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

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	85	14418	13575	7294	6750	294	35213

Research.com Recognitions

1998 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Robert L. Davis is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics, Epidemiology, and Hematology.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics with significant attention to Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Iron Metabolism and Disorders, Birth, Development, and Health, Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics.

Among the recent publications associated with Robert L. Davis are the following papers:

Addressing Parental Vaccine Hesitancy and Other Barriers to Childhood/Adolescent Vaccination Uptake During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
TRIM37 controls cancer-specific vulnerability to PLK4 inhibition, 2020, Nature
Artificial intelligence opportunities in cardio-oncology: Overview with spotlight on electrocardiography, 2022, American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research and Practice
Control of cell proliferation by memories of mitosis, 2024, Science
eARDS: A multi-center validation of an interpretable machine learning algorithm of early onset Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) among critically ill adults with COVID-19, 2021, PLoS ONE

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert L. Davis include:

Lokesh Chinthala
Oğuz Akbilgiç
İbrahi̇m Karabayir
Arash Shaban-Nejad
Akram Mohammed

Their work is frequently published in journals such as Blood, Scientific Reports, SSRN Electronic Journal, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Circulation, with multiple publications appearing in each venue.

Robert L. Davis was awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1998.

Best Publications

Expression of a single transfected cDNA converts fibroblasts to myoblasts.

Robert L. Davis;Harold Weintraub;Andrew B. Lassar

5220
Citations
The protein Id: A negative regulator of helix-loop-helix DNA binding proteins

Robert Benezra;Robert L. Davis;Robert L. Davis;Daniel Lockshon;David L. Turner

3433
Citations
Influenza and the rates of hospitalization for respiratory disease among infants and young children.

Héctor S. Izurieta;William W. Thompson;Piotr Kramarz;David K. Shay

1301
Citations
The MyoD DNA binding domain contains a recognition code for muscle-specific gene activation

Robert L. Davis;Pei-Feng Cheng;Andrew B. Lassar;Harold Weintraub

997
Citations
Prescription drug use in pregnancy.

Susan E. Andrade;Jerry H. Gurwitz;Robert L. Davis;K. Arnold Chan

738
Citations
Reducing antibiotic use in children: a randomized trial in 12 practices.

Jonathan A. Finkelstein;Robert L. Davis;Robert L. Davis;Scott F. Dowell;Joshua P. Metlay

646
Citations
Positive autoregulation of the myogenic determination gene MyoD1.

Mathew J. Thayer;Stephen J. Tapscott;Stephen J. Tapscott;Robert L. Davis;Robert L. Davis;Woodring E. Wright

639
Citations
Universal newborn hearing screening: summary of evidence

Diane C. Thompson;Heather McPhillips;Robert L. Davis;Tracy A. Lieu

635
Citations
Risk of Heart Failure in Breast Cancer Patients After Anthracycline and Trastuzumab Treatment: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Erin J.Aiello Bowles;Robert Wellman;Heather Spencer Feigelson;Adedayo A. Onitilo

615
Citations
Factors That Are Associated With Parental Acceptance of Human Papillomavirus Vaccines: A Randomized Intervention Study of Written Information About HPV

Amanda F. Dempsey;Gregory D. Zimet;Robert L. Davis;Laura Koutsky

610
Citations
Severe chronic neutropenia: treatment and follow-up of patients in the Severe Chronic Neutropenia International Registry.

David C. Dale;Tammy E. Cottle;Carol J. Fier;Audrey Anna Bolyard

485
Citations
Muscle-specific transcriptional activation by MyoD.

H Weintraub;V J Dwarki;I Verma;R Davis

464
Citations
Outcomes of Prenatal Antidepressant Exposure

Gregory E. Simon;Michael L. Cunningham;Robert L. Davis

461
Citations
Risk of Anaphylaxis After Vaccination of Children and Adolescents

Kari Bohlke;Robert L. Davis;Robert L. Davis;S. M. Marcy;M. M. Braun

444
Citations
A longitudinal evaluation of adolescent depression and adult obesity.

Laura P. Richardson;Robert Davis;Richie Poulton;Elizabeth McCauley

441
Citations
Gender Gap in Cystic Fibrosis Mortality

Margaret Rosenfeld;Robert Davis;Stacey FitzSimmons;Margaret Pepe

428
Citations
The Risk of Seizures After Receipt of Whole-Cell Pertussis or Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Vaccine

William E. Barlow;Robert L. Davis;John W. Glasser;Phillip H. Rhodes

427
Citations
Are Language Barriers Associated With Serious Medical Events in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients

Adam L. Cohen;Frederick Rivara;Edgar K. Marcuse;Heather McPhillips

427
Citations
Vaccine Safety Datalink Project: A New Tool for Improving Vaccine Safety Monitoring in the United States

Chen Rt;Glasser Jw;Rhodes Ph;Davis Rl

423
Citations
Early Thimerosal Exposure and Neuropsychological Outcomes at 7 to 10 Years

William W. Thompson;Barbara Goodson;David K. Shay;Patti Benson

391
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Platt Harvard University

Robert T. Chen City Of Hope National Medical Center

Frank DeStefano Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Henry R. Shinefield University of California, San Francisco

Steven Black Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Robert S. Thompson Group Health Cooperative

Joel I. Ward University of California, Los Angeles

David K. Shay Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Lisa A. Jackson Kaiser Permanente

Jerry H. Gurwitz University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

External Links

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