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D-Index
114
Citations
63978
World Ranking
4640
National Ranking
2520

Douglas A. Drossman 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 Douglas A. Drossman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 508 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas A. Drossman 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 Douglas A. Drossman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

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

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Overview

Douglas A. Drossman is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of medicine, with a notable focus on gastroenterology.

The subfields of study for this scientist include:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgery
  • Pharmacy
  • Psychiatry and Mental health
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Key topics covered in their work are:

  • Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
  • Music Therapy and Health
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies

Publications in various venues include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Gastroenterology
  • Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Frequent coauthors associated with Douglas A. Drossman are:

  • Jan Tack
  • Olafur S. Palsson
  • Shrikant I. Bangdiwala
  • Magnus Simrén
  • Ami D. Sperber

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Douglas A. Drossman include:

  • "Worldwide Prevalence and Burden of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Results of Rome Foundation Global Study" (2020), published in Gastroenterology
  • "Functional gastrointestinal disorders: advances in understanding and management" (2020), published in The Lancet
  • "A Rome Working Team Report on Brain-Gut Behavior Therapies for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction" (2021), published in Gastroenterology
  • "A Review of the Evidence and Recommendations on Communication Skills and the Patient-Provider Relationship: A Rome Foundation Working Team Report" (2021), published in Gastroenterology
  • "Rome Foundation Clinical Diagnostic Criteria for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction" (2021), published in Gastroenterology

Best Publications

  • The functional gastrointestinal disorders and the Rome III process.

    Douglas A. Drossman

  • Functional bowel disorders and functional abdominal pain.

    W G Thompson;G F Longstreth;D A Drossman;K W Heaton

  • U.S. householder survey of functional gastrointestinal disorders. Prevalence, sociodemography, and health impact.

    D A Drossman;Z Li;E Andruzzi;R D Temple

  • Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: History, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features and Rome IV.

    Douglas A. Drossman

  • AGA technical review on irritable bowel syndrome

    Douglas A. Drossman;Michael Camilleri;Emeran A. Mayer;William E. Whitehead

  • Rome IV—Functional GI Disorders: Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction

    Douglas A. Drossman;William L. Hasler

  • Components of placebo effect: randomised controlled trial in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Ted J Kaptchuk;John M Kelley;Lisa A Conboy;Roger B Davis

  • Worldwide Prevalence and Burden of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Results of Rome Foundation Global Study.

    Ami D. Sperber;Shrikant I. Bangdiwala;Shrikant I. Bangdiwala;Douglas A. Drossman;Uday C. Ghoshal

  • Sexual and physical abuse in women with functional or organic gastrointestinal disorders.

    D. A. Drossman;J. Leserman;G. Nachman;Z. M. Li

  • Psychosocial factors in the irritable bowel syndrome. A multivariate study of patients and nonpatients with irritable bowel syndrome

    Douglas A. Drossman;Daphne C. McKee;Robert S. Sandler;C. Madeline Mitchell

  • Bowel patterns among subjects not seeking health care. Use of a questionnaire to identify a population with bowel dysfunction.

    Douglas A. Drossman;Robert S. Sandler;Daphne C. McKee;Alix J. Lovitz

  • Irritable bowel syndrome: A technical review for practice guideline development

    DA Drossman;WE Whitehead;M Camilleri

  • Quality of Life in Persons with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (Development and Validation of a New Measure)

    Donald L. Patrick;Douglas A. Drossman;Ihunnaya O. Frederick;Joseph Dicesare

  • Psychosocial Aspects of the Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders

    Rona L. Levy;Kevin W. Olden;Bruce D. Naliboff;Laurence A. Bradley

  • Rome III: New standard for functional gastrointestinal disorders.

    Douglas A Drossman;Dan L Dumitrascu

  • Identification of sub-groups of functional gastrointestinal disorders

    DA Drossman;WG Thompson;NJ Talley;P Funch-Jensen

  • Cognitive-behavioral therapy versus education and desipramine versus placebo for moderate to severe functional bowel disorders

    Douglas A. Drossman;Brenda B. Toner;William E. Whitehead;Nicholas E. Diamant

  • What Is New in Rome IV.

    Max J Schmulson;Douglas Arnold Drossman

  • Sexual and physical abuse and gastrointestinal illness: review and recommendations

    D. A. Drossman;N. J. Talley;J. Leserman;K. W. Olden

  • Critical role of the CD40–CD40-ligand pathway in regulating mucosal inflammation-driven angiogenesis in inflammatory bowel disease

    Silvio Danese;F. Scaldaferri;S. Vetrano;T. Stefanelli

Frequent Co-Authors

William E. Whitehead
William E. Whitehead University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Shrikant I. Bangdiwala
Shrikant I. Bangdiwala McMaster University
Brenda B. Toner
Brenda B. Toner University of Toronto
William D. Chey
William D. Chey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Lin Chang
Lin Chang University of California, Los Angeles
Anthony Lembo
Anthony Lembo Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jan Tack
Jan Tack KU Leuven
Nicholas J. Talley
Nicholas J. Talley University of Newcastle Australia
Magnus Simren
Magnus Simren University of Gothenburg

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