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D-Index
78
Citations
40723
World Ranking
17796
National Ranking
1613

Mike Rayner 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 Mike Rayner sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 238 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mike Rayner 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 Mike Rayner sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mike Rayner is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Their work extends into several related subfields including Ecology, Food Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Genetics.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics with significant emphasis on Nutritional Studies and Diet, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, and issues related to Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet. Additional thematic interests include Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, and Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease.

Mike Rayner has contributed to multiple frequently publishing venues including PLoS ONE, PLoS Medicine, Nutrients, BMJ, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Their recent papers include:

  • The healthiness and sustainability of national and global food based dietary guidelines: modelling study (2020, BMJ)
  • Estimating the environmental impacts of 57,000 food products (2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Impact of the announcement and implementation of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy on sugar content, price, product size and number of available soft drinks in the UK, 2015-19: A controlled interrupted time series analysis (2020, PLoS Medicine)
  • The global and regional costs of healthy and sustainable dietary patterns: a modelling study (2021, The Lancet Planetary Health)
  • The Effects of Environmental Sustainability Labels on Selection, Purchase, and Consumption of Food and Drink Products: A Systematic Review (2021, Environment and Behavior)

Their frequent co-authors reflect ongoing collaborative efforts across public health and nutrition fields, including Peter Scarborough, Jean Adams, Susan A. Jebb, Steven Cummins, and Martin White.

Best Publications

  • European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012) : the fifth joint task force of the European society of cardiology and other societies on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts).

    J Perk;G De Backer;H Gohlke;I Graham

  • European guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice. Third Joint Task Force of European and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice.

    Guy De Backer;Ettore Ambrosioni;Knut Borch-Johnsen;Carlos Brotons

  • Options for keeping the food system within environmental limits

    Marco Springmann;Michael Clark;Daniel Mason-D’Croz;Daniel Mason-D’Croz;Keith Wiebe

  • Cardiovascular disease in Europe: epidemiological update 2016

    Nick Townsend;Lauren Wilson;Prachi Bhatnagar;Kremlin Wickramasinghe

  • Cardiovascular disease in Europe 2014: epidemiological update

    Melanie Nichols;Nick Townsend;Peter Scarborough;Mike Rayner

  • European cardiovascular disease statistics

    Steven Allender;Peter Scarborough;Vito Peto;Mike Rayner

  • European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2017

    Elizabeth Wilkins;L Wilson;Kremlin Wickramasinghe;Prachi Bhatnagar

  • Economic burden of cardiovascular diseases in the enlarged European Union.

    José Leal;Ramón Luengo-Fernández;Alastair Gray;Sophie Petersen

  • European Cardiovascular Disease Statistics 2012

    Melanie Nichols;Nick Townsend;Ramon Luengo-Fernandez;Jose Leal

  • Cardiovascular disease in Europe — epidemiological update 2015

    Nicholas Townsend;Melanie Nichols;Melanie Nichols;Peter Scarborough;Mike Rayner

  • Health and nutritional aspects of sustainable diet strategies and their association with environmental impacts: a global modelling analysis with country-level detail

    Marco Springmann;Keith Wiebe;Daniel Mason-D'Croz;Daniel Mason-D'Croz;Timothy B Sulser

  • Coronary heart disease statistics.

    Steven Allender;Vito Peto;Peter Scarborough;Asha Kaur

  • INFORMAS (International Network for Food and Obesity/non-communicable diseases Research, Monitoring and Action Support): overview and key principles

    Boyd Swinburn;Boyd Swinburn;Gary Sacks;Stefanie Vandevijvere;Shiriki Kumanyika

  • The economic burden of ill health due to diet, physical inactivity, smoking, alcohol and obesity in the UK: an update to 2006–07 NHS costs

    Peter Scarborough;Prachi Bhatnagar;Kremlin K. Wickramasinghe;Steve Allender;Steve Allender

  • Quantifying the Association Between Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

    Ahad Wahid;Nishma Manek;Melanie Nichols;Paul Kelly

  • Global and Regional Health Effects of Future Food Production Under Climate Change: A Modelling Study

    Marco Springmann;Daniel Mason-D'Croz;Sherman Robinson;Tara Garnett

  • The epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in the UK 2014

    Prachi Bhatnagar;Kremlin Wickramasinghe;Julianne Williams;Mike Rayner

  • 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

  • Taxing unhealthy food and drinks to improve health

    Oliver T Mytton;Dushy Clarke;Mike Rayner

  • Coronary Heart Disease Statistics 2012

    T Townsend;K Wickramasinghe;P Bhatnagar;K Smolina

Frequent Co-Authors

Boyd Swinburn
Boyd Swinburn University of Auckland
Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Wendy Snowdon
Wendy Snowdon Deakin University
Steven Allender
Steven Allender Deakin University
Corinna Hawkes
Corinna Hawkes City, University of London
Gary Sacks
Gary Sacks Deakin University
Bridget Kelly
Bridget Kelly University of Wollongong
Stefanie Vandevijvere
Stefanie Vandevijvere University of Auckland
David Sanders
David Sanders University of the Western Cape
Michael J Goldacre
Michael J Goldacre University of Oxford

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