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D-Index
65
Citations
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World Ranking
23
National Ranking
20

George J. Annas publication distribution in Law in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Law in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George J. Annas sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 262+

This scientist: 631 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 262 publications or more.

George J. Annas D-index placement in Law in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Law scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where George J. Annas sits on this spectrum.

20 D-Index: 16 scientists 21 D-Index: 23 scientists 22 D-Index: 11 scientists 23 D-Index: 20 scientists 24 D-Index: 17 scientists 25 D-Index: 23 scientists 26 D-Index: 19 scientists 27 D-Index: 19 scientists 28 D-Index: 22 scientists 29 D-Index: 14 scientists 30 D-Index: 25 scientists 31 D-Index: 25 scientists 32 D-Index: 20 scientists 33 D-Index: 24 scientists 34 D-Index: 23 scientists 35 D-Index: 12 scientists 36 D-Index: 11 scientists 37 D-Index: 15 scientists 38 D-Index: 14 scientists 39 D-Index: 4 scientists 40 D-Index: 8 scientists 41 D-Index: 9 scientists 42+ D-Index: 92 scientists
20 D-Index 42+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 42 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
  • 1997 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

George J. Annas is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with substantial contributions in Molecular Biology, Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Emergency Medical Services. The main topics addressed in their research include CRISPR and Genetic Engineering, Animal Genetics and Reproduction, Biomedical Ethics and Regulation, Torture, Ethics, and Law, Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare, Disaster Response and Management, and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Several frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • The American Journal of Bioethics
  • The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics
  • American Journal of Law & Medicine
  • Science
  • Trends in Biotechnology

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Core commitments for field trials of gene drive organisms", 2020, Science
  • "Geneva Statement on Heritable Human Genome Editing: The Need for Course Correction", 2020, Trends in Biotechnology
  • "The Role of Synthetic Biology in Atmospheric Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Prospects and Challenges", 2020, BioDesign Research
  • "A Code of Ethics for Gene Drive Research", 2021, The CRISPR Journal
  • "Sports Participation by Athletes With Cardiovascular Disease", 2024, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with them are:

  • Sondra S. Crosby
  • George M. Church
  • H Kummer
  • Kanya C. Long
  • Luke Alphey

George J. Annas has been recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine since 1997 and as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 1996.

Best Publications

  • HRS Expert Consensus Statement on remote interrogation and monitoring for cardiovascular implantable electronic devices

    David Slotwiner;Niraj Varma;Joseph G. Akar;George Annas

  • The Nazi Doctors and the Nuremberg Code Human Rights in Human Experimentation

    George J. Annas;Michael A. Grodin

  • HRS Expert Consensus Statement on the Management of Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices (CIEDs) in patients nearing end of life or requesting withdrawal of therapy. This document was developed in collaboration and endorsed by the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Geriatrics Society (AGS), the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM);

    Rachel Lampert;David L. Hayes;George J. Annas;Margaret A. Farley

  • HIPAA regulations - a new era of medical-record privacy?

    George J Annas

  • Protecting the endangered human: toward an international treaty prohibiting cloning and inheritable alterations.

    George J. Annas;Lori B. Andrews;Rosario M. Isasi

  • Patient Autonomy and Incidental Findings in Clinical Genomics

    Susan M. Wolf;George J. Annas;Sherman Elias

  • Reframing the Debate on Health Care Reform by Replacing Our Metaphors

    George J. Annas

  • Health and human rights : a reader

    Jonathan M. Mann;Sofia Gruskin;Michael A. Grodin;George J. Annas

  • Fair Allocation of Intensive Care Unit Resources

    Paul N. Lanken;Peter B. Terry;Diane C. Adler;Jo Ann Brooks-Brunn

  • "Culture of life" politics at the bedside--the case of Terri Schiavo.

    George J. Annas

  • Research in Developing Countries: Taking `Benefit' Seriously

    Leonard H. Glantz;George J. Annas;Michael A. Grodin;Wendy K. Mariner

  • Informed consent, cancer, and truth in prognosis.

    George J. Annas

  • Privacy rules for DNA databanks : protecting coded future diaries

    George J. Annas

  • Women and Children First

    George J. Annas

  • Bioterrorism, Public Health, and Civil Liberties

    George J. Annas

  • Human rights and maternal-fetal HIV transmission prevention trials in Africa.

    George J. Annas;Michael A. Grodin

  • 23andMe and the FDA

    George J. Annas;Sherman Elias

  • Generic consent for genetic screening.

    Sherman Elias;George J. Annas

  • Asking the Courts to Set the Standard of Emergency Care -- The Case of Baby K

    George J. Annas

  • Protecting the liberty of pregnant patients.

    George J. Annas

  • The prostitute, the playboy, and the poet: rationing schemes for organ transplantation.

    G J Annas

  • Extremely preterm birth and parental authority to refuse treatment--the case of Sidney Miller.

    George J. Annas

  • Gene Mapping : Using Law and Ethics as Guides

    George J. Annas;Sherman Elias

  • American Bioethics: Crossing Human Rights and Health Law Boundaries

    George J. Annas

  • Medical Privacy and Medical Research — Judging the New Federal Regulations

    George J. Annas

  • Pregnant women as fetal containers.

    George J. Annas

  • Altering the standard of care in disasters--unnecessary and dangerous.

    Carl H. Schultz;George J. Annas

  • Control of tuberculosis--the law and the public's health.

    George J. Annas

  • Thalidomide and the Titanic: reconstructing the technology tragedies of the twentieth century

    G J Annas;S Elias

  • A National Bill of Patients' Rights

    George J. Annas

  • Globalized clinical trials and informed consent.

    George J Annas

  • Toward a More Natural Science: Biology and Human Affairs

    George J. Annas

Frequent Co-Authors

Arthur L. Caplan
Arthur L. Caplan New York University
Sandro Galea
Sandro Galea Washington University in St. Louis
Jennifer Prah Ruger
Jennifer Prah Ruger University of Pennsylvania
Lawrence O. Gostin
Lawrence O. Gostin Georgetown University
Sofia Gruskin
Sofia Gruskin University of Southern California
George M. Church
George M. Church Harvard University
Benjamin S. Wilfond
Benjamin S. Wilfond University of Washington
Daniel Callahan
Daniel Callahan Hastings Center
Andrea Crisanti
Andrea Crisanti University of Padua
Julian Savulescu
Julian Savulescu University of Oxford

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