2026 Benjamin D. Levine: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	122	3497	3266	1925	1776	855	50974

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Benjamin D. Levine is affiliated with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a strong focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their research encompasses various subfields including Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Physiology.

The researcher has contributed extensively to topics related to cardiovascular health and exercise physiology. Main topics covered in their work include:

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology
Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
High Altitude and Hypoxia
Heart Failure Treatment and Management

Benjamin D. Levine's recent papers focus on cardiovascular complications, particularly in relation to exercise and COVID-19. Notable publications include:

2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19 in Adults: Myocarditis and Other Myocardial Involvement, Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, and Return to Play (2022), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training: Placing the Risks Into Perspective-An Update: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association (2020), Circulation
SARS-CoV-2 Cardiac Involvement in Young Competitive Athletes (2021), Circulation
Coronavirus Disease 2019 and the Athletic Heart (2020), JAMA Cardiology
The Biological Basis of Sex Differences in Athletic Performance: Consensus Statement for the American College of Sports Medicine (2023), Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Their frequent coauthors indicate collaboration with experts across cardiovascular and exercise physiology disciplines. Collaborators include:

James P. MacNamara
Satyam Sarma
Christopher M. Hearon
Denis J. Wakeham
Mitchel Samels

Benjamin D. Levine's work appears regularly in a select group of publication venues, emphasizing cardiovascular medicine and sports science. Top publication venues include:

Circulation
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Journal of Applied Physiology
The Journal of Physiology

The researcher has been recognized with awards such as the Distinguished Fellowship Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in 2020 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome.

Roy Freeman;Wouter Wieling;Felicia B. Axelrod;David G. Benditt

2225
Citations
Importance of Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Clinical Practice: A Case for Fitness as a Clinical Vital Sign: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

Robert Ross;Steven N. Blair;Ross Arena;Timothy S. Church

1980
Citations
Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome

Roy Freeman;Wouter Wieling;Felicia B. Axelrod;David G. Benditt

1909
Citations
The 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score.

R C Roach;P H Hackett;O Oelz;P Bärtsch

1345
Citations
“Living high-training low”: effect of moderate-altitude acclimatization with low-altitude training on performance

Benjamin D. Levine;James Stray-Gundersen

1157
Citations
Transfer function analysis of dynamic cerebral autoregulation in humans.

Rong Zhang;Julie H. Zuckerman;Cole A. Giller;Benjamin D. Levine

1002
Citations
Orthostatic intolerance after spaceflight

J. C. Buckey;L. D. Lane;B. D. Levine;D. E. Watenpaugh;D. E. Watenpaugh

762
Citations
Cardiac Steatosis in Diabetes Mellitus A 1H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study

Jonathan M. McGavock;Ildiko Lingvay;Ivana Zib;Tommy Tillery

694
Citations
“Living high − training low” altitude training improves sea level performance in male and female élite runners

J. Stray-Gundersen;R. F. Chapman;B. D. Levine

673
Citations
: what do we know, and what do we still need to know?

Benjamin D. Levine

609
Citations
Individual variation in response to altitude training

Robert F. Chapman;James Stray-Gundersen;Benjamin D. Levine

606
Citations
Effect of Aging and Physical Activity on Left Ventricular Compliance

Armin Arbab-Zadeh;Erika Dijk;Anand Prasad;Qi Fu

603
Citations
Cardiac atrophy after bed rest and spaceflight.

Merja A. Perhonen;Fatima Franco;Lynda D. Lane;Jay C. Buckey

573
Citations
Autonomic Neural Control of Dynamic Cerebral Autoregulation in Humans

Rong Zhang;Julie H. Zuckerman;Kenichi Iwasaki;Thad E. Wilson

538
Citations
Exercise Training in Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials

Ambarish Pandey;Akhil Parashar;Dharam J. Kumbhani;Sunil Agarwal

504
Citations
Effect of high-intensity hypoxic training on sea-level swimming performances

Martin J Truijens;Huub M Toussaint;Joel Dow;Benjamin D Levine

502
Citations
Assessment of the 12-lead electrocardiogram as a screening test for detection of cardiovascular disease in healthy general populations of young people (12-25 years of age): a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology.

Barry J. Maron;Richard A. Friedman;Paul Kligfield;Benjamin D. Levine

488
Citations
A 30-Year Follow-Up of the Dallas Bed Rest and Training Study I. Effect of Age on the Cardiovascular Response to Exercise

Darren K. McGuire;Benjamin D. Levine;Jon W. Williamson;Peter G. Snell

435
Citations
Cardiac atrophy after bed-rest deconditioning: a nonneural mechanism for orthostatic intolerance

Benjamin D. Levine;Julie H. Zuckerman;James A. Pawelczyk;James A. Pawelczyk

415
Citations
Left ventricular pressure-volume and Frank-Starling relations in endurance athletes. Implications for orthostatic tolerance and exercise performance.

B D Levine;L D Lane;J C Buckey;D B Friedman

412
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rong Zhang The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

William K. Cornwell University of New South Wales

Craig G. Crandall The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Mark H. Drazner The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

James D. Thomas Northwestern University

Ronald M Peshock The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Jere H. Mitchell The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Christopher J. Gore Australian Institute of Sport

Darren K. McGuire The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Paul D. Thompson Hartford Hospital

External Links

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