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119
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45133
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3932
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2152

Peter D. Wagner 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 D. Wagner sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 634 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter D. Wagner 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 D. Wagner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Peter D. Wagner is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with particular attention to subfields including Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Genetics, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

The work of Peter D. Wagner covers several key topics, notably Cardiovascular and Exercise Physiology, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Respiratory Support and Mechanisms, High Altitude and Hypoxia, Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, and Long-Term Effects of COVID-19.

Recent publications by Wagner include:

  • "Use of External Comparators for Health Technology Assessment Submissions Based on Single-Arm Trials" (2021), published in Value in Health
  • "Peripheral Determinants of Oxygen Utilization in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction" (2020), published in JACC Basic to Translational Science
  • "Determinants of maximal oxygen consumption" (2022), published in Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility
  • "Exercise training in COPD: muscle O2transport plasticity" (2021), published in European Respiratory Journal
  • "Intrapulmonary shunt and alveolar dead space in a cohort of patients with acute COVID-19 pneumonitis and early recovery" (2022), published in European Respiratory Journal

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Wagner include:

  • G. Kim Prisk
  • Atul Malhotra
  • Harrieth Wagner
  • Wanjun Gu
  • Tatum S. Simonson

Publications by Wagner commonly appear in the following venues:

  • KKI-elemzések
  • Journal of Applied Physiology
  • European Respiratory Journal
  • The FASEB Journal
  • The Journal of Physiology

Best Publications

  • Measurement of continuous distributions of ventilation-perfusion ratios: theory

    P. D. Wagner;H. A. Saltzman;J. B. West

  • An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    François Maltais;Marc Decramer;Richard Casaburi;Esther Barreiro

  • Exercise-induced arterial hypoxemia

    Jerome A. Dempsey;Peter D. Wagner

  • Myoglobin O2 desaturation during exercise. Evidence of limited O2 transport.

    Russell S. Richardson;Elizabeth A. Noyszewski;Keith F. Kendrick;John S. Leigh

  • Physiological changes in respiratory function associated with ageing.

    R Rodriguez-Roisin;F Burgos;J Roca;J A Barberà

  • Muscle O2 uptake kinetics in humans: implications for metabolic control

    B. Grassi;D. C. Poole;R. S. Richardson;D. R. Knight

  • Continuous Distributions of Ventilation-Perfusion Ratios in Normal Subjects Breathing Air and 100% O2

    Peter D. Wagner;Raymond B. Laravuso;Richard R. Uhi;John B. West

  • Ventilation-perfusion inequality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    P D Wagner;D R Dantzker;R Dueck;J L Clausen

  • Pulmonary gas exchange in humans exercising at sea level and simulated altitude

    P. D. Wagner;G. E. Gale;R. E. Moon;J. R. Torre-Bueno

  • Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    R Casabur;Rik Gosselink;Marc Decramer;Rpn Dekhuijzen

  • Operation Everest II: oxygen transport during exercise at extreme simulated altitude

    J. R. Sutton;J. T. Reeves;P. D. Wagner;B. M. Groves

  • Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates Promote Low Density Lipoprotein Oxidation in Human Atherosclerotic Intima

    Christiaan Leeuwenburgh;Medora M. Hardy;Stanley L. Hazen;Peter Wagner

  • Simultaneous measurement of eight foreign gases in blood by gas chromatography.

    P. D. Wagner;P. F. Naumann;R. B. Laravuso

  • Contribution of excising legs to the slow component of oxygen uptake kinetics in humans

    David C. Poole;Walter Schaffartzik;Douglas R. Knight;Toni Derion

  • Determinants of Maximal Oxygen Transport and Utilization

    Peter D. Wagner

  • Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A statement of the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society

    R. Casaburi;R. Gosselink;M. Decramer;R. P.N. Dekhuijzen

  • Operation Everest II: elevated high-altitude pulmonary resistance unresponsive to oxygen

    B. M. Groves;J. T. Reeves;J. R. Sutton;P. D. Wagner

  • Angiogenic growth factor mRNA responses in muscle to a single bout of exercise

    E. C. Breen;E. C. Johnson;H. Wagner;H. M. Tseng

  • Operation Everest II: preservation of cardiac function at extreme altitude

    J. T. Reeves;B. M. Groves;J. R. Sutton;P. D. Wagner

  • Effects of endurance training on skeletal muscle bioenergetics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

    Ernest Sala;Josep Roca;Ramón M. Marrades;Juli Alonso

Frequent Co-Authors

Josep Roca
Josep Roca University of Barcelona
Russell S. Richardson
Russell S. Richardson University of Utah
John B. West
John B. West University of California, San Diego
Robert Rodriguez-Roisin
Robert Rodriguez-Roisin University of Barcelona
David C. Poole
David C. Poole Kansas State University
Joan Albert Barberà
Joan Albert Barberà University of Barcelona
Alvar Agusti
Alvar Agusti University of Barcelona
Charis Roussos
Charis Roussos National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Bengt Saltin
Bengt Saltin University of Copenhagen
Antoni Torres
Antoni Torres University of Barcelona

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