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3984
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Peter A. Merkel 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 Peter A. Merkel sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 600 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter A. Merkel 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 Peter A. Merkel sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter A. Merkel is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their primary field of research lies within Medicine, with a particular focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology, Genetics, Surgery, and Immunology. This interdisciplinary approach spans a variety of complex medical areas and disease mechanisms.

The scientist has a significant publication record on topics related to vasculitis and associated immune-mediated conditions. Their main research topics include:

  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
  • Eosinophilic Disorders and Syndromes

Peter A. Merkel has contributed to numerous papers, some of which have had considerable impact in their respective fields. Recent publications include:

  • 2012 Revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • ANCA-associated vasculitis, 2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • 2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis, 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • 2021 American College of Rheumatology/Vasculitis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Giant Cell Arteritis and Takayasu Arteritis, 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • EULAR recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis: 2022 update, 2023, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

The scientist frequently publishes in specialized and high-impact journals. Preferred venues of publication include:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism
  • Arthritis Care & Research

Collaboration is an important aspect of their work. Frequent co-authors partnering in research projects include:

  • David Jayne
  • Carol A. Langford
  • Peter C. Grayson
  • Christian Pagnoux
  • Nader Khalidi

Best Publications

  • 2013 classification criteria for systemic sclerosis: An american college of rheumatology/European league against rheumatism collaborative initiative

    Frank Van Den Hoogen;Dinesh Khanna;Jaap Fransen;Sindhu R. Johnson

  • 2012 Revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides

    J. C. Jennette;R. J. Falk;P. A. Bacon;N. Basu

  • Rituximab versus Cyclophosphamide for ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    John H. Stone;Peter A. Merkel;Robert Spiera;Philip Seo

  • EULAR Recommendations for the management of primary small and medium vessel vasculitis

    C. Mukhtyar;L. Guillevin;M. C. Cid;B. Dasgupta

  • EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis.

    M. Yates;M. Yates;R. A. Watts;I. M. Bajema;M. C. Cid

  • Revised international Chapel Hill consensus conference nomenclature of vasculitides

    J. C. Jennette;R. J. Falk;P. Bacon;N Basu

  • Mepolizumab or Placebo for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

    Michael E. Wechsler;Praveen Akuthota;David Jayne;Paneez Khoury

  • Digital ulcers in systemic sclerosis: prevention by treatment with bosentan, an oral endothelin receptor antagonist.

    J. H. Korn;Maureen D Mayes;M. Matucci Cerinic;M. Rainisio

  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's): an alternative name for Wegener's granulomatosis.

    Ronald J. Falk;Wolfgang L. Gross;Loïc Guillevin;Gary S. Hoffman

  • Efficacy of Remission-Induction Regimens for ANCA-associated Vasculitis

    Ulrich Specks;Peter A. Merkel;Philip Seo;Robert Spiera

  • ANCA-associated vasculitis.

    A. Richard Kitching;Hans Joachim Anders;Neil Basu;Elisabeth Brouwer

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis

    C. Mukhtyar;L. Guillevin;M. C. Cid;B. Dasgupta

  • Plasma Exchange and Glucocorticoids in Severe ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    Michael Walsh;Peter A Merkel;Chen-Au Peh;Wladimir M Szpirt

  • EULAR recommendations for conducting clinical studies and/or clinical trials in systemic vasculitis: focus on anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibody-associated vasculitis

    Bernhard Hellmich;Oliver Flossmann;Wolfgang L Gross;Paul Bacon

  • A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of adjuvant methotrexate treatment for giant cell arteritis.

    Gary S. Hoffman;Maria C. Cid;David B. Hellmann;Loic Guillevin

  • Adjunctive methotrexate for treatment of giant cell arteritis: an individual patient data meta-analysis.

    Alfred D. Mahr;Juan A. Jover;Robert F. Spiera;César Hernández-García

  • Infliximab for Maintenance of Glucocorticosteroid-Induced Remission of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Randomized Trial

    Gary S. Hoffman;Maria C. Cid;Karen E. Rendt-Zagar;Peter A. Merkel

  • Avacopan for the Treatment of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    David R.W. Jayne;Peter A. Merkel;Thomas J. Schall;Pirow Bekker

  • Bosentan treatment of digital ulcers related to systemic sclerosis: results from the RAPIDS-2 randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Marco Matucci-Cerinic;Christopher P Denton;Daniel E Furst;Maureen D Mayes

  • Consensus statement: Guide to bone health and disease in cystic fibrosis

    Robert M. Aris;Peter A. Merkel;Laura K. Bachrach;Drucy S. Borowitz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Specks
Ulrich Specks Mayo Clinic
Gary S. Hoffman
Gary S. Hoffman Cleveland Clinic
Raashid Luqmani
Raashid Luqmani University of Oxford
John H. Stone
John H. Stone Harvard University
Richard A. Watts
Richard A. Watts University of East Anglia
E. William St. Clair
E. William St. Clair Duke University
David Jayne
David Jayne University of Cambridge
Alfred Mahr
Alfred Mahr Université Paris Cité
Larry W. Moreland
Larry W. Moreland University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

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