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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 98 8769 8232 4523 4183 416 49507

Ayumi Shintani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ayumi Shintani between 2002 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ayumi Shintani published across 25 years, from 2002 to 2026, averaging 19.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2021. 27 of the 487 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2002 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2021. 2002: 1 publication 2003: 8 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 18 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 17 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 20 publications 2021: 39 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 29 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 25 publications 2026: 2 publications
2002 2026

487 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ayumi Shintani: publications per year, 2002 to 2026
Year Publications
2002 1
2003 8
2004 8
2005 11
2006 18
2007 24
2008 17
2009 17
2010 19
2011 29
2012 23
2013 28
2014 33
2015 17
2016 16
2017 12
2018 17
2019 31
2020 20
2021 39
2022 18
2023 29
2024 25
2025 25
2026 2
Total 487
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Ayumi Shintani 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 Ayumi Shintani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 401–420 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 416 publications — 42nd percentile

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

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918 416
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Ayumi Shintani 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 Ayumi Shintani sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 98–99 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 399 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668 98
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Ayumi Shintani is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on several specialized areas. Their research encompasses epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, nephrology, oncology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. The body of work includes a total of 314 publications across these domains.

The subfields most prominently represented in their research include:

  • Epidemiology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Nephrology
  • Oncology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Major topics covered by Shintani's work address clinical and therapeutic aspects such as:

  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Respiratory Viral Infections Research

Their recent publications include:

  • A Prospective, Randomized, Open-Label Trial of Early versus Late Favipiravir Therapy in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19, 2020, Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Effect of Empagliflozin as an Add-On Therapy on Decongestion and Renal Function in Patients With Diabetes Hospitalized for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure, 2021, Circulation Heart Failure
  • Gut Dysbiosis Associated with Antibiotics and Disease Severity and Its Relation to Mortality in Critically Ill Patients, 2021, Digestive Diseases and Sciences
  • Effects of ipragliflozin on left ventricular diastolic function in patients with type 2 diabetes and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: The EXCEED randomized controlled multicenter study, 2022, Geriatrics and Gerontology International
  • Oxidative Stress and Inflammation as Predictors of Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Hemodialysis Patients: The DREAM Cohort, 2020, Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Shintani frequently publishes in several venues, including:

  • Research Square
  • Scientific Reports
  • Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis

Their research efforts often involve collaboration with several co-authors. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Daijiro Kabata
  • Hisako Yoshida
  • Takumi Imai
  • Ryota Kawai
  • Yasutaka Ihara

Best Publications

  • Delirium as a predictor of mortality in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit

    E. Wesley Ely;Ayumi Shintani;Brenda Truman;Theodore Speroff

  • Monitoring sedation status over time in ICU patients: reliability and validity of the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS).

    E. Wesley Ely;Brenda Truman;Ayumi Shintani;Jason W. W. Thomason

  • Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled trial): a randomised controlled trial

    Timothy D Girard;John P Kress;Barry D Fuchs;Jason W W Thomason

  • Effect of Sedation With Dexmedetomidine vs Lorazepam on Acute Brain Dysfunction in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: The MENDS Randomized Controlled Trial

    Pratik P. Pandharipande;Brenda T. Pun;Daniel L. Herr;Mervyn Maze

  • Lorazepam is an independent risk factor for transitioning to delirium in intensive care unit patients.

    Pratik Pandharipande;Ayumi Shintani;Josh Peterson;Brenda Truman Pun

  • Delirium as a predictor of long-term cognitive impairment in survivors of critical illness

    Timothy D. Girard;James C. Jackson;Pratik P. Pandharipande;Brenda T. Pun

  • Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After Critical Illness

    Pratik P. Pandharipande;Timothy D. Girard;James C. Jackson;Alessandro Morandi

  • Premature coronary-artery atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Yu Asanuma;Annette Oeser;Ayumi K. Shintani;Elizabeth Turner

  • Costs associated with delirium in mechanically ventilated patients.

    Eric B. Milbrandt;Stephen Deppen;Patricia L. Harrison;Ayumi K. Shintani

  • Delirium and its motoric subtypes: A study of 614 critically ill patients.

    Josh F. Peterson;Brenda T. Pun;Robert S. Dittus;Jason W. W. Thomason

  • Intensive care unit delirium is an independent predictor of longer hospital stay: a prospective analysis of 261 non-ventilated patients

    Jason W W Thomason;Ayumi Shintani;Josh F Peterson;Brenda T Pun

  • Prevalence and risk factors for development of delirium in surgical and trauma intensive care unit patients

    Pratik Pandharipande;Bryan A. Cotton;Ayumi Shintani;Jennifer Thompson

  • Depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and functional disability in survivors of critical illness in the BRAIN-ICU study: a longitudinal cohort study

    James C Jackson;Pratik P Pandharipande;Pratik P Pandharipande;Timothy D Girard;Timothy D Girard;Nathan E Brummel

  • Association of numeracy and diabetes control

    Kerri Cavanaugh;Mary Margaret Huizinga;Kenneth A. Wallston;Tebeb Gebretsadik

  • Delirium Duration and Mortality in Lightly Sedated, Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Patients

    Yahya Shehabi;Richard R. Riker;Paula M. Bokesch;Wayne Wisemandle

  • Feasibility, efficacy, and safety of antipsychotics for intensive care unit delirium: The MIND randomized, placebo-controlled trial

    Timothy D. Girard;Timothy D. Girard;Pratik P. Pandharipande;Pratik P. Pandharipande;Shannon S. Carson;Gregory A. Schmidt

  • Increased coronary-artery atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: relationship to disease duration and cardiovascular risk factors.

    Cecilia P. Chung;Annette Oeser;Paolo Raggi;Tebeb Gebretsadik

  • Influence of patient literacy on the effectiveness of a primary care-based diabetes disease management program.

    Russell L. Rothman;Russell L. Rothman;Darren A. DeWalt;Robb Malone;Betsy Bryant

  • Six-month neuropsychological outcome of medical intensive care unit patients.

    James C. Jackson;Robert P. Hart;Sharon M. Gordon;Ayumi Shintani

  • Effect of dexmedetomidine versus lorazepam on outcome in patients with sepsis: an a priori-designed analysis of the MENDS randomized controlled trial

    Pratik P Pandharipande;Robert D Sanders;Timothy D Girard;Timothy D Girard;Stuart McGrane

Frequent Co-Authors

E. Wesley Ely
E. Wesley Ely Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pratik P. Pandharipande
Pratik P. Pandharipande Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Robert S. Dittus
Robert S. Dittus Vanderbilt University Medical Center
C. Michael Stein
C. Michael Stein Vanderbilt University Medical Center
T. Alp Ikizler
T. Alp Ikizler Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Paolo Raggi
Paolo Raggi University of Alberta
John F. Schnelle
John F. Schnelle Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Gordon R. Bernard
Gordon R. Bernard Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lorraine B. Ware
Lorraine B. Ware Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Timothy R. Sterling
Timothy R. Sterling Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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