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Michael E. Phelps 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 E. Phelps sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 786 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael E. Phelps 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 E. Phelps sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 172 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 1999 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 1991 - Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award
  • 1986 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Michael E. Phelps is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their academic career includes collaborations with several frequent co-authors, indicating a pattern of interdisciplinary or team-based research. These collaborators include Jianpeng Ao, Xiaoquan Chen, Xueli Chen, Zhen Cheng, and Arturo Chiti.

The scientist's record of frequent publication venues, main fields of study, subfields, and main topics of work are not detailed in the available data. Additionally, there are no recent papers or book publications listed in the current information.

Michael E. Phelps has received several awards highlighting recognition from notable institutions. These awards include membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 1999, membership in the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 1986, and the Robert J. and Claire Pasarow Foundation Medical Research Award in 1991.

Best Publications

  • TOMOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENT OF LOCAL CEREBRAL GLUCOSE METABOLIC RATE IN HUMANS WITH (F-18)2-FLUORO-2-DEOXY-D-GLUCOSE: VALIDATION OF METHOD

    M. E. Phelps;S. C. Huang;E. J. Hoffman;C. Selin

  • Positron emission tomography study of human brain functional development.

    Harry T. Chugani;Michael E. Phelps;John C. Mazziotta

  • Caudate glucose metabolic rate changes with both drug and behavior therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    Lewis R. Baxter;Jeffrey M. Schwartz;Kenneth S. Bergman;Martin P. Szuba

  • Physics in Nuclear Medicine

    Simon R. Cherry;James A. Sorenson;Michael E. Phelps

  • Reduction of prefrontal cortex glucose metabolism common to three types of depression.

    Lewis R. Baxter;Jeffrey M. Schwartz;Michael E. Phelps;John C. Mazziotta

  • Reversibility of Cardiac Wall-Motion Abnormalities Predicted by Positron Tomography

    Jan Tillisch;Richard Brunken;Robert Marshall;Markus Schwaiger

  • The [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose method for the measurement of local cerebral glucose utilization in man.

    M Reivich;D Kuhl;A Wolf;J Greenberg

  • Positron emission tomography provides molecular imaging of biological processes.

    Michael E. Phelps

  • Systems Biology and New Technologies Enable Predictive and Preventative Medicine

    Leroy Hood;James R. Heath;James R. Heath;Michael E. Phelps;Biaoyang Lin

  • A Tabulated Summary of the FDG PET Literature

    Sanjiv S. Gambhir;Johannes Czernin;Judy Schwimmer;Daniel H. S. Silverman

  • Noninvasive determination of local cerebral metabolic rate of glucose in man

    S. C. Huang;M. E. Phelps;E. J. Hoffman;K. Sideris

  • Quantitation in positron emission computed tomography: 1. Effect of object size.

    Edward J. Hoffman;Sung-Cheng Huang;Michael E. Phelps

  • Local Cerebral Glucose Metabolic Rates in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Comparison With Rates in Unipolar Depression and in Normal Controls

    Lewis R. Baxter;Michael E. Phelps;John C. Mazziotta;Barry H. Guze

  • Positron emission tomography in evaluation of dementia: Regional brain metabolism and long-term outcome.

    Daniel H. S. Silverman;Gary W. Small;Carol Y. Chang;Carolyn S. Lu

  • Systematic Changes in Cerebral Glucose Metabolic Rate After Successful Behavior Modification Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Jeffrey M. Schwartz;Paula W. Stoessel;Lewis R. Baxter;Karron M. Martin

  • Application of Annihilation Coincidence Detection to Transaxial Reconstruction Tomography

    Michael E. Phelps;Edward J. Hoffman;Nizar A. Mullani;Michel M. Ter-Pogossian

  • A positron-emission transaxial tomograph for nuclear imaging (PETT).

    Michel M. Ter-Pogossian;Michael E. Phelps;Edward J. Hoffman;Nizar A. Mullani

  • Cerebral metabolic and cognitive decline in persons at genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease

    Gary W. Small;Linda M. Ercoli;Daniel H. S. Silverman;S.-C. Huang

  • Maturational changes in cerebral function in infants determined by 18FDG positron emission tomography

    Harry T. Chugani;Michael E. Phelps

  • Physics in Nuclear Medicine

    Simon R. Cherry;James Sorenson;Michael E. Phelps;Brian M. Methé

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes Czernin
Johannes Czernin University of California, Los Angeles
Sung-Cheng Huang
Sung-Cheng Huang University of California, Los Angeles
Jorge R. Barrio
Jorge R. Barrio University of California, Los Angeles
Heinrich R. Schelbert
Heinrich R. Schelbert University of California, Los Angeles
John C. Mazziotta
John C. Mazziotta University of California, Los Angeles
Daniel H.S. Silverman
Daniel H.S. Silverman University of California, Los Angeles
Sanjiv S. Gambhir
Sanjiv S. Gambhir Stanford University
Gary W. Small
Gary W. Small University of California, Los Angeles
Carl K. Hoh
Carl K. Hoh University of California, San Diego
Simon R. Cherry
Simon R. Cherry University of California, Davis

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