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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 83 15429 14514 7782 7199 566 32367

Michael R. Gold publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Michael R. Gold between 1990 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Michael R. Gold published across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026, averaging 16.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2012. 18 of the 622 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2012. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 7 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 14 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 38 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 39 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 37 publications 2020: 27 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 17 publications 2026: 1 publication
1990 2026

622 publications in total across all disciplines

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Michael R. Gold: publications per year, 1990 to 2026
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 2
1992 3
1993 2
1994 1
1995 7
1996 9
1997 14
1998 11
1999 13
2000 10
2001 10
2002 24
2003 9
2004 15
2005 18
2006 23
2007 14
2008 13
2009 17
2010 38
2011 31
2012 39
2013 19
2014 12
2015 27
2016 14
2017 23
2018 21
2019 37
2020 27
2021 35
2022 24
2023 21
2024 20
2025 17
2026 1
Total 622
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Michael R. Gold publications per year - data summary

  • Michael R. Gold, a Medicine scholar from Medical University of South Carolina, has 622 publications recorded across 37 years, from 1990 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1990 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2012, with 39 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1990, 1994 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 16.8 papers per year over the whole span, or 16.8 per year counting only the 37 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 83 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1990-2002: 107 publications (8.2 per year); 2003-2015: 275 publications (21.2 per year); 2016-2026: 240 publications (21.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Michael R. Gold 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 R. Gold sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 561–580 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 566 publications — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504 566
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Michael R. Gold publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Michael R. Gold, a Medicine scholar from Medical University of South Carolina, records 566 publications - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Michael R. Gold, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Michael R. Gold ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Michael R. Gold 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 R. Gold sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027 83
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Michael R. Gold D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Michael R. Gold, a Medicine scholar from Medical University of South Carolina, records 83 D-Index - the 24th percentile of the discipline.
  • 24% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Michael R. Gold, and about 76% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Michael R. Gold ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Michael R. Gold is affiliated with the Medical University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

Their work covers numerous subfields and topics, including:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Surgery
  • Neurology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Major topics explored in their research include:

  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management

The scientist has published extensively in several leading journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Heart Rhythm
  • JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
  • EP Europace
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Michael R. Gold include:

  • Primary Results From the Understanding Outcomes With the S-ICD in Primary Prevention Patients With Low Ejection Fraction (UNTOUCHED) Trial, 2020, Circulation
  • 2023 HRS/APHRS/LAHRS guideline on cardiac physiologic pacing for the avoidance and mitigation of heart failure, 2023, Heart Rhythm
  • Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Randomized Trial of Left Bundle Branch vs Biventricular Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy, 2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Comparison of Left Bundle Branch and His Bundle Pacing in Bradycardia Patients, 2020, JACC. Clinical electrophysiology

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Cecilia Linde
  • Jeff S. Healey
  • William F. McIntyre
  • Valentina Kutyifa
  • Mikhael F. El-Chami

Best Publications

  • Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and the Risk of Stroke

    Jeff S. Healey;Stuart J. Connolly;Michael R. Gold;Carsten W. Israel

  • Randomized Trial of Cardiac Resynchronization in Mildly Symptomatic Heart Failure Patients and in Asymptomatic Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Previous Heart Failure Symptoms

    Cecilia Linde;William T. Abraham;Michael R. Gold;Martin St. John Sutton

  • Effectiveness of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by QRS Morphology in the Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial–Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (MADIT-CRT)

    Wojciech Zareba;Helmut Klein;Iwona Cygankiewicz;W. Jackson Hall

  • 2018 ACC/AHA/HRS Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Bradycardia and Cardiac Conduction Delay: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society

    Fred M. Kusumoto;Mark H. Schoenfeld;Coletta Barrett;James R. Edgerton

  • Temporal Relationship Between Subclinical Atrial Fibrillation and Embolic Events

    Michela Brambatti;Stuart J. Connolly;Michael R. Gold;Carlos A. Morillo

  • Electrophysiologic testing to identify patients with coronary artery disease who are at risk for sudden death

    A E Buxton;K L Lee;L DiCarlo;M R Gold

  • An individual patient meta-analysis of five randomized trials assessing the effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy on morbidity and mortality in patients with symptomatic heart failure.

