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Steven M. Haffner 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 Steven M. Haffner sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 599 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Steven M. Haffner 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 Steven M. Haffner sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 175 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 1997 - Kelly West Award, American Diabetes Association
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Steven M. Haffner is affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in the United States. The scientist's research has primarily focused on Medicine, with notable contributions to the subfields of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, and Neurology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Diabetes Care
  • Journal of Diabetes
  • Diabetes
  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Some of Steven M. Haffner's recent papers are:

  • Effect of Metformin and Lifestyle Interventions on Mortality in the Diabetes Prevention Program and Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study, 2021, Diabetes Care
  • NT-proBNP by Itself Predicts Death and Cardiovascular Events in High-Risk Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, 2020, Journal of the American Heart Association
  • The Impact of Physical Activity on the Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes: Evidence and Lessons Learned From the Diabetes Prevention Program, a Long-Standing Clinical Trial Incorporating Subjective and Objective Activity Measures, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Risk Factors for the Development of Retinopathy in Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes: The Diabetes Prevention Program Experience, 2022, Diabetes Care
  • Association of Metformin With the Development of Age-Related Macular Degeneration, 2022, JAMA Ophthalmology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers, including:

  • Dana Dabelea
  • Ronald Goldberg
  • Kishore M. Gadde
  • George A. Bray
  • Kevin Furlong

Steven M. Haffner received the Kelly West Award from the American Diabetes Association in 1997 and is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Mortality from Coronary Heart Disease in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes and in Nondiabetic Subjects with and without Prior Myocardial Infarction

    Steven M. Haffner;Seppo Lehto;Tapani Rönnemaa;Kalevi Pyörälä

  • Global Prevalence and Major Risk Factors of Diabetic Retinopathy

    Joanne W.Y. Yau;Sophie L. Rogers;Ryo Kawasaki;Ecosse L. Lamoureux;Ecosse L. Lamoureux

  • Clopidogrel and Aspirin versus Aspirin Alone for the Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events

    Deepak L. Bhatt;Keith A.A. Fox;Werner Hacke;Peter B. Berger

  • Chronic Subclinical Inflammation as Part of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study (IRAS)

    Andreas Festa;Ralph D’Agostino;George Howard;Leena Mykkänen

  • NCEP-Defined Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, and Prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease Among NHANES III Participants Age 50 Years and Older

    Charles M. Alexander;Pamela B. Landsman;Steven M. Teutsch;Steven M. Haffner

  • Metabolic Syndrome With and Without C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease and Diabetes in the West of Scotland Coronary Prevention Study

    Naveed Sattar;Allan Gaw;Olga Scherbakova;Ian Ford

  • Prospective Analysis of The Insulin-Resistance Syndrome (Syndrome X)

    Steven M Haffner;Rodolfo A Valdez;Helen P Hazuda;Braxton D Mitchell

  • Long-term effects of a lifestyle intervention on weight and cardiovascular risk factors in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus: four-year results of the Look AHEAD trial.

    Rena R. Wing;Judy L. Bahnson;George A. Bray;Jeanne M. Clark

  • The prevalence of diabetic retinopathy among adults in the United States.

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  • Cardiorenal End Points in a Trial of Aliskiren for Type 2 Diabetes

    Hans-Henrik Parving;Hans-Henrik Parving;Barry M. Brenner;John J.V. McMurray;Dick de Zeeuw

  • Cardiovascular risk factors in confirmed prediabetic individuals. Does the clock for coronary heart disease start ticking before the onset of clinical diabetes

    Steven M. Haffner;Michael P. Stern;Helen P. Hazuda;Braxton D. Mitchell

  • Reduction in Weight and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes: One-Year Results of the Look AHEAD Trial

    Mark Espeland;Xavier Pi-Sunyer;George Blackburn;Frederick L. Brancati

  • Hyperinsulinaemia: the key feature of a cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome

    E. Ferrannini;E. Ferrannini;S. M. Haffner;B. D. Mitchell;M. P. Stern

  • Elevated Levels of Acute-Phase Proteins and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 Predict the Development of Type 2 Diabetes: The Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Study

    Andreas Festa;Ralph D’Agostino;Russell P. Tracy;Steven M. Haffner

  • The effect of metformin and intensive lifestyle intervention on the metabolic syndrome: the Diabetes Prevention Program randomized trial.

    Trevor J. Orchard;Marinella Temprosa;Ronald Goldberg;Steven Haffner

  • Effect of Rosiglitazone Treatment on Nontraditional Markers of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Steven M. Haffner;Andrew S. Greenberg;Wayde M. Weston;Hongzi Chen

  • The Metabolic Syndrome as Predictor of Type 2 Diabetes: The San Antonio Heart Study

    Carlos Lorenzo;Mayor Okoloise;Ken Williams;Michael P. Stern

  • Management of Dyslipidemia in Adults With Diabetes

    Steven M Haffner

  • National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III)

    Scott M. Grundy;Diane Becker;Luther T. Clark;Richard S. Cooper

  • Global prevalence and major risk factors of diabetic retinopathy.

    Olubukola Ajala;Patrick English;Jonathan Pinkney;Joanne W Y Yau

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael P. Stern
Michael P. Stern The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Lynne E. Wagenknecht
Lynne E. Wagenknecht Wake Forest University
Helen P. Hazuda
Helen P. Hazuda The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Ralph B. D'Agostino
Ralph B. D'Agostino Wake Forest University
Braxton D. Mitchell
Braxton D. Mitchell University of Maryland, Baltimore
Leena Mykkänen
Leena Mykkänen The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Anthony J.G. Hanley
Anthony J.G. Hanley University of Toronto
John J.V. McMurray
John J.V. McMurray University of Glasgow
Rury R. Holman
Rury R. Holman University of Oxford
Mohammed F. Saad
Mohammed F. Saad Stony Brook University

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