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Robert C. Atkins

Robert C. Atkins

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
44989
World Ranking
6997
National Ranking
203

Robert C. Atkins 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 Robert C. Atkins sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 425 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert C. Atkins 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 Robert C. Atkins sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert C. Atkins is affiliated with the Monash Medical Centre in Australia. Their research spans multiple topics within the broad field of medicine, with a focus on nephrology, physiology, rheumatology, public health, environmental and occupational health, and emergency medicine.

The scientist's work covers several key thematic areas, including:

  • Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes

Recent scholarly contributions include the following publications:

  • "Relationship Between Urinary Phosphate and All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in a National Population-Based Longitudinal Cohort Study," 2021, Journal of Renal Nutrition
  • "Front Matter," 2021, Socialist Lawyer
  • "Optimizing learners on direct care teaching services: A qualitative study of hospitalist clinicians at 26 sites," 2024, Journal of Hospital Medicine

Frequently observed co-authors in Atkins's body of work are:

  • Nigel D. Toussaint
  • Matthew J. Damasiewicz
  • S. Holt
  • Zhong X. Lu
  • Dianna J. Magliano

The publications have appeared in a diversity of journals, including:

  • Journal of Renal Nutrition
  • Socialist Lawyer
  • Journal of Hospital Medicine

The scientist's emphasis on medical education and hospital-based clinical outcomes is reflected in their recent qualitative study that assessed the optimization of learners within direct care teaching services across 26 hospitalist sites.

Atkins's research integrates clinical insights with public health perspectives, addressing topics such as cardiovascular mortality risk associated with urinary phosphate and contributing to advances in the understanding of parathyroid function and nutritional interventions in aging populations.

Best Publications

  • Renoprotective Effect of the Angiotensin-Receptor Antagonist Irbesartan in Patients with Nephropathy Due to Type 2 Diabetes

    Edmond J Lewis;Lawrence G Hunsicker;William R Clarke;Tomas Berl

  • Chronic kidney disease as a global public health problem: Approaches and initiatives – a position statement from Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes

    A.S. Levey;R. Atkins;J. Coresh;E.P. Cohen

  • The Rising Prevalence of Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance: The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study

    David W Dunstan;Paul Z Zimmet;Timothy A Welborn;Maximilian Pangratius J De Courten

  • Prevalence of Kidney Damage in Australian Adults: The AusDiab Kidney Study

    Stephen J Chadban;Esther Mary Briganti;Peter Kerr;David W Dunstan

  • Transforming growth factor-β regulates tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation in vitro

    Jun-Ming Fan;Yee-Yung Ng;Prudence A. Hill;David J. Nikolic-Paterson

  • Macrophages in mouse type 2 diabetic nephropathy: Correlation with diabetic state and progressive renal injury

    Fiona Y Chow;Elyce Ozols;David J Nikolic-Paterson;Robert C Atkins

  • Risk of Renal Allograft Loss from Recurrent Glomerulonephritis

    Esther M Briganti;Graeme R Russ;John J McNeil;Robert C Atkins

  • Tubular epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation in progressive tubulointerstitial fibrosis in 5/6 nephrectomized rats

    Yee-Yung Ng;Tung-Po Huang;Tung-Po Huang;Wu-Chang Yang;Wu-Chang Yang;Zheng-Ping Chen;Zheng-Ping Chen

  • Advanced glycation end products cause epithelial-myofibroblast transdifferentiation via the receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE)

    Matthew D Oldfield;Leon A Bach;Josephine M Forbes;David J Nikolic-Paterson

  • Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 promotes the development of diabetic renal injury in streptozotocin-treated mice

    F.Y. Chow;D.J. Nikolic-Paterson;E. Ozols;R.C. Atkins

  • Proteinuria reduction and progression to renal failure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and overt nephropathy

    Robert C. Atkins;Esther M. Briganti;Julia B. Lewis;Lawrence G. Hunsicker

  • Vascular Access and All-Cause Mortality: A Propensity Score Analysis

    Kevan R Polkinghorne;Stephen P McDonald;Robert Charles Atkins;Peter G Kerr

  • Leukocyte analysis using monoclonal antibodies in human glomerulonephritis

    David H. Hooke;David C. Gee;Robert C. Atkins

  • A novel, simple, reliable, and sensitive method for multiple immunoenzyme staining: Use of microwave oven heating to block antibody crossreactivity and retrieve antigens

    H. Y. Lan;Wei Mu;D. J. Nikolic-Paterson;R. C. Atkins

  • The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease

    Robert Charles Atkins

  • Migration inhibitory factor expression in experimentally induced endotoxemia.

    M. Bacher;A. Meinhardt;H. Y. Lan;W. Mu

  • Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Deficiency Is Protective against Nephropathy in Type 2 Diabetic db/db Mice

    Fiona Y Chow;David J Nikolic-Paterson;Elyce Ozols;Robert C Atkins

  • The Pathogenic Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Immunologically Induced Kidney Disease in the Rat

    Hui Y. Lan;Michael Bacher;Niansheng Yang;Wei Mu

  • Comparison of the Prevalence and Mortality Risk of CKD in Australia Using the CKD Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) and Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study GFR Estimating Equations: The AusDiab (Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle) Study

    Sarah L White;Kevan R Polkinghorne;Robert Charles Atkins;Robert Charles Atkins;Steven J Chadban;Steven J Chadban

  • Macrophage accumulation in human progressive diabetic nephropathy.

    Duy Nguyen;Fu Ping;Wei Mu;Prudence Hill

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Nikolic-Paterson
David J. Nikolic-Paterson Monash Medical Centre
Hui Y. Lan
Hui Y. Lan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Steven J. Chadban
Steven J. Chadban University of Sydney
Paul Zimmet
Paul Zimmet Monash University
Jonathan E. Shaw
Jonathan E. Shaw Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Stephen R. Holdsworth
Stephen R. Holdsworth Monash University
Richard Bucala
Richard Bucala Yale University
Wayne W. Hancock
Wayne W. Hancock University of Pennsylvania
Christine N. Metz
Christine N. Metz Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
John J McNeil
John J McNeil Monash University

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