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Kristine Yaffe 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 Kristine Yaffe sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,190 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kristine Yaffe 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 Kristine Yaffe sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 175 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2017 - Sedgwick Memorial Medal, American Public Health Association
  • 2017 - Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases, American Academy of Neurology

Overview

Kristine Yaffe is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their primary field of study is medicine, with a significant focus on psychiatry and mental health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, physiology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's research covers several main topics, including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments

Frequent co-authors with whom Kristine Yaffe has collaborated include:

  • Yue Leng
  • Sid E. O'Bryant
  • Katie L. Stone
  • Amber L. Bahorik
  • Lenore J. Launer

The scientist has published extensively in several venues. Key publication outlets are:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Neurology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Circulation
  • SLEEP

Selected recent scholarly papers authored or co-authored by Kristine Yaffe include:

  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association, 2022, Circulation
  • Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics-2023 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association, 2023, Circulation
  • 2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association, 2024, Circulation
  • 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association, 2025, Circulation
  • Sex Differences in Cognitive Decline Among US Adults, 2021, JAMA Network Open

Kristine Yaffe's work has been recognized by several awards, including membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 2019, the Sedgwick Memorial Medal awarded by the American Public Health Association in 2017, and the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases from the American Academy of Neurology in 2017.

Best Publications

  • Toward defining the preclinical stages of Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging-Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    Reisa A. Sperling;Paul S. Aisen;Laurel A. Beckett;David A. Bennett

  • The projected effect of risk factor reduction on Alzheimer's disease prevalence

    Deborah E Barnes;Deborah E Barnes;Kristine Yaffe

  • Potential for primary prevention of Alzheimer's disease: an analysis of population-based data

    Sam Norton;Fiona E Matthews;Deborah E Barnes;Deborah E Barnes;Kristine Yaffe

  • Traumatic brain injury: integrated approaches to improve prevention, clinical care, and research

    Andrew I R Maas;David K Menon;P David Adelson;Nada Andelic

  • Hearing loss and cognitive decline in older adults

    Frank R. Lin;Kristine Yaffe;Jin Xia;Qian Li Xue

  • Midlife cardiovascular risk factors and risk of dementia in late life

    Rachel Whitmer;S. Sidney;J. Selby;S. Claiborne Johnston

  • Hypoglycemic Episodes and Risk of Dementia in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Rachel A. Whitmer;Andrew J. Karter;Kristine Yaffe;Charles P. Quesenberry

  • A prospective study of physical activity and cognitive decline in elderly women: women who walk.

    Kristine Yaffe;Deborah Barnes;Michael Nevitt;Li-Yung Lui

  • Sleep-disordered breathing, hypoxia, and risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older women

    Kristine Yaffe;Kristine Yaffe;Alison M. Laffan;Stephanie Litwack Harrison;Susan Redline

  • The Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, and Risk of Cognitive Decline

    Kristine Yaffe;Alka Kanaya;Karla Lindquist;Eleanor M. Simonsick

  • Estrogen Therapy in Postmenopausal Women: Effects on Cognitive Function and Dementia

    Kristine Yaffe;George Sawaya;Ivan Lieberburg;Deborah Grady

  • Obesity in middle age and future risk of dementia: a 27 year longitudinal population based study

    Rachel A Whitmer;Erica P Gunderson;Elizabeth Barrett-Connor;Charles P Quesenberry

  • Pharmacological treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms of dementia: a review of the evidence.

    Kaycee M. Sink;Karen F. Holden;Kristine Yaffe

  • Depression and risk of developing dementia

    Amy L Byers;Kristine Yaffe;Kristine Yaffe

  • Patient and Caregiver Characteristics and Nursing Home Placement in Patients With Dementia

    Kristine Yaffe;Patrick Fox;Robert Newcomer;Laura Sands

  • Functional Status of Elderly Adults before and after Initiation of Dialysis

    Manjula Kurella Tamura;Kenneth E. Covinsky;Glenn M. Chertow;Kristine Yaffe

  • A Cognitive Training Program Based on Principles of Brain Plasticity: Results from the Improvement in Memory with Plasticity-based Adaptive Cognitive Training (IMPACT) Study

    Glenn E. Smith;Patricia Housen;Kristine Yaffe;Ronald Ruff

  • Magnetic resonance imaging of the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

    A. T. Du;N. Schuff;N. Schuff;D. Amend;M. P. Laakso

  • Central obesity and increased risk of dementia more than three decades later

    Rachel Whitmer;D. R. Gustafson;E. Barrett-Connor;M. N. Haan

  • A longitudinal study of cardiorespiratory fitness and cognitive function in healthy older adults.

    Deborah E. Barnes;Kristine Yaffe;William A. Satariano;Ira B. Tager

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamara B. Harris
Tamara B. Harris National Institutes of Health
Katie L. Stone
Katie L. Stone University of California, San Francisco
Eleanor M. Simonsick
Eleanor M. Simonsick National Institutes of Health
Caterina Rosano
Caterina Rosano University of Pittsburgh
Suzanne Satterfield
Suzanne Satterfield University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Anne B. Newman
Anne B. Newman University of Pittsburgh
Kristine E. Ensrud
Kristine E. Ensrud University of Minnesota
Lenore J. Launer
Lenore J. Launer National Institutes of Health
Kenneth E. Covinsky
Kenneth E. Covinsky University of California, San Francisco
Joel H. Kramer
Joel H. Kramer University of California, San Francisco

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