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John E. Tomaszewski

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
34724
World Ranking
11651
National Ranking
5975

John E. Tomaszewski publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 442 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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John E. Tomaszewski 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 John E. Tomaszewski sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 91 D-Index — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

John E. Tomaszewski is affiliated with the University at Buffalo, State University of New York in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on combining artificial intelligence and pathology in healthcare.

The primary fields of study in Tomaszewski's research include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

These fields are further specialized into subfields involving:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Nephrology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Health Informatics

The main topics covered by Tomaszewski's work include:

  • AI in cancer detection
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Renal Diseases and Glomerulopathies
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes

Tomaszewski has contributed to various scholarly articles in well-recognized academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications
  • Transplant International
  • Scientific Reports

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Tomaszewski are:

  • "PodoSighter: A Cloud-Based Tool for Label-Free Podocyte Detection in Kidney Whole-Slide Images", 2021, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • "Banff Digital Pathology Working Group: Image Bank, Artificial Intelligence Algorithm, and Challenge Trial Developments", 2023, Transplant International
  • "Discovery of Novel Digital Biomarkers for Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy Classification via Integration of Urinary Proteomics and Pathology", 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Investigating quantitative histological characteristics in renal pathology using HistoLens", 2024, Scientific Reports
  • "The New York State SARS-CoV-2 Testing Consortium: Regional Communication in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic", 2021, Academic Pathology

Their research network includes frequent collaborations with several co-authors, among them:

  • Pinaki Sarder
  • Avi Z. Rosenberg
  • Yulia A. Strekalova
  • Jeffrey B. Hodgin
  • Samuel Border

Tomaszewski's research contributes to the intersection of artificial intelligence and medical sciences, particularly in nephrology and renal pathology, reflecting ongoing developments in AI-assisted diagnostics and quantitative pathology.

Best Publications

  • Biochemical Outcome After Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiation Therapy, or Interstitial Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

    A.V. D'Amico;R. Whittington;S.B. Malkowicz;D. Schultz

  • Identification and characterization of a fibroblast marker: FSP1.

    Frank Strutz;Hirokazu Okada;Cecilia W. Lo;Theodore Danoff

  • Epithelial hypoxia-inducible factor-1 is protective in murine experimental colitis

    Jörn Karhausen;Glenn T. Furuta;John E. Tomaszewski;Randall S. Johnson

  • Automatic detection of invasive ductal carcinoma in whole slide images with convolutional neural networks

    Angel Cruz-Roa;Ajay Basavanhally;Fabio González;Hannah Leah Gilmore

  • Accurate and reproducible invasive breast cancer detection in whole-slide images: A Deep Learning approach for quantifying tumor extent

    Angel Cruz-Roa;Angel Cruz-Roa;Hannah Leah Gilmore;Ajay Basavanhally;Michael Feldman

  • Induction of donor-specific unresponsiveness by intrathymic islet transplantation

    Andrew M. Posselt;Clyde F. Barker;John E. Tomaszewski;James F. Markmann

  • A Multivariate Analysis of Clinical and Pathological Factors that Predict for Prostate Specific Antigen Failure after Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer

    Anthony V. D'Amico;Richard Whittington;S. Bruce Malkowicz;Delray Schultz

  • Pretreatment Nomogram for Prostate-Specific Antigen Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy or External-Beam Radiation Therapy for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer

    Anthony V. D'Amico;Richard Whittington;S. Bruce Malkowicz;Julie Fondurulia

  • Annexin-V imaging for noninvasive detection of cardiac allograft rejection

    Narula J;Acio Er;Narula N;Samuels Le

  • Reduction in immunosuppression as initial therapy for posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder: analysis of prognostic variables and long-term follow-up of 42 adult patients.

    Donald E. Tsai;Christine L. Hardy;John E. Tomaszewski;Robert M. Kotloff

  • Biochemical outcome after radical prostatectomy or external beam radiation therapy for patients with clinically localized prostate carcinoma in the prostate specific antigen era.

    Anthony V. D'Amico;Richard Whittington;S. Bruce Malkowicz;Kerri Cote

  • Automated gland and nuclei segmentation for grading of prostate and breast cancer histopathology

    S. Naik;S. Doyle;S. Agner;A. Madabhushi

  • Renal Cyst Development in Mice with Conditional Inactivation of the von Hippel-Lindau Tumor Suppressor

    Erinn B. Rankin;John E. Tomaszewski;Volker H. Haase

  • Mitosis detection in breast cancer pathology images by combining handcrafted and convolutional neural network features

    Haibo Wang;Angel Cruz-Roa;Ajay Basavanhally;Hannah Leah Gilmore

  • Renal carcinomas with the t(6;11)(p21;q12): Clinicopathologic features and demonstration of the specific alpha-TFEB gene fusion by immunohistochemistry, RT-PCR, and DNA PCR

    Pedram Argani;Marick Laé;Brian Hutchinson;Victor E. Reuter

  • Incidence of benign pathologic findings at partial nephrectomy for solitary renal mass presumed to be renal cell carcinoma on preoperative imaging

    Alexander Kutikov;Lindsay K. Fossett;Parvati Ramchandani;John E. Tomaszewski

  • Expression of prolactin and prolactin receptor in human breast carcinoma. Evidence for an autocrine/paracrine loop.

    C. V. Clevenger;Wan-Ping Chang;Winnie Ngo;T. L. M. Pasha

  • Automated grading of breast cancer histopathology using spectral clustering with textural and architectural image features

    S. Doyle;S. Agner;A. Madabhushi;M. Feldman

  • Computerized Image-Based Detection and Grading of Lymphocytic Infiltration in HER2+ Breast Cancer Histopathology

    A.N. Basavanhally;S. Ganesan;S. Agner;J.P. Monaco

  • Angiotensin II stimulates expression of the chemokine RANTES in rat glomerular endothelial cells. Role of the angiotensin type 2 receptor.

    G. Wolf;F. N. Ziyadeh;F. Thaiss;J. Tomaszewski

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Feldman
Michael Feldman University of Pennsylvania
Anant Madabhushi
Anant Madabhushi Emory University
Alan J. Wein
Alan J. Wein University of Miami
Anthony V. D'Amico
Anthony V. D'Amico Brigham and Women's Hospital
Ali Naji
Ali Naji University of Pennsylvania
Virginia A. LiVolsi
Virginia A. LiVolsi University of Pennsylvania
Shridar Ganesan
Shridar Ganesan Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Mitchell D. Schnall
Mitchell D. Schnall University of Pennsylvania
Mark A. Rosen
Mark A. Rosen University of Pennsylvania
Jerome P. Richie
Jerome P. Richie Brigham and Women's Hospital

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