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James Brian Byrd

Medicine · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2006
Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesHormonal Regulation and HypertensionCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesRenin-Angiotensin System StudiesCoagulation, Bradykinin, Polyphosphates, and Angioedema

Publications

127

Citations

17,409

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

21

Publishing since 2006

Research summary
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James Brian Byrd conducts clinical medical research focused on high blood pressure (hypertension) and related cardiovascular conditions, including the hormonal and kidney systems that regulate blood pressure and fluid balance. Recent work also examines the effects of COVID-19 on the body, such as kidney disease and the condition known as Long COVID. The research combines patient studies, large health-data collaborations, and analyses of cardiovascular regulation.

Hypertension and blood pressure regulationHormonal control of blood pressure (aldosterone, angiotensin)COVID-19 clinical outcomes and Long COVIDKidney disease and cardiovascular functionCardiovascular effects of HIV

Publication activity was high in the late 2010s (10-16 per year) but has slowed over the last five years, averaging about 5 per year.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

Funding
Public award records

No award with a current end date on record.

2 earlier awards
  • NSF 9451465Jul 1994 – Jun 1996 · $33k awarded

    Enhancement of the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum and General Science Instruction Through Incorporation of Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

  • NSF 7512229Jun 1975 – May 1977 · $3k awarded

    Instructional Scientific Equipment Program

Matched to public NIH RePORTER and NSF records by name and institution. Awards from other agencies are not shown, and a match is not always found — this list may be incomplete.

In context
Among 4,618 mid career Medicine PIs within our index
Citations: 17,409cohort median 616
h-index: 35cohort median 11
Publications / year (recent): 5.4cohort median 3.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~6 · 38% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 48 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 10 publications172018: 16 publications16182019: 10 publications192020: 15 publications202021: 15 publications212022: 7 publications222023: 6 publications232024: 3 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Hypertension×10
  • medRxiv×6
  • Journal of Extracellular Vesicles×4
  • mSystems×4
  • Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology×3
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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