David Epstein

3.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
52 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

David Epstein is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, General Health Professions and Demography. According to data from OpenAlex, David Epstein has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in General Health Professions and 8 papers in Demography. Recurrent topics in David Epstein's work include Global Health Care Issues (8 papers), Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (8 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers). David Epstein is often cited by papers focused on Global Health Care Issues (8 papers), Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management (8 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (5 papers). David Epstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Malaysia. David Epstein's co-authors include John J. McArdle, Andrew J. G. Cairns, Kevin Dowd, David Blake, Guy Coughlan, Marwa Khalaf-Allah, Avram Hershko, James R. DeBord, Robert M. Friedman and Helmut Jacobsen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

David Epstein

44 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Latent Growth Curves within Developmental Structural Equa... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 2009 200 400 600
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. Latent Growth Curves within Developmental Structural Equation Models
    1987 682 citations David Epstein et al. profile →
  2. A Quantitative Comparison of Stochastic Mortality Models Using Data From England and Wales and the United States
    2009 469 citations Andrew J. G. Cairns, David Blake et al. North American Actuarial Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Epstein United States 19 1.1k 1.0k 388 376 314 52 2.4k
Lawrence Wu United States 20 975 0.9× 403 0.4× 54 0.1× 109 0.3× 147 0.5× 49 2.7k
Gilbert Ritschard Switzerland 15 493 0.4× 387 0.4× 84 0.2× 164 0.4× 224 0.7× 50 2.0k
Matthias Studer Switzerland 15 548 0.5× 414 0.4× 74 0.2× 197 0.5× 238 0.8× 36 2.0k
Allan L. McCutcheon United States 14 93 0.1× 246 0.2× 77 0.2× 213 0.6× 157 0.5× 28 2.3k
Jan Goebel Germany 18 156 0.1× 343 0.3× 47 0.1× 246 0.7× 337 1.1× 100 1.9k
Alexis Gabadinho Switzerland 9 254 0.2× 228 0.2× 43 0.1× 120 0.3× 120 0.4× 16 1.2k
Scott R. Eliason United States 17 96 0.1× 127 0.1× 80 0.2× 120 0.3× 178 0.6× 27 1.4k
Felix Thoemmes United States 22 84 0.1× 199 0.2× 136 0.4× 144 0.4× 162 0.5× 49 2.5k
Daniel L. Chen France 14 159 0.1× 115 0.1× 257 0.7× 75 0.2× 501 1.6× 93 2.1k
Gerhard Arminger Germany 16 48 0.0× 111 0.1× 260 0.7× 90 0.2× 178 0.6× 40 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Epstein

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Epstein

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Epstein

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Epstein. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Epstein based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Epstein. David Epstein is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Epstein, David, et al.. (2022). Gunshot Wound to the Right Superior Pulmonary Vein With Bullet Embolization to the Aortic Bifurcation: Emergent Surgical Repair. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 57(1). 75–78.
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Cairns, Andrew J. G., David Blake, Kevin Dowd, et al.. (2011). Mortality density forecasts: An analysis of six stochastic mortality models. Insurance Mathematics and Economics. 48(3). 355–367. 218 indexed citations
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Dowd, Kevin, Andrew J. G. Cairns, David Blake, et al.. (2010). Backtesting Stochastic Mortality Models. North American Actuarial Journal. 14(3). 281–298. 96 indexed citations
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Dowd, Kevin, Andrew J. G. Cairns, David Blake, et al.. (2009). Evaluating the Goodness of Fit of Stochastic Mortality Models. SSRN Electronic Journal. 18 indexed citations
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Rosenfeld-Franklin, Maryland, Caroline Pirritt, Alexander Cooke, et al.. (2008). Antitumor efficacy of OSI-930 and the molecular targeted agent erlotinib in preclinical xenograft models. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 26(15_suppl). 14596–14596. 2 indexed citations
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Cairns, Andrew J. G., David Blake, Kevin Dowd, et al.. (2008). Mortality Density Forecasts: An Analysis of Six Stochastic Mortality Models. SSRN Electronic Journal. 67 indexed citations
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Epstein, David & James R. DeBord. (2002). Abnormalities Associated with Aberrant Right Subclavian Arteries. Vascular and Endovascular Surgery. 36(4). 297–303. 58 indexed citations
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Epstein, David. (1999). More than just CoCo. ACM SIGPLAN Fortran Forum. 18(3). 15–20. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, David & Paul Wilmott. (1998). A New Model for Interest Rates. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance. 1(2). 195–226. 4 indexed citations
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Epstein, David. (1997). Error messages in F, take two. ACM SIGPLAN Fortran Forum. 16(3). 12–16. 1 indexed citations
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Streck, Richard J., Edward Hurley, David Epstein, & John L. Pauly. (1992). Tumour-cytolytic human monocyte-derived macrophages: a simple and efficient method for the generation and long-term cultivation as non-adherent cells in a serum-free medium. Research in Immunology. 143(1). 79–88. 7 indexed citations
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Jayme, David W., et al.. (1988). Fetal bovine serum alternatives. Nature. 334(6182). 547–548. 43 indexed citations
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Epstein, David, Frank Witney, & Anthony V. Furano. (1984). The spread of sequence variants inRattussatellite DNAs. Nucleic Acids Research. 12(2). 973–988. 6 indexed citations
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Friedman, Robert M., George Lee, Sidney Shifrin, et al.. (1982). Interferon Interactions with Thyroid Cells. Journal of Interferon Research. 2(3). 387–400. 16 indexed citations
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Torrence, Paul F., Margaret I. Johnston, David Epstein, Helmut Jacobsen, & Robert M. Friedman. (1981). Activation of human and mouse 2‐5A synthetases and mouse protein P1 kinase by nucleic acids. FEBS Letters. 130(2). 291–296. 22 indexed citations
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Epstein, David, Paul F. Torrence, & Robert M. Friedman. (1980). Double-stranded RNA inhibits a phosphoprotein phosphatase present in interferon-treated cells.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 77(1). 107–111. 18 indexed citations
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Epstein, David, et al.. (1978). Is the Anterior Bone Scan Necessary in the Diagnosis of Osseous Metastases?. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 3(3). 91–93. 1 indexed citations
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Epstein, David. (1977). Lack of money prevents addicts seeking help.. PubMed. 18(8). 799–800. 1 indexed citations
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