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Thomas A. Sellers 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 Thomas A. Sellers sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 519 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas A. Sellers 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 Thomas A. Sellers sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 117 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Thomas A. Sellers is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, with a focus on cancer research and related fields.

The main fields of study Thomas A. Sellers works in are:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields in which they have contributed include:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cancer Research
  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Reproductive Medicine

The scientist's work covers specific research topics such as:

  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer

Recent publications by Thomas A. Sellers highlight contributions to prostate cancer genetics and risk prediction, as well as cancer epidemiology:

  • "Trans-ancestry genome-wide association meta-analysis of prostate cancer identifies new susceptibility loci and informs genetic risk prediction," 2021, Nature Genetics
  • "Assessment of polygenic architecture and risk prediction based on common variants across fourteen cancers," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Characterizing prostate cancer risk through multi-ancestry genome-wide discovery of 187 novel risk variants," 2023, Nature Genetics
  • "A Germline Variant at 8q24 Contributes to Familial Clustering of Prostate Cancer in Men of African Ancestry," 2020, European Urology
  • "Evidence of Novel Susceptibility Variants for Prostate Cancer and a Multiancestry Polygenic Risk Score Associated with Aggressive Disease in Men of African Ancestry," 2023, European Urology

The scientist frequently collaborates with other established researchers. Notable co-authors include:

  • Rosalind A. Eeles
  • Ian M. Thompson
  • Paul D.P. Pharoah
  • Zsofia Kote-Jarai
  • Jong Y. Park

Thomas A. Sellers has published in a variety of scientific venues, with the most frequent appearing to be:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Nature Genetics
  • Cancer Research
  • European Urology

Best Publications

  • Efficacy of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer

    L C Hartmann;D J Schaid;J E Woods;T P Crotty

  • Carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and incident type 2 diabetes in older women

    Katie A. Meyer;Lawrence H. Kushi;David R. Jacobs;Joanne Slavin

  • Epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a review.

    Brett M. Reid;Jennifer B. Permuth;Thomas A. Sellers

  • Benign breast disease and the risk of breast cancer

    Lynn C. Hartmann;Thomas A. Sellers;Marlene H. Frost;Wilma L. Lingle

  • Associations of general and abdominal obesity with multiple health outcomes in older women: the Iowa Women's Health Study.

    Aaron R. Folsom;Lawrence H. Kushi;Kristin E. Anderson;Pamela J. Mink

  • Efficacy of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutation Carriers

    Lynn C. Hartmann;Thomas A. Sellers;Daniel J. Schaid;Thomas S. Frank

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • Association analyses of more than 140,000 men identify 63 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci

    Fredrick R. Schumacher;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sonja I. Berndt;Sara Benlloch

  • Body Fat Distribution and 5-Year Risk of Death in Older Women

    Aaron R. Folsom;Susan A. Kaye;Thomas A. Sellers;Ching Ping Hong

  • Alcohol intake and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 8 cohort studies.

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;John Ritz;Piet A. Van Den Brandt

  • Epidemiology for Public Health Practice

    Robert H. Friis;Thomas A. Sellers

  • Identification of 23 new prostate cancer susceptibility loci using the iCOGS custom genotyping array

    Rosalind A. Eeles;Ali Amin Al Olama;Sara Benlloch;Edward J. Saunders

  • Sugar, meat, and fat intake, and non-dietary risk factors for colon cancer incidence in Iowa women (United States)

    Roberd M. Bostick;John D. Potter;Lawrence H. Kushi;Thomas A. Sellers

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Physical activity and mortality in postmenopausal women.

    Lawrence H. Kushi;Rebecca M. Fee;Aaron R. Folsom;Pamela J. Mink

  • A meta-analysis of 87,040 individuals identifies 23 new susceptibility loci for prostate cancer

    Ali Amin Al Olama;Zsofia Kote-Jarai;Sonja I. Berndt;David V. Conti

  • Linkage analysis with multiplexed short tandem repeat polymorphisms using infrared fluorescence and M13 tailed primers.

    W. S. Oetting;H. K. Lee;D. J. Flanders;G. L. Wiesner

  • Identification of seven new prostate cancer susceptibility loci through a genome-wide association study

    Rosalind A. Eeles;Zsofia Kote-Jarai;Ali Amin Al Olama;Graham G. Giles;Graham G. Giles

  • Upregulation of miRNA-155 promotes tumour angiogenesis by targeting VHL and is associated with poor prognosis and triple-negative breast cancer

    Kong W;He L;Richards Ej;Challa S

  • Alcohol Intake and Colorectal Cancer

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;John Ritz;Piet A. Van Den Brandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Ellen L. Goode
Ellen L. Goode Mayo Clinic
Joellen M. Schildkraut
Joellen M. Schildkraut University of Virginia
Celine M. Vachon
Celine M. Vachon Mayo Clinic
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
Catherine M. Phelan
Catherine M. Phelan University of South Florida
Brooke L. Fridley
Brooke L. Fridley University of Kansas

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