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115
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516335
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4414
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130

Jacques Ferlay 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 Jacques Ferlay sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 206 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.

Jacques Ferlay 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 Jacques Ferlay sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 115 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Jacques Ferlay is affiliated with the International Agency For Research On Cancer in France. Their research focuses extensively on the field of Medicine, with particular emphasis on Oncology, Surgery, Epidemiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cancer Research.

The primary topics covered in their work include:

  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

They have frequently collaborated with several authors, including:

  • Freddie Bray
  • Isabelle Soerjomataram
  • Melina Arnold
  • Citadel J. Cabasag
  • Mathieu Laversanne

Jacques Ferlay's research appears regularly in several scientific journals, with multiple publications in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Gut
  • European Journal of Cancer
  • Cancer Epidemiology
  • CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Their recent notable papers include:

  • "Cancer statistics for the year 2020: An overview," 2021, International Journal of Cancer
  • "Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries," 2024, CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • "Global burden of colorectal cancer in 2020 and 2040: incidence and mortality estimates from GLOBOCAN," 2022, Gut
  • "Global burden of primary liver cancer in 2020 and predictions to 2040," 2022, Journal of Hepatology
  • "Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries," 2021, CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

The research contributions of Jacques Ferlay span a wide range of cancer types, with attention to global cancer incidence rates, mortality statistics, and screening methodologies. Their work on colorectal cancer and liver cancer burdens provides extensive epidemiological data and projections up to the year 2040.

Best Publications

  • Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries.

    Hyuna Sung;Jacques Ferlay;Rebecca L. Siegel;Mathieu Laversanne

  • Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries

    Freddie Bray;Jacques Ferlay;Isabelle Soerjomataram;Rebecca L. Siegel

  • Global cancer statistics

    Ahmedin Jemal;Freddie Ian Bray;Jacques Ferlay

  • Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012.

    Jacques Ferlay;Isabelle Soerjomataram;Rajesh Dikshit;Sultan Eser

  • Global cancer statistics, 2012

    Lindsey A. Torre;Freddie Bray;Rebecca L. Siegel;Jacques Ferlay

  • Global cancer statistics, 2002.

    D M Parkin;F Bray;J Ferlay;P Pisani

  • Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008.

    Jacques Ferlay;Hai-Rim Shin;Freddie Bray;David Forman

  • Cancer Incidence in Five Continents

    Freddie Ian Bray;J. Ferlay;M. Laversanne;D. H. Brewster

  • Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries in 2012

    J. Ferlay;Eva Steliarova-Foucher;Joannie Lortet-Tieulent;Sonia Rosso

  • Estimating the global cancer incidence and mortality in 2018: GLOBOCAN sources and methods

    J. Ferlay;M. Colombet;I. Soerjomataram;C. Mathers

  • Estimates of the cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 2006

    J Ferlay;P Autier;M Boniol;M Heanue

  • Estimating the world cancer burden: Globocan 2000

    D. Maxwell Parkin;Freddie Ian Bray;Jacques Ferlay;Paola Pisani

  • Cancer statistics for the year 2020: An overview

    Jacques Ferlay;Murielle Colombet;Isabelle Soerjomataram;Donald M Parkin;Donald M Parkin

  • Estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 2008.

    J. Ferlay;D.M. Parkin;E. Steliarova-Foucher

  • Estimates of Incidence and Mortality of Cervical Cancer in 2018: A Worldwide Analysis

    Marc Arbyn;Elisabete Weiderpass;Laia Bruni;Silvia de Sanjosé

  • Estimates of the worldwide incidence of 25 major cancers in 1990

    D M Parkin;P Pisani;J Ferlay

  • Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2008: a review and synthetic analysis

    Catherine de Martel;Jacques Ferlay;Silvia Franceschi;Jérôme Vignat

  • Cancer incidence in five continents, Volume IX.

    M. P. Curado;B. Edwards;H. R. Shin;H. Storm

  • Global cancer transitions according to the Human Development Index (2008-2030): a population-based study

    Freddie Bray;Ahmedin Jemal;Nathan Grey;Jacques Ferlay

  • Globocan 2000 : cancer incidence, mortality and prevalence worldwide

    J. Ferlay;P. Pisani

Frequent Co-Authors

Freddie Bray
Freddie Bray International Agency For Research On Cancer
Isabelle Soerjomataram
Isabelle Soerjomataram International Agency For Research On Cancer
David Forman
David Forman International Agency For Research On Cancer
Donald Maxwell Parkin
Donald Maxwell Parkin University of Oxford
Ahmedin Jemal
Ahmedin Jemal American Cancer Society
Silvia Franceschi
Silvia Franceschi Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Marc Arbyn
Marc Arbyn Ghent University
Philippe Autier
Philippe Autier University of Strathclyde
Gerda Engholm
Gerda Engholm National Research Foundation
Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan
Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan International Agency For Research On Cancer

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