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D-Index
84
Citations
54165
World Ranking
14807
National Ranking
1361

John Gallacher 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 Gallacher sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 360 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John Gallacher 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 Gallacher 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

John Gallacher is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on multiple subfields including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Ophthalmology, Clinical Psychology, and general Health. This multidisciplinary approach spans 111 publications in Medicine and explores several interconnected research areas.

Gallacher's research extensively covers topics such as Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Health, Environment, and Cognitive Aging, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, as well as Retinal Imaging and Analysis, including Glaucoma and other Retinal Disorders.

Their recent publications illustrate a broad range of interests and methodologies. Key papers include:

  • A foundation model for generalizable disease detection from retinal images, 2023, published in Nature
  • RETRACTED: Estimating dose-response relationships for vitamin D with coronary heart disease, stroke, and all-cause mortality: observational and Mendelian randomisation analyses, 2021, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Prospective study design and data analysis in UK Biobank, 2024, Science Translational Medicine
  • Road traffic noise, noise sensitivity, noise annoyance, psychological and physical health and mortality, 2021, Environmental Health
  • The Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal, 2020, European Journal of Epidemiology

Gallacher has collaborated frequently with several co-authors. Prominent collaborators include Sarah Bauermeister, Paul J. Foster, Cathy Williams, Praveen J. Patel, and Anthony P. Khawaja, reflecting an active engagement in large multidisciplinary research teams.

Their work is regularly published in key academic venues such as Alzheimer's & Dementia, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal for Population Data Science, Research Square, and European Journal of Epidemiology. Gallacher's contributions have appeared in these journals multiple times, demonstrating an ongoing presence in the research community addressing neurodegenerative diseases, epidemiology, and population health data science.

Best Publications

  • UK biobank: an open access resource for identifying the causes of a wide range of complex diseases of middle and old age

    Cathie Sudlow;John Edward Gallacher;Naomi Allen;Valerie Beral

  • Meta-analysis of 74,046 individuals identifies 11 new susceptibility loci for Alzheimer's disease

    Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Jean-Charles Lambert;Carla A Ibrahim-Verbaas;Denise Harold;Adam C Naj

  • Common variants at ABCA7, MS4A6A/MS4A4E, EPHA1, CD33 and CD2AP are associated with Alzheimer's disease.

    Paul Hollingworth;Denise Harold;Rebecca Sims;Amy Gerrish

  • Gene-wide analysis detects two new susceptibility genes for Alzheimer's disease.

    Valentina Escott-Price;Céline Bellenguez;Li-San Wang;Seung-Hoan Choi

  • C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

    Stephen Kaptoge;Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Lisa Pennells;Angela M. Wood

  • World Health Organization cardiovascular disease risk charts: revised models to estimate risk in 21 global regions

    Stephen Kaptoge;Lisa Pennells;Dirk De Bacquer;Marie Therese Cooney

  • The interleukin-6 receptor as a target for prevention of coronary heart disease: a mendelian randomisation analysis.

    D I Swerdlow;M V Holmes;K B Kuchenbaecker

  • Interleukin-6 receptor pathways in coronary heart disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 82 studies

    Nadeem Sarwar;Adam S. Butterworth;Daniel F. Freitag;John Gregson

  • Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies

    Angela M. Wood;Stephen Kaptoge;Adam S. Butterworth;Peter Willeit

  • Association of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity With Mortality

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Stephen Kaptoge;David Wormser;Peter Willeit

  • Why representativeness should be avoided

    Kenneth J Rothman;John E J Gallacher;Elizabeth E Hatch

  • HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibition, type 2 diabetes, and bodyweight: evidence from genetic analysis and randomised trials.

    Daniel I Swerdlow;David Preiss;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Michael Holmes

  • Lipid-related markers and cardiovascular disease prediction.

    E Di Angelantonio;P Gao;L Pennells

  • The Consumption of Milk and Dairy Foods and the Incidence of Vascular Disease and Diabetes: An Overview of the Evidence

    Peter Creighton Elwood;Janet Elizabeth Pickering;D. Ian Givens;John Edward Gallacher

  • UK Biobank: Current status and what it means for epidemiology

    Naomi Allen;Cathie Sudlow;Paul Downey;Tim Peakman

  • Effect of kindness-based meditation on health and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Julieta Galante;Ignacio Galante;Marie-Jet Bekkers;John Edward Gallacher

  • Genome-wide association study of cognitive functions and educational attainment in UK Biobank ( N =112 151)

    G. Davies;R. E. Marioni;R. E. Marioni;D. C. Liewald;W. D. Hill

  • Prevalence and characteristics of probable major depression and bipolar disorder within UK biobank: cross-sectional study of 172,751 participants

    Daniel J Smith;Barbara I. Nicholl;Breda Cullen;Daniel Martin

  • Shared genetic aetiology between cognitive functions and physical and mental health in UK Biobank (N = 112 151) and 24 GWAS consortia.

    S P Hagenaars;S E Harris;S E Harris;G Davies;W D Hill

  • HMG-COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITION, TYPE 2 DIABETES, AND BODYWEIGHT: EVIDENCE FROM GENETIC ANALYSIS AND RANDOMISED TRIALS

    D Swerdlow;D Preiss;A D Hingorani;N Sattar

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoav Ben-Shlomo
Yoav Ben-Shlomo University of Bristol
Ian J. Deary
Ian J. Deary University of Edinburgh
Chris Webster
Chris Webster University of Hong Kong
Shah Ebrahim
Shah Ebrahim London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Cyrus Cooper
Cyrus Cooper University of Southampton
John Danesh
John Danesh University of Cambridge
Børge G. Nordestgaard
Børge G. Nordestgaard University of Copenhagen
Eric J. Brunner
Eric J. Brunner University College London
Catharine R. Gale
Catharine R. Gale University of Southampton
Vilmundur Gudnason
Vilmundur Gudnason University of Iceland

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