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Best Female Scientists

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149
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World Ranking
155
National Ranking
94

Medicine

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110455
World Ranking
1101
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633

Nancy R. Cook 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 R. Cook sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 600 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nancy R. Cook 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 R. Cook sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 151 D-Index — 95th percentile

95% 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

Overview

Nancy R. Cook is affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital in the United States. Their research activity is primarily concentrated in the field of Medicine, with a substantial focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Physiology.

The scope of their work covers key topics such as Vitamin D Research Studies, Fatty Acid Research and Health, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Diet and Metabolism Studies, and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins.

Among recent publications attributed to Nancy R. Cook are:

  • SCORE2 risk prediction algorithms: new models to estimate 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease in Europe, 2021, European Heart Journal
  • Vitamin D and marine omega 3 fatty acid supplementation and incident autoimmune disease: VITAL randomized controlled trial, 2022, BMJ
  • Triglyceride-Rich Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Small Dense LDL Cholesterol, and Incident Cardiovascular Disease, 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults, 2022, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplements on Development of Advanced Cancer, 2020, JAMA Network Open

Frequent co-authors working closely with Nancy R. Cook include JoAnn E. Manson, Julie E. Buring, I-Min Lee, Samia Mora, and Christine M. Albert.

Common publication venues for the scientist are Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, European Heart Journal, JAMA Network Open, and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Best Publications

  • Comparison of C-reactive protein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels in the prediction of first cardiovascular events

    Paul M. Ridker;Nader Rifai;Lynda Rose;Julie E. Buring

  • Assessing the performance of prediction models: a framework for traditional and novel measures.

    Ewout W. Steyerberg;Andrew J. Vickers;Nancy R. Cook;Thomas Gerds

  • C-Reactive Protein, the Metabolic Syndrome, and Risk of Incident Cardiovascular Events An 8-Year Follow-Up of 14 719 Initially Healthy American Women

    Paul M Ridker;Julie E. Buring;Nancy R. Cook;Nader Rifai

  • Lack of effect of long-term supplementation with beta carotene on the incidence of malignant neoplasms and cardiovascular disease.

    C H Hennekens;J E Buring;J E Manson;M Stampfer

  • Use and Misuse of the Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve in Risk Prediction

    Nancy R. Cook

  • Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease in a Community Population of Older Persons: Higher Than Previously Reported

    Denis A. Evans;H. Harris Funkenstein;Marilyn S. Albert;Paul A. Scherr;Paul A. Scherr

  • A randomized trial of low-dose aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in women

    Paul M Ridker;Nancy R. Cook;I-Min Lee;David Gordon

  • Development and Validation of Improved Algorithms for the Assessment of Global Cardiovascular Risk in Women: The Reynolds Risk Score

    Paul M Ridker;Julie E. Buring;Nader Rifai;Nancy R. Cook

  • Vitamin E in the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer The Women's Health Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    I-Min Lee;Nancy R. Cook;J. Michael Gaziano;David Gordon

  • Long term effects of dietary sodium reduction on cardiovascular disease outcomes: observational follow-up of the trials of hypertension prevention (TOHP)

    Nancy R Cook;Jeffrey A Cutler;Eva Obarzanek;Julie E Buring

  • Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

    Manson Je;Cook Nr;Lee Im;Christen W

  • Genetic Risk, Adherence to a Healthy Lifestyle, and Coronary Disease

    Amit V. Khera;Connor A. Emdin;Isabel Drake;Pradeep Natarajan

  • Physical Activity and Reduced Risk of Cardiovascular Events: Potential Mediating Mechanisms

    Samia Mora;Nancy Cook;Julie E. Buring;Paul M Ridker

  • Long-term weight loss and changes in blood pressure: results of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention, phase II

    Victor J. Stevens;Eva Obarzanek;Nancy R. Cook;I-Min Lee

  • C-Reactive Protein and Parental History Improve Global Cardiovascular Risk Prediction The Reynolds Risk Score for Men

    Paul M Ridker;Nina P. Paynter;Nader Rifai;J. Michael Gaziano

  • Low-Dose Aspirin in the Primary Prevention of Cancer: The Women’s Health Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Nancy R. Cook;I-Min Lee;J. Michael Gaziano;David Gordon

  • Non-HDL cholesterol, apolipoproteins A-I and B100, standard lipid measures, lipid ratios, and CRP as risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women.

    Paul M Ridker;Nader Rifai;Nancy R. Cook;Gary Bradwin

  • Implications of small reductions in diastolic blood pressure for primary prevention.

    Nancy R. Cook;Jerome Cohen;Patricia R. Hebert;James O. Taylor

  • Prevalence of Alzheimer's Disease in a Community Population of Older Persons

    Denis A. Evans;H. Harris Funkenstein;Marilyn S. Albert;Paul A. Scherr

  • Vitamin D supplements and prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease

    Manson Je;Cook Nr;Lee Im;Christen W

Frequent Co-Authors

Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
JoAnn E. Manson
JoAnn E. Manson Harvard Medical School
Paul M. Ridker
Paul M. Ridker Brigham and Women's Hospital
I-Min Lee
I-Min Lee Harvard University
Christine M. Albert
Christine M. Albert Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
J. Michael Gaziano
J. Michael Gaziano Brigham and Women's Hospital
Kathryn M. Rexrode
Kathryn M. Rexrode Brigham and Women's Hospital
Samia Mora
Samia Mora Brigham and Women's Hospital
Shumin M. Zhang
Shumin M. Zhang Brigham and Women's Hospital
Daniel I. Chasman
Daniel I. Chasman Brigham and Women's Hospital

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