2026 Robert L. Barbieri: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	80	17180	16147	8613	7960	561	21939

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

1052
Citations
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

822
Citations
Insulin Stimulates Androgen Accumulation in Incubations of Ovarian Stroma Obtained from Women with Hyperandrogenism

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

796
Citations
Incidence of Laparoscopically Confirmed Endometriosis by Demographic, Anthropometric, and Lifestyle Factors

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

696
Citations
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

657
Citations
Progesterone: A critical role in the pathogenesis of uterine myomas

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

553
Citations
The role of hyperinsulinemia in the pathogenesis of ovarian hyperandrogenism

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

496
Citations
Endogenous Steroid Hormone Concentrations and Risk of Breast Cancer Among Premenopausal Women

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

490
Citations
Elevated serum concentrations of CA-125 in patients with advanced endometriosis.

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

479
Citations
Hormone treatment of endometriosis: the estrogen threshold hypothesis.

Robert L. Barbieri

477
Citations
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

463
Citations
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

410
Citations
EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL INGESTION ON ESTROGENS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

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

287
Citations
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

286
Citations
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

280
Citations
Danazol: Endocrine pharmacology and therapeutic applications

Robert L. Barbieri;Kenneth J. Ryan

276
Citations
Nicotine, cotinine, and anabasine inhibit aromatase in human trophoblast in vitro

RL Barbieri;J Gochberg;KJ Ryan

271
Citations
Reproductive history and endometriosis among premenopausal women.

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

271
Citations
A prospective cohort study of endometriosis and subsequent risk of infertility

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

264
Citations
Etiology and epidemiology of endometriosis

Robert L. Barbieri

256
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst

Stacey A. Missmer Michigan State University

Kenneth J. Ryan Harvard University

Donna Spiegelman Yale University

Daniel W. Cramer Brigham and Women's Hospital

Walter C. Willett Harvard University

A. Heather Eliassen Harvard University

David J. Hunter Harvard University

Shelley S. Tworoger Harvard University

Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis

External Links

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