2026 Frank E. Speizer: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Scientists	222	126	115	88	80	689	201538
Medicine	222	83	74	63	56	681	199315

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
2001 - Charles S. Mott Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation
2000 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians
Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Frank E. Speizer is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on epidemiology and subfields including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, orthopedics and sports medicine, emergency medicine, and neurology.

Their research spans a range of main topics, notably:

Traumatic Brain Injury Research
Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
Sports injuries and prevention
Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Studies
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications

Frank E. Speizer's published papers include:

Association of Traumatic Brain Injury With the Risk of Developing Chronic Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Neurological, and Psychiatric Disorders, 2022, JAMA Network Open
Personal use of permanent hair dyes and cancer risk and mortality in US women: prospective cohort study, 2020, BMJ
Concussion and Risk of Chronic Medical and Behavioral Health Comorbidities, 2021, Journal of Neurotrauma
Premortem Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Diagnoses in Professional Football, 2020, Annals of Neurology
Modifiable Risk Factors for Poor Cognitive Function in Former American-Style Football Players: Findings from the Harvard Football Players Health Study, 2020, Journal of Neurotrauma

Their frequent co-authors include:

Aaron L. Baggish
Ross Zafonte
Rachel Grashow
Herman A. Taylor
Marc G. Weisskopf

Frank E. Speizer has published multiple papers in a range of venues, with the most frequent including:

Journal of Neurotrauma
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
JAMA Network Open
BMJ
JAMA Neurology

The scientist's recognitions include the Charles S. Mott Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation in 2001, membership in the National Academy of Medicine since 2000, and membership in the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

An Association between Air Pollution and Mortality in Six U.S. Cities

D W Dockery;C A Pope rd;X Xu;J D Spengler

12803
Citations
REPRODUCIBILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SEMIQUANTITATIVE FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE

Walter C. Willett;Walter C. Willett;Laura Sampson;Meir J. Stampfer;Meir J. Stampfer;Bernard Rosner

7531
Citations
Particulate air pollution as a predictor of mortality in a prospective study of U.S. adults.

C A Pope rd;M J Thun;M M Namboodiri;D W Dockery

4091
Citations
Body weight and mortality among women

JoAnn E. Manson;Walter C. Willett;Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz

3144
Citations
Postmenopausal estrogen therapy and cardiovascular disease. Ten-year follow-up from the nurses' health study.

Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz;Walter C. Willett;JoAnn E. Manson

2911
Citations
The use of estrogens and progestins and the risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.

Graham A. Colditz;Susan E. Hankinson;David J. Hunter;Walter C. Willett

2294
Citations
Circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I and risk of breast cancer

Susan E Hankinson;Walter C Willett;Walter C Willett;Graham A Colditz;Graham A Colditz;David J Hunter;David J Hunter

2261
Citations
A prospective study of obesity and risk of coronary heart disease in women.

JoAnn E. Manson;Graham A. Colditz;Meir J. Stampfer;Walter C. Willett

2055
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
Reduction in fine particulate air pollution and mortality : Extended Follow-up of the Harvard Six Cities Study

Francine Laden;Joel Schwartz;Frank E. Speizer;Douglas W. Dockery

1940
Citations
Postmenopausal estrogen and progestin use and the risk of cardiovascular disease

F. Grodstein;M.J. Stampfer;J.E. Manson;G.A. Colditz

1834
Citations
Relation of meat, fat, and fiber intake to the risk of colon cancer in a prospective study among women.

Walter C. Willett;Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz;Bernard A. Rosner

1797
Citations
Menopause and the risk of coronary heart disease in women.

Graham A. Colditz;Walter C. Willett;Meir J. Stampfer;Bernard Rosner

1743
Citations
Physical activity and incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in women

J.E. Manson;M.J. Stampfer;M.J. Stampfer;G.A. Colditz;G.A. Colditz;W.C. Willett;W.C. Willett

1683
Citations
Postmenopausal hormone therapy and mortality.

Francine Grodstein;Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz;Walter C. Willett

1644
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
A Prospective Study of Walking as Compared with Vigorous Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women

J E Manson;F B Hu;J W Rich-Edwards;G A Colditz

1530
Citations
A prospective study of sleep duration and coronary heart disease in women.

Najib T. Ayas;David P. White;JoAnn E. Manson;Meir J. Stampfer

1477
Citations
Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease: Ten-Year Follow-Up From the Nursesʼ Health Study

Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz;Walter C. Willett;Joann E. Manson

17
Citations
The use of Estrogens and Progestins and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women

Graham A. Colditz;Susan E. Hankinson;David J. Hunter;Walter C. Willet

3
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter C. Willett Harvard University

Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis

Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University

Bernard Rosner Harvard University

David J. Hunter Harvard University

JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School

Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst

Douglas W. Dockery Harvard University

Scott T. Weiss Harvard University

Charles H. Hennekens Florida Atlantic University

External Links

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