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 S. Finkel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 398 publications — 38th percentile
38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
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 S. Finkel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile
27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Richard S. Finkel is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their research contributions primarily focus on neurogenetic and muscular disorders, with particular emphasis on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and related genetic conditions.
Their scholarly work spans the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Subfields prominently represented in their publications include genetics, molecular biology, surgery, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and biomedical engineering.
Frequent publication venues for their research include:
Key research topics covered in their work are:
Frequent co-authors collaborating with Richard S. Finkel include:
Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Richard S. Finkel are:
Richard S. Finkel's research highlights include gene therapy approaches for SMA and efforts to understand disease mechanisms and treatment challenges across genetic neuromuscular disorders.
Katharine Bushby;Richard Finkel;David J. Birnkrant;Laura E. Case
Richard S. Finkel;Eugenio Mercuri;Basil T. Darras;Anne M. Connolly
Katharine Bushby;Richard Finkel;David J. Birnkrant;Laura E. Case
Eugenio Mercuri;Basil T. Darras;Claudia A. Chiriboga;John W. Day
Richard S Finkel;Claudia A Chiriboga;Jiri Vajsar;John W Day
Ching H. Wang;Richard S. Finkel;Enrico S. Bertini;Mary Schroth
Eugenio Mercuri;Richard S Finkel;Francesco Muntoni;Brunhilde Wirth
Maryam Banikazemi;Jan Bultas;Stephen Waldek;William R. Wilcox
Richard S. Finkel;Eugenio Mercuri;Oscar H. Meyer;Anita K. Simonds
Richard S. Finkel;Michael P. McDermott;Petra Kaufmann;Basil T. Darras
Darryl C. De Vivo;Enrico Bertini;Kathryn J. Swoboda;Wuh-Liang Hwu
Katharine Bushby;Richard Finkel;Brenda Wong;Richard Barohn
Catherine A. Brownstein;Alan H. Beggs;Nils Homer;Barry Merriman
Craig M McDonald;Craig Campbell;Ricardo Erazo Torricelli;Richard S Finkel;Richard S Finkel
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Stephen J. Kolb;Christopher S. Coffey;Jon W. Yankey;Kristin Krosschell
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John W Day;Richard S Finkel;Claudia A Chiriboga;Anne M Connolly
A.M. Glanzman;E. Mazzone;M. Main;M. Pelliccioni
Maryam Banikazemi;Jan Bultas;Stephen Waldek;William R. Wilcox
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