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Nancy J. Tarbell 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 Nancy J. Tarbell sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 425 publications — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nancy J. Tarbell 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 Nancy J. Tarbell sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% 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 Female Scientists Award
  • 2002 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Nancy J. Tarbell is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has a significant research presence in the field of medicine. Their scholarly work spans several subfields, including genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, public health, pediatrics, and surgery. The primary focus of Tarbell's research centers on areas such as glioma diagnosis and treatment, radiation therapy and dosimetry, brain metastases and treatment, meningioma and schwannoma management, and the quality of life in childhood cancer survivors, alongside studies on olfactory and sensory functions and diversity and career development in medicine.

Tarbell's publication record includes impactful papers published in high-profile journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Children's Oncology Group Phase III Trial of Reduced-Dose and Reduced-Volume Radiotherapy With Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk Medulloblastoma," 2021, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • "Proton Radiation Therapy for Pediatric Craniopharyngioma," 2021, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • "Proton Therapy for Pediatric Ependymoma: Mature Results From a Bicentric Study," 2021, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • "Long-term health-related quality of life in pediatric brain tumor survivors receiving proton radiotherapy at <4 years of age," 2020, Neuro-Oncology
  • "Intellectual functioning among case-matched cohorts of children treated with proton or photon radiation for standard-risk medulloblastoma," 2021, Cancer

Their research has been published frequently in venues including Neuro-Oncology, International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, Cancer, Pediatric Blood & Cancer, and Journal of Clinical Oncology. Neuro-Oncology and the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics represent the most frequent publication venues.

Tarbell has collaborated extensively with several researchers, with frequent co-authors including Torunn I. Yock, Shannon M. MacDonald, David H. Ebb, Myrsini Ioakeim-Ioannidou, and Beow Y. Yeap. These collaborations span multiple works contributing to the fields of pediatric oncology and radiation therapy.

In recognition of their professional contributions, Nancy J. Tarbell became a member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2002, an acknowledgment of their standing in the medical research community.

Best Publications

  • Addition of ifosfamide and etoposide to standard chemotherapy for Ewing's sarcoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor of bone.

    Holcombe E Grier;Mark D Krailo;Nancy J Tarbell;Michael P Link

  • The “Gender Gap” in Authorship of Academic Medical Literature — A 35-Year Perspective

    Reshma Jagsi;Elizabeth A. Guancial;Cynthia Cooper Worobey;Lori E. Henault

  • Cancer Incidence After Retinoblastoma: Radiation Dose and Sarcoma Risk

    FL Wong;JD Boice;DH Abramson;RE Tarone

  • Mortality From Second Tumors Among Long-Term Survivors of Retinoblastoma

    Charis Eng;Frederick P. Li;David H. Abramson;Robert M. Ellsworth

  • Magnetic resonance image—directed stereotactic neurosurgery: use of image fusion with computerized tomography to enhance spatial accuracy

    E. Alexander;H. M. Kooy;M. Van Herk;M. Schwartz

  • Cardiovascular status in long-term survivors of Hodgkin's disease treated with chest radiotherapy.

    M. Jacob Adams;Stuart R. Lipsitz;Steven D. Colan;Nancy J. Tarbell

  • Four-agent induction and intensive asparaginase therapy for treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

    Clavell La;Gelber Rd;Cohen Hj;Hitchcock-Bryan S

  • Second malignancy after Hodgkin disease treated with radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy: long-term risks and risk factors

    Andrea K. Ng;M. V. Patricia Bernardo;Edie Weller;Kendall Backstrand

  • Long-Term Survival and Competing Causes of Death in Patients With Early-Stage Hodgkin’s Disease Treated at Age 50 or Younger

    Andrea K. Ng;M. Patricia Bernardo;Edie Weller;Kendall H. Backstrand

  • Advantage of protons compared to conventional X-ray or IMRT in the treatment of a pediatric patient with medulloblastoma.

    W. H. St. Clair;J. A. Adams;M. Bues;B. C. Fullerton

  • Moyamoya following cranial irradiation for primary brain tumors in children

    N. J. Ullrich;R. Robertson;D. D. Kinnamon;R. M. Scott

  • Prolonged disease-free survival after autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a poor prognosis.

    Takvorian T;Canellos Gp;Ritz J;Freedman As

  • Long-term toxic effects of proton radiotherapy for paediatric medulloblastoma: a phase 2 single-arm study

    Torunn I Yock;Beow Y Yeap;David H Ebb;Elizabeth Weyman

  • 20-year experience in childhood craniopharyngioma.

    Stella Hetelekidis;Stella Hetelekidis;Patrick D Barnes;Patrick D Barnes;May L Tao;Edwin G Fischer

  • Incidence of second malignancies among patients treated with proton versus photon radiation.

    Christine S. Chung;Torunn I. Yock;Kerrie Nelson;Yang Xu

  • Ocular adnexal lymphoma: Clinical behavior of distinct World Health Organization classification subtypes

    Claire Y Fung;Nancy J Tarbell;Mark J Lucarelli;Saveli I Goldberg

  • ADAPTATION AND VERIFICATION OF THE RELOCATABLE GILL-THOMAS- COSMAN FRAME IN STEREOTACTIC RADIOTHERAPY

    Hanne M. Kooy;Susan F. Dunbar;Nancy J. Tarbell;Edward Mannarino

  • The prognostic significance of postoperative residual tumor in ependymoma.

    E A Healey;P D Barnes;W J Kupsky;R M Scott

  • Adult medulloblastoma: prognostic factors and patterns of relapse.

    Annie W. Chan;Nancy J. Tarbell;Peter McL. Black;David N. Louis

  • Mortality from Second Tumors Among Long-Term Survivors of Retinoblastoma

    C. Eng;F. P. Li;D. H. Abramson;R. M. Ellsworth

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay S. Loeffler
Jay S. Loeffler Harvard University
Peter Mauch
Peter Mauch Brigham and Women's Hospital
Stephen E. Sallan
Stephen E. Sallan Harvard University
Beow Y. Yeap
Beow Y. Yeap Harvard University
Patrick D. Barnes
Patrick D. Barnes Stanford University
Howard J. Weinstein
Howard J. Weinstein Harvard University
Peter McL. Black
Peter McL. Black University of British Columbia
Sarah S. Donaldson
Sarah S. Donaldson Stanford University
Scott L. Pomeroy
Scott L. Pomeroy Boston Children's Hospital
Holcombe E. Grier
Holcombe E. Grier Harvard University

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