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 O'Rahilly sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 629 publications — 75th percentile
75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
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 O'Rahilly sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 166 D-Index — 97th percentile
97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Stephen O'Rahilly is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and specializes in medicine, with a significant focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses primary fields such as medicine and biochemistry, genetics & molecular biology, with subfields including physiology, molecular biology, genetics, rheumatology, and endocrine and autonomic systems.
The scientist's research concentrates on several main topics, involving GDF15 and related biomarkers, genetic associations and epidemiology, nutrition and health in aging, regulation of appetite and obesity, adipose tissue and metabolism, RNA modifications and cancer, and biochemical analysis and sensing techniques.
Stephen O'Rahilly has contributed to numerous publications in well-regarded venues. Frequent publication outlets include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Nature, Nature Metabolism, and Molecular Metabolism.
They have collaborated extensively with several frequent co-authors, including Sam Lockhart, John R. B. Perry, Brian Lam, Ken K. Ong, and Giles S.H. Yeo.
Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Stephen O'Rahilly include:
Stephen O'Rahilly's work has been recognized by various honors and memberships, including:
C T Montague;I S Farooqi;J P Whitehead;M A Soos
Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda
Stephanie B. Seminara;Sophie Messager;Emmanouella E. Chatzidaki;Rosemary R. Thresher
I S Farooqi;S A Jebb;G Langmack;E Lawrence
Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li
I. Sadaf Farooqi;Julia M. Keogh;Giles S.H. Yeo;Emma J. Lank
I. Sadaf Farooqi;Giuseppe Matarese;Graham M. Lord;Julia M. Keogh
Thomas Gerken;Christophe A. Girard;Yi-Chun Loraine Tung;Celia J. Webby
I. Barroso;M. Gurnell;V. E. F. Crowley;M. Agostini
G S Yeo;I S Farooqi;S Aminian;D J Halsall
Robert S. Jackson;John W.M. Creemers;Shinya Ohagi;Marie-Laure Raffin-Sanson
Christian Fuchsberger;Christian Fuchsberger;Jason A. Flannick;Jason A. Flannick;Tanya M. Teslovich;Anubha Mahajan
Liliane Michalik;Johan Auwerx;Joel P. Berger;V. Krishna Chatterjee
Barsh Gs;Farooqi Is;O'Rahilly S
E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda
David B. Savage;Ciaran P. Sewter;Ellen S. Klenk;David G. Segal
Robert K. Semple;V. Krishna K. Chatterjee;Stephen O’Rahilly
C T Montague;S O'Rahilly
A Kemal Topaloglu;Frank Reimann;Metin Guclu;Ayse Serap Yalin
Klaudia Walter;Josine L. Min;Jie Huang;Lucy Crooks
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