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David M. Hansell 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 M. Hansell sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 541 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David M. Hansell 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 M. Hansell sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 122 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David M. Hansell is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on areas such as Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist has contributed to diverse topics including:

  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes

David M. Hansell's recent papers include:

  • Exceptionally low likelihood of Alzheimer's dementia in APOE2 homozygotes from a 5,000-person neuropathological study, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Association of Toll-like receptor 7 variants with life-threatening COVID-19 disease in males: findings from a nested case-control study, 2021, eLife
  • Serum KL-6 concentrations as a novel biomarker of severe COVID-19, 2020, Journal of Medical Virology
  • Chitotriosidase: a biomarker of activity and severity in patients with sarcoidosis, 2020, Respiratory Research
  • Rare variants in Toll-like receptor 7 results in functional impairment and downregulation of cytokine-mediated signaling in COVID-19 patients, 2021, Genes and Immunity

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Respiratory Research
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Elena Bargagli
  • Miriana d'Alessandro
  • Laura Bergantini
  • Paolo Cameli
  • Luca Luzzi

Best Publications

  • An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Statement: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management

    Ganesh Raghu;Harold R. Collard;Jim J. Egan;Fernando J. Martinez

  • American thoracic society/European respiratory society international multidisciplinary consensus classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias

    William D. Travis;Talmadge E. King;Eric D. Bateman;David A. Lynch

  • Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

    Luca Richeldi;Roland M. du Bois;Ganesh Raghu;Arata Azuma

  • Fleischner Society: Glossary of Terms for Thoracic Imaging

    David M Hansell;Alexander A Bankier;Heber MacMahon;Theresa C McLoud

  • An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: Update of the International Multidisciplinary Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

    William D. Travis;Ulrich Costabel;David M. Hansell;Talmadge E. King

  • Acute Exacerbations of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

    Harold R. Collard;Bethany B. Moore;Kevin R. Flaherty;Kevin K. Brown

  • Efficacy of a tyrosine kinase inhibitor in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

    Luca Richeldi;Ulrich Costabel;Moises Selman;Dong Soon Kim

  • Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An International Working Group Report

    Collard Hr;Ryerson Cj;Corte Tj;Jenkins G

  • Interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis: a simple staging system.

    Nicole S. L. Goh;Sujal R. Desai;Srihari Veeraraghavan;David M. Hansell

  • Glossary of terms for CT of the lungs: recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee of the Fleischner Society.

    J. H. M. Austin;N. L. Müller;P. J. Friedman;D. M. Hansell

  • Diagnostic criteria for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a Fleischner Society White Paper.

    David A Lynch;Nicola Sverzellati;William D Travis;Kevin K Brown

  • Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a composite physiologic index derived from disease extent observed by computed tomography.

    Athol U Wells;Sujal R Desai;Michael B Rubens;Nicole S L Goh

  • Fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: The prognostic value of longitudinal functional trends

    Panagiota I. Latsi;Roland M. du Bois;Andrew G. Nicholson;Thomas V. Colby

  • Idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia: Report of an American thoracic society project

    William D. Travis;Gary Hunninghake;Talmadge E. King;David A. Lynch

  • The prognostic significance of the histologic pattern of interstitial pneumonia in patients presenting with the clinical entity of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis.

    Andrew G. Nicholson;Thomas V. Colby;Roland M. Dubois;David M. Hansell

  • Repeated nebulisation of non-viral CFTR gene therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2b trial

    Eric W F W Alton;David K Armstrong;Deborah Ashby;Katie J Bayfield

  • Effect of lung-volume-reduction surgery in patients with severe emphysema.

    Duncan Geddes;Michael Davies;Hiroshi Koyama;David Hansell

  • A histologic pattern of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia is associated with a better prognosis than usual interstitial pneumonia in patients with cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis.

    Zoe D. Daniil;Frances C. Gilchrist;Andrew G. Nicholson;David M. Hansell

  • Mortality in bronchiectasis: a long-term study assessing the factors influencing survival

    M R Loebinger;A U Wells;D M Hansell;N Chinyanganya

  • Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias: CT Features

    David A. Lynch;William D. Travis;Nestor L. Müller;Jeffrey R. Galvin

Frequent Co-Authors

Athol U. Wells
Athol U. Wells Imperial College London
Andrew G. Nicholson
Andrew G. Nicholson Royal Brompton Hospital
Stephen W. Duffy
Stephen W. Duffy Queen Mary University of London
Toby M. Maher
Toby M. Maher University of Southern California
Vincent Cottin
Vincent Cottin Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Roland M. du Bois
Roland M. du Bois Imperial College London
Luca Richeldi
Luca Richeldi Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
John K. Field
John K. Field University of Liverpool
Duncan M. Geddes
Duncan M. Geddes Imperial College London
Keith M. Kerr
Keith M. Kerr Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

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