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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 95 9991 9374 5142 4750 279 36649

Edward L. Spitznagel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Edward L. Spitznagel between 1961 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Edward L. Spitznagel published across 61 years, from 1961 to 2021, averaging 4.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2009. 4 of the 299 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1961 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2009. 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 1 publication 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 5 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 2 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 3 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 6 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 1 publication 1987: 6 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 9 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 13 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 1 publication
1961 2021

299 publications in total across all disciplines

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Edward L. Spitznagel: publications per year, 1961 to 2021
Year Publications
1961 1
1962 0
1963 0
1964 1
1965 0
1966 0
1967 2
1968 5
1969 1
1970 2
1971 1
1972 0
1973 1
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 1
1979 1
1980 3
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 6
1985 5
1986 1
1987 6
1988 3
1989 4
1990 11
1991 8
1992 2
1993 9
1994 11
1995 6
1996 12
1997 13
1998 6
1999 9
2000 9
2001 7
2002 8
2003 13
2004 16
2005 10
2006 12
2007 8
2008 5
2009 18
2010 10
2011 9
2012 9
2013 5
2014 8
2015 4
2016 3
2017 5
2018 2
2019 1
2020 3
2021 1
Total 299
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Edward L. Spitznagel publications per year - data summary

  • Edward L. Spitznagel, a Medicine scholar from Washington University in St. Louis, has 299 publications recorded across 61 years, from 1961 to 2021.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1961 and the most recent to 2021.
  • The most productive year is 2009, with 18 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1961, 1964, 1969, 1971 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 10 of the 61 years in the span carry no publications at all (1962, 1963, 1965, 1966 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 5.9 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2017-2021) hold 12 publications, 4% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1961-1981: 19 publications (0.9 per year); 1982-2002: 138 publications (6.6 per year); 2003-2021: 142 publications (7.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Edward L. Spitznagel 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 Edward L. Spitznagel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 279 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722 279
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Edward L. Spitznagel publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Edward L. Spitznagel, a Medicine scholar from Washington University in St. Louis, records 279 publications - the 13th percentile of the discipline.
  • 13% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Edward L. Spitznagel, and about 87% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Edward L. Spitznagel ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Edward L. Spitznagel 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 Edward L. Spitznagel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 94–95 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808 95
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Edward L. Spitznagel D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Edward L. Spitznagel, a Medicine scholar from Washington University in St. Louis, records 95 D-Index - the 51st percentile of the discipline.
  • 51% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Edward L. Spitznagel, and about 49% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Edward L. Spitznagel falls inside that same range.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Edward L. Spitznagel is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their academic and research career is associated with this institution, where they contribute to ongoing work in their areas of expertise.

There is no specific data available on their recent papers, so details about published research articles or focus topics within these papers are not provided.

Information regarding frequent co-authors or collaborative partners is not available, which limits insight into their network of academic partnerships or joint research efforts.

Data on frequent publication venues does not list any specific journals or conferences, so it is not possible to detail where they most often disseminate their research findings.

There are no recorded book publications, so no additional information about contributions to academic books or monographs can be provided.

Similarly, there are no specific fields or subfields of study mentioned, so a detailed breakdown of their disciplinary focus is unavailable.

Information on their main topics of work is not listed, leaving the thematic orientation of their research unspecified.

No awards or honors associated with Edward L. Spitznagel are noted in the available data, providing no indication of formally recognized achievements or distinctions.

Best Publications

  • ASA Physical Status Classifications: A Study of Consistency of Ratings

    William D. Owens;James A. Felts;Edward L. Spitznagel

  • Changing Epidemiology of Small-Cell Lung Cancer in the United States Over the Last 30 Years: Analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiologic, and End Results Database

    Ramaswamy Govindan;Nathan Page;Daniel Morgensztern;William Read

  • Prognostic importance of comorbidity in a hospital-based cancer registry

    Jay F. Piccirillo;Ryan M. Tierney;Irene Costas;Lori Grove

  • Psychiatric disorders among survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing.

    Carol S. North;Sara Jo Nixon;Sheryll Shariat;Sue Mallonee

  • The effect of prescribed daily dose frequency on patient medication compliance.

    Seth A. Eisen;Douglas K. Miller;Robert S. Woodward;Edward Spitznagel

  • Importance of hemodynamic factors in the prognosis of symptomatic carotid occlusion

    RL Grubb;C P Derdeyn;S M Fritsch;D A Carpenter

  • Evaluation of gene expression measurements from commercial microarray platforms

    Paul K. Tan;Thomas J. Downey;Edward L. Spitznagel;Pin Xu

  • A Comparison of Clinical and Diagnostic Interview Schedule Diagnoses: Physician Reexamination of Lay-Interviewed Cases in the General Population

    John E. Helzer;Lee N. Robins;Larry T. McEvoy;Edward L. Spitznagel

  • Taking chances: problem gamblers and mental health disorders--results from the St. Louis Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study.

    R M Cunningham-Williams;L B Cottler;W M Compton rd;E L Spitznagel

  • Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among older youths in the foster care system

    J Curtis McMILLEN;Bonnie T Zima;Lionel D Scott;Wendy F Auslander

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder among substance users from the general population

    Linda B. Cottler;Wilson M. Compton;Douglas Mager;Edward L. Spitznagel

  • A proposed solution to the base rate problem in the kappa statistic.

    Edward L. Spitznagel;John E. Helzer

  • Psychiatric Disorders in Rescue Workers After the Oklahoma City Bombing

    Carol S. North;Laura Tivis;J. Curtis McMillen;Betty Pfefferbaum

  • The Role of Psychiatric Disorders in Predicting Drug Dependence Treatment Outcomes

    Wilson M. Compton;Linda B. Cottler;Jacqueline L. Jacobs;Arbi Ben-Abdallah

  • Maternal Age and Risk of Labor and Delivery Complications

    Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg;Melissa J. Krauss;Edward L. Spitznagel;Kerry Bommarito

  • Legal status, emotional well-being and subjective health status of Latino immigrants.

    Patricia A Cavazos-Rehg;Luis H Zayas;Edward L Spitznagel

  • Coping, functioning, and adjustment of rescue workers after the Oklahoma City bombing

    Carol S. North;Laura Tivis;J. Curtis McMillen;Betty Pfefferbaum

  • Left globus pallidus abnormality in never-medicated patients with schizophrenia

    Terrence S. Early;Eric M. Reiman;Marcus E. Raichle;Edward L. Spitznagel

  • The impact of heparin concentration and activated clotting time monitoring on blood conservation: A prospective, randomized evaluation in patients undergoing cardiac operation

    G.J. Despotis;J.H. Joist;C.W. Hogue;A. Alsoufiev

  • Differential Prognostic Impact of Comorbidity

    William L. Read;Ryan M. Tierney;Nathan C. Page;Irene Costas

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol S. North
Carol S. North The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Linda B. Cottler
Linda B. Cottler University of Florida
Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg
Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg Washington University in St. Louis
Melissa J. Krauss
Melissa J. Krauss Washington University in St. Louis
Laura J. Bierut
Laura J. Bierut Washington University in St. Louis
Wilson M. Compton
Wilson M. Compton National Institute on Drug Abuse
Joan L. Luby
Joan L. Luby Washington University in St. Louis
David E. Pollio
David E. Pollio National Institutes of Health
Andy C. Belden
Andy C. Belden Washington University in St. Louis
David H. Alpers
David H. Alpers Washington University in St. Louis

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