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D-Index
85
Citations
24266
World Ranking
14689
National Ranking
7431

R. Scott Obach 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 R. Scott Obach sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 239 publications — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

R. Scott Obach 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 R. Scott Obach sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 400 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 85 D-Index — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • An oral SARS-CoV-2 Mpro inhibitor clinical candidate for the treatment of COVID-19.

    Dafydd R. Owen;Charlotte M. N. Allerton;Annaliesa S. Anderson;Lisa Aschenbrenner

  • The conduct of in vitro and in vivo drug-drug interaction studies: A Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) perspective

    Thorir D. Bjornsson;John T. Callaghan;Heidi J. Einolf;Volker Fischer

  • A comprehensive listing of bioactivation pathways of organic functional groups.

    Amit S. Kalgutkar;Iain Gardner;R. Scott Obach;Christopher L. Shaffer

  • Validated assays for human cytochrome P450 activities.

    Robert L. Walsky;R. Scott Obach

  • Mechanism-based inactivation of human cytochrome p450 enzymes and the prediction of drug-drug interactions.

    R. Scott Obach;Robert L. Walsky;Karthik Venkatakrishnan

  • Trend analysis of a database of intravenous pharmacokinetic parameters in humans for 670 drug compounds.

    R. Scott Obach;Franco Lombardo;Nigel J. Waters

  • Managing the challenge of chemically reactive metabolites in drug development

    B. Kevin Park;Alan Boobis;Stephen Clarke;Chris E P Goldring

  • THE IMPACT OF P-GLYCOPROTEIN ON THE DISPOSITION OF DRUGS TARGETED FOR INDICATIONS OF THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM: EVALUATION USING THE MDR1A/ 1B KNOCKOUT MOUSE MODEL

    Angela Doran;R. Scott Obach;Bill J. Smith;Natilie A. Hosea

  • The Utility of in Vitro Cytochrome P450 Inhibition Data in the Prediction of Drug-Drug Interactions

    R. Scott Obach;Robert L. Walsky;Karthik Venkatakrishnan;Emily A. Gaman

  • Aldehyde oxidase: an enzyme of emerging importance in drug discovery.

    David C. Pryde;Deepak Dalvie;Qiyue Hu;Peter Jones

  • Apparent mechanism-based inhibition of human CYP2D6 in vitro by paroxetine: comparison with fluoxetine and quinidine

    Kirk M. Bertelsen;Karthik Venkatakrishnan;Lisa L. von Moltke;R. Scott Obach

  • Mechanism-based inactivation of cytochrome P450 enzymes: chemical mechanisms, structure-activity relationships and relationship to clinical drug-drug interactions and idiosyncratic adverse drug reactions.

    Amit S. Kalgutkar;R. Scott Obach;Tristan S. Maurer

  • Can in vitro metabolism-dependent covalent binding data in liver microsomes distinguish hepatotoxic from nonhepatotoxic drugs? An analysis of 18 drugs with consideration of intrinsic clearance and daily dose.

    R. Scott Obach;Amit S. Kalgutkar;John R. Soglia;Sabrina X. Zhao

  • Chemical and Computational Methods for the Characterization of Covalent Reactive Groups for the Prospective Design of Irreversible Inhibitors

    Mark E. Flanagan;Joseph A. Abramite;Dennis P. Anderson;Ann Aulabaugh

  • What is the Objective of the Mass Balance Study? A Retrospective Analysis of Data in Animal and Human Excretion Studies Employing Radiolabeled Drugs

    Sarah J. Roffey;R. Scott Obach;Jenny I. Gedge;Dennis A. Smith

  • Physicochemical Space for Optimum Oral Bioavailability: Contribution of Human Intestinal Absorption and First-Pass Elimination

    Manthena V S Varma;R Scott Obach;Charles Rotter;Howard R Miller

  • METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION OF VARENICLINE, A SELECTIVE α4β2 ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR PARTIAL AGONIST, IN VIVO AND IN VITRO

    R. Scott Obach;Anne E. Reed-Hagen;Suzanne S. Krueger;Beth J. Obach

  • Comparison of Different Algorithms for Predicting Clinical Drug-Drug Interactions, Based on the Use of CYP3A4 in Vitro Data: Predictions of Compounds as Precipitants of Interaction

    Odette A. Fahmi;Susan Hurst;David Plowchalk;Jack Cook

  • SERTRALINE IS METABOLIZED BY MULTIPLE CYTOCHROME P450 ENZYMES, MONOAMINE OXIDASES, AND GLUCURONYL TRANSFERASES IN HUMAN: AN IN VITRO STUDY

    R. Scott Obach;Loretta M. Cox;Larry M. Tremaine

  • Measurement of michaelis constants for cytochrome P450-mediated biotransformation reactions using a substrate depletion approach

    R. Scott Obach;Anne E. Reed-Hagen

Frequent Co-Authors

Amit S. Kalgutkar
Amit S. Kalgutkar Pfizer (United States)
Li Di
Li Di Pfizer (United States)
Lisa L. von Moltke
Lisa L. von Moltke Tufts University
David J. Greenblatt
David J. Greenblatt Tufts University
Annaliesa S. Anderson
Annaliesa S. Anderson Pfizer (United States)
Anton Simeonov
Anton Simeonov National Institutes of Health
J. Brian Houston
J. Brian Houston University of Manchester
B. Kevin Park
B. Kevin Park University of Liverpool
Dean J. Naisbitt
Dean J. Naisbitt University of Liverpool
Menghang Xia
Menghang Xia National Institutes of Health

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