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Stephen J. Nicholls

Stephen J. Nicholls

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
108
Citations
66641
World Ranking
5878
National Ranking
164

Stephen J. Nicholls 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 J. Nicholls sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 948 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen J. Nicholls 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 J. Nicholls sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 108 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Stephen J. Nicholls is affiliated with Monash University in Australia and specializes in medicine with a primary focus on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their extensive body of work includes significant contributions across several subfields such as surgery, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, as well as economics and econometrics.

The main topics of their research encompass lipoproteins and cardiovascular health, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, coronary interventions and diagnostics, diabetes, cardiovascular risks and lipoproteins, cancer, lipids and metabolism, health systems including economic evaluations and quality of life, and cardiovascular disease and adiposity.

Stephen J. Nicholls has published frequently in prominent venues, notably:

  • Heart Lung and Circulation (92 publications)
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (47 publications)
  • European Heart Journal (38 publications)
  • Atherosclerosis (21 publications)
  • Circulation (19 publications)

They have collaborated recurrently with several researchers, including:

  • Adam J. Nelson
  • Steven E. Nissen
  • Nitesh Nerlekar
  • Peter J. Psaltis
  • A. Michael Lincoff

Among their recent scholarly articles are:

  • "Effect of High-Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids vs Corn Oil on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk," 2020, published in JAMA
  • "Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure," 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Empagliflozin in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction," 2021, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological, genetic, and therapeutic insights: a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel," 2020, published in European Heart Journal
  • "Bempedoic Acid and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Statin-Intolerant Patients," 2023, published in New England Journal of Medicine

Best Publications

  • Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes with Empagliflozin in Heart Failure

    M. Packer;S. D. Anker;J. Butler;G. Filippatos

  • Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. 1. Evidence from genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical studies. A consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel

    Brian A Ference;Henry N Ginsberg;Ian T. Graham;Kausik K Ray

  • Effect of very high-intensity statin therapy on regression of coronary atherosclerosis: the ASTEROID trial.

    Steven E. Nissen;Stephen J. Nicholls;Ilke Sipahi;Peter Libby

  • Empagliflozin in heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction

    Stefan D Anker;Javed Butler;Gerasimos Filippatos;João P Ferreira

  • Effects of Dalcetrapib in Patients with a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome

    Gregory G. Schwartz;Anders G. Olsson;Markus Abt;Christie M. Ballantyne

  • Antiinflammatory Properties of HDL

    Philip J. Barter;Stephen Nicholls;Kerry Anne Rye;G. M. Anantharamaiah

  • Pioglitazone and risk of cardiovascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of randomized trials.

    A. Michael Lincoff;Kathy Wolski;Stephen J. Nicholls;Steven E. Nissen

  • Low-density lipoproteins cause atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: pathophysiological, genetic, and therapeutic insights: a consensus statement from the European Atherosclerosis Society Consensus Panel

    Jan Borén;M. John Chapman;M. John Chapman;Ronald M. Krauss;Chris J. Packard

  • Effect of Two Intensive Statin Regimens on Progression of Coronary Disease

    Stephen J. Nicholls;Christie M. Ballantyne;Philip J. Barter;M. John Chapman

  • Effect of Torcetrapib on the Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis

    Steven E. Nissen;Jean Claude Tardif;Stephen J. Nicholls;James H. Revkin

  • Effects of fibrates on cardiovascular outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Min Jun;Celine Foote;Jicheng Lv;Jicheng Lv;Bruce Neal

  • Effect of Evolocumab on Progression of Coronary Disease in Statin-Treated Patients: The GLAGOV Randomized Clinical Trial

    Stephen J. Nicholls;Stephen J. Nicholls;Rishi Puri;Todd Anderson;Christie M. Ballantyne

  • Comparison of Pioglitazone vs Glimepiride on Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: The PERISCOPE Randomized Controlled Trial

    Steven E. Nissen;Stephen J. Nicholls;Kathy Wolski;Richard Nesto

  • Statins, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and regression of coronary atherosclerosis

    Stephen J. Nicholls;E. Murat Tuzcu;Ilke Sipahi;Adam W. Grasso

  • Myeloperoxidase and Cardiovascular Disease

    Stephen J. Nicholls;Stanley L. Hazen

  • Protein carbamylation links inflammation, smoking, uremia and atherogenesis

    Zeneng Wang;Stephen J Nicholls;E Rene Rodriguez;Outi Kummu

  • Evacetrapib and Cardiovascular Outcomes in High-Risk Vascular Disease

    A. Michael Lincoff;Stephen J. Nicholls;Jeffrey S. Riesmeyer;Philip J. Barter

  • Effect of Very High-Intensity Statin Therapy on Regression of Coronary Atherosclerosis

    Steven E. Nissen;Stephen J. Nicholls;Ilke Sipahi;Peter Libby

  • Pioglitazone and Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    A. Michael Lincoff;Kathy Wolski;Stephen J. Nicholls;Steven E. Nissen

  • Effect of Two Intensive Statin Regimens on Progression of Coronary Disease

    Nicholls Sj;Ballantyne Cm;Barter Pj;Chapman Mj

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven E. Nissen
Steven E. Nissen Cleveland Clinic
E. Murat Tuzcu
E. Murat Tuzcu Cleveland Clinic
Samir R. Kapadia
Samir R. Kapadia Cleveland Clinic
Philip J. Barter
Philip J. Barter University of New South Wales
Christie M. Ballantyne
Christie M. Ballantyne Baylor College of Medicine
Kausik K. Ray
Kausik K. Ray Imperial College London
Stanley L. Hazen
Stanley L. Hazen Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
John J.P. Kastelein
John J.P. Kastelein University of Amsterdam
A. Michael Lincoff
A. Michael Lincoff Cleveland Clinic
Peter Libby
Peter Libby Brigham and Women's Hospital

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