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D-Index
82
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23842
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16155
National Ranking
1485

Peter T. Donnan 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 T. Donnan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 382 publications — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter T. Donnan 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 T. Donnan sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Peter T. Donnan is affiliated with the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom and has made contributions primarily in the field of Medicine. Their research spans subfields including Surgery, Oncology, Epidemiology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Physiology.

The main topics covered in Peter T. Donnan's work include cancer survivorship and care, nutrition and health in aging, health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life. Further areas of focus include salivary gland tumors diagnosis and treatment, muscle metabolism and nutrition, dialysis and renal disease management, and pituitary gland disorders and treatments.

Peter T. Donnan has authored multiple papers published in various venues. Notable recent publications include:

  • Real time remote symptom monitoring during chemotherapy for cancer: European multicentre randomised controlled trial (eSMART), 2021, BMJ
  • Dapagliflozin Versus Placebo on Left Ventricular Remodeling in Patients With Diabetes and Heart Failure: The REFORM Trial, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing, co-prescribing of opioids and benzodiazepines, and associated deaths in Scotland, 2020, British Journal of Anaesthesia
  • Clinical effectiveness of pharmacist-led versus conventionally delivered antiviral treatment for hepatitis C virus in patients receiving opioid substitution therapy: a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial, 2020, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology
  • Effect of competing mortality risks on predictive performance of the QRISK3 cardiovascular risk prediction tool in older people and those with comorbidity: external validation population cohort study, 2021, The Lancet Healthy Longevity

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Peter T. Donnan include Margaret Band, Miles D. Witham, Bruce Guthrie, Allan D. Struthers, and Adrian Hapca.

The main publication venues reflecting their research output are Age and Ageing, BMJ Open, BMC Medicine, British Journal of Dermatology, and PLoS ONE.

Best Publications

  • The PRECIS-2 tool: designing trials that are fit for purpose

    Kirsty Loudon;Shaun Treweek;Frank Sullivan;Peter T Donnan

  • Early Treatment with Prednisolone or Acyclovir in Bell's Palsy

    Frank M. Sullivan;Peter T. Donnan;Jillian M. Morrison;Blair H. Smith

  • New Users of Metformin Are at Low Risk of Incident Cancer: A cohort study among people with type 2 diabetes

    Gillian Libby;Louise A. Donnelly;Peter T. Donnan;Dario R. Alessi;Dario R. Alessi

  • Frequency and predictors of hypoglycaemia in Type 1 and insulin-treated Type 2 diabetes: a population-based study

    L. A. Donnelly;A. D. Morris;B. M. Frier;J. D. Ellis

  • Adherence to prescribed oral hypoglycaemic medication in a population of patients with Type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study.

    P. T. Donnan;T. M. MacDonald;A. D. Morris

  • Edinburgh trial of screening for breast cancer: mortality at seven years.

    A. Huggins;B.B. Muir;P.T. Donnan;W. Hepburn

  • Cohort study examining tamoxifen adherence and its relationship to mortality in women with breast cancer.

    C. McCowan;J. Shearer;P. T. Donnan;J. A. Dewar

  • Quality of life following lower limb amputation for peripheral arterial disease.

    J.P. Pell;P.T. Donnan;F.G.R. Fowkes;C.V. Ruckley

  • A gender-sensitised weight loss and healthy living programme for overweight and obese men delivered by Scottish Premier League football clubs (FFIT): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial

    Kate Hunt;Sally Wyke;Cindy M Gray;Annie S Anderson

  • Cohort study of adherence to adjuvant endocrine therapy, breast cancer recurrence and mortality

    B. Makubate;P. T. Donnan;J. A. Dewar;Alastair Thompson

  • Cardiovascular and metabolic effects of metformin in patients with type 1 diabetes (REMOVAL): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    John R Petrie;Nishi Chaturvedi;Ian Ford;Martijn C G J Brouwers

  • Poor glycated haemoglobin control and adverse pregnancy outcomes in type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus: systematic review of observational studies

    Melanie E Inkster;Tom P Fahey;Peter T Donnan;Graham P Leese

  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug induced acute kidney injury in the community dwelling general population and people with chronic kidney disease: systematic review and meta-analysis

    Xinyu Zhang;Peter T Donnan;Samira Bell;Bruce Guthrie

  • Epidemiology and outcomes of people with dementia, delirium, and unspecified cognitive impairment in the general hospital: prospective cohort study of 10,014 admissions.

    Emma L. Reynish;Simona M. Hapca;Nicosha De Souza;Vera Cvoro

  • Epidemiology of primary hyperparathyroidism in Tayside, Scotland, UK

    Ning Yu;Peter T. Donnan;Michael J. Murphy;Graham P. Leese

  • Reduced-Function SLC22A1 Polymorphisms Encoding Organic Cation Transporter 1 and Glycemic Response to Metformin: A GoDARTS Study

    Kaixin Zhou;Louise A. Donnelly;Charlotte H. Kimber;Peter T. Donnan

  • Treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis with oral steroids followed by topical steroids: a randomized trial.

    Sriram Vaidyanathan;Martyn Barnes;Peter Williamson;Pippa Hopkinson

  • Health-state utilities in liver disease: a systematic review.

    David J. McLernon;John Dillon;Peter T. Donnan

  • The eSMART study protocol: a randomised controlled trial to evaluate electronic symptom management using the advanced symptom management system (ASyMS) remote technology for patients with cancer

    Roma Maguire;Patricia A. Fox;Lisa McCann;Christine Miaskowski

  • Age- and Gender-Specific TSH Reference Intervals in People With No Obvious Thyroid Disease in Tayside, Scotland: The Thyroid Epidemiology, Audit, and Research Study (TEARS)

    Thenmalar Vadiveloo;Peter T. Donnan;Michael J. Murphy;Graham P. Leese

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. MacDonald
Thomas M. MacDonald University of Dundee
Allan D. Struthers
Allan D. Struthers University of Dundee
Andrew D. Morris
Andrew D. Morris University of Edinburgh
Falko F. Sniehotta
Falko F. Sniehotta Newcastle University
Tom Fahey
Tom Fahey Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Brian J. Lipworth
Brian J. Lipworth University of Dundee
Brian Williams
Brian Williams Edinburgh Napier University
Ian Ford
Ian Ford University of Glasgow
Sally Wyke
Sally Wyke University of Glasgow
Blair H. Smith
Blair H. Smith University of Dundee

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