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Robert Jarvik

1946 - Today

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Robert Koffler Jarvik (born May 11, 1946) is an American scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur known for his role in developing the Jarvik-7 artificial heart. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Jarvik has received more than 386,306 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Robert Jarvik is the 513th most popular chemist (down from 496th in 2019), the 8,934th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,610th in 2019) and the 90th most popular American Chemist.

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  • 390k

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  • 42.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.57

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CHEMISTS

Among chemists, Robert Jarvik ranks 513 out of 509Before him are Aleksandr Arbuzov, Johannes Thiele, Alexander Nesmeyanov, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Allen J. Bard, and Barbara Askins. After him are Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov, Peter Jacob Hjelm, Mildred Cohn, Jürgen Hennig, Sabir Yunusov, and Bruce Ames.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1946, Robert Jarvik ranks 561Before him are Michael Milken, Dave Mason, Jo Bonfrère, Ian Wallace, John B. Taylor, and Aruna Irani. After him are Loleatta Holloway, Giovanni Bramucci, Eduard Krieger, Peter Sutherland, Hannes Swoboda, and Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Jarvik ranks 8,934 out of 18,182Before him are Daniel J. Travanti (1940), Bill Berry (1958), Abigail Breslin (1996), Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), Adina Porter (1971), and Vickie Guerrero (1968). After him are Ben Burtt (1948), Abby Dalton (1932), Ann Savage (1921), Charles Clary (1873), Bob Avakian (1943), and Joe Dumars (1963).

Among CHEMISTS In United States

Among chemists born in United States, Robert Jarvik ranks 90Before him are Edward Goodrich Acheson (1856), Helen Murray Free (1923), George M. Whitesides (1939), James Crafts (1839), Allen J. Bard (1933), and Barbara Askins (1939). After him are Mildred Cohn (1913), Bruce Ames (1928), F. Albert Cotton (1930), Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (1925), Mary L. Good (1931), and Darleane C. Hoffman (1926).