2026 Donna Spiegelman: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	186	33	29	24	22	875	126732
Best Scientists	186	490	452	321	291	875	126732
Medicine	188	276	251	181	163	855	129175

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Donna Spiegelman is affiliated with Yale University in the United States, specializing in medical research with a primary focus on medicine. Their work spans several subfields, including statistics and probability, economics and econometrics, general health professions, oncology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's research covers a range of topics, notably:

Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
Global Maternal and Child Health
Air Quality and Health Impacts
HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Spiegelman has contributed to several recent papers, including:

"Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease," 2020, published in New England Journal of Medicine
"Cardiovascular Risk Factors Mediate the Long-Term Maternal Risk Associated With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy," 2022, published in Journal of the American College of Cardiology
"Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database," 2021, published in JAMA Network Open
"Lessons Learned From COVID-19 Contact Tracing During a Public Health Emergency: A Prospective Implementation Study," 2021, published in Frontiers in Public Health
"Depression, Religiosity, and Telomere Length in the Study on Stress, Spirituality, and Health (SSSH)," 2021, published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Harvard Dataverse
UNC Libraries
PLoS ONE
Statistics in Medicine

Donna Spiegelman often collaborates with co-authors including Molin Wang, Archana Shrestha, Dale A. Barnhart, Chao Cheng, and Xin Zhou. Their collaborations reflect recurring partnerships in their research work.

Best Publications

Easy SAS Calculations for Risk or Prevalence Ratios and Differences

Donna Spiegelman;Ellen Hertzmark

2500
Citations
Dietary fiber, glycemic load, and risk of NIDDM in men

Jorge Salmerón;Alberto Ascherio;Eric B Rimm;Graham A Colditz

2046
Citations
The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease

KKaumudi J Joshipura;Frank B. Hu;Joann E. Manson;Meir J. Stampfer

1954
Citations
Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease

Hsin-Chia Hung;Kaumudi J. Joshipura;Rui Jiang;Frank B. Hu

1906
Citations
Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke

Kaumudi J. Joshipura;Alberto Ascherio;JoAnn E. Manson;Meir J. Stampfer

1553
Citations
Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease: A Comparison of Approaches for Adjusting for Total Energy Intake and Modeling Repeated Dietary Measurements

Frank B. Hu;Meir J. Stampfer;Meir J. Stampfer;Eric Rimm;Eric Rimm;Alberto Ascherio

1495
Citations
Vegetable, Fruit, and Cereal Fiber Intake and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Men

Eric B. Rimm;Alberto Ascherio;Edward Giovannucci;Donna Spiegelman

1427
Citations
Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance

Marjorie L McCullough;Diane Feskanich;Meir J Stampfer;Edward L Giovannucci

1419
Citations
Prospective study of major dietary patterns and risk of coronary heart disease in men

Frank B Hu;Eric B Rimm;Meir J Stampfer;Alberto Ascherio

1365
Citations
Alcohol and breast cancer in women: a pooled analysis of cohort studies.

S. Smith-Warner;D. Spiegelman;S. Yaun;P. Van Den Brandt

1319
Citations
Major types of dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease: a pooled analysis of 11 cohort studies

Marianne U. Jakobsen;Eilis J. O'Reilly;Berit L. Heitmann;Mark A. Pereira

1307
Citations
Factors influencing serum cystatin C levels other than renal function and the impact on renal function measurement

Eric L. Knight;Jacobien C. Verhave;Donna Spiegelman;Hans L. Hillege

1293
Citations
Pooled Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies on Height, Weight, and Breast Cancer Risk

Piet A. Van Den Brandt;Donna Spiegelman;Shiaw Shyuan Yaun;Hans Olov Adami

1263
Citations
Birth Weight and Adult Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, and Obesity in US Men

Gary C. Curhan;Walter C. Willett;Eric B. Rimm;Donna Spiegelman

1225
Citations
Meta-Analysis for Linear and Nonlinear Dose-Response Relations: Examples, an Evaluation of Approximations, and Software

Nicola Orsini;Ruifeng Li;Alicja Wolk;Polyna Khudyakov

1211
Citations
Association between dietary patterns and plasma biomarkers of obesity and cardiovascular disease risk

Teresa T Fung;Eric B Rimm;Donna Spiegelman;Nader Rifai

1207
Citations
Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease among Middle-aged and Older US Men

Eric B. Rimm;Meir J. Stampfer;Meir J. Stampfer;Edward Giovannucci;Alberto Ascherio

1151
Citations
Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States.

A. Ascherio;E. B. Rimm;E. L. Giovannucci;D. Spiegelman

1069
Citations
Variation in the incidence of uterine leiomyoma among premenopausal women by age and race.

Lynn M. Marshall;Donna Spiegelman;Robert L. Barbieri;Marlene B. Goldman

1052
Citations
ARTICLES Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease

Hsin-Chia Hung;Kaumudi J. Joshipura;Rui Jiang;Frank B. Hu

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter C. Willett Harvard University

David J. Hunter Harvard University

Wafaie W. Fawzi Harvard University

Eric B. Rimm Harvard University

Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis

Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst

Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University

Frank B. Hu Harvard University

Christopher Duggan Boston Children's Hospital

Alberto Ascherio Harvard University

External Links

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