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D-Index
93
Citations
29906
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10939
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5626

Karin B. Michels 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 Karin B. Michels sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 354 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karin B. Michels 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 Karin B. Michels sits on this spectrum.

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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

Karin B. Michels is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a substantial focus on public health, environmental and occupational health, and physiology. The scientist's work also covers areas such as general health professions, molecular biology, and health-related toxicology and mutagenesis.

Their research topics include nutritional studies and diet, gut microbiota and health, health and medical studies, birth, development and health, obesity, physical activity and diet, health, environment and cognitive aging, and diet and metabolism studies.

Recent publications by Karin B. Michels demonstrate the breadth of their research interests and collaboration within the scientific community. Selected papers include:

  • Framework and baseline examination of the German National Cohort (NAKO), 2022, European Journal of Epidemiology
  • Does Consumption of Fermented Foods Modify the Human Gut Microbiota?, 2020, Journal of Nutrition
  • Association of Birth by Cesarean Delivery With Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Among Adult Women, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Associations Between Prenatal Urinary Biomarkers of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth, 2022, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Die Basiserhebung der NAKO Gesundheitsstudie: Teilnahme an den Untersuchungsmodulen, Qualitätssicherung und Nutzung von Sekundärdaten, 2020, Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz

Frequent coauthors working alongside Karin B. Michels include Tobias Pischon, Michael F. Leitzmann, Sabine Schipf, Annette Peters, and Hermann Brenner. This collaborative network has supported contributions across multiple publications.

The scientist's work is regularly published in several prominent journals and venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz
  • Scientific Reports
  • Deutsches Ärzteblatt international
  • European Journal of Epidemiology
  • Breast Cancer Research

Best Publications

  • Epigenetic epidemiology of the developmental origins hypothesis.

    Robert A. Waterland;Karin B. Michels

  • Observational studies analyzed like randomized experiments: an application to postmenopausal hormone therapy and coronary heart disease

    Miguel A. Hernán;Alvaro Alonso;Roger Logan;Francine Grodstein

  • The continuing unethical use of placebo controls

    Kenneth J. Rothman;Karin B. Michels

  • Fruit, vegetables, dietary fiber, and risk of colorectal cancer.

    Paul Terry;Edward Giovannucci;Karin B. Michels;Leif Bergkvist

  • Duration of lactation and incidence of type 2 diabetes

    Alison M. Stuebe;Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Walter C. Willett;Joann E. Manson

  • Prospective Study of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Incidence of Colon and Rectal Cancers

    Karin B. Michels;Edward Giovannucci;Kaumudi J. Joshipura;Bernard A. Rosner

  • Prospective Study of Adult Onset Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2) and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women

    Frank B. Hu;JoAnn E. Manson;Simin Liu;David Hunter

  • BIRTHWEIGHT AS A RISK FACTOR FOR BREAST CANCER

    Karin B. Michels;Dimitrios Trichopoulos;James M. Robins;Bernard A. Rosner

  • Reproducibility and validity of maternal recall of pregnancy-related events.

    Catherine Tomeo;Janet Rich-Edwards;Karin Michels;Catherine Berkey

  • Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and breast cancer: a review of the current evidence

    Fei Xue;Karin B Michels

  • Does PTCA in Acute Myocardial Infarction Affect Mortality and Reinfarction Rates? A Quantitative Overview (Meta-Analysis) of the Randomized Clinical Trials

    Karin B. Michels;Salim Yusuf

  • Urinary bisphenol A and obesity: NHANES 2003–2006

    Jenny L. Carwile;Karin B. Michels;Karin B. Michels;Karin B. Michels

  • Type 2 Diabetes and Subsequent Incidence of Breast Cancer in the Nurses’ Health Study

    Karin B. Michels;Caren G. Solomon;Frank B. Hu;Bernard A. Rosner

  • Allergic diseases and atopic sensitization in children related to farming and anthroposophic lifestyle : the PARSIFAL study

    T. Alfvén;C. Braun-Fahrländer;B. Brunekreef;E. von Mutius

  • Diet and breast cancer: a review of the prospective observational studies.

    Karin B. Michels;Karin B. Michels;Anshu P. Mohllajee;Anshu P. Mohllajee;Edith Roset-Bahmanyar;Gregory P. Beehler

  • Recommendations for the design and analysis of epigenome-wide association studies

    Karin B Michels;Alexandra M Binder;Sarah Dedeurwaerder;Charles B Epstein

  • Dads as breastfeeding advocates: results from a randomized controlled trial of an educational intervention.

    Adam J. Wolfberg;Adam J. Wolfberg;Karin B. Michels;Karin B. Michels;Wendy Shields;Patricia O'Campo

  • Inverse association of farm milk consumption with asthma and allergy in rural and suburban populations across Europe.

    M. Waser;K. B. Michels;C. Bieli;H. Flöistrup

  • Can dietary patterns help us detect diet-disease associations?

    Karin B. Michels;Matthias B. Schulze

  • The Role of the Microbiome in the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

    Leah T. Stiemsma;Karin B. Michels

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Bernard Rosner
Bernard Rosner Harvard University
Susan E. Hankinson
Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst
Janet W. Rich-Edwards
Janet W. Rich-Edwards Harvard University
Graham A. Colditz
Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Michael F. Leitzmann
Michael F. Leitzmann University of Regensburg
Thomas Keil
Thomas Keil University of Würzburg
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Wolfgang Lieb
Wolfgang Lieb Kiel University

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