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Michael J. Thun 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 J. Thun sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 519 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael J. Thun 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 J. Thun sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 172 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award

Overview

Michael J. Thun is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their recent research spans multiple topics related to public health and epidemiology, with a focus on body-mass index, mortality, cancer risk, and the implications of technological advancements.

Recent publications by Michael J. Thun include:

  • Stopping Big Tech from Becoming Big AI: A Roadmap for Using Competition Policy to Keep Artificial Intelligence Open for All, 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Pooled analysis of active cigarette smoking and invasive breast cancer risk in 14 cohort studies, 2024, UNC Libraries
  • Abstracts' Service, 2022, The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences
  • The Effect of Age on the Association between Body-Mass Index and Mortality, 2021, UNC Libraries
  • Body-mass index and all-cause mortality: individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies in four continents, 2020, UNC Libraries

Michael J. Thun collaborates frequently with a core group of coauthors. These include June Stevens, Susan M. Gapstur, Patricia Hartge, Diane Feskanich, and S. Jane Henley. Each of these colleagues has contributed to multiple publications alongside Thun.

Their work has been published predominantly in the following venues:

  • UNC Libraries
  • The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Cancer statistics, 2008.

    Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Yongping Hao

  • Cancer Statistics, 2009

    Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Yongping Hao

  • Cancer statistics, 2007.

    Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Taylor Murray

  • Lung Cancer, Cardiopulmonary Mortality, and Long-term Exposure to Fine Particulate Air Pollution

    C. Arden Pope;Richard T. Burnett;Michael J. Thun;Eugenia E. Calle

  • Overweight, obesity, and mortality from cancer in a prospectively studied cohort of U.S. adults.

    Eugenia E. Calle;Carmen Rodriguez;Kimberly Walker-Thurmond;Michael J. Thun

  • Cancer statistics, 2005.

    Ahmedin Jemal;Taylor Murray;Elizabeth Ward;Alicia Samuels

  • Cancer statistics, 2006.

    Ahmedin Jemal;Rebecca Siegel;Elizabeth Ward;Taylor Murray

  • Cancer Statistics, 2004

    Ahmedin Jemal;Ram C. Tiwari;Taylor Murray;Asma Ghafoor

  • Body-Mass Index and Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of U.S. Adults

    Eugenia E. Calle;Michael J. Thun;Jennifer M. Petrelli;Carmen Rodriguez

  • Cancer statistics, 2003.

    Ahmedin Jemal;Taylor Murray;Alicia Samuels;Asma Ghafoor

  • Cancer statistics, 2002.

    Ahmedin Jemal;Andrea Thomas;Taylor Murray;Michael Thun

  • Particulate air pollution as a predictor of mortality in a prospective study of U.S. adults.

    C A Pope rd;M J Thun;M M Namboodiri;D W Dockery

  • Cardiovascular Mortality and Long-Term Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution Epidemiological Evidence of General Pathophysiological Pathways of Disease

    C. Arden Pope;Richard T. Burnett;George D. Thurston;Michael J. Thun

  • Body-Mass Index and Mortality among 1.46 Million White Adults

    Amy Berrington De Gonzalez;Patricia Hartge;James R. Cerhan;Alan J. Flint

  • Body-mass index and all-cause mortality: individual-participant-data meta-analysis of 239 prospective studies in four continents

    Emanuele Di Angelantonio;Shilpa N Bhupathiraju;David Wormser;Pei Gao;Pei Gao

  • Aspirin use and reduced risk of fatal colon cancer

    Michael J. Thun;Mohan M. Namboodiri;Clark W. Heath

  • Cancer disparities by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status

    Elizabeth Ward;Ahmedin Jemal;Vilma Cokkinides;Gopal K. Singh

  • The Effect of Age on the Association between Body-Mass Index and Mortality

    June Stevens;Jianwen Cai;Elsie R. Pamuk;David F. Williamson

  • Mortality from tobacco in developed countries: Indirect estimation from national vital statistics

    Richard Peto;Alan D. Lopez;Jillian Boreham;Michael Thun

  • Alcohol Consumption and Mortality among Middle-Aged and Elderly U.S. Adults

    M J Thun;R Peto;A D Lopez;J H Monaco

Frequent Co-Authors

Eugenia E. Calle
Eugenia E. Calle American Cancer Society
Carmen Rodriguez
Carmen Rodriguez Columbia University
Eric J. Jacobs
Eric J. Jacobs American Cancer Society
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Marjorie L. McCullough
Marjorie L. McCullough American Cancer Society
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Alpa V. Patel
Alpa V. Patel American Cancer Society
Susan M. Gapstur
Susan M. Gapstur American Cancer Society
Demetrius Albanes
Demetrius Albanes National Institutes of Health
Meredith Yeager
Meredith Yeager Hood College

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