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D-Index
99
Citations
46988
World Ranking
8456
National Ranking
827

David J. Stott 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 J. Stott sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 416 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David J. Stott 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 J. Stott sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

David J. Stott is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant number of publications in the fields of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, geriatrics and gerontology, psychiatry and mental health, general health professions, and genetics.

Their work covers a variety of topics including frailty in older adults, dementia and cognitive impairment research, geriatric care and nursing homes, thyroid disorders and treatments, intensive care unit cognitive disorders, thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment, and vitamin D research studies.

Recent publications by David J. Stott include:

  • Is Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Admission Avoidance Hospital at Home an Alternative to Hospital Admission for Older Persons?, 2021, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Genetically determined NLRP3 inflammasome activation associates with systemic inflammation and cardiovascular mortality, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • The work of older people and their informal caregivers in managing an acute health event in a hospital at home or hospital inpatient setting, 2020, Age and Ageing
  • The Impact of Levothyroxine on Cardiac Function in Older Adults With Mild Subclinical Hypothyroidism: A Randomized Clinical Trial, 2020, The American Journal of Medicine
  • Association of Circulating Metabolites in Plasma or Serum and Risk of Stroke, 2020, Neurology

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Stella Trompet
  • J. Wouter Jukema
  • Terence J. Quinn
  • Naveed Sattar
  • Simon P. Mooijaart

Their work has been published repeatedly in several journals, with multiple publications in Age and Ageing, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, UNC Libraries, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Blood.

Best Publications

  • Pravastatin in elderly individuals at risk of vascular disease (PROSPER): a randomised controlled trial

    James Shepherd;Gerard J Blauw;Michael B Murphy;Edward Lem Bollen

  • Statins and risk of incident diabetes: a collaborative meta-analysis of randomised statin trials

    Naveed Sattar;David Preiss;Heather M Murray;Paul Welsh

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes–based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    M Nikpay;A Goel;Won H-H.;L M Hall

  • Defining the role of common variation in the genomic and biological architecture of adult human height

    Andrew R. Wood;Tonu Esko;Jian Yang;Sailaja Vedantam

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

  • Medical Complications After Stroke A Multicenter Study

    P. Langhorne;D. J. Stott;L. Robertson;J. MacDonald

  • Effects of influenza vaccination of health-care workers on mortality of elderly people in long-term care: a randomised controlled trial

    William F Carman;Alexander G Elder;Lesley A Wallace;Karen McAulay

  • Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Workers in Long-Term-Care Hospitals Reduces the Mortality of Elderly Patients

    J. Potter;D. J. Stott;M. A. Roberts;A. G. Elder

  • Genome-wide association and Mendelian randomisation analysis provide insights into the pathogenesis of heart failure.

    S Shah;A Henry;C Roselli;H Lin

  • Study of 300,486 individuals identifies 148 independent genetic loci influencing general cognitive function

    Gail Davies;Max Lam;Sarah E. Harris;Joey W. Trampush

  • A comprehensive 1000 Genomes-based genome-wide association meta-analysis of coronary artery disease

    Majid Nikpay;Anuj Goel;Hong-Hee Won;Leanne M. Hall

  • Can metabolic syndrome usefully predict cardiovascular disease and diabetes? Outcome data from two prospective studies

    Naveed Sattar;Alex McConnachie;A Gerald Shaper;Gerard J Blauw

  • Barthel Index for Stroke Trials: Development, Properties, and Application

    Terence J. Quinn;Peter Langhorne;David J. Stott

  • Genome-wide association study identifies six new loci influencing pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure

    Louise V. Wain;Germaine C. Verwoert;Paul F. O'Reilly;Gang Shi

  • Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism.

    David J. Stott;Nicolas Rodondi;Patricia M. Kearney;Ian Ford

  • Risk Factors for Chest Infection in Acute Stroke A Prospective Cohort Study

    Cameron Sellars;Lynsey Bowie;Jeremy Bagg;M. Petrina Sweeney

  • Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53 949)

    G. Davies;N. Armstrong;J. C. Bis;J. Bressler

  • Electrical Stimulation of Wrist Extensors in Poststroke Hemiplegia

    J Powell;A D Pandyan;M Granat;M Cameron

  • The design of a prospective study of pravastatin in the elderly at risk (PROSPER)

    James Shepherd;Gerard Jan Blauw;Michael B Murphy;Stuart M Cobbe

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

J. Wouter Jukema
J. Wouter Jukema Leiden University Medical Center
Ian Ford
Ian Ford University of Glasgow
Stella Trompet
Stella Trompet Leiden University Medical Center
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Rudi G. J. Westendorp
Rudi G. J. Westendorp University of Copenhagen
Naveed Sattar
Naveed Sattar University of Glasgow
Albert V. Smith
Albert V. Smith University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland
Albert Hofman
Albert Hofman Harvard University
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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