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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 94 10528 1008 318 30490

Stephen D. Lawn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephen D. Lawn between 1995 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephen D. Lawn published across 30 years, from 1995 to 2024, averaging 10.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2012. 2 of the 320 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2012. 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 26 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 42 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 11 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 0 publications 2024: 2 publications
1995 2024

320 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephen D. Lawn: publications per year, 1995 to 2024
Year Publications
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 2
1999 6
2000 7
2001 6
2002 4
2003 11
2004 9
2005 13
2006 17
2007 20
2008 8
2009 19
2010 26
2011 31
2012 42
2013 36
2014 15
2015 16
2016 11
2017 3
2018 2
2019 5
2020 3
2021 0
2022 1
2023 0
2024 2
Total 320
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Stephen D. Lawn 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 Stephen D. Lawn 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, 301–320 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: 318 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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
301–320 834 318
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
1,621–1,640 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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Stephen D. Lawn 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 Stephen D. Lawn 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, 94–95 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: 94 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808 94
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Chalmers Medal, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Overview

Stephen D. Lawn was affiliated with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom. Their work primarily focused on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Surgery, Neurology, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics of their research included:

  • Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
  • Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment
  • Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
  • HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment
  • Clinical practice guidelines implementation
  • Mental Health and Psychiatry
  • Health Policy Implementation Science

Stephen D. Lawn contributed to several papers, including:

  • Systematic or Test-Guided Treatment for Tuberculosis in HIV-Infected Adults, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Determine TB-LAM point-of-care tuberculosis assay predicts poor outcomes in outpatients during their first year of antiretroviral therapy in South Africa, 2020, BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Determining the future role of clinical practice guidelines: The experience of Australia and New Zealand, 2024, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Effect of parenchymal abnormalities on bioaerosol production by patients with TB, 2022, The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Frequent coauthors included:

  • F.-X. Blanc
  • Anani Badjé
  • Maryline Bonnet
  • Delphine Gabillard
  • Eugène Messou

Publication venues where Stephen D. Lawn frequently published were:

  • New England Journal of Medicine
  • BMC Infectious Diseases
  • Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
  • UNC Libraries
  • The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Stephen D. Lawn was awarded the Chalmers Medal by the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome: case definitions for use in resource-limited settings.

    Graeme Meintjes;Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn;Fabio Scano;Gary Maartens

  • Early mortality among adults accessing antiretroviral treatment programmes in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Stephen D Lawn;Anthony D Harries;Xavier Anglaret;Landon Myer

  • Immune reconstitution disease associated with mycobacterial infections in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretrovirals

    Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn;Linda-Gail Bekker;Robert F Miller

  • HIV infection and tuberculosis in South Africa: an urgent need to escalate the public health response.

    Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Salim Safurdeen. Abdool Karim;Gavin J. Churchyard;Quarraisha. Abdool Karim;Quarraisha. Abdool Karim;Stephen D. Lawn

  • Xpert® MTB/RIF assay: development, evaluation and implementation of a new rapid molecular diagnostic for tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance

    Stephen D Lawn;Mark P Nicol;Mark P Nicol

  • Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test

    Stephen D Lawn;Peter Mwaba;Peter Mwaba;Matthew Bates;Amy Piatek

  • Development of a standardized screening rule for tuberculosis in people living with HIV in resource-constrained settings: individual participant data meta-analysis of observational studies.

    Haileyesus Getahun;Wanitchaya Kittikraisak;Charles M. Heilig;Elizabeth L. Corbett

  • Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention of Tuberculosis in Adults with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Amitabh B. Suthar;Stephen D. Lawn;Stephen D. Lawn;Julia del Amo;Haileyesus Getahun

  • Tuberculosis among HIV-infected patients receiving HAART: long term incidence and risk factors in a South African cohort.

    Stephen D Lawn;Motasim Badri;Robin Wood

  • Burden of tuberculosis in an antiretroviral treatment programme in sub-Saharan Africa: impact on treatment outcomes and implications for tuberculosis control.

    Stephen D Lawn;Landon Myer;Linda-Gail Bekker;Robin Wood

  • Early mortality among adults accessing a community-based antiretroviral service in South Africa: implications for programme design.

    Stephen D Lawn;Landon Myer;Catherine Orrell;Linda-Gail Bekker

  • Contribution of Immune Activation to the Pathogenesis and Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection

    Stephen D. Lawn;Salvatore T. Butera;Thomas M. Folks

  • Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution disease: incidence, risk factors and impact in an antiretroviral treatment service in South Africa.

    Stephen D Lawn;Landon Myer;Linda-Gail Bekker;Robin Wood

  • Soluble Forms of Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)2 Capable of Modulating TLR2 Signaling Are Present in Human Plasma and Breast Milk

    Emmanuel LeBouder;Julia E. Rey-Nores;Neil K. Rushmere;Martin Grigorov

  • Short-term and long-term risk of tuberculosis associated with CD4 cell recovery during antiretroviral therapy in South Africa

    Stephen D Lawn;Landon Myer;David Edwards;Linda-Gail Bekker

  • Screening for HIV-Associated Tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance before Antiretroviral Therapy Using the Xpert MTB/RIF Assay: A Prospective Study

    Stephen D. Lawn;Sophie V. Brooks;Katharina Kranzer;Katharina Kranzer;Mark P. Nicol;Mark P. Nicol

  • Diagnostic accuracy of a low-cost, urine antigen, point-of-care screening assay for HIV-associated pulmonary tuberculosis before antiretroviral therapy: a descriptive study

    Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn;Andrew D Kerkhoff;Andrew D Kerkhoff;Monica Vogt;Robin Wood

  • The HIV-associated tuberculosis epidemic--when will we act?

    Anthony D Harries;Anthony D Harries;Rony Zachariah;Elizabeth L Corbett;Elizabeth L Corbett;Stephen D Lawn;Stephen D Lawn

  • Prevalence of tuberculosis in post-mortem studies of HIV-infected adults and children in resource-limited settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Rishi K. Gupta;Sebastian B. Lucas;Katherine L. Fielding;Stephen D. Lawn

  • Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis

    Stephen D Lawn;Robert Wilkinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Robin Wood
Robin Wood University of Cape Town
Linda-Gail Bekker
Linda-Gail Bekker University of Cape Town
Anthony D. Harries
Anthony D. Harries International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Graeme Meintjes
Graeme Meintjes University of Cape Town
Elizabeth L. Corbett
Elizabeth L. Corbett London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Landon Myer
Landon Myer University of Cape Town
Robert J. Wilkinson
Robert J. Wilkinson The Francis Crick Institute
Mark P. Nicol
Mark P. Nicol University of Western Australia
Clare Gilbert
Clare Gilbert London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Katherine Fielding
Katherine Fielding University of London

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