2026 David G. Beer: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	105	6635	6238	3515	3261	357	81609

Overview

David G. Beer is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, reflecting a focus on molecular mechanisms and disease treatment.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medicine

More specifically, their work engages with subfields such as:

Molecular Biology
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cancer Research
Surgery
Oncology

David G. Beer's research addresses several topics, prominently:

Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
RNA modifications and cancer
Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
Circular RNAs in diseases
Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations

Recent publications include:

"IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: The New Database to Inform Revisions in the Ninth Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer," 2023, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
"LINC00857 Interacting with YBX1 to Regulate Apoptosis and Autophagy via MET and Phosphor-AMPKa Signaling," 2020, Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
"Immune determinants of Barrett's progression to esophageal adenocarcinoma," 2020, JCI Insight
"Multiplexed endoscopic imaging of Barrett's neoplasia using targeted fluorescent heptapeptides in a phase 1 proof-of-concept study," 2020, Gut
"Multi-Institutional Prospective Validation of Prognostic mRNA Signatures in Early Stage Squamous Lung Cancer (Alliance)," 2020, Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Frequent co-authors in David G. Beer's research collaborations include:

Guoan Chen
Kiran H. Lagisetty
Dipankar Ray
Derek J. Nancarrow
Theodore S. Lawrence

Publications have appeared repeatedly in notable research venues such as:

Gastroenterology
Journal of Thoracic Oncology
JCI Insight
Molecular Therapy - Nucleic Acids
UNC Libraries

Best Publications

Comprehensive molecular characterization of gastric adenocarcinoma

Adam J. Bass;Vesteinn Thorsson;Ilya Shmulevich;Sheila M. Reynolds

6006
Citations
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Classification of Lung Adenocarcinoma

William D Travis;Elisabeth Brambilla;Masayuki Noguchi;Andrew G Nicholson

5752
Citations
Comprehensive molecular profiling of lung adenocarcinoma: The cancer genome atlas research network

Eric A. Collisson;Joshua D. Campbell;Angela N. Brooks;Angela N. Brooks;Alice H. Berger

5272
Citations
The landscape of somatic copy-number alteration across human cancers

Rameen Beroukhim;Craig H. Mermel;Craig H. Mermel;Dale Porter;Guo Wei

4301
Citations
The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Revision of the TNM Stage Groupings in the Forthcoming (Eighth) Edition of the TNM Classification for Lung Cancer.

Peter Goldstraw;Kari Chansky;John Crowley;Ramon Rami-Porta

3957
Citations
Comprehensive genomic characterization of squamous cell lung cancers

Peter S. Hammerman;Doug Voet;Michael S. Lawrence;Douglas Voet

3665
Citations
Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

3193
Citations
Somatic mutations affect key pathways in lung adenocarcinoma

Li Ding;Gad Getz;David A. Wheeler;Elaine R. Mardis

3191
Citations
The landscape of long noncoding RNAs in the human transcriptome

Matthew K. Iyer;Yashar S. Niknafs;Rohit Malik;Udit Singhal

2694
Citations
Gene-expression profiles predict survival of patients with lung adenocarcinoma

David G. Beer;Sharon L.R. Kardia;Chiang Ching Huang;Thomas J. Giordano

2520
Citations
Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

2512
Citations
Characterizing the cancer genome in lung adenocarcinoma

Barbara A. Weir;Barbara A. Weir;Michele S. Woo;Gad Getz;Sven Perner;Sven Perner

1304
Citations
Discordant Protein and mRNA Expression in Lung Adenocarcinomas

Guoan Chen;Tarek G. Gharib;Chiang Ching Huang;Jeremy M.G. Taylor

1203
Citations
Gene expression-based survival prediction in lung adenocarcinoma: a multi-site, blinded validation study.

Kerby Shedden;Jeremy M.G. Taylor;Steven A. Enkemann;Ming Sound Tsao

1179
Citations
Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

1116
Citations
SOX2 is an amplified lineage-survival oncogene in lung and esophageal squamous cell carcinomas

Adam J. Bass;Adam J. Bass;Hideo Watanabe;Hideo Watanabe;Craig H. Mermel;Craig H. Mermel;Soyoung Yu

1067
Citations
Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

848
Citations
The IASLC Lung Cancer Staging Project: Proposals for Coding T Categories for Subsolid Nodules and Assessment of Tumor Size in Part-Solid Tumors in the Forthcoming Eighth Edition of the TNM Classification of Lung Cancer

William D. Travis;Hisao Asamura;Alexander A. Bankier;Mary Beth Beasley

716
Citations
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer/American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society: international multidisciplinary classification of lung adenocarcinoma: executive summary.

William D. Travis;Elisabeth Brambilla;Masayuki Noguchi;Andrew G. Nicholson

681
Citations
Mutations in the DDR2 Kinase Gene Identify a Novel Therapeutic Target in Squamous Cell Lung Cancer

Peter S. Hammerman;Martin L. Sos;Alex H. Ramos;Chunxiao Xu

593
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark B. Orringer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Dafydd G. Thomas University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Thomas J. Giordano University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Rork Kuick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Samir M. Hanash The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Arul M. Chinnaiyan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Ramaswamy Govindan Washington University in St. Louis

Matthew Meyerson Harvard University

William G. Richards Brigham and Women's Hospital

Thomas W. Glover University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

External Links

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