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Robert E Black 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 E Black sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 808 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert E Black 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 E Black sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 172 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
  • 2010 - Prince Mahidol Award
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Robert E Black is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans across the fields of Engineering and Medicine, with a particular focus on Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. Additional subfields include Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery, and Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics.

The scientist's work covers several key topics within biomedical research and material science, including:

  • Anatomy and Medical Technology
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty

Robert E Black has published recent papers in a variety of academic venues. Some representative studies are:

  • "Three-dimensional biofabrication of nanosecond laser micromachined nanofibre meshes for tissue engineered scaffolds," 2023, PubMed Central
  • "Probing fibronectin adsorption on chemically defined surfaces by means of single molecule force microscopy," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Mapping the Micro-Abrasion Mechanisms of CoCrMo: Some Thoughts on Varying Ceramic Counterface Diameter on Transition Boundaries In Vitro," 2020, Lubricants
  • "An improved process for the fabrication and surface treatment of custom-made titanium cranioplasty implants informed by surface analysis," 2020, Journal of Biomaterials Applications
  • "Review on Serotonin," 2021, Journal of Hematology and Thromboembolic Diseases

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert E Black include:

  • Ross H. McWilliam
  • Wenlong Chang
  • Zhao Liu
  • Jiayuan Wang
  • Fengxuan Han

Regular publication venues for their work include:

  • PubMed Central
  • Scientific Reports
  • Lubricants
  • Journal of Biomaterials Applications
  • Journal of Hematology and Thromboembolic Diseases

Robert E Black has been recognized with several awards, notably the Prince Mahidol Award in 2010 and election as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2002.

Best Publications

  • Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries

    Robert E Black;Cesar G. Victora;Susan P. Walker;Zulfiqar A. Bhutta

  • Maternal and child undernutrition: global and regional exposures and health consequences

    Robert E. Black;Lindsay H. Allen;Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta;Laura E. Caulfield

  • Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality: An updated systematic analysis for 2010 with time trends since 2000

    Li Liu;Hope L Johnson;Simon Cousens;Jamie Perin

  • Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2008: a systematic analysis

    Robert E Black;Simon Cousens;Hope L Johnson;Joy E Lawn

  • Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000-13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis.

    Lei Liu;Shefali Oza;Daniel Hogan;Jamie Perin

  • Global, regional, and national causes of under-5 mortality in 2000–15: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the Sustainable Development Goals

    Li Liu;Shefali Oza;Dan Hogan;Yue Chu

  • WHO estimates of the causes of death in children

    Jennifer Bryce;Cynthia Boschi-Pinto;Kenji Shibuya;Robert E Black

  • What works? Interventions for maternal and child undernutrition and survival.

    Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta;Tahmeed Ahmed;Robert E. Black;Simon Cousens

  • Global burden of childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea

    Christa L Fischer Walker;Igor Rudan;Li Liu;Harish Nair;Harish Nair

  • Guidelines for Accurate and Transparent Health Estimates Reporting: the GATHER Statement

    Gretchen A. Stevens;Leontine Alkema;Robert E. Black;J. Ties Boerma

  • World Health Organization Estimates of the Global and Regional Disease Burden of 22 Foodborne Bacterial, Protozoal, and Viral Diseases, 2010: A Data Synthesis

    Martyn D. Kirk;Sara Monteiro Pires;Robert E. Black;Marisa Caipo

  • The Epidemiology of Global Micronutrient Deficiencies

    Regan L. Bailey;Keith P. West;Robert E. Black

  • Undernutrition as an underlying cause of child deaths associated with diarrhea pneumonia malaria and measles.

    Laura E Caulfield;Mercedes de Onis;Monika Blössner;Robert E Black

  • Effects of routine prophylactic supplementation with iron and folic acid on admission to hospital and mortality in preschool children in a high malaria transmission setting: community-based, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

    Sunil Sazawal;Robert E Black;Mahdi M Ramsan;Hababu M Chwaya

  • Burden of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b disease in children in the era of conjugate vaccines: global, regional, and national estimates for 2000–15

    Brian Wahl;Katherine L O'Brien;Adena Greenbaum;Anwesha Majumder

  • National and regional estimates of term and preterm babies born small for gestational age in 138 low-income and middle-income countries in 2010

    Anne C.C. Lee;Anne C.C. Lee;Joanne Katz;Hannah Blencowe;Simon Cousens

  • Mortality risk in preterm and small-for-gestational-age infants in low-income and middle-income countries: a pooled country analysis.

    Joanne Katz;Anne C. C. Lee;Anne C. C. Lee;Naoko Kozuki;Joy E. Lawn;Joy E. Lawn

  • Prevention of diarrhea and pneumonia by zinc supplementation in children in developing countries: Pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials

    Z.A. Bhutta;R.E. Black;K.H. Brown;J.Meeks Gardner

  • Exclusive breastfeeding reduces acute respiratory infection and diarrhea deaths among infants in Dhaka slums.

    Shams Arifeen;Robert E. Black;Gretchen Antelman;Abdullah Baqui

  • Efficacy of probiotics in prevention of acute diarrhoea: a meta-analysis of masked, randomised, placebo-controlled trials

    Sunil Sazawal;Sunil Sazawal;Girish Hiremath;Usha Dhingra;Pooja Malik

Frequent Co-Authors

Abdullah H. Baqui
Abdullah H. Baqui Johns Hopkins University
Shams El Arifeen
Shams El Arifeen International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
Zulfiqar A Bhutta Aga Khan University
Mathuram Santosham
Mathuram Santosham Johns Hopkins University
Gary L. Darmstadt
Gary L. Darmstadt Stanford University
Cesar G. Victora
Cesar G. Victora Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Igor Rudan
Igor Rudan University of Edinburgh
Simon Cousens
Simon Cousens London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Kenneth H. Brown
Kenneth H. Brown University of California, Davis
Laura E. Caulfield
Laura E. Caulfield Johns Hopkins University

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