2026 Peter D. Jacobson: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	32	226	201	167	148	183	4670

Overview

Peter D. Jacobson is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. The primary area of research centers around medicine, with a significant focus on surgery and related biomedical subfields.

Their research spans several subfields including:

Surgery
Physiology
Pharmacy
Oncology
Molecular Biology

Main topics of work encompass:

Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
Diet and Metabolism Studies
Obesity and Health Practices
Cancer Risks and Factors
Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
Diabetes Treatment and Management
Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Peter D. Jacobson include:

Lena Carlsson
Kajsa Sjöholm
Johanna C. Andersson-Assarsson
Per-Arne Svensson
Magdalena Taube

Prominent venues where Peter D. Jacobson has published are:

International Journal of Obesity
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
Obesity
Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
New England Journal of Medicine

Recent publications include the following papers:

Life Expectancy after Bariatric Surgery in the Swedish Obese Subjects Study, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
Association of Bariatric Surgery With Cancer Incidence in Patients With Obesity and Diabetes: Long-term Results From the Swedish Obese Subjects Study, 2021, Diabetes Care
Fracture risk after three bariatric surgery procedures in Swedish obese subjects: up to 26 years follow-up of a controlled intervention study, 2020, Journal of Internal Medicine
Long-term incidence of colorectal cancer after bariatric surgery or usual care in the Swedish Obese Subjects study, 2021, PLoS ONE
Life expectancy after bariatric surgery or usual care in patients with or without baseline type 2 diabetes in Swedish Obese Subjects, 2023, International Journal of Obesity

Best Publications

Investing in youth tobacco control: a review of smoking prevention and control strategies

Paula M Lantz;Peter D Jacobson;Kenneth E Warner;Jeffrey Wasserman

696
Citations
Implementing clinical practice guidelines: social influence strategies and practitioner behavior change

Brian S. Mittman;Xenia Tonesk;Peter D. Jacobson

494
Citations
Legal issues concerning electronic health information: privacy, quality, and liability.

James G. Hodge;Lawrence O. Gostin;Peter D. Jacobson

292
Citations
"Listen to the people": public deliberation about social distancing measures in a pandemic.

Nancy M. Baum;Peter D. Jacobson;Susan D. Goold

156
Citations
Litigation and Public Health Policy Making: The Case of Tobacco Control

Peter D. Jacobson;Kenneth E. Warner

132
Citations
The implementation and enforcement of tobacco control laws: policy implications for activists and the industry.

Peter D. Jacobson;Jeffrey Wasserman

122
Citations
False Hope: Bone Marrow Transplantation for Breast Cancer

Richard A. Rettig;Peter Jacobson;Cynthia M. Farquhar;Wade M. Aubry

115
Citations
Toward a 21st-century health care system: Recommendations for health care reform

Kenneth Arrow;Alan Auerbach;John Bertko;Shannon Brownlee

113
Citations
Looking Ahead: Addressing Ethical Challenges in Public Health Practice

Nancy M. Baum;Sarah Elizabeth Gollust;Susan Dorr Goold;Peter D. Jacobson

112
Citations
The introduction of low-osmolar contrast agents in radiology. Medical, economic, legal, and public policy issues.

P D Jacobson;C J Rosenquist

110
Citations
Combating Teen Smoking: Research and Policy Strategies

Peter D. Jacobson

96
Citations
Tobacco Control Laws: Implementation and Enforcement

Peter D. Jacobson;Jeffrey Wasserman

83
Citations
Historical Overview of Tobacco Legislation and Regulation

Peter D. Jacobson;Jeffrey Wasserman;John R. Anderson

81
Citations
Reducing Distracted Driving: Regulation and Education to Avert Traffic Injuries and Fatalities

Peter D. Jacobson;Lawrence Ogalthorpe Gostin

78
Citations
A New Era of Unapproved Drugs The Case of Abigail Alliance v Von Eschenbach

Peter D. Jacobson;Wendy E. Parmet

65
Citations
Measuring the Value of Public Health Systems: The Disconnect Between Health Economists and Public Health Practitioners

Peter J. Neumann;Peter D. Jacobson;Jennifer A. Palmer

61
Citations
Survival strategies for Michigan's health care safety net providers.

Peter D. Jacobson;Vanessa K. Dalton;Julie Berson-Grand;Carol S. Weisman

61
Citations
Transforming clinical practice guidelines into legislative mandates: proceed with abundant caution.

Peter D. Jacobson

60
Citations
Applying fiduciary responsibilities in the managed care context.

Peter D. Jacobson;Michael T. Cahill

60
Citations
Physicians, the Affordable Care Act, and primary care: disruptive change or business as usual?

Peter D. Jacobson;Shelley A. Jazowski

59
Citations
Public Trust in Health Information Sharing: A Measure of System Trust

Jodyn E. Platt;Peter D. Jacobson;Sharon L. R. Kardia

57
Citations
Ethical Issues in Public Health Practice in Michigan

Nancy M. Baum;Sarah E. Gollust;Susan D. Goold;Peter D. Jacobson

33
Citations
Health care reform and federalism.

Scott L. Greer;Peter D. Jacobson

22
Citations
Tobacco control laws

Peter Jacobson;Jeffrey Wasserman

14
Citations
Litigation and Public Health Policymaking: The Case of Tobacco Control

Peter D. Jacobson;Kenneth E. Warner

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence O. Gostin Georgetown University

Kenneth E. Warner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Harold A. Pollack University of Chicago

Susan Dorr Goold University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

James G. Hodge Arizona State University

M. Robin DiMatteo University of California, Riverside

Michael E. Chernew Harvard University

David E. Kanouse RAND Corporation

Paul Koegel RAND Corporation

John W. Peabody University of California, San Francisco

External Links

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