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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 114 4629 4341 2512 2326 820 72550

Raymond R. Townsend publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Raymond R. Townsend between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Raymond R. Townsend published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 19.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 63 publications in 2016. 43 of the 915 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 63. Peak 63 publications in 2016. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 7 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 6 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 10 publications 2002: 15 publications 2003: 21 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 30 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 46 publications 2012: 37 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 52 publications 2015: 55 publications 2016: 63 publications 2017: 47 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 46 publications 2020: 52 publications 2021: 48 publications 2022: 31 publications 2023: 23 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 17 publications
1978 2025

915 publications in total across all disciplines

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Raymond R. Townsend: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 2
1985 1
1986 2
1987 1
1988 7
1989 4
1990 6
1991 6
1992 5
1993 6
1994 6
1995 5
1996 12
1997 5
1998 3
1999 11
2000 7
2001 10
2002 15
2003 21
2004 15
2005 20
2006 23
2007 30
2008 27
2009 29
2010 22
2011 46
2012 37
2013 34
2014 52
2015 55
2016 63
2017 47
2018 33
2019 46
2020 52
2021 48
2022 31
2023 23
2024 26
2025 17
Total 915
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Raymond R. Townsend 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 Raymond R. Townsend sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 801–820 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 820 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204 820
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Raymond R. Townsend 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 Raymond R. Townsend sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 114–115 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 399 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 114 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393 114
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Raymond R. Townsend is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research work primarily spans the field of Medicine with a strong focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology, Surgery, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their body of work involves a significant emphasis on topics related to Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention, Sodium Intake and Health, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Dialysis and Renal Disease Management, Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes, and Renal and Vascular Pathologies.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Hypertension Canada's 2020 Comprehensive Guidelines for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children (2020), published in Canadian Journal of Cardiology
  • Efficacy of catheter-based renal denervation in the absence of antihypertensive medications (SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED Pivotal): a multicentre, randomised, sham-controlled trial (2020), published in The Lancet
  • Conversion of Urine Protein-Creatinine Ratio or Urine Dipstick Protein to Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio for Use in Chronic Kidney Disease Screening and Prognosis (2020), published in Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Long-term efficacy and safety of renal denervation in the presence of antihypertensive drugs (SPYRAL HTN-ON MED): a randomised, sham-controlled trial (2022), published in The Lancet
  • Hypertension management in patients with cardiovascular comorbidities (2022), published in European Heart Journal

Raymond R. Townsend frequently publishes in journals such as Hypertension, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Journal of Hypertension, and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Harold I. Feldman, Mahboob Rahman, James P. Lash, Jiang He, and Felix Mahfoud. These coauthors have consistently worked alongside Townsend, contributing to multiple publications.

Best Publications

  • 2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Report From the Panel Members Appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8)

    Paul A. James;Suzanne Oparil;Barry L. Carter;William C. Cushman

  • Clinical practice guidelines for the management of hypertension in the community a statement by the american society of hypertension and the international society of hypertension

    Michael A. Weber;Ernesto L. Schiffrin;William B. White;Samuel Mann

  • A Controlled Trial of Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension

    Deepak L. Bhatt;David E. Kandzari;John M. Flack;Barry T. Katzen

  • FGF23 induces left ventricular hypertrophy

    Christian Faul;Ansel P. Amaral;Behzad Oskouei;Ming Chang Hu

  • Fibroblast growth factor 23 is elevated before parathyroid hormone and phosphate in chronic kidney disease.

    Tamara Isakova;Patricia Wahl;Gabriela S. Vargas;Orlando M. Gutiérrez

  • Recommendations for Improving and Standardizing Vascular Research on Arterial Stiffness: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Raymond R. Townsend;Ian B. Wilkinson;Ernesto L. Schiffrin;Alberto P. Avolio

  • Nampt/PBEF/visfatin regulates insulin secretion in β cells as a systemic NAD biosynthetic enzyme

    Javier R. Revollo;Antje Körner;Kathryn F. Mills;Akiko Satoh

  • Measurement of Blood Pressure in Humans: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.

    Paul Muntner;Daichi Shimbo;Robert M. Carey;Jeanne B. Charleston

  • Dietary fructose reduces circulating insulin and leptin, attenuates postprandial suppression of ghrelin, and increases triglycerides in women.

    Karen L Teff;Sharon S Elliott;Matthias Tschöp;Timothy J Kieffer

  • Effect of renal denervation on blood pressure in the presence of antihypertensive drugs: 6-month efficacy and safety results from the SPYRAL HTN-ON MED proof-of-concept randomised trial

    David E Kandzari;Michael Böhm;Felix Mahfoud;Felix Mahfoud;Raymond R Townsend

  • Catheter-based renal denervation in patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the absence of antihypertensive medications (SPYRAL HTN-OFF MED): a randomised, sham-controlled, proof-of-concept trial

    Raymond R Townsend;Felix Mahfoud;Felix Mahfoud;David E Kandzari;Kazuomi Kario

  • The role of vascular biomarkers for primary and secondary prevention. A position paper from the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on peripheral circulation: Endorsed by the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY) Society.

    Charalambos Vlachopoulos;Panagiotis Xaplanteris;Victor Aboyans;Marianne Brodmann

  • High-fat meals reduce 24-h circulating leptin concentrations in women.

    Peter J Havel;Raymond Townsend;Leslie Chaump;Karen Teff

  • Beyond Medications and Diet: Alternative Approaches to Lowering Blood Pressure A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

    Robert D. Brook;Lawrence J. Appel;Melvyn Rubenfire;Gbenga Ogedegbe

  • Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children

    Kara A. Nerenberg;Kelly B. Zarnke;Alexander A. Leung;Kaberi Dasgupta

  • Large-Artery Stiffness in Health and Disease: JACC State-of-the-Art Review

    Julio A. Chirinos;Julio A. Chirinos;Patrick Segers;Timothy Hughes;Raymond Townsend

  • The Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: Design and Methods

    Harold I. Feldman;Lawrence J. Appel;Glenn M. Chertow;Denise Cifelli

  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort (CRIC) Study: Baseline Characteristics and Associations with Kidney Function

    James P. Lash;Alan S. Go;Lawrence J. Appel;Jiang He

  • Predictors of blood pressure response in the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial.

    David E Kandzari;Deepak L Bhatt;Sandeep Kaur Brar;Chandan M Devireddy

  • Targeted Peptide Measurements in Biology and Medicine: Best Practices for Mass Spectrometry-based Assay Development Using a Fit-for-Purpose Approach

    Steven A. Carr;Susan E. Abbatiello;Bradley L. Ackermann;Christoph Borchers

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold I. Feldman
Harold I. Feldman University of Pennsylvania
Mahboob Rahman
Mahboob Rahman Case Western Reserve University
Jiang He
Jiang He Tulane University
Alan S. Go
Alan S. Go Kaiser Permanente
Lawrence J. Appel
Lawrence J. Appel Johns Hopkins University
Julio A. Chirinos
Julio A. Chirinos University of Pennsylvania
John W. Kusek
John W. Kusek National Institutes of Health
Akinlolu O. Ojo
Akinlolu O. Ojo University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Chi-yuan Hsu
Chi-yuan Hsu University of California, San Francisco
Matthew R. Weir
Matthew R. Weir University of Maryland, Baltimore

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