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 M. Wachter sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 319 publications — 21st percentile
21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
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 M. Wachter sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 84 D-Index — 27th percentile
27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Robert M. Wachter is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spans key areas in medicine and health professions, with a focus on infectious diseases, health informatics, and public health, environmental and occupational health. Wachter's work addresses several critical topics such as SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, artificial intelligence in healthcare and education, electronic health records systems, COVID-19 clinical research studies, healthcare cost and quality practices, vaccine coverage and hesitancy, and healthcare policy and management.
Among their recent papers are:
Their frequent co-authors include Sarju Ganatra, Sourbha S. Dani, Javaria Ahmad, Jui Shah, and George M. Abraham. Wachter publishes regularly in venues such as JAMA, JAMA Internal Medicine, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Clinical Infectious Diseases, and the New England Journal of Medicine.
Wachter's publication record shows a concentration in the fields of medicine and health professions. Their subfields include infectious diseases, general health professions, health informatics, public health, as well as health information management.
Wachter was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) in 2020.
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