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Tony R. Merriman

Tony R. Merriman

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
31808
World Ranking
5460
National Ranking
12

Tony R. Merriman publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tony R. Merriman sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 374 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Tony R. Merriman D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tony R. Merriman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

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

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Overview

Tony R. Merriman is affiliated with the University of Otago in New Zealand. Their research primarily lies within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on nephrology, molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, epidemiology, and genetics.

The scientist's work heavily centers on topics related to gout, hyperuricemia, and uric acid, accompanied by research into alcohol consumption and its health effects, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, inflammasome and immune disorders, genetic associations and epidemiology, case reports on hematomas, and eosinophilic disorders and syndromes.

They have authored numerous papers across various reputable scientific journals and publication venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Arthritis Research & Therapy
  • Gout Urate and Crystal Deposition Disease
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Prominent recent papers include:

  • "Assessing the Causal Relationships Between Insulin Resistance and Hyperuricemia and Gout Using Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization," 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • "The ABCG2 Q141K hyperuricemia and gout associated variant illuminates the physiology of human urate excretion," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Serum Metabolomics Identifies Dysregulated Pathways and Potential Metabolic Biomarkers for Hyperuricemia and Gout," 2021, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • "Trends in Prevalence of Gout Among US Asian Adults, 2011-2018," 2023, JAMA Network Open
  • "Genomic dissection of 43 serum urate-associated loci provides multiple insights into molecular mechanisms of urate control," 2020, Human Molecular Genetics

Tony R. Merriman has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, notably Nicola Dalbeth, Lisa K. Stamp, Megan Leask, Amanda Phipps-Green, and Ruth Topless. The frequency of collaboration with these scientists ranges from 31 to 63 joint publications.

Among the recognitions awarded, Tony R. Merriman was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi;Kyle Foreman;Stephen Lim

  • Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

    Marie Ng;Tom P Fleming;Margaret W. Robinson;Blake Thomson

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Modulation of genetic associations with serum urate levels by body-mass-index in humans

    Jennifer E. Huffman;Eva Albrecht;Alexander Teumer;Massimo Mangino

  • Hyperuricemia, Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease, Hypertension, and Cardiovascular Disease: Report of a Scientific Workshop Organized by the National Kidney Foundation.

    Richard J. Johnson;George L. Bakris;Claudio Borghi;Michel B. Chonchol

  • Genome-wide association study identifies new multiple sclerosis susceptibility loci on chromosomes 12 and 20

    Melanie Bahlo;David R Booth;Simon A Broadley;Matthew A Brown;Matthew A Brown

  • The global burden of gout: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

    Emma Smith;Damian G Hoy;Marita Cross;Tony R Merriman

  • Hypodontia: An Update on Its Etiology, Classification, and Clinical Management.

    Azza Husam Al-Ani;Joseph Safwat Antoun;William Murray Thomson;Tony Raymond Merriman

  • An update on the genetics of hyperuricaemia and gout.

    Tanya J Major;Nicola Dalbeth;Eli A Stahl;Tony R Merriman

  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Is Associated with a Variant in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein 1

    Morris J. Bown;Gregory T. Jones;Seamus C. Harrison;Benjamin J. Wright

  • Cloning and characterization of pvdS, a gene required for pyoverdine synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa: PvdS is probably an alternative sigma factor.

    H E Cunliffe;T R Merriman;I L Lamont

  • The genetically isolated populations of Finland and sardinia may not be a panacea for linkage disequilibrium mapping of common disease genes.

    Iain A. Eaves;Tony R. Merriman;Rachael A. Barber;Sarah Nutland

  • The genetic basis of hyperuricaemia and gout.

    Tony R. Merriman;Nicola Dalbeth

  • Evidence for an influence of chemokine ligand 3-like 1 (CCL3L1) gene copy number on susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis

    Cushla McKinney;Marilyn E Merriman;Peter T Chapman;Peter J Gow

  • Association analysis of the interleukin 17A gene in Caucasian rheumatoid arthritis patients from Norway and New Zealand

    Gry B. N. Nordang;Marte K. Viken;Jade E. Hollis-Moffatt;Tony R. Merriman

  • Meta-Analysis of Genome-Wide Association Studies for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Identifies Four New Disease-Specific Risk Loci

    Gregory T. Jones;Gerard Tromp;Helena Kuivaniemi;Solveig Gretarsdottir

  • An update on the genetic architecture of hyperuricemia and gout

    Tony R Merriman

  • Relationship between serum urate concentration and clinically evident incident gout: an individual participant data analysis.

    Nicola Dalbeth;Amanda Phipps-Green;Christopher Frampton;Tuhina Neogi

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicola Dalbeth
Nicola Dalbeth University of Auckland
Hyon K. Choi
Hyon K. Choi Harvard Medical School
Philip C. Robinson
Philip C. Robinson University of Queensland
John A. Todd
John A. Todd University of Oxford
Timothy R D J Radstake
Timothy R D J Radstake Utrecht University
Leo A. B. Joosten
Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University
Matthew A. Brown
Matthew A. Brown Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
David B. Mount
David B. Mount Brigham and Women's Hospital
Yukinori Okada
Yukinori Okada Osaka University
Grant W. Montgomery
Grant W. Montgomery University of Queensland

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