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 Kirsten K. Ness sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 556 publications — 66th percentile
66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kirsten K. Ness sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 102 D-Index — 63rd percentile
63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Kirsten K. Ness is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions in pediatrics, perinatology, and child health. Additional subfields of study include public health, environmental and occupational health, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, molecular biology, and oncology.
The scientist has extensively published work related to childhood cancer survivors and their quality of life. Other main topics in their research portfolio include acute lymphoblastic leukemia research, family support in illness, chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation, palliative care and end-of-life issues, cancer-related cognitive impairment studies, and adolescent and pediatric healthcare.
Recent noteworthy publications authored or co-authored by Ness include the following:
Frequent co-authors include Melissa M. Hudson, Leslie L. Robison, Gregory T. Armstrong, Kevin R. Krull, and Yutaka Yasui. These collaborations reflect a network of researchers active in pediatric oncology and survivorship research.
Ness has contributed extensively to several publication venues, most notably:
Melissa M. Hudson;Kirsten K. Ness;James G. Gurney;Daniel A. Mulrooney
Nickhill Bhakta;Qi Liu;Kirsten K Ness;Malek Baassiri
Gregory T. Armstrong;Qi Liu;Yutaka Yasui;Sujuan Huang
James G. Gurney;Kevin R. Krull;Nina Kadan-Lottick;H. Stacy Nicholson
Jennifer A. Ligibel;Catherine M. Alfano;Kerry S. Courneya;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried
Lonnie K. Zeltzer;Qian Lu;Wendy Leisenring;Jennie C.I. Tsao
Kris Ann P. Schultz;Kirsten K. Ness;John Whitton;Christopher Recklitis
Paul C. Nathan;Mark L. Greenberg;Kirsten K. Ness;Melissa M. Hudson
K. Scott Baker;Kirsten K Ness;Julia Steinberger;Andrea Carter
Kevin R. Krull;Tara M. Brinkman;Chenghong Li;Gregory T. Armstrong
Kirsten K. Ness;Ann C. Mertens;Melissa M. Hudson;Melanie M. Wall
Gregory T. Armstrong;Vijaya M. Joshi;Kirsten K. Ness;Thomas H. Marwick
Kirsten K. Ness;Kevin R. Krull;Kendra E. Jones;Daniel A. Mulrooney
Andrea Ferrari;Iyad Sultan;Tseng Tien Huang;Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo
Sarah J. Jerstad;Kerri N. Boutelle;Kirsten K. Ness;Eric Stice
Gregory T. Armstrong;Juan Carlos Plana;Nan Zhang;Deokumar Srivastava
Daniel A. Mulrooney;Kirsten K. Ness;Joseph P. Neglia;John A. Whitton
Christopher J. Fraser;Smita Bhatia;Kirsten Ness;Andrea Carter
Lillian R. Meacham;Eric J. Chow;Kirsten K. Ness;Kala Y. Kamdar
Q. Lu;J. Tsao;W. Leisenring;L. Zeltzer
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