2026 Richard D. Weisel: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	114	4727	4435	185	176	601	48839

Overview

Richard D. Weisel is affiliated with the University Health Network in Canada and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on public health, emergency medicine, pediatrics, physiology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their recent publications demonstrate a strong engagement with topics including cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, diet and metabolism studies, cardiac arrest and resuscitation, agriculture sustainability and environmental impact, sepsis diagnosis and treatment, nutritional studies and diet, and neonatal respiratory health research.

Notable recent papers include the following:

Effect of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet on Body Weight, Insulin Sensitivity, Postprandial Metabolism, and Intramyocellular and Hepatocellular Lipid Levels in Overweight Adults, 2020, JAMA Network Open
Trajectory of Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Morbidity Following Community-Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock*, 2020, Critical Care Medicine
A Mediterranean Diet and Low-Fat Vegan Diet to Improve Body Weight and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors: A Randomized, Cross-over Trial, 2021, Journal of the American Nutrition Association
Effects of a Low-Fat Vegan Diet on Gut Microbiota in Overweight Individuals and Relationships with Body Weight, Body Composition, and Insulin Sensitivity. A Randomized Clinical Trial, 2020, Nutrients
Critical Illness Factors Associated With Long-Term Mortality and Health-Related Quality of Life Morbidity Following Community-Acquired Pediatric Septic Shock*, 2020, Critical Care Medicine

Frequent co-authors in their work include Murray M. Pollack, Kathleen L. Meert, Joseph A. Carcillo, Neal D. Barnard, and Ron Reeder. These collaborations span multiple publications, reflecting shared research interests and interdisciplinary approaches.

Their research has appeared predominantly in venues such as Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, JAMA Network Open, Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics, and Frontiers in Nutrition.

The primary fields of study for Richard D. Weisel consist mainly of Medicine, with significant contributions to the subfields of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Physiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Main topics covered through their publications include:

Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
Diet and metabolism studies
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
Nutritional Studies and Diet
Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

Best Publications

Autologous Transplantation of Bone Marrow Cells Improves Damaged Heart Function

Shinji Tomita;Ren-Ke Li;Richard D. Weisel;Donald A. G. Mickle

1902
Citations
Guidelines for Reporting Morbidity and Mortality after Cardiac Valvular Operations

L Henry Edmunds;Richard E Clark;Lawrence H Cohn;Gary L Grunkemeier

1855
Citations
A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy C-Reactive Protein Attenuates Nitric Oxide Production and Inhibits Angiogenesis

Subodh Verma;Chao-Hung Wang;Shu-Hong Li;Aaron S. Dumont

1589
Citations
Endothelin Antagonism and Interleukin-6 Inhibition Attenuate the Proatherogenic Effects of C-Reactive Protein

Subodh Verma;Shu-Hong Li;Mitesh V. Badiwala;Richard D. Weisel

1217
Citations
New markers of inflammation and endothelial cell activation: Part I.

Paul E. Szmitko;Chao-Hung Wang;Richard D. Weisel;John R. de Almeida

1096
Citations
Resistin Promotes Endothelial Cell Activation Further Evidence of Adipokine-Endothelial Interaction

Subodh Verma;Shu-Hong Li;Chao-Hung Wang;Paul W.M. Fedak

1010
Citations
Clinical and Pathophysiological Implications of a Bicuspid Aortic Valve

Paul W.M. Fedak;Subodh Verma;Tirone E. David;Richard L. Leask

960
Citations
C-Reactive Protein Upregulates Angiotensin Type 1 Receptors in Vascular Smooth Muscle

Chao-Hung Wang;Shu-Hong Li;Richard D. Weisel;Paul W.M. Fedak

845
Citations
Two-year outcomes of surgical treatment of severe ischemic mitral regurgitation

Robert E. Michler;Peter K. Smith;Michael K. Parides;Gorav Ailawadi

818
Citations
C-Reactive Protein Attenuates Endothelial Progenitor Cell Survival, Differentiation, and Function Further Evidence of a Mechanistic Link Between C-Reactive Protein and Cardiovascular Disease

Subodh Verma;Michael A. Kuliszewski;Shu Hong Li;Paul E. Szmitko

768
Citations
Improved heart function with myogenesis and angiogenesis after autologous porcine bone marrow stromal cell transplantation.

Shinji Tomita;Donald A.G. Mickle;Richard D. Weisel;Zhi-Qiang Jia

690
Citations
Fundamentals of Reperfusion Injury for the Clinical Cardiologist

Subodh Verma;Paul W.M. Fedak;Richard D. Weisel;Jagdish Butany

650
Citations
Cardioprotective c-kit+ cells are from the bone marrow and regulate the myocardial balance of angiogenic cytokines.

Shafie Fazel;Massimo Cimini;Liwen Chen;Shuhong Li

623
Citations
Cardiomyocyte transplantation improves heart function.

Ren-Ke Li;Zhi-Qiang Jia;Richard D. Weisel;Donald A.G. Mickle

587
Citations
DEEP STERNAL WOUND INFECTION : RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOMES

Michael A Borger;Vivek Rao;Richard D Weisel;Joan Ivanov

554
Citations
Vascular matrix remodeling in patients with bicuspid aortic valve malformations: implications for aortic dilatation.

Paul W.M Fedak;Mauro P.L de Sa;Subodh Verma;Nafiseh Nili

547
Citations
Survival and function of bioengineered cardiac grafts.

Ren-Ke Li;Zhi-Qiang Jia;Richard D. Weisel;Donald A. G. Mickle

451
Citations
Differentiation of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells Induces Immunogenicity and Limits Their Long-Term Benefits for Myocardial Repair

Xi-Ping Huang;Zhuo Sun;Yasuo Miyagi;Heather McDonald Kinkaid

428
Citations
Endothelial Progenitor Cells New Hope for a Broken Heart

Paul E. Szmitko;Paul W.M. Fedak;Richard D. Weisel;Duncan J. Stewart

389
Citations
Smooth muscle cell transplantation into myocardial scar tissue improves heart function

Ren-Ke Li;Zhi-Qiang Jia;Richard D. Weisel;Frank Merante

384
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan Ivanov University Health Network

Ren-Ke Li University of Toronto

Vivek Rao University Health Network

Subodh Verma University of Toronto

Stephen E. Fremes University of Toronto

Michael A. Borger Leipzig University

Tirone E. David University of Toronto

Herbert B. Hechtman Brigham and Women's Hospital

William G. Williams University of Toronto

Jagdish Butany University Health Network

External Links

Personal website of Richard D. Weisel

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