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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 91 11679 10985 5986 5539 415 33543

Timothy R. Sterling publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Timothy R. Sterling between 1993 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Timothy R. Sterling published across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026, averaging 14.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 45 publications in 2021. 27 of the 482 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 45. Peak 45 publications in 2021. 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 7 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 24 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 45 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 25 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 26 publications 2026: 1 publication
1993 2026

482 publications in total across all disciplines

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Timothy R. Sterling: publications per year, 1993 to 2026
Year Publications
1993 1
1994 0
1995 1
1996 7
1997 0
1998 2
1999 3
2000 2
2001 9
2002 7
2003 10
2004 4
2005 9
2006 12
2007 14
2008 8
2009 16
2010 11
2011 12
2012 23
2013 24
2014 14
2015 31
2016 24
2017 20
2018 16
2019 21
2020 30
2021 45
2022 28
2023 25
2024 26
2025 26
2026 1
Total 482
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Timothy R. Sterling publications per year - data summary

  • Timothy R. Sterling, a Medicine scholar from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has 482 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1993 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2021, with 45 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1993, 1995 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 34 years in the span carry no publications at all (1994 and 1997).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.1 per year counting only the 32 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 106 publications, 22% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2004: 46 publications (3.8 per year); 2005-2016: 198 publications (16.5 per year); 2017-2026: 238 publications (23.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Timothy R. Sterling 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 Timothy R. Sterling sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 401–420 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 415 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918 415
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Timothy R. Sterling publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Timothy R. Sterling, a Medicine scholar from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, records 415 publications - the 42nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 42% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Timothy R. Sterling, and about 58% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Timothy R. Sterling ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Timothy R. Sterling 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 Timothy R. Sterling sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 90–91 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922 91
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Timothy R. Sterling D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Timothy R. Sterling, a Medicine scholar from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, records 91 D-Index - the 43rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 43% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Timothy R. Sterling, and about 57% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Timothy R. Sterling ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Timothy R. Sterling is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on infectious diseases, with significant contributions spanning tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, and related health complications.

The scientist's main field of study is medicine, with a strong emphasis on subfields including infectious diseases, epidemiology, surgery, emergency medicine, and virology. Their work features prominently in topics such as tuberculosis research and epidemiology, HIV/AIDS research and interventions, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment, HIV-related health complications and treatments, Mycobacterium research and diagnosis, and diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Timothy R. Sterling include:

  • Richard D. Moore
  • Michael J. Silverberg
  • Bruno B. Andrade
  • Keri N. Althoff
  • Peter F. Rebeiro

Publications by Timothy R. Sterling have appeared in several notable venues, reflecting the breadth of their work. These include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Timothy R. Sterling are:

  • Guidelines for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Recommendations from the National Tuberculosis Controllers Association and CDC, 2020, published in MMWR Recommendations and Reports

Other recent influential papers associated with related research topics include:

  • Life expectancy after 2015 of adults with HIV on long-term antiretroviral therapy in Europe and North America: a collaborative analysis of cohort studies, 2023, The Lancet HIV
  • Weight gain among treatment-naïve persons with HIV starting integrase inhibitors compared to non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or protease inhibitors in a large observational cohort in the United States and Canada, 2020, Journal of the International AIDS Society
  • RISK6, a 6-gene transcriptomic signature of TB disease risk, diagnosis and treatment response, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Longitudinal trends in causes of death among adults with HIV on antiretroviral therapy in Europe and North America from 1996 to 2020: a collaboration of cohort studies, 2024, The Lancet HIV

Best Publications

  • Closing the gap: increases in life expectancy among treated HIV-positive individuals in the United States and Canada.

    Hasina Samji;Angela Cescon;Robert S. Hogg;Robert S. Hogg;Sharada P. Modur

  • Effect of early versus deferred antiretroviral therapy for HIV on survival.

    Mari M. Kitahata;Stephen J. Gange;Alison G. Abraham;Barry Merriman

  • An official ATS statement: hepatotoxicity of antituberculosis therapy.

