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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
152
Citations
83444
World Ranking
142
National Ranking
85

Medicine

D-Index
157
Citations
88531
World Ranking
887
National Ranking
504

Leslie Bernstein publications per year

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1950 2025

1,119 publications in total across all disciplines

Leslie Bernstein publication distribution in Medicine in 2027

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Leslie Bernstein sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 970 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leslie Bernstein D-index placement in Medicine in 2027

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2027. The highlighted bar marks where Leslie Bernstein sits on this spectrum.

70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 157 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Leslie Bernstein was affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research focused primarily on medicine, with particular expertise in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Over the course of their career, they contributed extensively to the study of genetics, oncology, surgery, cancer research, and molecular biology.

Their work addressed key topics including BRCA gene mutations in cancer, genetic associations and epidemiology, global cancer incidence and screening, esophageal cancer research and treatment, cancer risks and factors, nutrition, genetics, and disease, as well as breast cancer treatment studies.

Bernstein's publication record included multiple recent papers with high citation counts, such as:

  • "A Population-Based Study of Genes Previously Implicated in Breast Cancer" (2021) published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Risk of Breast Cancer Among Carriers of Pathogenic Variants in Breast Cancer Predisposition Genes Varies by Polygenic Risk Score" (2021) published in Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Combined Associations of a Polygenic Risk Score and Classical Risk Factors With Breast Cancer Risk" (2020) published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • "Body size and weight change over adulthood and risk of breast cancer by menopausal and hormone receptor status: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective cohort studies" (2020) published in European Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Contribution of Germline Predisposition Gene Mutations to Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women" (2020) published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Frequent coauthors in their publications included Esther M. John, Christine B. Ambrosone, Stephen J. Chanock, Elisa V. Bandera, and Julie R. Palmer, reflecting consistent collaboration with other researchers in the field.

Bernstein's research appeared most frequently in venues such as UNC Libraries, Cancer Research, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, and Nature Communications.

Best Publications

  • Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52 705 women with breast cancer and 108 411 women without breast cancer

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;R. J. Coates;J. M. Liff

  • Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives : collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53.297 women with breast cancer and 100.239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;H. L. Miracle-McMahill;R. J. Coates

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Cancers of the prostate and breast among Japanese and white immigrants in Los Angeles County.

    H Shimizu;RK Ross;L Bernstein;R Yatani

  • Impact of socioeconomic status on cancer incidence and stage at diagnosis: selected findings from the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results: National Longitudinal Mortality Study

    Limin X. Clegg;Marsha E. Reichman;Barry A. Miller;Benjamin F. Hankey

  • EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVALUATION OF MEASUREMENT DATA IN THE PRESENCE OF DETECTION LIMITS

    J H. Lubin;J S. Colt;D Camann;S Davis

  • Endogenous Hormones and Breast Cancer Risk

    Leslie Bernstein;Ronald K. Ross

  • HER-2/neu gene amplification characterized by fluorescence in situ hybridization: poor prognosis in node-negative breast carcinomas.

    Michael F. Press;Leslie Bernstein;Patricia A. Thomas;Lorraine F. Meisner

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Breast Cancer

    Polly A. Marchbanks;Jill A. McDonald;Hoyt G. Wilson;Suzanne G. Folger

  • Type I and II Endometrial Cancers: Have They Different Risk Factors?

    Veronica Wendy Setiawan;Hannah P. Yang;Malcolm C. Pike;Malcolm C. Pike;Susan E. McCann;Susan E. McCann

  • Elevated Biomarkers of Inflammation Are Associated With Reduced Survival Among Breast Cancer Patients

    Brandon L. Pierce;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Leslie Bernstein;Richard N. Baumgartner

  • Influence of Pre- and Postdiagnosis Physical Activity on Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Study

    Melinda L. Irwin;Ashley Wilder Smith;Anne McTiernan;Rachel Ballard-Barbash

  • Physical activity levels before and after a diagnosis of breast carcinoma: The health, eating, activity, and lifestyle (HEAL) study

    Melinda L. Irwin;Diane Crumley;Anne McTiernan M.D.;Leslie Bernstein

  • 5-alpha-reductase activity and risk of prostate cancer among Japanese and US white and black males.

    R.K. Ross;L. Bernstein;M.C. Pike;B.E. Henderson

  • A carcinogenic potency database of the standardized results of animal bioassays

    L S Gold;C B Sawyer;R Magaw;G M Backman

  • Physical Exercise and Reduced Risk of Breast Cancer in Young Women

    Leslie Bernstein;Brain E. Henderson;Rosemarie Hanisch;Jane Sullivan-Halley

  • Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

    Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

  • Risk of leukemia after chemotherapy and radiation treatment for breast cancer.

    Rochelle E. Curtis;John D. Boice;Marilyn Stovall;Leslie Bernstein

  • A Population-Based Study of Genes Previously Implicated in Breast Cancer

    Chunling Hu;Steven N Hart;Rohan Gnanaolivu;Hongyan Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Giske Ursin
Giske Ursin University of Oslo
Dennis Deapen
Dennis Deapen University of Southern California
Ronald K. Ross
Ronald K. Ross University of Southern California
Pamela L. Horn-Ross
Pamela L. Horn-Ross Cancer Prevention Institute of California
Janet R. Daling
Janet R. Daling Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Rachel Ballard-Barbash
Rachel Ballard-Barbash National Institutes of Health
Michael F. Press
Michael F. Press University of Southern California
Brian L. Strom
Brian L. Strom Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brian E. Henderson
Brian E. Henderson University of Southern California
Malcolm C. Pike
Malcolm C. Pike Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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