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J. Michael Gaziano 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 J. Michael Gaziano sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 632 publications — 75th percentile

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

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

J. Michael Gaziano 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 J. Michael Gaziano sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 147 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

J. Michael Gaziano is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine with significant contributions to genetics, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, public health, environmental and occupational health, molecular biology, and surgery.

Their work covers several main topics including:

  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gaziano include:

  • Kelly Cho
  • Peter W.F. Wilson
  • Yuk-Lam Ho
  • Luc Djoussé
  • Philip S. Tsao

Their publications appear regularly in these venues:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Circulation
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN

Examples of recent published papers include:

  • "Discovery of 318 new risk loci for type 2 diabetes and related vascular outcomes among 1.4 million participants in a multi-ancestry meta-analysis," 2020, Nature Genetics
  • "Large-scale genome-wide association study of coronary artery disease in genetically diverse populations," 2022, Nature Medicine
  • "Comparative Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines in U.S. Veterans," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Actionable druggable genome-wide Mendelian randomization identifies repurposing opportunities for COVID-19," 2021, Nature Medicine
  • "Diversity and scale: Genetic architecture of 2068 traits in the VA Million Veteran Program," 2024, Science

Best Publications

  • Effect of selenium and vitamin E on risk of prostate cancer and other cancers: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT).

    Scott M. Lippman;Eric A. Klein;Eric A. Klein;Phyllis J. Goodman;M. Scott Lucia

  • A randomized trial of low-dose aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women

    Paul M Ridker;Nancy R. Cook;I-Min Lee;David Gordon

  • Vitamin E and the Risk of Prostate Cancer: The Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT)

    Eric A. Klein;Ian M. Thompson;Catherine M. Tangen;John J. Crowley

  • Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer The Women's Health Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    I-Min Lee;Nancy R. Cook;J. Michael Gaziano;David Gordon

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits.

    Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsud

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

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

  • Soft Drink Consumption and Risk of Developing Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and the Metabolic Syndrome in Middle-Aged Adults in the Community

    Ravi Dhingra;Lisa Sullivan;Paul F. Jacques;Thomas J. Wang;Thomas J. Wang

  • C-Reactive Protein, Fibrinogen, and Cardiovascular Disease Prediction

    Stephen Kaptoge;Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Lisa Pennells;Angela M. Wood

  • C-Reactive Protein and Parental History Improve Global Cardiovascular Risk Prediction The Reynolds Risk Score for Men

    Paul M Ridker;Nina P. Paynter;Nader Rifai;J. Michael Gaziano

  • 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

  • Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cancer: The Women’s Health Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Nancy R. Cook;I-Min Lee;J. Michael Gaziano;David Gordon

  • Relations of Serum Phosphorus and Calcium Levels to the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in the Community

    Ravi Dhingra;Lisa M. Sullivan;Caroline S. Fox;Thomas J. Wang;Thomas J. Wang

  • Sex Hormone–Binding Globulin and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women and Men

    Eric L. Ding;Yiqing Song;Jo Ann E. Manson;David J. Hunter

  • Use of aspirin to reduce risk of initial vascular events in patients at moderate risk of cardiovascular disease (ARRIVE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    J Michael Gaziano;J Michael Gaziano;J Michael Gaziano;Carlos Brotons;Rosa Coppolecchia;Claudio Cricelli

  • Body mass index and the risk of stroke in men.

    Tobias Kurth;J. Michael Gaziano;Klaus Berger;Carlos S. Kase

  • Genome-wide association study identifies variants in the ABO locus associated with susceptibility to pancreatic cancer

    Laufey Amundadottir;Peter Kraft;Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon;Charles S. Fuchs

  • 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

  • Results of Multivariable Logistic Regression, Propensity Matching, Propensity Adjustment, and Propensity-based Weighting under Conditions of Nonuniform Effect

    Tobias Kurth;Alexander M. Walker;Robert J. Glynn;K. Arnold Chan

  • Cholesterol Lowering With Statin Drugs, Risk of Stroke, and Total Mortality: An Overview of Randomized Trials

    Patricia R. Hebert;J. Michael Gaziano;Ki Sau Chan;Charles H. Hennekens

  • Genetic analysis of over 1 million people identifies 535 new loci associated with blood pressure traits

    Evangelos Evangelou;Helen R. Warren;David Mosen-Ansorena;Borbala Mifsu

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
Howard D. Sesso
Howard D. Sesso Harvard Medical School
Luc Djoussé
Luc Djoussé Harvard Medical School
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
Peter Kraft
Peter Kraft Harvard University
Dimitrios Trichopoulos
Dimitrios Trichopoulos Harvard University
I-Min Lee
I-Min Lee Harvard University
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health

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