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104
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72545
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6886
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3631

Arthur S. Leon 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 Arthur S. Leon sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 545 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Arthur S. Leon 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 Arthur S. Leon sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Arthur S. Leon is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans both medicine and engineering, focusing predominantly on complementary and alternative medicine as well as electrical and electronic engineering. They have contributed extensively to the fields of cardiovascular and exercise physiology, genetics and physical performance, adipose tissue and metabolism, sports performance and training, granular flow and fluidized beds, electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics, and aerosol filtration and electrostatic precipitation.

Leon has coauthored numerous publications alongside recurring collaborators such as Mark A. Sarzynski, James S. Skinner, Claude Bouchard, Jacob L. Barber, and Jeremy Robbins. Their frequent publication venues include Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, SSRN Electronic Journal, British Journal of Sports Medicine, Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance, and Digital Chemical Engineering.

Their work shares insights across multiple disciplines by integrating exercise science with bioengineering principles. Several of their notable papers include:

  • The HERITAGE Family Study: A Review of the Effects of Exercise Training on Cardiometabolic Health, with Insights into Molecular Transducers (2022, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise)
  • HRR and V˙O2R Fractions Are Not Equivalent: Is It Time to Rethink Aerobic Exercise Prescription Methods? (2020, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise)
  • Regular exercise and patterns of response across multiple cardiometabolic traits: the HERITAGE family study (2021, British Journal of Sports Medicine)
  • Patterns Of High And Low Response To Regular Exercise Across Multiple Clinically Relevant Traits (2020, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise)
  • Cfd and Oct-Based Optimisation of Impeller-Induced Shear Stress on Membrane Surfaces in a Circular Test Cell (2025, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Leon's research interests are reflected in the multiple subfields and topics they have published on. The main subfields include:

  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Electrical and electronic engineering
  • Genetics
  • Physiology
  • Orthopedics and sports medicine

The principal scientific topics they address in their work cover:

  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Genetics and physical performance
  • Adipose tissue and metabolism
  • Sports performance and training
  • Granular flow and fluidized beds
  • Electrohydrodynamics and fluid dynamics
  • Aerosol filtration and electrostatic precipitation

Leon's presence in both medical and engineering domains indicates a multidisciplinary approach to scientific questions, particularly those related to exercise physiology and its molecular and biomechanical underpinnings.

Best Publications

  • Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities.

    Barbara E. Ainsworth;William L. Haskell;Melicia C. Whitt;Melinda L. Irwin

  • 2011 Compendium of Physical Activities: a second update of codes and MET values.

    Barbara E. Ainsworth;William L. Haskell;Stephen D. Herrmann;Nathanael Meckes

  • Compendium of physical activities: classification of energy costs of human physical activities.

    Barbara E. Ainsworth;William L. Haskell;Arthur S Leon;David R Jacobs

  • Exercise Standards for Testing and Training A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association

    Gerald F. Fletcher;Gary J. Balady;Ezra A. Amsterdam;Bernard Chaitman

  • A questionnaire for the assessment of leisure time physical activities.

    Henry L. Taylor;David R. Jacobs;Beth Schucker;Joan Knudsen

  • A simultaneous evaluation of 10 commonly used physical activity questionnaires

    David R. Jacobs;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Barbara E. Ainsworth;Terryl J. Hartman;Terryl J. Hartman;Arthur S. Leon;Arthur S. Leon

  • Exercise Standards for Testing and Training A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Gerald F. Fletcher;Philip A. Ades;Paul Kligfield;Ross A. Arena

  • Effect of partial ileal bypass surgery on mortality and morbidity from coronary heart disease in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Report of the Program on the Surgical Control of the Hyperlipidemias (POSCH)

    Henry Buchwald;Richard L. Varco;John P. Matts;John M. Long

  • Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease An American Heart Association Scientific Statement From the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity), in Collaboration With the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

    Arthur S. Leon;Barry A. Franklin;Fernando Costa;Gary J. Balady

  • Familial aggregation of VO(2max) response to exercise training: results from the HERITAGE Family Study.

    Claude Bouchard;Ping An;Treva Rice;James S. Skinner

  • Leisure-time physical activity levels and risk of coronary heart disease and death. The Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial.

    Arthur S Leon;John E Connett;David R Jacobs;Rainer Rauramaa;Rainer Rauramaa

  • Ten-Year Mortality from Cardiovascular Disease in Relation to Cholesterol Level among Men with and without Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease

    Juha Pekkanen;Shai Linn;Gerardo Heiss;Chirayath M. Suchindran

  • Response of blood lipids to exercise training alone or combined with dietary intervention.

    Arthur S. Leon;Otto A. Sanchez

  • The effect of sex, age and race on estimating percentage body fat from body mass index: The Heritage Family Study.

    AS Jackson;PR Stanforth;J Gagnon;T Rankinen

  • Familial resemblance for VO2max in the sedentary state: the HERITAGE family study.

    Claude Bouchard;E. Daw;Treva Rice;Louis Pérusse

  • Targeting the metabolic syndrome with exercise: evidence from the HERITAGE Family Study.

    Peter T. Katzmarzyk;Arthur S. Leon;Jack H. Wilmore;James S. Skinner

  • Validity and reliability of combining three methods to determine ventilatory threshold.

    Steven E. Gaskill;Brent C. Ruby;Ava J. Walker;Otto A. Sanchez

  • Radiofrequency catheter ablation of accessory atrioventricular connections in 250 patients. Abbreviated therapeutic approach to Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

    H Calkins;J Langberg;J Sousa;R el-Atassi

  • Race, Visceral Adipose Tissue, Plasma Lipids, and Lipoprotein Lipase Activity in Men and Women The Health, Risk Factors, Exercise Training, and Genetics (HERITAGE) Family Study

    Jean Pierre Després;Charles Couillard;Jacques Gagnon;Jean Bergeron

  • Comprehensive evaluation of the Minnesota leisure time physical activity questionnaire

    Mark T. Richardson;Arthur S. Leon;David R. Jacobs;Barbara E. Ainsworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude Bouchard
Claude Bouchard Pennington Biomedical Research Center
James S. Skinner
James S. Skinner Indiana University
Jack H. Wilmore
Jack H. Wilmore Texas A&M University
Treva Rice
Treva Rice Washington University in St. Louis
Tuomo Rankinen
Tuomo Rankinen Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dabeeru C. Rao
Dabeeru C. Rao Washington University in St. Louis
Louis Pérusse
Louis Pérusse Université Laval
Jean-Pierre Després
Jean-Pierre Després Université Laval
Barbara E. Ainsworth
Barbara E. Ainsworth Arizona State University
Ingrid B. Borecki
Ingrid B. Borecki Washington University in St. Louis

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