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10052
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Don C. Rockey 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 Don C. Rockey sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 653 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Don C. Rockey 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 Don C. Rockey sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Don C. Rockey is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with significant contributions in hepatology and related subfields.

The scientist's work extensively covers the diagnosis and treatment of liver diseases along with liver disease and transplantation. Their research also addresses gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosis and treatment, drug-induced hepatotoxicity and protection, hepatitis C virus research, pharmacogenetics and drug metabolism, and hepatocellular carcinoma treatment and prognosis.

Don C. Rockey has published numerous articles in several key medical journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Gastroenterology (41 publications)
  • The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (20 publications)
  • Digestive Diseases and Sciences (12 publications)
  • Hepatology (11 publications)
  • Current Opinion in Gastroenterology (11 publications)

Significant recent papers by Don C. Rockey include:

  • Fibrosis Regression After Eradication of Hepatitis C Virus: From Bench to Bedside, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Course and Risk Factors for Mortality of COVID-19 Patients with Pre-existing Cirrhosis: A Multicentre Cohort Study, 2020, Gut
  • Safety and Immunogenicity of COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (CHESS2101): A Multicenter Study, 2021, Journal of Hepatology
  • AASLD Practice Guideline on Imaging-Based Noninvasive Liver Disease Assessment of Hepatic Fibrosis and Steatosis, 2024, Hepatology
  • Changes in Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Practices in Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic: Results From a North American Survey, 2020, Gastroenterology

Frequent collaborators in Don C. Rockey's research include:

  • Ali Khalifa
  • Jerome Edelson
  • Roula Sasso
  • Mathew J. Gregoski
  • Xiaolong Qi

Their awards include membership in the Association of American Physicians. Don C. Rockey remains an active contributor to the fields of hepatology and gastroenterology, focusing on both clinical and translational research related to liver diseases.

Best Publications

  • Analysis of air contrast barium enema, computed tomographic colonography, and colonoscopy: prospective comparison

    DC Rockey;E Paulson;D Niedzwiecki;W Davis

  • Evaluation of the Gastrointestinal Tract in Patients with Iron-Deficiency Anemia

    Don C. Rockey;John P. Cello

  • Terlipressin for acute esophageal variceal hemorrhage

    George N Ioannou;Jenny Doust;Don C Rockey

  • Gastroesophageal variceal hemorrhage.

    Ala I. Sharara;Don C. Rockey

  • Reduced nitric oxide production by endothelial cells in cirrhotic rat liver: Endothelial dysfunction in portal hypertension

    Don C. Rockey;John J. Chung

  • Leptin in hepatic fibrosis: Evidence for increased collagen production in stellate cells and lean littermates of ob/ob mice☆

    Neeraj K. Saxena;Kazuo Ikeda;Don C. Rockey;Scott L. Friedman

  • Rat hepatic lipocytes express smooth muscle actin upon activation in vivo and in culture.

    D C Rockey;J K Boyles;G Gabbiani;S L Friedman

  • Noninvasive measures of liver fibrosis.

    Don C. Rockey;D. Montgomery Bissell

  • The cellular pathogenesis of portal hypertension : Stellate cell contractility, endothelin, and nitric oxide

    Don Rockey

  • Strain-specific differences in mouse hepatic wound healing are mediated by divergent T helper cytokine responses

    Zengdun Shi;Adil E. Wakil;Don C. Rockey

  • Ischemic hepatitis : clinical presentation and pathogenesis

    Reginald K Seeto;Ben Fenn;Don C Rockey

  • Causality assessment in drug‐induced liver injury using a structured expert opinion process: Comparison to the Roussel‐Uclaf causality assessment method

    Don C. Rockey;Leonard B. Seeff;James Rochon;James Freston

  • Endothelin receptors in rat liver: lipocytes as a contractile target for endothelin 1

    C Housset;D C Rockey;D M Bissell

  • An immortalized rat liver stellate cell line (HSC-T6): a new cell model for the study of retinoid metabolism in vitro.

    Silke Vogel;Roseann Piantedosi;Jorge Frank;Avraham Lalazar

  • Urgent colonoscopy for evaluation and management of acute lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage: a randomized controlled trial.

    Bryan T Green;Don C Rockey;Don C Rockey;G Portwood;Paul R Tarnasky

  • Pyogenic liver abscess. Changes in etiology, management, and outcome.

    Reginald K. Seeto;Don C. Rockey

  • Activation-dependent contractility of rat hepatic lipocytes in culture and in vivo.

    D C Rockey;C N Housset;S L Friedman

  • Simtuzumab Is Ineffective for Patients With Bridging Fibrosis or Compensated Cirrhosis Caused by Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

    Stephen A. Harrison;Manal F. Abdelmalek;Stephen Caldwell;Mitchell L. Shiffman

  • Occult gastrointestinal bleeding.

    Don C. Rockey

  • Comparative effectiveness of fecal immunochemical test outreach, colonoscopy outreach, and usual care for boosting colorectal cancer screening among the underserved: a randomized clinical trial.

    Samir Gupta;Samir Gupta;Ethan A. Halm;Don C. Rockey;Marcia Hammons

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Vierling
John M. Vierling Baylor College of Medicine
Amit G. Singal
Amit G. Singal The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Andrew J. Muir
Andrew J. Muir Duke University
Mitchell L. Shiffman
Mitchell L. Shiffman Bon Secours Health System
Zachary Goodman
Zachary Goodman Inova Fairfax Hospital
George N. Ioannou
George N. Ioannou University of Washington
Scott L. Friedman
Scott L. Friedman Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Chul Ahn
Chul Ahn The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert J. Fontana
Robert J. Fontana University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Naga Chalasani
Naga Chalasani Indiana University

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