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D-Index
87
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32537
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13525
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6877

Henry Blackburn 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 Henry Blackburn sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 312 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Henry Blackburn 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 Henry Blackburn sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Henry Blackburn is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and has focused their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, and Surgery. The main topics covered by their research include Public Health Policies and Education, Historical and Modern Epidemiology Studies, Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention, Diet and Metabolism Studies, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.

Blackburn has contributed to multiple publications, with frequent appearances in journals such as the American Journal of Epidemiology, American Journal of Public Health, and Circulation.

  • Early Contributions to the Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials From a Largely Unknown 1960s Pilot Trial of Physical Activity and a Well-Known Diet-Heart Feasibility Study for the Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease (2021, American Journal of Epidemiology)
  • Abstract P123: Metabolic Syndrome Risk Factors' Aggregation Within the Seven Countries' Study: 45 Years Follow Up Results (2020, Circulation)
  • The Historical North Karelia Project: Commentary From One Who Was There (2021, American Journal of Public Health)
  • The world was their laboratory: how two pioneer scientist-administrators, James Watt and Zdenek Fejfar, advanced methods and international collaboration in cardiovascular disease epidemiology during the Cold War (2023, American Journal of Epidemiology)
  • Masterful History Tour: How and Why the Public Health Approach to Disease Has Evolved and Improved (2024, American Journal of Public Health)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Blackburn include Biljana Parapid, Nicolas Danchin, Olga Nedeljković-Arsenović, Bratislav Kirćanski, and Dragana Bubanja.

Blackburn's research has covered studies related to the design and conduct of clinical trials, metabolic syndrome risk factors aggregated over long-term follow-up, historical perspectives on epidemiologic projects, and collaborative advancements in cardiovascular disease epidemiology. The work also addresses the evolution of public health approaches to disease.

Best Publications

  • Flavonoid intake and long-term risk of coronary heart disease and cancer in the seven countries study.

    Michaël G. L. Hertog;Daan Kromhout;Christ Aravanis;Henry Blackburn

  • The diet and 15-year death rate in the seven countries study.

    Keys A;Menotti A;Karvonen Mj;Aravanis C

  • The Electrocardiogram in Population Studies A Classification System

    Henry Blackburn;Ancel Keys;Ernst Simonson;Pentti Rautaharju

  • Serum total cholesterol and long-term coronary heart disease mortality in different cultures. Twenty-five-year follow-up of the seven countries study

    W M Verschuren;D R Jacobs;B P Bloemberg;D Kromhout

  • The Minnesota code manual of electrocardiographic findings: Standards and procedures for measurement and classification

    Ronald J. Prineas;Richard S. Crow;Henry W. Blackburn

  • Recent Trends in Acute Coronary Heart Disease — Mortality, Morbidity, Medical Care, and Risk Factors

    Paul G. Mcgovern;James S. Pankow;Eyal Shahar;Katherine M. Doliszny

  • Serum cholesterol level and mortality findings for men screened in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial. Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial Research Group.

    James D. Neaton;Henry Blackburn;David Jacobs;Lewis Kuller

  • Report of the Conference on Low Blood Cholesterol: Mortality Associations.

    D Jacobs;H Blackburn;M Higgins;D Reed

  • The seven countries study: 2,289 deaths in 15 years.

    Ancel Keys;Alessandro Menotti;Christ Aravanis;Henry Blackburn

  • Dietary saturated and trans fatty acids and cholesterol and 25-year mortality from coronary heart disease: the Seven Countries Study.

    Kromhout D;Menotti A;Bloemberg B;Aravanis C

  • Food intake patterns and 25-year mortality from coronary heart disease: Cross-cultural correlations in the Seven Countries Study

    Alessandro Menotti;Daan Kromhout;Henry Blackburn;Flaminio Fidanza

  • Mortality and Coronary Heart Disease Among Men Studied for 23 Years

    Ancel Keys;Henry Longstreet Taylor;Henry Blackburn;Josef Brozek;Josef Brozek

  • Trends in acute coronary heart disease mortality, morbidity, and medical care from 1985 through 1997: the Minnesota heart survey.

    Paul G. McGovern;David R. Jacobs;Eyal Shahar;Donna K. Arnett

  • Effects of thiazide diuretics on plasma lipids and lipoproteins in mildly hypertensive patients: a double-blind controlled trial.

    Richard H. Grimm;Arthur S. Leon;Donald B. Hunninghake;Kristine Lenz

  • Rationale of the diet-heart statement of the american heart association: Report of nutrition committee

    Scott M. Grundy;David Bilheimer;Henry Blackburn;W. Virgil Brown

  • Probability of Middle-Aged Men Developing Coronary Heart Disease in Five Years

    Ancel Keys;Christ Aravanis;Henry Blackburn;F. S. P. Van Buchem

  • Leisure time physical activity and its relationship to coronary risk factors in a population-based sample. The Minnesota Heart Survey.

    Aaron R. Folsom;Carl J. Caspersen;Henry L. Taylor;David R. Jacobs

  • Coronary Heart Disease among Minnesota Business and Professional Men Followed Fifteen Years

    Ancel Keys;Henry Longstreet Taylor;Henry Blackburn;Josef Brozek

  • Prognostic value of ECG findings for total, cardiovascular disease, and coronary heart disease death in men and women.

    D. De Bacquer;G. De Backer;M. Kornitzer;Henry Blackburn

  • Report of the conference on low blood cholesterol

    David R Jacobs;Henry Blackburn;Millicent Higgins;Dwayne Reed

Frequent Co-Authors

David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Russell V. Luepker
Russell V. Luepker University of Minnesota
Alessandro Menotti
Alessandro Menotti University of Minnesota
Ancel Keys
Ancel Keys University of Minnesota
Daan Kromhout
Daan Kromhout University Medical Center Groningen
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Ronald J. Prineas
Ronald J. Prineas Wake Forest University
Paul G. McGovern
Paul G. McGovern University of Minnesota
Aulikki Nissinen
Aulikki Nissinen National Institutes of Health
Simona Giampaoli
Simona Giampaoli Istituto Superiore di Sanità

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