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D-Index
97
Citations
32182
World Ranking
9341
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4818

George W. Comstock 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 George W. Comstock sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 352 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

George W. Comstock 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 George W. Comstock 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: 97 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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

  • 2003 - Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement, National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
  • 1899 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

Overview

George W. Comstock was affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their academic career involved research and contributions primarily linked to this institution.

Throughout their career, Comstock received recognition including the Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases in 2003. Additionally, they were a Member of the National Academy of Sciences since 1899, reflecting a longstanding involvement in the scientific community.

There are no publicly listed recent papers, co-authors, publication venues, or specific topics and fields of study attributed to Comstock in the available data. Similarly, there is no record of book publications or detailed research topics that can be outlined.

Despite the limited available data, Comstock's affiliations and awards suggest an active role in scientific research and contributions, most likely in fields related to medical or infectious disease research consistent with the institutions and honors mentioned.

Best Publications

  • Body mass index, serum sex hormones, and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.

    T J Key;P N Appleby;G K Reeves;A Roddam

  • Neighborhood Environments and Coronary Heart Disease: A Multilevel Analysis

    Ana V. Diez-Roux;F. Javier Nieto;Carles Muntaner;Herman A. Tyroler

  • Symptoms of depression in two communities.

    George W. Comstock;Knud J. Helsing

  • SERUM 25-HYDROXYVITAMIN D AND COLON CANCER: EIGHT-YEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDY

    C F Garland;G W Comstock;F C Garland;F C Garland;K J Helsing

  • THE PROGNOSIS OF A POSITIVE TUBERCULIN REACTION IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE

    George W. Comstock;Verna T. Livesay;Shirley F. Woolpert

  • Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease: A Prospective Study of 23,534 Men and Women in Washington County, Maryland

    Melanie K. Haroun;Bernard G. Jaar;Sandra C. Hoffman;George W. Comstock

  • Serum beta-carotene, vitamins A and E, selenium, and the risk of lung cancer.

    Marilyn S. Menkes;Marilyn S. Menkes;George W. Comstock;George W. Comstock;Jean P. Vuilleumier;Jean P. Vuilleumier;Knud J. Helsing;Knud J. Helsing

  • Uric acid and serum antioxidant capacity: a reaction to atherosclerosis?

    F.Javier Nieto;Carlos Iribarren;Myron D. Gross;George W. Comstock

  • Hodgkin's disease and Epstein-Barr virus. Altered antibody pattern before diagnosis.

    Nancy Mueller;Alfred Evans;Nancy L. Harris;George W. Comstock

  • Association Between α-Tocopherol, γ-Tocopherol, Selenium, and Subsequent Prostate Cancer

    Kathy J. Helzlsouer;Han-Yao Huang;Anthony J. Alberg;Sandra Hoffman

  • Long-term Efficacy of BCG Vaccine in American Indians and Alaska Natives: A 60-Year Follow-up Study

    Naomi E. Aronson;Mathuram Santosham;George W. Comstock;Robin S. Howard

  • EPIDEMIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS IN THE UNITED STATES

    Hans L. Rieder;George M. Cauthen;George W. Comstock;Dixie E. Snider

  • Fruit, Vegetable, and Antioxidant Intake and All-Cause, Cancer, and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in a Community-dwelling Population in Washington County, Maryland

    Jeanine M. Genkinger;Elizabeth A. Platz;Sandra C. Hoffman;George W. Comstock

  • Cohort Study of Cytomegalovirus Infection as a Risk Factor for Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickening, a Measure of Subclinical Atherosclerosis

    F J Nieto;E Adam;P Sorlie;H Farzadegan

  • Serum antioxidants and myocardial infarction. Are low levels of carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol risk factors for myocardial infarction?

    Debra A. Street;George W. Comstock;Richard M. Salkeld;Willy Schüep

  • Association Between Glutathione S-Transferase M1, P1, and T1 Genetic Polymorphisms and Development of Breast Cancer

    Kathy J. Helzlsouer;Ornella Selmin;Ornella Selmin;Han Yao Huang;Paul T. Strickland

  • An Association between the Allele Coding for a Low Activity Variant of Catechol-O-methyltransferase and the Risk for Breast Cancer

    Jackie A. Lavigne;Kathy J. Helzlsouer;Han Yao Huang;Paul T. Strickland

  • Serum gonadotropins and steroid hormones and the development of ovarian cancer

    Kathy J. Helzlsouer;Anthony J. Alberg;Gary B. Gordon;Christopher Longcope

  • Childhood Weight and Growth Rate as Predictors of Adult Mortality

    Nieto Fj;Szklo M;Comstock Gw

  • Sex hormones and risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women: a collaborative reanalysis of individual participant data from seven prospective studies.

    Endogenous Hormones;T J Key;P N Appleby

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathy J. Helzlsouer
Kathy J. Helzlsouer National Institutes of Health
Anthony J. Alberg
Anthony J. Alberg University of South Carolina
Moyses Szklo
Moyses Szklo Johns Hopkins University
F. Javier Nieto
F. Javier Nieto Oregon State University
Douglas A. Bell
Douglas A. Bell National Institutes of Health
Dale P. Sandler
Dale P. Sandler National Institutes of Health
James Tonascia
James Tonascia Johns Hopkins University
Richard E. Chaisson
Richard E. Chaisson Johns Hopkins University
Elizabeth A. Platz
Elizabeth A. Platz Johns Hopkins University
David Vlahov
David Vlahov Yale University

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