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Meir J. Stampfer 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 Meir J. Stampfer sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 1,649 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Meir J. Stampfer 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 Meir J. Stampfer sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 332 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in United States Leader Award

Overview

Meir J. Stampfer is a researcher affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their work primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, and Oncology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to nutrition and health, with main research areas including Nutritional Studies and Diet, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling, Nutrition and Health in Aging, and Gut Microbiota and Health.

Their recent papers cover a range of public health and epidemiological issues, reflecting a focus on prospective cohort studies and genetic risk factors. Notable recent publications include:

  • Risk of COVID-19 among front-line health-care workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study (2020, The Lancet Public Health)
  • Healthy lifestyle and life expectancy free of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes: prospective cohort study (2020, BMJ)
  • Risk of COVID-19 among frontline healthcare workers and the general community: a prospective cohort study (2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory))
  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction (2021, Nature Genetics)
  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality (2021, Circulation)

Throughout their career, the scientist has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Walter C. Willett, Frank B. Hu, Yanping Li, Eric B. Rimm, and Edward L. Giovannucci. These collaborations have produced numerous publications and contributed to a broad spectrum of research initiatives.

Research outputs have appeared predominantly in the following publication venues:

  • Current Developments in Nutrition
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Circulation
  • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Best Publications

  • Inflammation, Aspirin, and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Apparently Healthy Men

    Paul M. Ridker;Mary Cushman;Meir J. Stampfer;Russell P. Tracy

  • REPRODUCIBILITY AND VALIDITY OF A SEMIQUANTITATIVE FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE

    Walter C. Willett;Walter C. Willett;Laura Sampson;Meir J. Stampfer;Meir J. Stampfer;Bernard Rosner

  • Diabetes mellitus, fasting blood glucose concentration, and risk of vascular disease: a collaborative meta-analysis of 102 prospective studies

    N Sarwar;P Gao;Seshasai Srk.

  • TOTAL ENERGY INTAKE: IMPLICATIONS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC ANALYSES

    Walter Willett;Walter Willett;Meir J. Stampfer

  • Diet, lifestyle, and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in women

    Frank B. Hu;Joann E. Manson;Meir J. Stampfer;Graham Colditz

  • Plasma Concentration of Interleukin-6 and the Risk of Future Myocardial Infarction Among Apparently Healthy Men

    Paul M. Ridker;Nader Rifai;Meir J. Stampfer;Charles H. Hennekens

  • Vitamin E Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men

    Eric B. Rimm;Meir J. Stampfer;Alberto Ascherio;Edward Giovannucci

  • Body weight and mortality among women

    JoAnn E. Manson;Walter C. Willett;Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz

  • Lack of effect of long-term supplementation with beta carotene on the incidence of malignant neoplasms and cardiovascular disease.

    C H Hennekens;J E Buring;J E Manson;M Stampfer

  • Postmenopausal estrogen therapy and cardiovascular disease. Ten-year follow-up from the nurses' health study.

    Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz;Walter C. Willett;JoAnn E. Manson

  • Vitamin E consumption and the risk of coronary disease in women.

    Meir J. Stampfer;Charles H. Hennekens;JoAnn E. Manson;Graham A. Colditz

  • Homocysteine and risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke: A meta-analysis

    R. Clarke;R. Collins;S. Lewington;A. Donald

  • Obesity, Fat Distribution, and Weight Gain as Risk Factors for Clinical Diabetes in Men

    June M Chan;Eric B Rimm;Graham A Colditz;Meir J Stampfer

  • Plasma Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I and Prostate Cancer Risk: A Prospective Study

    J.M. Chan;M.J. Stampfer;E. Giovannucci;P.H. Gann

  • Weight loss with a low-carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or low-fat diet.

    Iris Shai;Dan Schwarzfuchs;Yaakov Henkin;Danit R. Shahar

  • A prospective study of plasma homocyst(e)ine and risk of myocardial infarction in US physicians.

    M J Stampfer;M R Malinow;W C Willett;L M Newcomer

  • Dietary Fiber, Glycemic Load, and Risk of Non—insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Women

    Jorge Salmerón;JoAnn E. Manson;Meir J. Stampfer;Graham A. Colditz

  • Primary prevention of coronary heart disease in women through diet and lifestyle.

    Meir J. Stampfer;Frank B. Hu;JoAnn E. Manson;Eric B. Rimm

  • Dietary fat intake and the risk of coronary heart disease in women

    Frank B. Hu;Meir J. Stampfer;Jo Ann E. Manson;Eric Rimm

  • Sugar-sweetened beverages, weight gain, and incidence of type 2 diabetes in young and middle-aged women.

    Matthias B. Schulze;Jo Ann E. Manson;David S. Ludwig;Graham A. Colditz

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Graham A. Colditz
Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Eric B. Rimm
Eric B. Rimm Harvard University
Frank E. Speizer
Frank E. Speizer Harvard University
Bernard Rosner
Bernard Rosner Harvard University
Frank B. Hu
Frank B. Hu Harvard University
Lorelei A. Mucci
Lorelei A. Mucci Harvard University
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital

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