2026 David A. Grimes: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	100	8206	7715	4253	3939	481	42476

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Research.com Recognitions

2006 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

David A. Grimes is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a particular focus on Neurology.

Their research spans the following subfields:

Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Physiology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Epidemiology

The main research topics covered by David A. Grimes include:

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
Neurological disorders and treatments
Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David A. Grimes are:

Anthony E. Lang
Mario Masellis
Sandra E. Black
Connie Marras
Brian Tan

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications in various venues, with the most frequent being:

Movement Disorders
Alzheimer s & Dementia
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Journal of Parkinson s Disease
Journal of Neurology

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by David A. Grimes include:

Integrated Care in Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review and <scp>Meta-Analysis</scp> (2020), published in Movement Disorders
Classification and staging of Parkinson's disease using video-based eye tracking (2023), published in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Moving towards home-based community-centred integrated care in Parkinson's disease (2020), published in Parkinsonism & Related Disorders
Association of plasma biomarkers with cognition, cognitive decline, and daily function across and within neurodegenerative diseases: Results from the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative (2023), published in Alzheimer s & Dementia
Co-designing a digital companion with people living with Parkinson's to support self-care in a personalized way: The eCARE-PD Study (2022), published in Digital Health

David A. Grimes was awarded membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2006.

Best Publications

Effect of Corticosteroids for Fetal Maturation on Perinatal Outcomes: NIH Consensus Development Panel on the Effect of Corticosteroids for Fetal Maturation on Perinatal Outcomes

Larry C. Gilstrap;Robert Christensen;William H. Clewell;Mary E. D'Alton

1732
Citations
Unsafe abortion: the preventable pandemic

David A Grimes;Janie Benson;Susheela Singh;Mariana Romero

1316
Citations
Blinding in randomised trials: hiding who got what.

Kenneth F Schulz;David A Grimes

1104
Citations
Allocation concealment in randomised trials: defending against deciphering.

Kenneth F Schulz;David A Grimes

1088
Citations
Refining clinical diagnosis with likelihood ratios

David A Grimes;Kenneth F Schulz

1024
Citations
Randomised controlled trial of levonorgestrel versus the Yuzpe regimen of combined oral contraceptives for emergency contraception. Task Force on Postovulatory Methods of Fertility Regulation.

D Grimes;H von Hertzen;G Piaggio;Pfa Van Look

945
Citations
Generation of allocation sequences in randomised trials: chance, not choice

Kenneth F Schulz;David A Grimes

918
Citations
An overview of clinical research: the lay of the land.

David A Grimes;Kenneth F Schulz

798
Citations
Sample size slippages in randomised trials: exclusions and the lost and wayward

Kenneth F Schulz;David A Grimes

720
Citations
Uses and abuses of screening tests.

David A Grimes;Kenneth F Schulz

704
Citations
Sample size calculations in randomised trials: mandatory and mystical

Kenneth F Schulz;David A Grimes

647
Citations
Descriptive studies: what they can and cannot do

David A Grimes;Kenneth F Schulz

640
Citations
Assessing the quality of randomization from reports of controlled trials published in obstetrics and gynecology journals.

Kenneth F. Schulz;Iain Chalmers;David A. Grimes;Douglas G. Altman

608
Citations
Cohort studies: marching towards outcomes.

David A Grimes;Kenneth F Schulz

608
Citations
Combined oral contraceptive pills for treatment of acne

Ayodele O Arowojolu;Maria F Gallo;Laureen M Lopez;David A Grimes

599
Citations
Case-control studies: research in reverse.

Kenneth F Schulz;David A Grimes

553
Citations
Compared to what? Finding controls for case-control studies

David A Grimes;Kenneth F Schulz

523
Citations
Combination contraceptives: effects on weight.

Maria F Gallo;Laureen M Lopez;David A Grimes;Florence Carayon

509
Citations
Multiplicity in randomised trials I: endpoints and treatments

Kenneth F Schulz;David A Grimes

470
Citations
Intrauterine device and upper-genital-tract infection

David A Grimes

459
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth F. Schulz University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Douglas G. Altman University of Oxford

Richard J. Hayes London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Donald M. Berwick Harvard University

James Trussell Princeton University

Robert B. Wallace University of Iowa

Steven H. Woolf Virginia Commonwealth University

Lynn Rosenberg Boston University

Janet R. Daling Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Leslie Bernstein University of Southern California

External Links

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