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75
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31733
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18979
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1717

Richard A. Watts 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 Richard A. Watts sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 276 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard A. Watts 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 Richard A. Watts sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Richard A. Watts is affiliated with the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rheumatology, and Nephrology. Additional areas of study include Genetics and Immunology.

The scientist's work concentrates on several key topics:

  • Vasculitis and related conditions
  • Otitis Media and Relapsing Polychondritis
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Urticaria and Related Conditions
  • Coagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema
  • Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity Research
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders

Richard A. Watts has contributed extensively to academic literature, with 106 published works in Medicine. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Lara D. Veeken
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Arthritis Care & Research
  • UNC Libraries

Among their recent papers are:

  • 2012 Revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • 2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology Classification Criteria for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • 2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis, 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • 2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for microscopic polyangiitis, 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • 2022 American College of Rheumatology/EULAR classification criteria for giant cell arteritis, 2022, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Peter A. Merkel
  • Raashid Luqmani
  • Joanna Robson
  • Anthea Craven
  • Peter C. Grayson

Best Publications

  • 2012 Revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides

    J. C. Jennette;R. J. Falk;P. A. Bacon;N. Basu

  • Development and validation of a consensus methodology for the classification of the ANCA-associated vasculitides and polyarteritis nodosa for epidemiological studies

    Richard Watts;Suzanne Lane;Thomas Hanslik;Thomas Hauser

  • EULAR Recommendations for the management of primary small and medium vessel vasculitis

    C. Mukhtyar;L. Guillevin;M. C. Cid;B. Dasgupta

  • EULAR/ERA-EDTA recommendations for the management of ANCA-associated vasculitis.

    M. Yates;M. Yates;R. A. Watts;I. M. Bajema;M. C. Cid

  • Revised international Chapel Hill consensus conference nomenclature of vasculitides

    J. C. Jennette;R. J. Falk;P. Bacon;N Basu

  • Genetically Distinct Subsets within ANCA-Associated Vasculitis

    Paul A Lyons;Tim F Rayner;Sapna Trivedi;Julia U Holle

  • 2018 Update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis.

    Bernhard Hellmich;Ana Agueda;Sara Monti;Frank Buttgereit

  • Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's): an alternative name for Wegener's granulomatosis.

    Ronald J. Falk;Wolfgang L. Gross;Loïc Guillevin;Gary S. Hoffman

  • EULAR recommendations for the management of large vessel vasculitis

    C. Mukhtyar;L. Guillevin;M. C. Cid;B. Dasgupta

  • Epidemiology of systemic vasculitis: A ten‐year study in the United Kingdom

    Richard A. Watts;Suzanne E. Lane;Graham Bentham;David G. I. Scott

  • Pulse versus daily oral cyclophosphamide for induction of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis: long-term follow-up

    Lorraine Harper;Matthew D Morgan;Michael Walsh;Peter Hoglund

  • Comparison of the epidemiology of anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis between Japan and the UK

    Shouichi Fujimoto;Richard A. Watts;Shigeto Kobayashi;Kazuo Suzuki

  • Humanised monoclonal antibody therapy for rheumatoid arthritis.

    J D Isaacs;R A Watts;B L Hazleman;G Hale

  • New Mutations of CIAS1 That Are Responsible for Muckle-Wells Syndrome and Familial Cold Urticaria: A Novel Mutation Underlies Both Syndromes

    Catherine Dodé;Nathalie Le Dû;Laurence Cuisset;Frank Letourneur

  • BSR and BHPR guidelines for the management of adults with ANCA associated vasculitis

    C Lapraik;R Watts;P Bacon;D Carruthers

  • Primary systemic vasculitis: clinical features and mortality.

    S.E. Lane;R.A. Watts;L. Shepstone;D.G.I. Scott

  • Classification, epidemiology and clinical subgrouping of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis

    Richard A. Watts;Alfred Mahr;Aladdin J. Mohammad;Paul Gatenby

  • Copy number of FCGR3B, which is associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, correlates with protein expression and immune complex uptake

    Lisa C. Willcocks;Paul A. Lyons;Menna R. Clatworthy;James I. Robinson

  • Epidemiology of systemic vasculitis: Changing incidence or definition?

    Richard A. Watts;David M. Carruthers;David G.I. Scott

  • The epidemiology of Takayasu arteritis in the UK

    Richard A. Watts;Abdullah M. Al-Taiar;Janice Mooney;David G. Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

Raashid Luqmani
Raashid Luqmani University of Oxford
Peter A. Merkel
Peter A. Merkel University of Pennsylvania
Alex J. MacGregor
Alex J. MacGregor University of East Anglia
David Jayne
David Jayne University of Cambridge
David Scott
David Scott Ascension Health
Maria C. Cid
Maria C. Cid University of Barcelona
Alfred Mahr
Alfred Mahr Université Paris Cité
Alan D. Salama
Alan D. Salama University College London
Loïc Guillevin
Loïc Guillevin Université Paris Cité
Mårten Segelmark
Mårten Segelmark Lund University

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