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Robert A. Vierkant

Robert A. Vierkant

D-Index & Metrics

Medicine

D-Index
90
Citations
26534
World Ranking
12312
National Ranking
6306

Robert A. Vierkant 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 Robert A. Vierkant sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 485 publications — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Robert A. Vierkant 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 Robert A. Vierkant sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Robert A. Vierkant is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields of medicine, with a particular focus on oncology, surgery, genetics, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and molecular biology.

The scientist's work addresses several main topics, including:

  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Breast lesions and carcinomas
  • Breast cancer treatment studies
  • Global cancer incidence and screening
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Cancer genomics and diagnostics
  • Cancer survivorship and care

Among the recent publications featuring their contributions are:

  • "The genomic and immune landscape of long-term survivors of high-grade serous ovarian cancer," 2022, published in Nature Genetics
  • "Clinical and pathological associations of PTEN expression in ovarian cancer: a multicentre study from the Ovarian Tumour Tissue Analysis Consortium," 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • "Population-based targeted sequencing of 54 candidate genes identifies PALB2 as a susceptibility gene for high-grade serous ovarian cancer," 2020, Journal of Medical Genetics
  • "Survival and Symptomatic Relief After Cytoreductive Hepatectomy for Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases: Long-Term Follow-up Evaluation of More Than 500 Patients," 2023, Annals of Surgical Oncology
  • "Benign Breast Disease and Breast Cancer Risk in the Percutaneous Biopsy Era," 2023, JAMA Surgery

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Stacey J. Winham
  • Derek C. Radisky
  • Amy C. Degnim
  • Mark E. Sherman
  • Kathryn J. Ruddy

The scientist has published extensively in venues such as:

  • Cancer Research
  • Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • UNC Libraries
  • Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

Robert A. Vierkant's publication record indicates significant scholarly activity centered on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a large number of works contributing specifically to oncology and surgery subfields. Their research intersects clinical, pathological, and genetic aspects of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and patient care.

Best Publications

  • Benign breast disease and the risk of breast cancer

    Lynn C. Hartmann;Thomas A. Sellers;Marlene H. Frost;Wilma L. Lingle

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia in the General Population

    Leonardo A Orejarena;Humberto Vidaillet;Frank DeStefano;David L Nordstrom

  • Hormone-receptor expression and ovarian cancer survival: an Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium study

    Weiva Sieh;Martin Köbel;Teri A Longacre;David D Bowtell;David D Bowtell

  • Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer

    Catherine M Phelan;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Jonathan P Tyrer;Siddhartha P Kar

  • Incidence and predictors of atrial flutter in the general population

    Juan Granada;William Uribe;Po-Huang Chyou;Karen Maassen

  • GWAS meta-analysis and replication identifies three new susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer

    Paul D.P. Pharoah;Ya Yu Tsai;Susan J. Ramus;Catherine M. Phelan

  • A genome-wide association study identifies susceptibility loci for ovarian cancer at 2q31 and 8q24

    Ellen L Goode;Georgia Chenevix-Trench;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

  • Cigarette Smoking and Colorectal Cancer Risk by Molecularly Defined Subtypes

    David Limsui;Robert A. Vierkant;Lori S. Tillmans;Alice H. Wang

  • A genome-wide association study identifies a new ovarian cancer susceptibility locus on 9p22.2.

    Honglin Song;Susan J. Ramus;Jonathan Tyrer;Kelly L. Bolton;Kelly L. Bolton

  • Association of Gain and Loss of Weight before and after Menopause with Risk of Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in the Iowa Women's Health Study

    Michelle N Harvie;Anthony Howell;Robert A Vierkant;Nagi Kumar

  • Age-Related Lobular Involution and Risk of Breast Cancer

    Tia R. Milanese;Lynn C. Hartmann;Thomas A. Sellers;Marlene H. Frost

  • Stratification of Breast Cancer Risk in Women With Atypia: A Mayo Cohort Study

    Amy C. Degnim;Daniel W. Visscher;Hal K. Berman;Marlene H. Frost

  • Dietary folate intake, alcohol, and risk of breast cancer in a prospective study of postmenopausal women.

    Thomas A. Sellers;Lawrence H. Kushi;James R. Cerhan;Robert A. Vierkant

  • Dose-Response Association of CD8(+) Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes and Survival Time in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

    Ellen L. Goode;Matthew S. Block;Kimberly R. Kalli;Robert A. Vierkant

  • Common variants at 19p13 are associated with susceptibility to ovarian cancer.

    Kelly L Bolton;Kelly L Bolton;Jonathan Tyrer;Honglin Song;Susan J Ramus

  • Risk of Breast Cancer With Oral Contraceptive Use in Women With a Family History of Breast Cancer

    Dawn M. Grabrick;Lynn C. Hartmann;James R. Cerhan;Robert A. Vierkant

  • Understanding the premalignant potential of atypical hyperplasia through its natural history: a longitudinal cohort study.

    Lynn Carol Hartmann;Derek C Radisky;Marlene H. Frost;Richard J. Santen

  • cigarette Smoking and c olorectal c ancer r isk by Molecularly Defined Subtypes

    David Limsui;Robert A. Vierkant;Lori S. Tillmans;Alice H. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen L. Goode
Ellen L. Goode Mayo Clinic
Thomas A. Sellers
Thomas A. Sellers Oregon Health & Science University
Joellen M. Schildkraut
Joellen M. Schildkraut University of Virginia
Brooke L. Fridley
Brooke L. Fridley University of Kansas
James R. Cerhan
James R. Cerhan Mayo Clinic
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Celine M. Vachon
Celine M. Vachon Mayo Clinic
V. Shane Pankratz
V. Shane Pankratz University of New Mexico
Lynn C. Hartmann
Lynn C. Hartmann Mayo Clinic

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