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D-Index
96
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29974
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9771
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947

Michael A. Adams 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 Michael A. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 391 publications — 37th percentile

37% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael A. Adams 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 Michael A. Adams sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael A. Adams is affiliated with the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Their research contributions focus primarily on the field of medicine, with a significant emphasis on nephrology, pathology and forensic medicine, rheumatology, surgery, and epidemiology.

Their recent publications cover a variety of topics and include the following works:

  • Long-term Protection Against Herpes Zoster by the Adjuvanted Recombinant Zoster Vaccine: Interim Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety Results up to 10 Years After Initial Vaccination (2022) published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • The Adjuvanted Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Confers Long-Term Protection Against Herpes Zoster: Interim Results of an Extension Study of the Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trials ZOE-50 and ZOE-70 (2021) published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Simultaneous glomerular filtration rate determination using inulin, iohexol, and 99mTc-DTPA demonstrates the need for customized measurement protocols (2020) published in Kidney International
  • Importance of the epiphyseal ring in OLIF stand-alone surgery: a biomechanical study on cadaveric spines (2020) published in European Spine Journal
  • Megalin and Vitamin D Metabolism-Implications in Non-Renal Tissues and Kidney Disease (2022) published in Nutrients

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Diane Tomalty
  • Rachel M. Holden
  • Olivia Giovannetti
  • Mandy E. Turner
  • Johanna L. Hannan

Michael A. Adams has published extensively in various academic venues, with notable frequency in:

  • The Journal of Sexual Medicine
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • SUCHT - Zeitschrift für Wissenschaft und Praxis / Journal of Addiction Research and Practice
  • European Spine Journal
  • Nutrients

Their research spans multiple subfields within medicine including nephrology, pathology and forensic medicine, rheumatology, surgery, and epidemiology. The main topics covered in their work are:

  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Magnesium in Health and Disease
  • Sexual function and dysfunction studies

Best Publications

  • What is intervertebral disc degeneration, and what causes it?

    Michael A. Adams;Peter J. Roughley

  • Mechanical Initiation of Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

    Michael A. Adams;Brian J. C. Freeman;Helen P. Morrison;Ian W. Nelson

  • ‘STRESS’ DISTRIBUTIONS INSIDE INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS: THE EFFECTS OF AGE AND DEGENERATION

    M. A. Adams;D. S. McNally;P. Dolan

  • The Biomechanics of Back Pain

    Michael A. Adams

  • Disc space narrowing and the lumbar facet joints

    RB Dunlop;MA Adams;WC Hutton

  • The effect of posture on the role of the apophysial joints in resisting intervertebral compressive forces

    Adams Ma;Hutton Wc

  • The resistance to flexion of the lumbar intervertebral joint.

    M A Adams;W C Hutton;J R R Stott

  • Internal intervertebral disc mechanics as revealed by stress profilometry.

    McNally Ds;Adams Ma

  • The mechanical function of the lumbar apophyseal joints.

    Adams Ma;Hutton Wc

  • Gradual disc prolapse.

    Adams Ma;Hutton Wc

  • Personal risk factors for first-time low back pain.

    Michael A. Adams;Anne F. Mannion;Patricia Dolan

  • Axial movement and tibial fractures. A controlled randomised trial of treatment

    J Kenwright;JB Richardson;JL Cunningham;SH White

  • The relevance of torsion to the mechanical derangement of the lumbar spine.

    M A Adams;W C Hutton

  • ‘STRESS’ DISTRIBUTIONS INSIDE INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS

    M A Adams;D S McNally;P Dolan

  • Biomechanics of the human intervertebral disc: a review of testing techniques and results

    N. Newell;J. P. Little;Achilleas Christou;M. A. Adams

  • Sustained loading generates stress concentrations in lumbar intervertebral discs.

    Adams Ma;McMillan Dw;Green Tp;Dolan P

  • Biomechanics of back pain

    Michael A Adams

  • Bending and compressive stresses acting on the lumbar spine during lifting activities

    P. Dolan;M. Earley;M.A. Adams

  • The effect of posture on the fluid content of lumbar intervertebral discs.

    M A Adams;W C Hutton

  • Diurnal variations in the stresses on the lumbar spine.

    M A Adams;P Dolan;W C Hutton

Frequent Co-Authors

William C. Hutton
William C. Hutton Emory University
Idsart Kingma
Idsart Kingma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Huub M. Toussaint
Huub M. Toussaint Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
Anne F. Mannion
Anne F. Mannion Schulthess Clinic
Jaap H. van Dieën
Jaap H. van Dieën Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Michael R Wisnom
Michael R Wisnom University of Bristol
Steven R. Garfin
Steven R. Garfin University of California, San Diego
Hans-Joachim Wilke
Hans-Joachim Wilke University of Ulm
Anthony P. Hollander
Anthony P. Hollander University of Liverpool
Alex Burdorf
Alex Burdorf Erasmus University Rotterdam

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