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D-Index
104
Citations
32621
World Ranking
7131
National Ranking
3748

Sarah J. Nelson 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 Sarah J. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 356 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Sarah J. Nelson 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 Sarah J. Nelson sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Overview

Sarah J. Nelson was affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their research spanned fields including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Engineering, with a focus on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their published work included studies published in venues such as Science Signaling and Optics Express. Notable papers included:

  • p53 is regulated by aerobic glycolysis in cancer cells by the CtBP family of NADH-dependent transcriptional regulators (2020, Science Signaling)
  • 2D optical confinement in an etchless stratified trench waveguide (2022, Optics Express)

Research topics addressed in their work covered multiple areas, including:

  • Kruppel-like factors research
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices
  • Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques

Their frequent coauthors included Charles N. Birts, Arindam Banerjee, Matthew Darley, Charles R. Dunlop, and Sharandip K. Nijjar.

Their research integrated molecular biology and engineering principles, reflecting interdisciplinary approaches across biochemistry and optical device design.

Best Publications

  • Mutational Analysis Reveals the Origin and Therapy-Driven Evolution of Recurrent Glioma

    Brett E. Johnson;Tali Mazor;Chibo Hong;Michael Barnes

  • Metabolic Imaging of Patients with Prostate Cancer Using Hyperpolarized [1-13C]Pyruvate

    Sarah J. Nelson;John Kurhanewicz;Daniel B. Vigneron;Peder E. Z. Larson

  • Three-dimensional H-1 MR spectroscopic imaging of the in situ human prostate with high (0.24-0.7-cm3) spatial resolution.

    J Kurhanewicz;D B Vigneron;H Hricak;P Narayan

  • Prostate cancer: localization with three-dimensional proton MR spectroscopic imaging--clinicopathologic study.

    J Scheidler;H Hricak;D B Vigneron;K K Yu

  • Consensus recommendations for a standardized Brain Tumor Imaging Protocol in clinical trials

    Benjamin M. Ellingson;Martin Bendszus;Martin Bendszus;Jerrold Boxerman;Daniel Barboriak

  • Hyperpolarized 13C Lactate, Pyruvate, and Alanine: Noninvasive Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer Detection and Grading

    Mark J. Albers;Robert Bok;Albert P. Chen;Charles H. Cunningham

  • Evidence of elevated glutamate in multiple sclerosis using magnetic resonance spectroscopy at 3 T

    Radhika Srinivasan;Napapon Sailasuta;Ralph Hurd;Sarah Nelson

  • Preoperative Proton MR Spectroscopic Imaging of Brain Tumors: Correlation with Histopathologic Analysis of Resection Specimens

    Chris Dowling;Andrew W. Bollen;Susan M. Noworolski;Michael W. McDermott

  • Combined magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopic imaging approach to molecular imaging of prostate cancer.

    John Kurhanewicz;Mark G. Swanson;Sarah J. Nelson;Daniel B. Vigneron

  • Methodological consensus on clinical proton MRS of the brain: Review and recommendations

    Martin Wilson;Ovidiu Andronesi;Peter B Barker;Robert Bartha

  • Hyperpolarized 13C MRI: Path to Clinical Translation in Oncology

    John Kurhanewicz;Daniel B Vigneron;Jan Henrik Ardenkjaer-Larsen;James A Bankson

  • Prostate Cancer: Prediction of Extracapsular Extension with Endorectal MR Imaging and Three-dimensional Proton MR Spectroscopic Imaging

    Kyle K. Yu;Juergen Scheidler;Hedvig Hricak;Daniel B. Vigneron

  • Differentiation of glioblastoma multiforme and single brain metastasis by peak height and percentage of signal intensity recovery derived from dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast-enhanced perfusion MR imaging.

    S. Cha;J.M. Lupo;M.-H. Chen;K.R. Lamborn

  • MR-spectroscopy guided target delineation for high-grade gliomas.

    Andrea Pirzkall;Tracy R McKnight;Edward E Graves;Mark P Carol

  • Evaluation of left ventricular volume and mass with breath-hold cine MR imaging.

    Hajime Sakuma;Naoya Fujita;Thomas K F Foo;Gary R. Caputo

  • Histopathological validation of a three-dimensional magnetic resonance spectroscopy index as a predictor of tumor presence.

    Tracy R. McKnight;Mary H. von dem Bussche;Daniel B. Vigneron;Ying Lu

  • Quantitative in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of multiple sclerosis at 7 Tesla with sensitivity to iron.

    Kathryn E. Hammond;Meredith Metcalf;Lucas Carvajal;Darin T. Okuda

  • Very selective suppression pulses for clinical MRSI studies of brain and prostate cancer.

    Tuan-Khanh C. Tran;Daniel B. Vigneron;Napapon Sailasuta;James Tropp

  • Differentiation of Low-Grade Oligodendrogliomas from Low-Grade Astrocytomas by Using Quantitative Blood-Volume Measurements Derived from Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging

    Soonmee Cha;Tarik Tihan;Forrest Crawford;Nancy J. Fischbein

  • Measurement of brain glutamate using TE-averaged PRESS at 3T.

    Ralph Hurd;Napapon Sailasuta;Radhika Srinivasan;Daniel B. Vigneron

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel B. Vigneron
Daniel B. Vigneron University of California, San Francisco
Susan M. Chang
Susan M. Chang University of California, San Francisco
John Kurhanewicz
John Kurhanewicz University of California, San Francisco
Joanna J. Phillips
Joanna J. Phillips University of California, San Francisco
Mitchel S. Berger
Mitchel S. Berger University of California, San Francisco
Michael D. Prados
Michael D. Prados University of California, San Francisco
William P. Dillon
William P. Dillon University of California, San Francisco
Roland G. Henry
Roland G. Henry University of California, San Francisco
John M. Pauly
John M. Pauly Stanford University
Joseph F. Costello
Joseph F. Costello University of California, San Francisco

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