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D-Index
79
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25197
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17479
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581

David Colquhoun 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 Colquhoun sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 369 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David Colquhoun 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 Colquhoun sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% 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

  • 1992 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

David Colquhoun is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields, notably Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Economics and Econometrics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management

Recent papers authored by or involving David Colquhoun include:

  • Integrated Guidance for Enhancing the Care of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in Australia, 2020, Heart Lung and Circulation
  • Clinical Outcomes and Response to Vericiguat According to Index Heart Failure Event, 2020, JAMA Cardiology
  • A Clinical Guide for Assessment and Prescription of Exercise and Physical Activity in Cardiac Rehabilitation. A CSANZ Position Statement, 2023, Heart Lung and Circulation
  • Optimising Secondary Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Position Statement From the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ), 2020, Heart Lung and Circulation
  • Management of depression in patients with coronary artery disease: A systematic review, 2023, Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with David Colquhoun include:

  • Stephen J. Nicholls
  • David Lin
  • Antonio Brucato
  • Martin M. LeWinter
  • Allan L. Klein

The primary venues where this scientist has published their research are:

  • Heart Lung and Circulation
  • Royal Society Open Science
  • JAMA Cardiology
  • Asian Journal of Psychiatry
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases

David Colquhoun was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea in 1992.

Best Publications

  • Prevention of cardiovascular events and death with pravastatin in patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of initial cholesterol levels

    A. Tonkin;P. Alyward;D. Colquhoun;P. Glasziou

  • A P2X purinoceptor expressed by a subset of sensory neurons

    Chih Cheng Chen;Armen N. Akopian;Lucia Sivilotti;David Colquhoun

  • Lectures on Biostatistics: An Introduction to Statistics With Applications in Biology and Medicine

    D. Colquhoun;D. Colquhoon

  • Binding, gating, affinity and efficacy: The interpretation of structure-activity relationships for agonists and of the effects of mutating receptors

    David Colquhoun

  • ATP receptor-mediated synaptic currents in the central nervous system

    Frances A. Edwards;Alasdair J. Gibb;David Colquhoun

  • Fast events in single-channel currents activated by acetylcholine and its analogues at the frog muscle end-plate

    David Colquhoun;Bert Sakmann

  • Inward current channels activated by intracellular Ca in cultured cardiac cells.

    Colquhoun D;Neher E;Reuter H;Stevens Cf

  • Very low levels of atherogenic lipoproteins and the risk for cardiovascular events: A meta-analysis of statin trials

    S. Matthijs Boekholdt;G. Kees Hovingh;Samia Mora;Benoit J. Arsenault

  • Relaxation and Fluctuations of Membrane Currents that Flow through Drug-Operated Channels

    David Colquhoun;A. G. Hawkes

  • Anti-PCSK9 Antibody Effectively Lowers Cholesterol in Patients With Statin Intolerance : The GAUSS-2 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Evolocumab

    Erik Stroes;David Colquhoun;David Sullivan;Fernando Civeira

  • Action of brief pulses of glutamate on AMPA/kainate receptors in patches from different neurones of rat hippocampal slices.

    David Colquhoun;Peter Jonas;Bert Sakmann

  • Pravastatin Therapy and the Risk of Stroke

    H. D. White;R. J. Simes;N. E. Anderson;G. J. Hankey

  • Secondary prevention of cardiovascular events with long-term pravastatin in patients with diabetes or impaired fasting glucose: results from the LIPID trial.

    Anthony Keech;David Colquhoun;James D Best;Adrienne Kirby

  • Tirzepatide versus insulin glargine in type 2 diabetes and increased cardiovascular risk (SURPASS-4): a randomised, open-label, parallel-group, multicentre, phase 3 trial.

    Stefano Del Prato;Steven E Kahn;Imre Pavo;Govinda J Weerakkody

  • On the nature of partial agonism in the nicotinic receptor superfamily

    Remigijus Lape;David Colquhoun;Lucia G. Sivilotti

  • Relationship Between Lipid Levels and Clinical Outcomes in the Long-Term Intervention With Pravastatin in Ischemic Disease (LIPID) Trial To What Extent Is the Reduction in Coronary Events With Pravastatin Explained by On-Study Lipid Levels?

    John Simes;Ian Marschner;David Hunt;David Colquhoun

  • Single-Channel Conductances of NMDA Receptors Expressed from Cloned cDNAs: Comparison with Native Receptors

    Peter Stern;Philippe Behe;Ralf Schoepfer;David Colquhoun

  • Studies of NMDA receptor function and stoichiometry with truncated and tandem subunits.

    Stephanie Schorge;David Colquhoun

  • Long-term effectiveness and safety of pravastatin in 9014 patients with coronary heart disease and average cholesterol concentrations: the LIPID trial follow up

    R. J. Simes;D. Hunt;A. Kirby

  • The actions of tubocurarine at the frog neuromuscular junction.

    D Colquhoun;F Dreyer;R E Sheridan

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew Tonkin
Andrew Tonkin Monash University
John Simes
John Simes University of Sydney
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital
Anthony C. Keech
Anthony C. Keech University of Sydney
Paul J. Nestel
Paul J. Nestel Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Paul Glasziou
Paul Glasziou Bond University
David Hunt
David Hunt University of Edinburgh
Ross McD. Young
Ross McD. Young University of the Sunshine Coast
Stefan Blankenberg
Stefan Blankenberg Universität Hamburg
Darrell H. G. Crawford
Darrell H. G. Crawford University of Queensland

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