World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Award Badge
Best Scientists
2025
Award Badge
Medicine
Canada
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 280 24 22 2 2 1611 385992
Medicine 283 16 13 2 2 1605 398372

Salim Yusuf publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Salim Yusuf between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Salim Yusuf published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 37.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 91 publications in 2016. 73 of the 1,794 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 91. Peak 91 publications in 2016. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 3 publications 1980: 5 publications 1981: 5 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 10 publications 1984: 4 publications 1985: 9 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 6 publications 1988: 12 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 11 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 24 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 18 publications 1996: 22 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 20 publications 1999: 24 publications 2000: 40 publications 2001: 32 publications 2002: 45 publications 2003: 61 publications 2004: 43 publications 2005: 52 publications 2006: 52 publications 2007: 55 publications 2008: 63 publications 2009: 63 publications 2010: 62 publications 2011: 76 publications 2012: 79 publications 2013: 77 publications 2014: 78 publications 2015: 64 publications 2016: 91 publications 2017: 57 publications 2018: 53 publications 2019: 67 publications 2020: 70 publications 2021: 71 publications 2022: 64 publications 2023: 46 publications 2024: 46 publications 2025: 27 publications
1978 2025

1,794 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Salim Yusuf: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 3
1980 5
1981 5
1982 5
1983 10
1984 4
1985 9
1986 4
1987 6
1988 12
1989 10
1990 11
1991 13
1992 17
1993 24
1994 18
1995 18
1996 22
1997 19
1998 20
1999 24
2000 40
2001 32
2002 45
2003 61
2004 43
2005 52
2006 52
2007 55
2008 63
2009 63
2010 62
2011 76
2012 79
2013 77
2014 78
2015 64
2016 91
2017 57
2018 53
2019 67
2020 70
2021 71
2022 64
2023 46
2024 46
2025 27
Total 1,794
Download as CSV

Salim Yusuf 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 Salim Yusuf sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,601–1,620 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,605 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12 1,605
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
Download as CSV

Salim Yusuf 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 Salim Yusuf sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 217+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 283 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98 283
Download as CSV

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Canada Leader Award
  • 2014 - Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC)

Overview

Salim Yusuf is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has a research profile focused primarily on medicine, with a significant body of work in cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

Their published work frequently appears in several prominent venues, including:

  • European Heart Journal
  • Circulation
  • The Lancet
  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • JAMA Network Open

The main topics in their research encompass a variety of fields related to cardiovascular health and public health:

  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Salim Yusuf include:

  • "Pharmacological blood pressure lowering for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease across different levels of blood pressure," 2021, published in The Lancet
  • "Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery to Prevent Stroke," 2021, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Saturated Fats and Health: A Reassessment and Proposal for Food-Based Recommendations," 2020, published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • "Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Progression as Surrogate Marker for Cardiovascular Risk," 2020, published in Circulation
  • "Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study," 2021, published in BMJ

Frequent co-authors of Salim Yusuf include:

  • Sumathy Rangarajan
  • Patricio López-Jaramillo
  • Álvaro Avezum
  • Annika Rosengren
  • Fernando Laņas

The main subfields of study covered in their work reflect an interdisciplinary approach to medical research and include:

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Surgery
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Economics and Econometrics

Among the recognitions received by Salim Yusuf are induction into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame in 2014 and being named a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (ACC).

Best Publications

  • Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study

    Salim Yusuf;Steven Hawken;Stephanie Ôunpuu;Tony Dans

  • MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol lowering with simvastatin in 20536 high-risk individuals: a randomised placebo-controlled trial. Commentary

    Salim Yusuf

  • Effects of clopidogrel in addition to aspirin in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation.

    S Yusuf;F Zhao;S R Mehta;S Chrolavicius

  • Effects of an angiotensin-converting -enzyme inhibitor, ramipril, on cardiovascular events in high-risk patients

    S Yusuf;P Sleight;J Pogue

  • Effect of enalapril on survival in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fractions and congestive heart failure.

