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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 136 1964 1114 424 76429

Sholom Wacholder publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sholom Wacholder between 1977 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sholom Wacholder published across 50 years, from 1977 to 2026, averaging 9.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 67 publications in 2023. 1 of the 494 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 67. Peak 67 publications in 2023. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 1 publication 1985: 3 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 12 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 16 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 21 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 33 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 0 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 67 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 0 publications 2026: 1 publication
1977 2026

494 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sholom Wacholder: publications per year, 1977 to 2026
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 2
1983 1
1984 1
1985 3
1986 3
1987 4
1988 4
1989 3
1990 3
1991 9
1992 7
1993 6
1994 12
1995 8
1996 9
1997 12
1998 10
1999 14
2000 10
2001 13
2002 14
2003 12
2004 9
2005 16
2006 12
2007 20
2008 15
2009 27
2010 21
2011 36
2012 33
2013 26
2014 18
2015 15
2016 7
2017 1
2018 3
2019 2
2020 1
2021 0
2022 3
2023 67
2024 0
2025 0
2026 1
Total 494
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Sholom Wacholder 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 Sholom Wacholder 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, 421–440 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: 424 publications — 44th percentile

44% 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
421–440 806 424
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
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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Sholom Wacholder 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 Sholom Wacholder 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, 136–137 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: 136 D-Index — 90th percentile

90% 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
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
136–137 159 136
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Sholom Wacholder was affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and contributed extensively to medical research, particularly in the domain of epidemiology and infectious diseases. Their work primarily focused on the intersection of infectious agents and cancer, with a strong emphasis on cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) research.

The scientist's research spanned several disciplines within medicine, including epidemiology, microbiology, physiology, surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. The main areas of investigation included:

  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies

Their published works appeared in various reputable venues, with notable contributions to:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Nature Communications
  • The Lancet Oncology
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • npj Vaccines

Among the recent papers coauthored by Wacholder were studies that investigated the immune landscape of bacterial vaginosis and its relationship with HPV infection, analyses of precancerous cervical lesions post-vaccination, and exploration of HPV vaccine efficacy. Select notable publications include:

  • "molBV reveals immune landscape of bacterial vaginosis and predicts human papillomavirus infection natural history" (2022, Nature Communications)
  • "Precancerous cervical lesions caused by non-vaccine-preventable HPV types after vaccination with the bivalent AS04-adjuvanted HPV vaccine: an analysis of the long-term follow-up study from the randomised Costa Rica HPV Vaccine Trial" (2022, The Lancet Oncology)
  • "Risk Factors for Non-Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 16/18 Cervical Infections and Associated Lesions Among HPV DNA-Negative Women Vaccinated Against HPV-16/18 in the Costa Rica Vaccine Trial" (2020, The Journal of Infectious Diseases)
  • "HPV16 infection decreases vaccine-induced HPV16 antibody avidity: the CVT trial" (2022, npj Vaccines)
  • "Estimating human papillomavirus vaccine efficacy from a single-arm trial: proof-of-principle in the Costa Rica Vaccine Trial" (2023, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute)

Wacholder collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Carolina Porras, Rolando Herrero, Allan Hildesheim, Aimée R. Kreimer, and Douglas R. Lowy. These collaborations reflected a significant body of work centered around infectious diseases and cancer epidemiology.

In recognition of their professional contributions, Sholom Wacholder was named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Human papillomavirus and cervical cancer

    Mark Schiffman;Philip E Castle;Jose Jeronimo;Ana C Rodriguez

  • The Risk of Cancer Associated with Specific Mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 among Ashkenazi Jews

    Jeffery P. Struewing;Patricia Hartge;Sholom Wacholder;Sonya M. Baker

  • Associations of elevated interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein levels with mortality in the elderly

    Tamara B Harris;Luigi Ferrucci;Russell P Tracy;M.Chiara Corti

  • Assessing the Probability That a Positive Report is False: An Approach for Molecular Epidemiology Studies

    Sholom Wacholder;Stephen Chanock;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Laure El ghormli

  • Epidemiologic Evidence Showing That Human Papillomavirus Infection Causes Most Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

    Mark H. Schiffman;Heidi M. Bauer;Robert N. Hoover;Andrew G. Glass

  • A genome-wide association study identifies alleles in FGFR2 associated with risk of sporadic postmenopausal breast cancer

    David J Hunter;David J Hunter;Peter Kraft;Kevin B Jacobs;David G Cox

  • Replicating genotype–phenotype associations

    Stephen J. Chanock;Teri Manolio;Michael Boehnke;Eric Boerwinkle

  • The Elevated 10-Year Risk of Cervical Precancer and Cancer in Women With Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 16 or 18 and the Possible Utility of Type-Specific HPV Testing in Clinical Practice

    Michelle J. Khan;Philip E. Castle;Attila T. Lorincz;Sholom Wacholder

  • Selection of Controls in Case-Control Studies I. Principles

    Sholom Wacholder;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Debra T. Silverman;Jack S. Mandel

  • Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24

    Meredith Yeager;Nick Orr;Richard B Hayes;Kevin B Jacobs

  • Multiple loci identified in a genome-wide association study of prostate cancer

    Gilles Thomas;Kevin B Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Peter Kraft

  • Human Papillomavirus Testing in the Prevention of Cervical Cancer

    Mark Schiffman;Nicolas Wentzensen;Sholom Wacholder;Walter Kinney

  • Population-Based Study of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Cervical Neoplasia in Rural Costa Rica

    Rolando Herrero;Allan Hildesheim;Concepcion Bratti;Mark E. Sherman

  • The relation of risk factors to the development of atherosclerosis in saphenous-vein bypass grafts and the progression of disease in the native circulation. A study 10 years after aortocoronary bypass surgery.

    Lucien Campeau;Marc Enjalbert;Jacques Lespérance;Martial G. Bourassa

  • Selection of Controls in Case-Control Studies: II. Types of Controls

    Sholom Wacholder;Debra T. Silverman;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Jack S. Mandel

  • Effect of human papillomavirus 16/18 L1 viruslike particle vaccine among young women with preexisting infection: a randomized trial.

    Allan Hildesheim;Rolando Herrero;Sholom Wacholder;Ana C. Rodriguez

  • HPV DNA testing in cervical cancer screening. Results from women in a high-risk province of Costa Rica.

    Mark Schiffman;Rolando Herrero;Allan Hildesheim;Mark E. Sherman

  • Estimation of effect size distribution from genome-wide association studies and implications for future discoveries

    Ju Hyun Park;Sholom Wacholder;Mitchell H. Gail;Ulrike Peters

  • NAT2 slow acetylation, GSTM1 null genotype, and risk of bladder cancer: results from the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study and meta-analyses.

    Montserrat García-Closas;Núria Malats;Debra Silverman;Mustafa Dosemeci

  • Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24

    Adam S. Kibel

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Schiffman
Mark Schiffman National Institutes of Health
Rolando Herrero
Rolando Herrero Costa Rican Agency for Biomedical Research, INCIENSA Foundation
Allan Hildesheim
Allan Hildesheim National Institutes of Health
Robert D. Burk
Robert D. Burk Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Mark E. Sherman
Mark E. Sherman Mayo Clinic
Margaret A. Tucker
Margaret A. Tucker National Institutes of Health
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Meredith Yeager
Meredith Yeager Hood College
Neil E. Caporaso
Neil E. Caporaso National Institutes of Health

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