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David E. C. Cole

David E. C. Cole

University of Toronto
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
75
Citations
21670
World Ranking
19102
National Ranking
811

David E. C. Cole 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 E. C. Cole sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 322 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David E. C. Cole 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 E. C. Cole sits on this spectrum.

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70 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.

Overview

David E. C. Cole is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant work in related subfields such as Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Molecular Biology, Nephrology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health.

The scientist has contributed to studies covering a variety of topics including:

  • Vitamin D Research Studies
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Cellular transport and secretion
  • Dialysis and Renal Disease Management

David E. C. Cole has several recent papers, illustrating their engagement with ongoing research challenges. These include:

  • "The splashing morphology of liquid-liquid impacts," 2024, published in ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University)
  • "G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) gene variants and human genetic disease," 2024, published in Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • "Urinary Vitamin D Binding Protein: A Marker of Kidney Tubular Dysfunction in Patients at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes," 2024, published in Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • "Resolved but Not Forgotten: The Effect of Resolved Placenta Previa on Labor Management," 2022, published in American Journal of Perinatology
  • "50 Years Ago in T J P," 2020, published in The Journal of Pediatrics

The scientist collaborates frequently with the following co-authors:

  • Kristina M. Feldman
  • Farrah Hussain
  • Zainab Al-Ibraheemi
  • Tirtza Spiegel Strauss
  • Lois Brustman

David E. C. Cole has published repeatedly in several scientific venues, including:

  • Genetics in Medicine
  • Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • American Journal of Perinatology
  • The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Best Publications

  • Ancient human genomes suggest three ancestral populations for present-day Europeans

    Iosif Lazaridis;Iosif Lazaridis;Nick Patterson;Alissa Mittnik;Gabriel Renaud

  • Prevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population Series of 649 Women with Ovarian Cancer

    Harvey A. Risch;John R. McLaughlin;David E.C. Cole;Barry Rosen

  • Evidence that vitamin D3 increases serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D more efficiently than does vitamin D2.

    Hoang M Trang;David Ec Cole;Laurence A Rubin;Andreas Pierratos

  • Population BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Frequencies and Cancer Penetrances: A Kin–Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada

    Harvey A. Risch;John R. McLaughlin;David E. C. Cole;Barry Rosen

  • Comparison of Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mammography, and Ultrasound for Surveillance of Women at High Risk for Hereditary Breast Cancer

    E. Warner;D. B. Plewes;R. S. Shumak;G. C. Catzavelos

  • Association of neural tube defects and folic acid food fortification in Canada.

    Joel G Ray;Chris Meier;Marian J Vermeulen;Sheila Boss

  • Wintertime vitamin D insufficiency is common in young Canadian women, and their vitamin D intake does not prevent it.

    R Vieth;D E Cole;G A Hawker;H M Trang

  • Occult carcinoma in prophylactic oophorectomy specimens: prevalence and association with BRCA germline mutation status.

    Terence J. Colgan;Joan Murphy;David E. C. Cole;Steven Narod

  • Vitamin D in adult health and disease: a review and guideline statement from Osteoporosis Canada (summary)

    David A. Hanley;Ann Cranney;Glenville Jones;Susan J. Whiting

  • Identity-by-descent filtering of exome sequence data identifies PIGV mutations in hyperphosphatasia mental retardation syndrome

    Peter M Krawitz;Peter M Krawitz;Michal R Schweiger;Michal R Schweiger;Christian Rödelsperger;Christian Rödelsperger;Carlo Marcelis

  • Mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) in familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia, neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism, and autosomal dominant hypocalcemia.

    Geoffrey N. Hendy;Lilia D'Souza-Li;Bing Yang;Lucie Canaff

  • Determinants of peak bone mass: clinical and genetic analyses in a young female Canadian cohort.

    Laurence A. Rubin;Gillian A. Hawker;Vanya D. Peltekova;Lynda J. Fielding

  • Bone turnover markers in the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

    Jacques P. Brown;Caroline Albert;Bassam A. Nassar;Jonathan D. Adachi

  • Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia and neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism. Effects of mutant gene dosage on phenotype.

    M R Pollak;Y H Chou;S J Marx;B Steinmann

  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus and inflammation: Prospects for biomarkers of risk and nutritional intervention

    Alaa Badawi;Amira Klip;Pierre Haddad;David Ec Cole

  • Vitamin B12 and the risk of neural tube defects in a folic-acid-fortified population.

    Joel G Ray;Philip R Wyatt;Miles D Thompson;Marian J Vermeulen

  • Common genetic variants of the vitamin D binding protein (DBP) predict differences in response of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] to vitamin D supplementation.

    Lei Fu;Francisco Yun;Marko Oczak;Betty Y.L. Wong

  • Cysteinyl-leukotrienes and Their Receptors in Asthma and Other Inflammatory Diseases: Critical Update and Emerging Trends

    Capra;Thompson;Sala A;Cole De

  • Insertion of an Alu sequence in the Ca(2+)-sensing receptor gene in familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia and neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism.

    N. Janicic;Z. Pausova;D. E. C. Cole;G. N. Hendy

  • Original Communication Wintertime vitamin D insufficiency is common in young Canadian women, and their vitamin D intake does not prevent it

    R Vieth;DE Cole;GA Hawker;HM Trang

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey N. Hendy
Geoffrey N. Hendy McGill University Health Centre
Reinhold Vieth
Reinhold Vieth University of Toronto
Barry P. Rosen
Barry P. Rosen Florida International University
Katherine A. Siminovitch
Katherine A. Siminovitch Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Steven A. Narod
Steven A. Narod University of Toronto
Gillian A. Hawker
Gillian A. Hawker University of Toronto
Esteban J. Parra
Esteban J. Parra University of Toronto
Anna Spada
Anna Spada University of Milan
Richard Villems
Richard Villems University of Tartu
Edward M. Brown
Edward M. Brown University of Rochester Medical Center

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