2026 Michelle D. Holmes: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	75	19020	17865	9482	8758	197	26907

Overview

Michelle D. Holmes is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and focuses their research primarily in the field of Medicine. Their scholarly work spans several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Physiology.

The research topics covered by Michelle D. Holmes include:

Nutritional Studies and Diet
Cancer Risks and Factors
Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response
Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
Diet and metabolism studies

Their frequent co-authors are:

Walter C. Willett
Wendy Y. Chen
A. Heather Eliassen
Bernard Rosner
Rulla M. Tamimi

Michelle D. Holmes has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in these venues:

Cancer Research (13 publications)
Journal of Nutrition (5 publications)
Journal of Clinical Oncology (5 publications)
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (4 publications)
Cancer (3 publications)

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Michelle D. Holmes are:

Development and Validation of a Novel Food-Based Global Diet Quality Score (GDQS), 2021, Journal of Nutrition
Fiber consumption and breast cancer incidence: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies, 2020, Cancer
Impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status, income segregation, and greenness on blood biomarkers of inflammation, 2022, Environment International
The Global Diet Quality Score Is Inversely Associated with Nutrient Inadequacy, Low Midupper Arm Circumference, and Anemia in Rural Adults in Ten Sub-Saharan African Countries, 2021, Journal of Nutrition
Diabetes Risk Reduction Diet and Survival after Breast Cancer Diagnosis, 2021, Cancer Research

Best Publications

Physical activity and survival after breast cancer diagnosis

Michelle D. Holmes;Wendy Y. Chen;Diane Feskanich;Candyce H. Kroenke

2329
Citations
Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Incident Hypertension

John P. Forman;Edward Giovannucci;Michelle D. Holmes;Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari

1298
Citations
Physical Activity and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis

Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt;Edward L. Giovannucci;Michelle D. Holmes;Andrew T. Chan

1042
Citations
Social Networks, Social Support, and Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Candyce H. Kroenke;Laura D. Kubzansky;Eva S. Schernhammer;Michelle D. Holmes

1005
Citations
Weight, Weight Gain, and Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Candyce H. Kroenke;Wendy Y. Chen;Bernard Rosner;Michelle D. Holmes

891
Citations
Non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa: what we know now

Shona Dalal;Juan Jose Beunza;Jimmy Volmink;Clement Adebamowo

762
Citations
Risk Factors for Breast Cancer According to Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Status

Graham A. Colditz;Bernard A. Rosner;Wendy Y. Chen;Michelle D. Holmes

721
Citations
Lifestyle Correlates of Plasma Insulin-like Growth Factor I and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Concentrations

Michelle D. Holmes;Michael N. Pollak;Susan E. Hankinson

654
Citations
Dietary glycemic load assessed by food-frequency questionnaire in relation to plasma high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol and fasting plasma triacylglycerols in postmenopausal women

Simin Liu;JoAnn E Manson;Meir J Stampfer;Michelle D Holmes

640
Citations
High school dietary dairy intake and teenage acne

Clement A. Adebamowo;Donna Spiegelman;F. William Danby;A. Lindsay Frazier;A. Lindsay Frazier

621
Citations
Infraslow oscillations modulate excitability and interictal epileptic activity in the human cortex during sleep

S. Vanhatalo;J. M. Palva;M. D. Holmes;J. W. Miller

579
Citations
White Rice, Brown Rice, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in US Men and Women

Qi Sun;Donna Spiegelman;Rob M. van Dam;Michelle D. Holmes

564
Citations
Intake of Dairy Products, Calcium, and Vitamin D and Risk of Breast Cancer

Myung-Hee Shin;Michelle D. Holmes;Susan E. Hankinson;Kana Wu

548
Citations
Association of Dietary Intake of Fat and Fatty Acids With Risk of Breast Cancer

Michelle D. Holmes;David J. Hunter;Graham A. Colditz;Meir J. Stampfer

521
Citations
Milk consumption and acne in teenaged boys

Clement Adebamowo;Clement Adebamowo;Donna Spiegelman;Catherine Berkey;F. William Danby

501
Citations
Aspirin Intake and Survival After Breast Cancer

Michelle D. Holmes;Wendy Y. Chen;Lisa Li;Ellen Hertzmark

483
Citations
Plasma Folate, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Homocysteine, and Risk of Breast Cancer

Shumin M. Zhang;Walter C. Willett;Jacob Selhub;David J. Hunter

481
Citations
Androgen Receptor Expression and Breast Cancer Survival in Postmenopausal Women

Rong Hu;Shaheenah Dawood;Michelle D. Holmes;Laura C. Collins

464
Citations
Valproate therapy for prevention of posttraumatic seizures: a randomized trial

N R Temkin;S S Dikmen;G D Anderson;A J Wilensky

436
Citations
Milk consumption and acne in adolescent girls

Clement A Adebamowo;Donna Spiegelman;Catherine S Berkey;F William Danby

399
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter C. Willett Harvard University

Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst

Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis

Rulla M. Tamimi Cornell University

Frank B. Hu Harvard University

Bernard Rosner Harvard University

A. Heather Eliassen Harvard University

Teresa T. Fung Harvard University

David J. Hunter Harvard University

Donna Spiegelman Yale University

External Links

Personal website of Michelle D. Holmes

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