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83
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33537
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15412
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7774

Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas 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 Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 373 publications — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas 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 Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions to Oncology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to cancer, including colorectal cancer surgical treatments, colorectal and anal carcinomas, colorectal cancer screening and detection, gastric cancer management and outcomes, genetic factors in colorectal cancer, metastasis and carcinoma case studies, and cancer risks and factors.

Frequent publication venues where this scientist's research appears include Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Clinical Colorectal Cancer, and Gastroenterology.

The following list summarizes their recent significant papers:

  • A phase II randomized double blinded trial evaluating the efficacy of curcumin with pre-operative chemoradiation for rectal cancer, 2022, Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
  • Healthy Moves to Improve Lifestyle Behaviors of Cancer Survivors and Their Spouses: Feasibility and Preliminary Results of Intervention Efficacy, 2021, Nutrients
  • Definitive Intensity-Modulated Chemoradiation for Anal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Outcomes and Toxicity of 428 Patients Treated at a Single Institution, 2022, The Oncologist
  • Colorectal cancer during pregnancy or postpartum: Case series and literature review, 2021, Obstetric Medicine
  • Diet, weight management, physical activity and Ovarian & Breast Cancer Risk in women with BRCA1/2 pathogenic Germline gene variants: systematic review, 2020, Hereditary Cancer in Clinical Practice

The scientist collaborates frequently with several researchers including George J. Chang, Brian K. Bednarski, John M. Skibber, Prajnan Das, and Y. Nancy You.

Best Publications

  • A National Cancer Institute Workshop on Microsatellite Instability for Cancer Detection and Familial Predisposition: Development of International Criteria for the Determination of Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Cancer

    C. Richard Boland;Stephen N. Thibodeau;Stanley R. Hamilton;David Sidransky

  • Revised Bethesda Guidelines for Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer (Lynch Syndrome) and Microsatellite Instability

    Asad Umar;C. Richard Boland;Jonathan P. Terdiman;Sapna Syngal

  • The Effect of Celecoxib, a Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitor, in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis

    Gideon Steinbach;Patrick M. Lynch;Robin K S Phillips;Marina H. Wallace

  • A National Cancer Institute Workshop on Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Syndrome: Meeting Highlights and Bethesda Guidelines

    Miguel A Rodriguez-Bigas;C. R. Boland;Stanley R Hamilton;D. E. Henson

  • Lymph Node Evaluation and Survival After Curative Resection of Colon Cancer: Systematic Review

    George J. Chang;Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas;John M. Skibber;Virginia A. Moyer

  • Increasing Disparities in the Age-Related Incidences of Colon and Rectal Cancers in the United States, 1975-2010

    Christina E. Bailey;Chung Yuan Hu;Y. Nancy You;Brian K. Bednarski

  • ASCO/SSO Review of Current Role of Risk-Reducing Surgery in Common Hereditary Cancer Syndromes

    José G. Guillem;William C. Wood;Jeffrey F. Moley;Andrew Berchuck

  • The onset and extent of genomic instability in sporadic colorectal tumor progression

    Daniel L. Stoler;Neng Chen;Mark Basik;Morton S. Kahlenberg

  • Neoadjuvant Treatment Response As an Early Response Indicator for Patients With Rectal Cancer

    In Ja Park;Y. Nancy You;Atin Agarwal;John M. Skibber

  • Predictors of tumor response and downstaging in patients who receive preoperative chemoradiation for rectal cancer.

    Prajnan Das;John M. Skibber;Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas;Barry W. Feig

  • Clinicopathology and Outcomes for Mucinous and Signet Ring Colorectal Adenocarcinoma: Analysis from the National Cancer Data Base

    John R. Hyngstrom;Chung Yuan Hu;Yan Xing;Y. Nancy You

  • Outcomes of Immediate Vertical Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap Reconstruction for Irradiated Abdominoperineal Resection Defects

    Charles E. Butler;A. Özlem Gündeslioglu;Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas

  • Surgical strategies for synchronous colorectal liver metastases in 156 consecutive patients: classic, combined or reverse strategy?

    Antoine Brouquet;Melinda M. Mortenson;Jean Nicolas Vauthey;Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas

  • Colorectal carcinoma survival among hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal carcinoma family members

    Patrice Watson;Kevin M. Lin;Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas;Tom Smyrk

  • cT3N0 Rectal Cancer: Potential Overtreatment With Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy Is Warranted

    José G. Guillem;Juan A. Díaz-González;Bruce D. Minsky;Vincenzo Valentini

  • Phase II trial of neoadjuvant bevacizumab, capecitabine, and radiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer.

    Christopher Crane;Cathy Eng;Barry W Feig;Prajnan Das

  • Response to preoperative chemoradiation increases the use of sphincter‐preserving surgery in patients with locally advanced low rectal carcinoma

    Christopher H. Crane;John M. Skibber;Barry W. Feig;Jean-Nicolas Vauthey

  • High Prevalence of Hereditary Cancer Syndromes in Adolescents and Young Adults With Colorectal Cancer

    Maureen E. Mork;Y. Nancy You;Jun Ying;Sarah A. Bannon

  • Long-term results using local excision after preoperative chemoradiation among selected T3 rectal cancer patients.

    Mark Bonnen;Christopher Crane;Jean Nicolas Vauthey;John Skibber

  • Rectal Cancer Risk in Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer After Abdominal Colectomy

    Miguel A. Rodríguez-Bigas;Hans F A Vasen;Jukka Pekka-Mecklin;Torben Myrhøj

Frequent Co-Authors

George J. Chang
George J. Chang The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
John M. Skibber
John M. Skibber The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Nicholas J. Petrelli
Nicholas J. Petrelli Christiana Care Health System
Barry W. Feig
Barry W. Feig The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cathy Eng
Cathy Eng Vanderbilt University
Christopher H. Crane
Christopher H. Crane Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Sunil Krishnan
Sunil Krishnan The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Robert A. Wolff
Robert A. Wolff The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Scott Kopetz
Scott Kopetz The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Patrick M. Lynch
Patrick M. Lynch The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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