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D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
118
Citations
78886
World Ranking
3972
National Ranking
2171

S. Claiborne Johnston publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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This scientist: 512 publications — 60th percentile

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S. Claiborne Johnston 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 S. Claiborne Johnston sits on this spectrum.

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80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2019 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

S. Claiborne Johnston is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a significant concentration on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Neurology.

Johnston's main topics of research include Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases, Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes, Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.

The scientist's frequent publication venues include:

  • Stroke
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Neurology
  • JAMA Neurology
  • Stroke and Vascular Neurology

Notable recent papers by S. Claiborne Johnston are:

  • Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke or TIA (2020), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Carriers with Stroke or TIA (2021), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • The Transformational Effects of COVID-19 on Medical Education (2020), published in JAMA
  • The state of stroke services across the globe: Report of World Stroke Organization-World Health Organization surveys (2021), published in International Journal of Stroke
  • Dual Antiplatelet Treatment up to 72 Hours after Ischemic Stroke (2023), published in New England Journal of Medicine

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Johnston include:

  • Yongjun Wang
  • Philip M. Bath
  • Jing Jing
  • Yuesong Pan
  • Hao Li

Johnston's contributions have been formally recognized with membership in the National Academy of Medicine in 2019 and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the prevention of stroke in patients with stroke and transient ischemic attack: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Walter N. Kernan;Bruce Ovbiagele;Henry R. Black;Dawn M. Bravata

  • Forecasting the Future of Cardiovascular Disease in the United States A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association

    Paul A. Heidenreich;Justin G. Trogdon;Olga A. Khavjou;Javed Butler

  • Clopidogrel and Aspirin versus Aspirin Alone for the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Keith A.A. Fox;Werner Hacke;Peter B. Berger

  • 2015 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Focused Update of the 2013 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Regarding Endovascular Treatment: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

    William J. Powers;Colin P. Derdeyn;José Biller;Christopher S. Coffey

  • Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic Attack : A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke : Co-sponsored by the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention : The American Academy of Neurology affirms the value of this guideline

    Ralph L. Sacco;Robert Adams;Greg Albers;Mark J. Alberts

  • The ICH Score A Simple, Reliable Grading Scale for Intracerebral Hemorrhage

    J. Claude Hemphill;David C. Bonovich;Lavrentios Besmertis;Geoffrey T. Manley

  • Definition and evaluation of transient ischemic attack: A scientific statement for healthcare professionals from the American heart association/American stroke association stroke council; council on cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia; council on cardiovascular radiology and intervention; council on cardiovascular nursing; and the interdisciplinary council on peripheral vascular disease

    J. Donald Easton;Jeffrey L. Saver;Gregory W. Albers;Mark J. Alberts

  • Short-term Prognosis After Emergency Department Diagnosis of TIA

    S. Claiborne Johnston;Daryl R. Gress;Warren S. Browner;Stephen Sidney

  • Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Karen L. Furie;Scott E. Kasner;Robert J. Adams;Gregory W. Albers

  • Validation and refinement of scores to predict very early stroke risk after transient ischaemic attack

    S Claiborne Johnston;S Claiborne Johnston;Peter M Rothwell;Mai N Nguyen-Huynh;Matthew F Giles

  • Clopidogrel with Aspirin in Acute Minor Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Yongjun Wang;Yilong Wang;Xingquan Zhao;Liping Liu

  • Midlife cardiovascular risk factors and risk of dementia in late life

    Rachel Whitmer;S. Sidney;J. Selby;S. Claiborne Johnston

  • Global variation in stroke burden and mortality: estimates from monitoring, surveillance, and modelling

    S Claiborne Johnston;Shanthi Mendis;Colin D Mathers

  • Recommendations for the establishment of stroke systems of care: recommendations from the American Stroke Association's Task Force on the Development of Stroke Systems.

    Lee H. Schwamm;Arthur Pancioli;Joe E. Acker;Larry B. Goldstein

  • Clopidogrel and Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke and High-Risk TIA.

    S. Claiborne Johnston;J. Donald Easton;Mary Farrant;William Barsan

  • Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unruptured Intracranial Aneurysms A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    B. Gregory Thompson;Robert D. Brown;Sepideh Amin-Hanjani;Joseph P. Broderick

  • Patients with prior myocardial infarction, stroke, or symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the CHARISMA trial

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Marcus D. Flather;Werner Hacke;Peter B. Berger

  • Forecasting the Future of Stroke in the United States A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association

    Bruce Ovbiagele;Larry B. Goldstein;Randall T. Higashida;Virginia J. Howard

  • Update to the AHA/ASA Recommendations for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

    Robert J. Adams;Greg Albers;Mark J. Alberts;Oscar Benavente

  • Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

    Ralph L. Sacco;Robert Adams;Greg Albers;Mark J. Alberts

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen L. Hauser
Stephen L. Hauser University of California, San Francisco
Stephen Sidney
Stephen Sidney Kaiser Permanente
Hooman Kamel
Hooman Kamel Cornell University
Bruce Ovbiagele
Bruce Ovbiagele University of California, San Francisco
Wade S. Smith
Wade S. Smith University of California, San Francisco
Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik University of Toronto
Gregory W. Albers
Gregory W. Albers Stanford University
Michael T. Lawton
Michael T. Lawton Barrow Neurological Institute
Pierre Amarenco
Pierre Amarenco Université Paris Cité
Charles E. McCulloch
Charles E. McCulloch University of California, San Francisco

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