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Biology and Biochemistry

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105
Citations
48476
World Ranking
1181
National Ranking
702

Medicine

D-Index
110
Citations
51819
World Ranking
5490
National Ranking
2959

David B. Sacks publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David B. Sacks sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 365 publications — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

David B. Sacks D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David B. Sacks sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 105 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

David B. Sacks is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, producing numerous publications in these fields.

Their work spans multiple specialized subfields including endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, molecular biology, genetics, cell biology, and obstetrics and gynecology. Key research topics addressed involve diabetes management and research, diabetes and associated disorders, protein kinase regulation and GTPase signaling, diabetes-related cardiovascular risks and lipoproteins, hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients, healthcare policy and management, and gestational diabetes research and management.

Frequent co-authors in their research include Samar Sayedyahossein, David C. Klonoff, Louise Thines, Rebecca Myerson, and Laura Dague. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse range of publications.

Their publications are often found in several notable venues, including Clinical Chemistry, Journal of Biological Chemistry, Diabetes, AEA Randomized Controlled Trials, and Diabetes Care.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by David B. Sacks include:

  • Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus, 2023, Diabetes Care
  • Continuous Glucose Monitors and Automated Insulin Dosing Systems in the Hospital Consensus Guideline, 2020, Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
  • Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus, 2023, Clinical Chemistry
  • B-Raf autoinhibition in the presence and absence of 14-3-3, 2021, Structure
  • Pannexin 1 binds β-catenin to modulate melanoma cell growth and metabolism, 2021, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Best Publications

  • ACC/AHA 2005 Practice Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic)

    Alan T. Hirsch;Ziv J. Haskal;Norman R. Hertzer;Curtis W. Bakal

  • Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus

    David B. Sacks;David E. Bruns;David E. Goldstein;Noel K. Maclaren

  • Multisociety Consensus Quality Improvement Revised Consensus Statement for Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke.

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  • ACC/AHA 2005 guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (Lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): Executive summary a collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vas

    A. T. Hirsch;Z. J. Haskal;N. R. Hertzer;C. W. Bakal

  • Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus

    David Barry Sacks;Mark Arnold;George L. Bakris;David E. Bruns

  • The calcium-sensing receptor regulates the NLRP3 inflammasome through Ca2+ and cAMP

    Geun-Shik Lee;Naeha Subramanian;Andrew I. Kim;Ivona Aksentijevich

  • Tests of Glycemia in Diabetes

    David E. Goldstein;Randie R. Little;Rodney A. Lorenz;John I. Malone

  • In Vivo Imaging Reveals an Essential Role for Neutrophils in Leishmaniasis Transmitted by Sand Flies

    Nathan C. Peters;Jackson G. Egen;Nagila Secundino;Alain Debrabant

  • Phagosomes are competent organelles for antigen cross-presentation

    Mathieu Houde;Sylvie Bertholet;Etienne Gagnon;Sylvain Brunet

  • CD4+CD25−Foxp3− Th1 cells are the source of IL-10–mediated immune suppression in chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis

    Charles F. Anderson;Mohammed Oukka;Vijay J. Kuchroo;David Sacks

  • Effects of Hemoglobin Variants and Chemically Modified Derivatives on Assays for Glycohemoglobin

    Lynn Bry;Philip C. Chen;David B. Sacks

  • Reciprocal Regulation of Endothelial Nitric-oxide Synthase by Ca2+-Calmodulin and Caveolin

    Jeffrey B. Michel;Olivier Feron;David Sacks;Thomas Michel

  • A new look at screening and diagnosing diabetes mellitus

    Christopher D. Saudek;William H. Herman;David B. Sacks;Richard M. Bergenstal

  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Management of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease (Lower Extremity, Renal, Mesenteric, and Abdominal Aortic)

    Alan T. Hirsch;Ziv J. Haskal;Norman R. Hertzer;Curtis W. Bakal

  • Trends in Prevalence and Control of Diabetes in the United States, 1988–1994 and 1999–2010

    Elizabeth Selvin;Christina M. Parrinello;David B. Sacks;Josef Coresh

  • A1C Versus Glucose Testing: A Comparison

    David B. Sacks

  • The National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program: A five-year progress report

    Randie R. Little;Curt L. Rohlfing;Hsiao-Mei Wiedmeyer;Gary L. Myers

  • Evasion of innate immunity by parasitic protozoa

    David Sacks;Alan Sher

  • Molecular aspects of parasite-vector and vector-host interactions in leishmaniasis.

    David Sacks;Shaden Kamhawi

  • Glucose Management Indicator (GMI): A New Term for Estimating A1C From Continuous Glucose Monitoring

    Richard M. Bergenstal;Roy W. Beck;Kelly L. Close;George Grunberger

Frequent Co-Authors

Shyam Sundar
Shyam Sundar Banaras Hindu University
David M. Nathan
David M. Nathan Harvard University
Jay M. McDonald
Jay M. McDonald University of Alabama at Birmingham
Shaden Kamhawi
Shaden Kamhawi National Institutes of Health
Thomas H. Lee
Thomas H. Lee Harvard University
Yasmine Belkaid
Yasmine Belkaid National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Boyd E. Metzger
Boyd E. Metzger Northwestern University
Ruth Nussinov
Ruth Nussinov National Institutes of Health
Åke Lernmark
Åke Lernmark Lund University
Christian R. Engwerda
Christian R. Engwerda QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute

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