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D-Index
75
Citations
23810
World Ranking
19054
National Ranking
9499

Paul Okunieff 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 Okunieff sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 468 publications — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Paul Okunieff 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 Okunieff sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Paul Okunieff is affiliated with the University of Florida in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with particular attention to cancer-related studies.

The main areas of study include:

  • Cancer Research
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Oncology
  • Radiation

Their work covers diverse topics related to cancer treatment and diagnostics, focusing on:

  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Effects of Radiation Exposure
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry

Paul Okunieff has published extensively, including recent papers such as:

  • "Five-Year Breast Surgeon Experience in LYMPHA at Time of ALND for Treatment of Clinical T1-4N1-3M0 Breast Cancer" (2021) in Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • "Palliative care utilization and racial and ethnic disparities among women with de novo metastatic breast cancer in the United States" (2023) in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
  • "Frailty and risk of mortality in older cancer survivors and adults without a cancer history: Evidence from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2014" (2022) in Cancer
  • "The dose-response characteristics of four NTCP models: using a novel CT-based radiomic method to quantify radiation-induced lung density changes" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "An Amino Acid-Based Oral Rehydration Solution Regulates Radiation-Induced Intestinal Barrier Disruption in Mice" (2020) in Journal of Nutrition

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Paul Okunieff include:

  • Nancy P. Mendenhall
  • Raymond B. Mailhot Vega
  • Julie A. Bradley
  • Natalie A. Lockney
  • Fantine Giap

Okunieff's research has been published repeatedly in several venues, notably:

  • International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
  • Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Cancer Control
  • American Journal of Clinical Oncology

Best Publications

  • Blood Flow, Oxygen and Nutrient Supply, and Metabolic Microenvironment of Human Tumors: A Review

    Peter Vaupel;Friedrich Kallinowski;Paul Okunieff

  • Ten-Year Results of a Comparison of Conservation with Mastectomy in the Treatment of Stage I and II Breast Cancer

    Joan A. Jacobson;David N. Danforth;Kenneth H. Cowan;Teresa D'angelo

  • RANDOMIZED COMPARISON OF STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY FOLLOWED BY CONVENTIONAL RADIOTHERAPY WITH CARMUSTINE TO CONVENTIONAL RADIOTHERAPY WITH CARMUSTINE FOR PATIENTS WITH GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME: REPORT OF RADIATION THERAPY ONCOLOGY GROUP 93-05 PROTOCOL

    Luis Souhami;Wendy Seiferheld;David Brachman;Ervin B. Podgorsak

  • Oligometastases treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy: long-term follow-up of prospective study.

    Michael T. Milano;Alan W. Katz;Hong Zhang;Paul Okunieff;Paul Okunieff

  • Animal Models for Medical Countermeasures to Radiation Exposure

    Jacqueline P. Williams;Stephen L. Brown;George E. Georges;Martin Hauer-Jensen

  • Radiation dose-response of human tumors

    Paul Okunieff;David Morgan;Andrzej Niemierko;Herman D. Suit

  • Consideration of dose limits for organs at risk of thoracic radiotherapy: atlas for lung, proximal bronchial tree, esophagus, spinal cord, ribs, and brachial plexus.

    Feng-Ming Spring Kong;Timothy Ritter;Douglas J Quint;Suresh Senan

  • Blood flow, metabolism, cellular microenvironment, and growth rate of human tumor xenografts.

    F Kallinowski;K H Schlenger;S Runkel;M Kloes

  • Testicular Cancer Survivorship: Research Strategies and Recommendations

    Lois B. Travis;Clair Beard;James M. Allan;Alv A. Dahl

  • Radiation pneumonitis and early circulatory cytokine markers

    Yuhchyau Chen;Jacqueline Williams;Ivan Ding;Eric Hernady

  • Is there a favorable subset of patients with prostate cancer who develop oligometastases

    Deepinder Singh;Won Sam Yi;Ralph A Brasacchio;Ann G Muhs

  • Antioxidant properties of quercetin.

    Mei Zhang;Steven G. Swarts;Liangjie Yin;Chaomei Liu

  • Accelerated fractionated proton/photon irradiation to 90 cobalt gray equivalent for glioblastoma multiforme: results of a phase II prospective trial.

    Markus M. Fitzek;Markus M. Fitzek;Allan F. Thornton;James D. Rabinov;Michael H. Lev

  • A prospective pilot study of curative-intent stereotactic body radiation therapy in patients with 5 or fewer oligometastatic lesions.

    Michael T. Milano;Alan W. Katz;Ann G. Muhs;Abraham Philip

  • Hypofractionated stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for limited hepatic metastases.

    Alan W. Katz;Madeleine Carey-Sampson;Ann G. Muhs;Michael T. Milano

  • Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) for lung metastases.

    Paul Okunieff;Anncatrine L. Petersen;Abraham Philip;Michael T. Milano

  • Breast-conserving therapy vs mastectomy in early-stage breast cancer: a meta-analysis of 10-year survival.

    A D Morris;R D Morris;J F Wilson;J White

  • Circulating IL-6 as a predictor of radiation pneumonitis.

    Yuhchyau Chen;Philip Rubin;Jacky Williams;Eric Hernady

  • Radiotherapy for Liver Metastases: A Review of Evidence

    Morten Høyer;Anand Swaminath;Sean Bydder;Michael Lock

  • Normal tissue tolerance dose metrics for radiation therapy of major organs.

    Michael T. Milano;Louis S. Constine;Paul Okunieff

Frequent Co-Authors

Herman D. Suit
Herman D. Suit Harvard University
Peter C. Keng
Peter C. Keng University of Rochester
Louis S. Constine
Louis S. Constine University of Rochester Medical Center
Walter J. Curran
Walter J. Curran Emory University
Adam P. Dicker
Adam P. Dicker Thomas Jefferson University
Philip Rubin
Philip Rubin University of Rochester Medical Center
Minesh P. Mehta
Minesh P. Mehta University of Maryland, Baltimore
William M. Mendenhall
William M. Mendenhall University of Florida
Mei Zhang
Mei Zhang Florida State University
Jason A. Koutcher
Jason A. Koutcher Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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