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D-Index
73
Citations
18700
World Ranking
19665
National Ranking
9794

Ray M. Merrill 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 Ray M. Merrill sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 310 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ray M. Merrill 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 Ray M. Merrill sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ray M. Merrill is affiliated with Brigham Young University in the United States, contributing extensively to the field of Medicine with a particular focus on various subfields such as Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Oncology.

Their research spans a range of topics, including:

  • Voice and Speech Disorders
  • Dysphagia Assessment and Management
  • Sleep and Related Disorders
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

Ray M. Merrill has an active publication record with notable recent papers such as:

  • "Cancer mortality risk, fine particulate air pollution, and smoking in a large, representative cohort of US adults," 2020, published in Cancer Causes & Control
  • "Mental Health Conditions According to Stress and Sleep Disorders," 2022, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Explaining the Inverse Association between Altitude and Obesity," 2020, published in Journal of Obesity
  • "Sleep disorders related to index and comorbid mental disorders and psychotropic drugs," 2023, published in Annals of General Psychiatry

Their research collaboration network includes frequent coauthors such as Jenny L. Pierce, Nelson Roy, I. S. E. Gibbons, McKay K. Ashton, and Kristine Tanner, highlighting a consistent cooperative research environment.

The venues where Ray M. Merrill often publishes reflect the breadth of their research interests, featuring journals like:

  • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
  • Innovation in Aging
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Voice
  • Archives of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of Voice Disorders in Teachers and the General Population

    Nelson Roy;Ray M. Merrill;Susan Thibeault;Rahul A. Parsa

  • Voice Disorders in the General Population: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Occupational Impact

    Nelson Roy;Ray M. Merrill;Steven D. Gray;Elaine M. Smith

  • Cancer Surveillance Series: Interpreting Trends in Prostate Cancer—Part I: Evidence of the Effects of Screening in Recent Prostate Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Rates

    Benjamin F. Hankey;Eric J. Feuer;Limin X. Clegg;Richard B. Hayes

  • Voice disorders in teachers and the general population: effects on work performance, attendance, and future career choices.

    Nelson Roy;Ray M. Merrill;Susan Thibeault;Steven D. Gray

  • Hysterectomy surveillance in the United States, 1997 through 2005.

    Ray M. Merrill

  • Dysphagia in the elderly: preliminary evidence of prevalence, risk factors, and socioemotional effects.

    Nelson Roy;Joseph Stemple;Ray M. Merrill;Lisa Thomas

  • Financial impact of a comprehensive multisite workplace health promotion program

    Steven G. Aldana;Ray M. Merrill;Kristine Price;Aaron Hardy

  • Validity of Self-Reported Height, Weight, and Body Mass Index: Findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2001-2006

    Ray M Merrill;John S Richardson

  • Epidemiology of Voice Disorders in the Elderly: Preliminary Findings

    Nelson Roy;Joseph Stemple;Ray M. Merrill;Lisa Thomas

  • Cancer surveillance series: interpreting trends in prostate cancer--part III: Quantifying the link between population prostate-specific antigen testing and recent declines in prostate cancer mortality.

    Ruth Etzioni;Julie M. Legler;Eric J. Feuer;Ray M. Merrill

  • Cancer surveillance series: interpreting trends in prostate cancer--part II: Cause of death misclassification and the recent rise and fall in prostate cancer mortality.

    Eric J. Feuer;Ray M. Merrill;Benjamin F. Hankey

  • Partitioning linear trends in age-adjusted rates.

    Benjamin F. Hankey;Lynn A. Ries;Carol L. Kosary;Eric J. Feuer

  • Occupational risk factors associated with voice disorders among teachers.

    Susan L. Thibeault;Ray M. Merrill;Nelson Roy;Steven D. Gray

  • Children Who Recover from Early Stunting and Children Who Are Not Stunted Demonstrate Similar Levels of Cognition

    Benjamin T. Crookston;Mary E. Penny;Stephen C. Alder;Ty T. Dickerson

  • Acute changes in hamstring flexibility: PNF versus static stretch in senior athletes

    J.Brent Feland;J.W. Myrer;R.M. Merrill

  • Detection of human cytomegalovirus in plasma of AIDS patients during acute visceral disease by DNA amplification.

    S A Spector;R Merrill;D Wolf;W M Dankner

  • Impact of early and concurrent stunting on cognition.

    Benjamin T. Crookston;Kirk A. Dearden;Stephen C. Alder;Christina A. Porucznik

  • The role of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing patterns in the recent prostate cancer incidence decline in the United States.

    Julie M. Legler;Eric J. Feuer;Arnold L. Potosky;Ray M. Merrill

  • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and increased risk of injury.

    R M Merrill;J L Lyon;R K Baker;L H Gren

  • Effects of an intensive diet and physical activity modification program on the health risks of adults.

    Steven G. Aldana;Roger L. Greenlaw;Hans A. Diehl;Audrey Salberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric J. Feuer
Eric J. Feuer National Institutes of Health
Arnold L. Potosky
Arnold L. Potosky Georgetown University Medical Center
Stephen H. Taplin
Stephen H. Taplin National Institutes of Health
Bruce Fireman
Bruce Fireman Kaiser Permanente
Karol L. Kumpfer
Karol L. Kumpfer University of Utah
Allen L. Robinson
Allen L. Robinson Colorado State University
Richard T. Burnett
Richard T. Burnett Health Canada
C. Richard Chapman
C. Richard Chapman University of Utah
Dana G. Wolf
Dana G. Wolf Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Rachel Ballard-Barbash
Rachel Ballard-Barbash National Institutes of Health

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