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98
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38921
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8874
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4570

John B. West 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 John B. West sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 647 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John B. West 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 John B. West sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2001 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1987 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

John B. West is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans various areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a specialized focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Their subfields of study further concentrate on:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Oncology
  • Biomedical Engineering

John B. West's work prominently addresses topics such as:

  • Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics

They have contributed to multiple publications in several journals, frequently publishing in:

  • American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology
  • Cancer Research
  • Frontiers in Physiology
  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Physiological Reports

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by John B. West include:

  • "The strange history of atmospheric oxygen," 2022, Physiological Reports
  • "Measuring the efficiency of pulmonary gas exchange using expired gas instead of arterial blood: comparing the "ideal" Po2 of Riley with end-tidal Po2," 2020, American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Other recent interdisciplinary contributions in related research include:

  • "Time Domains of Hypoxia Responses and -Omics Insights," 2022, Frontiers in Physiology
  • "Noninvasive Assessment of Impaired Gas Exchange with the Alveolar Gas Monitor Predicts Clinical Deterioration in COVID-19 Patients," 2023, Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • "Non-invasive Measurement of Pulmonary Gas Exchange Efficiency: The Oxygen Deficit," 2021, Frontiers in Physiology

Frequent collaborators of John B. West include:

  • G. Kim Prisk
  • Charles W. Abbott
  • Richard Chen
  • John Lyle
  • Gábor Bartha

John B. West has been recognized by professional organizations, receiving distinctions such as:

  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2004
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2001
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1987

Best Publications

  • Respiratory physiology : the essentials

    John B. West

  • The lung : scientific foundations

    Ronald G Crystal;John B. West

  • DISTRIBUTION OF BLOOD FLOW IN ISOLATED LUNG; RELATION TO VASCULAR AND ALVEOLAR PRESSURES.

    J. B. West;C. T. Dollery;A. Naimark

  • The 2018 Lake Louise Acute Mountain Sickness Score.

    R C Roach;P H Hackett;O Oelz;P Bärtsch

  • Predicting error in rigid-body point-based registration

    J.M. Fitzpatrick;J.B. West;C.R. Maurer

  • Measurement of continuous distributions of ventilation-perfusion ratios: theory

    P. D. Wagner;H. A. Saltzman;J. B. West

  • High altitude medicine and physiology

    John B. West;Robert B. Schoene;Andrew M. Luks;James S. Milledge

  • Continuous Distributions of Ventilation-Perfusion Ratios in Normal Subjects Breathing Air and 100% O2

    Peter D. Wagner;Raymond B. Laravuso;Richard R. Uhi;John B. West

  • Stress failure in pulmonary capillaries

    J. B. West;K. Tsukimoto;O. Mathieu-Costello;R. Prediletto

  • Ventilation-perfusion inequality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    P D Wagner;D R Dantzker;R Dueck;J L Clausen

  • The distribution of target registration error in rigid-body point-based registration

    J.M. Fitzpatrick;J.B. West

  • Stress failure of pulmonary capillaries in racehorses with exercise-induced pulmonary hemorrhage

    J. B. West;O. Mathieu-Costello;James H Jones;E. K. Birks

  • Fiducial point placement and the accuracy of point-based, rigid body registration.

    West Jb;Fitzpatrick Jm;Toms Sa;Maurer Cr

  • Ventilation/blood flow and gas exchange

    John B. West

  • Pulmonary Pathophysiology: The Essentials

    John B. West

  • Ventilation-perfusion inequality and overall gas exchange in computer models of the lung

    John B. West

  • Effect of lung volume on the distribution of pulmonary blood flow in man.

    J.M.B. Hughes;J.B. Glazier;J.E. Maloney;J.B. West

  • High lung volume increases stress failure in pulmonary capillaries.

    Z. Fu;M. L. Costello;K. Tsukimoto;R. Prediletto

  • Measurements of capillary dimensions and blood volume in rapidly frozen lungs.

    J B Glazier;J M Hughes;J E Maloney;J B West

  • Regional differences in gas exchange in the lung of erect man.

    J. B. West

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter D. Wagner
Peter D. Wagner University of California, San Diego
John M. Dyke
John M. Dyke University of Southampton
Alfred P. Fishman
Alfred P. Fishman University of Pennsylvania
Derk-Jan Dijk
Derk-Jan Dijk University of Surrey
Calvin R. Maurer
Calvin R. Maurer Stanford University
William R. Henderson
William R. Henderson University of Washington
Yuan-Cheng Fung
Yuan-Cheng Fung University of California, San Diego
Igor Grant
Igor Grant University of California, San Diego
Stuart Rich
Stuart Rich Northwestern University
Charles A. Czeisler
Charles A. Czeisler Brigham and Women's Hospital

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