2026 Michael E. DeBakey: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	80	17154	8597	494	22491

Research.com Recognitions

2000 - Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
1996 - Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering
1992 - Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
1987 - US President's National Medal of Science "For his pioneering medical innovations throughout his medical career and his unique ability to bring his vast professional knowledge to bear on public policy as a national and international medical statesman.", Presented by President Reagan at a White House Ceremony on June 25, 1987.
1982 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Michael E. DeBakey was affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research spanned various scientific domains with a focus on biomedical and clinical disciplines.

The scientist's recent publications covered diverse topics and appeared in several specialized journals. Notable papers included:

IgM N-glycosylation correlates with COVID-19 severity and rate of complement deposition (2024) published in Nature Communications
Increasing access to clinical research using an innovative mobile recruitment approach: The (MoRe) concept (2020) published in Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
ELIGIBILITY AND COST OF LOW-DOSE RIVAROXABAN BASED ON COMPASS TRIAL: INSIGHTS FROM THE VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (2020) published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the setting of kissing carotids: A technical report and literature review (2020) published in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Editorial Board (2022) published in Journal of Vascular Surgery

Frequent co-authors included:

Péter Gloviczki
Peter F. Lawrence
Thomas L. Forbes
Ulka Sachdev-Ost
Paul DiMuzio

Publications were predominantly featured in the following venues:

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Circulation
Nature Communications
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Main subfields of study encompassed:

Biomedical Engineering
Surgery
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Infectious Diseases

The primary topics reflected in their work included:

Biomedical and Engineering Education
Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
Complement system in diseases
Ethics in Clinical Research
Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy

Awards and honors received during their career were:

Karl Landsteiner Memorial Award, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) in 2000
Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering in 1996
Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases in 1992
US President's National Medal of Science in 1987, awarded for pioneering medical innovations and contributions to public policy
Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) since 1982

Best Publications

Battle Injuries of the Arteries in World War II : An Analysis of 2,471 Cases.

Michael E. DeBakey;Fiorindo A. Simeone

1240
Citations
Dissection and dissecting aneurysms of the aorta: Twenty-year follow-up of five hundred twenty-seven patients treated surgically

DeBakey Me;McCollum Ch;Crawford Es;Morris Gc

940
Citations
Left ventricular bypass pump for cardiac assistance. Clinical experience.

Michael E. DeBakey;Michael E. DeBakey

573
Citations
Patterns of atherosclerosis and their surgical significance.

Michael E. Debakey;Gerald M. Lawrie;Donald H. Glaeser

461
Citations
Five thousand seven hundred sixty cardiovascular injuries in 4459 patients. Epidemiologic evolution 1958 to 1987.

Kenneth L. Mattox;David V. Feliciano;J. Burch;A. C. Beall

443
Citations
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIGEN WITHIN HUMAN ARTERIAL SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS

J L Melnick;B L Petrie;G R Dreesman;J Burek

437
Citations
High levels of cytomegalovirus antibody in patients requiring vascular surgery for atherosclerosis.

E. Adam;J.L. Probtsfield;J. Burek;C.H. Mccollum

388
Citations
Successful carotid endarterectomy for cerebrovascular insufficiency. Nineteen-year follow-up.

Michael E. DeBakey

385
Citations
Quantitation and localization of apolipoproteins [a] and B in coronary artery bypass vein grafts resected at re-operation.

G. L. Cushing;J. W. Gaubatz;M. L. Nava;B. J. Burdick

359
Citations
Aneurysms of the extracranial carotid artery. Twenty-one years' experience.

Charles H. McCollum;William G. Wheeler;George P. Noon;Michael E. DeBakey

358
Citations
Cytomegalovirus and atherosclerosis.

J L Melnick;E Adam;M E DeBakey

330
Citations
Aortocoronary Bypass With Saphenous Vein Graft: Seven-Year Follow-Up

H E Garrett;E W Dennis;M E DeBakey

318
Citations
Cytomegalovirus DNA in arterial walls of patients with atherosclerosis

Joseph L. Melnick;Changzhi Hu;Joyce Burek;Ervin Adam

268
Citations
Rotary blood pump

Robert J. Benkowski;Cetin Kiris;Dochan Kwak;Bernard J. Rosenbaum

258
Citations
First Clinical Experience With the DeBakey VAD Continuous-Axial-Flow Pump for Bridge to Transplantation

Georg M. Wieselthaler;Heinrich Schima;Michael Hiesmayr;Richard Pacher

245
Citations
Possible role of cytomegalovirus in atherogenesis.

Joseph L. Melnick;Ervin Adam;Michael E. DeBakey

225
Citations
Management of subclavian vascular injuries.

Joseph M. Graham;David V. Feliciano;Kenneth L. Mattox;Arthur C. Beall

220
Citations
Intravascular migratory bullets

Kenneth L. Mattox;Arthur C. Beall;Coyness L. Ennix;Michael E. DeBakey

215
Citations
Controlled extracorporeal circulation in surgical treatment of aortic aneurysm.

Denton A. Cooley;Michael E. DeBakey;George C. Morris

199
Citations
Aneurysm of Thoracoabdominal Aorta Involving the Celiac, Superior Mesenteric, and Renal Arteries, Report of Four Cases Treated by Resection and Homograft Replacement

Michael E. DeBakey;Oscar Creech;George C. Morris

194
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth L. Mattox Baylor College of Medicine

Denton A. Cooley Texas Medical Center

Joseph L. Melnick Baylor College of Medicine

E. Stanley Crawford Baylor College of Medicine

David V. Feliciano Emory University

Charles McCollum University of Manchester

Ernst Wolner Medical University of Vienna

James B. Young Cleveland Clinic

Antonio M. Gotto Cornell University

Roger D. Rossen Baylor College of Medicine

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