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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 99 8606 8083 4435 4102 498 35536

Robert F. Dannals publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert F. Dannals between 1980 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert F. Dannals published across 47 years, from 1980 to 2026, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 1992. 11 of the 538 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 1992. 1980: 2 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 14 publications 1985: 16 publications 1986: 11 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 15 publications 1989: 17 publications 1990: 16 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 29 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 11 publications 1995: 14 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 10 publications 2026: 1 publication
1980 2026

538 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert F. Dannals: publications per year, 1980 to 2026
Year Publications
1980 2
1981 4
1982 2
1983 2
1984 14
1985 16
1986 11
1987 4
1988 15
1989 17
1990 16
1991 16
1992 29
1993 16
1994 11
1995 14
1996 14
1997 16
1998 20
1999 21
2000 8
2001 5
2002 16
2003 4
2004 8
2005 10
2006 12
2007 14
2008 13
2009 8
2010 12
2011 10
2012 10
2013 17
2014 6
2015 15
2016 11
2017 7
2018 13
2019 11
2020 8
2021 8
2022 10
2023 28
2024 3
2025 10
2026 1
Total 538
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Robert F. Dannals 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 F. Dannals sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 481–500 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 498 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713 498
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Robert F. Dannals 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 F. Dannals sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 98–99 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668 99
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Robert F. Dannals is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in the areas of radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, physiology, surgery, neurology, and immunology.

The scientist's work covers a variety of main topics, including:

  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Orthopedic Infections and Treatments

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert F. Dannals include:

  • Dynamic imaging in patients with tuberculosis reveals heterogeneous drug exposures in pulmonary lesions, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Imaging Enterobacterales infections in patients using pathogen-specific positron emission tomography, 2021, Science Translational Medicine
  • Dynamic 18F-Pretomanid PET imaging in animal models of TB meningitis and human studies, 2022, Nature Communications
  • First-in-human use of 11C-CPPC with positron emission tomography for imaging the macrophage colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor, 2022, EJNMMI Research
  • Regional amyloid correlates of cognitive performance in ageing and mild cognitive impairment, 2022, Brain Communications

The scientist frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Daniel P. Holt
  • Martin G. Pomper
  • Andrew G. Horti
  • William B. Mathews
  • Steven P. Rowe

Robert F. Dannals has published extensively in several journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
  • Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals
  • EJNMMI Research
  • Research Square
  • Science Translational Medicine

Best Publications

  • Neural basis of alertness and cognitive performance impairments during sleepiness. I. Effects of 24 h of sleep deprivation on waking human regional brain activity.

    Maria Thomas;Helen Sing;Gregory Belenky;Henry Holcomb

  • Positron emission tomography reveals elevated D2 dopamine receptors in drug-naive schizophrenics

    Dean F. Wong;Henry N. Wagner;Larry E. Tune;Robert F. Dannals

  • Chemogenetics revealed: DREADD occupancy and activation via converted clozapine.

    Juan L. Gomez;Jordi Bonaventura;Wojciech Lesniak;William B. Mathews

  • In vivo imaging of amyloid deposition in Alzheimer disease using the radioligand 18F-AV-45 (florbetapir [corrected] F 18).

    Dean F. Wong;Paul B. Rosenberg;Yun Zhou;Anil Kumar

  • Imaging dopamine receptors in the human brain by positron tomography

    Henry N. Wagner;H. Donald Burns;Robert F. Dannals;Dean F. Wong

  • Effects of age on dopamine and serotonin receptors measured by positron tomography in the living human brain

    D F Wong;H N Wagner;R F Dannals;J M Links

  • Positron emission tomographic evidence of toxic effect of MDMA (“Ecstasy”) on brain serotonin neurons in human beings

    UD McCann;Z Szabo;U Scheffel;RF Dannals

  • Reduced Striatal Dopamine Transporter Density in Abstinent Methamphetamine and Methcathinone Users: Evidence from Positron Emission Tomography Studies with [11C]WIN-35,428

    Una D. McCann;Dean F. Wong;Fuji Yokoi;Victor Villemagne

  • Selective hypometabolism in the inferior frontal lobe in depressed patients with Parkinson's disease.

    Helen S. Mayberg;Sergio E. Starkstein;Bernard Sadzot;Thomas Preziosi

  • Initial Evaluation of [18F]DCFPyL for Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA)-Targeted PET Imaging of Prostate Cancer

    Zsolt Szabo;Esther Mena;Steven P. Rowe;Donika Plyku

  • Positron emission tomographic imaging of the dopamine transporter with 11C-WIN 35,428 reveals marked declines in mild Parkinson's disease

    J. James Frost;Annemie J. Rosier;Stephen G. Reich;Justin S. Smith

  • Cocaine-Induced Redoppuction of Glucose Utilization in Human Brain: A Study Using Positron Emission Tomography and [Fluorine 18]-Fluorodeoxyglucose

    Edythe D. London;Nicola G. Cascella;Dean F. Wong;Robert L. Phillips

  • Gender and age influences on human brain mu-opioid receptor binding measured by PET.

    Jon Kar Zubieta;Robert F. Dannals;J. James Frost

  • Dopamine D2 and D3 receptor occupancy in normal humans treated with the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole (OPC 14597): a study using positron emission tomography and [11C]raclopride.

    Fuji Yokoi;Gerhard Gründer;Gerhard Gründer;Kathleen Biziere;Kathleen Biziere;Massoud Stephane;Massoud Stephane

  • PET imaging of cortical S2 serotonin receptors after stroke: lateralized changes and relationship to depression.

    Mayberg Hs;Robinson Rg;Wong Df;Parikh R

  • Biodistribution, Tumor Detection, and Radiation Dosimetry of 18F-DCFBC, a Low-Molecular-Weight Inhibitor of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen, in Patients with Metastatic Prostate Cancer

    Steve Y. Cho;Kenneth L. Gage;Ronnie C. Mease;Srinivasan Senthamizhchelvan

  • Radiolabeled Small-Molecule Ligands for Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen: In vivo Imaging in Experimental Models of Prostate Cancer

    Catherine A. Foss;Ronnie C. Mease;Hong Fan;Yuchuan Wang

  • Imaging opiate receptors in the human brain by positron tomography.

    Frost Jj;Wagner Hn;Dannals Rf;Ravert Ht

  • Increased mu opioid receptor binding detected by PET in cocaine-dependent men is associated with cocaine craving.

    Jon-Kar Zubieta;David A. Gorelick;Robin Stauffer;Hayden T. Ravert

  • Brain Dopamine Neurotoxicity in Baboons Treated with Doses of Methamphetamine Comparable to Those Recreationally Abused by Humans: Evidence from [11C]WIN-35,428 Positron Emission Tomography Studies and Direct In Vitro Determinations

    Victor Villemagne;Jie Yuan;Dean F. Wong;Robert F. Dannals

Frequent Co-Authors

Hayden T. Ravert
Hayden T. Ravert Johns Hopkins University
Henry N. Wagner
Henry N. Wagner Penn State Cancer Institute
Dean F. Wong
Dean F. Wong Washington University in St. Louis
Alan A. Wilson
Alan A. Wilson Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Martin G. Pomper
Martin G. Pomper Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Hiroto Kuwabara
Hiroto Kuwabara Johns Hopkins University
Edythe D. London
Edythe D. London University of California, Los Angeles
Michael J. Kuhar
Michael J. Kuhar Emory University
George A. Ricaurte
George A. Ricaurte Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Victor L. Villemagne
Victor L. Villemagne University of Pittsburgh

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