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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 124 3209 2996 1770 1631 503 61313

Ie Ming Shih publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ie Ming Shih between 1993 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ie Ming Shih published across 29 years, from 1993 to 2021, averaging 15.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2012. 36 of the 462 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 35. Peak 35 publications in 2012. 1993: 6 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 17 publications 2006: 20 publications 2007: 26 publications 2008: 19 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 30 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 35 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 25 publications 2017: 20 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 24 publications 2021: 12 publications
1993 2021

462 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ie Ming Shih: publications per year, 1993 to 2021
Year Publications
1993 6
1994 3
1995 0
1996 3
1997 2
1998 6
1999 5
2000 3
2001 6
2002 12
2003 9
2004 12
2005 17
2006 20
2007 26
2008 19
2009 29
2010 30
2011 29
2012 35
2013 30
2014 25
2015 22
2016 25
2017 20
2018 13
2019 19
2020 24
2021 12
Total 462
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Ie Ming Shih 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 Ie Ming Shih sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 501–520 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 503 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617 503
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Ie Ming Shih 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 Ie Ming Shih sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 124–125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 399 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
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256 124
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Gene
  • Cancer
  • DNA

His primary areas of study are Pathology, Serous fluid, Cancer research, Ovarian cancer and Cancer. His research integrates issues of KRAS, Serous carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma in his study of Pathology. His Serous fluid research incorporates elements of Ovarian carcinoma, Fallopian tube, Carcinoma, Cystadenocarcinoma and Cystadenoma.

His work carried out in the field of Cancer research brings together such families of science as Carcinogenesis, Mutation, ARID1A, Immunology and Fluorescence in situ hybridization. His work deals with themes such as Molecular biology, Gene dosage, Gene duplication, Gene and PTEN, which intersect with Ovarian cancer. His Cancer research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Carboplatin, Chromosome instability and Blood plasma.

His most cited work include:

  • The origin and pathogenesis of epithelial ovarian cancer: a proposed unifying theory. (1209 citations)
  • ARID1A mutations in endometriosis-associated ovarian carcinomas. (1139 citations)
  • Ovarian Tumorigenesis : A Proposed Model Based on Morphological and Molecular Genetic Analysis (967 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ie Ming Shih mainly focuses on Pathology, Cancer research, Ovarian cancer, Serous fluid and Cancer. His Pathology research integrates issues from Trophoblastic Tumor, Tumor progression and Placental site trophoblastic tumor. His Cancer research research incorporates themes from Gene knockdown, Carcinogenesis, Cancer cell and Mutation, ARID1A.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Molecular biology and Oncology. In his study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Molecular biology, Computational biology is strongly linked to Gene. His work focuses on many connections between Serous fluid and other disciplines, such as Serous carcinoma, that overlap with his field of interest in Ovary.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Pathology (45.00%)
  • Cancer research (33.10%)
  • Ovarian cancer (32.14%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Cancer research (33.10%)
  • Ovarian cancer (32.14%)
  • Cancer (21.19%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ie Ming Shih focuses on Cancer research, Ovarian cancer, Cancer, Pathology and Serous fluid. His Cancer research study incorporates themes from Cancer cell, Reprogramming and Mutation. His Ovarian cancer study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Tumor microenvironment, Papanicolaou stain and EZH2.

The various areas that Ie Ming Shih examines in his Cancer study include Biopsy, Epigenetics and Aneuploidy. His research in Pathology intersects with topics in Personalized treatment and Bioinformatics. The Serous fluid study combines topics in areas such as Ovarian carcinoma, Computational biology and Gene.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Proteogenomic Analysis of Human Colon Cancer Reveals New Therapeutic Opportunities. (142 citations)
  • Evaluation of liquid from the Papanicolaou test and other liquid biopsies for the detection of endometrial and ovarian cancers (86 citations)
  • The Origin and Pathogenesis of Endometriosis. (34 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Gene
  • Cancer
  • DNA

His primary areas of investigation include Cancer research, Ovarian cancer, Cancer, Pathology and Ovarian carcinoma. His Cancer research research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Cancer cell, Chromatin remodeling and Immune system, Immunotherapy. His work on Serous carcinoma as part of general Ovarian cancer study is frequently linked to Progesterone receptor, bridging the gap between disciplines.

His studies deal with areas such as Gastroenterology, Aneuploidy and Esophagus as well as Cancer. His Pathology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Somatic cell, Endometrial cancer and Somatic evolution in cancer. The study incorporates disciplines such as Carcinoma, Serous fluid and Fallopian tube in addition to Ovarian carcinoma.

