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Michael W. Varner

Michael W. Varner

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
106
Citations
41565
World Ranking
6538
National Ranking
3471

Michael W. Varner 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 W. Varner sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 620 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael W. Varner 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 W. Varner sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael W. Varner is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and has a significant publication record in the field of Medicine, particularly focusing on Obstetrics and Gynecology. Their research work spans multiple subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, as well as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics of Varner's research include:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare

Frequent publication venues for Varner's work consist of:

  • UNC Libraries
  • American Journal of Perinatology
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Varner has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, including:

  • John M. Thorp
  • Ronald J. Wapner
  • Dwight J. Rouse
  • Yoram Sorokin
  • George R. Saade

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Varner include:

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination during Pregnancy and Effects in Infants, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Association of SARS-CoV-2 Infection With Serious Maternal Morbidity and Mortality From Obstetric Complications, 2022, JAMA
  • A Trial of Hyperimmune Globulin to Prevent Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Illness and COVID-19 Vaccination among Pregnant Women: A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study during August-December 2020, 2021, American Journal of Perinatology
  • Endometriosis Typology and Ovarian Cancer Risk, 2024, JAMA

Best Publications

  • A Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Treatment for Mild Gestational Diabetes

    M.B. Landon;C.Y. Spong;E. Thom;M.W. Carpenter

  • Prevention of recurrent preterm delivery by 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate

    Paul J. Meis;Mark Klebanoff;Elizabeth Thom;Mitchell P. Dombrowski

  • Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes Associated With a Trial of Labor After Prior Cesarean Delivery

    Mark B. Landon;John C. Hauth;Kenneth J. Leveno;Catherine Y. Spong

  • Timing of Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery at Term and Neonatal Outcomes

    Alan T N Tita;Mark B. Landon;Catherine Y. Spong;Yinglei Lai

  • Metronidazole to prevent preterm delivery in pregnant women with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis

    J. Christopher Carey;Mark A. Klebanoff;John C. Hauth;Sharon L. Hillier

  • Paternal and maternal components of the predisposition to preeclampsia.

    M. Sean Esplin;M. Bardett Fausett;Alison Fraser;Rich Kerber

  • The MFMU Cesarean Registry: Factors affecting the success of trial of labor after previous cesarean delivery

    Mark B. Landon;Sharon Leindecker;Catherine Y. Spong;John C. Hauth

  • Vitamins C and E to prevent complications of pregnancy-associated hypertension

    James M. Roberts;Leslie Myatt;Catherine Y. Spong;Elizabeth A. Thom

  • Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Hypothyroxinemia in Pregnancy

    B. M. Casey;E. A. Thom;A. M. Peaceman;M. W. Varner

  • Development of a nomogram for prediction of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.

    William A. Grobman;Yinglei Lai;Mark B. Landon;Catherine Y. Spong

  • Work-up of stillbirth: a review of the evidence.

    Robert M. Silver;Michael W. Varner;Uma Reddy;Robert Goldenberg

  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccination during Pregnancy and Effects in Infants

    Shabir A Madhi;Fernando P Polack;Pedro A Piedra;Flor M Munoz

  • An oxytocin receptor antagonist (atosiban) in the treatment of preterm labor: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with tocolytic rescue☆☆☆

    Roberto Romero;Bahaeddine M Sibai;Luis Sanchez-Ramos;Guillermo J. Valenzuela

  • Asthma morbidity during pregnancy can be predicted by severity classification

    Michael Schatz;Mitchell P. Dombrowski;Robert Wise;Elizabeth A. Thom

  • Fetal carriers of the factor V Leiden mutation are prone to miscarriage and placental infarction.

    Donna S. Dizon-Townson;Lewis Meline;Lesa M. Nelson;Michael Varner

  • The risk of preterm birth across generations

    T F Porter;A M Fraser;C Y Hunter;R H Ward

  • Incidence of endometriosis by study population and diagnostic method: the ENDO study

    Germaine M. Buck Louis;Mary L. Hediger;C. Matthew Peterson;Mary Croughan

  • The frequency and complication rates of hysterectomy accompanying cesarean delivery.

    Cynthia S. Shellhaas;Sharon Gilbert;Mark B. Landon;Michael W. Varner

  • The Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units cesarean registry: chorioamnionitis at term and its duration-relationship to outcomes.

    Dwight J. Rouse;Mark Landon;Kenneth J. Leveno;Sharon Leindecker

  • Morbidly adherent placenta treatments and outcomes.

    Jennifer L. Bailit;William A. Grobman;Madeline Murguia Rice;Uma M. Reddy

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Wapner
Ronald J. Wapner Columbia University
Yoram Sorokin
Yoram Sorokin Wayne State University
John M. Thorp
John M. Thorp University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dwight J. Rouse
Dwight J. Rouse Brown University
George R. Saade
George R. Saade The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Steve N. Caritis
Steve N. Caritis University of Pittsburgh
Brian M. Mercer
Brian M. Mercer Case Western Reserve University
Catherine Y. Spong
Catherine Y. Spong The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Menachem Miodovnik
Menachem Miodovnik National Institutes of Health
Mark B. Landon
Mark B. Landon The Ohio State University

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