2026 Elizabeth M. Ward: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	98	8706	8173	4489	4149	228	233108

Overview

Elizabeth M. Ward is affiliated with the American Cancer Society in the United States. Their research concentrates primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant focus on Oncology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, Genetics, and Economics and Econometrics as subfields.

The main topics of Elizabeth M. Ward's work include:

Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies

Elizabeth M. Ward has contributed to multiple publications, with recent notable papers including:

Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, part I: National cancer statistics (2020) published in Cancer
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part 1: National Cancer Statistics (2021) published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part 2: Patient Economic Burden Associated With Cancer Care (2021) published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, part II: Progress toward Healthy People 2020 objectives for 4 common cancers (2020) published in Cancer
The role of the histone H3 variant CENPA in prostate cancer (2020) published in Journal of Biological Chemistry

Their frequent co-authors include:

S. Jane Henley
Farhad Islami
Recinda Sherman
Ahmedin Jemal
Vicki B. Benard

Elizabeth M. Ward's work is often published in prominent venues, with several publications appearing in:

Cancer
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Physical Review Letters
Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism

Best Publications

Global cancer statistics

Ahmedin Jemal;Freddie Ian Bray;Jacques Ferlay

51525
Citations
Cancer statistics, 2008.

Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Yongping Hao

37125
Citations
Cancer statistics, 2010

Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Jiaquan Xu;Elizabeth Ward

18733
Citations
Cancer Statistics, 2009

Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Yongping Hao

13837
Citations
Cancer statistics, 2007.

Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Taylor Murray

11556
Citations
Cancer statistics, 2005.

Ahmedin Jemal;Taylor Murray;Elizabeth Ward;Alicia Samuels

8812
Citations
Cancer statistics, 2006.

Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Taylor Murray

8175
Citations
Cancer Statistics, 2004

Ahmedin Jemal;Ram C. Tiwari;Taylor Murray;Asma Ghafoor

6211
Citations
Cancer statistics, 2011: the impact of eliminating socioeconomic and racial disparities on premature cancer deaths.

Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Otis Brawley;Ahmedin Jemal

5648
Citations
Cancer statistics, 2003.

Ahmedin Jemal;Taylor Murray;Alicia Samuels;Asma Ghafoor

5047
Citations
Global Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Trends—An Update

Lindsey A. Torre;Rebecca L. Siegel;Elizabeth M. Ward;Ahmedin Jemal

3899
Citations
Global Patterns of Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates and Trends

Ahmedin Jemal;Carol DeSantis;Elizabeth M. Ward

3689
Citations
Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2012

Rebecca Siegel;Carol DeSantis;Katherine Virgo;Kevin Stein

3685
Citations
Childhood and adolescent cancer statistics, 2014

Elizabeth Ward;Carol DeSantis;Anthony Robbins;Betsy Kohler

2843
Citations
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2006, Featuring Colorectal Cancer Trends and Impact of Interventions (Risk Factors, Screening, and Treatment) to Reduce Future Rates

Brenda K. Edwards;Elizabeth Ward;Betsy A. Kohler;Christie Eheman

2660
Citations
Cancer disparities by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status

Elizabeth Ward;Ahmedin Jemal;Vilma Cokkinides;Gopal K. Singh

2174
Citations
International Variation in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates

Ahmedin Jemal;Joannie Lortet-Tieulent;Elizabeth Ward

1941
Citations
Worldwide Variations in Colorectal Cancer

Ahmedin Jemal;Robert A. Smith;Elizabeth Ward

1685
Citations
Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2001, with a special feature regarding survival

Ahmedin Jemal;Limin X. Clegg;Elizabeth Ward;Lynn A. G. Ries

1522
Citations
Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2010, Featuring Prevalence of Comorbidity and Impact on Survival among Persons with Lung, Colorectal, Breast or Prostate Cancer

Brenda K. Edwards;Anne-Michelle Noone;Angela B. Mariotto;Edgar P. Simard

1480
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmedin Jemal American Cancer Society

Michael J. Thun Emory University

Brenda K. Edwards National Institutes of Health

W. Dana Flanders Emory University

Christopher R. Flowers The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Kyle Steenland Emory University

Beverly Paigen University of Pennsylvania

Eric J. Feuer National Institutes of Health

Farhad Islami American Cancer Society

Martin A. Weinstock Brown University

External Links

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