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Best Female Scientists

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124
Citations
75500
World Ranking
451
National Ranking
43

Medicine

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131
Citations
87717
World Ranking
2351
National Ranking
248

Melanie J. Davies 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 Melanie J. Davies sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,062 publications — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melanie J. Davies 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 Melanie J. Davies sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 131 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Melanie J. Davies is affiliated with the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom and has an extensive publication record primarily within the field of Medicine. Their research is strongly focused on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, with significant contributions spanning related subfields such as physiology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics mainly centered on diabetes treatment and management, metabolism, diabetes in relation to cancer, diabetes management and research, diabetes management and education, chronic disease management strategies, physical activity and health, and cardiovascular function and risk factors.

Several recent publications illustrate the core areas of their research interests and contributions. Notable papers include:

  • Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2022. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), 2022, Diabetes Care
  • Semaglutide 2·4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, 2021, The Lancet
  • Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine

Other frequently published venues include Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, Diabetes Care, Diabetic Medicine, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Diabetes. This distribution reflects the scientist's consistent focus on diabetes and metabolic research within leading clinical and biomedical journals.

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include Kamlesh Khunti, Thomas Yates, Francesco Zaccardi, Joseph Henson, and Clare Gillies. These collaborations likely contribute to a multidisciplinary approach across clinical and epidemiological studies in metabolic health and diabetes.

Their publication record encompasses a broad scope of diabetes-related clinical trials, management protocols, and metabolic disease research. The emphasis on chronic disease management and cardiovascular risk factors indicates an integrated approach to the complications associated with metabolic disorders.

Best Publications

  • Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes, 2018. A Consensus Report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

    Melanie J. Davies;David A. D’Alessio;Judith Fradkin;Walter N. Kernan

  • Sedentary time in adults and the association with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and death: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Emma G Wilmot;Charlotte L Edwardson;Charlotte L Edwardson;Felix A Achana;Melanie J Davies;Melanie J Davies;Melanie J Davies

  • Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.

    John P.H. Wilding;Rachel L. Batterham;Rachel L. Batterham;Salvatore Calanna;Melanie Davies

  • The prevalence of co‐morbid depression in adults with Type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

    S. Ali;M. A. Stone;J. L. Peters;M. J. Davies

  • Management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes, 2018. A consensus report by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

    Melanie J. Davies;Melanie J. Davies;David A. D’Alessio;Judith Fradkin;Walter N. Kernan

  • Tirzepatide versus Semaglutide Once Weekly in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.

    Juan P. Frías;Melanie J. Davies;Julio Rosenstock;Federico C. Pérez Manghi

  • Effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial

    Melanie J. Davies;S. Heller;T.C. Skinner;M.J. Campbell

  • Fruit and vegetable intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Patrice Carter;Laura J Gray;Jacqui Troughton;Kamlesh Khunti

  • Efficacy of Liraglutide for Weight Loss Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes The SCALE Diabetes Randomized Clinical Trial

    Melanie J. Davies;Richard Bergenstal;Bruce Bode;Robert F. Kushner

  • Addition of biphasic, prandial, or basal insulin to oral therapy in type 2 diabetes

    Rury R. Holman;Kerensa I. Thorne;Andrew J. Farmer;Melanie J. Davies

  • A 26-Week, Randomized, Parallel, Treat-to-Target Trial Comparing Insulin Detemir With NPH Insulin as Add-On Therapy to Oral Glucose-Lowering Drugs in Insulin-Naïve People With Type 2 Diabetes

    Kjeld Hermansen;Melanie Davies;Taudeusz Derezinski;Gabrielle Martinez Ravn

  • Effect of valsartan on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events.

    John McMurray;R Holman;Steven Haffner;M Bethel

  • Three-Year Efficacy of Complex Insulin Regimens in Type 2 Diabetes

    Rury R. Holman;Andrew J. Farmer;Melanie J. Davies;Jonathan C. Levy

  • Progression to type 2 diabetes in women with a known history of gestational diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Elpida Vounzoulaki;Kamlesh Khunti;Kamlesh Khunti;Sophia C Abner;Sophia C Abner;Bee K Tan

  • Liraglutide versus sitagliptin for patients with type 2 diabetes who did not have adequate glycaemic control with metformin: a 26-week, randomised, parallel-group, open-label trial

    Richard E Pratley;Michael Nauck;Timothy Bailey;Eduard Montanya

  • Association of Sedentary Behaviour with Metabolic Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis

    Charlotte L. Edwardson;Charlotte L. Edwardson;Trish Gorely;Melanie J. Davies;Laura J. Gray

  • Clinical Inertia in People With Type 2 Diabetes: A retrospective cohort study of more than 80,000 people

    Kamlesh Khunti;Michael L. Wolden;Brian Larsen Thorsted;Marc Andersen

  • Semaglutide 2·4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.

    Melanie Davies;Louise Færch;Ole K Jeppesen;Arash Pakseresht

  • Pathophysiology of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a 90-year perspective

    Francesco Zaccardi;David R Webb;Thomas Yates;Melanie J Davies

  • Effect of Continued Weekly Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo on Weight Loss Maintenance in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: The STEP 4 Randomized Clinical Trial

    Domenica Rubino;Niclas Abrahamsson;Melanie Davies;Melanie Davies;Dan Hesse

Frequent Co-Authors

Kamlesh Khunti
Kamlesh Khunti University of Leicester
Stuart J. H. Biddle
Stuart J. H. Biddle University of Southern Queensland
Trish Gorely
Trish Gorely University of the Highlands and Islands
Alastair Gray
Alastair Gray University of Oxford
Simon J. Griffin
Simon J. Griffin University of Cambridge
Simon Heller
Simon Heller University of Sheffield
Rury R. Holman
Rury R. Holman University of Oxford
David W. Dunstan
David W. Dunstan Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Nicholas J. Wareham
Nicholas J. Wareham University of Cambridge
Naveed Sattar
Naveed Sattar University of Glasgow

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