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David Nelson

Medicine · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1966Rising activity
Smoking Behavior and CessationPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesLung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Publications

494

Citations

15,512

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
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This publication record appears to span a broad mix of clinical medicine topics rather than a single focused research program, including smoking cessation and tobacco treatment, substance use and opioid treatment, PTSD treatment trials, cardiology (electrical storm management), obstetrics and maternal health, and surgical outcomes research. The work is largely applied and clinical, often involving observational cohort studies, pilot trials, and randomized controlled trial protocols conducted within health systems such as the Veterans Health Administration. Note that the diversity of topics and venues suggests this bibliographic record may aggregate work from multiple contributors sharing this name, so prospective students should verify specific project alignment directly.

Tobacco and smoking cessation treatmentSubstance use and opioid treatment outcomesPosttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) intervention researchMaternal-fetal and obstetric health outcomesCardiovascular and surgical clinical research

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade with a peak in 2023 (23 publications) and has remained relatively steady in recent years, averaging about 15 publications per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 15.4/year recently
2017: 12 publications172018: 10 publications182019: 20 publications192020: 8 publications202021: 14 publications212022: 17 publications222023: 23 publications23232024: 14 publications242025: 15 publications252026: 8 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery×12
  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery×7
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology×7
  • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology×5
  • JAMA Network Open×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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