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79
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24736
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17489
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8754

Richard L. Davis 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 L. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 219 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Richard L. Davis 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 L. Davis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 79 D-Index — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Richard L. Davis is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research centers primarily in the field of Computer Science, with notable contributions across subfields such as Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Applications, Molecular Biology, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's recent publication record includes research articles appearing in a variety of journals and conferences. Key recent papers include:

  • Variational Item Response Theory: Fast, Accurate, and Expressive, 2020, published in arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Mixplorer: Scaffolding Design Space Exploration through Genetic Recombination of Multiple Peoples' Designs to Support Novices' Creativity, 2022, CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • On the radar: Predicting near-future surges in skills' hiring demand to provide early warning to educators, 2021, Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence
  • Teaching With Hapkit: Enabling Online Haptics Courses With Hands-On Laboratories, 2020, IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine
  • Simulation of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 shows broad antibody escape, weakened ACE2 binding, and modest increase in furin binding, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Richard L. Davis has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Pierre Dillenbourg, M. Zaki Jawaid, A. Baidya, R. Mahboubi-Ardakani, and D. L. Cox.

Publications are dispersed across various academic venues, with multiple contributions in arXiv (Cornell University) and Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), as well as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and conferences focused on computer-supported collaborative learning and human factors in computing systems.

The scientist's academic interests encompass a range of topics reflecting both technical and interdisciplinary applications. These topics include:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Teaching and Learning Programming
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Design Education and Practice
  • Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Creativity in Education and Neuroscience

In addition to journal articles and conference papers, Richard L. Davis has contributed to book publications. One example is "Educational Technologies for Vocational Education. Experiences as Digital Clay," published in 2022 by Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne).

Best Publications

  • Rat middle cerebral artery occlusion: evaluation of the model and development of a neurologic examination.

    Joshua B. Bederson;Lawrence H. Pitts;Miles Tsuji;Merry C. Nishimura

  • Evaluation of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride as a stain for detection and quantification of experimental cerebral infarction in rats.

    Joshua B. Bederson;Lawrence H. Pitts;Sabelle M. Germano;Merry C. Nishimura

  • PGC-1α, A Potential Therapeutic Target for Early Intervention in Parkinson’s Disease

    Bin Zheng;Zhixiang Liao;Joseph J. Locascio;Kristen A. Lesniak

  • Primary malignant lymphomas of the central nervous system

    James M. Henry;Reid R. Heffner;Samuel H. Dillard;Kenneth M. Earle

  • Autopsy findings in the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

    Kevin Welch;Walter Finkbeiner;Charles E. Alpers;Walter Blumenfeld

  • Survival benefit of hyperthermia in a prospective randomized trial of brachytherapy boost +/- hyperthermia for glioblastoma multiforme.

    Penny K. Sneed;Paul R. Stauffer;Michael W. McDermott;Chris J. Diederich

  • Superiority of post-radiotherapy adjuvant chemotherapy with CCNU, procarbazine, and vincristine (PCV) over BCNU for anaplastic gliomas: NCOG 6G61 final report.

    Victor A. Levin;Pamela Silver;John Hannigan;William M. Wara

  • Familial dementia caused by polymerization of mutant neuroserpin

    Richard L. Davis;Antony E. Shrimpton;Peter D. Holohan;Charles Bradshaw

  • Revision of the World Health Organization classification of brain tumors for childhood brain tumors.

    Lucy Balian Rorke;Floyd H. Gilles;Richard L. Davis;Laurence E. Becker

  • Antibody facilitation of multiple sclerosis-like lesions in a nonhuman primate.

    Claude P. Genain;My-Hoa Nguyen;Norman L. Letvin;Rachel Pearl

  • Development of multiple lesions during radiation therapy and chemotherapy in patients with gliomas

    Ali K. Choucair;Victor A. Levin;Philip H. Gutin;Richard L. Davis

  • Primary central nervous system lymphoma in acquired immune deficiency syndrome: a clinical and pathological study

    Yuen T. So;Jay H. Beckstead;Richard L. Davis

  • Familial and Personal Medical History of Cancer and Nervous System Conditions among Adults with Glioma and Controls

    Margaret Wrensch;Marion Lee;Rei Miike;Beth Newman

  • Clinical characteristics of acromegalic patients whose pituitary tumors contain mutant Gs protein.

    Claudia A. Landis;Griffith Harsh;John Lyons;Richard L. Davis

  • DELAYED EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON THE HUMAN CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; "EARLY" AND "LATE" DELAYED REACTIONS.

    Peter W. Lampert;Richard L. Davis

  • Spinal subarachnoid metastasis from primary intracranial glioblastoma multiforme

    Stephanie S. Erlich;Richard L. Davis

  • Prevention of autoimmune demyelination in non-human primates by a cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor.

    Claude P. Genain;Tim Roberts;Richard L. Davis;My-Hoa Nguyen

  • Prognostic implications of the bromodeoxyuridine labeling index of human gliomas.

    Takao Hoshino;Michael Prados;Charles B. Wilson;Kyung Gi Cho

  • An immunohistological study of immunoglobulin content of primary central nervous system lymphomas.

    Clive R. Taylor;Richard L. Davis;Raymond Russell;Robert J. Lukes

  • Idiopathic hypertrophic cranial pachymeningitis: Report of three cases

    Adam N. Mamelak;William M. Kelly;Richard L. Davis;Mark L. Rosenblum

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Prados
Michael D. Prados University of California, San Francisco
Charles B. Wilson
Charles B. Wilson University of California, San Francisco
Michael S. B. Edwards
Michael S. B. Edwards Stanford University
Philip H. Gutin
Philip H. Gutin Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
William M. Wara
William M. Wara Kaiser Permanente
Victor A. Levin
Victor A. Levin The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Theodore L. Phillips
Theodore L. Phillips University of California, San Francisco
Lucy B. Rorke
Lucy B. Rorke Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Kathleen R. Lamborn
Kathleen R. Lamborn University of California, San Francisco
Alan Leviton
Alan Leviton University of Adelaide

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