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D-Index
84
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28028
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15021
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7596

M. Alan Brookhart 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 M. Alan Brookhart sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 321 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

M. Alan Brookhart 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 M. Alan Brookhart sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

M. Alan Brookhart is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of Medicine, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Statistics and Probability, Economics and Econometrics, Infectious Diseases, Clinical Psychology, and General Health Professions.

Their recent publications reflect a range of topics, often emphasizing healthcare data analysis, infectious disease transmission, and clinical epidemiology. Notable papers include:

  • Incidence and Secondary Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Schools (2021, PEDIATRICS)
  • Comparative effectiveness of ZUMA-5 (axi-cel) vs SCHOLAR-5 external control in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma (2022, Blood)
  • School Masking Policies and Secondary SARS-CoV-2 Transmission (2022, PEDIATRICS)
  • Mortality in US Hemodialysis Patients Following Exposure to Wildfire Smoke (2020, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology)
  • Confounding Control in Healthcare Database Research: Challenges and Potential Approaches (2020, UNC Libraries)

The researcher frequently collaborates with colleagues including Til Stürmer, David J. Weber, Daniel K. Benjamin, Kanecia O. Zimmerman, and Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer.

Their work is regularly published in several venues with multiple contributions, notably:

  • UNC Libraries
  • PEDIATRICS
  • Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
  • Epidemiology
  • Clinical Epidemiology

M. Alan Brookhart's research covers several main topics, with a considerable number of publications addressing:

  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Medication Adherence and Compliance

Best Publications

  • Variable Selection for Propensity Score Models

    M. Alan Brookhart;Sebastian Schneeweiss;Kenneth J. Rothman;Kenneth J. Rothman;Robert J. Glynn

  • Doubly Robust Estimation of Causal Effects

    Michele Jonsson Funk;Daniel Westreich;Chris Wiesen;Til Stürmer

  • Risk of Death in Elderly Users of Conventional vs. Atypical Antipsychotic Medications

    Philip S. Wang;Sebastian Schneeweiss;Jerry Avorn;Michael A. Fischer

  • High-dimensional propensity score adjustment in studies of treatment effects using health care claims data

    Sebastian Schneeweiss;Jeremy A. Rassen;Robert J. Glynn;Jerry Avorn

  • Primary Medication Non-Adherence: Analysis of 195,930 Electronic Prescriptions

    Michael A. Fischer;Margaret R. Stedman;Joyce Lii;Christine Vogeli

  • Clinical Equivalence of Generic and Brand-Name Drugs Used in Cardiovascular Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Aaron S. Kesselheim;Alexander S. Misono;Joy L. Lee;Margaret R. Stedman

  • Propensity Score Methods for Confounding Control in Nonexperimental Research

    M. Alan Brookhart;Richard Wyss;J. Bradley Layton;Til Stürmer

  • Healthy User and Related Biases in Observational Studies of Preventive Interventions: A Primer for Physicians

    William H. Shrank;Amanda R. Patrick;M. Alan Brookhart;M. Alan Brookhart

  • Primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases with statin therapy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

    Paaladinesh Thavendiranathan;Akshay Bagai;M. Alan Brookhart;Niteesh K. Choudhry

  • Adherence to Lipid-lowering Therapy and the Use of Preventive Health Services: An Investigation of the Healthy User Effect

    M. Alan Brookhart;Amanda R. Patrick;Colin Dormuth;Jerry Avorn

  • Confounding control in healthcare database research: challenges and potential approaches

    M. Alan Brookhart;Til Stürmer;Robert J. Glynn;Robert J. Glynn;Jeremy Rassen;Jeremy Rassen

  • Compliance with osteoporosis medications.

    Daniel H. Solomon;Jerry Avorn;Jeffrey N. Katz;Joel S. Finkelstein

  • Evaluating short-term drug effects using a physician-specific prescribing preference as an instrumental variable.

    M Alan Brookhart;Philip S Wang;Daniel H Solomon;Sebastian Schneeweiss

  • Instrumental variable methods in comparative safety and effectiveness research.

    M. Alan Brookhart;M. Alan Brookhart;Jeremy A. Rassen;Sebastian Schneeweiss

  • Measuring Concurrent Adherence to Multiple Related Medications

    Niteesh K. Choudhry;William H. Shrank;Raisa L. Levin;Joy L. Lee

  • Evaluating uses of data mining techniques in propensity score estimation: a simulation study†

    Soko Setoguchi;Sebastian Schneeweiss;M. Alan Brookhart;Robert J. Glynn

  • The Increasing Prevalence of Atrial Fibrillation among Hemodialysis Patients

    Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer;Amanda R. Patrick;Jun Liu;M. Alan Brookhart;M. Alan Brookhart

  • Propensity scores for confounder adjustment when assessing the effects of medical interventions using nonexperimental study designs

    Til Stürmer;R. Wyss;Robert J. Glynn;M. A. Brookhart

  • Statin adherence and risk of accidents: a cautionary tale.

    Colin R. Dormuth;Amanda R. Patrick;William H. Shrank;James M. Wright

  • Increasing levels of restriction in pharmacoepidemiologic database studies of elderly and comparison with randomized trial results.

    Sebastian Schneeweiss;Amanda R. Patrick;Til Stürmer;M. Alan Brookhart

Frequent Co-Authors

Til Stürmer
Til Stürmer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Daniel H. Solomon
Daniel H. Solomon Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sebastian Schneeweiss
Sebastian Schneeweiss Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jerry Avorn
Jerry Avorn Brigham and Women's Hospital
Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer
Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer Baylor College of Medicine
Robert J. Glynn
Robert J. Glynn Harvard Medical School
Kenneth J. Rothman
Kenneth J. Rothman Boston University
William H. Shrank
William H. Shrank Humana (United States)
Niteesh K. Choudhry
Niteesh K. Choudhry Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stephen R. Cole
Stephen R. Cole University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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