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94
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30112
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10537
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Robert T. Chen 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 T. Chen sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 350 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert T. Chen 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 T. Chen sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert T. Chen is affiliated with the City Of Hope National Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on infectious diseases and related medical fields, with an emphasis on vaccine development, safety, and epidemiology.

Their scholarly contributions span a variety of publication venues, with a predominant number appearing in the journal Vaccine. Other frequently featured venues include Drug Safety, BMJ Global Health, Clinical Infectious Diseases, and Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. The range of publication outlets reflects a broad engagement with both clinical and pharmacological aspects of infectious disease research.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences

Within these, their subfields of study comprise:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Health
  • Epidemiology
  • Toxicology
  • Molecular Biology

Robert T. Chen's research topics encompass several critical areas related to viral infections and vaccine science:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
  • Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Selected recent papers authored by or involving Chen include:

  • Consensus summary report for CEPI/BC March 12-13, 2020 meeting: Assessment of risk of disease enhancement with COVID-19 vaccines (2020, Vaccine)
  • Vaccines based on replication incompetent Ad26 viral vectors: Standardized template with key considerations for a risk/benefit assessment (2020, Vaccine)
  • The critical role of background rates of possible adverse events in the assessment of COVID-19 vaccine safety (2021, Vaccine)
  • The Brighton Collaboration standardized template for collection of key information for risk/benefit assessment of a Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine platform (2020, Vaccine)
  • Vaccines based on the replication-deficient simian adenoviral vector ChAdOx1: Standardized template with key considerations for a risk/benefit assessment (2022, Vaccine)

Their frequent co-authors suggest ongoing collaborations with researchers active in vaccine research and related fields. These co-authors include:

  • Marc Gurwith
  • Emily Smith
  • Sonali Kochhar
  • Denny Kim
  • James S. Robertson

Best Publications

  • Results of a Pivotal Phase II Study of Brentuximab Vedotin for Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma

    Anas Younes;Ajay K. Gopal;Scott E. Smith;Stephen M. Ansell

  • Use of the inactivated intranasal influenza vaccine and the risk of Bell's palsy in Switzerland.

    Margot Mutsch;Weigong Zhou;Philip Rhodes;Matthias Bopp

  • Impact of anti-vaccine movements on pertussis control: the untold story

    E. J. Gangarosa;A. M. Galazka;C. R. Wolfe;L. M. Phillips

  • Measles Antibody: Reevaluation of Protective Titers

    Robert T. Chen;Lauri E. Markowitz;Paul Albrecht;John A. Stewart

  • The Guillain–Barré Syndrome and the 1992–1993 and 1993–1994 Influenza Vaccines

    Tamar Lasky;Gina J. Terracciano;Laurence Magder;Carol Lee Koski

  • Brentuximab Vedotin with Chemotherapy for Stage III or IV Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

    Joseph M. Connors;Wojciech Jurczak;David J. Straus;Stephen M. Ansell

  • Evolution of the COVID-19 vaccine development landscape

    Tung Thanh Le;Jakob P. Cramer;Robert Chen;Stephen Mayhew

  • Surveillance for safety after immunization: Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS)--United States, 1991-2001.

    Weigong Zhou;Vitali Pool;John K Iskander;Roseanne English-Bullard

  • The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).

    Robert T. Chen;Suresh C. Rastogi;John R. Mullen;Scott W. Hayes

  • Individual and Community Risks of Measles and Pertussis Associated With Personal Exemptions to Immunization

    Daniel R. Feikin;Dennis C. Lezotte;Richard F. Hamman;Daniel A. Salmon

  • Understanding vaccine safety information from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System.

    Frederick Varricchio;John Iskander;Frank Destefano;Robert Ball

  • 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

  • Five-year survival and durability results of brentuximab vedotin in patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma

    Robert Chen;Ajay K. Gopal;Scott E. Smith;Stephen M. Ansell

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

    Chen Rt;Glasser Jw;Rhodes Ph;Davis Rl

  • Recombinant hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of multiple sclerosis: A prospective study [2] (multiple letters)

    C. R. MacIntyre;H. Kelly;D. Jolley;H. Butzkueven

  • Safety of thimerosal-containing vaccines: a two-phased study of computerized health maintenance organization databases.

    Thomas Verstraeten;Robert L. Davis;Frank DeStefano;Tracy A. Lieu

  • Guillain-Barré Syndrome Following Influenza Vaccination

    Penina Haber;Frank DeStefano;Fredrick J. Angulo;John Iskander

  • Health consequences of religious and philosophical exemptions from immunization laws: individual and societal risk of measles.

    Daniel A. Salmon;Michael Haber;Eugene J. Gangarosa;Lynelle Phillips

  • NCCN guidelines ® insights hodgkin lymphoma, version 1.2018 featured updates to the NCCN guidelines

    Richard T. Hoppe;Ranjana H. Advani;Weiyun Z. Ai;Richard F. Ambinder

  • Use of the Inactivated Intranasal Influenza Vaccine and the Risk of Bell's Palsy

    Margot Mutsch;Weigong Zhou;Philip Rhodes;Matthias Bopp

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank DeStefano
Frank DeStefano Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Robert L. Davis
Robert L. Davis University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Henry R. Shinefield
Henry R. Shinefield University of California, San Francisco
Stephen J. Forman
Stephen J. Forman City Of Hope National Medical Center
Steven Black
Steven Black Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Joel I. Ward
Joel I. Ward University of California, Los Angeles
Robert S. Thompson
Robert S. Thompson Group Health Cooperative
Ranjana H. Advani
Ranjana H. Advani Stanford University
Ulrich Heininger
Ulrich Heininger University of Basel
Craig H. Moskowitz
Craig H. Moskowitz University of Miami

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