    John G. Cleland;William T. Abraham;Cecilia Linde;Michael R. Gold

  • Safety and Efficacy of a Totally Subcutaneous Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator

    Raul Weiss;Bradley P. Knight;Michael R. Gold;Angel R. Leon

  • Primary Results From the SmartDelay Determined AV Optimization: A Comparison to Other AV Delay Methods Used in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (SMART-AV) Trial A Randomized Trial Comparing Empirical, Echocardiography-Guided, and Algorithmic Atrioventricular Delay Programming in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy

    Kenneth A. Ellenbogen;Michael R. Gold;Timothy E. Meyer;Ignacio Fernández Lozano

  • Duration of device-detected subclinical atrial fibrillation and occurrence of stroke in ASSERT

    Isabelle C. Van Gelder;Jeff S. Healey;Harry J. G. M. Crijns;Jia Wang

  • Safety and efficacy of the totally subcutaneous implantable defibrillator: 2-year results from a pooled analysis of the IDE study and EFFORTLESS registry

    Martin C. Burke;Michael R. Gold;Bradley P. Knight;Craig S. Barr

  • Limitations of ejection fraction for prediction of sudden death risk in patients with coronary artery disease. Lessons from the MUSTT study

    Alfred E. Buxton;Kerry L. Lee;Gail E. Hafley;Luis A. Pires

  • Prevention of disease progression by cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic left ventricular dysfunction: insights from the European cohort of the REVERSE (Resynchronization Reverses Remodeling in Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction) trial.

    Claude Daubert;Michael R. Gold;William T. Abraham;Stefano Ghio

  • Electrical Storm Presages Nonsudden Death The Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) Trial

    Derek V. Exner;Sergio L. Pinski;D. George Wyse;Ellen Graham Renfroe

  • The Heart Rhythm Society (HRS)/American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Expert Consensus Statement on the Perioperative Management of Patients with Implantable Defibrillators, Pacemakers and Arrhythmia Monitors: Facilities and Patient Management This document was developed as a joint project with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), and in collaboration with the American Heart Association (AHA), and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

    George H. Crossley;Jeanne E. Poole;Marc A. Rozner;Samuel J. Asirvatham

  • Effect of QRS duration and morphology on cardiac resynchronization therapy outcomes in mild heart failure: results from the Resynchronization Reverses Remodeling in Systolic Left Ventricular Dysfunction (REVERSE) study.

    Michael R. Gold;Christophe Thébault;Cecilia Linde;William T. Abraham

  • The relationship between ventricular electrical delay and left ventricular remodelling with cardiac resynchronization therapy

    Michael R. Gold;Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green;Jagmeet P. Singh;Kenneth A. Ellenbogen

  • A comparison of T-wave alternans, signal averaged electrocardiography and programmed ventricular stimulation for arrhythmia risk stratification

    Michael R Gold;Daniel M Bloomfield;Kelley P Anderson;Nabil E El-Sherif

  • Dual-chamber pacing with a short atrioventricular delay in congestive heart failure: a randomized study.

    Michael R. Gold;Zenaida Feliciano;Stephen S. Gottlieb;Michael L. Fisher

  • 2018 ACC/AHA/HRS guideline on the evaluation and management of patients with bradycardia and cardiac conduction delay

    Fred M. Kusumoto;Mark H. Schoenfeld;Coletta Barrett;James R. Edgerton

Frequent Co-Authors

Cecilia Linde
Cecilia Linde Karolinska University Hospital
William T. Abraham
William T. Abraham The Ohio State University
Jeff S. Healey
Jeff S. Healey Population Health Research Institute
Stuart J. Connolly
Stuart J. Connolly McMaster University
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen
Kenneth A. Ellenbogen Virginia Commonwealth University
Kerry L. Lee
Kerry L. Lee Duke University
Carlos A. Morillo
Carlos A. Morillo University of Calgary
Stefan H. Hohnloser
Stefan H. Hohnloser Goethe University Frankfurt
Bradley P. Knight
Bradley P. Knight Northwestern University
Francis G. Spinale
Francis G. Spinale University of South Carolina

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