Arnold S. Relman

11.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
147 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Arnold S. Relman is a scholar working on Nephrology, General Health Professions and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Arnold S. Relman has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Nephrology, 17 papers in General Health Professions and 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Arnold S. Relman's work include Renal function and acid-base balance (24 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (12 papers) and Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare (10 papers). Arnold S. Relman is often cited by papers focused on Renal function and acid-base balance (24 papers), Healthcare Policy and Management (12 papers) and Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare (10 papers). Arnold S. Relman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Russia. Arnold S. Relman's co-authors include William B. Schwartz, Jacob Lemann, Edward J. Lennon, Sheldon Adler, Marcia Angell, Edmund D. Pellegrino, James B. Hudson, Alexander Leaf, Sheldon C. Sommers and Benjamin E. Etsten and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Arnold S. Relman

138 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

The New Medical-Industrial Complex 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The New Medical-Industrial Complex
    1980 475 citations Arnold S. Relman New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Arnold S. Relman United States 42 1.6k 1.1k 1.1k 681 664 147 5.3k
Norman G. Levinsky United States 40 1.2k 0.8× 895 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 696 1.0× 508 0.8× 103 5.0k
William B. Schwartz United States 53 2.4k 1.5× 1.8k 1.6× 3.5k 3.2× 1.1k 1.7× 844 1.3× 132 8.6k
Ruth Ellen Bulger United States 32 503 0.3× 986 0.9× 241 0.2× 445 0.7× 355 0.5× 113 3.5k
Sheldon W. Tobe Canada 40 2.0k 1.3× 606 0.6× 878 0.8× 547 0.8× 403 0.6× 184 6.8k
Hugo Kesteloot Belgium 44 643 0.4× 1.3k 1.2× 631 0.6× 455 0.7× 1.6k 2.5× 232 10.1k
Meguid El Nahas United Kingdom 27 2.9k 1.9× 782 0.7× 614 0.6× 344 0.5× 744 1.1× 54 6.5k
Dorothea Nitsch United Kingdom 42 2.4k 1.5× 790 0.7× 792 0.7× 520 0.8× 552 0.8× 241 7.5k
Niklas Hammar Sweden 55 632 0.4× 1.5k 1.4× 1.0k 0.9× 1.0k 1.5× 950 1.4× 262 11.1k
Tazeen H. Jafar United States 46 3.6k 2.3× 634 0.6× 961 0.9× 840 1.2× 722 1.1× 169 10.2k
Mayer Brezis Israel 32 1.5k 1.0× 506 0.5× 473 0.4× 345 0.5× 497 0.7× 118 4.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Arnold S. Relman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arnold S. Relman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Narins, Robert G., et al.. (2015). Effects of Acute Acid-Base Changes on in vivo Total Ammonia Synthesis in the Rat1. Contributions to nephrology. 31. 47–52. 1 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (2012). Why the US healthcare system is failing, and what might rescue it. BMJ. 344(may09 1). e3052–e3052. 3 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (2010). Could Physicians Take the Lead in Health Reform?. JAMA. 304(24). 2740–2740. 2 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (2009). Doctors as the Key to Health Care Reform. New England Journal of Medicine. 361(13). 1225–1227. 13 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (2007). The Problem of Commercialism in Medicine. Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics. 16(4). 375–376. 4 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (2002). Resolved: Psychosocial Interventions Can Improve Clinical Outcomes in Organic Disease (Con). Psychosomatic Medicine. 64(4). 558–563. 20 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (2001). Separating Continuing Medical Education From Pharmaceutical Marketing. JAMA. 285(15). 2009–2009. 122 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (1993). Medical Practice under the Clinton Reforms -- Avoiding Domination by Business. New England Journal of Medicine. 329(21). 1574–1576. 22 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (1990). Use of medical resources—Overview. Preventive Medicine. 19(6). 688–692. 1 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (1990). Publishing biomedical research: roles and responsibilities.. PubMed. 20(3). 23–7. 4 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (1989). Medical Research, Medical Journals and the Public Interest.. 21(2). 7–12. 1 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (1980). The allocation of medical resources by physicians. Academic Medicine. 55(2). 99–104. 13 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (1980). The New Medical-Industrial Complex. New England Journal of Medicine. 303(17). 963–970. 475 indexed citations breakdown →
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Relman, Arnold S.. (1978). SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION. PEDIATRICS. 62(2). 204–204. 37 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S.. (1975). Adding a general medicine track. Academic Medicine. 50(12). 140–3.
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Relman, Arnold S. & Robert G. Narins. (1975). The Control of Ammonia Production in the Rat. Medical Clinics of North America. 59(3). 583–593. 25 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S., Edward J. Lennon, & Jacob Lemann. (1961). ENDOGENOUS PRODUCTION OF FIXED ACID AND THE MEASUREMENT OF THE NET BALANCE OF ACID IN NORMAL SUBJECTS*. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 40(9). 1621–1630. 149 indexed citations
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Schwartz, William B., Harold Levine, & Arnold S. Relman. (1954). The electrocardiogram in potassium depletion. The American Journal of Medicine. 16(3). 395–403. 38 indexed citations
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Relman, Arnold S., Benjamin E. Etsten, & William B. Schwartz. (1953). THE REGULATION OF RENAL BICARBONATE REABSORPTION BY PLASMA CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION 1. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 32(10). 972–978. 98 indexed citations

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