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34162
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C. Michael Stein 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 C. Michael Stein sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 337 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

C. Michael Stein 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 C. Michael Stein sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

C. Michael Stein is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, Stein has contributed notably to several subfields, including Infectious Diseases, Immunology, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

The scientist's work centers largely on topics related to Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders, Language Development and Disorders, Immune responses and vaccinations, interferon and immune responses, and Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis.

Stein's recent scholarly contributions include the following papers:

  • The risk of tuberculosis in children after close exposure: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis, 2020, The Lancet
  • Infant BCG vaccination and risk of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis throughout the life course: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis, 2022, The Lancet Global Health
  • Interaction between host genes and Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineage can affect tuberculosis severity: Evidence for coevolution?, 2020, PLoS Genetics
  • Genetics and evolution of tuberculosis pathogenesis: New perspectives and approaches, 2020, Infection Genetics and Evolution
  • Addressing the challenges of polygenic scores in human genetic research, 2022, The American Journal of Human Genetics

Frequent collaborators with Stein include Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, W. Henry Boom, Penelope Benchek, Thomas R. Hawn, and Michael L. McHenry. These collaborations have supported research published in a variety of journals and venues.

The most common venues where Stein has published work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • PLoS Genetics

Stein has received recognition as a Member of the Association of American Physicians, reflecting involvement in professional medical associations.

Best Publications

  • Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs and the Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

    Wayne A. Ray;Cecilia P. Chung;Katherine T. Murray;C. Michael Stein

  • Azithromycin and the risk of cardiovascular death.

    Wayne A. Ray;Katherine T. Murray;Patrick G. Arbogast;C. Michael Stein

  • Premature coronary-artery atherosclerosis in systemic lupus erythematosus.

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

  • Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guidelines for CYP2C19 Genotype and Clopidogrel Therapy: 2013 Update

    Scott Sa;Sangkuhl K;Stein Cm;Hulot Js;Hulot Js

  • New drugs for rheumatoid arthritis.

    Nancy J. Olsen;C. Michael Stein

  • Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guidelines for Thiopurine Methyltransferase Genotype and Thiopurine Dosing: 2013 Update

    M V Relling;E E Gardner;W J Sandborn;K Schmiegelow

  • Genetic determinants of response to warfarin during initial anticoagulation.

    Ute I. Schwarz;Marylyn D. Ritchie;Yuki Bradford;Chun Li

  • COX-2 selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of serious coronary heart disease.

    Wayne A Ray;Wayne A Ray;C Michael Stein;James R Daugherty;Kathi Hall

  • Oral erythromycin and the risk of sudden death from cardiac causes

    Wayne A Ray;Katherine T Murray;Sarah Meredith;Sukumar Suguna Narasimhulu

  • Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium (CPIC) Guideline for Pharmacogenetics-Guided Warfarin Dosing: 2017 Update.

    JA Johnson;KE Caudle;L Gong;M Whirl-Carrillo

  • Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guidelines for Cytochrome P450–2C19 (CYP2C19) Genotype and Clopidogrel Therapy

    SA Scott;K Sangkuhl;EE Gardner;CM Stein

  • A genome-wide scan for common genetic variants with a large influence on warfarin maintenance dose

    Gregory M. Cooper;Julie A. Johnson;Taimour Y. Langaee;Hua Feng

  • ADHD Drugs and Serious Cardiovascular Events in Children and Young Adults

    William O. Cooper;Laurel A. Habel;Colin M. Sox;K. Arnold Chan

  • Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Guideline for Thiopurine Dosing Based on TPMT and NUDT15 Genotypes: 2018 Update

    Mary V. Relling;Matthias Schwab;Matthias Schwab;Michelle Whirl-Carrillo;Guilherme Suarez-Kurtz

  • ACCF/AHA Clopidogrel Clinical Alert: Approaches to the FDA “Boxed Warning”

    David R. Holmes;Gregory J. Dehmer;Sanjay Kaul;Dana Leifer

  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of serious coronary heart disease: an observational cohort study.

    Wayne A Ray;Wayne A Ray;C Michael Stein;Kathi Hall;James R Daugherty

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

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

  • The effect of common polymorphisms of the beta2-adrenergic receptor on agonist-mediated vascular desensitization

    Victor Dishy;Gbenga G. Sofowora;Hong-Guang Xie;Richard B. Kim

  • CYP2C9 allelic variants: ethnic distribution and functional significance

    Hong-Guang Xie;Harish C Prasad;Richard B Kim;C.Michael Stein

  • ACCF/AHA Clopidogrel Clinical Alert: Approaches to the FDA “Boxed Warning” A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Task Force on Clinical Expert Consensus Documents and the American Heart Association

    David R. Holmes;Gregory J. Dehmer;Sanjay Kaul;Dana Leifer

Frequent Co-Authors

Alastair J. J. Wood
Alastair J. J. Wood Vanderbilt University
Wayne A. Ray
Wayne A. Ray Vanderbilt University
Paolo Raggi
Paolo Raggi University of Alberta
Dan M. Roden
Dan M. Roden Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ayumi Shintani
Ayumi Shintani Vanderbilt University
Marie R. Griffin
Marie R. Griffin Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Theodore Pincus
Theodore Pincus Rush University Medical Center
Richard B. Kim
Richard B. Kim University of Western Ontario
MacRae F. Linton
MacRae F. Linton Vanderbilt University
Joshua C. Denny
Joshua C. Denny National Institutes of Health

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