson;Ara Darzi

  • Objective assessment of technical skills in surgery

    Krishna Moorthy;Yaron Munz;Sudip K Sarker;Ara Darzi

  • Gut microbiome-host interactions in health and disease.

    James M Kinross;Ara W Darzi;Jeremy K Nicholson

  • The impact of stress on surgical performance: a systematic review of the literature.

    Sonal Arora;Nick Sevdalis;Debra Nestel;Debra Nestel;Maria Woloshynowych

  • Intraoperative tissue identification using rapid evaporative ionization mass spectrometry.

    Júlia Balog;László Sasi-Szabó;James Kinross;Matthew R. Lewis

  • Laparoscopic skills training and assessment.

    R Aggarwal;K Moorthy;A Darzi

  • Systems Approaches to Surgical Quality and Safety: From Concept to Measurement

    Charles Vincent;Krishna Moorthy;Sudip K. Sarker;Avril Chang

  • Effect of sleep deprivation on surgeons' dexterity on laparoscopy simulator

    NJ Taffinder;IC McManus;Y Gul;Rcg Russell

  • Laparoscopic Versus Open Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

    Omer Aziz;Vasilis Constantinides;Paris P. Tekkis;Thanos Athanasiou

  • Metabolic phenotyping in clinical and surgical environments

    Jeremy K. Nicholson;Elaine Holmes;James M. Kinross;Ara W. Darzi

  • Simulation and clinical practice: strengthening the relationship.

    R L Kneebone;W Scott;A Darzi;M Horrocks

  • The effects of stress on surgical performance

    Cordula M. Wetzel;Roger L. Kneebone;Maria Woloshynowych;Debra Nestel

  • Abdominal wall metastases following laparoscopy.

    C. C. Nduka;J. R. T. Monson;N. Menzies‐Gow;A. Darzi

  • Metabolic surgery profoundly influences gut microbial–host metabolic cross-talk

    J. V. Li;H. Ashrafian;M. Bueter;M. Bueter;J. Kinross

  • Proving the effectiveness of virtual reality simulation for training in laparoscopic surgery.

    Rajesh Aggarwal;Jonnie Ward;Indran Balasundaram;Parvinderpal Sains

  • Diagnostic precision of fecal calprotectin for inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal malignancy.

    Alexander C von Roon;Leonidas Karamountzos;Sanjay Purkayastha;George E Reese

  • Emotional intelligence in medicine: a systematic review through the context of the ACGME competencies.

    Sonal Arora;Hutan Ashrafian;Rachel Davis;Thanos Athanasiou

  • Diagnostic accuracy of deep learning in medical imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Ravi Aggarwal;Viknesh Sounderajah;Guy Martin;Daniel S. W. Ting

Frequent Co-Authors

Guang-Zhong Yang
Guang-Zhong Yang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Thanos Athanasiou
Thanos Athanasiou Imperial College London
Rajesh Aggarwal
Rajesh Aggarwal Thomas Jefferson University
Nick Sevdalis
Nick Sevdalis King's College London
Graham S Cooke
Graham S Cooke Imperial College London
Paris P. Tekkis
Paris P. Tekkis Imperial College London
Charles Vincent
Charles Vincent University of Oxford
George B. Hanna
George B. Hanna Imperial College London
Christl A. Donnelly
Christl A. Donnelly University of Oxford
Roger Kneebone
Roger Kneebone Imperial College London

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