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Martha L. Slattery

Martha L. Slattery

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2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
127
Citations
54431
World Ranking
404
National Ranking
242

Medicine

D-Index
131
Citations
56315
World Ranking
2413
National Ranking
1365

Martha L. Slattery 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 Martha L. Slattery sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 622 publications — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Martha L. Slattery 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 Martha L. Slattery sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 131 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

Martha L. Slattery is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and has concentrated research efforts primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work contributes extensively to genetics and oncology, with a particular focus on colorectal cancer.

The scientist's research spans several subfields, including Genetics, Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology. The main topics covered in their work include genetic factors in colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer screening and detection, genetic associations and epidemiology, cancer, lipids, and metabolism, inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects, estrogen and related hormone effects, and liver disease diagnosis and treatment.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Martha L. Slattery include:

  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Deciphering colorectal cancer genetics through multi-omic analysis of 100,204 cases and 154,587 controls of European and east Asian ancestries, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct, 2021, Gut
  • Circulating bilirubin levels and risk of colorectal cancer: serological and Mendelian randomization analyses, 2020, BMC Medicine

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including Polly A. Newcomb, Michael Hoffmeister, Peter T. Campbell, Andrew T. Chan, and Hermann Brenner.

Martha L. Slattery publishes regularly in several venues. These include UNC Libraries, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, Cancer Research, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and JNCI Cancer Spectrum.

Best Publications

  • Fast-food habits, weight gain, and insulin resistance (the CARDIA study): 15-year prospective analysis

    Mark A Pereira;Alex I Kartashov;Cara B Ebbeling;Linda Van Horn

  • Dairy consumption, obesity, and the insulin resistance syndrome in young adults: The CARDIA study

    Mark A. Pereira;David R. Jacobs;David R. Jacobs;Linda Van Horn;Martha L. Slattery

  • Lack of Effect of a Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet on the Recurrence of Colorectal Adenomas

    A Schatzkin;E Lanza;D Corle;P Lance

  • Dietary Fiber, Weight Gain, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Young Adults

    David S. Ludwig;Mark A. Pereira;Mark A. Pereira;Candyce H. Kroenke;Joan E. Hilner

  • Colon Cancer: A Review of the Epidemiology

    John D. Potter;Martha L. Slattery;Roberd M. Bostick;Susan M. Gapstur

  • Poor Survival Associated with the BRAF V600E Mutation in Microsatellite-Stable Colon Cancers

    Wade S. Samowitz;Carol Sweeney;Jennifer Herrick;Hans Albertsen

  • Dietary intake of fiber and decreased risk of cancers of the colon and rectum: Evidence from the combined analysis of 13 case-control studies

    Geoffrey R. Howe;Enrique Benito;Roberto Castelleto;Jacqueline Cornée

  • Eating Patterns and Risk of Colon Cancer

    Martha L. Slattery;Kenneth M. Boucher;Bette J. Caan;John D. Potter

  • Evaluation of a Large, Population-Based Sample Supports a CpG Island Methylator Phenotype in Colon Cancer

    Wade S. Samowitz;Hans Albertsen;Jennifer Herrick;Theodore R. Levin

  • Adult dietary intake and prostate cancer risk in Utah: a case-control study with special emphasis on aggressive tumors.

    Dee W. West;Martha L. Slattery;Linda M. Robison;Thomas K. French

  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase, Diet, and Risk of Colon Cancer

    Martha L. Slattery;John D. Potter;Wade Samowitz;Donna Schaffer

  • Microsatellite Instability in Sporadic Colon Cancer Is Associated with an Improved Prognosis at the Population Level

    Wade S. Samowitz;Karen Curtin;Khe-Ni Ma;Donna Schaffer

  • Energy balance and colon cancer--beyond physical activity.

    Slattery Ml;Potter J;Caan B;Edwards S

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • Associations of plant food, dairy product, and meat intakes with 15-y incidence of elevated blood pressure in young black and white adults: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study

    Lyn M Steffen;Candyce H Kroenke;Xinhua Yu;Mark A Pereira

  • Carotenoids and colon cancer

    Martha L. Slattery;Joan Benson;Karen Curtin;Khe Ni Ma

  • A Comprehensive Evaluation of Family History and Breast Cancer Risk: The Utah Population Database

    Martha L. Slattery;Richard A. Kerber

  • Relationship of Ki-ras Mutations in Colon Cancers to Tumor Location, Stage, and Survival: A Population-based Study

    Wade S. Samowitz;Karen Curtin;Donna Schaffer;Margaret Robertson

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer : a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Nikos Papadimitriou;Niki Dimou;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Barbara Banbury

  • Associations Between Cigarette Smoking, Lifestyle Factors, and Microsatellite Instability in Colon Tumors

    Martha L. Slattery;Karen Curtin;Kristin Anderson;Khe Ni Ma

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Bette J. Caan
Bette J. Caan Kaiser Permanente
Polly A. Newcomb
Polly A. Newcomb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Andrew T. Chan
Andrew T. Chan Harvard University
Ulrike Peters
Ulrike Peters University of Washington
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Cornelia M. Ulrich
Cornelia M. Ulrich University of Utah
Wade S. Samowitz
Wade S. Samowitz University of Utah
Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Michael Hoffmeister
Michael Hoffmeister German Cancer Research Center

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