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D-Index
88
Citations
40992
World Ranking
12936
National Ranking
6614

Catherine Schairer 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 Catherine Schairer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 206 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Catherine Schairer 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 Catherine Schairer sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Catherine Schairer is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, with a particular focus on oncology and molecular biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including cancer research, genetics, reproductive medicine, and molecular biology. The main topics of their research cover areas such as cancer risks and factors, epigenetics and DNA methylation, ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, reproductive biology and fertility, endometrial and cervical cancer treatments, cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer studies, and viral-associated cancers and disorders.

The scientist has published in several respected journals, most frequently in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment and UNC Libraries. Other venues include Cancer Research, British Journal of Cancer, and Sensors. Their recent notable papers include:

  • "The Risk of Ovarian Cancer Increases with an Increase in the Lifetime Number of Ovulatory Cycles: An Analysis from the Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium (OC3)", 2020, Cancer Research
  • "Exogenous hormone use, reproductive factors and risk of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma among women: results from cohort studies in the Liver Cancer Pooling Project and the UK Biobank", 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • "Obesity and related conditions and risk of inflammatory breast cancer: a nested case-control study", 2020, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
  • "Imaging Modalities in Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) Diagnosis: A Computer-Aided Diagnosis System Using Bilateral Mammography Images", 2022, Sensors
  • "Risk factors for inflammatory and non-inflammatory breast cancer in North Africa", 2020, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Catherine Schairer has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Julie E. Buring, Thomas E. Rohan, Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, and Victoria A. Kirsh. Each of these collaborations has appeared multiple times in the body of work, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

The scope of research covered includes 11 publications in medicine overall and 8 specifically in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The integration of epidemiological and molecular approaches is evident in their studies, especially those dealing with cancer risk factors and diagnostics.

This profile highlights the interdisciplinary nature of Catherine Schairer's research, merging clinical and molecular perspectives to contribute to the understanding of cancer and reproductive health.

Best Publications

  • Projecting Individualized Probabilities of Developing Breast Cancer for White Females Who Are Being Examined Annually

    Mitchell H. Gail;Louise A. Brinton;David P. Byar;Donald K. Corle

  • Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52 705 women with breast cancer and 108 411 women without breast cancer

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;R. J. Coates;J. M. Liff

  • Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives : collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53.297 women with breast cancer and 100.239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;H. L. Miracle-McMahill;R. J. Coates

  • ESTIMATING THE POPULATION ATTRIBUTABLE RISK FOR MULTIPLE RISK FACTORS USING CASE-CONTROL DATA

    Paolo Bruzzi;Sylvan B. Green;David P. Byar;Louise A. Brinton

  • Menopausal estrogen and estrogen-progestin replacement therapy and breast cancer risk.

    Catherine Schairer;Jay Lubin;Rebecca Troisi;Susan Sturgeon

  • Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Risk of 26 Types of Cancer in 1.44 Million Adults

    Steven C. Moore;I-Min Lee;Elisabete Weiderpass;Peter T. Campbell

  • Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer - Collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58 515 women with breast cancer and 95 067 women without the disease

    N Hamajima;K Hirose;K Tajima;T Rohan

  • Mammographic Features and Breast Cancer Risk: Effects With Time, Age, and Menopause Status

    Celia Byrne;Catherine Schairer;John Wolfe;Navin Parekh

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • The Risk of Breast Cancer after Estrogen and Estrogen-Progestin Replacement

    LElF Bergkvist;Hans-Olgy Adami;Ingemar Persson;Robert Hoover

  • Menopausal hormone replacement therapy and risk of ovarian Cancer

    James V. Lacey;Pamela J. Mink;Jay H. Lubin;Mark E. Sherman

  • Type I and II Endometrial Cancers: Have They Different Risk Factors?

    Veronica Wendy Setiawan;Hannah P. Yang;Malcolm C. Pike;Malcolm C. Pike;Susan E. McCann;Susan E. McCann

  • A Prospective Study of Diet Quality and Mortality in Women

    A K Kant;A S Schatzkin;B I Graubard;C Schairer

  • Type and timing of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: individual participant meta-analysis of the worldwide epidemiological evidence

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Risk of endometrial cancer after treatment with oestrogens alone or in conjunction with progestogens: results of a prospective study.

    I. Persson;H. O. Adami;L. Bergkvist;A. Lindgren

  • Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors by Histologic Subtype: An Analysis From the Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium

    Nicolas Wentzensen;Elizabeth M. Poole;Britton Trabert;Emily White

  • Association between Class III Obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of 20 Prospective Studies

    Cari M. Kitahara;Alan J. Flint;Amy Berrington de Gonzalez;Leslie Bernstein

  • Cancer incidence and mortality in women receiving estrogen and estrogen-progestin replacement therapy--long-term follow-up of a Swedish cohort.

    Ingemar Persson;Jonathan Yuen;Leif Bergkvist;Catherine Schairer

  • Projecting absolute invasive breast cancer risk in white women with a model that includes mammographic density.

    Jinbo Chen;David Pee;Rajeev Ayyagari;Barry Graubard

  • Risks of breast and endometrial cancer after estrogen and estrogen-progestin replacement.

    Ingemar Persson;Elisabete Vainio Weiderpass;Leif Bergkvist;Reinhold Bergström;Reinhold Bergström

Frequent Co-Authors

Louise A. Brinton
Louise A. Brinton National Institutes of Health
Robert N. Hoover
Robert N. Hoover National Institutes of Health
Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hans-Olov Adami
Hans-Olov Adami Karolinska Institute
Howard D. Sesso
Howard D. Sesso Harvard Medical School
I-Min Lee
I-Min Lee Harvard University
Regina G. Ziegler
Regina G. Ziegler National Institutes of Health
Susan M. Gapstur
Susan M. Gapstur American Cancer Society
Patricia Hartge
Patricia Hartge National Institutes of Health
Alicja Wolk
Alicja Wolk Karolinska Institute

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