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153
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1032
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588

Leonard Saltz 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 Leonard Saltz sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 735 publications — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leonard Saltz 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 Leonard Saltz sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 153 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Leonard Saltz is affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Oncology, Surgery, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

Their work extensively covers the following topics:

  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Colorectal and Anal Carcinomas
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Leonard Saltz has published numerous papers in prominent scientific journals. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Colon Cancer, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (2021), published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • PD-1 Blockade in Mismatch Repair-Deficient, Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (2022), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • Organ Preservation in Patients With Rectal Adenocarcinoma Treated With Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (2022), published in Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Rectal Cancer, Version 2.2022, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (2022), published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • NCCN Guidelines Insights: Rectal Cancer, Version 6.2020 (2020), published in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Their frequent coauthors are:

  • Julio García-Aguilar
  • Martin R. Weiser
  • Andrea Cercek
  • J. Joshua Smith
  • Rona Yaeger

Their work has appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Annals of Oncology
  • UNC Libraries
  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Best Publications

  • Tumor mutational load predicts survival after immunotherapy across multiple cancer types.

    Robert M Samstein;Chung-Han Lee;Chung-Han Lee;Alexander N Shoushtari;Alexander N Shoushtari;Matthew D Hellmann;Matthew D Hellmann

  • Irinotecan plus Fluorouracil and Leucovorin for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Leonard B. Saltz;John V. Cox;Charles Blanke;Lee S. Rosen

  • Bevacizumab in Combination With Oxaliplatin-Based Chemotherapy As First-Line Therapy in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Phase III Study

    Leonard B. Saltz;Stephen Clarke;Eduardo Díaz-Rubio;Werner Scheithauer

  • Mutational landscape of metastatic cancer revealed from prospective clinical sequencing of 10,000 patients

    Ahmet Zehir;Ryma Benayed;Ronak H Shah;Aijazuddin Syed

  • Phase II Trial of Cetuximab in Patients With Refractory Colorectal Cancer That Expresses the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

    Leonard B. Saltz;Neal J. Meropol;Patrick J. Loehrer;Michael N. Needle

  • OncoKB: A Precision Oncology Knowledge Base.

    Debyani Chakravarty;Jianjiong Gao;Sarah Phillips;Ritika Kundra

  • MethyLight: a high-throughput assay to measure DNA methylation

    Cindy A. Eads;Kathleen D. Danenberg;Kazuyuki Kawakami;Leonard B. Saltz

  • Phase II Study of Sorafenib in Patients With Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

    Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa;Lawrence Schwartz;Sergio Ricci;Dino Amadori

  • Cetuximab Shows Activity in Colorectal Cancer Patients With Tumors That Do Not Express the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor by Immunohistochemistry

    Ki Young Chung;Jinru Shia;Nancy E. Kemeny;Manish Shah

  • Colon Cancer, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.

    Al B. Benson;Alan P. Venook;Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary;Mustafa A. Arain

  • Colon Cancer, Version 1.2017, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

    Al B. Benson;Alan P. Venook;Lynette Cederquist;Emily Chan

  • Randomized Phase III Study of Capecitabine Plus Oxaliplatin Compared With Fluorouracil/Folinic Acid Plus Oxaliplatin As First-Line Therapy for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Jim Cassidy;Stephen Clarke;Eduardo Díaz-Rubio;Werner Scheithauer

  • American Society of Clinical Oncology Statement: A Conceptual Framework to Assess the Value of Cancer Treatment Options

    Lowell E. Schnipper;Nancy E. Davidson;Dana S. Wollins;Courtney Tyne

  • NCCN Guidelines® Insights Colon Cancer, Version 2.2018 Featured Updates to the NCCN Guidelines

    Al B Benson;Alan P. Venook;Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary;Lynette Cederquist

  • Impact of Physical Activity on Cancer Recurrence and Survival in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer: Findings From CALGB 89803

    Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt;Denise Heseltine;Donna Niedzwiecki;Donna Hollis

  • Rectal cancer, version 2.2018 clinical practice guidelines in Oncology

    Al B Benson;Alan P. Venook;Mahmoud M. Al-Hawary;Lynette Cederquist

  • NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: colon cancer.

    Engstrom Pf;Arnoletti Jp;Benson Ab rd;Chen Yj

  • Clinical Sequencing Defines the Genomic Landscape of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    Rona Yaeger;Walid K. Chatila;Marla D. Lipsyc;Jaclyn F. Hechtman

  • Phase II Pilot Study of Vemurafenib in Patients With Metastatic BRAF-Mutated Colorectal Cancer.

    Scott Kopetz;Jayesh Desai;Emily Chan;Joel Randolph Hecht

  • Hepatic neuroendocrine metastases: does intervention alter outcomes?

    Ronald S Chamberlain;David Canes;Karen T Brown;Leonard Saltz

Frequent Co-Authors

Nancy E. Kemeny
Nancy E. Kemeny Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Martin R. Weiser
Martin R. Weiser Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Philip B. Paty
Philip B. Paty Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jinru Shia
Jinru Shia Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Jose G. Guillem
Jose G. Guillem University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
David P. Kelsen
David P. Kelsen Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Eileen M. O’Reilly
Eileen M. O’Reilly Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa
Ghassan K. Abou-Alfa Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Donna Niedzwiecki
Donna Niedzwiecki Duke University

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