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Christopher D.M. Fletcher

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Scientists 172 803 484 753 128527
Medicine 176 415 250 753 134234

Christopher D.M. Fletcher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Christopher D.M. Fletcher between 1984 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Christopher D.M. Fletcher published across 42 years, from 1984 to 2025, averaging 20 papers a year. Output peaked at 64 publications in 2023. 25 of the 838 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1984 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 64. Peak 64 publications in 2023. 1984: 4 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 18 publications 1991: 24 publications 1992: 21 publications 1993: 18 publications 1994: 23 publications 1995: 27 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 36 publications 1998: 29 publications 1999: 23 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 26 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 37 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 19 publications 2010: 16 publications 2011: 22 publications 2012: 15 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 21 publications 2016: 20 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 23 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 64 publications 2024: 17 publications 2025: 8 publications
1984 2025

838 publications in total across all disciplines

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Christopher D.M. Fletcher: publications per year, 1984 to 2025
Year Publications
1984 4
1985 5
1986 8
1987 7
1988 7
1989 9
1990 18
1991 24
1992 21
1993 18
1994 23
1995 27
1996 16
1997 36
1998 29
1999 23
2000 28
2001 23
2002 26
2003 17
2004 23
2005 16
2006 23
2007 37
2008 21
2009 19
2010 16
2011 22
2012 15
2013 14
2014 21
2015 21
2016 20
2017 22
2018 17
2019 12
2020 14
2021 23
2022 24
2023 64
2024 17
2025 8
Total 838
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Christopher D.M. Fletcher 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 Christopher D.M. Fletcher 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, 741–760 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: 753 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
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
741–760 230 753
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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Christopher D.M. Fletcher 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 Christopher D.M. Fletcher 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, 176–177 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: 176 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 28 176
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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Christopher D.M. Fletcher was affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research work focused predominantly on medicine, with a significant number of publications within the subfields of pulmonary and respiratory medicine, rheumatology, oncology, pathology and forensic medicine, and surgery.

The scientist contributed extensively to the study and treatment of various tumor types and cancers. Key research topics in their body of work included:

  • Sarcoma diagnosis and treatment
  • Vascular tumors and angiosarcomas
  • Soft tissue tumor case studies
  • Urologic and reproductive health conditions
  • Lymphoma diagnosis and treatment
  • Bone tumor diagnosis and treatments
  • Cardiac tumors and thrombi

Christopher D.M. Fletcher authored numerous papers published in respected journals. Notable recent papers include:

  • "A Novel SS18-SSX Fusion-specific Antibody for the Diagnosis of Synovial Sarcoma," 2020, The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
  • "Ultra-rare sarcomas: A consensus paper from the Connective Tissue Oncology Society community of experts on the incidence threshold and the list of entities," 2021, Cancer
  • "Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, an ultra-rare cancer: a consensus paper from the community of experts," 2021, ESMO Open
  • "Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma, Version 4.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology," 2020, PubMed
  • "Kinase Mutations and Imatinib Response in Patients With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor," 2023, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Their collaborative work frequently involved coauthors such as Jason L. Hornick, Brendan C. Dickson, David Papke, Lynette M. Sholl, and William J. Anderson, with whom they shared multiple publications.

Christopher D.M. Fletcher's research was published primarily in venues including:

  • The American Journal of Surgical Pathology
  • Modern Pathology
  • Histopathology
  • Blood
  • Laboratory Investigation

The scientist's work contributed to a substantial number of publications addressing challenging areas in medical research and clinical guidelines, highlighting an interdisciplinary approach spanning diagnostics, treatment protocols, and tumor pathology. Christopher D.M. Fletcher passed away, and their work remains a reference in multiple areas of oncologic and pathologic medicine.

Best Publications

  • Diagnosis of gastrointestinal stromal tumors: A consensus approach.