    Solvd Investigators;Salim Yusuf;Bertram Pitt;Clarence E Davis

  • COLLABORATIVE OVERVIEW OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS OF ANTIPLATELET THERAPY .1. PREVENTION OF DEATH, MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, AND STROKE BY PROLONGED ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF PATIENTS

    R Altman;L Carreras;R Diaz;E Figueroa

  • Risk factors for ischaemic and intracerebral haemorrhagic stroke in 22 countries (the INTERSTROKE study): a case-control study

    Martin J O'Donnell;Martin J O'Donnell;Denis Xavier;Lisheng Liu;Hongye Zhang

  • Effects of pretreatment with clopidogrel and aspirin followed by long-term therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: the PCI-CURE study.

    Shamir R. Mehta;Salim Yusuf;Ron J. G. Peters;Michel E. Bertrand

  • Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Part I: General Considerations, the Epidemiologic Transition, Risk Factors, and Impact of Urbanization

    Salim Yusuf;Srinath Reddy;Stephanie Ôunpuu;Sonia Anand

  • Effect of enalapril on mortality and the development of heart failure in asymptomatic patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fractions.

    Solvd Investigators;Yusuf S;Pitt B;Davis Ce

  • Effects of candesartan in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left-ventricular systolic function intolerant to angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors: the CHARM-Alternative trial

    Christopher B Granger;John J V McMurray;Salim Yusuf;Peter Held

  • Obesity and the risk of myocardial infarction in 27,000 participants from 52 countries: a case-control study.

    Salim Yusuf;Steven Hawken;Stephanie Ôunpuu;Leonelo Bautista

  • Effects of candesartan in patients with chronic heart failure and preserved left-ventricular ejection fraction: the CHARM-Preserved Trial

    Salim Yusuf;Marc A Pfeffer;Karl Swedberg;Christopher B Granger

  • The effect of digoxin on mortality and morbidity in patients with heart failure

    G Perry;E Brown;R Thornton;T Shiva

  • ACC/AHA Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery A Report of the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1991 Guidelines for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery)

    Kim A. Eagle;Robert A. Guyton;Ravin Davidoff;Gordon A. Ewy

  • Apixaban in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

    Stuart J. Connolly;John Eikelboom;Campbell Joyner;Hans-Christoph Diener

  • Albuminuria and risk of cardiovascular events, death, and heart failure in diabetic and nondiabetic individuals

    Hertzel C. Gerstein;Johannes F. E. Mann;Qilong Yi;Bernard Zinman

  • Effect of clopidogrel added to aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation.

    Stuart J. Connolly;Janice Pogue;Robert G. Hart;Stefan H. Hohnloser

  • Association of psychosocial risk factors with risk of acute myocardial infarction in 11 119 cases and 13 648 controls from 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study

    Annika Rosengren;Steven Hawken;Stephanie Ôunpuu;Karen Sliwa

  • Effects of ramipril on cardiovascular and microvascular outcomes in people with diabetes mellitus: results of the HOPE study and MICRO-HOPE substudy. Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation Study Investigators.

    Jfe Mann;HC Gerstein;S Yusuf

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart J. Connolly
Stuart J. Connolly McMaster University
Koon K. Teo
Koon K. Teo McMaster University
Sonia S. Anand
Sonia S. Anand McMaster University
John W. Eikelboom
John W. Eikelboom Population Health Research Institute
Hertzel C. Gerstein
Hertzel C. Gerstein McMaster University
Lars Wallentin
Lars Wallentin Uppsala University
Janice Pogue
Janice Pogue Population Health Research Institute
Eva Lonn
Eva Lonn McMaster University
Jackie Bosch
Jackie Bosch McMaster University
Alvaro Avezum
Alvaro Avezum Population Health Research Institute

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing a career in medicine doesn't always require the traditional path of attending on-campus programs. Many students explore cheapest dnp programs for advanced nursing practice, which offer flexibility for working professionals. Similarly, pharmacists can opt for pharm d online programs to earn their doctorate and broaden their clinical skills from home.

Beyond clinical roles, the healthcare field includes administrative and technical careers with strong job outlooks. Those interested in managing health records or overseeing medical data may benefit from online schools for health information management, which combine knowledge of healthcare and information technology. For a shorter pathway into healthcare, some choose cheapest medical billing and coding online courses to quickly gain employable skills in a high-demand area.

When considering an online program, affordability, accreditation, and career alignment are key. Researching these options can help you find a pathway that matches your goals, whether you want to serve on the front lines or support healthcare systems behind the scenes.

Best Scientists Citing Salim Yusuf

Trending Scientists