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D-Index
34
Citations
7794
World Ranking
6857
National Ranking
3327

Overview

David F. Bradford was affiliated with Princeton University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple areas within medicine, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach involving molecular biology, physiology, psychiatry and mental health, pharmacology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

Their scientific contributions addressed key topics across neurodegenerative and substance-related fields. These included amyloidosis diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes; Alzheimer's disease research and treatments; dementia and cognitive impairment research; cannabis and cannabinoid research; opioid use disorder treatment; and prenatal substance exposure effects.

Notable publications by David F. Bradford covered a range of issues in health and neuroscience. Among recent papers were:

  • Effect of Race on Prediction of Brain Amyloidosis by Plasma Aβ42/Aβ40, Phosphorylated Tau, and Neurofilament Light, 2022, published in Neurology
  • The Effect of Medical Cannabis Laws on Use of Pain Medications Among Commercially Insured Patients in the United States, 2025, published in American Journal of Health Economics

Their frequent co-authors included:

  • Suzanne E. Schindler
  • Thomas K. Karikari
  • Nicholas J. Ashton
  • Rachel L. Henson
  • Kevin E. Yarasheski

David F. Bradford published in prominent venues such as:

  • Neurology
  • American Journal of Health Economics

The diversity of their research topics and fields of study reflected a commitment to understanding complex biomedical and public health issues from multiple scientific perspectives, combining clinical, biochemical, and policy-related approaches.

Best Publications

  • Optimal departures from marginal cost pricing

    William Jack Baumol;David L. Bradford

  • The incidence and allocation effects of a tax on corporate distributions

    David F. Bradford

  • THE RISING COST OF LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES: SOME EVIDENCE AND REFLECTIONS

    D. F. Bradford;R. A. Malt;W. E. Oates

  • Uncertain climate thresholds and optimal economic growth

    Klaus Keller;Benjamin M Bolker;David F Bradford

  • The Analysis of Revenue Sharing in a New Approach to Collective Fiscal Decisions

    David F. Bradford;Wallace E. Oates

  • Untangling the income tax

    David F. Bradford

  • NOx emissions from large point sources : variability in ozone production, resulting health damages and economic costs

    Denise L. Mauzerall;Babar Sultan;Babar Sultan;Namsoug Kim;David F. Bradford

  • Towards a Predictive Theory of Intergovernmental Grants

    David F Bradford;Wallace E Oates

  • Constraints on Government Investment Opportunities and the Choice of Discount Rate

    David F. Bradford

  • An econometric model of the flight to the suburbs

    David F. Bradford;Harry H. Kelejian

  • Blueprints for Basic Tax Reform

    David F. Bradford

  • The theory of environmental policy : externalities, public outlays, and the quality of life

    William J. Baumol;Wallace E. Oates;V. S. Bawa;David F. Bradford

  • Police Academy Training: Why Hasn'T It Kept Up With Practice?:

    David Bradford;Joan E. Pynes

  • Taxation and the Stock Market Valuation of Capital Gains and Dividends: Theory and Empirical Results (Rev)

    Roger H. Gordon;David F. Bradford

  • Detrimental Externalities and Non-Convexity of the Production Set

    W. J. Baumol;David F. Bradford

  • Taxation and the stock market valuation of capital gains and dividends

    Roger H. Gordon;David F. Bradford

  • BENEFIT‐COST ANALYSIS AND DEMAND CURVES FOR PUBLIC GOODS*

    David F. Bradford

  • Factor prices may be constant but factor returns are not

    David F. Bradford

  • Observable preferences for public goods

    David F. Bradford;Gregory G. Hildebrandt

  • Preserving the Ocean Circulation: Implications for Climate Policy

    Klaus Keller;Kelvin Tan;François M. M. Morel;David F. Bradford

  • Carbon dioxide sequestration: how much and when?

    Klaus Keller;David McInerney;David F. Bradford;David F. Bradford

  • The Environmental Kuznets Curve: Exploring a Fresh Specification

    David F. Bradford;Rebecca A Fender;Stephen H. Shore;Martin Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Denise L. Mauzerall
Denise L. Mauzerall Princeton University
Michael Oppenheimer
Michael Oppenheimer Princeton University
Yi Ming
Yi Ming Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Lynn M. Russell
Lynn M. Russell University of California, San Diego
Lester B. Lave
Lester B. Lave Carnegie Mellon University
John D. Graham
John D. Graham Indiana University

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