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D-Index
87
Citations
23579
World Ranking
13778
National Ranking
6993

Paul H. Plotz 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 Paul H. Plotz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 234 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.

Paul H. Plotz 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 Paul H. Plotz sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% 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

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Paul H. Plotz is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with subfields including Rehabilitation, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Hematology.

Their research focuses on several main topics within medicine. These include:

  • Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research

Paul H. Plotz has authored research published in Clinical Rheumatology. One notable paper is titled "Rheumatology capacity building: implementing a rheumatology curriculum for Liberian health-care providers in 2016," published in 2020.

Collaborations are evident in their work, with frequent coauthors including Laura B. Lewandowski, Adam Schiffenbauer, JoAnn M. Mican, Moses J. Soka, and Mosaka P. Fallah.

Recognition includes membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Therapy of lupus nephritis. Controlled trial of prednisone and cytotoxic drugs.

    H. A. Austin;J. H. Klippel;J. E. Balow;N. G.H. Le Riche

  • A new approach to the classification of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: myositis-specific autoantibodies define useful homogeneous patient groups.

    Lori A. Love;Richard L. Leff;David D. Fraser;Ira N. Targoff

  • Defective Reticuloendothelial System Fc-Receptor Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Michael M. Frank;Max I. Hamburger;Thomas J. Lawley;Robert P. Kimberly

  • Suppression of autophagy in skeletal muscle uncovers the accumulation of ubiquitinated proteins and their potential role in muscle damage in Pompe disease

    Nina Raben;Victoria Hill;Lauren Shea;Shoichi Takikita

  • Enhanced autoantigen expression in regenerating muscle cells in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy

    Livia Casciola-Rosen;Kanneboyina Nagaraju;Paul Plotz;Kondi Wang

  • Dysfunction of endocytic and autophagic pathways in a lysosomal storage disease.

    Tokiko Fukuda;Lindsay Ewan;Martina Bauer;Robert J. Mattaliano

  • Controlled trial of plasma exchange and leukapheresis in polymyositis and dermatomyositis.

    Frederick W. Miller;Susan F. Leitman;Mary E. Cronin;Jeanne E. Hicks

  • Current concepts in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and related disorders.

    Paul H. Plotz;Marinos Dalakas;Richard L. Leff;Lori A. Love

  • Drug therapy of the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: predictors of response to prednisone, azathioprine, and methotrexate and a comparison of their efficacy

    Marshall M. Joffe;Lori A. Love;Richard L Leff;David D. Fraser

  • Activation of the endoplasmic reticulum stress response in autoimmune myositis: Potential role in muscle fiber damage and dysfunction

    Kanneboyina Nagaraju;Livia Casciola-Rosen;Ingrid Lundberg;Rashmi Rawat

  • Histidyl–tRNA Synthetase and Asparaginyl–tRNA Synthetase, Autoantigens in Myositis, Activate Chemokine Receptors on T Lymphocytes and Immature Dendritic Cells

    O.M. Zack Howard;Hui Fang Dong;De Yang;Nina Raben

  • Conditional up-regulation of MHC class I in skeletal muscle leads to self-sustaining autoimmune myositis and myositis-specific autoantibodies.

    Kanneboyina Nagaraju;Nina Raben;Lisa Loeffler;Tomasina Parker

  • International consensus outcome measures for patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Development and initial validation of myositis activity and damage indices in patients with adult onset disease.

    D. A. Isenberg;E. Allen;V. Farewell;M. R. Ehrenstein

  • Acid alpha-glucosidase deficiency (glycogenosis type II, Pompe disease).

    Nina Raben;Paul Plotz;Barry J. Byrne

  • Targeted Disruption of the Acid α-Glucosidase Gene in Mice Causes an Illness with Critical Features of Both Infantile and Adult Human Glycogen Storage Disease Type II *

    Nina Raben;Kanneboyina Nagaraju;Eunice Lee;Paul Kessler

  • Validation of manual muscle testing and a subset of eight muscles for adult and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies

    Lisa G. Rider;Deloris Koziol;Edward H. Giannini;Minal S. Jain

  • Reduction of renal function by newer nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

    Robert P. Kimberly;Robert E. Bowden;Harry R. Keiser;Paul H. Plotz

  • Aspirin-Induced Depression of Renal Function

    Robert P. Kimberly;Paul H. Plotz

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Evolving Concepts

    John L. Decker;Alfred D. Steinberg;James L. Reinertsen;Paul H. Plotz

  • Effect of Treatment on the Evolution of Renal Abnormalities in Lupus Nephritis

    James E. Balow;Howard A. Austin;Larry R. Muenz;Kathleen M. Joyce

Frequent Co-Authors

Nina Raben
Nina Raben National Institutes of Health
Frederick W. Miller
Frederick W. Miller National Institutes of Health
Ira N. Targoff
Ira N. Targoff University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Alfred D. Steinberg
Alfred D. Steinberg Mitre (United States)
Robert P. Kimberly
Robert P. Kimberly University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lisa G. Rider
Lisa G. Rider National Institutes of Health
Eric P. Hoffman
Eric P. Hoffman Binghamton University
James E. Balow
James E. Balow National Institutes of Health
Barry J. Byrne
Barry J. Byrne University of Florida
William E. Seaman
William E. Seaman University of California, San Francisco

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