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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 125 431 408 257 241 715 73502
Medicine 130 2447 2279 1384 1269 715 81562

Sylvia L. Asa publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sylvia L. Asa between 1980 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sylvia L. Asa published across 42 years, from 1980 to 2021, averaging 16.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 42 publications in 2021. 71 of the 690 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1980 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 42. Peak 42 publications in 2021. 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 5 publications 1987: 7 publications 1988: 10 publications 1989: 11 publications 1990: 14 publications 1991: 13 publications 1992: 20 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 22 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 27 publications 2003: 13 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 23 publications 2006: 23 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 20 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 15 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 24 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 32 publications 2019: 25 publications 2020: 29 publications 2021: 42 publications
1980 2021

690 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sylvia L. Asa: publications per year, 1980 to 2021
Year Publications
1980 1
1981 2
1982 4
1983 5
1984 8
1985 1
1986 5
1987 7
1988 10
1989 11
1990 14
1991 13
1992 20
1993 10
1994 20
1995 22
1996 12
1997 16
1998 11
1999 12
2000 9
2001 16
2002 27
2003 13
2004 20
2005 23
2006 23
2007 18
2008 30
2009 20
2010 13
2011 15
2012 21
2013 27
2014 16
2015 20
2016 24
2017 23
2018 32
2019 25
2020 29
2021 42
Total 690
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Sylvia L. Asa 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 Sylvia L. Asa 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, 701–720 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: 715 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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
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
701–720 307 715
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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Sylvia L. Asa 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 Sylvia L. Asa 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, 130–131 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: 130 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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
130–131 179 130
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
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

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Gene

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Pathology, Thyroid and Thyroid carcinoma. Her study looks at the relationship between Endocrinology and fields such as Gene expression, as well as how they intersect with chemical problems. The various areas that Sylvia L. Asa examines in her Pathology study include Gene rearrangement and Pituitary tumorigenesis.

Her Thyroid research is mostly focused on the topic Thyroid cancer. Her Thyroid carcinoma research incorporates elements of MEDLINE, Lymph node, Thyroidectomy, Carcinoma and Metastasis. Her Adenoma research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Somatotropic cell, Estrogen receptor, Anterior pituitary, Acromegaly and Pituitary neoplasm.

Her most cited work include:

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (1325 citations)
  • Revised American thyroid association guidelines for the management of medullary thyroid carcinoma (850 citations)
  • The prevalence of pituitary adenomas: a systematic review. (815 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Sylvia L. Asa mainly investigates Pathology, Internal medicine, Endocrinology, Thyroid and Immunohistochemistry. She usually deals with Pathology and limits it to topics linked to Thyroid carcinoma and Metastasis. Her Internal medicine study typically links adjacent topics like Oncology.

Her research on Endocrinology frequently links to adjacent areas such as Gene expression. Her Thyroid research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Differential diagnosis, Cancer and Malignancy. Her work in Pituitary tumors tackles topics such as Cancer research which are related to areas like Fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 and Carcinogenesis.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Pathology (62.45%)
  • Internal medicine (41.18%)
  • Endocrinology (36.61%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Pathology (62.45%)
  • Thyroid (29.21%)
  • Neuroendocrine tumors (8.21%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Pathology, Thyroid, Neuroendocrine tumors, Immunohistochemistry and Internal medicine are her primary areas of study. She interconnects Somatotropic cell and Endocrine pathology in the investigation of issues within Pathology. Her study in Thyroid carcinoma and Thyroid cancer is done as part of Thyroid.

Her Neuroendocrine tumors research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Pituitary carcinoma, Pituitary adenoma, Hormone, Corticotropic cell and Cushing Disease. Her Immunohistochemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Cell type and Pathogenesis. Her research in Internal medicine intersects with topics in Gastroenterology, Endocrinology, Oncology and SDHB.

