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D-Index
89
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30215
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12663
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6476

Kirsten L. Johansen 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 Kirsten L. Johansen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 328 publications — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kirsten L. Johansen 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 Kirsten L. Johansen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kirsten L. Johansen is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with extensive work in Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and related subfields. The scientist has contributed notably to studies on HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and tuberculosis, emphasizing clinical research and epidemiological investigations in these areas.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Epidemiology
  • General Health Professions
  • Virology
  • Oncology

Kirsten L. Johansen's research explores several key topics, particularly:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Johansen include:

  • Risk factors for COVID-19-related in-hospital mortality in a high HIV and tuberculosis prevalence setting in South Africa: a cohort study (2021), published in The Lancet HIV
  • Outcomes of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Omicron-driven fourth wave compared with previous waves in the Western Cape Province, South Africa (2022), published in Tropical Medicine & International Health
  • Outcomes of laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Omicron-driven fourth wave compared with previous waves in the Western Cape Province, South Africa (2022), published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • High HIV prevalence in an early cohort of hospital admissions with COVID-19 in Cape Town, South Africa (2020), published in South African Medical Journal
  • Excess mortality associated with mental illness in people living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa: a cohort study using linked electronic health records (2020), published in The Lancet Global Health

Kirsten L. Johansen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Jantjie Taljaard
  • Arifa Parker
  • Mary-Ann Davies
  • Alfonso Pecoraro
  • Andrew Boulle

They publish regularly in multiple venues, with notable recurrent publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • South African Medical Journal
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Tropical Medicine & International Health
  • BMJ Open

Best Publications

  • Intensity of renal support in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury

    Paul M. Palevsky;Jane Hongyuan Zhang;Theresa Z. O'Connor;Glenn M. Chertow

  • 'United States Renal Data System 2011 Annual Data Report: Atlas of chronic kidney disease & end-stage renal disease in the United States

    Allan J. Collins;Robert N. Foley;Blanche Chavers;David Gilbertson

  • Selective referral to high-volume hospitals: estimating potentially avoidable deaths.

    R. Adams Dudley;Kirsten L. Johansen;Richard Brand;Deborah J. Rennie

  • Significance of frailty among dialysis patients

    Kirsten L. Johansen;Glenn M. Chertow;Chengshi Jin;Nancy G. Kutner

  • US Renal Data System 2012 Annual Data Report.

    Allan J. Collins;Robert N. Foley;Charles Herzog;Blanche Chavers

  • Incipient nephropathy in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes

    E. R. Mathiesen;B. Oxenbøll;K. Johansen;P. Aa. Svendsen

  • US Renal Data System 2013 Annual Data Report.

    Allan J Collins;Rob Foley;Blanche M Chavers;David T Gilbertson

  • Physical activity levels in patients on hemodialysis and healthy sedentary controls

    Kirsten L. Johansen;Glenn M. Chertow;Alexander V. Ng;Kathleen Mulligan

  • Muscle atrophy in patients receiving hemodialysis: Effects on muscle strength, muscle quality, and physical function

    Kirsten L. Johansen;Tiffany Shubert;Tiffany Shubert;Julie Doyle;Julie Doyle;Brian Soher;Brian Soher

  • Effects of Resistance Exercise Training and Nandrolone Decanoate on Body Composition and Muscle Function among Patients Who Receive Hemodialysis: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Kirsten L. Johansen;Patricia L. Painter;Giorgos K. Sakkas;Patricia Gordon

  • Decreased survival among sedentary patients undergoing dialysis: Results from the dialysis morbidity and mortality study wave 2

    Ann M. O'Hare;Katherine Tawney;Peter Bacchetti;Kirsten L. Johansen

  • US Renal Data System 2020 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States.

    Kirsten L. Johansen;Glenn M. Chertow;Robert N. Foley;David T. Gilbertson

  • Exercise in the End-Stage Renal Disease Population

    Kirsten L. Johansen

  • Iron management in chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a “Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes” (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

    Iain C. Macdougall;Andreas J. Bircher;Kai Uwe Eckardt;Gregorio T. Obrador

  • Frailty, dialysis initiation, and mortality in end-stage renal disease.

    Yeran Bao;Lorien Dalrymple;Glenn M. Chertow;George A. Kaysen

  • Association of body size with outcomes among patients beginning dialysis

    Kirsten L Johansen;Belinda Young;George A Kaysen;Glenn M Chertow

  • Anabolic effects of nandrolone decanoate in patients receiving dialysis: a randomized controlled trial.

    Kirsten L. Johansen;Kathleen Mulligan;Morris Schambelan

  • Validation of questionnaires to estimate physical activity and functioning in end-stage renal disease

    Kirsten L. Johansen;Patricia Painter;Jane A. Kent-Braun;Alexander V. Ng

  • Lower-Extremity Peripheral Arterial Disease among Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

    Ann O’Hare;Kirsten Johansen

  • Exercise in individuals with CKD.

    Kirsten L. Johansen;Patricia Painter

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn M. Chertow
Glenn M. Chertow Stanford University
George A. Kaysen
George A. Kaysen University of California, Davis
Charles E. McCulloch
Charles E. McCulloch University of California, San Francisco
Chi-yuan Hsu
Chi-yuan Hsu University of California, San Francisco
Morris Schambelan
Morris Schambelan University of California, San Francisco
Joseph S. Takahashi
Joseph S. Takahashi The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Charles A. Herzog
Charles A. Herzog University of Minnesota
Paul W. Eggers
Paul W. Eggers National Institutes of Health
David V. Glidden
David V. Glidden University of California, San Francisco
Neil R. Powe
Neil R. Powe University of California, San Francisco

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