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42734
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7601
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Rulla M. Tamimi 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 Rulla M. Tamimi sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 677 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Rulla M. Tamimi 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 Rulla M. Tamimi sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 102 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Rulla M. Tamimi is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and specializes primarily in Medicine, with significant contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their research focuses heavily on oncology, public health, genetics, cancer research, and molecular biology. Key areas of study include cancer risks and factors, global cancer incidence and screening, breast cancer treatment studies, nutritional studies and diet, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, AI in cancer detection, and breast lesions and carcinomas.

Among the scientist's recent papers are:

  • A Population-Based Study of Genes Previously Implicated in Breast Cancer, 2021, published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • Is early-onset cancer an emerging global epidemic? Current evidence and future implications, 2022, published in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • Association of Breast Cancer Surgery With Quality of Life and Psychosocial Well-being in Young Breast Cancer Survivors, 2020, published in JAMA Surgery
  • Trajectories of fear of cancer recurrence in young breast cancer survivors, 2021, published in Cancer
  • Risk of Breast Cancer Among Carriers of Pathogenic Variants in Breast Cancer Predisposition Genes Varies by Polygenic Risk Score, 2021, published in Journal of Clinical Oncology

Rulla M. Tamimi has frequently collaborated with several researchers who have appeared as co-authors in numerous works, including:

  • A. Heather Eliassen (78 collaborations)
  • Bernard Rosner (58 collaborations)
  • Kathryn J. Ruddy (53 collaborations)
  • Virginia F. Borges (53 collaborations)
  • Steven E. Come (50 collaborations)

Their work has been published repeatedly in several prominent venues, with the following representing the most frequent publication outlets:

  • Cancer Research (41 publications)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (18 publications)
  • Breast Cancer Research (16 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (14 publications)
  • Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (11 publications)

Rulla M. Tamimi's research spans a multidisciplinary approach combining oncology, genetics, molecular biology, and public health. The scientist's contributions help illuminate various dimensions of cancer incidence, risk factors, genetic predispositions, and treatment outcomes, with a strong emphasis on breast cancer studies and related genetic mutations.

Best Publications

  • Clinical impact of COVID-19 on patients with cancer (CCC19): a cohort study.

    Nicole M. Kuderer;Toni K. Choueiri;Dimpy P. Shah;Yu Shyr

  • Modeling Linkage Disequilibrium Increases Accuracy of Polygenic Risk Scores

    Bjarni J. Vilhjálmsson;Jian Yang;Hilary K. Finucane;Alexander Gusev

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Artificial intelligence in cancer imaging: Clinical challenges and applications.

    Wenya Linda Bi;Ahmed Hosny;Matthew B. Schabath;Maryellen L. Giger

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Associations of Breast Cancer Risk Factors With Tumor Subtypes: A Pooled Analysis From the Breast Cancer Association Consortium Studies

    Xiaohong R. Yang;Jenny Chang-Claude;Ellen L. Goode;Fergus J. Couch

  • HSF1 Drives a Transcriptional Program Distinct from Heat Shock to Support Highly Malignant Human Cancers

    Marc L. Mendillo;Sandro Santagata;Sandro Santagata;Martina Koeva;George W. Bell

  • Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

    Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

  • World Endometriosis Society consensus on the classification of endometriosis

    Neil P. Johnson;Lone Hummelshoj;G. David Adamson;Jörg Keckstein

  • A Population-Based Study of Genes Previously Implicated in Breast Cancer

    Chunling Hu;Steven N Hart;Rohan Gnanaolivu;Hongyan Huang

  • Heterogeneity of Breast Cancer Associations with Five Susceptibility Loci by Clinical and Pathological Characteristics

    Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Per Hall;Heli Nevanlinna;Karen Pooley

  • Androgen Receptor Expression and Breast Cancer Survival in Postmenopausal Women

    Rong Hu;Shaheenah Dawood;Michelle D. Holmes;Laura C. Collins

  • Androgen receptor expression in breast cancer in relation to molecular phenotype: results from the Nurses' Health Study.

    Laura C Collins;Kimberly S Cole;Jonathan D Marotti;Rong Hu;Rong Hu

  • The Adaptor Protein Paxillin Is Essential for Normal Development in the Mouse and Is a Critical Transducer of Fibronectin Signaling

    Margit Hagel;Elizabeth L. George;Ann Kim;Rulla Tamimi

  • Subtype-Dependent Relationship Between Young Age at Diagnosis and Breast Cancer Survival

    Ann H. Partridge;Melissa E. Hughes;Erica T. Warner;Rebecca A. Ottesen

  • Comparison of molecular phenotypes of ductal carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer.

    Rulla May Tamimi;Rulla May Tamimi;Heather Joanne Baer;Heather Joanne Baer;Jonathan Marotti;Mark Galan

  • Prospective Study of Fertility Concerns and Preservation Strategies in Young Women With Breast Cancer

    Kathryn J. Ruddy;Shari I. Gelber;Rulla M. Tamimi;Elizabeth S. Ginsburg

  • Mammographic Density Phenotypes and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis

    Andreas Pettersson;Rebecca E Graff;Giske Ursin;Isabel Dos Santos Silva

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Luminal B breast tumors are not HER2 positive – authors' response

    Rulla May Tamimi;Rulla May Tamimi;Stuart Jay Schnitt;Graham A. Colditz;Graham A. Colditz;Laura Christine Collins

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan E. Hankinson
Susan E. Hankinson University of Massachusetts Amherst
A. Heather Eliassen
A. Heather Eliassen Harvard University
Bernard Rosner
Bernard Rosner Harvard University
Graham A. Colditz
Graham A. Colditz Washington University in St. Louis
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Peter Kraft
Peter Kraft Harvard University
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Stuart J. Schnitt
Stuart J. Schnitt Brigham and Women's Hospital

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