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D-Index
84
Citations
50793
World Ranking
14812
National Ranking
7488

J. Sanford Schwartz 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. Sanford Schwartz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 284 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

J. Sanford Schwartz 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. Sanford Schwartz sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Sanford Schwartz is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with significant contributions in Surgery, Physiology, Epidemiology, Family Practice, and Economics and Econometrics. The major themes of their work center on Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills, Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy, Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology, Spinal Hematomas and Complications, and Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation.

The scientist has published recent papers including the following:

  • Effect of Ventral vs Dorsal Spinal Surgery on Patient-Reported Physical Functioning in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, 2021, JAMA
  • Development and Implementation of Augmented Reality Enhanced High-Fidelity Simulation for Recognition of Patient Decompensation, 2020, Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
  • Multiuser immersive virtual reality simulation for interprofessional sepsis recognition and management, 2024, Journal of Hospital Medicine
  • Display and perception of risk: Analysis of decision support system display and its impact on perceived clinical risk of sepsis-induced health deterioration, 2022, Health Informatics Journal
  • Interprofessional Immersive Virtual Reality Training on Sepsis Recognition, 2023, Pediatric Quality and Safety

They collaborate frequently with several coauthors including Matthew Zackoff, Bradley Cruse, Rashmi D. Sahay, Ravishankar Jayadevappa, and Sumedha Chhatre.

Their publications have appeared in several journals with repeated contributions to the Journal of Clinical Oncology, JAMA, Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Journal of Hospital Medicine, and Health Informatics Journal.

Their work extensively covers clinical simulation techniques designed to enhance healthcare education and improve outcomes in sepsis diagnosis and treatment.

Best Publications

  • 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Treatment of Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk in Adults A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    Neil J Stone;Jennifer G Robinson;Alice H. Lichtenstein;C Noel Bairey Merz

  • 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines

    David C. Goff;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Glen Bennett;Sean Coady

  • 2013 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk

    David C. Goff;Donald M. Lloyd-Jones;Faha Glen Bennett;Sean Coady

  • Screening for Breast Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

    Ned Calonge;Diana B. Petitti;Thomas G. DeWitt;Allen J. Dietrich

  • Transitional Care of Older Adults Hospitalized with Heart Failure: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Mary D. Naylor;Dorothy A. Brooten;Roberta L. Campbell;Greg Maislin

  • Screening for breast cancer: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation statement

    Ned Calonge;Ned Calonge;Diana B. Petitti;Diana B. Petitti;Thomas G. DeWitt;Thomas G. DeWitt;Allen J. Dietrich;Allen J. Dietrich

  • Screening for Breast Cancer

    Ned Calonge;Diana B. Petitti;Thomas G. DeWitt;Allen J. Dietrich

  • The clinical course of pulmonary embolism.

    Jeffrey L. Carson;Mark A. Kelley;Amy Duff;John G. Weg

  • Epidemiology of Sepsis Syndrome in 8 Academic Medical Centers

    Kenneth E. Sands;David W. Bates;Paul N. Lanken;Paul S. Graman

  • Laminectomy plus Fusion versus Laminectomy Alone for Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

    Zoher Ghogawala;James Dziura;William E. Butler;Feng Dai

  • Predictors of adherence with antihypertensive and lipid-lowering therapy.

    Richard H. Chapman;Joshua S. Benner;Allison A. Petrilla;Jonothan C. Tierce

  • Key principles for the improved conduct of health technology assessments for resource allocation decisions.

    Michael F. Drummond;J. Sanford Schwartz;Bengt Jönsson;Bryan R. Luce

  • Restenosis after coronary angioplasty: A multilvariate statistical model to relate lesion and procedure variables to restenosis☆

    John W. Hirshfeld;J.Sanford Schwartz;Ralph Jugo;Robert G. Macdonald

  • Prognosis in severe heart failure: Relation to hemodynamic measurements and ventricular ectopic activity

    John R. Wilson;J. Sanford Schwartz;Martin St. John Sutton;Nancy Ferraro

  • Screening for Colorectal Neoplasms With New Fecal Occult Blood Tests: Update on Performance Characteristics

    James E. Allison;Lori C. Sakoda;Theodore R. Levin;Jo P. Tucker

  • Examining the dimensions of cancer-related information seeking and scanning behavior.

    Jeff Niederdeppe;Robert C Hornik;Bridget J Kelly;Dominick L Frosch

  • Revised Estimates of Diagnostic Test Sensitivity and Specificity in Suspected Biliary Tract Disease

    Judy A. Shea;Jesse A. Berlin;José J. Escarce;John R. Clarke;John R. Clarke

  • Rethinking Randomized Clinical Trials for Comparative Effectiveness Research: The Need for Transformational Change

    Bryan R. Luce;Judith M. Kramer;Steven N. Goodman;Jason T. Connor

  • Spectrum Bias in the Evaluation of Diagnostic Tests: Lessons from the Rapid Dipstick Test for Urinary Tract Infection

    Mark S. Lachs;Irving Nachamkin;Paul H. Edelstein;Jay Goldman

  • National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

    Scott M. Grundy;Diane Becker;Luther T. Clark;Richard S. Cooper

Frequent Co-Authors

Katrina Armstrong
Katrina Armstrong Harvard University
Timothy J Wilt
Timothy J Wilt University of Minnesota
Judy A. Shea
Judy A. Shea University of Pennsylvania
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk
Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk The Ohio State University
Diana B. Petitti
Diana B. Petitti Arizona State University
Peter A. Ubel
Peter A. Ubel Duke University
Judith K. Ockene
Judith K. Ockene University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Robert C. Hornik
Robert C. Hornik University of Pennsylvania
Bengt Jönsson
Bengt Jönsson Stockholm School of Economics
David R. Snydman
David R. Snydman Tufts Medical Center

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