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112
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48070
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5131
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2774

Howard D. Sesso 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 Howard D. Sesso sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 523 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Howard D. Sesso 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 Howard D. Sesso sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 112 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Howard D. Sesso is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the field of Medicine. Their work spans a variety of subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Biochemistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, and Oncology.

Their research topics encompass Nutritional Studies and Diet, Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research, Vitamin D Research Studies, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, and Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities.

Frequent coauthors in their research collaborations include JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring, I-Min Lee, Pamela M. Rist, and J. Michael Gaziano.

Howard D. Sesso has published multiple papers in respected journals. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Effect of cocoa flavanol supplementation for the prevention of cardiovascular disease events: the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS) randomized clinical trial, 2022, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Liver Cancer and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality, 2023, JAMA
  • Effects of cocoa extract and a multivitamin on cognitive function: A randomized clinical trial, 2022, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • The blood proteome of imminent lung cancer diagnosis, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Dietary flavanols restore hippocampal-dependent memory in older adults with lower diet quality and lower habitual flavanol consumption, 2023, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

They have contributed notably to publication venues including:

  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Circulation
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Current Developments in Nutrition

Best Publications

  • Body-Mass Index and Mortality among 1.46 Million White Adults

    Amy Berrington De Gonzalez;Patricia Hartge;James R. Cerhan;Alan J. Flint

  • C-reactive protein and the risk of developing hypertension.

    Howard D. Sesso;Julie E. Buring;Nader Rifai;Gavin J. Blake

  • Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Risk of 26 Types of Cancer in 1.44 Million Adults

    Steven C. Moore;I-Min Lee;Elisabete Weiderpass;Peter T. Campbell

  • Vitamins E and C in the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Men : The Physicians' Health Study II Randomized Controlled Trial

    Howard D. Sesso;Julie E. Buring;William G. Christen;Tobias Kurth

  • Physical activity and coronary heart disease in men : The Harvard Alumni Health Study

    Howard D. Sesso;Ralph S. Paffenbarger;I-Min Lee

  • Circulating 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: A Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies

    Lu Wang;Yiqing Song;JoAnn E. Manson;Stefan Pilz

  • Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure, Pulse Pressure, and Mean Arterial Pressure as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Men

    Howard D. Sesso;Meir J. Stampfer;Bernard Rosner;Charles H. Hennekens

  • Systematic Review: Vitamin D and Calcium Supplementation in Prevention of Cardiovascular Events

    Lu Wang;JoAnn E. Manson;Yiqing Song;Howard D. Sesso

  • C-reactive protein and the risk of developing hypertension

    H.D. Sesso;J.E. Buring;N. Rifai;G.J. Blake

  • Vitamins E and C in the prevention of prostate and total cancer in men: the Physicians' Health Study II randomized controlled trial.

    J. Michael Gaziano;Robert J. Glynn;William G. Christen;Tobias Kurth

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Elevation of circulating branched-chain amino acids is an early event in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma development

    Jared R Mayers;Chen Wu;Chen Wu;Clary B Clish;Peter Kraft

  • Relationship of physical activity vs body mass index with type 2 diabetes in women.

    Amy R. Weinstein;Howard D. Sesso;I. Min Lee;Nancy R. Cook

  • Relative Intensity of Physical Activity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

    I-Min Lee;Howard D. Sesso;Yuko Oguma;Ralph S. Paffenbarger;Ralph S. Paffenbarger

  • Flavonoid intake and the risk of cardiovascular disease in women

    Howard D Sesso;J Michael Gaziano;Simin Liu;Julie E Buring

  • Associations of Dietary Flavonoids with Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, and Markers of Insulin Resistance and Systemic Inflammation in Women: A Prospective Study and Cross-Sectional Analysis

    Yiqing Song;Jo Ann E. Manson;Julie E. Buring;Howard D. Sesso

  • Dietary Intake of Dairy Products, Calcium, and Vitamin D and the Risk of Hypertension in Middle-Aged and Older Women

    Lu Wang;JoAnn E. Manson;Julie E. Buring;I-Min Lee

  • Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Hypertension in Women and Men

    Howard D. Sesso;Nancy R. Cook;Julie E. Buring;JoAnn E. Manson

  • Association between Class III Obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of 20 Prospective Studies

    Cari M. Kitahara;Alan J. Flint;Amy Berrington de Gonzalez;Leslie Bernstein

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital
I-Min Lee
I-Min Lee Harvard University
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Meir J. Stampfer
Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte New York University
Lorelei A. Mucci
Lorelei A. Mucci Harvard University
Peter Kraft
Peter Kraft Harvard University

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