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D-Index
73
Citations
19463
World Ranking
19653
National Ranking
9787

Douglas M. Heuman 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 M. Heuman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 265 publications — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Douglas M. Heuman 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 M. Heuman sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Douglas M. Heuman is affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States and has focused research efforts primarily in the field of medicine, particularly hepatology. Their body of work includes contributions to subfields such as hepatology, epidemiology, surgery, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, and biochemistry.

Their research has extensively covered topics related to liver diseases with an emphasis on diagnosis, treatment, and transplantation. Additional areas of interest include cholesterol and lipid metabolism, diet and metabolism-related diseases, organ transplantation techniques and outcomes, lipid metabolism and biosynthesis, as well as gut microbiota and health.

Douglas M. Heuman has published in various scientific journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • UNC Libraries
  • Gastroenterology
  • iScience
  • Journal of Hepatology

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Douglas M. Heuman include:

  • High Glucose Induces Lipid Accumulation via 25-Hydroxycholesterol DNA-CpG Methylation, 2020, iScience
  • Sex is associated with differences in gut microbial composition and function in hepatic encephalopathy, 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • Addition of [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography With Computed Tomography to Cross-Sectional Imaging Improves Staging and Alters Management in Hepatocellular Carcinoma, 2020, Liver Transplantation
  • Coffee modulates insulin-hepatocyte nuclear factor-4α-Cyp7b1 pathway and reduces oxysterol-driven liver toxicity in a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease mouse model, 2022, American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology
  • Liver-Unrelated Comorbid Conditions Do Not Affect Cognitive Performance or Hepatic Encephalopathy Progression in Cirrhosis, 2021, The American Journal of Gastroenterology

In collaboration, Douglas M. Heuman has frequently worked with several co-authors including:

  • Jasmohan S. Bajaj
  • Michael Fuchs
  • HoChong Gilles
  • William M. Pandak
  • Andrew Fagan

Best Publications

  • Altered profile of human gut microbiome is associated with cirrhosis and its complications

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Douglas M. Heuman;Phillip B. Hylemon;Arun J. Sanyal

  • Modulation of the Fecal Bile Acid Profile by Gut Microbiota in Cirrhosis

    Genta Kakiyama;William M. Pandak;Patrick M. Gillevet;Phillip B. Hylemon

  • Quantitative estimation of the hydrophilic-hydrophobic balance of mixed bile salt solutions.

    Douglas M. Heuman

  • Persistent ascites and low serum sodium identify patients with cirrhosis and low MELD scores who are at high risk for early death

    Douglas M. Heuman;Douglas M. Heuman;Souheil G. Abou-Assi;Souheil G. Abou-Assi;Adil Habib;Adil Habib;Leslie M. Williams

  • SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN OUTCOMES OF CIRRHOSIS DUE TO NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS AND HEPATITIS C

    Arun J. Sanyal;Colin Banas;Carol Sargeant;Velimir A. Luketic

  • Linkage of gut microbiome with cognition in hepatic encephalopathy

    Jasmohan Singh Bajaj;Jason M. Ridlon;Phillip B. Hylemon;Leroy R Thacker

  • Fecal microbiota transplant from a rational stool donor improves hepatic encephalopathy: A randomized clinical trial

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Zain Kassam;Andrew Fagan;Edith A. Gavis

  • Colonic mucosal microbiome differs from stool microbiome in cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy and is linked to cognition and inflammation

    Jasmohan Singh Bajaj;Phillip B. Hylemon;Jason M. Ridlon;Douglas M. Heuman

  • Modulation of the metabiome by rifaximin in patients with cirrhosis and minimal hepatic encephalopathy.

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Douglas M. Heuman;Arun J. Sanyal;Phillip B. Hylemon

  • The multi-dimensional burden of cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy on patients and caregivers.

    Jasmohan S Bajaj;James B Wade;Douglas P Gibson;Douglas M Heuman

  • Persistence of Cognitive Impairment After Resolution of Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Christine M. Schubert;Douglas M. Heuman;James B. Wade

  • Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is associated with motor vehicle crashes: The reality beyond the driving test

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Kia Saeian;Christine M. Schubert;Muhammad Hafeezullah

  • Small Intestinal Neoplasms

    Satinder S. Gill;Douglas M. Heuman;Anastasios A. Mihas

  • MELD-XI: a rational approach to "sickest first" liver transplantation in cirrhotic patients requiring anticoagulant therapy.

    Douglas M. Heuman;Douglas M. Heuman;Anastasios A. Mihas;Anastasios A. Mihas;Adil Habib;Adil Habib;HoChong S. Gilles;HoChong S. Gilles

  • Salivary microbiota reflects changes in gut microbiota in cirrhosis with hepatic encephalopathy

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Naga S. Betrapally;Phillip B. Hylemon;Douglas M. Heuman

  • Conjugates of ursodeoxycholate protect against cholestasis and hepatocellular necrosis caused by more hydrophobic bile salts. In vivo studies in the rat.

    Douglas M. Heuman;A.Scott Mills;Janice McCall;Philip B. Hylemon

  • Randomised clinical trial: Lactobacillus GG modulates gut microbiome, metabolome and endotoxemia in patients with cirrhosis.

    J. S. Bajaj;D. M. Heuman;P. B. Hylemon;A. J. Sanyal

  • Rifaximin Improves Driving Simulator Performance in a Randomized Trial of Patients with Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy

    Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Jasmohan S. Bajaj;Douglas M. Heuman;James B. Wade;Douglas P. Gibson

  • Conjugates of ursodeoxycholate protect against cytotoxicity of more hydrophobic bile salts : in vitro studies in rat hepatocytes and human erythrocytes

    Douglas M. Heuman;Douglas M. Heuman;W. Michael Pandak;W. Michael Pandak;Philip B. Hylemon;Z. Reno Vlahcevic;Z. Reno Vlahcevic

  • Regulation of bile acid synthesis

    Z. Reno Vlahcevic;Douglas M. Heuman;Phillip B. Hylemon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jasmohan S. Bajaj
Jasmohan S. Bajaj Virginia Commonwealth University
Arun J. Sanyal
Arun J. Sanyal Virginia Commonwealth University
Phillip B. Hylemon
Phillip B. Hylemon Virginia Commonwealth University
Richard K. Sterling
Richard K. Sterling Virginia Commonwealth University
William M. Pandak
William M. Pandak Virginia Commonwealth University
Velimir A. Luketic
Velimir A. Luketic Virginia Commonwealth University
Masoumeh Sikaroodi
Masoumeh Sikaroodi George Mason University
Patrick M. Gillevet
Patrick M. Gillevet George Mason University
Robert A. Fisher
Robert A. Fisher Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John Y. L. Chiang
John Y. L. Chiang Northeast Ohio Medical University

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