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Alice S. Whittemore

Alice S. Whittemore

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2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
118
Citations
63638
World Ranking
605
National Ranking
368

Medicine

D-Index
118
Citations
66331
World Ranking
3995
National Ranking
2182

Alice S. Whittemore publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alice S. Whittemore sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 488 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Alice S. Whittemore D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alice S. Whittemore sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 118 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Alice S. Whittemore is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Medicine, with significant contributions in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their work spans several subfields, including Genetics, Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. The key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging

Recent publications reflect this focus, with selected papers including:

  • Clinical and pathological associations of PTEN expression in ovarian cancer: a multicentre study from the Ovarian Tumour Tissue Analysis Consortium, 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • Identification of 31 loci for mammographic density phenotypes and their associations with breast cancer risk, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide meta-analysis identifies eight new susceptibility loci for cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Two-stage Study of Familial Prostate Cancer by Whole-exome Sequencing and Custom Capture Identifies 10 Novel Genes Associated with the Risk of Prostate Cancer, 2020, European Urology
  • Expanding Our Understanding of Ovarian Cancer Risk: The Role of Incomplete Pregnancies, 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • British Journal of Cancer
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Alice S. Whittemore has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Weiva Sieh
  • Marc T. Goodman
  • Ellen L. Goode
  • Susan J. Ramus
  • Valerie McGuire

Best Publications

  • Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases

    Teri A. Manolio;Francis S. Collins;Nancy J. Cox;David B. Goldstein

  • REVEL: An Ensemble Method for Predicting the Pathogenicity of Rare Missense Variants

    Nilah M M. Ioannidis;Joseph H H. Rothstein;Joseph H H. Rothstein;Vikas Pejaver;Sumit Middha

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Characteristics relating to ovarian cancer risk: collaborative analysis of 12 US case-control studies. II. Invasive epithelial ovarian cancers in white women. Collaborative Ovarian Cancer Group.

    A S Whittemore;R Harris;J Itnyre

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Common variants on chromosome 6p22.1 are associated with schizophrenia

    Jianxin Shi;Douglas F. Levinson;Jubao Duan;Alan R. Sanders

  • Localized prostate cancer. Relationship of tumor volume to clinical significance for treatment of prostate cancer.

    Thomas A. Stamey;Fuad S. Freiha;John E. McNeal;Elise A. Redwine

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Prostate Cancer in Relation to Diet, Physical Activity, and Body Size in Blacks, Whites, and Asians in the United States and Canada

    Whittemore As;Kolonel Ln;Wu Ah;John Em

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • Ovarian Cancer: Screening, Treatment, and Follow-up

    Vicki Seltzer;Bruce H. Drukker;Brenda W. Gillespie;Lynn M. Gossfeld

  • Multiple regions within 8q24 independently affect risk for prostate cancer.

    Christopher A Haiman;Nick Patterson;Matthew L Freedman;Matthew L Freedman;Simon R Myers

  • Characteristics Relating to Ovarian Cancer Risk: Collaborative Analysis of 12 US Case-Control Studies I. Methods

    Alice S. Whittemore;Robin Harris;Jacqueline Itnyre;Jerry Halpern

  • Dietary intake of fiber and decreased risk of cancers of the colon and rectum: Evidence from the combined analysis of 13 case-control studies

    Geoffrey R. Howe;Enrique Benito;Roberto Castelleto;Jacqueline Cornée

  • Admixture mapping identifies 8q24 as a prostate cancer risk locus in African-American men

    Matthew L. Freedman;Christopher A. Haiman;Nick Patterson;Gavin J. McDonald;Gavin J. McDonald

  • Association Between BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations and Survival in Women with Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

    Kelly L. Bolton;Kelly L. Bolton;Georgia Chenevix-Trench;Cindy Goh;Siegal Sadetzki

  • Vegetables, fruits, legumes and prostate cancer: a multiethnic case-control study.

    Laurence N. Kolonel;Jean H. Hankin;Alice S. Whittemore;Anna H. Wu

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

    Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge
Esther M. John
Esther M. John Stanford University
Anna H. Wu
Anna H. Wu University of Southern California
Joellen M. Schildkraut
Joellen M. Schildkraut University of Virginia
Georgia Chenevix-Trench
Georgia Chenevix-Trench QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Marc T. Goodman
Marc T. Goodman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University

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