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David C. Christiani

David C. Christiani

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 134 2113 1968 1193 1094 1299 87776

David C. Christiani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David C. Christiani between 1976 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David C. Christiani published across 50 years, from 1976 to 2025, averaging 35.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 199 publications in 2024. 244 of the 1,765 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 199. Peak 199 publications in 2024. 1976: 2 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 3 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 2 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 16 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 33 publications 1999: 27 publications 2000: 25 publications 2001: 26 publications 2002: 31 publications 2003: 38 publications 2004: 43 publications 2005: 43 publications 2006: 33 publications 2007: 42 publications 2008: 48 publications 2009: 44 publications 2010: 59 publications 2011: 65 publications 2012: 80 publications 2013: 50 publications 2014: 54 publications 2015: 45 publications 2016: 54 publications 2017: 67 publications 2018: 60 publications 2019: 67 publications 2020: 66 publications 2021: 74 publications 2022: 63 publications 2023: 168 publications 2024: 199 publications 2025: 45 publications
1976 2025

1,765 publications in total across all disciplines

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David C. Christiani: publications per year, 1976 to 2025
Year Publications
1976 2
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 2
1984 3
1985 3
1986 4
1987 4
1988 3
1989 1
1990 2
1991 9
1992 6
1993 7
1994 16
1995 16
1996 16
1997 21
1998 33
1999 27
2000 25
2001 26
2002 31
2003 38
2004 43
2005 43
2006 33
2007 42
2008 48
2009 44
2010 59
2011 65
2012 80
2013 50
2014 54
2015 45
2016 54
2017 67
2018 60
2019 67
2020 66
2021 74
2022 63
2023 168
2024 199
2025 45
Total 1,765
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David C. Christiani 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 David C. Christiani 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, 1,281–1,300 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: 1,299 publications — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 1,299
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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David C. Christiani 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 David C. Christiani 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, 134–135 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: 134 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
134–135 163 134
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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Overview

David C. Christiani is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple domains within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist has a significant focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, genetics, and cancer research.

Their work covers numerous topics including RNA modifications and cancer, epigenetics and DNA methylation, genetic associations and epidemiology, lung cancer treatments and mutations, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, as well as air quality and health impacts.

David C. Christiani's recent publications illustrate the breadth of their research interests. Notable papers include:

  • Interstitial lung abnormalities detected incidentally on CT: a Position Paper from the Fleischner Society (2020) published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
  • Circular RNAs in body fluids as cancer biomarkers: the new frontier of liquid biopsies (2021) published in Molecular Cancer
  • Association of High Tumor Mutation Burden in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers With Increased Immune Infiltration and Improved Clinical Outcomes of PD-L1 Blockade Across PD-L1 Expression Levels (2022) published in JAMA Oncology
  • Work-related COVID-19 transmission in six Asian countries/areas: A follow-up study (2020) published in PLoS ONE
  • Deep learning classification of lung cancer histology using CT images (2021) published in Scientific Reports

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers in their field. Among their most frequent co-authors are Rayjean J. Hung, Geoffrey Liu, Christopher I. Amos, Matthew B. Schabath, and John K. Field.

David C. Christiani has contributed extensively to various publication venues. The most common venues for their work include:

  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • UNC Libraries

Throughout their career, Christiani has focused on advancing knowledge in lung diseases, cancer biomarkers, and the impact of environmental factors on health. Their multidisciplinary approach integrates molecular biology techniques with epidemiological studies and clinical data analysis, reflecting a broad and impactful research portfolio.

Best Publications

  • Activating mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor underlying responsiveness of non-small-cell lung cancer to gefitinib

    Thomas J Lynch;Daphne W Bell;Raffaella Sordella;Sarada Gurubhagavatula

  • LKB1 modulates lung cancer differentiation and metastasis

    Hongbin Ji;Matthew R. Ramsey;D. Neil Hayes;Cheng Fan

  • Bayesian kernel machine regression for estimating the health effects of multi-pollutant mixtures

    Jennifer F. Bobb;Linda Valeri;Birgit Claus Henn;David C. Christiani

  • Optimal unified approach for rare-variant association testing with application to small-sample case-control whole-exome sequencing studies.

    Seunggeun Lee;Mary J. Emond;Michael J. Bamshad;Kathleen C. Barnes

  • A SNP in a let-7 microRNA Complementary Site in the KRAS 3′ Untranslated Region Increases Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Risk

    Lena J. Chin;Elena Ratner;Shuguang Leng;Rihong Zhai

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Younghun Han;Xuchen Zong

  • Emergency Duties and Deaths from Heart Disease among Firefighters in the United States

    Stefanos N. Kales;Elpidoforos S. Soteriades;Costas A. Christophi;David C. Christiani

  • An Integrated View of Copy Number and Allelic Alterations in the Cancer Genome Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Arrays

    Xiaojun Zhao;Cheng Li;J. Guillermo Paez;Koei Chin

  • Obesity, metabolic factors and risk of different histological types of lung cancer: A Mendelian randomization study

    Robert Carreras-Torres;Mattias Johansson;Philip C. Haycock;Kaitlin H. Wade

  • Phthalate exposure and human semen parameters.

    Susan M. Duty;Manori J. Silva;Dana B. Barr;John W. Brock

  • Excess circulating angiopoietin-2 may contribute to pulmonary vascular leak in sepsis in humans.

    Samir M Parikh;Tadanori Mammoto;Aylit Schultz;Hai-Tao Yuan

  • Inflammasome-regulated cytokines are critical mediators of acute lung injury.

    Tamás Dolinay;Young Sam Kim;Judie Howrylak;Gary M. Hunninghake

  • Respiratory Health Hazards in Agriculture

    MB Schenker;David Christiani;Y Cormier;H Dimich-Ward

  • Polymorphisms in the DNA repair genes XRCC1 and ERCC2 and biomarkers of DNA damage in human blood mononuclear cells

    Eric J. Duell;John K. Wiencke;Tsun-Jen Cheng;Andrea Varkonyi

  • Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes

    Joseph G. Allen;Skye S. Flanigan;Mallory LeBlanc;Jose Vallarino

  • Clinical predictors of and mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome: potential role of red cell transfusion.

    Michelle Ng Gong;B Taylor Thompson;Paige Williams;Lucille Pothier

  • Gamma-glutamyltransferase and diabetes - a 4 year follow-up study

    D. H. Lee;M. H. Ha;J. H. Kim;D. C. Christiani

  • Rare variants of large effect in BRCA2 and CHEK2 affect risk of lung cancer

    Yufei Wang;James D McKay;Thorunn Rafnar;Zhaoming Wang

  • Ethnic differences in the prevalence of the homozygous deleted genotype of glutathione S-transferase theta

    Heather H. Nelson;John K. Wiencke;David C. Christiani;T. J. Cheng

  • The relationship between environmental exposures to phthalates and DNA damage in human sperm using the neutral comet assay.

    Susan M. Duty;Narendra P Singh;Manori J Silva;Dana B Barr

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey Liu
Geoffrey Liu Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Xihong Lin
Xihong Lin Harvard University
Rayjean J. Hung
Rayjean J. Hung Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
John C. Wain
John C. Wain Harvard University
Christopher I. Amos
Christopher I. Amos Baylor College of Medicine
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
John K. Field
John K. Field University of Liverpool
Maria Teresa Landi
Maria Teresa Landi National Institutes of Health
Angela Risch
Angela Risch University of Salzburg
Thomas J. Lynch
Thomas J. Lynch Johns Hopkins University

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