Best Publications

  • The origin and pathogenesis of epithelial ovarian cancer: a proposed unifying theory.

    Robert J. Kurman;Ie Ming Shih

  • ARID1A mutations in endometriosis-associated ovarian carcinomas.

    Kimberly C. Wiegand;Sohrab P. Shah;Osama M. Al-Agha;Yongjun Zhao

  • Ovarian Tumorigenesis : A Proposed Model Based on Morphological and Molecular Genetic Analysis

    Ie Ming Shih;Robert J. Kurman

  • TERT promoter mutations occur frequently in gliomas and a subset of tumors derived from cells with low rates of self-renewal

    Patrick J. Killela;Zachary J. Reitman;Yuchen Jiao;Chetan Bettegowda

  • Frequent mutations of chromatin remodeling gene ARID1A in ovarian clear cell carcinoma

    Siân Jones;Tian Li Wang;Ie Ming Shih;Tsui Lien Mao

  • Proteogenomic characterization of human colon and rectal cancer

    Bing Zhang;Jing Wang;Xiaojing Wang;Jing Zhu

  • Molecular pathogenesis and extraovarian origin of epithelial ovarian cancer—Shifting the paradigm

    Robert J. Kurman;Ie Ming Shih

  • Mutations in BRAF and KRAS Characterize the Development of Low-Grade Ovarian Serous Carcinoma

    Gad Singer;Robert Oldt;Yoram Cohen;Brant G. Wang

  • Integrated Proteogenomic Characterization of Human High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

    Hui Zhang;Tao Liu;Zhen Zhang;Samuel H. Payne

  • The Dualistic Model of Ovarian Carcinogenesis: Revisited, Revised, and Expanded.

    Robert J. Kurman;Ie Ming Shih

  • OVARIAN LOW-GRADE AND HIGH-GRADE SEROUS CARCINOMA: Pathogenesis, Clinicopathologic and Molecular Biologic Features, and Diagnostic Problems

    Russell Vang;Ie Ming Shih;Robert J. Kurman

  • Pathogenesis of ovarian cancer: lessons from morphology and molecular biology and their clinical implications.

    Robert J. Kurman;Ie Ming Shih

  • High grade serous ovarian carcinomas originate in the fallopian tube

    S. Intidhar Labidi-Galy;S. Intidhar Labidi-Galy;Eniko Papp;Dorothy Hallberg;Noushin Niknafs;Noushin Niknafs

  • Synthetic lethality by targeting EZH2 methyltransferase activity in ARID1A -mutated cancers

    Benjamin G. Bitler;Katherine M. Aird;Azat Garipov;Hua Li

  • The role of chromosomal instability in tumor initiation.

    Martin A. Nowak;Natalia L. Komarova;Anirvan Sengupta;Prasad V. Jallepalli

  • Proteogenomic Analysis of Human Colon Cancer Reveals New Therapeutic Opportunities.

    Suhas Vasaikar;Chen Huang;Xiaojing Wang;Vladislav A. Petyuk

  • Cancer-Associated Mutations in Endometriosis without Cancer

    Michael S. Anglesio;Nickolas Papadopoulos;Ayse Ayhan;Tayyebeh M. Nazeran

  • Immunohistochemical staining patterns of p53 can serve as a surrogate marker for TP53 mutations in ovarian carcinoma: an immunohistochemical and nucleotide sequencing analysis

    Anna Yemelyanova;Russell Vang;Malti Kshirsagar;Dan Lu

  • National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines for Use of Tumor Markers in Testicular, Prostate, Colorectal, Breast, and Ovarian Cancers

    Catharine M. Sturgeon;Michael J. Duffy;Ulf Håkan Stenman;Hans Lilja

  • TERT PROMOTER MUTATIONS OCCUR FREQUENTLY IN GLIOMAS AND A SUBSET OF TUMORS DERIVED FROM CELLS WITH LOW RATES OF SELF-RENEWAL

    Hai Yan;P.J. Killela;Z.J. Reitman;Y. Jiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Tian Li Wang
Tian Li Wang Johns Hopkins University
Robert J. Kurman
Robert J. Kurman Johns Hopkins University
Ben Davidson
Ben Davidson Oslo University Hospital
Yue Wang
Yue Wang Zhejiang University
Douglas A. Levine
Douglas A. Levine New York University
Robert Clarke
Robert Clarke University of Oxford
Bert Vogelstein
Bert Vogelstein Johns Hopkins University
Daniel W. Chan
Daniel W. Chan Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Kenneth W. Kinzler
Kenneth W. Kinzler Johns Hopkins University
Nickolas Papadopoulos
Nickolas Papadopoulos Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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