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Daniel D. Buchanan

Daniel D. Buchanan

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
83
Citations
25491
World Ranking
15597
National Ranking
518

Daniel D. Buchanan 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 Daniel D. Buchanan sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 755 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Daniel D. Buchanan 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 Daniel D. Buchanan sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Daniel D. Buchanan is a researcher affiliated with the University of Melbourne in Australia. Their scholarly work spans interdisciplinary fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader domains, Buchanan's notable subfields include Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Oncology, Genetics, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology.

Their research centers around several key topics, which include:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Buchanan has contributed to a number of recent papers, highlighting their involvement in colorectal cancer and broader cancer genetics research. These publications include:

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomisation analysis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Characteristics of Early-Onset vs Late-Onset Colorectal Cancer, 2021, JAMA Surgery
  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study, 2020, BMC Medicine

The researcher's collaborations frequently involve several prominent coauthors, such as:

  • Mark A. Jenkins
  • Polly A. Newcomb
  • Steven Gallinger
  • John L. Hopper
  • Graham G. Giles

Daniel D. Buchanan's work has been published across multiple venues, with a concentration in these outlets:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Gastroenterology

Best Publications

  • CpG island methylator phenotype underlies sporadic microsatellite instability and is tightly associated with BRAF mutation in colorectal cancer.

    Daniel J Weisenberger;Kimberly D Siegmund;Mihaela Campan;Joanne Young

  • Identification of Lynch syndrome among patients with colorectal cancer

    Leticia Moreira;Francesc Balaguer;Noralane Lindor;Albert De La Chapelle

  • Application of a 5-tiered scheme for standardized classification of 2,360 unique mismatch repair gene variants in the InSiGHT locus-specific database

    Bryony A Thompson;Bryony A Thompson;Amanda B Spurdle;John-Paul Plazzer;Marc S Greenblatt

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • Association Between Molecular Subtypes of Colorectal Cancer and Patient Survival

    Amanda I. Phipps;Amanda I. Phipps;Paul J. Limburg;John A. Baron;Andrea N. Burnett-Hartman;Andrea N. Burnett-Hartman

  • Prevalence and Penetrance of Major Genes and Polygenes for Colorectal Cancer

    Aung Ko Win;Mark A. Jenkins;James G Dowty;Antonis C Antoniou

  • Risks of Lynch Syndrome Cancers for MSH6 Mutation Carriers

    Laura Baglietto;Noralane M. Lindor;James G. Dowty;Darren M. White

  • Colorectal cancer cell lines are representative models of the main molecular subtypes of primary cancer

    Dmitri Mouradov;Clare Sloggett;Robert N. Jorissen;Christopher G. Love

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer : a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Nikos Papadimitriou;Niki Dimou;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Barbara Banbury

  • Colorectal and Other Cancer Risks for Carriers and Noncarriers From Families With a DNA Mismatch Repair Gene Mutation: A Prospective Cohort Study

    Aung Ko Win;Joanne P Young;Noralane M Lindor;Katherine M. Tucker

  • Correlation of tumour BRAF mutations and MLH1 methylation with germline mismatch repair (MMR) gene mutation status: a literature review assessing utility of tumour features for MMR variant classification

    Michael T Parsons;Daniel D Buchanan;Bryony Thompson;Joanne P Young

  • Advanced colorectal polyps with the molecular and morphological features of serrated polyps and adenomas: concept of a ‘fusion’ pathway to colorectal cancer

    J R Jass;K Baker;I Zlobec;T Higuchi;T Higuchi

  • Cancer Risks for MLH1 and MSH2 Mutation Carriers

    James G Dowty;Aung K Win;Daniel D Buchanan;Noralane M Lindor

  • Tumor Mismatch Repair Immunohistochemistry and DNA MLH1 Methylation Testing of Patients With Endometrial Cancer Diagnosed at Age Younger Than 60 Years Optimizes Triage for Population-Level Germline Mismatch Repair Gene Mutation Testing

    Daniel D. Buchanan;Yen Y. Tan;Michael D. Walsh;Mark Clendenning

  • GSK3B polymorphisms alter transcription and splicing in Parkinson's disease

    John B. J. Kwok;Marianne Hallupp;Clement T. Loy;Clement T. Loy;Daniel K. Y. Chan

  • Molecular characterization of MSI-H colorectal cancer by MLHI promoter methylation, immunohistochemistry, and mismatch repair germline mutation screening

    Jenny N. Poynter;Kimberly D. Siegmund;Daniel J. Weisenberger;Tiffany I. Long

  • KRAS-mutation status in relation to colorectal cancer survival: the joint impact of correlated tumour markers

    A I Phipps;D D Buchanan;K W Makar;A K Win

  • Determining Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Starting Age of Screening Based on Lifestyle, Environmental, and Genetic Factors.

    Jihyoun Jeon;Mengmeng Du;Robert E. Schoen;Michael Hoffmeister

  • Risks of Primary Extracolonic Cancers Following Colorectal Cancer in Lynch Syndrome

    Aung Ko Win;Noralane M. Lindor;Joanne P. Young;Finlay A. Macrae

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark A. Jenkins
Mark A. Jenkins University of Melbourne
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
John L. Hopper
John L. Hopper University of Melbourne
Joanne P. Young
Joanne P. Young University of Adelaide
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Steven Gallinger
Steven Gallinger Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
Michael Walsh
Michael Walsh Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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