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Eric J. Topol 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 Eric J. Topol sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,606 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric J. Topol 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 Eric J. Topol sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 245 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2012 - Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research
  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Eric J. Topol is affiliated with the Scripps Research Institute in the United States. Their research spans the field of medicine, with a significant focus on subfields including radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, infectious diseases, health informatics, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's recent scholarly output includes papers published in high-impact journals, reflecting a range of topics related to medical science and technology. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations" (2023), published in Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection" (2020), published in Annals of Internal Medicine
  • "AI in health and medicine" (2022), published in Nature Medicine
  • "Foundation models for generalist medical artificial intelligence" (2023), published in Nature
  • "Deep learning-enabled medical computer vision" (2021), published in npj Digital Medicine

Core research topics for Eric J. Topol include:

  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

Frequent coauthors collaborating with this scientist are:

  • Giorgio Quer
  • Steven R. Steinhubl
  • Katie Baca-Motes
  • Pranav Rajpurkar
  • Matteo Gadaleta

Eric J. Topol's work has been published repeatedly in the following venues, showing a pattern of ongoing contributions:

  • The Lancet (34 publications)
  • Nature Medicine (14 publications)
  • Science (10 publications)
  • Nature (8 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (8 publications)

The scientist has received several awards throughout their career, including the Libin/AHFMR Prize in Cardiovascular Research awarded in 2012, membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 2004, and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • An international randomized trial comparing four thrombolytic strategies for acute myocardial infarction.

    Maarten Simoons;Eric Topol;Robert Califf;Frans van de Werf

  • High-performance medicine: the convergence of human and artificial intelligence

    Eric J. Topol

  • Clopidogrel and Aspirin versus Aspirin Alone for the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Keith A.A. Fox;Werner Hacke;Peter B. Berger

  • Early and sustained dual oral antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomized controlled trial.

    Steven R. Steinhubl;Peter B. Berger;J. Tift Mann;Edward T. A. Fry

  • Risk of cardiovascular events associated with selective COX-2 inhibitors☆

    D Mukherjee;S.E Nissen;E.J Topol

  • Prevalence of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection : A Narrative Review.

    Daniel P. Oran;Eric J. Topol

  • Prevalence of Conventional Risk Factors in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease

    Umesh N. Khot;Monica B. Khot;Christopher T. Bajzer;Shelly K. Sapp

  • Effect of Antihypertensive Agents on Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Coronary Disease and Normal Blood Pressure The CAMELOT Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Steven E. Nissen;E. Murat Tuzcu;Peter Libby;Peter Libby;Paul D. Thompson

  • Effect of stromal-cell-derived factor 1 on stem-cell homing and tissue regeneration in ischaemic cardiomyopathy.

    Arman T Askari;Samuel Unzek;Zoran B Popovic;Corey K Goldman

  • Our Preoccupation With Coronary Luminology The Dissociation Between Clinical and Angiographic Findings in Ischemic Heart Disease

    Eric J. Topol;Steven E. Nissen

  • Standard- vs high-dose clopidogrel based on platelet function testing after percutaneous coronary intervention: the GRAVITAS randomized trial.

    Matthew J. Price;Peter B. Berger;Paul S. Teirstein;Jean-François Tanguay

  • Aortocoronary Saphenous Vein Graft Disease Pathogenesis, Predisposition, and Prevention

    Joseph G. Motwani;Eric J. Topol

  • A prospective, blinded determination of the natural history of aspirin resistance among stable patients with cardiovascular disease.

    Patricia A Gum;Kandice Kottke-Marchant;Patricia A Welsh;Jennifer White

  • Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

    Eric J. Topol

  • Cardiac Troponin T Levels for Risk Stratification in Acute Myocardial Ischemia

    Ohman Em;Armstrong Pw;Christenson Rh;Granger Cb

  • Standard- vs High-Dose Clopidogrel Based on Platelet Function Testing After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

    Matthew J. Price;Peter B. Berger;Paul S. Teirstein;Dominick J. Angiolillo

  • Predictors of 30-Day Mortality in the Era of Reperfusion for Acute Myocardial Infarction Results From an International Trial of 41 021 Patients

    Kerry L. Lee;Lynn H. Woodlief;Eric J. Topol;W. Douglas Weaver

  • Use of antioxidant vitamins for the prevention of cardiovascular disease: meta-analysis of randomised trials

    Deepak P Vivekananthan;Marc S Penn;Shelly K Sapp;Amy Hsu

  • Prognostic Value of Myeloperoxidase in Patients with Chest Pain

    Marie-Luise Brennan;Marc S. Penn;Frederick Van Lente;Vijay Nambi

  • Profile and prevalence of aspirin resistance in patients with cardiovascular disease.

    Patricia A Gum;Kandice Kottke-Marchant;Emilio D Poggio;Hitinder Gurm

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Califf
Robert M. Califf Duke University
Stephen G. Ellis
Stephen G. Ellis Cleveland Clinic
A. Michael Lincoff
A. Michael Lincoff Cleveland Clinic
Deepak L. Bhatt
Deepak L. Bhatt Mount Sinai Hospital
Steven R. Steinhubl
Steven R. Steinhubl Scripps Health
Christopher B. Granger
Christopher B. Granger Duke University
David J. Moliterno
David J. Moliterno University of Kentucky
Paul W. Armstrong
Paul W. Armstrong University of Alberta
Robert A. Harrington
Robert A. Harrington Cornell University
Harvey D. White
Harvey D. White Auckland City Hospital

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