Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Eric Topol, MD, is Executive Vice-President, Scripps Research at Scripps Research Institute (Scripps Research). The public record shows 1,715 publications with 183,321 citations (h-index 204), centered on Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics, Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases. It also documents an investigator role on 16 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 9 companies, 14 NIH-funded awards (2008–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Nature medicine
- Top research focus: Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- 16 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 9 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 58 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 1,105.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Public positionssourced statements on record
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Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 16 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Digital Lifestyle Coaching for Alzheimer's Disease Prevention in APOE4 Carriers
Sponsor: Scripps Translational Science Institute
InvestigatorNot, yet, recruitingNCT07646054 - Molecular Stethoscope
Sponsor: Scripps Translational Science Institute
InvestigatorCompletedNCT02578264 - Comparitive Effectiveness of PME Versus Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE)
Sponsor: Scripps Translational Science Institute
InvestigatorCompletedNCT02141269
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
9 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Carlsmed, Inc.Program year20253 payments$50,896openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Dexcom, Inc.Program year20254 payments
- Dexcom, Inc.Program year20245 payments$343,388openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
14 NIH research awards on record, funded 2008–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Scripps Clinical and Translational Science Hub
Scripps Research Institute, the
FY2026$6,074,495UM1TR004407 - Scripps Clinical and Translational Science Hub
Scripps Research Institute, the
FY2025$6,078,076UM1TR004407 - The Participant Center: Empowering All of Us Research Program participation across the United States
Scripps Research Institute, the
FY2024$10,505,370OT2OD035580
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- COVID-19 Rebound in Nirmatrelvir Plus Ritonavir Treatment and Control Groups: Prospective Cohort Study.
Interactive journal of medical research
2026 - Generalist biological artificial intelligence in modeling the language of life.
Nature biotechnology
2026
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 01
- 02Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations4,156 citations2023
- 03
- 04
- 05AI in health and medicine2,577 citations2022
Contact
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Office address
10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Educationdegrees and training on record
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →scripps.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →scripps.edu ↗
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Board certified
Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
- Executive Vice-President
Scripps Research
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Department of Translational Medicine, Scripps Research
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Scripps Research Translational Institute
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences
Scripps Research
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American Society for Clinical Investigation
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Association of American Physicians
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/eric-topol-md-b83a7317
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erictopol.substack.com
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Mentions by otherswhere others cite or feature them
- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/posts/the-scripps-research-institute_eric-topol-among-us-news-world-report-activity-7399507606626660352-T1xg
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X/Twitter @EricTopol, 680,000+ followers
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"Ground Truths" newsletter/podcast on Substack, 210K+ subscribers, ranked #7 in Science
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