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 J. Sugarbaker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 447 publications — 48th percentile
48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
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 J. Sugarbaker sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 109 D-Index — 72nd percentile
72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
David J. Sugarbaker was affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States and contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on pulmonary and respiratory medicine. Their research encompassed various subfields including surgery, oncology, and radiology, nuclear medicine, and imaging.
The scientist's work covered multiple topics, notably occupational and environmental lung diseases, as well as pleural and pulmonary diseases. Other key areas of research included medical imaging and pathology studies, lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, lung cancer treatments and mutations, lung cancer research studies, and radiation dose and imaging.
Frequent co-authors who collaborated with David J. Sugarbaker included Marc De Leval, Steven Swanson, Michael T. Jaklitsch, Raphael Bueno, and Bryan M. Burt.
David J. Sugarbaker published research in several venues, with the highest number of publications appearing in the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Other journals featuring their work included Annals of Surgery, Journal of Thoracic Disease, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, and Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
Recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist included the following:
In addition to research papers, David J. Sugarbaker contributed to book publications, including the title "Tratado de Cirurgia Torácica," published in 2024 by Even3 Publicações eBooks.
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Kevin S. Hughes;Lauren A. Schnaper;Donald Berry;Constance Cirrincione
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Scott J. Swanson;James E. Herndon;Thomas A. D'Amico;Todd L. Demmy
Carolyn M Dresler;Jemi Olak;James E Herndon;William G Richards
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