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W. John Boscardin

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
78
Citations
19103
World Ranking
18159
National Ranking
9051

W. John Boscardin publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 209 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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W. John Boscardin 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 W. John Boscardin sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

W. John Boscardin is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a significant focus on subfields including Geriatrics and Gerontology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions, Surgery, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

W. John Boscardin has published extensively in several journals, with frequent publications in the following venues:

  • Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • JAMA Network Open
  • JAMA Internal Medicine
  • The Journal of Urology
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

Some of their recent published papers include:

  • "Association of Race and Ethnicity With Incidence of Dementia Among Older Adults", 2022, published in JAMA
  • "Clinical Presentation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Pregnant and Recently Pregnant People", 2020, published in Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • "Infant Outcomes Following Maternal Infection With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): First Report From the Pregnancy Coronavirus Outcomes Registry (PRIORITY) Study", 2020, published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • "The epidemiology of social isolation and loneliness among older adults during the last years of life", 2021, published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
  • "Evaluation of Time to Benefit of Statins for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Adults Aged 50 to 75 Years", 2020, published in JAMA Internal Medicine

The scientist collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Alexander K. Smith
  • Kenneth E. Covinsky
  • Sei J. Lee
  • Michael A. Steinman
  • Kristine Yaffe

Best Publications

  • Risk Stratification for In-Hospital Mortality in Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure: Classification and Regression Tree Analysis

    Gregg C. Fonarow;Kirkwood F. Adams;William T. Abraham;Clyde W. Yancy

  • Contribution of Major Diseases to Disparities in Mortality

    Mitchell D Wong;Martin F Shapiro;W John Boscardin;Susan L Ettner

  • Progressive hemorrhage after head trauma: predictors and consequences of the evolving injury

    Matthias Oertel;Daniel F. Kelly;David McArthur;W. John Boscardin

  • Clemastine fumarate as a remyelinating therapy for multiple sclerosis (ReBUILD): a randomised, controlled, double-blind, crossover trial

    Ari J Green;Jeffrey M Gelfand;Bruce A Cree;Carolyn Bevan

  • Pharmaceutical industry-sponsored meals and physician prescribing patterns for medicare beneficiaries

    Colette DeJong;Thomas Aguilar;Chien Wen Tseng;Grace A. Lin

  • Development of a novel frailty index to predict mortality in patients with end-stage liver disease

    Jennifer C. Lai;Kenneth E. Covinsky;Jennifer L. Dodge;W. John Boscardin

  • Association Between Persistent Pain and Memory Decline and Dementia in a Longitudinal Cohort of Elders.

    Elizabeth L. Whitlock;L. Grisell Diaz-Ramirez;M. Maria Glymour;W. John Boscardin

  • Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients

    Andrew D. Auerbach;Sunil Kripalani;Eduard E. Vasilevskis;Neil Sehgal

  • Energy Dysfunction as a Predictor of Outcome after Moderate or Severe Head Injury: Indices of Oxygen, Glucose, and Lactate Metabolism:

    Thomas C Glenn;Thomas C Glenn;Daniel F Kelly;W John Boscardin;David L McArthur

  • International Prevalence of Indoor Tanning: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Mackenzie R. Wehner;Mackenzie R. Wehner;Mackenzie R. Wehner;Mary Margaret Chren;Mary Margaret Chren;Danielle Nameth;Aditi Choudhry

  • Association of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury With and Without Loss of Consciousness With Dementia in US Military Veterans.

    Deborah E. Barnes;Deborah E. Barnes;Amy L. Byers;Amy L. Byers;Raquel C. Gardner;Raquel C. Gardner;Karen H. Seal;Karen H. Seal

  • Posttraumatic vasospasm: the epidemiology, severity, and time course of an underestimated phenomenon: a prospective study performed in 299 patients

    Matthias Oertel;W John Boscardin;Walter D Obrist;Thomas C Glenn

  • Time lag to benefit after screening for breast and colorectal cancer: meta-analysis of survival data from the United States, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Denmark

    Sei J Lee;W John Boscardin;Irena Stijacic-Cenzer;Jessamyn Conell-Price

  • The relationship between commercial website ratings and traditional hospital performance measures in the USA

    Naomi S Bardach;Renée Asteria-Peñaloza;W John Boscardin;R Adams Dudley

  • Efficacy of hyperventilation, blood pressure elevation, and metabolic suppression therapy in controlling intracranial pressure after head injury.

    Matthias Oertel;Daniel F Kelly;Jae Hong Lee;David L McArthur

  • Tumor recurrence 5 years after treatment of cutaneous basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

    Mary-Margaret Chren;Mary-Margaret Chren;Eleni Linos;Jeanette S. Torres;Sarah E. Stuart

  • Financial ties of principal investigators and randomized controlled trial outcomes: cross sectional study

    Rosa Ahn;Alexandra Woodbridge;Ann Abraham;Susan Saba

  • The Epidemiology of Pain During the Last 2 Years of Life

    Alexander K. Smith;Irena Stijacic Cenzer;Sara J. Knight;Kathleen A. Puntillo

  • CHRONIC HYPOPITUITARISM AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: RISK ASSESSMENT AND RELATIONSHIP TO OUTCOME

    Sumati Bavisetty;Supriya Bavisetty;David L. McArthur;Joshua R. Dusick

  • Engaging Diverse English- and Spanish-Speaking Older Adults in Advance Care Planning: The PREPARE Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Rebecca L Sudore;Dean Schillinger;Dean Schillinger;Mary T Katen;Ying Shi;Ying Shi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth E. Covinsky
Kenneth E. Covinsky University of California, San Francisco
C. Seth Landefeld
C. Seth Landefeld University of Alabama at Birmingham
Neil A. Martin
Neil A. Martin University of California, Los Angeles
Kristine Yaffe
Kristine Yaffe University of California, San Francisco
Otoniel Martínez-Maza
Otoniel Martínez-Maza University of California, Los Angeles
Roger Detels
Roger Detels University of California, Los Angeles
Elizabeth C. Breen
Elizabeth C. Breen University of California, Los Angeles
Richard W. Price
Richard W. Price University of California, San Francisco
David A. Hovda
David A. Hovda University of California, Los Angeles
Martin F. Shapiro
Martin F. Shapiro Cornell University

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