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Gideon M. Hirschfield

Gideon M. Hirschfield

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
100
Citations
47082
World Ranking
8164
National Ranking
311

Gideon M. Hirschfield 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 Gideon M. Hirschfield sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 632 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Gideon M. Hirschfield 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 Gideon M. Hirschfield sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 100 D-Index — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Gideon M. Hirschfield is affiliated with the University Health Network in Canada and primarily works within the field of Medicine, contributing extensively to hepatology and related disciplines. Their research portfolio includes 665 publications, with a strong emphasis on hepatology, epidemiology, and surgery. Subfields such as pulmonary and respiratory medicine and oncology also form part of their broader scientific investigation.

Their scientific inquiry focuses on a variety of liver-related topics, including:

  • Liver Diseases and Immunity
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Pediatric Hepatobiliary Diseases and Treatments
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies

Hirschfield has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Bettina E. Hansen, Aliya Gulamhusein, Palak Trivedi, Cynthia Levy, and Marlyn J. Mayo.

Their work has been disseminated predominantly through respected medical journals. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology
  • JHEP Reports
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology Communications

Among their recent papers, several stand out for their contributions to hepatology and liver disease research:

  • "Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive tests for advanced fibrosis in patients with NAFLD: an individual patient data meta-analysis," published in 2021 in Gut
  • "Primary biliary cholangitis," published in 2020 in The Lancet
  • "Recent advances in clinical practice: epidemiology of autoimmune liver diseases," published in 2021 in Gut
  • "A randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II study of obeticholic acid for primary sclerosing cholangitis," published in 2020 in Journal of Hepatology
  • "A Phase 3 Trial of Seladelpar in Primary Biliary Cholangitis," published in 2024 in the New England Journal of Medicine

Best Publications

  • C-reactive protein: a critical update

    Mark B. Pepys;Gideon M. Hirschfield

  • C-Reactive Protein and Other Circulating Markers of Inflammation in the Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease

    John Danesh;Jeremy G Wheeler;Gideon M Hirschfield;Shinichi Eda

  • The gut microbiota and host health: a new clinical frontier

    Julian Roberto Marchesi;David H. Adams;Francesca Fava;Gerben D. A. Hermes

  • EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines: The diagnosis and management of patients with primary biliary cholangitis

    Gideon M. Hirschfield;Ulrich Beuers;Christophe Corpechot;Pietro Invernizzi

  • A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Obeticholic Acid in Primary Biliary Cholangitis

    F. Nevens;P. Andreone;G. Mazzella;S. I. Strasser

  • Targeting C-reactive protein for the treatment of cardiovascular disease

    Mark B Pepys;Gideon M Hirschfield;Glenys A Tennent;J Ruth Gallimore

  • Primary biliary cirrhosis associated with HLA, IL12A, and IL12RB2 variants.

    Gideon M. Hirschfield;Xiangdong Liu;Chun Xu;Yue Lu

  • Efficacy of obeticholic acid in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and inadequate response to ursodeoxycholic acid

    Gideon M. Hirschfield;Andrew Mason;Velimir Luketic;Velimir Luketic;Keith Lindor;Keith Lindor

  • Primary sclerosing cholangitis

    Gideon M Hirschfield;Tom H Karlsen;Tom H Karlsen;Keith D Lindor;David H Adams

  • Overlap syndromes: The International Autoimmune Hepatitis Group (IAIHG) position statement on a controversial issue

    Kirsten Muri Boberg;Roger W Chapman;Gideon M Hirschfield;Ansgar W Lohse

  • Levels of alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin are surrogate end points of outcomes of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis: An international follow-up study

    Willem J. Lammers;Henk R. van Buuren;Gideon M. Hirschfield;Harry L.A. Janssen

  • Genome-wide meta-analyses identify three loci associated with primary biliary cirrhosis

    Xiangdong Liu;Pietro Invernizzi;Yue Lu;Roman Kosoy

  • Patient Age, Sex, and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Phenotype Associate With Course of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis

    Tobias J. Weismüller;Tobias J. Weismüller;Palak J. Trivedi;Annika Bergquist;Mohamad Imam;Mohamad Imam

  • Development and Validation of a Scoring System to Predict Outcomes of Patients With Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Receiving Ursodeoxycholic Acid Therapy

    Willem J. Lammers;Gideon M. Hirschfield;Christophe Corpechot;Frederik Nevens

  • C-reactive protein and cardiovascular disease: new insights from an old molecule.

    G.M. Hirschfield;M.B. Pepys

  • Dense genotyping of immune-related disease regions identifies nine new risk loci for primary sclerosing cholangitis

    Jimmy Z Liu;Johannes Roksund Hov;Trine Folseraas;Trine Folseraas;Eva Ellinghaus

  • Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

    Gideon M Hirschfield;E Jenny Heathcote

  • Baseline Ductopenia and Treatment Response Predict Long-Term Histological Progression in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

    Teru Kumagi;Maha Guindi;Sandra E Fischer;Tamara Arenovich

  • The Immunobiology and Pathophysiology of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

    Hirschfield Gm;Gershwin Me

  • The UK-PBC risk scores: Derivation and validation of a scoring system for long-term prediction of end-stage liver disease in primary biliary cholangitis

    Marco Carbone;Stephen J. Sharp;Steve Flack;Dimitrios Paximadas

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Parés
Albert Parés University of Barcelona
Bettina E. Hansen
Bettina E. Hansen University Health Network
Cyriel Y. Ponsioen
Cyriel Y. Ponsioen University of Amsterdam
Keith D. Lindor
Keith D. Lindor Arizona State University
Harry L.A. Janssen
Harry L.A. Janssen Erasmus University Rotterdam
David H. Adams
David H. Adams Mount Sinai Hospital
Kris V. Kowdley
Kris V. Kowdley Washington State University
Tom H. Karlsen
Tom H. Karlsen Oslo University Hospital
Roger W. Chapman
Roger W. Chapman University of Oxford

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