    Christopher D.M. Fletcher;Jules J. Berman;Christopher Corless;Fred Gorstein

  • Efficacy and safety of imatinib mesylate in advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

    George Daniel Demetri;Margaret von Mehren;Charles D. Blanke;Annick Diane Van Den Abbeele

  • Efficacy and safety of sunitinib in patients with advanced gastrointestinal stromal tumour after failure of imatinib: a randomised controlled trial

    George D Demetri;Allan T van Oosterom;Christopher R Garrett;Martin E Blackstein

  • PDGFRA Activating Mutations in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

    Michael C. Heinrich;Christopher L. Corless;Anette Duensing;Laura McGreevey

  • Kinase Mutations and Imatinib Response in Patients With Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

    Michael C. Heinrich;Christopher L. Corless;George D. Demetri;Charles D. Blanke

  • Pazopanib for metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma (PALETTE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial

    Winette T A Van Der Graaf;Jean Yves Blay;Sant P. Chawla;Dong Wan Kim

  • Phase III Randomized, Intergroup Trial Assessing Imatinib Mesylate At Two Dose Levels in Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Expressing the Kit Receptor Tyrosine Kinase: S0033

    Charles D. Blanke;Cathryn Rankin;George D. Demetri;Christopher W. Ryan

  • Long-Term Results From a Randomized Phase II Trial of Standard- Versus Higher-Dose Imatinib Mesylate for Patients With Unresectable or Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors Expressing KIT

    Charles D Blanke;George D Demetri;Margaret von Mehren;Michael C Heinrich

  • Differentiation and reversal of malignant changes in colon cancer through PPARgamma.

    Pasha Sarraf;Elisabetta Mueller;Daniel Jones;Frederick J. King

  • KIT activation is a ubiquitous feature of gastrointestinal stromal tumors.

    Brian P. Rubin;Samuel Singer;Connie Tsao;Anette Duensing

  • Terminal Differentiation of Human Breast Cancer through PPARγ

    Elisabetta Mueller;Pasha Sarraf;Peter Tontonoz;Peter Tontonoz;Ronald M. Evans;Ronald M. Evans

  • NCCN Task Force report: management of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)--update of the NCCN clinical practice guidelines.

    George D. Demetri;Robert S. Benjamin;Charles D. Blanke;Jean Yves Blay

  • The evolving classification of soft tissue tumours – an update based on the new 2013 WHO classification

    Christopher D M Fletcher

  • WHO classification of soft tissue tumours: an update based on the 2013 (4th) edition.

    Vickie Y. Jo;Christopher D.M. Fletcher

  • Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor: comparison of clinicopathologic, histologic, and immunohistochemical features including ALK expression in atypical and aggressive cases.

    Cheryl M Coffin;Jason L Hornick;Christopher D M Fletcher

  • Molecular Correlates of Imatinib Resistance in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

    Michael C. Heinrich;Christopher L. Corless;Charles D. Blanke;George D. Demetri

  • Primary and Secondary Kinase Genotypes Correlate With the Biological and Clinical Activity of Sunitinib in Imatinib-Resistant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor

    Michael C. Heinrich;Robert G. Maki;Christopher L. Corless;Cristina R. Antonescu

  • PD-L1 EXPRESSION IS CHARACTERISTIC OF A SUBSET OF AGGRESSIVE B-CELL LYMPHOMAS AND VIRUS-ASSOCIATED MALIGNANCIES

    Benjamin J. Chen;Bjoern Chapuy;Jing Ouyang;Heather H. Sun

  • Functional annotation of a full-length mouse cDNA collection

    J. Kawai;A. Shinagawa;K. Shibata;M. Yoshino

  • STI571 inactivation of the gastrointestinal stromal tumor c-KIT oncoprotein: biological and clinical implications

    David A. Tuveson;Nicholas A. Willis;Tyler Jacks;Tyler Jacks;James D. Griffin

Frequent Co-Authors

Jason L. Hornick
Jason L. Hornick Brigham and Women's Hospital
George D. Demetri
George D. Demetri Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Jonathan A. Fletcher
Jonathan A. Fletcher Brigham and Women's Hospital
Paola Dal Cin
Paola Dal Cin Harvard Medical School
Cristina R. Antonescu
Cristina R. Antonescu Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fredrik Mertens
Fredrik Mertens Lund University
Thomas Mentzel
Thomas Mentzel Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Samuel Singer
Samuel Singer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Eduardo Calonje
Eduardo Calonje St Thomas' Hospital
Nils Mandahl
Nils Mandahl Lund University

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