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D-Index
99
Citations
35901
World Ranking
8599
National Ranking
4431

Geoffrey R. Howe 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 Geoffrey R. Howe sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 212 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Geoffrey R. Howe 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 Geoffrey R. Howe sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Geoffrey R. Howe was affiliated with Columbia University in the United States during their research career. Their work contributed to multiple fields, including Medicine, Materials Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broader disciplines, their research spanned subfields such as Physiology, Biomaterials, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research interests focused on topics related to Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials, and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior. These areas reflect an interdisciplinary approach combining biological and material sciences.

Their publication record includes papers in peer-reviewed venues, with notable contributions appearing in Science Advances. One example is the 2020 paper titled "Complete aggregation pathway of amyloid β (1-40) and (1-42) resolved on an atomically clean interface," which explored the aggregation mechanisms of key peptides involved in Alzheimer's disease.

  • Complete aggregation pathway of amyloid β (1-40) and (1-42) resolved on an atomically clean interface, 2020, Science Advances

Throughout their career, Geoffrey R. Howe collaborated with a number of frequent coauthors, including:

  • Peter Niraj Nirmalraj
  • Jonathan List
  • Shayon Battacharya
  • Liang Xu
  • Damien Thompson

Their work is predominantly represented in the venue Science Advances, indicating a focus on cutting-edge interdisciplinary scientific advancements.

Best Publications

  • Adjustment for total energy intake in epidemiologic studies

    Walter C. Willett;Geoffrey R. Howe;Lawrence H. Kushi

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

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

  • Dietary Factors and Risk of Breast Cancer: Combined Analysis of 12 Case—Control Studies

    G. R. Howe;T. Hirohata;T. G. Hislop;J. M. Iscovich

  • Prostate Cancer in Relation to Diet, Physical Activity, and Body Size in Blacks, Whites, and Asians in the United States and Canada

    Whittemore As;Kolonel Ln;Wu Ah;John Em

  • Cohort studies of fat intake and the risk of breast cancer--a pooled analysis.

    David J. Hunter;Donna Spiegelman;Hans Olov Adami;Lawrence Beeson

  • The 15-Country Collaborative Study of Cancer Risk among Radiation Workers in the Nuclear Industry: Estimates of Radiation-Related Cancer Risks

    E. Cardis;M. Vrijheid;M. Blettner;E. Gilbert

  • Risk of cancer after low doses of ionising radiation: retrospective cohort study in 15 countries

    E. Cardis;M. Vrijheid;M. Blettner;E. Gilbert

  • Effects of low doses and low dose rates of external ionizing radiation: cancer mortality among nuclear industry workers in three countries

    E Cardis;E S Gilbert;L Carpenter;G Howe

  • Dietary intake of fiber and decreased risk of cancers of the colon and rectum: Evidence from the combined analysis of 13 case-control studies

    Geoffrey R. Howe;Enrique Benito;Roberto Castelleto;Jacqueline Cornée

  • Vegetables, fruits, legumes and prostate cancer: a multiethnic case-control study.

    Laurence N. Kolonel;Jean H. Hankin;Alice S. Whittemore;Anna H. Wu

  • Are Female Smokers at Higher Risk for Lung Cancer than Male Smokers? A Case-Control Analysis by Histologic Type

    H. A. Risch;G. R. Howe;Meera Jain;J. D. Burch

  • Lung Cancer in Radon-Exposed Miners and Estimation of Risk From Indoor Exposure

    Jay H. Lubin;John D. Boice;Christer Edling;Richard W. Hornung

  • Mortality from breast cancer after irradiation during fluoroscopic examinations in patients being treated for tuberculosis.

    Anthony B. Miller;Geoffrey R. Howe;Gregory J. Sherman;Joan P. Lindsay

  • Tobacco Use, Occupation, Coffee, Various Nutrients, and Bladder Cancer

    G. R. Howe;J. D. Burch;A. B. Miller;G. M. Cook

  • DIETARY FACTORS AND THE INCIDENCE OF CANCER OF THE STOMACH

    Harvey A. Risch;Meera Jain;N. Won Choi;J. George Fodor

  • Breast cancer mortality between 1950 and 1987 after exposure to fractionated moderate-dose-rate ionizing radiation in the Canadian fluoroscopy cohort study and a comparison with breast cancer mortality in the atomic bomb survivors study

    Geoffrey R. Howe;John McLaughlin

  • Family History and Prostate Cancer Risk in Black, White, and Asian Men in the United States and Canada

    Alice S. Whittemore;Anna H. Wu;Laurence N. Kolonel;Esther M. John

  • A case-control study of diet and colo-rectal cancer.

    M. Jain;G. M. Cook;Faith G. Davis;M. G. Grace

  • Plant Foods, Antioxidants, and Prostate Cancer Risk: Findings From Case-Control Studies in Canada

    Meera G. Jain;Gregory T. Hislop;Geoffrey R. Howe;Parviz Ghadirian

  • Arsenic Exposure from Drinking Water and Risk of Premalignant Skin Lesions in Bangladesh: Baseline Results from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study

    Habibul Ahsan;Yu Chen;Faruque Parvez;Lydia Zablotska

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony B. Miller
Anthony B. Miller University of Toronto
Thomas E. Rohan
Thomas E. Rohan Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Habibul Ahsan
Habibul Ahsan University of Chicago
Harvey A. Risch
Harvey A. Risch Yale University
Yu Chen
Yu Chen New York University
Susan Preston-Martin
Susan Preston-Martin University of Southern California
Maria Blettner
Maria Blettner Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Christine M. Friedenreich
Christine M. Friedenreich Alberta Health Services
Julian Little
Julian Little University of Ottawa
Elaine Ron
Elaine Ron National Institutes of Health

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