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24938
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18683
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Barbara L. Smith 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 Barbara L. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 292 publications — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Barbara L. Smith 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 Barbara L. Smith sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 76 D-Index — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Barbara L. Smith is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and specializes primarily in medicine, with a significant focus on cancer research. Their scholarly output spans subfields such as cancer research, surgery, oncology, pathology and forensic medicine, and radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging.

The research topics that Barbara L. Smith frequently addresses include breast cancer treatment studies, breast implant and reconstruction, breast lesions and carcinomas, reconstructive surgery and microvascular techniques, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, global cancer incidence and screening, and body image and dysmorphia studies.

Barbara L. Smith has published extensively in multiple reputable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Cancer Research
  • Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Clinical Cancer Research
  • Journal of Biomedical Optics

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Barbara L. Smith include:

  • "Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Impact on Breast Cancer Recurrence and Survival: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis," 2020, Clinical Cancer Research
  • "Quantifying the Impact of Axillary Surgery and Nodal Irradiation on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema and Local Tumor Control: Long-Term Results From a Prospective Screening Trial," 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Intraoperative molecular imaging clinical trials: a review of 2020 conference proceedings," 2021, Journal of Biomedical Optics
  • "Node-Positive Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Can Be Spared Axillary Lymph Node Dissection with Wireless Non-Radioactive Localizers," 2020, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • "Intraoperative Fluorescence Guidance for Breast Cancer Lumpectomy Surgery," 2023, NEJM Evidence

Their collaborations have involved multiple frequent co-authors, including Michelle C. Specht, Michele A. Gadd, Bridget N. Kelly, Jorge Ferrer, and Alexandra J. Webster, each contributing to various aspects of cancer and surgical research.

Best Publications

  • Randomized Trial of Dose-Dense Versus Conventionally Scheduled and Sequential Versus Concurrent Combination Chemotherapy as Postoperative Adjuvant Treatment of Node-Positive Primary Breast Cancer: First Report of Intergroup Trial C9741/Cancer and Leukemia Group B Trial 9741

    Marc L. Citron;Donald A. Berry;Constance Cirrincione;Clifford Hudis

  • Lumpectomy Plus Tamoxifen With or Without Irradiation in Women Age 70 Years or Older With Early Breast Cancer: Long-Term Follow-Up of CALGB 9343

    Kevin S. Hughes;Lauren A. Schnaper;Jennifer R. Bellon;Constance T. Cirrincione

  • A two-gene expression ratio predicts clinical outcome in breast cancer patients treated with tamoxifen

    Xiao Jun Ma;Zuncai Wang;Paula D. Ryan;Steven J. Isakoff

  • Lumpectomy plus Tamoxifen with or without Irradiation in Women 70 Years of Age or Older with Early Breast Cancer

    Kevin S. Hughes;Lauren A. Schnaper;Donald Berry;Constance Cirrincione

  • Breast Cancer Subtype Approximated by Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and HER-2 Is Associated With Local and Distant Recurrence After Breast-Conserving Therapy

    Paul L. Nguyen;Alphonse G. Taghian;Matthew S. Katz;Andrzej Niemierko

  • Causes, consequences, and remedies for growth-induced solid stress in murine and human tumors

    Triantafyllos Stylianopoulos;John D. Martin;John D. Martin;Vikash P. Chauhan;Saloni R. Jain;Saloni R. Jain

  • Pathologic Complete Response after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Impact on Breast Cancer Recurrence and Survival: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis.

    Laura M. Spring;Geoffrey Fell;Andrea Arfe;Chandni Sharma

  • Age, Breast Cancer Subtype Approximation, and Local Recurrence After Breast-Conserving Therapy

    Nils D. Arvold;Alphonse G. Taghian;Andrzej Niemierko;Rita F. Abi Raad

  • Germ-line BRCA1 mutations in Jewish and non-Jewish women with early-onset breast cancer.

    Michael G. FitzGerald;Deborah J. MacDonald;Michael Krainer;Ingrid Hoover

  • RTOG 9804: A Prospective Randomized Trial for Good-Risk Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Comparing Radiotherapy With Observation

    Beryl McCormick;Kathryn Winter;Clifford Hudis;Henry Mark Kuerer

  • Preoperative Therapy With Trastuzumab and Paclitaxel Followed by Sequential Adjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide for HER2 Overexpressing Stage II or III Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study

    Harold J. Burstein;Lyndsay N. Harris;Rebecca Gelman;Susan C. Lester

  • Breast reconstruction following nipple-sparing mastectomy: predictors of complications, reconstruction outcomes, and 5-year trends.

    Amy S. Colwell;Oren Tessler;Alex M. Lin;Eric Liao

  • Protocol for the Examination of Specimens From Patients With Invasive Carcinoma of the Breast

    Susan C. Lester;Shikha Bose;Yunn Yi Chen;James L. Connolly

  • Surgical management of phyllodes tumors.

    Abeel A. Mangi;Barbara L. Smith;Michele A. Gadd;Kenneth K. Tanabe

  • Prospective Study of Wide Excision Alone for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ of the Breast

    Julia S. Wong;Carolyn M. Kaelin;Susan L. Troyan;Michele A. Gadd

  • Benign and malignant breast lesions: differentiation with echo-planar MR imaging

    C. A. Hulka;B. L. Smith;D. C. Sgroi;Lujian Tan

  • Statement of the Science Concerning Locoregional Treatments After Preoperative Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A National Cancer Institute Conference

    Thomas A. Buchholz;Constance D. Lehman;Jay R. Harris;Barbara A. Pockaj

  • Multimodality management of Merkel cell carcinoma.

    Mark J. Ott;Kenneth K. Tanabe;Michele A. Gadd;Paul Stark

  • Nipple‐sparing mastectomy

    J E Rusby;B L Smith;G P H Gui

  • Dynamic echo-planar imaging of the breast: experience in diagnosing breast carcinoma and correlation with tumor angiogenesis.

    C A Hulka;W B Edmister;B L Smith;L Tan

Frequent Co-Authors

Alphonse G. Taghian
Alphonse G. Taghian Harvard University
William G. Austen
William G. Austen Harvard University
Simon N. Powell
Simon N. Powell Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Judy Garber
Judy Garber Harvard University
Eric P. Winer
Eric P. Winer Yale University
Abram Recht
Abram Recht Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Aditya Bardia
Aditya Bardia Harvard University
Jay R. Harris
Jay R. Harris Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kenneth K. Tanabe
Kenneth K. Tanabe Harvard University
Dennis C. Sgroi
Dennis C. Sgroi Harvard University

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