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D-Index
110
Citations
48243
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5529
National Ranking
2983

Rajiv Agarwal 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 Rajiv Agarwal sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 692 publications — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Rajiv Agarwal 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 Rajiv Agarwal sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 110 D-Index — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rajiv Agarwal is affiliated with Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a focus on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Surgery.

The scientist's research spans multiple topics important to disease management and physiology, including:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
  • Potassium and Related Disorders
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Electrolyte and hormonal disorders

Rajiv Agarwal has published over 300 works, with a significant output in prominent medical journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Circulation
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism

Among selected recent papers authored by Rajiv Agarwal are:

  • Cardiovascular and kidney outcomes with finerenone in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: the FIDELITY pooled analysis (2021), published in European Heart Journal
  • Steroidal and non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in cardiorenal medicine (2020), published in European Heart Journal

Rajiv Agarwal has collaborated frequently with other researchers in the field, including:

  • George L. Bakris (40 publications)
  • Peter Rossing (33 publications)
  • Luís M. Ruilope (29 publications)
  • Hiddo J.L. Heerspink (28 publications)
  • Stefan D. Anker (26 publications)

Best Publications

  • Canagliflozin and Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy

    Vlado Perkovic;Vlado Perkovic;Meg J. Jardine;Meg J. Jardine;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Bruce Neal;Severine Bompoint

  • Effect of Finerenone on Chronic Kidney Disease Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes

    George L Bakris;Rajiv Agarwal;Stefan D Anker;Bertram Pitt

  • Selective vitamin D receptor activation with paricalcitol for reduction of albuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes (VITAL study): a randomised controlled trial

    Dick De Zeeuw;Rajiv Agarwal;Michael Amdahl;Paul Audhya

  • Prevalence, treatment, and control of hypertension in chronic hemodialysis patients in the United States.

    Rajiv Agarwal;Allen R Nissenson;Daniel Batlle;Daniel W Coyne

  • Vitamin D Therapy and Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: The PRIMO Randomized Controlled Trial

    Ravi Thadhani;Evan Appelbaum;Yili Pritchett;Yuchiao Chang

  • Effect of finerenone on albuminuria in patients with diabetic nephropathy : a randomized clinical trial

    George L Bakris;Rajiv Agarwal;Juliana C Chan;Mark E Cooper

  • Role of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Overcoming Therapeutic Inertia and Improving Hypertension Control A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Rajiv Agarwal;Jennifer E. Bills;Tyler J.W. Hecht;Robert P. Light

  • Antiproteinuric effect of oral paricalcitol in chronic kidney disease

    Rajiv Agarwal;Muralidhar Acharya;J.I.N. Tian;Richard L. Hippensteel

  • Effect of Oral Methylprednisolone on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With IgA Nephropathy The TESTING Randomized Clinical Trial

    Jicheng Lv;Jicheng Lv;Hong Zhang;Muh Geot Wong;Meg J. Jardine

  • Paricalcitol reduces albuminuria and inflammation in chronic kidney disease: a randomized double-blind pilot trial.

    Pooneh Alborzi;Nina A. Patel;Carla Peterson;Jennifer E. Bills

  • Dry-Weight Reduction in Hypertensive Hemodialysis Patients (DRIP) A Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Rajiv Agarwal;Pooneh Alborzi;Sangeetha Satyan;Robert P. Light

  • Cardiovascular Events with Finerenone in Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes

    Bertram Pitt;Gerasimos Filippatos;Rajiv Agarwal;Stefan D Anker

  • Association of Intensive Care Unit Patient Load and Demand With Mortality Rates in US Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Dawn M. Bravata;Anthony J. Perkins;Laura J. Myers;Greg Arling

  • Steroidal and non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in cardiorenal medicine.

    Rajiv Agarwal;Peter Kolkhof;George Bakris;Johann Bauersachs

  • Prognostic role of ambulatory blood pressure measurement in patients with nondialysis chronic kidney disease.

    Roberto Minutolo;Rajiv Agarwal;Silvio Borrelli;Paolo Chiodini

  • Rapid, fluorimetric-liquid chromatographic determination of malondialdehyde in biological samples.

    Rajiv Agarwal;Shawn D. Chase

  • Oxidative stress and renal injury with intravenous iron in patients with chronic kidney disease.

    Rajiv Agarwal;Nina Vasavada;Nina Vasavada;Nadine G. Sachs;Nadine G. Sachs;Shawn Chase;Shawn Chase

  • ACE inhibition or angiotensin receptor blockade: Impact on potassium in renal failure

    George L. Bakris;Martha Siomos;Dejuran Richardson;Imke Janssen

  • Research Priorities for Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group Summary.

    Sanjiv J. Shah;Barry A. Borlaug;Dalane W. Kitzman;Andrew D. McCulloch

  • Vitamin D Therapy and Cardiac Structure and Function in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

    Ravi Thadhani;Evan Appelbaum;Yili Pritchett;Julia Wenger

Frequent Co-Authors

Vlado Perkovic
Vlado Perkovic George Institute for Global Health
Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Hiddo J.L. Heerspink
Hiddo J.L. Heerspink University of Groningen
David C. Wheeler
David C. Wheeler University College London
George L. Bakris
George L. Bakris University of Chicago
Adeera Levin
Adeera Levin University of British Columbia
Dick de Zeeuw
Dick de Zeeuw University of Groningen
Carol A. Pollock
Carol A. Pollock University of Sydney
Kenneth W. Mahaffey
Kenneth W. Mahaffey Stanford University

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