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D-Index
95
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29100
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10165
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979

Michael J Goldacre 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 J Goldacre sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 558 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J Goldacre 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 J Goldacre sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael J Goldacre is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields of study, with a primary focus on medicine and health professions. Within these areas, they have contributed notably to subfields including epidemiology, public health, environmental and occupational health, clinical psychology, oncology, and emergency medicine.

Their work addresses several key topics, such as:

  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • Emergency and acute care studies
  • Child and adolescent health
  • Neonatal and maternal infections
  • Eating disorders and behaviors
  • Diversity and career in medicine
  • Respiratory viral infections research

Michael J Goldacre has co-authored publications with several frequent collaborators, including:

  • Raph Goldacre
  • Eva Morris
  • Seilesh Kadambari
  • Andrew J. Pollard
  • Anthony James

Their research output features papers published in various scientific venues. Noteworthy publication venues with multiple works include the International Journal of Eating Disorders and JRSM Open. Other venues include BMJ, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael J Goldacre include:

  • Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood infection in England: population based observational study, 2022, BMJ
  • Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Childhood Infection in England: A Population Based Observational Study, 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Group B Streptococcal Disease in England (1998 - 2017): A Population-based Observational Study, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Risk of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Record-Linkage Studies, 2020, Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • Hospital admissions for group A streptococcal infections in England: current rates and historical perspective, 2023, The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Caesarean section is associated with an increased risk of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

    Christopher Cardwell;L.C. Stene;G. Joner;O. Cinek

  • Inguinal Hernia Repair: Incidence of Elective and Emergency Surgery, Readmission and Mortality

    Paola Primatesta;Michael J Goldacre

  • Risk of venous thromboembolism in people admitted to hospital with selected immune-mediated diseases: record-linkage study

    Sreeram V Ramagopalan;Sreeram V Ramagopalan;Clare J Wotton;Adam E Handel;Adam E Handel;David Yeates

  • Suicide after discharge from psychiatric inpatient care

    M. Goldacre;V. Seagroatt;Keith E. Hawton

  • Determinants of the decline in mortality from acute myocardial infarction in England between 2002 and 2010: Linked national database study

    K Smolina;F L Wright;M Rayner;M J Goldacre

  • Depression and anxiety in people with inflammatory bowel disease

    L M Kurina;M J Goldacre;D Yeates;L E Gill

  • Time trends and demography of mortality after fractured neck of femur in an English population, 1968-98: database study.

    Stephen E Roberts;Michael J Goldacre

  • Suicide in psychiatric hospital in-patients. Risk factors and their predictive power

    John Powell;John Geddes;Jonathan Deeks;Michael Goldacre

  • The impact of preterm birth on hospital inpatient admissions and costs during the first 5 years of life.

    Stavros Petrou;Ziyah Mehta;Christine Hockley;Paula Cook-Mozaffari

  • Risk of self-harm and suicide in people with specific psychiatric and physical disorders: comparisons between disorders using English national record linkage

    Arvind Singhal;Jack Ross;Olena Seminog;Keith E. Hawton

  • Long-Term Survival and Recurrence After Acute Myocardial Infarction in England, 2004 to 2010

    Kate Smolina;F. Lucy Wright;Mike Rayner;Michael J. Goldacre

  • Mortality after hospital discharge for people with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder: retrospective study of linked English hospital episode statistics, 1999-2006

    Uy Hoang;Robert Stewart;Michael J Goldacre

  • Elective total hip replacement: incidence, emergency readmission rate, and postoperative mortality.

    V Seagroatt;H S Tan;M Goldacre;C Bulstrode

  • Hospital admission for acute pancreatitis in an English population, 1963-98: database study of incidence and mortality

    Michael J Goldacre;Stephen E Roberts

  • Mortality after admission to hospital with fractured neck of femur: database study

    Michael J Goldacre;Stephen E Roberts;David Yeates

  • Cancers and immune related diseases associated with Down's syndrome: a record linkage study.

    M J Goldacre;C J Wotton;V Seagroatt;D Yeates

  • Risk of benign tumours of nervous system, and of malignant neoplasms, in people with neurofibromatosis: population-based record-linkage study

    O O Seminog;M J Goldacre

  • Career preferences of doctors who qualified in the United Kingdom in 1993 compared with those of doctors qualifying in 1974, 1977, 1980, and 1983.

    Trevor W Lambert;Michael J Goldacre;Carol Edwards;James Parkhouse

  • Autoimmune disease preceding amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: an epidemiologic study.

    Martin R. Turner;Raph Goldacre;Sreeram Ramagopalan;Kevin Talbot

  • Intentions of newly qualified doctors to practise in the United Kingdom.

    Trevor W Lambert;Michael J Goldacre;James Parkhouse

Frequent Co-Authors

Gavin Giovannoni
Gavin Giovannoni Queen Mary University of London
Mike Rayner
Mike Rayner University of Oxford
Andrew Judge
Andrew Judge University of Bristol
Alastair Gray
Alastair Gray University of Oxford
Sreeram V. Ramagopalan
Sreeram V. Ramagopalan University of Oxford
Martin Vessey
Martin Vessey University of Oxford
Martin R. Turner
Martin R. Turner University of Oxford
Simon Travis
Simon Travis University of Oxford
Andrew J. Pollard
Andrew J. Pollard University of Oxford
Keith Hawton
Keith Hawton University of Oxford

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