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Donna Spiegelman

Donna Spiegelman

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
186
Citations
126732
World Ranking
33
National Ranking
24

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D-Index
186
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126732
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Medicine

D-Index
188
Citations
129175
World Ranking
276
National Ranking
181

Donna Spiegelman 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 Donna Spiegelman sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 855 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Donna Spiegelman 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 Donna Spiegelman sits on this spectrum.

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: 400 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 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 188 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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

  • Dietary fiber, glycemic load, and risk of NIDDM in men

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

  • 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

  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease

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

  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Relation to Risk of Ischemic Stroke

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

    Nicola Orsini;Ruifeng Li;Alicja Wolk;Polyna Khudyakov

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • ARTICLES Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Wafaie W. Fawzi
Wafaie W. Fawzi Harvard University
Eric B. Rimm
Eric B. Rimm Harvard University
Graham A. Colditz
Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis
Susan E. Hankinson
Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Meir J. Stampfer
Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University
Frank B. Hu
Frank B. Hu Harvard University
Christopher Duggan
Christopher Duggan Boston Children's Hospital
Alberto Ascherio
Alberto Ascherio Harvard University

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