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Vernon R. Young

Vernon R. Young

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
104
Citations
35301
World Ranking
7111
National Ranking
3734

Vernon R. Young 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 Vernon R. Young sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 481 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vernon R. Young 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 Vernon R. Young sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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

  • 1993 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1990 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

Vernon R. Young was affiliated with MIT in the United States. The scientist's research spanned multiple domains including social psychology, artificial intelligence, and infectious diseases.

The research topics addressed included:

  • Human-Automation Interaction and Safety
  • Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
  • SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Vernon R. Young were:

  • Enhancing Robotic Navigation: An Evaluation of Single and Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning Strategies, 2023, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • B-192 Covid on the PCR Pro: a consumer-friendly PCR test, 2024, Clinical Chemistry
  • MSR26 Sentence-Level Abstract Section Classification in HEOR Literature using a Biomedical Language Model, 2025, Value in Health
  • Targeted Disruption of Selenocysteine Lyase in Brown Adipocytes Controls Glutathione Peroxidase 1 and 4 Expression in Males, 2025, Biological Trace Element Research

Frequent coauthors included:

  • Jumman Hossain
  • Nirmalya Roy
  • Donna Garey
  • Alex L. Jones
  • K Evergreen

Common publication venues for Vernon R. Young's work were:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Clinical Chemistry
  • Value in Health
  • Biological Trace Element Research

Vernon R. Young was recognized with membership in prominent scientific organizations, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences, awarded in 1990
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), awarded in 1993

Best Publications

  • Nitrate biosynthesis in man.

    L C Green;K Ruiz de Luzuriaga;D A Wagner;W Rand

  • Measurement of leucine metabolism in man from a primed, continuous infusion of L-[1-3C]leucine.

    D. E. Matthews;K. J. Motil;D. K. Rohrbaugh;J. F. Burke

  • Increased energy requirements and changes in body composition with resistance training in older adults.

    W W Campbell;M C Crim;V R Young;W J Evans

  • Meta-analysis of nitrogen balance studies for estimating protein requirements in healthy adults

    William M Rand;Peter L Pellett;Vernon R Young

  • Control of Food Intake in Older Men

    Susan B. Roberts;Paul Fuss;Melvin B. Heyman;William J. Evans

  • High-carbohydrate, high-fiber diets increase peripheral insulin sensitivity in healthy young and old adults

    N K Fukagawa;J W Anderson;G Hageman;V R Young

  • Metabolism of Administered 3-Methylhistidine LACK OF MUSCLE TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC ACID CHARGING AND QUANTITATIVE EXCRETION AS 3-METHYLHISTIDINE AND ITS N-ACETYL DERIVATIVE

    Vernon R. Young;Sunney D. Alexis;B. Suren Baliga;Hamish N. Munro

  • Increased protein requirements in elderly people: new data and retrospective reassessments.

    W W Campbell;M C Crim;G E Dallal;V R Young

  • Relationship of plasma leucine and α-ketoisocaproate during a L-[1-13C]leucine infusion in man: A method for measuring human intracellular leucine tracer enrichment

    D.E. Matthews;D.E. Matthews;H.P. Schwarz;H.P. Schwarz;R.D. Yang;R.D. Yang;K.J. Motil;K.J. Motil

  • Insulin-mediated reduction of whole body protein breakdown. Dose-response effects on leucine metabolism in postabsorptive men.

    N K Fukagawa;K L Minaker;J W Rowe;M N Goodman

  • Effect of glucocorticoid administration on the rate of muscle protein breakdown in vivo in rats, as measured by urinary excretion of Nτ-methylhistidine

    Frank M. Tomas;Hamish N. Munro;Vernon R. Young

  • Metabolism of 3-methylhistidine in man☆

    C.L. Long;C.L. Long;L.N. Haverberg;L.N. Haverberg;V.R. Young;V.R. Young;J.M. Kinney;J.M. Kinney

  • Whole-body leucine and lysine metabolism: response to dietary protein intake in young men

    K J Motil;D E Matthews;D M Bier;J F Burke

  • A theoretical basis for increasing current estimates of the amino acid requirements in adult man, with experimental support.

    Vernon R Young;Dennis M Bier;Peter L Pellett

  • Mammalian nitrate biosynthesis: incorporation of 15NH3 into nitrate is enhanced by endotoxin treatment

    David A. Wagner;Vernon R. Young;Steven R. Tannenbaum

  • Recovery of 13C in breath from NaH13CO3 infused by gut and vein: effect of feeding

    R. A. Hoerr;Y. M. Yu;D. A. Wagner;J. F. Burke

  • Starvation in the rat. II. Effect of age and obesity on protein sparing and fuel metabolism.

    M N Goodman;P R Larsen;M M Kaplan;T T Aoki

  • Mechanisms and nutritional significance of metabolic responses to altered intakes of protein and amino acids, with reference to nutritional adaptation in humans

    V R Young;J S Marchini

  • Potential use of 3-methylhistidine excretion as an index of progressive reduction in muscle protein catabolism during starvation☆

    Vernon R. Young;Linda N. Haverberg;Christine Bilmazes;Hamish N. Munro

  • Metabolic Fate of an Oral Dose of 15N-labeled Nitrate in Humans: Effect of Diet Supplementation with Ascorbic Acid

    David A. Wagner;Dale S. Schultz;William M. Deen;Vernon R. Young

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis M. Bier
Dennis M. Bier Baylor College of Medicine
Hamish N. Munro
Hamish N. Munro Tufts University
Dwight E. Matthews
Dwight E. Matthews University of Vermont
William M. Rand
William M. Rand Tufts University
William J. Evans
William J. Evans University of California, Berkeley
Ronald G. Tompkins
Ronald G. Tompkins Harvard University
Bruce R. Bistrian
Bruce R. Bistrian Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Meredith M. Regan
Meredith M. Regan Harvard University
Susan B. Roberts
Susan B. Roberts Tufts University

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