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D-Index
90
Citations
37878
World Ranking
12045
National Ranking
6177

J. David Curb 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 J. David Curb sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 256 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. David Curb 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 J. David Curb sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 90 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. David Curb was affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Manoa in the United States. Their academic career focused on research contributions within their institutional setting, though specific details about their fields of study were not provided.

Throughout their career, Curb did not have publicly documented recent papers, co-authors, or frequent publication venues available in the accessible records. Similarly, there was no information regarding book publications or the main and subfields of study connected to their scholarly output.

There were no recorded awards or honors attributed to Curb in the available data. This absence of information on accolades or specific research topics may reflect limited publicly available documentation of their academic work.

As a deceased scholar, J. David Curb's legacy remains defined primarily by their affiliation and participation within the academic community at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The lack of detailed research data or publication records limits a deeper insight into their scientific contributions or collaborative networks.

Best Publications

  • Effects of conjugated equine estrogen in postmenopausal women with hysterectomy: the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled trial

    Garnet L. Anderson;Marian C. Limacher;Annlouise R. Assaf;Tamsen Bassford

  • Effect of estrogen plus progestin on stroke in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative: a randomized trial.

    Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller;Susan Hendrix;Marian Limacher;Gerardo Heiss

  • Effect of Diuretic-Based Antihypertensive Treatment on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older Diabetic Patients With Isolated Systolic Hypertension

    J. David Curb;Sara L. Pressel;Jeffrey A. Cutler;Peter J. Savage

  • FOXO3A genotype is strongly associated with human longevity

    Bradley J. Willcox;Timothy A. Donlon;Qimei He;Randi Chen

  • Walking and dementia in physically capable elderly men.

    Robert D. Abbott;Lon R. White;G. Webster Ross;Kamal H. Masaki

  • Early inflammation and dementia: A 25‐year follow‐up of the Honolulu‐Asia aging study

    Reinhold Schmidt;Helena Schmidt;J. David Curb;Kamal Masaki

  • Prevention of Heart Failure by Antihypertensive Drug Treatment in Older Persons With Isolated Systolic Hypertension

    Kostis Jb;Davis Br;Cutler J;Grimm Rh

  • Physical performance measures in aging research.

    J M Guralnik;L G Branch;S R Cummings;J D Curb

  • Outcomes ascertainment and adjudication methods in the women's health initiative

    J.David Curb;Anne Mctiernan;Susan R Heckbert;Charles Kooperberg

  • Health outcomes after stopping conjugated equine estrogens among postmenopausal women with prior hysterectomy: a randomized controlled trial.

    Andrea Z. LaCroix;Rowan T. Chlebowski;JoAnn E. Manson;Aaron K. Aragaki

  • The Detection of Dementia in the Primary Care Setting

    Victor G. Valcour;Kamal H. Masaki;J. David Curb;Patricia Lanoie Blanchette

  • Cholesterol and all-cause mortality in elderly people from the Honolulu Heart Program: a cohort study

    Irwin J Schatz;Kamal Masaki;Katsuhiko Yano;Randi Chen

  • Prevalence of dementia in older Japanese-American men in Hawaii: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study.

    White L;Petrovitch H;Ross Gw;Ross Gw;Masaki Kh

  • Dietary Sources of Sodium in China, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, Women and Men Aged 40 to 59 Years: The INTERMAP Study

    Cheryl A.M. Anderson;Lawrence J. Appel;Nagako Okuda;Ian J. Brown

  • Newly discovered breast cancer susceptibility loci on 3p24 and 17q23.2.

    Shahana Ahmed;Gilles Thomas;Maya Ghoussaini;Catherine S. Healey

  • Calcium plus vitamin D supplementation and the risk of incident diabetes in the Women's Health Initiative.

    Ian H. de Boer;Lesley F. Tinker;Stephanie Connelly;J. David Curb

  • Fish Consumption and Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease

    Richard B. Shekelle;Lavon Missell;Oglesby Paul;Anne Macmillan Shryock

  • Caloric restriction, the traditional Okinawan diet, and healthy aging: the diet of the world's longest-lived people and its potential impact on morbidity and life span.

    Bradley J. Willcox;D. Craig Willcox;Hidemi Todoriki;Akira Fujiyoshi

  • The Effect of Treatment on Mortality in Mild Hypertension: Results of the Hypertension Detection and Follow-up Program

    Elbert Tuttle;Vickie Grimes;Aristide Apostolidcs;J. Richard Hebel

  • Effect of Diuretic-Based Antihypertensive Treatment on Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Older Diabetic Patients with Isolated Systolic Hypertension

    J. David Curb;Sara L. Pressel;Jeffrey A. Cutler;Peter J. Savage

Frequent Co-Authors

Beatriz L. Rodriguez
Beatriz L. Rodriguez University of Hawaii at Manoa
Kamal Masaki
Kamal Masaki University of Hawaii at Manoa
Robert D. Abbott
Robert D. Abbott University of Virginia
Hirotsugu Ueshima
Hirotsugu Ueshima Shiga University of Medical Science
Katsuhiko Yano
Katsuhiko Yano Kuakini Medical Center
Lewis H. Kuller
Lewis H. Kuller University of Pittsburgh
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Katsuyuki Miura
Katsuyuki Miura Shiga University of Medical Science
Tomonori Okamura
Tomonori Okamura Keio University
Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller
Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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