World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
40858
World Ranking
10724
National Ranking
422

John W.M. Martens 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 John W.M. Martens sits on this spectrum.

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: 611 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 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 418 publications — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John W.M. Martens 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 W.M. Martens sits on this spectrum.

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: 400 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 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 47th percentile

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

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

Overview

John W.M. Martens is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Their research focuses primarily on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a strong emphasis on Oncology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Genetics as key subfields of study.

The scholar's work spans a variety of topics, including:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Their recent contributions to the scientific literature include several papers published between 2020 and 2024, illustrating the range of their research interests:

  • Pan-cancer landscape of homologous recombination deficiency, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Plasticity of Lgr5-Negative Cancer Cells Drives Metastasis in Colorectal Cancer, 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • Spatial immunophenotypes predict response to anti-PD1 treatment and capture distinct paths of T cell evasion in triple negative breast cancer, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, 2024, JAMA
  • Molecular characterization of colorectal cancer related peritoneal metastatic disease, 2022, Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Saskia M. Wilting (54 joint publications)
  • Stefan Sleijfer (42 joint publications)
  • Jaco Kraan (32 joint publications)
  • Marcel Smid (31 joint publications)
  • Agnes Jager (30 joint publications)

Their research has appeared repeatedly in key scientific publication venues, notably:

  • Cancer Research (22 publications)
  • Cancers (13 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (11 publications)
  • Molecular Oncology (10 publications)
  • Nature Communications (7 publications)

Best Publications

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Landscape of somatic mutations in 560 breast cancer whole-genome sequences

    Serena Nik-Zainal;Serena Nik-Zainal;Helen Davies;Johan Staaf;Manasa Ramakrishna

  • Mutational Processes Molding the Genomes of 21 Breast Cancers

    Serena Nik-Zainal;Ludmil B. Alexandrov;David C. Wedge;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo

  • The landscape of cancer genes and mutational processes in breast cancer

    Philip J. Stephens;Patrick S. Tarpey;Helen Davies;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo

  • Subtypes of Breast Cancer Show Preferential Site of Relapse

    Marcel Smid;Yixin Wang;Yi Zhang;Anieta M. Sieuwerts

  • Complex landscapes of somatic rearrangement in human breast cancer genomes.

    Philip J. Stephens;David J. Mcbride;Meng-lay Lin;Ignacio Varela

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • HRDetect is a predictor of BRCA1 and BRCA2 deficiency based on mutational signatures

    Helen Davies;Dominik D. Glodzik;Sandro S. Morganella;Lucy R. Yates

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • CCAT2, a novel noncoding RNA mapping to 8q24, underlies metastatic progression and chromosomal instability in colon cancer

    Hui Ling;Riccardo Spizzo;Yaser Atlasi;Milena Nicoloso

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk

    Sofia Khan;Dario Greco;Dario Greco;Kyriaki Michailidou;Roger L. Milne;Roger L. Milne

  • Genomic Evolution of Breast Cancer Metastasis and Relapse

    Lucy R. Yates;Stian Knappskog;Stian Knappskog;David Wedge;David Wedge;James H.R. Farmery

  • Anti-Epithelial Cell Adhesion Molecule Antibodies and the Detection of Circulating Normal-Like Breast Tumor Cells

    Anieta M. Sieuwerts;Jaco Kraan;Joan Bolt;Petra van der Spoel

  • Four miRNAs associated with aggressiveness of lymph node-negative, estrogen receptor-positive human breast cancer

    John A. Foekens;Anieta M. Sieuwerts;Marcel Smid;Maxime P. Look

  • Genes Associated With Breast Cancer Metastatic to Bone

    Marcel Smid;Yixin Wang;Jan G.M. Klijn;Anieta M. Sieuwerts

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Pan-cancer landscape of homologous recombination deficiency

    Luan Nguyen;John W. M. Martens;Arne Van Hoeck;Edwin Cuppen

  • Distinct gene mutation profiles among luminal-type and basal-type breast cancer cell lines

    Antoinette Hollestelle;Jord H. A. Nagel;Marcel Smid;Suzanne Lam

  • Characterization of male breast cancer: Results of the EORTC 10085/TBCRC/BIG/NABCG International Male Breast Cancer Program

    F. Cardoso;F. Cardoso;J. M. S. Bartlett;J. M. S. Bartlett;L. Slaets;C. H. M. van Deurzen;C. H. M. van Deurzen

Frequent Co-Authors

Marcel Smid
Marcel Smid Erasmus University Rotterdam
John A. Foekens
John A. Foekens Erasmus University Rotterdam
Anieta M. Sieuwerts
Anieta M. Sieuwerts Erasmus University Rotterdam
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Stefan Sleijfer
Stefan Sleijfer Erasmus University Rotterdam
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Barbara Burwinkel
Barbara Burwinkel Heidelberg University
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Pursuing a career in medicine is a significant commitment, but there are flexible online options in related healthcare fields that can jumpstart your journey. For example, nursing school online programs offer accessible pathways for students seeking foundational healthcare roles without attending on-campus classes.

Those looking to advance their nursing credentials may consider the rn to bsn online programs, which are designed for registered nurses aiming to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Additionally, prospective nurse educators or researchers might explore the cheapest phd nursing programs available via distance learning.

Non-nursing majors who wish to quickly transition into nursing can benefit from online direct entry msn programs for non-nursing majors. These programs allow individuals from diverse academic backgrounds to earn a Master of Science in Nursing in an accelerated format.

Exploring these flexible online pathways can open doors to rewarding careers in healthcare, whether you’re just starting out or looking to advance your qualifications.

Best Scientists Citing John W.M. Martens

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles