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72
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16084
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19892
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1790

David R. Blake 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 R. Blake sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 274 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David R. Blake 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 R. Blake sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David R. Blake is affiliated with the University of Bath in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several areas within medicine, with a focus on nephrology, epidemiology, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist has contributed to a variety of topics that include:

  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Restless Legs Syndrome Research
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications

The publication record of David R. Blake features several recent papers across diverse medical journals. Notable works include:

  • Patient-led identification and prioritization of exercise interventions for fatigue on dialysis: a workshop report, 2020, Clinical Kidney Journal
  • Oxygen treatment and retrieval pathways of divers with diving-related conditions in Townsville, Australia: a 15-year retrospective review, 2025, Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal
  • P01-25 Comparative toxicology and pharmacology of covalent and noncovalent NRF2 activators in human macrophages, 2024, Toxicology Letters
  • Abstract 2269 Quantification of the Inflammatory Response in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells after Infection with Leishmania infantum in the Presence of Inflammatory and Anti-inflammatory Stimulation, 2025, Journal of Biological Chemistry

Frequent publication venues for Blake's work include:

  • Clinical Kidney Journal
  • Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Journal
  • Toxicology Letters
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry

Collaboration has involved several co-authors, with repeated contributions alongside:

  • Nicole Scholes-Robertson
  • Angela Ju
  • David W. Johnson
  • Yeoungjee Cho
  • Anita van Zwieten

Best Publications

  • Patient non-compliance: deviance or reasoned decision-making?

    Jenny L. Donovan;David R. Blake

  • HUMAN PARVOVIRUS ARTHROPATHY

    D.G. White;D.G. White;P.P. Mortimer;P.P. Mortimer;D.R. Blake;D.R. Blake;A.D. Woolf;A.D. Woolf

  • Xanthine oxidoreductase catalyses the reduction of nitrates and nitrite to nitric oxide under hypoxic conditions

    Timothy M Millar;Cliff R Stevens;Nigel Benjamin;Robert Eisenthal

  • Activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor‐κB in human inflamed synovial tissue

    R. Marok;P. G. Winyard;P. G. Winyard;A. Coumbe;M. L. Kus

  • Body perception disturbance: a contribution to pain in complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).

    Jennifer S. Lewis;Paula Kersten;Candida S. McCabe;Candida S. McCabe;Kathryn M. McPherson

  • Generation of Nitric Oxide by a Nitrite Reductase Activity of Xanthine Oxidase: A Potential Pathway for Nitric Oxide Formation in the Absence of Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity☆

    Zhi Zhang;Declan Naughton;Paul G. Winyard;Nigel Benjamin

  • Oxidative DNA damage and cellular sensitivity to oxidative stress in human autoimmune diseases.

    S Bashir;G Harris;M A Denman;D R Blake

  • Hypoxia, oxidative stress and rheumatoid arthritis

    P I Mapp;M C Grootveld;D R Blake

  • Pulsed electromagnetic fields simultaneously induce osteogenesis and upregulate transcription of bone morphogenetic proteins 2 and 4 in rat osteoblasts in vitro

    T Bodamyali;B Bhatt;Francis Hughes;V R Winrow

  • Substance P-, calcitonin gene-related peptide-and C-flanking peptide of neuropeptide Y-immunoreactive fibres are present in normal synovium but depleted in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    P.I. Mapp;B.L. Kidd;S.J. Gibson;J.M. Terry

  • Skin inflammation: Reactive oxygen species and the role of iron

    Charles W Trenam;David R Blake;Christopher J Morris

  • Cerebral and ocular toxicity induced by desferrioxamine.

    D R Blake;P Winyard;J Lunec;A Williams

  • The Determination of Dehydroascorbic Acid and Ascorbic acid in the Serum and Synovial Fluid of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

    Joseph Lunec;David R. Blake

  • Quantification of rheumatoid synovitis by magnetic resonance imaging.

    Karl Gaffney;John Cookson;David Blake;Adam Coumbe

  • Putative analgesic activity of repeated oral doses of vitamin E in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Results of a prospective placebo controlled double blind trial

    S E Edmonds;P G Winyard;R Guo;B Kidd

  • Effect of a specific iron chelating agent on animal models of inflammation.

    D R Blake;N D Hall;P A Bacon;P A Dieppe

  • Qualitative study of interpretation of reassurance among patients attending rheumatology clinics: "just a touch of arthritis, doctor?".

    Jenny L Donovan;David R Blake

  • Quantitative assessment of the rheumatoid synovial microvascular bed by gadolinium-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

    Karl Gaffney;John Cookson;Selina Blades;Adam Coumbe

  • Focally regulated endothelial proliferation and cell death in human synovium.

    D. A. Walsh;M. Wade;P. I. Mapp;D. R. Blake

  • Wherever is my arm? Impaired upper limb position accuracy in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

    Jennifer S. Lewis;Paula Kersten;Kathryn M. McPherson;Gordon J. Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul G. Winyard
Paul G. Winyard University of Exeter
David A. Walsh
David A. Walsh University of Nottingham
J.M. Polak
J.M. Polak Hammersmith Hospital
Graeme J. M. Alexander
Graeme J. M. Alexander University College London
Adrian C. Newland
Adrian C. Newland Queen Mary University of London
Robin W. Carrell
Robin W. Carrell University of Cambridge
Peter G. Jones
Peter G. Jones Technische Universität Braunschweig
Martyn C. R. Symons
Martyn C. R. Symons De Montfort University
Mone Zaidi
Mone Zaidi Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Roger Williams
Roger Williams Foundation for Liver Research

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