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D-Index
119
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46058
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3925
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2146

Joseph K. McLaughlin 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 Joseph K. McLaughlin sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 424 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joseph K. McLaughlin 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 Joseph K. McLaughlin sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joseph K. McLaughlin was affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily spanned the field of Medicine, with specific contributions in Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Education, Infectious Diseases, and Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine.

Their work focused on several key topics including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Thermal Regulation in Medicine
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Protein Purification and Stability
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Joseph K. McLaughlin co-authored multiple papers with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • K. David Newell
  • Megan Tompkins
  • Louisa Castrodale
  • Thomas McLarnon
  • Darren McDaid

Their recent publications illustrate a range of research interests and contributions within biomedical and epidemiological fields:

  • An assessment of the impact of Raman based glucose feedback control on CHO cell bioreactor process development (2023), published in Biotechnology Progress
  • Temporally Associated Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Alaska, USA, 2020-2021 (2023), published in Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Potential Plasma Proteins (LGALS9, LAMP3, PRSS8 and AGRN) as Predictors of Hospitalisation Risk in COVID-19 Patients (2024), published in Biomolecules
  • Increased Mortality Among Persons With Symptomatic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) During the Period of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) B.1.617.2 (Delta Variant) Predominance: Alaska, November 2020-October 2021 (2022), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • LGALS9, LAMP3, PRSS8 and AGRN Predict Hospitalisation Risk in COVID-19 Patients (2024), published in Preprints.org

Their publications appeared in a variety of venues, including:

  • Biotechnology Progress
  • Emerging Infectious Diseases
  • Biomolecules
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Preprints.org

Best Publications

  • Selection of Controls in Case-Control Studies I. Principles

    Sholom Wacholder;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Debra T. Silverman;Jack S. Mandel

  • Selection of Controls in Case-Control Studies: II. Types of Controls

    Sholom Wacholder;Debra T. Silverman;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Jack S. Mandel

  • Obesity and Risk for Chronic Renal Failure

    Elisabeth Ejerblad;C. Michael Fored;Per Lindblad;Jon Fryzek

  • Perfluorinated chemicals and fetal growth: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort.

    Chunyuan Fei;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Robert E. Tarone;Jørn Olsen

  • Incidence of Cancer Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Gloria Gridley;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Anders Ekbom;Lars Klareskog

  • A prospective study of obesity and cancer risk (Sweden).

    A Wolk;G Gridley;M Svensson;O Nyrén

  • The Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma

    Loren Lipworth;Robert E. Tarone;Joseph K. McLaughlin

  • Selection of Controls in Case-Control Studies: III. Design Options

    Sholom Wacholder;Debra T. Silverman;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Jack S. Mandel

  • Cellular Telephones and Cancer—a Nationwide Cohort Study in Denmark

    Christoffer Johansen;John D. Boice;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Jørgen H. Olsen

  • The relation of gastroesophageal reflux disease and its treatment to adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia

    W-H Chow;WD Finkle;JK McLaughlin;H Frankl

  • Hospitalisation for Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Associated with Use of Oral Anticoagulants

    Søren P. Johnsen;Henrik Toft Sørensen;Lene Mellemkjoer;William J. Blot

  • Excess Risk of Primary Liver Cancer in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

    Hans Olov Adami;Wong Ho Chow;Olof Nyrén;Christian Berne

  • Reduced Risk of Esophageal Cancer Associated With Green Tea Consumption

    Yu Tang Gao;Joseph K. McLaughlin;William J. Blot;Bu Tian Ji

  • Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastric Atrophy: Risk of Adenocarcinoma and Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Adenocarcinoma of the Gastric Cardia

    Weimin Ye;Maria Held;Jesper Lagergren;Lars Engstrand

  • Cancer risk in patients with diabetes mellitus.

    Hans-Olov Adami;Joseph McLaughlin;Anders Ekbom;Christian Berne

  • Dietary Factors in Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer

    Joseph K. Mclaughlin;Gloria Gridley;Gladys Block;Deborah M. Winn

  • Diet, tobacco use, and fatal prostate cancer: results from the Lutheran Brotherhood Cohort Study.

    Ann W. Hsing;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Leonard M. Schuman;Erik Bjelke

  • Maternal levels of perfluorinated chemicals and subfecundity

    Chunyuan Fei;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Loren Lipworth;Jørn Olsen;Jørn Olsen

  • Caffeine Intake and the Risk of First-Trimester Spontaneous Abortion

    Sven Cnattingius;Lisa B. Signorello;Göran Annerén;Britt Clausson

  • Pancreatitis and the risk of pancreatic cancer.

    A Ekbom;J K McLaughlin;O Nyrén

Frequent Co-Authors

William J. Blot
William J. Blot Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Joseph F. Fraumeni
Joseph F. Fraumeni National Institutes of Health
Loren Lipworth
Loren Lipworth Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Jørgen H. Olsen
Jørgen H. Olsen Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Søren Friis
Søren Friis University of Copenhagen
Robert E. Tarone
Robert E. Tarone Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hans-Olov Adami
Hans-Olov Adami Karolinska Institute
Olof Nyrén
Olof Nyrén Karolinska Institute
Wong Ho Chow
Wong Ho Chow The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gloria Gridley
Gloria Gridley National Institutes of Health

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