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Ron Brookmeyer 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 Ron Brookmeyer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 310 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ron Brookmeyer 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 Ron Brookmeyer sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Ron Brookmeyer is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Statistics and Probability, Health, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Economics and Econometrics.

They have published extensively in topics related to Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Health Disparities and Outcomes, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Statistical Methods and Inference, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, and COVID-19 and Healthcare Impacts.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Ron Brookmeyer include:

  • Creating a Framework for Conducting Randomized Clinical Trials during Disease Outbreaks, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Evaluation of Selective Survival and Sex/Gender Differences in Dementia Incidence Using a Simulation Model, 2021, JAMA Network Open
  • Neighborhood disadvantage and dementia incidence in a cohort of Asian American and non-Latino White older adults in Northern California, 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Association of Education With Dementia Incidence Stratified by Ethnicity and Nativity in a Cohort of Older Asian American Individuals, 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • Comparative impact of methamphetamine and other drug use on viral suppression among sexual minority men on antiretroviral therapy, 2021, Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ron Brookmeyer are:

  • Eleanor Hayes-Larson
  • Rachel A. Whitmer
  • Elizabeth Rose Mayeda
  • Gilbert C. Gee
  • Paola Gilsanz

The most common publication venues for their work include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • American Journal of Epidemiology
  • Statistics in Medicine
  • JAMA Network Open

Ron Brookmeyer has also been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 1997 and as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) since 1996.

Best Publications

  • Forecasting the global burden of Alzheimer’s disease

    Ron Brookmeyer;Elizabeth Johnson;Kathryn Ziegler-Graham;H. Michael Arrighi

  • Identification of a Reservoir for HIV-1 in Patients on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

    Diana Finzi;Monika Hermankova;Theodore Pierson;Lucy M. Carruth

  • Estimating the prevalence of limb loss in the United States: 2005 to 2050.

    Kathryn Ziegler-Graham;Ellen J. MacKenzie;Patti L. Ephraim;Thomas G. Travison

  • Quantification of latent tissue reservoirs and total body viral load in HIV-1 infection

    Tae Wook Chun;Lucy Carruth;Diana Finzi;Xuefei Shen

  • Projections of Alzheimer's disease in the United States and the public health impact of delaying disease onset.

    Ron Brookmeyer;Sarah Gray;Claudia Kawas

  • Global epidemiology of HIV infection in men who have sex with men

    Chris Beyrer;Stefan D Baral;Frits van Griensven;Steven M Goodreau

  • Estimation of HIV Incidence in the United States

    H. Irene Hall;Ruiguang Song;Philip Rhodes;Joseph Prejean

  • Probability of HIV-1 transmission per coital act in monogamous, heterosexual, HIV-1-discordant couples in Rakai, Uganda

    Ronald H Gray;Maria J Wawer;Ron Brookmeyer;Nelson K Sewankambo

  • A prospective study of estrogen replacement therapy and the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease The Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

    Claudia Kawas;S. Resnick;A. Morrison;R. Brookmeyer

  • Marrow Transplantation for Acute Nonlymphocytic Leukemia after Treatment with Busulfan and Cyclophosphamide

    George W. Santos;Peter J. Tutschka;Ronald Brookmeyer;Rein Saral

  • Incubation periods of acute respiratory viral infections: a systematic review

    Justin Lessler;Nicholas G Reich;Ron Brookmeyer;Trish M Perl;Trish M Perl

  • A Confidence Interval for the Median Survival Time

    Ron Brookmeyer;John Crowley

  • Predictors of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome developing in a cohort of seropositive homosexual men.

    B. F. Polk;R. Fox;R. Brookmeyer;Sukon Kanchanaraksa

  • Serum beta-carotene, vitamins A and E, selenium, and the risk of lung cancer.

    Marilyn S. Menkes;Marilyn S. Menkes;George W. Comstock;George W. Comstock;Jean P. Vuilleumier;Jean P. Vuilleumier;Knud J. Helsing;Knud J. Helsing

  • The timing of specialist evaluation in chronic kidney disease and mortality.

    Kraig S. Kinchen;John Sadler;Nancy Fink;Ronald Brookmeyer

  • Age-specific incidence rates of Alzheimer's disease: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.

    Claudia Kawas;S. M. Gray;S. M. Gray;R. Brookmeyer;J. Fozard

  • Dementia Incidence Continues to Increase with Age in the Oldest Old The 90+ Study

    María M. Corrada;Ron Brookmeyer;Annlia Paganini-Hill;Annlia Paganini-Hill;Daniel Berlau

  • National estimates of the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in the United States*

    Ron Brookmeyer;Denis A. Evans;Liesi Hebert;Kenneth M. Langa;Kenneth M. Langa

  • Survival following a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease.

    Ron Brookmeyer;Maria M. Corrada;Maria M. Corrada;Frank C. Curriero;Claudia Kawas;Claudia Kawas

  • AIDS Epidemiology: A Quantitative Approach

    Ron Brookmeyer;Mitchell H. Gail

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas C. Quinn
Thomas C. Quinn Johns Hopkins University
Claudia H. Kawas
Claudia H. Kawas University of California, Irvine
Oliver Laeyendecker
Oliver Laeyendecker Johns Hopkins University
Susan H. Eshleman
Susan H. Eshleman Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ramesh S. Paranjape
Ramesh S. Paranjape Indian Council of Medical Research
Elizabeth K. Johnson
Elizabeth K. Johnson University of Toronto
Mitchell H. Gail
Mitchell H. Gail National Institutes of Health
M. Elizabeth Halloran
M. Elizabeth Halloran Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Justin Lessler
Justin Lessler Johns Hopkins University
Roger Detels
Roger Detels University of California, Los Angeles

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