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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 82 15999 15052 8050 7448 675 27780

Robert E. Schoen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert E. Schoen between 1950 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert E. Schoen published across 77 years, from 1950 to 2026, averaging 11.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 233 publications in 2023. 122 of the 862 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
50 100 150 200
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1950 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 233. Peak 233 publications in 2023. 1950: 1 publication 1951: 1 publication 1952: 0 publications 1953: 1 publication 1954: 0 publications 1955: 0 publications 1956: 0 publications 1957: 0 publications 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 1 publication 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 1 publication 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 6 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 14 publications 2011: 14 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 28 publications 2019: 20 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 233 publications 2024: 95 publications 2025: 121 publications 2026: 1 publication
1950 2026

862 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert E. Schoen: publications per year, 1950 to 2026
Year Publications
1950 1
1951 1
1952 0
1953 1
1954 0
1955 0
1956 0
1957 0
1958 0
1959 0
1960 1
1961 0
1962 1
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 1
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 3
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 1
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 0
1990 2
1991 1
1992 1
1993 2
1994 4
1995 2
1996 1
1997 3
1998 5
1999 1
2000 6
2001 2
2002 12
2003 12
2004 9
2005 13
2006 8
2007 18
2008 16
2009 14
2010 14
2011 14
2012 20
2013 14
2014 20
2015 24
2016 22
2017 16
2018 28
2019 20
2020 32
2021 18
2022 22
2023 233
2024 95
2025 121
2026 1
Total 862
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Robert E. Schoen 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 E. Schoen 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, 661–680 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: 675 publications — 79th percentile

79% 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
661–680 340 675
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
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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Robert E. Schoen 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 E. Schoen 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, 82–83 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: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% 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 82
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
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

Robert E. Schoen is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans several fields with a primary focus on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these main fields, their work extensively covers oncology, genetics, pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, and cancer research.

The scientist's work concentrates on key topics related to colorectal and gastric cancers. These include genetic factors in colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer screening and detection, genetic associations and epidemiology, gastric cancer management and outcomes, cancer genomics and diagnostics, colorectal cancer treatments and studies, and the relationship between cancer, lipids, and metabolism.

Robert E. Schoen has contributed numerous papers to various distinguished journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomisation analysis" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk" (2020), published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study" (2020), published in BMC Medicine
  • "Composite dietary antioxidant index and the risk of colorectal cancer: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study" (2022), published in International Journal of Cancer
  • "Assessing aneuploidy with repetitive element sequencing" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequently publishing in several venues, Robert E. Schoen's work appears repeatedly in:

  • Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • UNC Libraries

Collaborations have been significant in Robert E. Schoen's research output, with frequent coauthors including Andrew T. Chan, Marc J. Gunter, Michael Hoffmeister, Ulrike Peters, and Hermann Brenner. The number of joint publications with these collaborators ranges from 48 to 53 papers each.

Best Publications

  • Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test

    Joshua D. Cohen;Lu Li;Yuxuan Wang;Christopher Thoburn

  • Colorectal cancer screening: a global overview of existing programmes

    Eline H Schreuders;Arlinda Ruco;Linda Rabeneck;Robert E Schoen

  • Lack of Effect of a Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet on the Recurrence of Colorectal Adenomas

    A Schatzkin;E Lanza;D Corle;P Lance

  • Colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality with screening flexible sigmoidoscopy

    Robert E. Schoen;Paul F. Pinsky;Joel L. Weissfeld;Lance A. Yokochi

  • Increased Blood Glucose and Insulin, Body Size, and Incident Colorectal Cancer

    Robert E. Schoen;Catherine M. Tangen;Lewis H. Kuller;Gregory L. Burke

  • Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening.

    Uri Ladabaum;Jason A. Dominitz;Jason A. Dominitz;Charles Kahi;Charles Kahi;Robert E. Schoen

  • Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Occurrence During Surveillance Colonoscopy in the Dietary Polyp Prevention Trial

    Ajay Pabby;Robert E. Schoen;Joel L. Weissfeld;Randall Burt

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer : a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Nikos Papadimitriou;Niki Dimou;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Barbara Banbury

  • Standardized colonoscopy reporting and data system: report of the Quality Assurance Task Group of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.

    David Lieberman;Marion Nadel;Robert A. Smith;Wendy Atkin

  • Identification of Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Colorectal Tumors in a Genome-Wide Meta-analysis

    Ulrike Peters;Ulrike Peters;Shuo Jiao;Fredrick R. Schumacher;Carolyn M. Hutter;Carolyn M. Hutter

  • MUC1 Vaccine for Individuals with Advanced Adenoma of the Colon: A Cancer Immunoprevention Feasibility Study

    Takashi Kimura;John R. McKolanis;Lynda A. Dzubinski;Kazi Islam

  • Evidence of a Healthy Volunteer Effect in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial

    P. F. Pinsky;A. Miller;B. S. Kramer;Timothy R Church

  • World Endoscopy Organization Consensus Statements on Post-Colonoscopy and Post-Imaging Colorectal Cancer.

    Matthew D. Rutter;Matthew D. Rutter;Iosif Beintaris;Roland Valori;Han Mo Chiu

  • Utilization of surveillance colonoscopy in community practice.

    Robert E. Schoen;Paul F. Pinsky;Joel L. Weissfeld;Lance A. Yokochi

  • Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence

    Benjamin Click;Paul F. Pinsky;Tom Hickey;Maryam Doroudi

  • The pathologic measurement of polyp size is preferable to the endoscopic estimate

    Robert E. Schoen;Lawrence D. Gerber;Craig Margulies

  • Large-scale genetic study in East Asians identifies six new loci associated with colorectal cancer risk

    Ben Zhang;Wei Hua Jia;Koichi Matsuda;Sun Seog Kweon

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrike Peters
Ulrike Peters University of Washington
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Andrew T. Chan
Andrew T. Chan Harvard University
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Martha L. Slattery
Martha L. Slattery University of Utah
Sonja I. Berndt
Sonja I. Berndt National Institutes of Health
Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Michael Hoffmeister
Michael Hoffmeister German Cancer Research Center
Emily White
Emily White Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Loic Le Marchand
Loic Le Marchand University of Hawaii at Manoa

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