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D-Index
80
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39002
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16894
National Ranking
8474

Michael M. Engelgau 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 M. Engelgau sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 226 publications — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Michael M. Engelgau 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 M. Engelgau sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Kelly West Award, American Diabetes Association

Overview

Michael M. Engelgau is affiliated with the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute in the United States. Their research intersects multiple areas related to health disparities, precision medicine, and public health policies, with a particular focus on cardiovascular diseases and diabetes management.

The scientist has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • Precision Health Analytics With Predictive Analytics and Implementation Research, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Tackling Health Disparities, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Screening for diabetes in an African-American community: the Project DIRECT experience., 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Emerging Concepts in Precision Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases in Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations, 2025, UNC Libraries

The topics covered in Engelgau's work prominently include:

  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • Machine Learning in Healthcare
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Diabetes Management and Education

Their subfields of study span:

  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Health Information Management
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Health

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Engelgau include:

  • Muin J. Khoury
  • Cheryl Anne Boyce
  • Kathleen N. Fenton
  • Melissa C. Green Parker
  • George Papanicolaou

Engelgau has published predominantly in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • UNC Libraries

In recognition of contributions to diabetes research, Engelgau received the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association in 2004.

Best Publications

  • Effectiveness of Self-Management Training in Type 2 Diabetes: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

    Susan L. Norris;Michael M. Engelgau;K.M. Venkat Narayan

  • Self-management education for adults with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of the effect on glycemic control

    Susan L. Norris;Joseph Lau;S. Jay Smith;Christopher H. Schmid

  • Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis

    Robert Beaglehole;Ruth Bonita;Richard Horton;Cary Adams

  • Prevalence of Diabetes and Impaired Fasting Glucose in Adults in the U.S. Population National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999–2002

    Catherine C. Cowie;Keith F. Rust;Danita D. Byrd-Holt;Mark S. Eberhardt

  • Type 2 diabetes among North adolescents: An epidemiologic health perspective

    Anne Fagot-Campagna;David J. Pettitt;Michael M. Engelgau;Nilka Ríos Burrows

  • Screening for type 2 diabetes.

    M M Engelgau;K M Narayan;W H Herman

  • Diabetes trends in the U.S.: 1990-1998.

    A H Mokdad;E S Ford;B A Bowman;D E Nelson

  • The evolving diabetes burden in the United States.

    Michael M Engelgau;Linda S Geiss;Jinan B Saaddine;James P Boyle

  • The Cost-Effectiveness of Lifestyle Modification or Metformin in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with Impaired Glucose Tolerance

    William H. Herman;Thomas J. Hoerger;Michael Brandle;Katherine Hicks

  • Improvements in Diabetes Processes of Care and Intermediate Outcomes: United States, 1988–2002

    Jinan B Saaddine;Betsy Cadwell;Edward W Gregg;Michael M Engelgau

  • A Diabetes Report Card for the United States: Quality of Care in the 1990s

    Jinan B Saaddine;Michael M Engelgau;Gloria L Beckles;Edward W Gregg

  • Cardiovascular mortality, all-cause mortality, and diabetes incidence after lifestyle intervention for people with impaired glucose tolerance in the Da Qing Diabetes Prevention Study: a 23-year follow-up study

    Guangwei Li;Ping Zhang;Jinping Wang;Yali An

  • Prevalence of lower-extremity disease in the U.S. adult population ≥40 years of age with and without diabetes: 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    Edward W. Gregg;Paul Sorlie;Ryne Paulose-Ram;Qiuping Gu

  • Decline in Cardiovascular Mortality: Possible Causes and Implications

    George A. Mensah;Gina S. Wei;Paul D. Sorlie;Lawrence J. Fine

  • The Effectiveness of Disease and Case Management for People with Diabetes A Systematic Review

    Susan L Norris;Phyllis J Nichols;Carl J Caspersen;Russell E Glasgow

  • Cost-effectiveness of intensive glycemic control, intensified hypertension control, and serum cholesterol level reduction for type 2 diabetes

    Thomas J. Hoerger;Albert D. Bethke;Anke Richter;Stephen W. Sorensen

  • Diabetes and physical disability among older U.S. adults.

    E W Gregg;G L Beckles;D F Williamson;S G Leveille

  • Microalbuminuria in the US population: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

    Camille A. Jones;Mildred E. Francis;Mark S. Eberhardt;Blanche Chavers

  • Comparison of Fasting and 2-Hour Glucose and HbA1c Levels for Diagnosing Diabetes: Diagnostic criteria and performance revisited

    Michael M Engelgau;Theodore J Thompson;William H Herman;James P Boyle

  • Increasing diabetes self-management education in community settings. A systematic review.

    Susan L Norris;Phyllis J Nichols;Carl J Caspersen;Russell E Glasgow

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward W. Gregg
Edward W. Gregg Imperial College London
K.M. Venkat Narayan
K.M. Venkat Narayan Emory University
William H. Herman
William H. Herman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
George A. Mensah
George A. Mensah National Institutes of Health
Robert E. Ratner
Robert E. Ratner Georgetown University
David F. Williamson
David F. Williamson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ajay Mahal
Ajay Mahal University of Melbourne
Giuseppina Imperatore
Giuseppina Imperatore Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
Paul Elliott
Paul Elliott Imperial College London

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