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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 75 19171 18001 3 3 275 18991

Catterina Ferreccio publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Catterina Ferreccio between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Catterina Ferreccio published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2023. 33 of the 326 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2023. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 5 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 13 publications 2023: 32 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 11 publications
1982 2025

326 publications in total across all disciplines

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Catterina Ferreccio: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 5
1985 1
1986 3
1987 4
1988 4
1989 4
1990 7
1991 4
1992 1
1993 5
1994 0
1995 0
1996 3
1997 0
1998 2
1999 2
2000 4
2001 1
2002 0
2003 6
2004 3
2005 3
2006 7
2007 16
2008 6
2009 11
2010 10
2011 11
2012 11
2013 13
2014 9
2015 11
2016 17
2017 10
2018 11
2019 6
2020 19
2021 17
2022 13
2023 32
2024 22
2025 11
Total 326
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Catterina Ferreccio 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 Catterina Ferreccio sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 261–280 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 275 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722 275
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Catterina Ferreccio 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 Catterina Ferreccio sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574 75
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Chile Leader Award

Overview

Catterina Ferreccio is affiliated with the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Chile and has focused their research primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans various subfields including Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas related to liver and biliary diseases, public health policies, and environmental health concerns. Key subjects include:

  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
  • Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
  • Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
  • Arsenic Contamination and Mitigation
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects

Their frequent collaborators include Marco Arrese, Jill Koshiol, Juan Pablo Arab, Andrea Huidobro, and Luis Antonio Díaz. The number of joint publications with these coauthors ranges from 13 to 18.

Catterina Ferreccio has contributed to multiple well-known scientific publication venues. The most frequent venues for their work are:

  • Journal of Hepatology
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Annals of Hepatology
  • Scientific Reports
  • UNC Libraries

Among recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Ferreccio are:

  • Association between public health policies on alcohol and worldwide cancer, liver disease and cardiovascular disease outcomes, 2023, Journal of Hepatology
  • Gallbladder and extrahepatic bile duct cancers in the Americas: Incidence and mortality patterns and trends, 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • Integrative molecular characterisation of gallbladder cancer reveals micro-environment-associated subtypes, 2020, Journal of Hepatology
  • Impact of Public Health Policies on Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease in Latin America: An Ecological Multinational Study, 2021, Hepatology
  • The establishment of public health policies and the burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the Americas, 2022, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Best Publications

  • Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults

    Leandra Abarca-Gómez;Ziad A Abdeen;Zargar Abdul Hamid;Niveen M Abu-Rmeileh

  • Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: A pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants

    Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;James Bentham;Gretchen A Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Yuan Lu;Kaveh Hajifathalian;James Bentham

  • Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants

    Bin Zhou;Rodrigo M Carrillo-Larco;Goodarz Danaei;Leanne M Riley

  • Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants

    Bin Zhou;James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Honor Bixby

  • Worldwide distribution of human papillomavirus types in cytologically normal women in the International Agency for Research on Cancer HPV prevalence surveys: a pooled analysis.

    G. M. Clifford;S. Gallus;R. Herrero;N. Muñoz

  • A century of trends in adult human height

    James Bentham;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Mariachiara Di Cesare;Gretchen A. Stevens;Bin Zhou

  • Some drinking-water disinfectants and contaminants, including arsenic

    W. M Anders;R. J. Bull;K. P. Cantor;D. Chakraborti

  • Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults

    Honor Bixby;James Bentham;Bin Zhou;Mariachiara Di Cesare

  • Cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, and diabetes mortality burden of cardiometabolic risk factors from 1980 to 2010: a comparative risk assessment.

    Goodarz Danaei;Yuan Lu;Gitanjali M. Singh;Emily Carnahan

  • Increased mortality from lung cancer and bronchiectasis in young adults after exposure to arsenic in utero and in early childhood

    Allan H. Smith;Guillermo Marshall;Yan Yuan;Catterina Ferreccio

  • Lung cancer and arsenic concentrations in drinking water in Chile.

    Catterina Ferreccio;Claudia Gonzalez;Vivian Milosavjlevic;Guillermo Marshall

  • Variations in the age‐specific curves of human papillomavirus prevalence in women worldwide

    Silvia Franceschi;Rolando Herrero;Gary M. Clifford;Peter J.F. Snijders

  • Fifty-year study of lung and bladder cancer mortality in Chile related to arsenic in drinking water.

    Guillermo Marshall;Catterina Ferreccio;Yan Yuan;Michael N. Bates

  • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants

    Andrea Rodriguez-Martinez;Bin Zhou;Marisa K. Sophiea;James Bentham

  • Seroprevalence of Helicobacter pylori in Chile: Vegetables May Serve as One Route of Transmission

    R. J. Hopkins;P. A. Vial;C. Ferreccio;J. Ovalle

  • Chronic arsenic exposure and risk of infant mortality in two areas of Chile.

    Claudia Hopenhayn-Rich;Steven R. Browning;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Catterina Ferreccio

  • 14-day triple, 5-day concomitant, and 10-day sequential therapies for Helicobacter pylori infection in seven Latin American sites: a randomised trial

    E Robert Greenberg;Garnet L Anderson;Douglas R Morgan;Javier Torres

  • Sexual behavior, condom use, and human papillomavirus: Pooled analysis of the IARC human papillomavirus prevalence surveys

    Salvatore Vaccarella;Silvia Franceschi;Rolando Herrero;Nubia Muñoz

  • Arsenic exposure from drinking water and birth weight.

    Claudia Hopenhayn;Catterina Ferreccio;Steven R. Browning;Bin Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Allan H. Smith
Allan H. Smith University of California, Berkeley
Majid Ezzati
Majid Ezzati Imperial College London
Mark Woodward
Mark Woodward Imperial College London
Josep Redon
Josep Redon University of Valencia
Rolando Herrero
Rolando Herrero Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research, INCIENSA Foundation
Liam Smeeth
Liam Smeeth London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Pedro Marques-Vidal
Pedro Marques-Vidal University of Lausanne
Annika Rosengren
Annika Rosengren Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Lauren Lissner
Lauren Lissner University of Gothenburg
Joanne Katz
Joanne Katz Johns Hopkins University

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