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Renato D. Lopes

Renato D. Lopes

Duke University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
59268
World Ranking
5677
National Ranking
3057

Renato D. Lopes publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 823 publications — 88th percentile

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

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Renato D. Lopes D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

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This scientist: 109 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Renato D. Lopes is affiliated with Duke University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Infectious Diseases, and Internal Medicine. Their extensive publication record encompasses a broad range of topics related to these fields.

The main topics covered in Renato D. Lopes's work include:

  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • John H. Alexander
  • Christopher B. Granger
  • Shaun G. Goodman
  • Roxana Mehran
  • Philippe Gabríel Steg

Renato D. Lopes has published extensively in well-established journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Circulation
  • American Heart Journal
  • European Heart Journal
  • JAMA Cardiology

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Renato D. Lopes illustrate the scope and impact of their research:

  • "Initial Invasive or Conservative Strategy for Stable Coronary Disease," 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Recent Worsening Heart Failure," 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Cardiovascular, mortality, and kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials," 2021, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients With Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19," 2020, published in JAMA
  • "Hydroxychloroquine with or without Azithromycin in Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19," 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine

Best Publications

  • Apixaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Christopher B. Granger;John H. Alexander;Renato D. Lopes;Elaine M. Hylek

  • Initial invasive or conservative strategy for stable coronary disease.

    David J. Maron;Judith S. Hochman;Harmony R. Reynolds;Sripal Bangalore

  • Albiglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease (Harmony Outcomes): a double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial

    Adrian F Hernandez;Jennifer B Green;Salim Janmohamed;Ralph B D'Agostino

  • Effect of interleukin-1β inhibition with canakinumab on incident lung cancer in patients with atherosclerosis: exploratory results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

    Paul M Ridker;Jean G MacFadyen;Tom Thuren;Brendan M Everett

  • Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Recent Worsening Heart Failure

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Michael Szarek;P. Gabriel Steg;Christopher P. Cannon

  • Apixaban with Antiplatelet Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome

    John H. Jh Alexander;RD D Renato D. Rd Renato D Lopes;Stefan James;Rakhi Kilaru

  • Effect of Dexamethasone on Days Alive and Ventilator-Free in Patients With Moderate or Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and COVID-19: The CoDEX Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Bruno M Tomazini;Israel S Maia;Alexandre B Cavalcanti;Otavio Berwanger

  • Hydroxychloroquine with or without Azithromycin in Mild-to-Moderate Covid-19.

    Alexandre B. Cavalcanti;Fernando G. Zampieri;Regis G. Rosa;Luciano C.P. Azevedo

  • Prasugrel versus clopidogrel for acute coronary syndromes without revascularization

    Matthew T. Roe;Paul W. Armstrong;Keith A.A. Fox;Harvey D. White

  • Antithrombotic Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndrome or PCI in Atrial Fibrillation

    R.D. Lopes;G. Heizer;R. Aronson;A.N. Vora

  • Sotagliflozin in Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease.

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Michael Szarek;Bertram Pitt;Christopher P. Cannon

  • Cardiovascular, mortality, and kidney outcomes with GLP-1 receptor agonists in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials

    Naveed Sattar;Matthew M Y Lee;Søren L Kristensen;Kelley R H Branch

  • Efficacy of apixaban when compared with warfarin in relation to renal function in patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from the ARISTOTLE trial.

    Stefan H. Hohnloser;Ziad Hijazi;Laine Thomas;John H. Alexander

  • Apixaban for Reduction In Stroke and Other ThromboemboLic Events in Atrial Fibrillation (ARISTOTLE) trial: Design and rationale

    Renato D. Lopes;John H. Alexander;Sana M. Al-Khatib;Jack Ansell

  • The novel biomarker-based ABC (age, biomarkers, clinical history)-bleeding risk score for patients with atrial fibrillation: a derivation and validation study

    Ziad Hijazi;Jonas Oldgren;Johan Lindbäck;John H Alexander

  • Therapeutic versus prophylactic anticoagulation for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 and elevated D-dimer concentration (ACTION): an open-label, multicentre, randomised, controlled trial.

    Renato D Lopes;Pedro Gabriel Melo de Barros e Silva;Remo H M Furtado;Ariane Vieira Scarlatelli Macedo

  • Efficacy and safety of apixaban compared with warfarin according to age for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: observations from the ARISTOTLE trial.

    Sigrun Halvorsen;Dan Atar;Dan Atar;Hongqiu Yang;Raffaele De Caterina

  • The ABC (age, biomarkers, clinical history) stroke risk score: a biomarker-based risk score for predicting stroke in atrial fibrillation

    Ziad Hijazi;Johan Lindbäck;John H. Alexander;Michael Hanna

  • Major Bleeding in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Receiving Apixaban or Warfarin: The ARISTOTLE Trial (Apixaban for Reduction in Stroke and Other Thromboembolic Events in Atrial Fibrillation): Predictors, Characteristics, and Clinical Outcomes

    Elaine M. Hylek;Claes Held;John H. Alexander;Renato D. Lopes

  • Endoscopic versus Open Vein-Graft Harvesting in Coronary-Artery Bypass Surgery

    Renato D. Lopes;Gail E. Hafley;Keith B. Allen;T. Bruce Ferguson

Frequent Co-Authors

John H. Alexander
John H. Alexander Duke University
Christopher B. Granger
Christopher B. Granger Duke University
Lars Wallentin
Lars Wallentin Uppsala University
Elaine M. Hylek
Elaine M. Hylek Boston University
Michael G. Hanna
Michael G. Hanna University College London
Kenneth W. Mahaffey
Kenneth W. Mahaffey Stanford University
Sana M. Al-Khatib
Sana M. Al-Khatib Duke University
Eric D. Peterson
Eric D. Peterson The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Robert A. Harrington
Robert A. Harrington Cornell University
Paul W. Armstrong
Paul W. Armstrong University of Alberta

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