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Stephen R. Leeder

Stephen R. Leeder

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
81
Citations
24155
World Ranking
16648
National Ranking
556

Stephen R. Leeder 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 R. Leeder sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 507 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Stephen R. Leeder 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 R. Leeder sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

Stephen R. Leeder is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their primary field of research is Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Nutrition and Dietetics, General Health Professions, Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their research topics cover a variety of areas such as Trace Elements in Health, Infectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis, Viral Infections and Immunology Research, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Pediatric Health and Respiratory Diseases, and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Stephen R. Leeder include:

  • Zinc for the prevention or treatment of acute viral respiratory tract infections in adults: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials, 2021, BMJ Open
  • Zinc for the prevention and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 and other acute viral respiratory infections: a rapid review, 2020, Advances in Integrative Medicine
  • Rapid review protocol: Zinc for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 and other coronavirus-related respiratory tract infections, 2020, Integrative Medicine Research
  • Integrated Care for Multimorbidity Population in Asian Countries: A Scoping Review, 2022, International Journal of Integrated Care
  • Corrigendum to "Rapid review protocol: Zinc for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 and other coronavirus-related respiratory tract infections" [Integr Med Res 9 (2020): 100457], 2020, Integrative Medicine Research

Stephen R. Leeder frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Jennifer Hunter, Susan Arentz, Joshua Z. Goldenberg, Guoyan Yang, and Dominik Mertz.

They have published multiple articles in notable academic venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • International Journal of Epidemiology
  • Integrative Medicine Research
  • BMJ Open
  • Advances in Integrative Medicine
  • International Journal of Integrated Care

Stephen R. Leeder has been recognized as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science since 2018.

Best Publications

  • Priority actions for the non-communicable disease crisis

    Robert Beaglehole;Ruth Bonita;Richard Horton;Cary Adams

  • Preventing chronic diseases: how many lives can we save?

    Kathleen Strong;Colin Mathers;Stephen Leeder;Robert Beaglehole

  • The outcome of childhood Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. A population based study.

    Peter McIntyre;Ruth Jepson;Stephen Leeder;Les Irwig

  • Changing prevalence of asthma in Australian children

    J. K. Peat;R. H. van den Berg;W. F. Green;C. M. Mellis

  • Use of Inhaled Corticosteroids and the Risk of Cataracts

    Robert G. Cumming;Paul Mitchell;Stephen R. Leeder

  • Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma

    Manuel A Ferreira;Melanie C Matheson;David L Duffy;Guy B Marks

  • The effect of fiscal policy on diet, obesity and chronic disease: a systematic review

    Anne Marie Thow;Stephen Jan;Stephen Leeder;Boyd Swinburn

  • Importance of house dust mite and Alternaria allergens in childhood asthma: an epidemiological study in two climatic regions of Australia.

    J. K. Peat;E. Tovey;C. M. Mellis;S. R. Leeder

  • Smoking and Age-Related Maculopathy: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

    Wayne Smith;Paul Mitchell;Stephen R. Leeder

  • Plasma Fibrinogen Levels, Other Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Age-Related Maculopathy: The Blue Mountains Eye Study

    Wayne Smith;Paul Mitchell;Stephen R. Leeder;Jie Jin Wang

  • Prevention of asthma during the first 5 years of life : A randomized controlled trial

    Guy B. Marks;Guy B. Marks;Guy B. Marks;Seema Mihrshahi;Andrew S. Kemp;Andrew S. Kemp;Euan R. Tovey;Euan R. Tovey

  • Asthma in preschool children: prevalence and risk factors

    M M Haby;J K Peat;G B Marks;A J Woolcock

  • The effectiveness of policies for reducing dietary trans fat: a systematic review of the evidence

    Shauna M Downs;Anne Marie Thow;Stephen R Leeder

  • Three-year outcomes of dietary fatty acid modification and house dust mite reduction in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study

    Jennifer K. Peat;Seema Mihrshahi;Andrew S. Kemp;Guy B. Marks

  • Dietary fat and fish intake and age-related maculopathy

    Wayne Smith;Paul Mitchell;Stephen R. Leeder

  • Retinal Arteriolar Narrowing Is Associated With 5-Year Incident Severe Hypertension. The Blue Mountains Eye Study

    Wayne Smith;Jie Jin Wang;Tien Yin Wong;Elena Rochtchina

  • Influence of family factors on the incidence of lower respiratory illness during the first year of life.

    S. R. Leeder;R. Corkhill;L. M. Irwig;W. W. Holland

  • Rose Angina Questionnaire: Validation with cardiologists' diagnoses to detect coronary heart disease in Bangladesh

    Muhammad Aziz Rahman;Nicola Spurrier;Mohammad Afzal Mahmood;Mahmudur Rahman

  • Eighteen-month outcomes of house dust mite avoidance and dietary fatty acid modification in the childhood asthma prevention study (CAPS)

    Seema Mihrshahi;Jennifer K. Peat;Guy B. Marks;Craig M. Mellis

  • Retinal microvascular signs and risk of stroke and stroke mortality

    P. Mitchell;J. J. Wang;T. Y. Wong;Wayne Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Mitchell
Paul Mitchell University of Sydney
Jie Jin Wang
Jie Jin Wang University of Sydney
Guy B. Marks
Guy B. Marks University of New South Wales
Wayne Smith
Wayne Smith University of Newcastle Australia
Annette J. Dobson
Annette J. Dobson University of Queensland
Anne Marie Thow
Anne Marie Thow University of Sydney
Euan R. Tovey
Euan R. Tovey Woolcock Institute of Medical Research
Ann J. Woolcock
Ann J. Woolcock Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
David S. Celermajer
David S. Celermajer Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Stephen Jan
Stephen Jan George Institute for Global Health

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