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D-Index
98
Citations
34381
World Ranking
8941
National Ranking
4600

Sanford M. Dawsey 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 Sanford M. Dawsey sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 459 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Sanford M. Dawsey 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 Sanford M. Dawsey sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 98 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Sanford M. Dawsey is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in several subfields including Surgery, Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of topics within cancer research and gastrointestinal health. Key areas of study include Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Esophageal and GI Pathology, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Air Quality and Health Impacts, and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment.

Sanford M. Dawsey has been published extensively in various scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • JCO Global Oncology
  • Gastroenterology

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Opium use and subsequent incidence of cancer: results from the Golestan Cohort Study," 2020, The Lancet Global Health
  • "Esophageal Histological Precursor Lesions and Subsequent 8.5-Year Cancer Risk in a Population-Based Prospective Study in China," 2020, The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • "Urinary TERT promoter mutations are detectable up to 10 years prior to clinical diagnosis of bladder cancer: Evidence from the Golestan Cohort Study," 2020, EBioMedicine
  • "Tobacco and other risk factors for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Lilongwe Malawi: Results from the Lilongwe esophageal cancer case: Control study," 2022, PLOS Global Public Health
  • "Red Meat Consumption and Risk of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Population With Low Meat Consumption: The Golestan Cohort Study," 2021, The American Journal of Gastroenterology

The scientist has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Christian C. Abnet
  • Arash Etemadi
  • Hossein Poustchi
  • Farin Kamangar
  • Paolo Boffetta

Best Publications

  • The Vienna classification of gastrointestinal epithelial neoplasia

    R J Schlemper;R H Riddell;Y Kato;F Borchard

  • Nutrition Intervention Trials in Linxian, China: Supplementation With Specific Vitamin/Mineral Combinations, Cancer Incidence, and Disease-Specific Mortality in the General Population

    William J. Blot;Jun Yao Li;Philip R. Taylor;Wande Guo

  • Prospective study of risk factors for esophageal and gastric cancers in the Linxian general population trial cohort in China.

    Gina D. Tran;Xiu-Di Sun;Christian C. Abnet;Jin-Hu Fan

  • A shared susceptibility locus in PLCE1 at 10q23 for gastric adenocarcinoma and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

    Christian C. Abnet;Neal D. Freedman;Nan Hu;Zhaoming Wang;Zhaoming Wang

  • Nutrition Intervention Trials in Linxian, China: Multiple Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation, Cancer Incidence, and Disease-Specific Mortality Among Adults With Esophageal Dysplasia

    Jun Yao Li;Philip R. Taylor;Bing Li;Sanford Dawsey

  • Sex disparities in cancer incidence by period and age.

    Michael B. Cook;Sanford M. Dawsey;Neal D. Freedman;Peter D. Inskip

  • Environmental Causes of Esophageal Cancer

    Farin Kamangar;Wong Ho Chow;Christian C. Abnet;Sanford M. Dawsey

  • Mucosal iodine staining improves endoscopic visualization of squamous dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus in Linxian, China.

    Sanford M. Dawsey;David E. Fleischer;Guo Qing Wang;Bin Zhou

  • Tooth loss is associated with increased risk of total death and death from upper gastrointestinal cancer, heart disease, and stroke in a Chinese population-based cohort

    Christian C Abnet;You-Lin Qiao;Sanford M Dawsey;Zhi-Wei Dong

  • Histological precursors of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: results from a 13 year prospective follow up study in a high risk population.

    Wang Gq;Abnet Cc;Shen Q;Lewin Kj

  • Opposing Risks of Gastric Cardia and Noncardia Gastric Adenocarcinomas Associated With Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity

    Farin Kamangar;Sanford M. Dawsey;Martin J. Blaser;Guillermo I. Perez-Perez

  • Total and Cancer Mortality After Supplementation With Vitamins and Minerals: Follow-up of the Linxian General Population Nutrition Intervention Trial

    You-Lin Qiao;Sanford M. Dawsey;Farin Kamangar;Jin-Hu Fan

  • Tea drinking habits and oesophageal cancer in a high risk area in northern Iran: population based case-control study

    Farhad Islami;Akram Pourshams;Dariush Nasrollahzadeh;Dariush Nasrollahzadeh;Farin Kamangar

  • Prospective study of serum selenium levels and incident esophageal and gastric cancers.

    Steven D. Mark;You-Lin Qiao;Sanford M. Dawsey;Yan-Ping Wu

  • Prospective study of serum selenium concentrations and esophageal and gastric cardia cancer, heart disease, stroke, and total death

    Wen-Qiang Wei;Christian C Abnet;You-Lin Qiao;Sanford M Dawsey

  • Opium, tobacco, and alcohol use in relation to oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma in a high-risk area of Iran

    D Nasrollahzadeh;F Kamangar;K Aghcheli;M Sotoudeh

  • Mortality from different causes associated with meat, heme iron, nitrates, and nitrites in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study: population based cohort study

    Arash Etemadi;Rashmi Sinha;Mary H Ward;Barry I Graubard

  • The Linxian Cataract Studies: Two Nutrition Intervention Trials

    Robert D. Sperduto;Tian-Sheng Hu;Roy C. Milton;Jia-Liang Zhao

  • Cohort Profile: The Golestan Cohort Study—a prospective study of oesophageal cancer in northern Iran

    Akram Pourshams;Hooman Khademi;Akbar Fazeltabar Malekshah;Farhad Islami;Farhad Islami

  • Multimorbidity: Epidemiology and Risk Factors in the Golestan Cohort Study, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.

    Batoul Ahmadi;Masoomeh Alimohammadian;Mehdi Yaseri;Azam Majidi

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian C. Abnet
Christian C. Abnet National Institutes of Health
Farin Kamangar
Farin Kamangar Morgan State University
You-Lin Qiao
You-Lin Qiao Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Reza Malekzadeh
Reza Malekzadeh Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Philip R. Taylor
Philip R. Taylor Cardiff University
Farhad Islami
Farhad Islami American Cancer Society
Paolo Boffetta
Paolo Boffetta Stony Brook Medicine
Akram Pourshams
Akram Pourshams Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Neal D. Freedman
Neal D. Freedman National Institutes of Health
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer

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