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D-Index
89
Citations
36847
World Ranking
12510
National Ranking
6405

Patrick J. Heagerty 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 Patrick J. Heagerty sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 388 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Patrick J. Heagerty 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 Patrick J. Heagerty sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Patrick J. Heagerty is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has made significant contributions to medical research, particularly in the field of medicine and its subfields. Their work spans pediatrics, perinatology, child health, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, statistics and probability, surgery, and economics and econometrics.

The main research topics covered by Heagerty include neonatal respiratory health research, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, health systems, economic evaluations, quality of life, infant development and preterm care, statistical methods in clinical trials, and spine and intervertebral disc pathology.

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • A Randomized Trial of Erythropoietin for Neuroprotection in Preterm Infants (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Trial of Erythropoietin for Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Newborns (2022, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • Mixed-effects models for the design and analysis of stepped wedge cluster randomized trials: An overview (2020, Statistical Methods in Medical Research)
  • Prevalence of acute kidney injury (AKI) in extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGAN) (2020, Pediatric Nephrology)
  • Antibiotics versus Appendectomy for Acute Appendicitis - Longer-Term Outcomes (2021, New England Journal of Medicine)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Heagerty include:

  • Sandra E. Juul
  • Bryan A. Comstock
  • Dennis E. Mayock
  • Pradeep Suri
  • Jeffrey G. Jarvik

Publications have appeared primarily in prominent venues such as:

  • JAMA
  • The Journal of Pediatrics
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Pediatric Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Heagerty has also been recognized through memberships and fellowships, including being named a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2020 and a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Time-Dependent ROC Curves for Censored Survival Data and a Diagnostic Marker

    Patrick J. Heagerty;Thomas Lumley;Margaret S. Pepe

  • Release from Prison — A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates

    Ingrid A. Binswanger;Marc F. Stern;Richard A. Deyo;Patrick J. Heagerty

  • A randomized trial of vertebroplasty for osteoporotic spinal fractures

    David F. Kallmes;Bryan A. Comstock;Patrick J. Heagerty;Judith A. Turner

  • Survival model predictive accuracy and ROC curves.

    Patrick J. Heagerty;Yingye Zheng

  • Expression of cell-cycle regulators p27Kip1 and cyclin E, alone and in combination, correlate with survival in young breast cancer patients.

    Peggy L. Porter;Peggy L. Porter;Kathleen E. Malone;Kathleen E. Malone;Patrick J. Heagerty;Patrick J. Heagerty;Gail M. Alexander

  • Temporal Trends in the Prevalence of Diabetic Kidney Disease in the United States

    Ian H. de Boer;Tessa C. Rue;Yoshio N. Hall;Patrick J. Heagerty

  • Dialectical behavior therapy versus comprehensive validation therapy plus 12-step for the treatment of opioid dependent women meeting criteria for borderline personality disorder.

    Marsha M Linehan;Linda A Dimeff;Sarah K Reynolds;Katherine Anne Comtois

  • Clinical manifestations of kidney disease among US adults with diabetes, 1988-2014

    Maryam Afkarian;Leila R. Zelnick;Yoshio N. Hall;Patrick J. Heagerty

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism from birth to old age and its relationship to cancer.

    Cathy C. Laurie;Cecelia A Laurie;Kenneth Rice;Kimberly F. Doheny

  • Hospital Volume and the Outcomes of Mechanical Ventilation

    Jeremy M Kahn;Christopher H Goss;Patrick J Heagerty;Andrew A Kramer

  • Prediction of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Occurrence Using Commonly Available Clinical Information: The Seattle Diabetic Foot Study

    Edward J. Boyko;Jessie H. Ahroni;Victoria Cohen;Karin M. Nelson

  • Three-year incidence of low back pain in an initially asymptomatic cohort: clinical and imaging risk factors.

    Jeffrey G. Jarvik;William Hollingworth;Patrick J. Heagerty;David R. Haynor

  • A Randomized Trial of Epidural Glucocorticoid Injections for Spinal Stenosis

    Janna L. Friedly;Bryan A. Comstock;Judith A. Turner;Patrick J. Heagerty

  • The Use and Effectiveness of Mobile Apps for Depression: Results From a Fully Remote Clinical Trial.

    Patricia A Arean;Kevin A Hallgren;Joshua T Jordan;Adam Gazzaley

  • The Longitudinal Assessment of Imaging and Disability of the Back (LAIDBack) Study: baseline data.

    Jeffrey J. Jarvik;William Hollingworth;William Hollingworth;Patrick Heagerty;Patrick Heagerty;David R. Haynor;David R. Haynor

  • Misspecified maximum likelihood estimates and generalised linear mixed models

    Patrick J. Heagerty;Brenda F. Kurland

  • Indicators of retention in remote digital health studies: a cross-study evaluation of 100,000 participants

    Abhishek Pratap;Abhishek Pratap;Elias Chaibub Neto;Phil Snyder;Carl Stepnowsky

  • Effect of Therapeutic Footwear on Foot Reulceration in Patients With Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Gayle E. Reiber;Douglas G. Smith;Carolyn Wallace;Katrina Sullivan

  • Population-based trends in volumes and rates of ambulatory lumbar spine surgery.

    Darryl T. Gray;Richard A. Deyo;William Kreuter;Sohail K. Mirza

  • Sexual risk, nitrite inhalant use, and lack of circumcision associated with HIV seroconversion in men who have sex with men in the United States.

    Susan P Buchbinder;Eric Vittinghoff;Patrick J Heagerty;Connie L Celum

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith A. Turner
Judith A. Turner University of Washington
Richard A. Deyo
Richard A. Deyo Oregon Health & Science University
Gail P. Jarvik
Gail P. Jarvik University of Washington
Thomas Lumley
Thomas Lumley University of Auckland
Lloyd D. Fisher
Lloyd D. Fisher University of Washington
David F. Kallmes
David F. Kallmes Mayo Clinic
Thomas D. Koepsell
Thomas D. Koepsell University of Washington
Kristin L. Laidre
Kristin L. Laidre University of Washington
Brett T. Litz
Brett T. Litz Boston University
Deborah A. Nickerson
Deborah A. Nickerson University of Washington

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