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Susan R. Heckbert 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 Susan R. Heckbert sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 778 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Susan R. Heckbert 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 Susan R. Heckbert sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 149 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% 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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Susan R. Heckbert is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, focusing primarily on cardiology and cardiovascular medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including molecular biology, genetics, radiology, nuclear medicine, imaging, as well as pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects such as atrial fibrillation management and outcomes, cardiovascular function and risk factors, cardiac imaging and diagnostics, genetic associations and epidemiology, cardiovascular health and disease prevention, dementia and cognitive impairment research, and blood pressure and hypertension studies.

Frequent publication venues for Susan R. Heckbert include:

  • Circulation
  • UNC Libraries
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Alzheimer s & Dementia
  • Journal of the American Heart Association

Key recent papers authored or co-authored by them are:

  • "Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program," 2021, Nature
  • "Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes," 2020, Nature
  • "Interleukin-6 Signaling Effects on Ischemic Stroke and Other Cardiovascular Outcomes," 2020, Circulation Genomic and Precision Medicine
  • "Differences by Race/Ethnicity in the Prevalence of Clinically Detected and Monitor-Detected Atrial Fibrillation," 2020, Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
  • "A deep learning framework identifies dimensional representations of Alzheimer's Disease from brain structure," 2021, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Bruce M. Psaty
  • Timothy M. Hughes
  • Joshua C. Bis
  • Jerome I. Rotter
  • Wendy S. Post

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national life expectancy, all-cause mortality, and cause-specific mortality for 249 causes of death, 1980–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Haidong Wang;Mohsen Naghavi;Christine Allen;Ryan M Barber

  • Estrogen plus progestin and the risk of coronary heart disease

    JoAnn A E Manson;Judith Hsia;Karen C. Johnson;Jacques E. Rossouw

  • Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk

    Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Georg B. Ehret;Patricia B. Munroe;Kenneth M. Rice;Murielle Bochud

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • The Risk of Myocardial Infarction Associated With Antihypertensive Drug Therapies

    Bruce M. Psaty;Susan R. Heckbert;Thomas D. Koepsell;David S. Siscovick

  • Health Outcomes Associated with Antihypertensive Therapies Used as First-Line Agents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Bruce M. Psaty;Nicholas L. Smith;David S. Siscovick;Thomas D. Koepsell

  • The relation of markers of inflammation to the development of glucose disorders in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study.

    Joshua I. Barzilay;Linn Abraham;Susan R. Heckbert;Mary Cushman

  • Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in two cohorts: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology.

    Mary Cushman;Albert W Tsai;Richard H White;Susan R Heckbert

  • Genetic associations with valvular calcification and aortic stenosis.

    George Thanassoulis;George Thanassoulis;Catherine Y. Campbell;David S. Owens;J. Gustav Smith;J. Gustav Smith

  • Increased risk of hip fracture among patients with end-stage renal disease

    Astier M. Alem;Donald J. Sherrard;Daniel L. Gillen;Noel S. Weiss

  • Cardiovascular risk factors and venous thromboembolism incidence: the longitudinal investigation of thromboembolism etiology.

    Albert W. Tsai;Mary Cushman;Wayne D. Rosamond;Susan R. Heckbert

  • Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation and Cardiovascular Events

    Judith Hsia;Gerardo Heiss;Hong Ren;Matthew Allison

  • Simple risk model predicts incidence of atrial fibrillation in a racially and geographically diverse population: the CHARGE-AF consortium

    Alvaro Alonso;Bouwe P. Krijthe;Thor Aspelund;Katherine A. Stepas

  • Conjugated equine estrogens and coronary heart disease: the Women's Health Initiative.

    Judith Hsia;Robert D Langer;Joann E Manson;Lewis Kuller

  • Meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies identify multiple loci associated with pulmonary function

    Dana B. Hancock;Mark Eijgelsheim;Jemma B. Wilk;Sina A. Gharib

  • Outcomes ascertainment and adjudication methods in the women's health initiative

    J.David Curb;Anne Mctiernan;Susan R Heckbert;Charles Kooperberg

  • Association between C reactive protein and coronary heart disease: mendelian randomisation analysis based on individual participant data

    G. Eiriksdottir;T. B. Harris;L. J. Launer;V. Gudnason

  • Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation

    Patrick T Ellinor;Kathryn L Lunetta;Christine M Albert;Christine M Albert;Nicole L Glazer

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Antibiotic use in relation to the risk of breast cancer.

    Christine M. Velicer;Susan R. Heckbert;Johanna W. Lampe;John D. Potter

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Nicholas L. Smith
Nicholas L. Smith University of Washington
Alvaro Alonso
Alvaro Alonso Emory University
Jerome I. Rotter
Jerome I. Rotter UCLA Medical Center
Elsayed Z. Soliman
Elsayed Z. Soliman Wake Forest University
Nona Sotoodehnia
Nona Sotoodehnia University of Washington
Joshua C. Bis
Joshua C. Bis University of Washington
Emelia J. Benjamin
Emelia J. Benjamin Boston University
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
André G. Uitterlinden
André G. Uitterlinden Erasmus University Rotterdam

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