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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 140 1655 1531 166 158 1112 110807

Liam Smeeth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Liam Smeeth between 1995 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Liam Smeeth published across 32 years, from 1995 to 2026, averaging 38.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 140 publications in 2018. 12 of the 1,227 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100 125
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 140. Peak 140 publications in 2018. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 33 publications 2012: 36 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 73 publications 2015: 56 publications 2016: 81 publications 2017: 125 publications 2018: 140 publications 2019: 139 publications 2020: 97 publications 2021: 112 publications 2022: 35 publications 2023: 26 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1995 2026

1,227 publications in total across all disciplines

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Liam Smeeth: publications per year, 1995 to 2026
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 0
1997 2
1998 6
1999 2
2000 2
2001 9
2002 11
2003 10
2004 9
2005 16
2006 24
2007 22
2008 25
2009 34
2010 27
2011 33
2012 36
2013 32
2014 73
2015 56
2016 81
2017 125
2018 140
2019 139
2020 97
2021 112
2022 35
2023 26
2024 30
2025 11
2026 1
Total 1,227
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Liam Smeeth 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 Liam Smeeth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,101–1,120 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,112 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54 1,112
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Liam Smeeth 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 Liam Smeeth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 140–141 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 399 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 140 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134 140
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Liam Smeeth is affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Oncology, and General Health Professions.

Their work focuses on several key topics, including:

  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Liam Smeeth has contributed to numerous publications, with recent notable papers including:

  • "Factors associated with COVID-19-related death using OpenSAFELY", 2020, published in Nature
  • "OpenSAFELY: factors associated with COVID-19-related hospital death in the linked electronic health records of 17 million adult NHS patients", 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Ethnic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related hospitalisation, intensive care unit admission, and death in 17 million adults in England: an observational cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform", 2021, The Lancet
  • "Long COVID burden and risk factors in 10 UK longitudinal studies and electronic health records", 2022, Nature Communications
  • "HIV infection and COVID-19 death: a population-based cohort analysis of UK primary care data and linked national death registrations within the OpenSAFELY platform", 2020, The Lancet HIV

They frequently collaborate with other researchers such as Krishnan Bhaskaran, Rohini Mathur, Ian Douglas, Laurie A. Tomlinson, and Helen McDonald.

Their research outputs have been published extensively in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
  • Wellcome Open Research
  • BMJ
  • British Journal of General Practice

Liam Smeeth has been recognized as a Fellow of The Academy of Medical Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Factors associated with COVID-19-related death using OpenSAFELY.

    Elizabeth J Williamson;Alex J Walker;Krishnan Bhaskaran;Seb Bacon

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • [The REporting of studies Conducted using Observational Routinely-collected health Data (RECORD) statement].

    Eric I. Benchimol;Liam Smeeth;Astrid Guttmann;Katie Harron

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Data Resource Profile: Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

    Emily Herrett;Arlene M Gallagher;Krishnan Bhaskaran;Harriet Forbes

  • Interpretation of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of statin therapy.

    Rory Collins;Christina Reith;Jonathan Emberson;Jane Armitage

  • Body-mass index and risk of 22 specific cancers: a population-based cohort study of 5·24 million UK adults.

    Krishnan Bhaskaran;Ian Douglas;Harriet Forbes;Isabel dos-Santos-Silva

  • Blood pressure and incidence of twelve cardiovascular diseases: lifetime risks, healthy life-years lost, and age-specific associations in 1·25 million people.

    Eleni Rapsomaniki;Adam Timmis;Julie George;Mar Pujades-Rodriguez

  • Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke after Acute Infection or Vaccination

    Liam Smeeth;Sara L. Thomas;Andrew J. Hall;Richard Hubbard

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Time series regression studies in environmental epidemiology

    Krishnan Bhaskaran;Antonio Gasparrini;Shakoor Hajat;Liam Smeeth

  • Type 2 diabetes and incidence of cardiovascular diseases: a cohort study in 1·9 million people

    Anoop Dinesh Shah;Claudia Langenberg;Claudia Langenberg;Eleni Rapsomaniki;Spiros Denaxas

  • Validation and validity of diagnoses in the General Practice Research Database: a systematic review

    Emily Herrett;Sara L. Thomas;W. Marieke Schoonen;Liam Smeeth

  • Effect of inhibitors of the renin-angiotensin system and other antihypertensive drugs on renal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Juan P Casas;Weiliang Chua;Stavros Loukogeorgakis;Patrick Vallance

  • Association of BMI with overall and cause-specific mortality: a population-based cohort study of 3·6 million adults in the UK.

    Krishnan Bhaskaran;Isabel dos-Santos-Silva;David A Leon;David A Leon;Ian J Douglas

  • Type 2 diabetes and incidence of a wide range of cardiovascular diseases: a cohort study in 1-9 million people

    Anoop Dinesh Shah;Claudia Langenberg;Eleni Rapsomaniki;Spiros Denaxas

  • Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke after acute infection or vaccination

    L. Smeeth;S.L. Thomas;A.J. Hall

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Gilman
Robert H. Gilman Johns Hopkins University
Charles Agyemang
Charles Agyemang University of Amsterdam
Elizabeth A. Williamson
Elizabeth A. Williamson London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Aroon D. Hingorani
Aroon D. Hingorani University College London
Stephen Evans
Stephen Evans University of London
Juan P. Casas
Juan P. Casas Boston University
Richard Hubbard
Richard Hubbard University of Nottingham
Harry Hemingway
Harry Hemingway University College London
Astrid E. Fletcher
Astrid E. Fletcher London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Ian Douglas
Ian Douglas University of Manchester

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