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Michael F. Holick

Michael F. Holick

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D-Index
170
Citations
169389
World Ranking
851
National Ranking
510

Medicine

D-Index
170
Citations
165684
World Ranking
514
National Ranking
304

Michael F. Holick 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 Michael F. Holick sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 843 publications — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael F. Holick 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 Michael F. Holick 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: 400 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: 170 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 Scientists Award
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Michael F. Holick is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to pathology and forensic medicine, nutrition and dietetics, genetics, infectious diseases, and orthopedics and sports medicine. These areas reflect a broad engagement with clinical and biomedical topics, especially related to vitamin research and human health.

The scientist has been involved in numerous studies spanning topics such as vitamin D research, vitamin C and antioxidants, COVID-19 clinical research, bone health and osteoporosis, connective tissue disorders, skin protection and aging, and the effects of estrogen and related hormones.

Frequent co-authors of Michael F. Holick include Nipith Charoenngam, Arash Shirvani, Andrzej Słomiński, Radomir M. Slominski, and William B. Grant. These collaborations underline a strong network within their fields of study and publication.

Research outputs have been published prominently in journals such as Nutrients, Endocrine Practice, Anticancer Research, Journal of the Endocrine Society, and Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The most notable publication venue is Nutrients, with eleven papers contributed by the scientist.

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of Michael F. Holick's research:

  • Immunologic Effects of Vitamin D on Human Health and Disease (2020, Nutrients)
  • SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Vitamin D sufficiency, a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D at least 30 ng/mL reduced risk for adverse clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19 infection (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Guidelines for Preventing and Treating Vitamin D Deficiency: A 2023 Update in Poland (2023, Nutrients)
  • Photoprotective Properties of Vitamin D and Lumisterol Hydroxyderivatives (2020, Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics)

Michael F. Holick has been recognized as a member of the Association of American Physicians, an award that highlights professional standing within the medical community.

Best Publications

  • Vitamin D Deficiency

    Michael F. Holick

  • Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Michael F. Holick;Neil C. Binkley;Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari;Catherine M. Gordon

  • Decreased bioavailability of vitamin D in obesity

    Jacobo Wortsman;Lois Y Matsuoka;Tai C Chen;Zhiren Lu

  • Sunlight and vitamin D for bone health and prevention of autoimmune diseases, cancers, and cardiovascular disease

    Michael F Holick

  • Vitamin D deficiency : a worldwide problem with health consequences

    Michael F Holick;Tai C Chen

  • High prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy and implications for health.

    Michael F. Holick

  • Estimates of optimal vitamin D status

    Bess Dawson-Hughes;Robert P. Heaney;Michael F. Holick;Paul Lips

  • Vitamin D: importance in the prevention of cancers, type 1 diabetes, heart disease, and osteoporosis

    Michael F Holick

  • Influence of season and latitude on the cutaneous synthesis of vitamin D3: exposure to winter sunlight in Boston and Edmonton will not promote vitamin D3 synthesis in human skin.

    A. R. Webb;L. Kline;M. F. Holick

  • Resurrection of vitamin D deficiency and rickets

    Michael F. Holick

  • Vitamin D Status: Measurement, Interpretation, and Clinical Application

    Michael F. Holick

  • Vitamin D: A millenium perspective

    Michael F. Holick

  • Aging decreases the capacity of human skin to produce vitamin D3.

    J MacLaughlin;M F Holick

  • Vitamin D for Health: A Global Perspective

    Arash Hossein-nezhad;Michael F. Holick

  • Human serum 25-hydroxycholecalciferol response to extended oral dosing with cholecalciferol

    Robert P Heaney;K Michael Davies;Tai C Chen;Michael F Holick

  • Increased skin pigment reduces the capacity of skin to synthesise vitamin D3.

    T.L. Clemens;S.L. Henderson;J.S. Adams;M.F. Holick

  • Epidemic influenza and vitamin D.

    J. J. Cannell;R. Vieth;J. C. Umhau;M. F. Holick

  • The Role of Vitamin D in Cancer Prevention

    Cedric F. Garland;Frank C. Garland;Edward D. Gorham;Martin Lipkin

  • Prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy among postmenopausal north american women receiving osteoporosis therapy

    Michael F. Holick;Ethel S. Siris;Neil Binkley;Mary K. Beard

  • Vitamin D deficiency.

    Roger Bouillon;Anthony W Norman;Paul Lips

Frequent Co-Authors

Tai C. Chen
Tai C. Chen Boston University
Hector F. DeLuca
Hector F. DeLuca University of Wisconsin–Madison
William B. Grant
William B. Grant Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center
Vin Tangpricha
Vin Tangpricha Emory University
Thomas L. Clemens
Thomas L. Clemens United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Robert P. Heaney
Robert P. Heaney Creighton University
Clifford J. Rosen
Clifford J. Rosen Maine Medical Center
Susan L. Greenspan
Susan L. Greenspan University of Pittsburgh
John S. Adams
John S. Adams University of California, Los Angeles
Andrzej Slominski
Andrzej Slominski University of Alabama at Birmingham

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