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D-Index
80
Citations
21939
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17180
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8613

Robert L. Barbieri 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 L. Barbieri sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 561 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert L. Barbieri 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 L. Barbieri sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert L. Barbieri is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on obstetrics and gynecology. Their research spans several specialized areas within medicine, including pediatrics, perinatology, reproductive medicine, surgery, and public health.

The scientist's portfolio of recent papers covers a range of topics related to maternal and fetal healthcare as well as reproductive health. Notable publications include:

  • "Concomitant Imbalances of Systemic and Mucosal Immunity Increase HIV Acquisition Risk" (2020) published in JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • "Cervical and systemic innate immunity predictors of HIV risk linked to genital herpes acquisition and time from HSV-2 seroconversion" (2022) published in Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • "In your practice, are you planning to have a chaperone present for all intimate examinations?" (2020) published in OBG Management
  • "The Fetal Pillow: A new option for delivering the deeply impacted fetal head" (2020) published in OBG Management
  • "One-Step or Two-Step Test for Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes?" (2021) published in Journal watch

Robert L. Barbieri's frequent co-authors reflect collaborative work in overlapping domains of reproductive medicine and infectious disease research. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Hidemi S. Yamamoto
  • Gustavo F. Doncel
  • Raina N. Fichorova
  • Charles Morrison
  • Xiaoming Gao

The scientist's work appears prominently in several publication venues, illustrating the breadth of their research dissemination. These venues include:

  • Journal watch
  • OBG Management
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
  • Sexually Transmitted Infections

Within the main field of medicine, Robert L. Barbieri's research incorporates multiple subfields such as obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, perinatology, public health, environmental and occupational health, surgery, and reproductive medicine. The main topics addressed in their work cover:

  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Birth, development, and health
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Maternal and perinatal health interventions
  • Uterine myomas and treatments
  • Assisted reproductive technology and twin pregnancy

Best Publications

  • Variation in the incidence of uterine leiomyoma among premenopausal women by age and race.

    Lynn M. Marshall;Donna Spiegelman;Robert L. Barbieri;Marlene B. Goldman

  • Plasma sex steroid hormone levels and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

    Susan E. Hankinson;Walter C.:: ea eef a fc b fa b:: Willett;JoAnn E. Manson;Graham A. Colditz

  • Insulin Stimulates Androgen Accumulation in Incubations of Ovarian Stroma Obtained from Women with Hyperandrogenism

    Robert L. Barbieri;Anastasia Makris;Rebecca W. Randall;Gilbert Daniels

  • Incidence of Laparoscopically Confirmed Endometriosis by Demographic, Anthropometric, and Lifestyle Factors

    Stacey A. Missmer;Susan E. Hankinson;Donna Spiegelman;Robert L. Barbieri

  • Endogenous Estrogen, Androgen, and Progesterone Concentrations and Breast Cancer Risk Among Postmenopausal Women

    Stacey A. Missmer;A. Heather Eliassen;Robert L. Barbieri;Susan E. Hankinson

  • Progesterone: A critical role in the pathogenesis of uterine myomas

    Mitchell S. Rein;Robert L. Barbieri;Andrew J. Friedman

  • The role of hyperinsulinemia in the pathogenesis of ovarian hyperandrogenism

    Edward E. Wallach;Robert L. Barbieri;Samuel Smith;Kenneth J. Ryan

  • Endogenous Steroid Hormone Concentrations and Risk of Breast Cancer Among Premenopausal Women

    A. Heather Eliassen;Stacey A. Missmer;Shelley S. Tworoger;Donna Spiegelman

  • Elevated serum concentrations of CA-125 in patients with advanced endometriosis.

    R. L. Barbieri;J. M. Niloff;R. C. Bast;E. Scaetzl

  • Hormone treatment of endometriosis: the estrogen threshold hypothesis.

    Robert L. Barbieri

  • A prospective study of reproductive factors and oral contraceptive use in relation to the risk of uterine leiomyomata

    Lynn M. Marshall;Donna Spiegelman;Marlene B. Goldman;Jo Ann E. Manson

  • Hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, and acanthosis nigricans syndrome: A common endocrinopathy with distinct pathophysiologic features

    Robert L. Barbieri;Robert L. Barbieri;Kenneth J. Ryan;Kenneth J. Ryan

  • EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL INGESTION ON ESTROGENS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

    E. S. Ginsburg;N. K. Mello;J. H. Mendelson;R. L. Barbieri

  • A Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of a Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist (Leuprolide) with or without Medroxyprogesterone Acetate in the Treatment of Leiomyomata Uteri

    Andrew J. Friedman;Robert L. Barbieri;Peter M. Doubilet;Calliope Fine

  • A prospective study of dietary fat consumption and endometriosis risk

    Stacey A. Missmer;Jorge E. Chavarro;Jorge E. Chavarro;Susan Malspeis;Susan Malspeis;Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson

  • Danazol: Endocrine pharmacology and therapeutic applications

    Robert L. Barbieri;Kenneth J. Ryan

  • Nicotine, cotinine, and anabasine inhibit aromatase in human trophoblast in vitro

    RL Barbieri;J Gochberg;KJ Ryan

  • Reproductive history and endometriosis among premenopausal women.

    Stacey A. Missmer;Susan E. Hankinson;Donna Spiegelman;Robert L. Barbieri

  • A prospective cohort study of endometriosis and subsequent risk of infertility

    J. Prescott;L.V. Farland;D.K. Tobias;A.J. Gaskins

  • Etiology and epidemiology of endometriosis

    Robert L. Barbieri

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan E. Hankinson
Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Stacey A. Missmer
Stacey A. Missmer Michigan State University
Kenneth J. Ryan
Kenneth J. Ryan Harvard University
Donna Spiegelman
Donna Spiegelman Yale University
Daniel W. Cramer
Daniel W. Cramer Brigham and Women's Hospital
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
A. Heather Eliassen
A. Heather Eliassen Harvard University
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Shelley S. Tworoger
Shelley S. Tworoger Harvard University
Graham A. Colditz
Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis

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