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David A. D'Alessio

David A. D'Alessio

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
102
Citations
43401
World Ranking
7590
National Ranking
3957

David A. D'Alessio 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 David A. D'Alessio sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 345 publications — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. D'Alessio 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 David A. D'Alessio sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 102 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

David A. D'Alessio is affiliated with Duke University in the United States, focusing their research on medicine, particularly endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their work covers multiple subfields including surgery, physiology, molecular biology, and genetics.

Their primary research topics revolve around diabetes treatment and management, pancreatic function and diabetes, diet and metabolism studies, diabetes management and research, diabetes and associated disorders, receptor mechanisms and signaling, and pharmacology and obesity treatment.

Key publications by David A. D'Alessio include:

  • "Tirzepatide is an imbalanced and biased dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist," 2020, JCI Insight
  • "LY3437943, a novel triple GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptor agonist in people with type 2 diabetes: a phase 1b, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, multiple-ascending dose trial," 2022, The Lancet
  • "Comparison of tirzepatide and dulaglutide on major adverse cardiovascular events in participants with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: SURPASS-CVOT design and baseline characteristics," 2023, American Heart Journal
  • "GIP mediates the incretin effect and glucose tolerance by dual actions on α cells and β cells," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Erratum. 2019 Update to: Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2018. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). Diabetes Care 2020;43:487-493," 2020, Diabetes Care

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

  • Jonathan E. Campbell
  • Steven E. Kahn
  • Megan E. Capozzi
  • Sarah M. Gray
  • Kyle W. Sloop

David A. D'Alessio has published extensively across several scientific journals. Their most common publication venues are:

  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Care
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Diabetologia
  • Science Advances

Their research contributes significantly to understanding complex biological and clinical aspects of diabetes and metabolic disorders. David A. D'Alessio is recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2018. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

    Melanie J. Davies;David A. D’Alessio;Judith Fradkin;Walter N. Kernan

  • Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1)

    T.D. Müller;B. Finan;S.R. Bloom;D. D'Alessio

  • Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes, 2018. A consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

    Melanie J. Davies;Melanie J. Davies;David A. D’Alessio;Judith Fradkin;Walter N. Kernan

  • A Randomized Trial Comparing a Very Low Carbohydrate Diet and a Calorie-Restricted Low Fat Diet on Body Weight and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Healthy Women

    Bonnie J. Brehm;Randy J. Seeley;Stephen R. Daniels;David A. D’Alessio

  • Dietary fructose reduces circulating insulin and leptin, attenuates postprandial suppression of ghrelin, and increases triglycerides in women.

    Karen L Teff;Sharon S Elliott;Matthias Tschöp;Timothy J Kieffer

  • Nutrient overload, insulin resistance, and ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1, S6K1

    Sung Hee Um;David D'Alessio;David D'Alessio;George Thomas

  • A Controlled High-Fat Diet Induces an Obese Syndrome in Rats

    Stephen C. Woods;Randy J. Seeley;Paul A. Rushing;David D’Alessio

  • Hyperglycemia-related mortality in critically ill patients varies with admission diagnosis.

    Mercedes Falciglia;Ron W. Freyberg;Peter L. Almenoff;David A. D’Alessio

  • Evidence of Cosecretion of Islet Amyloid Polypeptide and Insulin by β-Cells

    Steven E Kahn;David A D'Alessio;Michael W Schwartz;Wilfred Y Fujimoto

  • LY3298176, a novel dual GIP and GLP-1 receptor agonist for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus: From discovery to clinical proof of concept.

    Tamer Coskun;Kyle W. Sloop;Corina Loghin;Jorge Alsina-Fernandez

  • Central Control of Body Weight and Appetite

    Stephen C. Woods;David A. D'Alessio

  • A reappraisal of the caloric requirements of men.

    O E Owen;J L Holup;D A D'Alessio;E S Craig

  • Physiology of Proglucagon Peptides: Role of Glucagon and GLP-1 in Health and Disease

    Darleen A. Sandoval;David A. D'Alessio

  • Effects of a fixed meal pattern on ghrelin secretion: evidence for a learned response independent of nutrient status

    Deborah L. Drazen;Torsten P. Vahl;David A. D’Alessio;Randy J. Seeley

  • Cloned mice have an obese phenotype not transmitted to their offspring

    Kellie L.K. Tamashiro;Teruhiko Wakayama;Hidenori Akutsu;Yukiko Yamazaki

  • Ghrelin Suppresses Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion and Deteriorates Glucose Tolerance in Healthy Humans

    Jenny Tong;Ronald L. Prigeon;Harold W. Davis;Martin Bidlingmaier

  • Glucagon-like peptide 1 enhances glucose tolerance both by stimulation of insulin release and by increasing insulin-independent glucose disposal.

    D A D'Alessio;S E Kahn;C R Leusner;J W Ensinck

  • Weight loss through ileal transposition is accompanied by increased ileal hormone secretion and synthesis in rats

    April D. Strader;Torsten P. Vahl;Ronald J. Jandacek;Stephen C. Woods

  • Cooperation between brain and islet in glucose homeostasis and diabetes

    Michael W. Schwartz;Randy J. Seeley;Matthias H. Tschöp;Stephen C. Woods

  • Neuronal GLP1R mediates liraglutide’s anorectic but not glucose-lowering effect

    Stephanie Sisley;Ruth Gutierrez-Aguilar;Michael Scott;David A. D’Alessio

Frequent Co-Authors

Randy J. Seeley
Randy J. Seeley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Stephen C. Woods
Stephen C. Woods University of Cincinnati
Patrick Tso
Patrick Tso University of Cincinnati
Matthias H. Tschöp
Matthias H. Tschöp Technical University of Munich
Steven E. Kahn
Steven E. Kahn University of Washington
Stephen C. Benoit
Stephen C. Benoit University of Cincinnati
James P. Herman
James P. Herman University of Cincinnati
Julio Rosenstock
Julio Rosenstock The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Amalia Gastaldelli
Amalia Gastaldelli National Research Council (CNR)
Luc Tappy
Luc Tappy University of Lausanne

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