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2023

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163
Citations
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World Ranking
681
National Ranking
394

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United Kingdom Leader Award
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

David Robertson was affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States. Their research spanned multiple topics primarily centered on epidemiology and public health. Throughout their career, they contributed to studies on COVID-19 epidemiological dynamics, influenza virus research, and vaccine-related disorders, among other areas.

Robertson's recent publications included:

  • The end of the pandemic will not be televised, 2021, BMJ
  • Of Mice and Schoolchildren: A Conceptual History of Herd Immunity, 2021, American Journal of Public Health
  • Herd immunity to endemic diseases: Historical concepts and implications for public health policy, 2024, Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
  • Producing Predators: Wolves, Work, and Conquest in the Northern Rockies, Michael D. Wise, 2020, Natural Areas Journal

Their work often intersected with fields such as epidemiology, modeling and simulation, surgery, economics and econometrics, and clinical psychology. These disciplines were reflected in their published outputs with a notable emphasis on infectious disease transmission and public health policy implications.

Robertson collaborated frequently with coauthors including Peter Doshi, Italo Biaggioni, Cyndya A. Shibao, Satish R. Raj, and Alexandru Barboi. These collaborations appeared across various publications, demonstrating interdisciplinary engagement across medical and scientific domains.

Publication venues for Robertson's work included Natural Areas Journal, BMJ, Autonomic Neuroscience, American Journal of Public Health, and Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Natural Areas Journal was a particularly frequent outlet, with nine publications attributed to Robertson.

Their research addressed topics such as:

  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Intramuscular injections and effects
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Lymphadenopathy Diagnosis and Analysis

In addition to journal articles, Robertson contributed to book publications including Running Out: In Search of Water on the High Plains, expected in 2025 under Natural Areas Journal's publishing. This highlighted their engagement with environmental and regional studies alongside biomedical research.

Their professional recognition included election as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013 and membership in the Association of American Physicians. These honors reflected their involvement in scientific communities and medical research.

David Robertson is deceased. Their body of work provides a multi-faceted perspective on public health challenges and interdisciplinary scientific inquiry through the early 2020s.

Best Publications

  • SARS-CoV-2 variants, spike mutations and immune escape.

    William T. Harvey;Alessandro M. Carabelli;Ben Jackson;Ravindra K. Gupta

  • Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy

    S. Gilman;G. K. Wenning;P. A. Low;D. J. Brooks

  • Origin of HIV-1 in the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes troglodytes

    Feng Gao;Elizabeth Bailes;David L. Robertson;Yalu Chen

  • Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome.

    Roy Freeman;Wouter Wieling;Felicia B. Axelrod;David G. Benditt

  • Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome

    Roy Freeman;Wouter Wieling;Felicia B. Axelrod;David G. Benditt

  • Genetic mechanisms of critical illness in Covid-19.

    E. Pairo-Castineira;E. Pairo-Castineira;S. Clohisey;L. Klaric;A. D. Bretherick

  • HIV-1 Nomenclature Proposal

    DL Robertson;JP Anderson;JA Bradac;JK Carr

  • Evolutionary origins of the SARS-CoV-2 sarbecovirus lineage responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Maciej F. Boni;Philippe Lemey;Xiaowei Jiang;Tommy Tsan Yuk Lam

  • Effects of caffeine on plasma renin activity, catecholamines and blood pressure.

    D Robertson;J C Frölich;R K Carr;J T Watson

  • Evaluating the Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Mutation D614G on Transmissibility and Pathogenicity.

    Erik Volz;Verity Hill;John T McCrone;Anna Price

  • A new human immunodeficiency virus derived from gorillas

    Jean Christophe Plantier;Marie Leoz;Jonathan E. Dickerson;Fabienne De Oliveira

  • Recombination in HIV-1.

    David L. Robertson;Paul M. Sharp;Francine E. McCutchan;Beatrice H. Hahn

  • Tolerance to the humoral and hemodynamic effects of caffeine in man.

    D Robertson;D Wade;R Workman;R L Woosley

  • Explicit and implicit neural mechanisms for processing of social information from facial expressions: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study.

    H. Critchley;E. Daly;Mary L Phillips;M. Brammer

  • Isolation of inhibin from bovine follicular fluid.

    D.M. Robertson;L.M. Foulds;L. Leversha;F.J. Morgan

  • Comparative assessment of stimuli that release neuronal and adrenomedullary catecholamines in man.

    D Robertson;G A Johnson;R M Robertson;A S Nies

  • Orthostatic Intolerance and Tachycardia Associated with Norepinephrine-Transporter Deficiency

    John R. Shannon;Nancy L. Flattem;Jens Jordan;Giris Jacob

  • Hormonal changes in the menopause transition.

    Henry G Burger;Emma C Dudley;David M Robertson;Lorraine Dennerstein

  • Possible role of valvular serotonin 5-HT(2B) receptors in the cardiopathy associated with fenfluramine.

    Lawrence W. Fitzgerald;Timothy C. Burn;Barry S. Brown;John P. Patterson

  • Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study.

    Katherine A Twohig;Tommy Nyberg;Asad Zaidi;Simon Thelwall

Frequent Co-Authors

Italo Biaggioni
Italo Biaggioni Vanderbilt University Medical Center
D. M. de Kretser
D. M. de Kretser Monash University
Robert I McLachlan
Robert I McLachlan Monash University
Henry G. Burger
Henry G. Burger Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Jens Jordan
Jens Jordan German Aerospace Center
David T.W. Wong
David T.W. Wong University of California, Los Angeles
Jock K. Findlay
Jock K. Findlay Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Craig A. Harrison
Craig A. Harrison Monash University
Beatrice H. Hahn
Beatrice H. Hahn University of Pennsylvania
Eileen Daly
Eileen Daly King's College London

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