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Murray B. Urowitz

Murray B. Urowitz

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
107
Citations
58904
World Ranking
6127
National Ranking
238

Murray B. Urowitz 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 Murray B. Urowitz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 514 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Murray B. Urowitz 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 Murray B. Urowitz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 107 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Murray B. Urowitz is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant concentration in Rheumatology, alongside contributions to Immunology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Systemic Sclerosis and Related Diseases
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Drug-Induced Ocular Toxicity
  • Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Murray B. Urowitz are:

  • Dafna D. Gladman
  • Daniel J. Wallace
  • Ann E. Clarke
  • Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
  • Paul R. Fortin

Their scholarly work has been published extensively in multiple venues, including:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Lupus Science & Medicine
  • The Journal of Rheumatology
  • Abstracts
  • UNC Libraries

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Murray B. Urowitz cover various aspects of systemic lupus and related conditions. Some notable publications are:

  • "Lower vitamin D is associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in systemic lupus: data from an international inception cohort," 2021, Lara D. Veeken
  • "Phase 2, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of dapirolizumab pegol in patients with moderate-to-severe active systemic lupus erythematosus," 2021, Lara D. Veeken
  • "Flares after hydroxychloroquine reduction or discontinuation: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) inception cohort," 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • "Impact of glucocorticoids on the incidence of lupus-related major organ damage: a systematic literature review and meta-regression analysis of longitudinal observational studies," 2021, Lupus Science & Medicine
  • "Neuropsychiatric events in systemic lupus erythematosus: a longitudinal analysis of outcomes in an international inception cohort using a multistate model approach," 2020, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Best Publications

  • Derivation of the SLEDAI. A disease activity index for lupus patients. The Committee on Prognosis Studies in SLE.

    C. Bombardier;D. D. Gladman;M. B. Urowitz;D. Caron

  • Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Michelle Petri;Ana Maria Orbai;Graciela S. Alarcõn;Caroline Gordon

  • 2019 European League Against Rheumatism/American College of Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Martin Aringer;Karen Costenbader;David Daikh;Ralph Brinks

  • Systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index 2000.

    Dafna D Gladman;Dominique Ibañez;Murray B Urowitz

  • Systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Arvind Kaul;Caroline Gordon;Mary K Crow;Zahi Touma

  • Mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    S. Bernatsky;J. F. Boivin;L. Joseph;S. Manzi

  • The bimodal mortality pattern of systemic lupus erythematosus

    Murray B. Urowitz;Arthur A.M. Bookman;Barry E. Koehler;Duncan A. Gordon

  • The reliability of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology Damage Index in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Dafna D. Gladman;Murray B. Urowitz;Charles H. Goldsmith;Paul Fortin

  • The frequency and outcome of lupus nephritis: results from an international inception cohort study

    John G. Hanly;Aidan G. O'Keeffe;Li Su;Murray B. Urowitz

  • Factors associated with damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: results from the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC) Inception Cohort

    Ian N Bruce;Aidan G O'Keeffe;Vernon Farewell;John G Hanly

  • Mortality studies in systemic lupus erythematosus. Results from a single center. I. Causes of death.

    Mahmoud Abu-Shakra;M. B. Urowitz;D. D. Gladman;J. Gough

  • Risk factors for coronary heart disease in women with systemic lupus erythematosus: The Toronto Risk Factor Study

    Ian N. Bruce;Murray B. Urowitz;Dafna D. Gladman;Dominique Ibañez

  • The Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics/American College of Rheumatology (SLICC/ACR) Damage Index for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus International Comparison.

    Dafna D. Gladman;Charles H. Goldsmith;Murray B. Urowitz;Paul Bacon

  • An International Cohort Study of Cancer in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    S. Bernatsky;J. F. Boivin;L. Joseph;R. Rajan

  • A framework for remission in SLE: consensus findings from a large international task force on definitions of remission in SLE (DORIS)

    Ronald van Vollenhoven;Alexandre Voskuyl;George Bertsias;Cynthia Aranow

  • Neuropsychiatric events at the time of diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: An international inception cohort study

    J. G. Hanly;M. B. Urowitz;J. Sanchez-Guerrero;S. C. Bae

  • Accrual of organ damage over time in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Dafna D Gladman;Murray B Urowitz;Proton Rahman;Dominique Ibañez

  • Changing Patterns in Mortality and Disease Outcomes for Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Murray B Urowitz;Dafna D Gladman;Brian D M Tom;Dominique Ibañez

  • Mortality studies in systemic lupus erythematosus. Results from a single center. II. Predictor variables for mortality.

    Mahmoud Abu-Shakra;M. B. Urowitz;D. D. Gladman;J. Gough

  • Mortality in systemic lupus erythematosus: the bimodal pattern revisited.

    L A Rubin;M B Urowitz;D D Gladman

Frequent Co-Authors

Dafna D. Gladman
Dafna D. Gladman Toronto Western Hospital
Paul R. Fortin
Paul R. Fortin Université Laval
Ann E. Clarke
Ann E. Clarke University of Calgary
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman
Rosalind Ramsey-Goldman Northwestern University
Caroline Gordon
Caroline Gordon University of Birmingham
Ian N. Bruce
Ian N. Bruce University of Manchester
Daniel J. Wallace
Daniel J. Wallace Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
David A. Isenberg
David A. Isenberg University College London
Michelle Petri
Michelle Petri Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cynthia Aranow
Cynthia Aranow Feinstein Institute for Medical Research

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