2026 Desmond A. Schatz: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	90	11998	11287	6151	5694	435	42455

Overview

Desmond A. Schatz is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine, with a focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, as well as Genetics. The scientist's work engages extensively with subfields including Surgery, General Health Professions, and Infectious Diseases.

The main topics of research covered include:

Diabetes and associated disorders
Diabetes Management and Research
Pancreatic function and diabetes
Diabetes Treatment and Management
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
Diet and metabolism studies

Desmond A. Schatz has contributed to multiple recent publications, with selected works including:

Consensus Recommendations for the Use of Automated Insulin Delivery Technologies in Clinical Practice, 2022, Endocrine Reviews
A comparison of two hybrid closed-loop systems in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes (FLAIR): a multicentre, randomised, crossover trial, 2021, The Lancet
Teplizumab improves and stabilizes beta cell function in antibody-positive high-risk individuals, 2021, Science Translational Medicine
Insulin dose optimization using an automated artificial intelligence-based decision support system in youths with type 1 diabetes, 2020, Nature Medicine
A combined risk score enhances prediction of type 1 diabetes among susceptible children, 2020, Nature Medicine

The scientist frequently publishes in journals such as:

Diabetes
Diabetes Care
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics
Diabetologia
JCI Insight

Collaborations are a significant aspect of Desmond A. Schatz's work, with frequent co-authors including:

Michael J. Haller
Laura M. Jacobsen
Mark A. Atkinson
Andrea K. Steck
Jorma Toppari

Best Publications

International Expert Committee Report on the Role of the A1C Assay in the Diagnosis of Diabetes

David M. Nathan;Beverly Balkau;Enzo Bonora;Knut Borch-Johnsen

3342
Citations
Clinical Targets for Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data Interpretation: Recommendations From the International Consensus on Time in Range

Tadej Battelino;Thomas Danne;Richard M. Bergenstal;Stephanie A. Amiel

2874
Citations
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Anastasia Katsarou;Soffia Gudbjörnsdottir;Araz Rawshani;Dana Dabelea

1451
Citations
Staging Presymptomatic Type 1 Diabetes: A Scientific Statement of JDRF, the Endocrine Society, and the American Diabetes Association.

Richard A. Insel;Jessica L. Dunne;Mark A. Atkinson;Jane L. Chiang

1198
Citations
Reversal of insulin-dependent diabetes using islets generated in vitro from pancreatic stem cells.

Vijayakumar K. Ramiya;Michael Maraist;Karl E. Arfors;Desmond A. Schatz

1171
Citations
Effects of insulin in relatives of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus

J. S. Skyler;D. Brown;H. P. Chase;E. Collier

1127
Citations
Rituximab, B-Lymphocyte Depletion, and Preservation of Beta-Cell Function

Mark D. Pescovitz;Carla J. Greenbaum;Heidi Krause-Steinrauf;Dorothy J. Becker

1123
Citations
An Anti-CD3 Antibody, Teplizumab, in Relatives at Risk for Type 1 Diabetes

Kevan C. Herold;Brian N. Bundy;S. Alice Long;Jeffrey A. Bluestone

1061
Citations
Differentiation of Diabetes by Pathophysiology, Natural History, and Prognosis

Jay S. Skyler;George L. Bakris;Ezio Bonifacio;Tamara Darsow

978
Citations
Extreme Th1 bias of invariant Vα24JαQ T cells in type 1 diabetes

S. Brian Wilson;Sally C. Kent;Kurt T. Patton;Tihamer Orban

970
Citations
Toward defining the autoimmune microbiome for type 1 diabetes

Adriana Giongo;Kelsey A. Gano;David B. Crabb;Nabanita Mukherjee

940
Citations
Gut Microbiome Metagenomics Analysis Suggests a Functional Model for the Development of Autoimmunity for Type 1 Diabetes

Christopher T. Brown;Austin G. Davis-Richardson;Adriana Giongo;Kelsey A. Gano

877
Citations
Co-stimulation modulation with abatacept in patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Tihamer Orban;Brian Bundy;Dorothy J Becker;Linda A DiMeglio

601
Citations
Identification of tissue-specific cell death using methylation patterns of circulating DNA.

Roni Lehmann-Werman;Daniel Neiman;Hai Zemmour;Joshua Moss

594
Citations
Type 1 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents: A Position Statement by the American Diabetes Association

Jane L. Chiang;David M. Maahs;Katharine C. Garvey;Korey K. Hood

515
Citations
Functional Defects and the Influence of Age on the Frequency of CD4+CD25+ T-Cells in Type 1 Diabetes

Todd M. Brusko;Clive H. Wasserfall;Michael J. Clare-Salzler;Desmond A. Schatz

502
Citations
The 6 year incidence of diabetes-associated autoantibodies in genetically at-risk children: the TEDDY study.

Jeffrey P. Krischer;Kristian F. Lynch;Desmond A. Schatz;Jorma Ilonen;Jorma Ilonen

483
Citations
A prospective study of the development of diabetes in relatives of patients with insulin-dependent diabetes.

Riley Wj;Maclaren Nk;Krischer J;Spillar Rp

419
Citations
Antigen-based therapy with glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) vaccine in patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes: a randomised double-blind trial

Diane K Wherrett;Brian Bundy;Dorothy J Becker;Linda A DiMeglio

413
Citations
Rituximab, B-lymphocyte depletion, and preservation of beta-cell function

Mark D. Pescovitz;Carla J. Greenbaum;Heidi Krause-Steinrauf;Dorothy J. Becker

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Atkinson University of Florida

Clive Wasserfall University of Florida

Jeffrey P. Krischer University of South Florida

Jay S. Skyler University of Miami

Todd M. Brusko University of Florida

Martha Campbell-Thompson University of Florida

Carla J. Greenbaum Virginia Mason Medical Center

Noel K. Maclaren Cornell University

Anette-G. Ziegler Technical University of Munich

Jin-Xiong She Jinfiniti Precision Medicine

External Links

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