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Erich M. Sturgis 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 Erich M. Sturgis sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 549 publications — 65th percentile

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Erich M. Sturgis 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 Erich M. Sturgis sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 96 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Erich M. Sturgis is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine in the United States. Their research predominantly centers around medicine, with a particular focus on otorhinolaryngology, surgery, and oncology. Additional subfields of study include pulmonary and respiratory medicine and epidemiology.

The main topics covered in Sturgis's work include studies on head and neck cancer, cervical cancer and HPV research, esophageal cancer research and treatment, cancer-related molecular mechanisms, lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, cancer diagnosis and treatment more broadly, and thyroid cancer diagnosis and treatment.

They have contributed to numerous publications in various scientific journals. The frequent venues for their publications are:

  • Cancer
  • Head & Neck
  • JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Oral Oncology

Recent papers featuring Sturgis include the following:

  • Evaluation of Overall Survival in Patients With Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma, 2000-2019, 2020, JAMA Oncology
  • Assessing thyroid cancer risk using polygenic risk scores, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Two Novel Susceptible Regions for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck, 2020, Cancer Research
  • Head and neck surgical oncology in the time of a pandemic: Subsite-specific triage guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020, Head & Neck
  • A novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process using transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer in ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Trial E3311, 2020, Oral Oncology

Sturgis frequently collaborates with several co-authors whose research intersections align across related oncological and surgical fields. The most frequent co-authors are:

  • Nabil F. Saba
  • Carole Fakhry
  • Sharon H. Giordano
  • Chunxue Bai
  • Joseph Bauer

Best Publications

  • Interaction between tobacco and alcohol use and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Shu Chun Chuang;Stefania Boccia

  • Radiotherapy plus cetuximab or cisplatin in human papillomavirus-positive oropharyngeal cancer (NRG Oncology RTOG 1016): a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority trial

    Maura L Gillison;Andy M Trotti;Jonathan Harris;Avraham Eisbruch

  • Trends in head and neck cancer incidence in relation to smoking prevalence: An emerging epidemic of human papillomavirus-associated cancers?

    Erich M. Sturgis;Paul M. Cinciripini

  • Alcohol Drinking in Never Users of Tobacco, Cigarette Smoking in Never Drinkers, and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Simone Benhamou;Xavier Castellsague

  • Development and validation of a staging system for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer by the International Collaboration on Oropharyngeal cancer Network for Staging (ICON-S): a multicentre cohort study

    Brian O'Sullivan;Shao Hui Huang;Jie Su;Adam S. Garden

  • Epidemiology of HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer

    Kristen B. Pytynia;Kristina R. Dahlstrom;Erich M. Sturgis

  • Sarcomas of the head and neck region.

    Erich M. Sturgis;Bryan O. Potter

  • Polymorphisms of DNA repair gene XRCC1 in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

    Erich M. Sturgis;Edward J. Castillo;Lei Li;Rong Zheng

  • Cessation of alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and the reversal of head and neck cancer risk

    Manuela Marron;Manuela Marron;Paolo Boffetta;Zuo Feng Zhang;David Zaridze

  • Parathyroid carcinoma: A 22-year experience

    Naifa L. Busaidy;Camilo Jimenez;Mouhammed Amir Habra;Pamela N. Schultz

  • Human Papillomavirus as a Marker of the Natural History and Response to Therapy of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

    Kie Kian Ang;Erich M. Sturgis

  • Cigarette, Cigar, and Pipe Smoking and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancers: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Annah Wyss;Mia Hashibe;Shu Chun Chuang;Yuan Chin Amy Lee

  • Impact of enhanced detection on the increase in thyroid cancer incidence in the United States: Review of incidence trends by socioeconomic status within the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results registry, 1980-2008

    Nan Li;Xianglin L. Du;Lorraine R. Reitzel;Li Xu

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers Conducted within the INHANCE Consortium

    James D. McKay;Therese Truong;Valerie Gaborieau;Amelie Chabrier

  • Assembly and initial characterization of a panel of 85 genomically validated cell lines from diverse head and neck tumor sites

    Mei Zhao;Daisuke Sano;Curtis R. Pickering;Samar A. Jasser

  • Management of the Neck in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Cavity and Oropharynx: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline.

    Shlomo A. Koyfman;Nofisat Ismaila;Doug Crook;Anil D'Cruz

  • Descriptive epidemiology and risk factors for head and neck cancer

    Erich M. Sturgis;Qingyi Wei;Margaret R. Spitz

  • The role of salvage surgery in patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx.

    Mark E. Zafereo;Matthew M. Hanasono;David I. Rosenthal;Erich M. Sturgis

  • The Epidemic of HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Is Here: Is It Time to Change Our Treatment Paradigms?

    Erich M. Sturgis;K. Kian Ang

  • Osteoradionecrosis and Radiation Dose to the Mandible in Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer

    Chiaojung Jillian Tsai;Theresa M. Hofstede;Erich M. Sturgis;Adam S. Garden

Frequent Co-Authors

Qingyi Wei
Qingyi Wei Duke University
Adam S. Garden
Adam S. Garden The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David I. Rosenthal
David I. Rosenthal The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
William H. Morrison
William H. Morrison The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Adel K. El-Naggar
Adel K. El-Naggar The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Paolo Boffetta
Paolo Boffetta Stony Brook Medicine
Mia Hashibe
Mia Hashibe University of Utah
Randal S. Weber
Randal S. Weber The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Andrew F. Olshan
Andrew F. Olshan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joshua E. Muscat
Joshua E. Muscat Pennsylvania State University

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