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102
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50702
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7536
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3931

Robert N. Foley 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 N. Foley sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 278 publications — 13th percentile

13% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert N. Foley 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 N. Foley sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert N. Foley is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Surgery, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Economics and Econometrics, and General Health Professions.

Their work covers multiple main topics including Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments, Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews, as well as Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques.

Frequent coauthors in their research include Areef Ishani, James A. Tumlin, Scott Reule, Wolfgang C. Winkelmayer, and Bruce A. Koplan.

Robert N. Foley has contributed to various publication venues, among which the most frequent are Radiopaedia.org, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Clinical Radiology, American Journal of Kidney Diseases, and Kidney International Reports.

Selected recent papers by Robert N. Foley include:

  • "US Renal Data System 2020 Annual Data Report: Epidemiology of Kidney Disease in the United States," 2021, American Journal of Kidney Diseases
  • "Implantable Loop Recorder Monitoring and the Incidence of Previously Unrecognized Atrial Fibrillation in Patients on Hemodialysis," 2021, Kidney International Reports
  • "Catamenial pneumothorax," 2022, Radiopaedia.org
  • "Arrhythmia and Time of Day in Maintenance Hemodialysis: Secondary Analysis of the Monitoring in Dialysis Study," 2024, Kidney Medicine
  • "Optimizing Near-Data Processing for Spark," 2022, 2022 IEEE 42nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS)

Best Publications

  • Clinical epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease.

    Robert N. Foley;Patrick S. Parfrey;Mark J. Sarnak

  • Excerpts from the US Renal Data System 2009 Annual Data Report.

    Allan J. Collins;Robert N. Foley;Charles Herzog;Blanche M. Chavers

  • Clinical and echocardiographic disease in patients starting end-stage renal disease therapy

    Robert N. Foley;Patrick S. Parfrey;Patrick S. Parfrey;John D. Harnett;John D. Harnett;Gloria M. Kent;Gloria M. Kent

  • Epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease.

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  • Chronic Kidney Disease and the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Renal Replacement, and Death in the United States Medicare Population, 1998 to 1999

    Robert N. Foley;Anne M. Murray;Shuling Li;Charles A. Herzog

  • Long-Term Consequences of Kidney Donation

    Hassan N. Ibrahim;Robert Foley;LiPing Tan;Tyson Rogers

  • The impact of anemia on cardiomyopathy, morbidity, and mortality in end-stage renal disease☆

    Robert N. Foley;Patrick S. Parfrey;Patrick S. Parfrey;John D. Harnett;John D. Harnett;Gloria M. Kent;Gloria M. Kent

  • 'United States Renal Data System 2011 Annual Data Report: Atlas of chronic kidney disease & end-stage renal disease in the United States

    Allan J. Collins;Robert N. Foley;Blanche Chavers;David Gilbertson

  • Congestive heart failure in dialysis patients: Prevalence, incidence, prognosis and risk factors

    John D. Harnett;Robert N. Foley;Gloria M. Kent;Paul E. Barre

  • United States Renal Data System 2007 Annual Data Report Abstract

    Allan J. Collins;Robert Foley;Charles Herzog;Blanche Chavers

  • The Clinical Epidemiology of Cardiac Disease in Chronic Renal Failure

    Patrick S. Parfrey;Robert N. Foley

  • Outcome and risk factors for left ventricular disorders in chronic uraemia

    P. S. Parfrey;R. N. Foley;J. D. Harnett;G. M. Kent

  • Impact of hypertension on cardiomyopathy, morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease.

    Robert N. Foley;Patrick S. Parfrey;Patrick S. Parfrey;Patrick S. Parfrey;John D. Harnett;John D. Harnett;John D. Harnett;Gloria M. Kent;Gloria M. Kent;Gloria M. Kent

  • US Renal Data System 2012 Annual Data Report.

    Allan J. Collins;Robert N. Foley;Charles Herzog;Blanche Chavers

  • US Renal Data System 2013 Annual Data Report.

    Allan J Collins;Rob Foley;Blanche M Chavers;David T Gilbertson

  • The prognostic importance of left ventricular geometry in uremic cardiomyopathy.

    R N Foley;P S Parfrey;J D Harnett;G M Kent

  • Excerpts from the United States Renal Data System 2004 annual data report: atlas of end-stage renal disease in the United States.

    Allan J Collins;Bert L Kasiske;Charles A Herzog;Blanche M Chavers

  • End-Stage Renal Disease in the United States: An Update from the United States Renal Data System

    Robert N. Foley;Allan J. Collins

  • Guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease

    Adeera Levin;Brenda Hemmelgarn;Bruce Culleton;Sheldon Tobe

  • Effect of hemoglobin levels in hemodialysis patients with asymptomatic cardiomyopathy

    Robert N. Foley;Patrick S. Parfrey;Janet Morgan;Paul E. Barré

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan J. Collins
Allan J. Collins University of Minnesota
Patrick S. Parfrey
Patrick S. Parfrey Memorial University of Newfoundland
Jon J. Snyder
Jon J. Snyder University of Minnesota
Charles A. Herzog
Charles A. Herzog University of Minnesota
Lawrence Y. Agodoa
Lawrence Y. Agodoa National Institutes of Health
Paul W. Eggers
Paul W. Eggers National Institutes of Health
Bertram L. Kasiske
Bertram L. Kasiske Hennepin County Medical Center
Kirsten L. Johansen
Kirsten L. Johansen University of Minnesota
Marcello Tonelli
Marcello Tonelli University of Calgary
Braden J. Manns
Braden J. Manns University of Calgary

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