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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 139 1712 1587 175 167 699 165919

Bruce Neal publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Bruce Neal between 1969 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Bruce Neal published across 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, averaging 15.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 66 publications in 2021. 71 of the 868 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 66. Peak 66 publications in 2021. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 12 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 25 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 53 publications 2014: 42 publications 2015: 30 publications 2016: 55 publications 2017: 46 publications 2018: 27 publications 2019: 49 publications 2020: 64 publications 2021: 66 publications 2022: 54 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 38 publications 2025: 33 publications
1969 2025

868 publications in total across all disciplines

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Bruce Neal: publications per year, 1969 to 2025
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 2
1998 2
1999 8
2000 11
2001 12
2002 7
2003 22
2004 13
2005 16
2006 9
2007 25
2008 26
2009 33
2010 27
2011 24
2012 25
2013 53
2014 42
2015 30
2016 55
2017 46
2018 27
2019 49
2020 64
2021 66
2022 54
2023 43
2024 38
2025 33
Total 868
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Bruce Neal 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 Bruce Neal 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, 681–700 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: 699 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
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
681–700 336 699
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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Bruce Neal 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 Bruce Neal 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, 138–139 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: 139 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% 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
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
138–139 134 139
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Bruce Neal is affiliated with the George Institute for Global Health in the United Kingdom. Their research spans a wide range of topics within medicine, focusing primarily on endocrinology, diabetes, metabolism, public health, and cardiology.

Their published work includes numerous papers on subjects related to diabetes treatment, sodium intake, nutritional studies, and blood pressure management. Key recurring themes in their research include:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Sodium Intake and Health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diabetes Management and Research

Bruce Neal has published extensively in major journals, including:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • UNC Libraries
  • Circulation

Among their significant papers are:

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990-2019 (2020), Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure: an individual participant-level data meta-analysis (2021), The Lancet
  • Impact of diabetes on the effects of sodium glucose co-transporter-2 inhibitors on kidney outcomes: collaborative meta-analysis of large placebo-controlled trials (2022), The Lancet
  • Effect of Salt Substitution on Cardiovascular Events and Death (2021), New England Journal of Medicine
  • Effect of dose and duration of reduction in dietary sodium on blood pressure levels: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials (2020), BMJ

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Bruce Neal include:

  • Kenneth W. Mahaffey
  • Vlado Perkovic
  • Hiddo J.L. Heerspink
  • Meg Jardine
  • Clare Arnott

The main field of study for Bruce Neal is medicine, with a publication count of 537 works. Their subfields feature concentrations in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism (137 publications), public health (132), cardiology and cardiovascular medicine (78), nutrition and dietetics (76), and surgery (55).

Bruce Neal was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science in 2015.

Best Publications

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019: Update From the GBD 2019 Study

    Gregory A. Roth;George A. Mensah;Catherine O. Johnson;Giovanni Addolorato

  • Intensive blood glucose control and vascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes.

    Anushka Patel;Stephen MacMahon;John Chalmers

  • Canagliflozin and cardiovascular and renal events in type 2 diabetes

    Bruce Neal;Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Kenneth W. Mahaffey;Dick de Zeeuw

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman

  • Global, regional, and national burden of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Boris Bikbov;Caroline A. Purcell;Andrew S. Levey;Mari Smith

  • 1999 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION-INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF HYPERTENSION GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION

    M. Alderman;K. Arakawa;L. Beilin;J. Chalmers

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 84 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Jeffrey D. Stanaway;Ashkan Afshin;Emmanuela Gakidou;Stephen S. Lim

  • Canagliflozin and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy

    Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Meg J. Jardine;Meg J. Jardine;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Severine Bompoint

  • Randomised trial of a perindopril-based blood-pressure-lowering regimen among 6105 individuals with previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack

    S. MacMahon;B. Neal;C. Tzourio;A. Rodgers

  • Global, regional, and national burden of cardiovascular diseases for 10 causes, 1990 to 2015

    Gregory A. Roth;Catherine Johnson;Amanuel Abajobir;Foad Abd-Allah

  • The effects of lowering LDL cholesterol with simvastatin plus ezetimibe in patients with chronic kidney disease (Study of Heart and Renal Protection): a randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Colin Baigent;Martin J Landray;Christina Reith;Jonathan Emberson

  • Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman

  • Global Burden of Hypertension and Systolic Blood Pressure of at Least 110 to 115 mm Hg, 1990-2015

    Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Patrick Liu;Gregory A. Roth;Marie Ng

  • Effects of ACE inhibitors, calcium antagonists, and other blood-pressure-lowering drugs: results of prospectively designed overviews of randomised trials. Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists' Collaboration

    B Neal;S MacMahon;N Chapman

  • CPAP for Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    R. D. McEvoy;N. A. Antic;E. Heeley;Y. Luo

  • Worldwide access to treatment for end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review.

    Thaminda Liyanage;Thaminda Liyanage;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Vivekanand Jha;Vivekanand Jha;Vivekanand Jha;Bruce Neal

  • Profits and pandemics: prevention of harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol, and ultra-processed food and drink industries

    Rob Moodie;David Stuckler;Carlos Monteiro;Nick Sheron

  • Interpretation of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of statin therapy.

    Rory Collins;Christina Reith;Jonathan Emberson;Jane Armitage

  • Severe Hypoglycemia and Risks of Vascular Events and Death

    Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Anushka Patel;John Chalmers;Bastiaan E. de Galan;Bastiaan E. de Galan

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Vlado Perkovic
Vlado Perkovic George Institute for Global Health
John Chalmers
John Chalmers University of New South Wales
Stephen MacMahon
Stephen MacMahon University of Oxford
Anushka Patel
Anushka Patel University of New South Wales
Kenneth W. Mahaffey
Kenneth W. Mahaffey Stanford University
Sophia Zoungas
Sophia Zoungas Monash University
Hiddo J.L. Heerspink
Hiddo J.L. Heerspink University of Groningen
Anthony Rodgers
Anthony Rodgers University of New South Wales
Dick de Zeeuw
Dick de Zeeuw University of Groningen

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