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 Kurt Straif sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 364 publications — 31st percentile
31% 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 Kurt Straif sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile
57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Kurt Straif is affiliated with the International Agency For Research On Cancer in France. Their research spans major fields such as Medicine and Environmental Science, with a significant focus on subfields including Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cancer Research, and Physiology.
The scientist's work addresses numerous topics related to environmental and occupational health, with emphasis on Air Quality and Health Impacts, Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases, Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Occupational Exposure and Asthma, COVID-19 and Mental Health, and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging.
Frequent coauthors of Straif include:
Research has been published in several venues, the most frequent being:
Among their recent papers are:
Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei
Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Christopher J.L. Murray;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Aleksandr Y. Aravkin;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Peng Zheng;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati;Cristiana Abbafati
Mohammad H Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H Ross Anderson;Victoria F Bachman
Mohsen Naghavi;Haidong Wang;Rafael Lozano;Adrian Davis
Véronique Bouvard;Robert Baan;Kurt Straif;Yann Grosse
Béatrice Lauby-Secretan;Chiara Scoccianti;Dana Loomis;Yann Grosse
Mohammad H. Forouzanfar;Lily Alexander;H. Ross Anderson;Victoria F. Bachman
Véronique Bouvard;Dana Loomis;Kathryn Z Guyton;Yann Grosse
Marissa B Reitsma;Parkes J Kendrick;Emad Ababneh;Cristiana Abbafati
Dana Loomis;Yann Grosse;Béatrice Lauby-Secretan;Fatiha El Ghissassi
Béatrice Secretan;Kurt Straif;Robert Baan;Yann Grosse
Kurt Straif;Robert Baan;Yann Grosse;Béatrice Secretan
Ahti Anttila;Ramesh V. Bhat;James A. Bond;Susan J. Borghoff
Robert Baan;Kurt Straif;Yann Grosse;Béatrice Secretan
Fatiha El Ghissassi;Robert Baan;Kurt Straif;Yann Grosse
A.J. Sasco;A.J. Sasco;M.B. Secretan;K. Straif
Robert Baan;Yann Grosse;Béatrice Lauby-Secretan;Fatiha El Ghissassi
Béatrice Lauby‑Secretan;Chiara Scoccianti;Dana Loomis;Lamia Benbrahim‑Tallaa
Kathryn Z Guyton;Dana Loomis;Yann Grosse;Fatiha El Ghissassi
Vincent Cogliano;Robert Baan;Kurt Straif;Yann Grosse
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