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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 88 13077 12310 6678 6178 808 31056

Paul L. Nguyen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul L. Nguyen between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul L. Nguyen published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 26.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 89 publications in 2023. 81 of the 961 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1990 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 89. Peak 89 publications in 2023. 1990: 1 publication 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 4 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 22 publications 2011: 37 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 38 publications 2014: 70 publications 2015: 75 publications 2016: 86 publications 2017: 88 publications 2018: 69 publications 2019: 67 publications 2020: 61 publications 2021: 63 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 89 publications 2024: 40 publications 2025: 41 publications
1990 2025

961 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul L. Nguyen: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year Publications
1990 1
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 2
2000 0
2001 1
2002 4
2003 0
2004 5
2005 2
2006 6
2007 10
2008 10
2009 12
2010 22
2011 37
2012 41
2013 38
2014 70
2015 75
2016 86
2017 88
2018 69
2019 67
2020 61
2021 63
2022 20
2023 89
2024 40
2025 41
Total 961
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Paul L. Nguyen 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 Paul L. Nguyen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 801–820 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 808 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204 808
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Paul L. Nguyen 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 Paul L. Nguyen sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970 88
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Overview

Paul L. Nguyen is affiliated with Harvard Medical School in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions particularly in pulmonary and respiratory medicine, oncology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, cancer research, and radiation.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to prostate cancer treatment and research as well as diagnosis and treatment. Additional research areas include advanced radiotherapy techniques, cancer, lipids, and metabolism, global cancer incidence and screening, economic and financial impacts of cancer, and radiomics and machine learning in medical imaging.

Among the notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Paul L. Nguyen are:

  • The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer: planning for the surge in cases (2024), published in The Lancet
  • A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Local Salvage Therapies After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer (MASTER) (2020), published in European Urology
  • A Systematic Review of the Evidence for the Decipher Genomic Classifier in Prostate Cancer (2020), published in European Urology
  • Management of patients with advanced prostate cancer-metastatic and/or castration-resistant prostate cancer: Report of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC) 2022 (2023), published in European Journal of Cancer
  • Validation of a 22-Gene Genomic Classifier in Patients With Recurrent Prostate Cancer (2021), published in JAMA Oncology

Paul L. Nguyen has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Edward Christopher Dee, Daniel E. Spratt, Felix Y. Feng, Brandon A. Mahal, and Martin T. King. These collaborations have contributed substantially to the breadth of Nguyen's publications.

They have published many articles in a range of scholarly journals, with the most frequent venues being:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics (54 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (49 publications)
  • European Urology (9 publications)
  • Cancer (8 publications)
  • Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases (8 publications)

Best Publications

  • Marital Status and Survival in Patients With Cancer

    Ayal A. Aizer;Ming Hui Chen;Ellen P. McCarthy;Mallika L. Mendu

  • Breast Cancer Subtype Approximated by Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and HER-2 Is Associated With Local and Distant Recurrence After Breast-Conserving Therapy

    Paul L. Nguyen;Alphonse G. Taghian;Matthew S. Katz;Andrzej Niemierko

  • Adverse Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy and Strategies to Mitigate Them

    Paul L. Nguyen;Shabbir M.H. Alibhai;Shehzad Basaria;Anthony V. D’Amico

  • Fatty acid synthase as a potential therapeutic target in cancer

    Richard Flavin;Stephane Peluso;Paul L Nguyen;Massimo Loda

  • Randomized Phase III Noninferiority Study Comparing Two Radiotherapy Fractionation Schedules in Patients With Low-Risk Prostate Cancer

    W. Robert Lee;James J. Dignam;Mahul B. Amin;Deborah W. Bruner

  • Age, Breast Cancer Subtype Approximation, and Local Recurrence After Breast-Conserving Therapy

    Nils D. Arvold;Alphonse G. Taghian;Andrzej Niemierko;Rita F. Abi Raad

  • Association of Androgen Deprivation Therapy With Cardiovascular Death in Patients With Prostate Cancer: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials

