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Gerald M. Reaven 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 Gerald M. Reaven sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 888 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gerald M. Reaven 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 Gerald M. Reaven sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 165 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gerald M. Reaven was affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research spanned several areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a notable focus on metabolism, cardiovascular health, and related physiological processes.

The main fields of study covered by their work included:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

The subfields of study in which they published comprised:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Physiology
  • Surgery
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics

Their research topics addressed key areas such as:

  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Gerald M. Reaven included:

  • Statins Are Associated With Increased Insulin Resistance and Secretion, 2021, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • FAM13A affects body fat distribution and adipocyte function, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Mass Index, and Markers of Insulin Resistance in Apparently Healthy Women and Men, 2020, The American Journal of Medicine
  • Analysis of Transcriptional Variability in a Large Human iPSC Library Reveals Genetic and Non-genetic Determinants of Heterogeneity, 2022, Cell stem cell

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Reaven included:

  • Joshua W. Knowles
  • Fahim Abbasi
  • Ivan Carcamo-Orive
  • Thomas Quertermous
  • Cindy Lamendola

The venues in which they most often published were:

  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Nature Communications
  • The American Journal of Medicine
  • Cell stem cell

Best Publications

  • Role of Insulin Resistance in Human Disease

    Gerald M. Reaven

  • Definition of Metabolic Syndrome Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/American Heart Association Conference on Scientific Issues Related to Definition

    Scott M. Grundy;H. Bryan Brewer;James I. Cleeman;Sidney C. Smith

  • Banting lecture 1988

    Gerald M. Reaven;Gerald M. Reaven

  • Hypertension and Associated Metabolic Abnormalities — The Role of Insulin Resistance and the Sympathoadrenal System

    Gerald M. Reaven;Hans Lithell;Lewis Landsberg

  • Pathophysiology of insulin resistance in human disease

    G. M. Reaven

  • American College of Endocrinology position statement on the insulin resistance syndrome.

    Daniel Einhorn;Gerald M Reaven;Rhoda H Cobin;Earl Ford

  • Role of Insulin Resistance in Human Disease (Syndrome X): An Expanded Definition

    Gerald M. Reaven

  • Use of metabolic markers to identify overweight individuals who are insulin resistant.

    Tracey McLaughlin;Fahim Abbasi;Karen Cheal;James Chu

  • Fructose-induced insulin resistance and hypertension in rats.

    I-Shun Hwang;H. Ho;B. B. Hoffman;G. M. Reaven

  • Risk Factors for Coronary Artery Disease in Healthy Persons with Hyperinsulinemia and Normal Glucose Tolerance

    I Zavaroni;E Bonora;M Pagliara;E Dall'Aglio

  • Relationship Between Resistance to Insulin-Mediated Glucose Uptake, Urinary Uric Acid Clearance, and Plasma Uric Acid Concentration

    F. Facchini;Y.-D. I. Chen;C. B. Hollenbeck;G. M. Reaven

  • Measurement of Plasma Glucose, Free Fatty Acid, Lactate, and Insulin for 24 h in Patients With NIDDM

    Gerald M Reaven;Clarie Hollenbeck;Chii-Yang Jeng;Min Shung Wu

  • A new rat model of type 2 diabetes: the fat-fed, streptozotocin-treated rat.

    M.J Reed;K Meszaros;L.J Entes;M.D Claypool

  • Insulin resistance and cigarette smoking

    GeraldM. Reaven;Y-D. Ida Chen

  • Insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia in individuals with small, dense low density lipoprotein particles.

    G M Reaven;Y D Chen;J Jeppesen;P Maheux

  • Impaired nitric oxide synthase pathway in diabetes mellitus: role of asymmetric dimethylarginine and dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase.

    Ken Y. Lin;Akira Ito;Tomoko Asagami;Philip S. Tsao

  • Insulin resistance as a predictor of age-related diseases.

    Francesco S. Facchini;Nancy Hua;Fahim Abbasi;Gerald M. Reaven

  • Relationship between insulin resistance and an endogenous nitric oxide synthase inhibitor.

    Markus C. Stühlinger;Fahim Abbasi;James W. Chu;Cindy Lamendola

  • Relationship between obesity, insulin resistance, and coronary heart disease risk

    Fahim Abbasi;Byron William Brown;Cindy Lamendola;Tracey McLaughlin

  • Is There a Simple Way to Identify Insulin-Resistant Individuals at Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Disease?

    Tracey McLaughlin;Gerald Reaven;Fahim Abbasi;Cindy Lamendola

Frequent Co-Authors

Jerrold M. Olefsky
Jerrold M. Olefsky University of California, San Diego
Philip S. Tsao
Philip S. Tsao Stanford University
yiider ida chen
yiider ida chen UCLA Medical Center
Thomas Quertermous
Thomas Quertermous Stanford University
Fredric B. Kraemer
Fredric B. Kraemer Stanford University
William L. Haskell
William L. Haskell Stanford University
John P. Cooke
John P. Cooke Houston Methodist
Samuel W. Cushman
Samuel W. Cushman National Institutes of Health
Clete A. Kushida
Clete A. Kushida Stanford University
Erik Ingelsson
Erik Ingelsson Stanford University

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