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Peter Libby 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 Libby sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,078 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Libby 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 Libby sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 264 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2006 - Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • 1999 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1982 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Peter Libby is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States and has made significant contributions in the field of medicine, focusing primarily on cardiovascular research.

Their main fields of study include Medicine, with extensive work in subfields such as Immunology, Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

The core research topics for Peter Libby are:

  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Fatty Acid Research and Health

Among recent publications, key papers include:

  • The changing landscape of atherosclerosis, 2021, Nature
  • COVID-19 is, in the end, an endothelial disease, 2020, European Heart Journal
  • Targeting inflammation in atherosclerosis - from experimental insights to the clinic, 2021, Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Statin-Intolerant Patients, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Interleukins in cancer: from biology to therapy, 2021, Nature Reviews Cancer

Frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Deepak L. Bhatt
  • Samuel Sherratt
  • Paul M. Ridker
  • Pradeep Natarajan
  • Preston Mason

Peter Libby often publishes in the following scientific venues:

  • Circulation
  • European Heart Journal
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • Cardiovascular Research

The scientist has been recognized with several professional distinctions, including:

  • Distinguished Fellowship Award, American College of Cardiology (ACC), 2006
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1999
  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1982
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Best Publications

  • Inflammation and Atherosclerosis

    Peter Libby;Paul M. Ridker;Attilio Maseri

  • Inflammation in Atherosclerosis

    Peter Libby

  • Rosuvastatin to prevent vascular events in men and women with elevated C-reactive protein.

    Paul M Ridker;Eleanor Danielson;Jacques Genest;Antonio M. Gotto

  • Antiinflammatory Therapy with Canakinumab for Atherosclerotic Disease

    Paul M Ridker;Brendan M. Everett;Tom Thuren;Jean G. MacFadyen

  • Rosuvastatin to Prevent Vascular Events in Men and Women With Elevated C-Reactive Protein

    Paul M. Ridker;Eleanor Danielson;Francisco A. H. Fonseca;Jacques Genest

  • From vulnerable plaque to vulnerable patient: a call for new definitions and risk assessment strategies: Part II.

    Morteza Naghavi;Peter Libby;Erling Falk;S. Ward Casscells;S. Ward Casscells

  • Progress and challenges in translating the biology of atherosclerosis

    Peter Libby;Paul M Ridker;Göran K. Hansson

  • Diabetes and atherosclerosis: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management.

    Joshua A. Beckman;Mark A. Creager;Peter Libby

  • Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinases and matrix degrading activity in vulnerable regions of human atherosclerotic plaques.

    Z S Galis;Galina K. Sukhova;M W Lark;Peter Libby

  • Molecular bases of the acute coronary syndromes

    Peter Libby

  • Effect of very high-intensity statin therapy on regression of coronary atherosclerosis: the ASTEROID trial.

    Steven E. Nissen;Stephen J. Nicholls;Ilke Sipahi;Peter Libby

  • The immune response in atherosclerosis: a double-edged sword

    Göran K. Hansson;Peter Libby

  • The healing myocardium sequentially mobilizes two monocyte subsets with divergent and complementary functions

    Matthias Nahrendorf;Filip K. Swirski;Elena Aikawa;Lars Stangenberg

  • Current Concepts of the Pathogenesis of the Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Peter Libby

  • Identification of splenic reservoir monocytes and their deployment to inflammatory sites

    Filip K. Swirski;Matthias Nahrendorf;Martin Etzrodt;Martin Etzrodt;Moritz Wildgruber

  • Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease

    Peter Libby;Pierre Theroux

  • Inflammation in atherosclerosis: from pathophysiology to practice.

    Peter Libby;Paul M. Ridker;Göran K. Hansson

  • Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine

    Douglas L. Mann;Douglas P. Zipes;Peter Libby;Robert O. Bonow

  • Nitric oxide decreases cytokine-induced endothelial activation. Nitric oxide selectively reduces endothelial expression of adhesion molecules and proinflammatory cytokines.

    R De Caterina;Peter Libby;H B Peng;V J Thannickal

  • Absence of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Reduces Atherosclerosis in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor–Deficient Mice

    Long Gu;Yoshikatsu Okada;Steven K. Clinton;Craig Gerard

Frequent Co-Authors

Galina K. Sukhova
Galina K. Sukhova Harvard Medical School
Masanori Aikawa
Masanori Aikawa Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ralph Weissleder
Ralph Weissleder Harvard University
Matthias Nahrendorf
Matthias Nahrendorf Harvard University
Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital
Filip K. Swirski
Filip K. Swirski Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Elena Aikawa
Elena Aikawa Brigham and Women's Hospital
Richard T. Lee
Richard T. Lee Harvard University
Peter Ganz
Peter Ganz University of California, San Francisco
Robert J. Glynn
Robert J. Glynn Harvard Medical School

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