    Jussi J. Saukkonen;David L. Cohn;Robert M. Jasmer;Steven Schenker

  • The emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in New York City.

    Thomas R. Frieden;Timothy Sterling;Ariel Pablos-Mendez;James O. Kilburn

  • Survival of HIV-positive patients starting antiretroviral therapy between 1996 and 2013: a collaborative analysis of cohort studies

    Adam Trickey;Margaret T May;Jorg-Janne Vehreschild;Niels Obel

  • Three Months of Rifapentine and Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis Infection

    Timothy R. Sterling;M. Elsa Villarino;Andrey S. Borisov;Nong Shang

  • Official American Thoracic Society/Infectious Diseases Society of America/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clinical Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Adults and Children

    David M. Lewinsohn;Michael K. Leonard;Philip A. LoBue;David L. Cohn

  • Management of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: WHO guidelines for low tuberculosis burden countries.

    Haileyesus Getahun;Alberto Matteelli;Ibrahim Abubakar;Mohamed Abdel Aziz

  • Risk of Anal Cancer in HIV-Infected and HIV-Uninfected Individuals in North America

    Michael J. Silverberg;Bryan Lau;Amy C. Justice;Amy C. Justice;Eric Engels

  • Antiretroviral Therapy for Prevention of Tuberculosis in Adults with HIV: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    Amitabh B. Suthar;Stephen D. Lawn;Stephen D. Lawn;Julia del Amo;Haileyesus Getahun

  • Initial Plasma HIV-1 RNA Levels and Progression to AIDS in Women and Men

    Timothy R. Sterling;David Vlahov;David Vlahov;Jacquie Astemborski;Donald R. Hoover

  • The Relationship Between Delayed or Incomplete Treatment and All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Tuberculosis

    Ariel Pablos-Méndez;Timothy R. Sterling;Thomas R. Frieden

  • Cumulative Incidence of Cancer Among Persons With HIV in North America: A Cohort Study

    Michael J. Silverberg;Bryan Lau;Chad J. Achenbach;Yuezhou Jing

  • Rising Obesity Prevalence and Weight Gain Among Adults Starting Antiretroviral Therapy in the United States and Canada.

    John R. Koethe;Cathy A. Jenkins;Bryan Lau;Bryan E. Shepherd

  • A systematic review of gyrase mutations associated with fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a proposed gyrase numbering system

    Fernanda Maruri;Timothy R. Sterling;Anne W. Kaiga;Amondrea Blackman

  • Brief Report: Weight Gain in Persons With HIV Switched From Efavirenz-Based to Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitor-Based Regimens.

    Jamison Norwood;Megan Turner;Carmen Bofill;Peter Rebeiro

  • Invasive cervical cancer risk among HIV-infected women: a North American multicohort collaboration prospective study.

    Alison G. Abraham;Gypsyamber D'Souza;Yuezhou Jing;Stephen J. Gange

  • Latent TB Infection Treatment Acceptance and Completion in the United States and Canada

    C. Robert Horsburgh;Stefan Goldberg;James Bethel;Shande Chen

  • Late Presentation for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Care in the United States and Canada

    Keri N. Althoff;Stephen J. Gange;Marina B. Klein;John T. Brooks

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard D. Moore
Richard D. Moore Johns Hopkins University
Amy C. Justice
Amy C. Justice Yale University
Michael J. Silverberg
Michael J. Silverberg Kaiser Permanente
Mari M. Kitahata
Mari M. Kitahata University of Washington
Michael S. Saag
Michael S. Saag University of Alabama at Birmingham
Marina B. Klein
Marina B. Klein McGill University
Stephen J. Gange
Stephen J. Gange Johns Hopkins University
Jennifer E. Thorne
Jennifer E. Thorne Johns Hopkins University
Robert S. Hogg
Robert S. Hogg Simon Fraser University
Ronald J. Bosch
Ronald J. Bosch Harvard University

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