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Merrill F. Elias publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Merrill F. Elias sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 132 publications — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Merrill F. Elias D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Merrill F. Elias sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA)
  • 2000 - Fellow of the American Heart Association (AHA)
  • 1991 - Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award, University of Maine
  • 1991 - Presidential Research and Creative Achievement Award, University of Maine
  • 1979 - Senior Fellow, Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
  • 1979 - Senior Fellow, Duke University Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development
  • 1978 - Member, Council for the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology
  • 1978 - Member, Council for the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology
  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Merrill F. Elias is affiliated with the University of Maine in the United States and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several related subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Rheumatology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, and Physiology.

The scientist's research covers topics such as Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Folate and B Vitamins Research, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy, Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring, Sodium Intake and Health, and Diet and Metabolism Studies.

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Craig Brown
  • Fayeza S. Ahmed
  • Amanda L. Goodell
  • Alexandra Wade
  • Benjamin A. Guenther

Published papers by Merrill F. Elias include:

  • Human Errors in Automated Office Blood Pressure Measurement (2020, Hypertension)
  • New Evidence for Homocysteine Lowering for Management of Treatment-Resistant Hypertension (2021, American Journal of Hypertension)
  • Reclaiming the importance of homocysteine as a marker of cardiovascular and neurologic disease (2021, Journal of Internal Medicine)

Other publications associated with collaborators but related to similar themes include works published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension and the International Dairy Journal.

The most common publication venues for Elias's work are the American Journal of Hypertension, Journal of Clinical Hypertension, Hypertension, International Dairy Journal, and the Journal of Internal Medicine.

In 1976, Merrill F. Elias was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Best Publications

  • Lower cognitive function in the presence of obesity and hypertension: the Framingham heart study

    M F Elias;P K Elias;L M Sullivan;P A Wolf

  • The Preclinical Phase of Alzheimer Disease: A 22-Year Prospective Study of the Framingham Cohort

    Merrill F. Elias;Alexa Beiser;Philip A. Wolf;Rhoda Au

  • NIDDM and Blood Pressure as Risk Factors for Poor Cognitive Performance: The Framingham Study

    P K Elias;M F Elias;R B D'Agostino;L A Cupples

  • Obesity, diabetes and cognitive deficit: The Framingham Heart Study

    Merrill F. Elias;Merrill F. Elias;Penelope K. Elias;Penelope K. Elias;Lisa M. Sullivan;Philip A. Wolf

  • Relation of obesity to cognitive function: importance of central obesity and synergistic influence of concomitant hypertension. The Framingham Heart Study.

    Philip A. Wolf;Alexa Beiser;Merrill F. Elias;Rhoda Au

  • Framingham Stroke Risk Profile and Lowered Cognitive Performance

    Merrill F. Elias;Lisa M. Sullivan;Ralph B. D’Agostino;Penelope K. Elias

  • Stroke risk profile, brain volume, and cognitive function: The Framingham Offspring Study

    S. Seshadri;P. A. Wolf;A. Beiser;M. F. Elias

  • Chronic kidney disease, creatinine and cognitive functioning

    Merrill F. Elias;Penelope K. Elias;Stephen L. Seliger;Sriram S. Narsipur

  • Blood Pressure-Related Cognitive Decline: Does Age Make a Difference?

    Penelope K. Elias;Merrill F. Elias;Michael A. Robbins;Marc M. Budge

  • Alcohol Consumption and Cognitive Performance in the Framingham Heart Study

    Penelope K. Elias;Merrill F. Elias;Ralph B. D'Agostino;Halit Silbershatz

  • Arterial Pulse Wave Velocity and Cognition With Advancing Age

    Merrill F. Elias;Michael A. Robbins;Marc M. Budge;Walter P. Abhayaratna

  • Serum cholesterol and cognitive performance in the Framingham Heart Study.

    Penelope K Elias;Merrill F Elias;Ralph B D'Agostino;Lisa M Sullivan

  • Demographic and socioeconomic disparity in nutrition: application of a novel Correlated Component Regression approach

    Ala'a Alkerwi;Céderic Vernier;Nicholas Sauvageot;Georgina E. Crichton

  • Hypertension and Cognitive Functioning: A Perspective in Historical Context

    Merrill F. Elias;Amanda L. Goodell;Gregory A. Dore

  • Homocysteine and Cognitive Performance in the Framingham Offspring Study: Age Is Important

    Merrill F. Elias;Lisa M. Sullivan;Ralph B. D'Agostino;Penelope K. Elias

  • New norms for a new generation: cognitive performance in the framingham offspring cohort.

    Rhoda Au;Sudha Seshadri;Philip A. Wolf;Merrill F. Elias

  • The Clinical Psychology of Aging

    Martha Storandt;Ilene C. Siegler;Merrill F. Elias

  • Role of age, education, and gender on cognitive performance in the Framingham Heart Study: community-based norms

    Merrill F. Elias;Penelope K. Elias;Ralph B. D'agostino;Halit Silbershatz

  • Homocysteine, folate, and vitamins B6 and B12 blood levels in relation to cognitive performance: the Maine-Syracuse study.

    Merrill F Elias;Michael A Robbins;Marc M Budge;Penelope K Elias

  • Neuropsychological test performance, cognitive functioning, blood pressure, and age: The framingham heart study

    Merrill F. Elias;Ralph B. D'Agostino;Penelope Kelly Elias;Philip A. Wolf

  • Adult Development and Aging

    Ilene C. Siegler;Merrill F. Elias;Beverly H. Brummett;Hayden B. Bosworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Wolf
Philip A. Wolf Boston University
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Adam Davey
Adam Davey University of Delaware
Rhoda Au
Rhoda Au Boston University
Sudha Seshadri
Sudha Seshadri The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Lisa M. Sullivan
Lisa M. Sullivan Boston University
Alexa Beiser
Alexa Beiser Boston University
Ilene C. Siegler
Ilene C. Siegler Duke University
Hayden B. Bosworth
Hayden B. Bosworth Duke University
Charles DeCarli
Charles DeCarli University of California, Davis

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