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D-Index
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25313
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13733
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6972

Kana Wu 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 Kana Wu sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 563 publications — 67th percentile

67% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kana Wu 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 Kana Wu sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kana Wu is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on oncology and related subfields. Their research portfolio includes 275 publications, within which 76 focus on oncology, 46 on public health, environmental and occupational health, 31 on physiology, 29 on surgery, and 28 on pathology and forensic medicine.

Their work addresses significant topics such as nutritional studies and diet, colorectal cancer screening and detection, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, diet and metabolism studies, nutrition and health in aging, gastric cancer management and outcomes, as well as cancer risks and factors. Each of these topics is represented with numerous publications:

  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Cancer Risks and Factors

Kana Wu has frequently published in several renowned journals, notably:

  • Gastroenterology (21 publications)
  • British Journal of Cancer (11 publications)
  • International Journal of Cancer (7 publications)
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (6 publications)
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (5 publications)

Among Wu's recent published papers are:

  • "Rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer - a call to action," 2020, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "The Prognostic Role of Macrophage Polarization in the Colorectal Cancer Microenvironment," 2020, Cancer Immunology Research
  • "Sugar-sweetened beverage intake in adulthood and adolescence and risk of early-onset colorectal cancer among women," 2021, Gut
  • "Comprehensive Assessment of Diet Quality and Risk of Precursors of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer," 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • "Risk Factor Profiles Differ for Cancers of Different Regions of the Colorectum," 2020, Gastroenterology

Kana Wu has collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including Edward L. Giovannucci, Mingyang Song, Andrew T. Chan, Shuji Ogino, and Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt. These co-authorships reflect a collaborative approach to cancer and nutritional epidemiology research, contributing to the broader understanding of colorectal cancer and associated risk factors.

Best Publications

  • Long-Term Colorectal-Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Lower Endoscopy

    Reiko Nishihara;Kana Wu;Paul Lochhead;Teppei Morikawa

  • COMPARISON OF RISK FACTORS FOR COLON AND RECTAL CANCER

    Esther K. Wei;Edward Giovannucci;Edward Giovannucci;Kana Wu;Bernard Rosner;Bernard Rosner

  • Dairy foods, calcium, and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies.

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;Donna Spiegelman;W. Lawrence Beeson

  • Intake of Dairy Products, Calcium, and Vitamin D and Risk of Breast Cancer

    Myung-Hee Shin;Michelle D. Holmes;Susan E. Hankinson;Kana Wu

  • Calcium Intake and Risk of Colon Cancer in Women and Men

    Kana Wu;Walter C. Willett;Charles S. Fuchs;Graham A. Colditz

  • Survival Prediction of Gastric Cancer by a Seven-microRNA Signature

    Li X;Zhang Y;Ding J;Wu K

  • Rising incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer - a call to action.

    Naohiko Akimoto;Tomotaka Ugai;Tomotaka Ugai;Rong Zhong;Rong Zhong;Rong Zhong;Tsuyoshi Hamada

  • Association of Obesity With Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Among Women.

    Po Hong Liu;Kana Wu;Kimmie Ng;Ann G. Zauber

  • Zinc supplement use and risk of prostate cancer.

    Michael F. Leitzmann;Meir J. Stampfer;Kana Wu;Graham A. Colditz

  • Population-wide Impact of Long-term Use of Aspirin and the Risk for Cancer

    Yin Cao;Reiko Nishihara;Kana Wu;Molin Wang

  • Circulating 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Survival in Patients With Colorectal Cancer

    Kimmie Ng;Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt;Kana Wu;Diane Feskanich

  • Body mass index and risk of prostate cancer in U.S. health professionals.

    Edward Giovannucci;Eric B. Rimm;Yan Liu;Michael Leitzmann

  • Development and Validation of an Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index

    Fred K Tabung;Stephanie A Smith-Warner;Jorge E Chavarro;Kana Wu

  • ASPIRIN DOSE AND DURATION OF USE AND RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN MEN

    Andrew T. Chan;Andrew T. Chan;Edward L. Giovannucci;Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt;Eva S. Schernhammer

  • A nested case control study of plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and risk of colorectal cancer.

    Kana Wu;Diane Feskanich;Charles S. Fuchs;Walter C. Willett

  • Insulin, the Insulin-Like Growth Factor Axis, and Mortality in Patients With Nonmetastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Brian M. Wolpin;Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt;Andrew T. Chan;Kimmie Ng

  • Association of Dietary Patterns With Risk of Colorectal Cancer Subtypes Classified by Fusobacterium nucleatum in Tumor Tissue.

    Raaj S. Mehta;Reiko Nishihara;Yin Cao;Mingyang Song

  • The Mediterranean and Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diets and colorectal cancer

    Teresa T Fung;Frank B Hu;Kana Wu;Stephanie E Chiuve

  • Circulating Vitamin D and Colorectal Cancer Risk: An International Pooling Project of 17 Cohorts.

    Marjorie L McCullough;Emilie S Zoltick;Emilie S Zoltick;Stephanie J Weinstein;Veronika Fedirko

  • Associations between red meat intake and biomarkers of inflammation and glucose metabolism in women

    Sylvia H Ley;Qi Sun;Walter C Willett;A Heather Eliassen

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew T. Chan
Andrew T. Chan Harvard University
Shuji Ogino
Shuji Ogino Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mingyang Song
Mingyang Song Harvard University
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt
Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt Harvard University
Reiko Nishihara
Reiko Nishihara Harvard University
Frank B. Hu
Frank B. Hu Harvard University
Wendy S. Garrett
Wendy S. Garrett Harvard University
Meir J. Stampfer
Meir J. Stampfer Harvard University

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