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Sophia Zoungas

Sophia Zoungas

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 83 15441 14526 514 501 376 31475

Sophia Zoungas publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sophia Zoungas between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sophia Zoungas published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 17.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2024. 71 of the 463 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2024. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 1 publication 2002: 2 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 13 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 29 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 27 publications 2017: 25 publications 2018: 36 publications 2019: 33 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 32 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 39 publications 2025: 32 publications
1999 2025

463 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sophia Zoungas: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 1
2002 2
2003 3
2004 2
2005 0
2006 2
2007 4
2008 2
2009 13
2010 21
2011 15
2012 29
2013 24
2014 19
2015 15
2016 27
2017 25
2018 36
2019 33
2020 34
2021 32
2022 24
2023 27
2024 39
2025 32
Total 463
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Sophia Zoungas 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 Sophia Zoungas 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, 361–380 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: 376 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
361–380 838 376
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
1,621–1,640 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
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Sophia Zoungas 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 Sophia Zoungas 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, 82–83 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: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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 83
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
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Overview

Sophia Zoungas is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and has contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the field of diabetes and related complications. Their scholarly output includes over 340 publications primarily in medicine, with focused contributions to endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism.

Their main areas of study encompass:

  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Surgery
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Physiology

Key research topics addressed by Zoungas include:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Zoungas are:

  • Ella Zomer
  • Stephen J. Nicholls
  • Danny Liew
  • Rory Wolfe
  • Zanfina Ademi

Sophia Zoungas has published regularly in several scientific journals. The venues with the highest publication frequency include:

  • Heart Lung and Circulation
  • Diabetes Care
  • Kidney International
  • Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice
  • European Heart Journal

Recent significant papers authored or co-authored by Zoungas are:

  • "KDIGO 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease," 2022, Kidney International
  • "The case for early identification and intervention of chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference," 2020, Kidney International
  • "Impact of age at type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis on mortality and vascular complications: systematic review and meta-analyses," 2020, Diabetologia
  • "Tirzepatide cardiovascular event risk assessment: a pre-specified meta-analysis," 2022, Nature Medicine
  • "Executive summary of the 2020 KDIGO Diabetes Management in CKD Guideline: evidence-based advances in monitoring and treatment," 2020, Kidney International

Best Publications

  • Aortic pulse wave velocity improves cardiovascular event prediction: an individual participant meta-analysis of prospective observational data from 17,635 subjects

    Yoav Ben-Shlomo;Melissa Spears;Chris Boustred;Margaret May

  • Severe Hypoglycemia and Risks of Vascular Events and Death

    Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Anushka Patel;John Chalmers;Bastiaan E. de Galan;Bastiaan E. de Galan

  • Albuminuria and Kidney Function Independently Predict Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Diabetes

    Toshiharu Ninomiya;Vlado Perkovic;Bastiaan E de Galan;Bastiaan E de Galan;Sophia Zoungas

  • Diabetic kidney disease

    Merlin C. Thomas;Michael Brownlee;Katalin Susztak;Kumar Sharma

  • KDIGO 2020 Clinical Practice Guideline for Diabetes Management in Chronic Kidney Disease

    Ian H. de Boer;M. Luiza Caramori;Juliana C.N. Chan;Hiddo J.L. Heerspink

  • Follow-up of Blood-Pressure Lowering and Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes

    Sophia Zoungas;John Chalmers;Bruce Neal;Laurent Billot

  • Diabetes and Hypertension: A Position Statement by the American Diabetes Association

    Ian H. De Boer;Sripal Bangalore;Athanase Benetos;Andrew M. Davis

  • Effect of lowering blood pressure on cardiovascular events and mortality in patients on dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

    Hiddo J Lambers Heerspink;Hiddo J Lambers Heerspink;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Dick de Zeeuw

  • Impact of age, age at diagnosis and duration of diabetes on the risk of macrovascular and microvascular complications and death in type 2 diabetes

    Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Mark Woodward;Mark Woodward;Qiang Li;Mark Emmanuel Cooper

  • Glucose concentrations of less than 3.0 mmol/l (54 mg/dl) should be reported in clinical trials: a joint position statement of the American Diabetes Association and the Europian Association for the Study of Diabetes

    Stephanie A. Amiel;Pablo Aschner;Belinda Childs R N;Philip E. Cryer

  • Effects of intensive glucose control on microvascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes: a meta-analysis of individual participant data from randomised controlled trials.

    Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Hisatomi Arima;Hisatomi Arima;Hertzel C Gerstein;Rury R Holman

  • Hypoglycaemia, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in diabetes: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and management

    Stephanie A Amiel;Pablo Aschner;Belinda Childs;Philip E Cryer

  • Association of HbA1c levels with vascular complications and death in patients with type 2 diabetes: evidence of glycaemic thresholds

    Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;J Chalmers;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Qiang Li

  • Intensive glucose control improves kidney outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Vlado Perkovic;Hiddo Lambers Heerspink;John P Chalmers;Mark Woodward;Mark Woodward

  • Impact of visit-to-visit glycemic variability on the risks of macrovascular and microvascular events and all-cause mortality in type 2 diabetes: the ADVANCE trial

    Yoichiro Hirakawa;Hisatomi Arima;Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Toshiharu Ninomiya

  • Combined Effects of Routine Blood Pressure Lowering and Intensive Glucose Control on Macrovascular and Microvascular Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes New results from the ADVANCE trial

    Sophia Zoungas;Sophia Zoungas;Bastiaan E. de Galan;Bastiaan E. de Galan;Toshiharu Ninomiya;Diederick Grobbee

  • The case for early identification and intervention of chronic kidney disease: conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference

    Michael G. Shlipak;Michael G. Shlipak;Sri Lekha Tummalapalli;Sri Lekha Tummalapalli;L. Ebony Boulware;Morgan E. Grams;Morgan E. Grams

  • Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in the Atherosclerosis and Folic Acid Supplementation Trial (ASFAST) in Chronic Renal Failure: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Sophia Zoungas;Barry Patrick McGrath;Pauline Branley;Peter Kerr

  • Prevalence of infertility and use of fertility treatment in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: data from a large community-based cohort study.

    Anju Elizabeth Joham;Helena Jane Teede;Sanjeeva Ranasinha;Sophia Zoungas

  • Correction: Diabetic kidney disease

    Merlin C. Thomas;Michael Brownlee;Katalin Susztak;Kumar Sharma

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
John Chalmers
John Chalmers University of New South Wales
Anushka Patel
Anushka Patel University of New South Wales
Vlado Perkovic
Vlado Perkovic George Institute for Global Health
Michel Marre
Michel Marre Université Paris Cité
Helena J. Teede
Helena J. Teede Monash University
Bruce Neal
Bruce Neal George Institute for Global Health
Giuseppe Mancia
Giuseppe Mancia University of Milano-Bicocca
Alan Cass
Alan Cass Charles Darwin University
Neil R. Poulter
Neil R. Poulter Imperial College London

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