    Paul L. Nguyen;Youjin Je;Fabio A. B. Schutz;Karen E. Hoffman

  • Prediagnostic body-mass index, plasma C-peptide concentration, and prostate cancer-specific mortality in men with prostate cancer: a long-term survival analysis

    Jing Ma;Haojie Li;Haojie Li;Ed Giovannucci;Ed Giovannucci;Lorelei Mucci

  • The role of focal therapy in the management of localised prostate cancer: a systematic review

    Massimo Valerio;Massimo Valerio;Hashim U Ahmed;Mark Emberton;Nathan L Lawrentschuk

  • Congestive Heart Failure Risk in Patients With Breast Cancer Treated With Bevacizumab

    Toni K. Choueiri;Erica L. Mayer;Youjin Je;Jonathan E. Rosenberg

  • Association of Black Race with Prostate Cancer-Specific and Other-Cause Mortality

    Robert T. Dess;Holly E. Hartman;Brandon A. Mahal;Payal D. Soni

  • Cost Implications of the Rapid Adoption of Newer Technologies for Treating Prostate Cancer

    Paul L. Nguyen;Paul L. Nguyen;Xiangmei Gu;Xiangmei Gu;Stuart R. Lipsitz;Stuart R. Lipsitz;Toni K. Choueiri;Toni K. Choueiri

  • Radical Prostatectomy, External Beam Radiotherapy, or External Beam Radiotherapy With Brachytherapy Boost and Disease Progression and Mortality in Patients With Gleason Score 9-10 Prostate Cancer.

    Amar U. Kishan;Ryan R. Cook;Jay P. Ciezki;Ashley E. Ross

  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Over 6,000 Patients Treated On Prospective Studies.

    William C. Jackson;Jessica Silva;Holly E. Hartman;Robert T. Dess

  • Radiotherapy treatment of early stage prostate cancer with IMRT and protons: a treatment planning comparison

    Alexei Trofimov;Paul L. Nguyen;John J. Coen;Karen P. Doppke

  • Lack of reduction in racial disparities in cancer-specific mortality over a 20-year period.

    Ayal A. Aizer;Tyler J. Wilhite;Ming Hui Chen;Powell L. Graham

  • Patient selection, cancer control, and complications after salvage local therapy for postradiation prostate-specific antigen failure : A systematic review of the literature

    Paul L. Nguyen;Anthony V. D'Amico;Andrew K. Lee;W. Warren Suh

  • Associations of Luminal and Basal Subtyping of Prostate Cancer With Prognosis and Response to Androgen Deprivation Therapy.

    Shuang G. Zhao;S. Laura Chang;Nicholas Erho;Menggang Yu

  • Results of Whole-Brain Radiation As Salvage of Methotrexate Failure for Immunocompetent Patients With Primary CNS Lymphoma

    Paul L. Nguyen;Arnab Chakravarti;Dianne M. Finkelstein;Fred H. Hochberg

  • Survival Analyses of Patients With Metastatic Renal Cancer Treated With Targeted Therapy With or Without Cytoreductive Nephrectomy: A National Cancer Data Base Study

    Nawar Hanna;Maxine Sun;Christian P. Meyer;Paul L. Nguyen

Frequent Co-Authors

Quoc-Dien Trinh
Quoc-Dien Trinh Brigham and Women's Hospital
Toni K. Choueiri
Toni K. Choueiri Harvard University
Anthony V. D'Amico
Anthony V. D'Amico Brigham and Women's Hospital
Daniel E. Spratt
Daniel E. Spratt University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Adam S. Kibel
Adam S. Kibel Brigham and Women's Hospital
Christopher Sweeney
Christopher Sweeney Harvard University
Ming-Hui Chen
Ming-Hui Chen University of Connecticut
Stuart R. Lipsitz
Stuart R. Lipsitz Brigham and Women's Hospital
Maxine Sun
Maxine Sun Harvard Medical School
Edward M. Schaeffer
Edward M. Schaeffer Northwestern University

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