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D-Index
99
Citations
73414
World Ranking
8393
National Ranking
249

Les Irwig 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 Les Irwig sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 412 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Les Irwig 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 Les Irwig 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: 99 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Les Irwig is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a research focus primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Artificial Intelligence, and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

The researcher's main topics of study include Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews, Machine Learning in Healthcare, AI in Cancer Detection, and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Les Irwig include:

  • STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration, 2022, Вопросы современной педиатрии
  • Assessing the Potential for Patient-led Surveillance After Treatment of Localized Melanoma (MEL-SELF), 2021, JAMA Dermatology
  • Informing Women About Overdetection in Breast Cancer Screening: Two-Year Outcomes From a Randomized Trial, 2021, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • The potential for overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis because of blood pressure variability: a comparison of the 2017 ACC/AHA, 2018 ESC/ESH and 2019 NICE hypertension guidelines, 2020, Journal of Hypertension
  • Can patient-led surveillance detect subsequent new primary or recurrent melanomas and reduce the need for routinely scheduled follow-up? A protocol for the MEL-SELF randomised controlled trial, 2021, Trials

Frequent coauthors include:

  • Katy Bell
  • Alexandra Barratt
  • Kevin McGeechan
  • Jolyn Hersch
  • Jenny Doust

Les Irwig has published in various venues multiple times, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Hypertension
  • The Medical Journal of Australia
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Вопросы современной педиатрии
  • JAMA Dermatology

Best Publications

  • Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative

    P M Bossuyt;J B Reitsma;D E Bruns;C A Gatsonis

  • STARD 2015: an updated list of essential items for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies

    Patrick M Bossuyt;Johannes B Reitsma;David E Bruns;Constantine A Gatsonis

  • Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative

    Patrick M Bossuyt;Johannes B Reitsma;David E Bruns;Constantine A Gatsonis

  • The STARD Statement for Reporting Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy: Explanation and Elaboration

    Patrick M. Bossuyt;Johannes B. Reitsma;David E. Bruns;Constantine A. Gatsonis

  • The performance of tests of publication bias and other sample size effects in systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy was assessed.

    Jonathan J. Deeks;Petra Macaskill;Les Irwig

  • STARD 2015: An Updated List of Essential Items for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies.

    Patrick M. Bossuyt;Johannes B. Reitsma;David E. Bruns;Constantine A. Gatsonis

  • STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration

    Jérémie F Cohen;Jérémie F Cohen;Daniël A Korevaar;Douglas G Altman;David E Bruns

  • Cochrane systematic review of colorectal cancer screening using the fecal occult blood test (hemoccult): an update.

    Paul Hewitson;Paul Glasziou;Eila Watson;Bernie Towler

  • A systematic review of the effects of screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, hemoccult.

    Bernie Towler;Les Irwig;Paul Glasziou;Jan Kewenter

  • A comparison of methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis.

    Petra Macaskill;Stephen D. Walter;Les Irwig

  • Meta-analysis of Pap test accuracy

    Michael T. Fahey;Les Irwig;Petra Macaskill

  • Accuracy and surgical impact of magnetic resonance imaging in breast cancer staging: systematic review and meta-analysis in detection of multifocal and multicentric cancer.

    Nehmat Houssami;Stefano Ciatto;Petra Macaskill;Sarah J. Lord

  • Guidelines for Meta-analyses Evaluating Diagnostic Tests

    Les Irwig;Anna N. A. Tosteson;Constantine Gatsonis;Joseph Lau

  • Screening for colorectal cancer using the faecal occult blood test, hemoccult.

    Paul Hewitson;Paul P Glasziou;Les Irwig;Bernie Towler

  • The outcome of childhood Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. A population based study.

    Peter McIntyre;Ruth Jepson;Stephen Leeder;Les Irwig

  • Oxygen-Saturation Targets and Outcomes in Extremely Preterm Infants

    Lisa Maree Askie;David John Henderson-Smart;Les Irwig;Judy Margaret Simpson

  • Antibiotic prophylaxis and recurrent urinary tract infection in children.

    Jonathan C. Craig;Judy M. Simpson;Gabrielle J. Williams;Alison Lowe

  • Comparative accuracy: assessing new tests against existing diagnostic pathways

    Patrick M Bossuyt;Les Irwig;Jonathan Craig;Paul Glasziou

  • The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: Explanation and elaboration

    Patrick M. Bossuyt;J. B. Reitsma;D. E. Bruns;Constantine A. Gatsonis

  • STARD 2015 guidelines for reporting diagnostic accuracy studies: explanation and elaboration. Translation to Russian

    Jérémie F. Cohen;F Cohen Jérémie;Daniël A. Korevaar;A Korevaar Daniël

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Glasziou
Paul Glasziou Bond University
Kirsten McCaffery
Kirsten McCaffery University of Sydney
Nehmat Houssami
Nehmat Houssami University of Sydney
Patrick M.M. Bossuyt
Patrick M.M. Bossuyt University of Amsterdam
Constantine Gatsonis
Constantine Gatsonis Brown University
Lyndal Trevena
Lyndal Trevena University of Sydney
Johannes B. Reitsma
Johannes B. Reitsma Utrecht University
David Moher
David Moher Ottawa Hospital
Henrica C.W. de Vet
Henrica C.W. de Vet University of Amsterdam
Judy M. Simpson
Judy M. Simpson University of Sydney

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