Between 2017 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes (538 citations)
  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy (296 citations)
  • A common classification framework for neuroendocrine neoplasms: an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and World Health Organization (WHO) expert consensus proposal. (264 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Cancer
  • Gene
  • Internal medicine

Her primary scientific interests are in Pathology, Thyroid, Neuroendocrine tumors, Immunohistochemistry and Cancer research. She combines subjects such as Human physiology, Thyroid carcinoma, MEDLINE and Endocrine pathology with her study of Pathology. Sylvia L. Asa has included themes like Cyst, Pheochromocytoma and Malignancy in her Thyroid study.

Her Neuroendocrine tumors study is concerned with the larger field of Internal medicine. Her Internal medicine research integrates issues from BRAF V600E and Histopathology. Her Immunohistochemistry research focuses on Somatotropic cell and how it relates to GATA3.

Best Publications

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Pan-cancer analysis of whole genomes

    Peter J. Campbell;Gad Getz;Jan O. Korbel;Joshua M. Stuart

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

    Nishant Agrawal;Rehan Akbani;B. Arman Aksoy;Adrian Ally

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • Revised American thyroid association guidelines for the management of medullary thyroid carcinoma

    Samuel A Wells;Sylvia L Asa;Henning Dralle;Rossella Elisei

  • The prevalence of pituitary adenomas: a systematic review.

    Shereen Ezzat;Sylvia L. Asa M.D.;William T. Couldwell;M.P.H. Charles E. Barr M.D.

  • Nomenclature Revision for Encapsulated Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Paradigm Shift to Reduce Overtreatment of Indolent Tumors

    Yuri E. Nikiforov;Raja R. Seethala;Giovanni Tallini;Zubair W. Baloch

  • Diagnostic terminology and morphologic criteria for cytologic diagnosis of thyroid lesions: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference.

    Zubair W. Baloch M.D.;Virginia A. LiVolsi;Syl L. Asa M.D.;Juan Rosai

  • Pathogenetic mechanisms in thyroid follicular-cell neoplasia

    Tetsuo Kondo;Shereen Ezzat;Shereen Ezzat;Sylvia L. Asa;Sylvia L. Asa

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Definitive Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.

    Scott M. Wilhelm;Tracy S. Wang;Daniel T. Ruan;James A. Lee

  • Induction of intestinal epithelial proliferation by glucagon-like peptide 2

    D J Drucker;P Erlich;S L Asa;P L Brubaker

  • Patterns of somatic structural variation in human cancer genomes

    Yilong Li;Nicola D Roberts;Jeremiah A Wala;Jeremiah A Wala;Ofer Shapira;Ofer Shapira

  • A common classification framework for neuroendocrine neoplasms: an International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and World Health Organization (WHO) expert consensus proposal.

    Guido Rindi;David S. Klimstra;Behnoush Abedi-Ardekani;Sylvia L. Asa

  • Organization of the human myostatin gene and expression in healthy men and HIV-infected men with muscle wasting

    Nestor F. Gonzalez-Cadavid;Wayne E. Taylor;Kevin Yarasheski;Indrani Sinha-Hikim

  • American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Management of Patients with Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer

    Robert C. Smallridge;Kenneth B. Ain;Kenneth B. Ain;Sylvia L. Asa;Sylvia L. Asa;Keith C. Bible

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

    Lauren Fishbein;Lauren Fishbein;Ignaty Leshchiner;Ignaty Leshchiner;Vonn Walter;Vonn Walter;Ludmila Danilova;Ludmila Danilova

  • Comprehensive Pan-Genomic Characterization of Adrenocortical Carcinoma

    Zheng S;Cherniack Ad;Cherniack Ad;Dewal N;Moffitt Ra

Frequent Co-Authors

Shereen Ezzat
Shereen Ezzat Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Kalman Kovacs
Kalman Kovacs St. Michael's Hospital
Eva Horvath
Eva Horvath University of Toronto
Virginia A. LiVolsi
Virginia A. LiVolsi University of Pennsylvania
Daniel J. Drucker
Daniel J. Drucker Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
Matthew Meyerson
Matthew Meyerson Harvard University
Thomas J. Giordano
Thomas J. Giordano University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Andrew D. Cherniack
Andrew D. Cherniack Broad Institute
Electron Kebebew
Electron Kebebew Stanford University
Ludmila Danilova
Ludmila Danilova Johns Hopkins University

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