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49076
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Franklin H. Epstein 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 Franklin H. Epstein sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 324 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Franklin H. Epstein 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 Franklin H. Epstein sits on this spectrum.

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70 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.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1988 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Franklin H. Epstein was affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in the United States. Their research spanned several areas within medicine, including pharmacology, pathology and forensic medicine, and surgery.

Their work focused notably on topics related to musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, spine and intervertebral disc pathology, and scoliosis diagnosis and treatment. Epstein contributed to several studies that explored these fields with clinical and therapeutic implications.

Among the documented publications, a representative paper titled Identifying biopsychosocial factors that impact decompressive laminectomy outcomes in veterans with lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective cohort study was published in 2020 in the journal Pain.

Frequent collaborators in their research included:

  • Debra K. Weiner
  • Kathryn L. Holloway
  • Emily J. Levin
  • Harold Keyserling
  • Edward A. Monaco

Epstein published primarily in Pain, with this venue marked as the leading publication outlet among their work.

In terms of recognition, Epstein was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1988 and was also a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Excess placental soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) may contribute to endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and proteinuria in preeclampsia

    Sharon E. Maynard;Jiang Yong Min;Jaime Merchan;Kee Hak Lim

  • Circulating Angiogenic Factors and the Risk of Preeclampsia

    Richard J. Levine;Sharon E. Maynard;Cong Qian;Kee Hak Lim

  • Soluble endoglin and other circulating antiangiogenic factors in preeclampsia

    Richard J. Levine;Chun Lam;Cong Qian;Kai F. Yu

  • Soluble endoglin contributes to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.

    Shivalingappa Venkatesha;Mourad Toporsian;Chun Lam;Jun-ichi Hanai

  • Leukotrienes and other products of the 5-lipoxygenase pathway. Biochemistry and relation to pathobiology in human diseases.

    Robert A. Lewis;K. Frank Austen;Roy J. Soberman

  • Coronary artery disease: pathogenesis and acute coronary syndromes.

    Stephen G. Worthley;Julio I. Osende;Gérard Helft;Juan J. Badimon

  • Renal Ischemia: A New Perspective

    M. Brezis;S. Rosen;P. Silva;F.H. Epstein

  • Noninvasive Evaluation of Intrarenal Oxygenation With BOLD MRI

    Pottumarthi V. Prasad;Robert R. Edelman;Franklin H. Epstein

  • Abnormal Intracellular Modulation of Calcium as a Major Cause of Cardiac Contractile Dysfunction

    Franklin H. Epstein;James P. Morgan

  • Mechanism of active chloride secretion by shark rectal gland: role of Na-K-ATPase in chloride transport

    P. Silva;J. Stoff;M. Field;L. Fine

  • Preeclampsia and Angiogenic Imbalance

    Sharon Maynard;Franklin H. Epstein;S. Ananth Karumanchi

  • Preeclampsia: a renal perspective.

    S. Ananth Karumanchi;Sharon E. Maynard;Isaac E. Stillman;Franklin H. Epstein

  • Role of nitric oxide in renal medullary oxygenation. Studies in isolated and intact rat kidneys.

    M Brezis;S N Heyman;D Dinour;F H Epstein

  • Early renal medullary hypoxic injury from radiocontrast and indomethacin.

    Samuel N. Heyman;Mayer Brezis;Mayer Brezis;Franklin H. Epstein;Franklin H. Epstein;Katherine Spokes;Katherine Spokes

  • Sodium- and potassium-activated adenosine triphosphatase of gills: role in adaptation of teleosts to salt water.

    Franklin H. Epstein;Adrian I. Katz;Grace E. Pickford

  • On the mechanism of lithium-induced diabetes insipidus in man and the rat.

    John N. Forrest;Alan D. Cohen;Jorge Torretti;Jonathan M. Himmelhoch

  • Elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D plasma levels in normal human pregnancy and lactation.

    R Kumar;W R Cohen;P Silva;F H Epstein

  • Adrenergic Modulation of Extrarenal Potassium Disposal

    Robert M. Rosa;Patricio Silva;James B. Young;Lewis Landsberg

  • Acute renal failure with selective medullary injury in the rat.

    S N Heyman;M Brezis;C A Reubinoff;Z Greenfeld

  • Excess placental soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt1) could contribute to endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, and proteinuria in preeclampsia

    Sharon E. Maynard;Jiang-Yong Min;Jaime Merchan;Kee-Hak Lim

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Ananth Karumanchi
S. Ananth Karumanchi Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Michael Kashgarian
Michael Kashgarian Yale University
Vikas P. Sukhatme
Vikas P. Sukhatme Emory University
Baha M. Sibai
Baha M. Sibai The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Roberto Romero
Roberto Romero National Institutes of Health
Lewis Landsberg
Lewis Landsberg Northwestern University
Jonathan A. Epstein
Jonathan A. Epstein University of Pennsylvania
Robert S. Brown
Robert S. Brown Cornell University
Frank W. Sellke
Frank W. Sellke Brown University
Towia A. Libermann
Towia A. Libermann Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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