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Medicine

D-Index
96
Citations
37756
World Ranking
9583
National Ranking
4935

Joel D. Kaufman publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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This scientist: 566 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Joel D. Kaufman 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 Joel D. Kaufman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2009 - ACM Distinguished Member

Overview

Joel D. Kaufman is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions in health, toxicology, and mutagenesis. Additional subfields of their work include speech and hearing, environmental engineering, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and pollution.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Energy and Environment Impacts
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Kaufman has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent being:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • UNC Libraries
  • Environmental Health Perspectives
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Environmental Research

Some of their recent papers include:

  • Association of Dysanapsis With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Older Adults, 2020, JAMA
  • WHO Air Quality Guidelines 2021 - Aiming for Healthier Air for all: A Joint Statement by Medical, Public Health, Scientific Societies and Patient Representative Organisations, 2021, International Journal of Public Health
  • Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution, APOE-ε4 status, and cognitive decline in a cohort of older adults in northern Manhattan, 2020, Environment International
  • Cardiopulmonary Impact of Particulate Air Pollution in High-Risk Populations, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Comparison of Particulate Air Pollution From Different Emission Sources and Incident Dementia in the US, 2023, JAMA Internal Medicine

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Adam A. Szpiro, Eric A. Whitsel, Mark A. Espeland, Anjum Hajat, and Gregory A. Wellenius.

Kaufman has been recognized with several awards such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2020
  • ACM Distinguished Member, 2009

Best Publications

  • Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease An Update to the Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Robert D. Brook;Sanjay Rajagopalan;C. Arden Pope;Jeffrey R. Brook

  • Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Women

    Kristin A. Miller;David S. Siscovick;Lianne Sheppard;Kristen Shepherd

  • Long-term air pollution exposure and cardio- respiratory mortality: a review.

    Gerard Hoek;Ranjini M Krishnan;Rob Beelen;Annette Peters

  • Association between air pollution and coronary artery calcification within six metropolitan areas in the USA (the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution): a longitudinal cohort study

    Joel D Kaufman;Sara D Adar;R Graham Barr;Matthew Budoff

  • The Outdoor Air Pollution and Brain Health Workshop

    Michelle L. Block;Alison Elder;Richard L. Auten;Staci D. Bilbo

  • Referent selection in case-crossover analyses of acute health effects of air pollution.

    Drew Levy;Thomas Lumley;Lianne Sheppard;Joel Kaufman

  • Environmental factors in cardiovascular disease

    Kristen E. Cosselman;Ana Navas-Acien;Joel D. Kaufman

  • Comparison of self-report, video observation and direct measurement methods for upper extremity musculoskeletal disorder physical risk factors.

    Peregrin Spielholz;Barbara Silverstein;Michael Morgan;Harvey Checkoway

  • Systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between {beta}2-adrenoceptor polymorphisms and asthma: a HuGE review.

    Ammarin Thakkinstian;Mark McEvoy;Cosetta Minelli;Peter Gibson

  • Associations between Recent Exposure to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Blood Pressure in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Amy H. Auchincloss;Ana V. Diez Roux;Timothy Dvonch;Patrick L. Brown

  • Association Between Long-term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution and Change in Quantitatively Assessed Emphysema and Lung Function

    Meng Wang;Meng Wang;Carrie Pistenmaa Aaron;Jaime Madrigano;Jaime Madrigano;Eric A Hoffman

  • Effect of ambient air pollution on pulmonary exacerbations and lung function in cystic fibrosis.

    Christopher H. Goss;Stacey A. Newsom;Jonathan S. Schildcrout;Lianne Sheppard

  • Comparison of coronary artery calcium presence, carotid plaque presence, and carotid intima-media thickness for cardiovascular disease prediction in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.

    Adam D. Gepner;Rebekah Young;Joseph A. Delaney;Matthew C. Tattersall

  • Air Pollution and Individual and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Anjum Hajat;Ana V. Diez-Roux;Sara D. Adar;Amy H. Auchincloss

  • Long-term Exposure to Air Pollution and Markers of Inflammation, Coagulation, and Endothelial Activation: A Repeat-measures Analysis in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)

    Anjum Hajat;Matthew Allison;Ana V. Diez-Roux;Nancy Swords Jenny

  • Endocrine Aspects of Male Sexual Dysfunctions

    Jacques Buvat;Mario Maggi;Louis Gooren;Andre A.T. Guay

  • Semen quality of men employed at a lead smelter

    B H Alexander;H Checkoway;C van Netten;C H Muller

  • Diesel Exhaust Inhalation Elicits Acute Vasoconstriction in Vivo

    Alon Peretz;Jeffrey H. Sullivan;Daniel F. Leotta;Carol A. Trenga

  • Fine particulate air pollution and the progression of carotid intima-medial thickness: a prospective cohort study from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis and air pollution.

    Sara D. Adar;Lianne Sheppard;Sverre Vedal;Joseph F. Polak

  • A regionalized national universal kriging model using Partial Least Squares regression for estimating annual PM2.5 concentrations in epidemiology.

    Paul D. Sampson;Mark Richards;Adam A. Szpiro;Silas Bergen

Frequent Co-Authors

Lianne Sheppard
Lianne Sheppard University of Washington
Adam A. Szpiro
Adam A. Szpiro University of Washington
R. Graham Barr
R. Graham Barr Columbia University
Timothy V. Larson
Timothy V. Larson University of Washington
Sverre Vedal
Sverre Vedal University of Washington
Ana V. Diez Roux
Ana V. Diez Roux Drexel University
James H. Stein
James H. Stein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Eric A. Hoffman
Eric A. Hoffman University of Iowa
David R. Jacobs
David R. Jacobs University of Minnesota
Wendy S. Post
Wendy S. Post Johns Hopkins University

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