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108
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World Ranking
981
National Ranking
597

Medicine

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109
Citations
41970
World Ranking
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National Ranking
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Rachel Ballard-Barbash 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 Rachel Ballard-Barbash sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 284 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rachel Ballard-Barbash 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 Rachel Ballard-Barbash sits on this spectrum.

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: 400 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 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

Overview

Rachel Ballard-Barbash is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with a focus on Oncology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, and Physiology. The scientific topics they cover include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Cancer Survivorship and Care, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research, and Nutrition and Health in Aging.

Their recent publications have been featured exclusively in UNC Libraries, with a total of five papers spanning from 2020 to 2021. These publications are:

  • Evidence-based Target Recall Rates for Screening Mammography 1 (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • Performance Benchmarks for Screening Mammography (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • The Piper Fatigue Scale-12 (PFS-12): psychometric findings and item reduction in a cohort of breast cancer survivors (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Performance Benchmarks for Diagnostic Mammography (2021, UNC Libraries)
  • Deriving clinically meaningful cut-scores for fatigue in a cohort of breast cancer survivors: a Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle (HEAL) Study (2020, UNC Libraries)

These works cover aspects of mammography screening performance as well as clinical research related to fatigue measurement in breast cancer survivors.

Rachel Ballard-Barbash has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Bonnie C. Yankaskas
  • Robert Rosenberg
  • William E. Barlow
  • Rebecca Smith-Bindman
  • Edward A. Sickles

Their research contributions have been cited various times, with specific emphasis on screening mammography rates and diagnostic benchmarks. The scope of their work illustrates a blend of clinical screening methods and patient-centered outcomes in oncology-related studies.

Best Publications

  • Overweight, Obesity, and Mortality in a Large Prospective Cohort of Persons 50 to 71 Years Old

    Kenneth F. Adams;Arthur Schatzkin;Tamara B. Harris;Victor Kipnis

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Cancer with Healthy Food Choices and Physical Activity

    Lawrence H. Kushi;Tim Byers;Colleen Doyle;Elisa V. Bandera

  • Individual and combined effects of age, breast density, and hormone replacement therapy use on the accuracy of screening mammography.

    Patricia A. Carney;Diana L. Miglioretti;Bonnie C. Yankaskas;Karla Kerlikowske

  • Using Intake Biomarkers to Evaluate the Extent of Dietary Misreporting in a Large Sample of Adults: The OPEN Study

    Amy F. Subar;Victor Kipnis;Richard P. Troiano;Douglas Midthune

  • Physical Activity, Biomarkers, and Disease Outcomes in Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review

    Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Christine M. Friedenreich;Kerry S. Courneya;Sameer M. Siddiqi

  • Structure of Dietary Measurement Error: Results of the OPEN Biomarker Study

    Victor Kipnis;Amy F. Subar;Douglas Midthune;Laurence S. Freedman

  • Food Intakes of US Children and Adolescents Compared With Recommendations

    Kathryn A. Muñoz;Susan M. Krebs-Smith;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Linda E. Cleveland

  • Elevated Biomarkers of Inflammation Are Associated With Reduced Survival Among Breast Cancer Patients

    Brandon L. Pierce;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Leslie Bernstein;Richard N. Baumgartner

  • Progress in Cancer Screening Over a Decade: Results of Cancer Screening From the 1987, 1992, and 1998 National Health Interview Surveys

    Nancy Breen;Diane K. Wagener;Martin L. Brown;William W. Davis

  • Detection of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Women Undergoing Screening Mammography

    Virginia L. Ernster;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;William E. Barlow;William E. Barlow;Yingye Zheng

  • Influence of Pre- and Postdiagnosis Physical Activity on Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Health, Eating, Activity, and Lifestyle Study

    Melinda L. Irwin;Ashley Wilder Smith;Anne McTiernan;Rachel Ballard-Barbash

  • Physical activity levels before and after a diagnosis of breast carcinoma: The health, eating, activity, and lifestyle (HEAL) study

    Melinda L. Irwin;Diane Crumley;Anne McTiernan M.D.;Leslie Bernstein

  • Physical activity recommendations and decreased risk of mortality.

    Michael F. Leitzmann;Yikyung Park;Aaron Blair;Rachel Ballard-Barbash

  • Annual Report to the Nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2008, featuring cancers associated with excess weight and lack of sufficient physical activity.

    Christie Eheman;S. Jane Henley;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Eric J. Jacobs

  • Prospective Breast Cancer Risk Prediction Model for Women Undergoing Screening Mammography

    William E. Barlow;Emily White;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Pamela M. Vacek

  • Association between Class III Obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of 20 Prospective Studies

    Cari M. Kitahara;Alan J. Flint;Amy Berrington de Gonzalez;Leslie Bernstein

  • Changes in body fat and weight after a breast cancer diagnosis: Influence of demographic, prognostic, and lifestyle factors

    Melinda L. Irwin;Anne McTiernan;Richard N. Baumgartner;Kathy B. Baumgartner

  • Factors Associated With Surgical and Radiation Therapy for Early Stage Breast Cancer in Older Women

    Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Arnold L. Potosky;Linda C. Harlan;Susan G. Nayfield

  • Cancer Screening — United States, 2010

    Carrie N. Klabunde;Martin Brown;Rachel Ballard-Barbash;Mary C. White

  • Physical activity levels among breast cancer survivors.

    Melinda L. Irwin;Anne McTiernan;Leslie Bernstein;Frank D. Gilliland

Frequent Co-Authors

Karla Kerlikowske
Karla Kerlikowske University of California, San Francisco
Marian L. Neuhouser
Marian L. Neuhouser Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Melinda L. Irwin
Melinda L. Irwin Yale University
Stephen H. Taplin
Stephen H. Taplin National Institutes of Health
Cornelia M. Ulrich
Cornelia M. Ulrich University of Utah
William E. Barlow
William E. Barlow Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Leslie Bernstein
Leslie Bernstein University of Southern California
Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland University of Southern California
Diana L. Miglioretti
Diana L. Miglioretti University of California, Davis
Robert D. Rosenberg
Robert D. Rosenberg Technical University of Munich

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