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David G. Nathan

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
31072
World Ranking
10119
National Ranking
5211

David G. Nathan 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 G. Nathan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 465 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David G. Nathan 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 G. Nathan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% 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 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1990 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his contributions to the understanding of the pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of thalassemia; for his contributions to the understanding of disorders of red cell permeability; for his contributions to the understanding of the regulation of erythropoiesis; and for his contributions to the raining of a generation of hematologists and oncologists.", Presented by President Bush at a White House East Room Ceremony on November 13, 1990.
  • 1983 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

David G. Nathan is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple topics and subfields, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach across science and history.

Recent publications by David G. Nathan include the following:

  • Blood Relations: Transfusion and the Making of Human Genetics Jenny Bangham Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2020 (2021) published in The FASEB Journal

Other papers within their broader network of research encompass diverse topics and venues, including:

  • COVID-19, nuclear war, and global warming: lessons for our vulnerable world (2020) published in The Lancet
  • NNKTT120, an anti-iNKT cell monoclonal antibody, produces rapid and sustained iNKT cell depletion in adults with sickle cell disease (2020) published in UNC Libraries
  • Correcting the record on anemia of aging: a statistical reanalysis (2023) published in Blood Advances
  • Philosophical and religious-ethical aspects of intellectual property (2024) published in Bulletin of the Karaganda university History Philosophy series

Coauthors frequently collaborating with David G. Nathan include:

  • James E. Muller
  • Joshua J. Field
  • Elaine M. Majerus
  • Kenneth I. Ataga
  • Elliott Vichinsky

David G. Nathan's frequent publication venues reflect a range of disciplinary outlets:

  • The Lancet
  • The FASEB Journal
  • UNC Libraries
  • Blood Advances
  • Bulletin of the Karaganda university History Philosophy series

The scientist's main fields and subfields of study include:

  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Hematology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Sociology and Political Science

David G. Nathan's research focuses on several key topics:

  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Nuclear Issues and Defense
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • History of Science and Medicine
  • Race, Genetics, and Society
  • Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction

The scientist has received multiple awards recognizing their scientific contributions:

  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1983)
  • US President's National Medal of Science (1990) presented by President Bush for contributions related to thalassemia, red cell permeability, regulation of erythropoiesis, and training hematologists and oncologists
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1992)

Best Publications

  • Quantitative Nitroblue Tetrazolium Test in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

    Robert L. Baehner;David G. Nathan

  • Survival in medically treated patients with homozygous beta-thalassemia.

    Nancy F. Olivieri;David G. Nathan;James H. MacMillan;Alan S. Wayne

  • Hematology of Infancy and Childhood

    [edited by] David G. Nathan;Frank A. Oski

  • Nathan and Oski's Hematology of Infancy and Childhood

    [edited by] David G. Nathan;Stuart H. Orkin

  • Severe Aplastic Anemia: A Prospective Study of the Effect of Early Marrow Transplantation on Acute Mortality

    BM Camitta;ED Thomas;DG Nathan;G Santos

  • Hydroxyurea enhances fetal hemoglobin production in sickle cell anemia.

    O S Platt;S H Orkin;G Dover;G P Beardsley

  • Introduction of new genetic material into pluripotent haematopoietic stem cells of the mouse

    David A. Williams;David A. Williams;Ihor R. Lemischka;David G. Nathan;Richard C. Mulligan

  • Leukocyte Oxidase: Defective Activity in Chronic Granulomatous Disease

    Robert L. Baehner;David G. Nathan

  • Stimulation of haematopoiesis in primates by continuous infusion of recombinant human GM-CSF

    Robert E. Donahue;Elizabeth A. Wang;David K. Stone;Robert Kamen

  • HUMAN ERYTHROID BURST-FORMING UNIT: T-CELL REQUIREMENT FOR PROLIFERATION IN VITRO*

    D G Nathan;L Chess;D G Hillman;B Clarke

  • Human recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor: a multilineage hematopoietin.

    Colin A. Sieff;Stephen G. Emerson;Robert E. Donahue;David G. Nathan

  • Continuous Subcutaneous Administration of Deferoxamine in Patients with Iron Overload

    Richard D. Propper;Richard D. Propper;Barry Cooper;Barry Cooper;Robert R. Rufo;Robert R. Rufo;Arthur W. Nienhuis;Arthur W. Nienhuis

  • Effectiveness and safety of ICL670 in iron-loaded patients with thalassaemia: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial

    Eric Nisbet-Brown;Nancy F Olivieri;Nancy F Olivieri;Patricia J Giardina;Patricia J Giardina;Robert W Grady;Robert W Grady

  • Human IL-3 and GM-CSF Act Synergistically in Stimulating Hematopoiesis in Primates

    Robert E. Donahue;Jasbir Seehra;Mark Metzger;Denise Lefebvre

  • Exome sequencing identifies GATA1 mutations resulting in Diamond-Blackfan anemia

    Vijay G. Sankaran;Roxanne Ghazvinian;Ron Do;Prathapan Thiru

  • Selection of patients for bone marrow transplantation in severe aplastic anemia.

    Bruce M. Camitta;Joel M. Rappeport;Robertson Parkman;David G. Nathan

  • AUTOLOGOUS BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IN CALLA-POSITIVE ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKAEMIA AFTER IN-VITRO TREATMENT WITH J5 MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND COMPLEMENT

    Jerome Ritz;Jerome Ritz;Robert C. Bast;Luis A. Clavell;Luis A. Clavell;Thierry Hercend;Thierry Hercend

  • Ribosomal Protein S24 Gene Is Mutated in Diamond-Blackfan Anemia

    Hanna T. Gazda;Agnieszka Grabowska;Lilia B. Merida-Long;Elzbieta Latawiec

  • Prevention of cardiac disease by subcutaneous deferoxamine in patients with thalassemia major.

    Lawrence Wolfe;Nancy Olivieri;Darlene Sallan;Steven Colan

  • Thalassemia: The consequences of unbalanced hemoglobin synthesis☆

    David G. Nathan;Robert B. Gunn

Frequent Co-Authors

Colin A. Sieff
Colin A. Sieff Harvard University
Stuart H. Orkin
Stuart H. Orkin Harvard University
Yuet Wai Kan
Yuet Wai Kan University of California, San Francisco
Bruce M. Camitta
Bruce M. Camitta Medical College of Wisconsin
Robertson Parkman
Robertson Parkman University of Southern California
Stephen E. Sallan
Stephen E. Sallan Harvard University
Barbara A. Miller
Barbara A. Miller Pennsylvania State University
Vijay G. Sankaran
Vijay G. Sankaran Harvard University
David J. Weatherall
David J. Weatherall University of Oxford
Alan H. Beggs
Alan H. Beggs Harvard Medical School

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