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D-Index
111
Citations
62079
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5247
National Ranking
2831

James D. Luketich 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 James D. Luketich sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 728 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

James D. Luketich 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 James D. Luketich sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 111 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

James D. Luketich is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology. Subfields covered in their work also include Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, as well as Neurology.

The scientist's recent papers cover a range of topics related to lung and esophageal diseases, cancer diagnosis and treatment, and surgical interventions. Notable publications include:

  • Prospective Evaluation of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Vaccine Responses Across a Broad Spectrum of Immunocompromising Conditions: the COVID-19 Vaccination in the Immunocompromised Study (COVICS), 2022, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Definition and assessment of high risk in patients considered for lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery expert panel consensus document, 2021, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Outcomes with segmentectomy versus lobectomy in patients with clinical T1cN0M0 non-small cell lung cancer, 2020, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Worldwide Techniques and Outcomes in Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE), 2020, Annals of Surgery
  • National Trends in Extended Criteria Donor Utilization and Outcomes for Lung Transplantation, 2020, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Luketich include Arjun Pennathur, Inderpal S. Sarkaria, Matthew J. Schuchert, Rajeev Dhupar, and Ryan M. Levy. These collaborations have resulted in numerous joint publications, reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Publication venues where Luketich has contributed extensively include:

  • Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
  • The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
  • Annals of Esophagus
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology

Luketich's main research topics emphasize areas such as Esophageal and GI Pathology, Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, as well as Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging. Additional areas include Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations and Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases.

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive molecular characterization of gastric adenocarcinoma

    Adam J. Bass;Vesteinn Thorsson;Ilya Shmulevich;Sheila M. Reynolds

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Outcomes After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

    Philip R. Schauer;Sayeed Ikramuddin;William Gourash;Ramesh Ramanathan

  • Management of Spontaneous Pneumothorax: An American College of Chest Physicians Delphi Consensus Statement

    Michael H. Baumann;Charlie Strange;John E. Heffner;Richard Light

  • Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Outcomes in 222 Patients

    James D. Luketich;Miguel Alvelo-Rivera;Percival O. Buenaventura;Neil A. Christie

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Outcomes after minimally invasive esophagectomy: review of over 1000 patients

    James D. Luketich;Arjun Pennathur;Omar Awais;Ryan M. Levy

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Exome and whole-genome sequencing of esophageal adenocarcinoma identifies recurrent driver events and mutational complexity

    Austin M Dulak;Petar Stojanov;Petar Stojanov;Petar Stojanov;Shouyong Peng;Shouyong Peng;Michael S Lawrence

  • Human non-small cell lung tumors and cells derived from normal lung express both estrogen receptor α and β and show biological responses to estrogen

    Laura P. Stabile;Autumn L. Gaither Davis;Christopher T. Gubish;Toni M. Hopkins

  • MicroRNA Expression Profiles of Esophageal Cancer

    Andrew Feber;Liqiang Xi;James D. Luketich;Arjun Pennathur

  • Adaptive plasticity of IL-10 + and IL-35 + T reg cells cooperatively promotes tumor T cell exhaustion

    Deepali V Sawant;Deepali V Sawant;Hiroshi Yano;Maria Chikina;Qianxia Zhang;Qianxia Zhang

  • Wedge resection versus lobectomy for stage I (T1 N0 M0) non-small-cell lung cancer

    Rodney J. Landreneau;David J. Sugarbaker;Michael J. Mack;Stephen R. Hazelrigg

  • Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas

    Franz X. Schaub;Varsha Dhankani;Ashton C. Berger;Mihir Trivedi

  • Symptomatic improvement in gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

    E. E. Frezza;S. Ikramuddin;W. Gourash;T. Rakitt

  • Outcomes of sublobar resection versus lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer: a 13-year analysis.

    Amgad El-Sherif;William E. Gooding;Ricardo Santos;Brian Pettiford

  • Anatomic Segmentectomy in the Treatment of Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

    Matthew J. Schuchert;Brian L. Pettiford;Samuel Keeley;Thomas A. D’Amato

  • Characterization of Amplifiable, Circulating RNA in Plasma and Its Potential as a Tool for Cancer Diagnostics

    Talal El-Hefnawy;Siva Raja;Lori Kelly;William L. Bigbee

Frequent Co-Authors

Rodney J. Landreneau
Rodney J. Landreneau University of Pittsburgh
William E. Gooding
William E. Gooding University of Pittsburgh
Robert J. Keenan
Robert J. Keenan University of Chicago
Jill M. Siegfried
Jill M. Siegfried University of Minnesota
Ninh T. Nguyen
Ninh T. Nguyen University of California, Irvine
Chandra P. Belani
Chandra P. Belani Penn State Cancer Institute
Joel S. Greenberger
Joel S. Greenberger University of Pittsburgh
Samuel A. Yousem
Samuel A. Yousem University of Pittsburgh
Joseph M. Pilewski
Joseph M. Pilewski University of Pittsburgh
Steven E. Schumacher
Steven E. Schumacher Broad Institute

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