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Richard J. Johnson 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 J. Johnson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 954 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard J. Johnson 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 J. Johnson sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 183 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Richard J. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant emphasis on Nephrology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Physiology, Surgery, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work spans various topics, including:

  • Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
  • Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes

Among the publication venues where Richard J. Johnson has frequently contributed are:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • Kidney International Reports
  • Kidney International
  • Nutrients
  • American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Some of the recent papers associated with their work include:

  • "Hyperuricaemia and gout in cardiovascular, metabolic and kidney disease" (2020), European Journal of Internal Medicine
  • "Fructose and hepatic insulin resistance" (2020), Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • "Uric Acid and Hypertension: An Update With Recommendations" (2020), American Journal of Hypertension
  • "Fructose contributes to the Warburg effect for cancer growth" (2020), Cancer & Metabolism
  • "Allopurinol versus usual care in UK patients with ischaemic heart disease (ALL-HEART): a multicentre, prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded-endpoint trial" (2022), The Lancet

Frequent collaborators noted in their career include:

  • Miguel A. Lanaspa
  • Laura Gabriela Sánchez-Lozada
  • Ana Andrés-Hernando
  • Carlos A. Roncal-Jiménez
  • Bernardo Rodrı́guez-Iturbe

Richard J. Johnson has also contributed to scholarly books, including a publication with Bristol University Press eBooks entitled "US Foreign Policy" published in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Uric acid and cardiovascular risk.

    Daniel I. Feig;Duk Hee Kang;Richard J. Johnson

  • Elevated Uric Acid Increases Blood Pressure in the Rat by a Novel Crystal-Independent Mechanism

    Marilda Mazzali;Jeremy Hughes;Yoon Goo Kim;J. Ashley Jefferson

  • Is There a Pathogenetic Role for Uric Acid in Hypertension and Cardiovascular and Renal Disease

    Richard J. Johnson;Duk Hee Kang;Daniel Feig;Salah Kivlighn

  • Hyperuricemia induces endothelial dysfunction.

    Uday M. Khosla;Sergey Zharikov;Jennifer L. Finch;Takahiko Nakagawa

  • A causal role for uric acid in fructose-induced metabolic syndrome

    Takahiko Nakagawa;Hanbo Hu;Sergey Zharikov;Katherine R Tuttle

  • Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease

    Richard J. Johnson;Mark S. Segal;Yuri Sautin;Takahiko Nakagawa

  • A Role for Uric Acid in the Progression of Renal Disease

    Duk Hee Kang;Takahiko Nakagawa;Lili Feng;Susumu Watanabe

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Endogenous fructose production and metabolism in the liver contributes to the development of metabolic syndrome

    Miguel A. Lanaspa;Takuji Ishimoto;Nanxing Li;Christina Cicerchi

  • Evolving importance of kidney disease: from subspecialty to global health burden

    Kai Uwe Eckardt;Josef Coresh;Olivier Devuyst;Richard J. Johnson

  • Hyperuricemia induces a primary renal arteriolopathy in rats by a blood pressure-independent mechanism

    Marilda Mazzali;John Kanellis;Lin Han;Lili Feng

  • Effect of Allopurinol on Blood Pressure of Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Essential Hypertension: A Randomized Trial

    Daniel I. Feig;Beth Soletsky;Richard J. Johnson

  • IL-10, IL-6, and TNF-α: Central factors in the altered cytokine network of uremia—The good, the bad, and the ugly

    Peter Stenvinkel;Markus Ketteler;Richard J. Johnson;Bengt Lindholm

  • Uric Acid–Induced C-Reactive Protein Expression: Implication on Cell Proliferation and Nitric Oxide Production of Human Vascular Cells

    Duk Hee Kang;Sung Kwang Park;In Kyu Lee;Richard J. Johnson

  • Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis associated with hepatitis C virus infection

    Richard J. Johnson;David R. Gretch;Hideaki Yamabe;Jaime Hart

  • Uric Acid Stimulates Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Production in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Via Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase and Cyclooxygenase-2

    John Kanellis;Susumu Watanabe;Jinhua Li;Duk Hee Kang

  • Fructose consumption as a risk factor for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

    Xiaosen Ouyang;Pietro Cirillo;Yuri Sautin;Shannon McCall

  • Uric acid: the oxidant-antioxidant paradox.

    Yuri Y. Sautin;Richard J. Johnson

  • Adverse effects of the classic antioxidant uric acid in adipocytes: NADPH oxidase-mediated oxidative/nitrosative stress

    Yuri Y. Sautin;Takahiko Nakagawa;Sergey Zharikov;Richard J. Johnson

  • Uric Acid, Hominoid Evolution, and the Pathogenesis of Salt-Sensitivity

    Susumu Watanabe;Duk Hee Kang;Lili Feng;Takahiko Nakagawa

  • Effect of Allopurinol on Blood Pressure of Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Essential Hypertension

    Daniel I. Feig;Beth Soletsky;Richard J. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

William G. Couser
William G. Couser University of Washington
Charles E. Alpers
Charles E. Alpers University of Washington
Bernardo Rodriguez-Iturbe
Bernardo Rodriguez-Iturbe Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas
Stuart J. Shankland
Stuart J. Shankland University of Washington
Jürgen Floege
Jürgen Floege RWTH Aachen University
Michael J. MacCoss
Michael J. MacCoss University of Washington
Peter Stenvinkel
Peter Stenvinkel Karolinska Institute
David M. Maahs
David M. Maahs Stanford University
Adrian Covic
Adrian Covic Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Hui Y. Lan
Hui Y. Lan Chinese University of Hong Kong

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