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Susan M. Chang 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 Susan M. Chang sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 672 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.

Susan M. Chang 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 Susan M. Chang sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 133 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

Susan M. Chang is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco in the United States. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a particular focus on several subfields, including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Oncology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their research covers diverse main topics, prominently featuring Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, MRI in cancer diagnosis, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications.

Chang has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • Association of Maximal Extent of Resection of Contrast-Enhanced and Non-Contrast-Enhanced Tumor With Survival Within Molecular Subgroups of Patients With Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma, 2020, JAMA Oncology
  • Consensus recommendations for a dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI protocol for use in high-grade gliomas, 2020, Neuro-Oncology
  • Clinical Cancer Advances 2020: Annual Report on Progress Against Cancer From the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Glioblastoma evolution and heterogeneity from a 3D whole-tumor perspective, 2024, Cell
  • Stress and Symptom Burden in Oncology Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

The frequent co-authors in Chang's publications include Mitchel S. Berger, Shawn L. Hervey-Jumper, Jennifer Clarke, Joanna J. Phillips, and Jennie Taylor. These collaborations highlight significant ongoing research partnerships.

Chang's work appears in several key publication venues. Notable venues along with their publication counts include:

  • Neuro-Oncology (49 publications)
  • Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition (12)
  • Acta Neuropathologica (7)
  • Neuro-Oncology Advances (6)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (4)

In addition to journal articles, Chang has contributed to book publications. One known book is Introduction to Psychiatry, published by Cambridge University Press in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Updated Response Assessment Criteria for High-Grade Gliomas: Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology Working Group

    Patrick Y. Wen;David R. Macdonald;David A. Reardon;Timothy F. Cloughesy

  • Glioma Groups Based on 1p/19q, IDH, and TERT Promoter Mutations in Tumors

    Jeanette E Eckel-Passow;Daniel H Lachance;Annette M. Molinaro;Kyle M. Walsh

  • Role of Extent of Resection in the Long-Term Outcome of Low-Grade Hemispheric Gliomas

    Justin S. Smith;Edward F. Chang;Kathleen R. Lamborn;Susan M. Chang

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

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

  • Multicenter Phase II Trial of Temozolomide in Patients With Anaplastic Astrocytoma or Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma at First Relapse

    W. K.Alfred Yung;Michael D. Prados;Ricardo Yaya-Tur;Steven S. Rosenfeld

  • Response assessment criteria for brain metastases: proposal from the RANO group

    Nancy U Lin;Eudocia Q Lee;Hidefumi Aoyama;Igor J Barani

  • Survival following surgery and prognostic factors for recently diagnosed malignant glioma: data from the Glioma Outcomes Project.

    Edward R. Laws Jr.;Ian F. Parney;Wei Huang;Frederick A. Anderson Jr.

  • Glioblastoma in adults: a Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) and European Society of Neuro-Oncology (EANO) consensus review on current management and future directions

    Patrick Y. Wen;Michael Weller;Eudocia Quant Lee;Brian M. Alexander

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

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

  • Prognostic factors for survival of patients with glioblastoma: Recursive partitioning analysis

    Kathleen R. Lamborn;Susan M. Chang;Michael D. Prados

  • Response assessment in neuro-oncology (a report of the RANO group): assessment of outcome in trials of diffuse low-grade gliomas

    M. J. van den Bent;J. S. Wefel;D. Schiff;M. J. B. Taphoorn

  • Seizure characteristics and control following resection in 332 patients with low-grade gliomas

    Edward F. Chang;Matthew B. Potts;G. Evren Keles;Kathleen R. Lamborn

  • Variants in the CDKN2B and RTEL1 regions are associated with high grade glioma susceptibility

    Margaret Wrensch;Robert B. Jenkins;Jeffrey S. Chang;Ru Fang Yeh

  • The transcription factor GABP selectively binds and activates the mutant TERT promoter in cancer

    Robert J. A. Bell;H. Tomas Rube;Alex Kreig;Andrew Mancini

  • Current and future strategies for treatment of glioma.

    Nancy Ann Oberheim Bush;Susan M. Chang;Mitchel S. Berger

  • Survival benefit of hyperthermia in a prospective randomized trial of brachytherapy boost +/- hyperthermia for glioblastoma multiforme.

    Penny K. Sneed;Paul R. Stauffer;Michael W. McDermott;Chris J. Diederich

  • Radiosurgery for brain metastases: is whole brain radiotherapy necessary?

    Penny K Sneed;Kathleen R Lamborn;Julie M Forstner;Michael W McDermott

  • 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

  • Phase I/II Study of Imatinib Mesylate for Recurrent Malignant Gliomas: North American Brain Tumor Consortium Study 99-08

    Patrick Y. Wen;W. K Alfred Yung;Kathleen R. Lamborn;Patricia L. Dahia

  • Phase III randomized trial of CED of IL13-PE38QQR vs Gliadel wafers for recurrent glioblastoma.

    Sandeep Kunwar;Susan Chang;Manfred Westphal;Michael Vogelbaum

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael D. Prados
Michael D. Prados University of California, San Francisco
Mitchel S. Berger
Mitchel S. Berger University of California, San Francisco
Sarah J. Nelson
Sarah J. Nelson University of California, San Francisco
Kathleen R. Lamborn
Kathleen R. Lamborn University of California, San Francisco
Joanna J. Phillips
Joanna J. Phillips University of California, San Francisco
Patrick Y. Wen
Patrick Y. Wen Harvard University
Timothy F. Cloughesy
Timothy F. Cloughesy University of California, Los Angeles
Michael W. McDermott
Michael W. McDermott University of California, San Francisco
Minesh P. Mehta
Minesh P. Mehta University of Maryland, Baltimore
Mark R. Gilbert
Mark R. Gilbert National Institutes of Health

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