World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Vickie E. Baracos

Vickie E. Baracos

Award Badge
Best Female Scientists
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Best Female Scientists

D-Index
109
Citations
62063
World Ranking
916
National Ranking
31

Medicine

D-Index
112
Citations
68493
World Ranking
5054
National Ranking
195

Vickie E. Baracos 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 Vickie E. Baracos sits on this spectrum.

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 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 464 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vickie E. Baracos 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 Vickie E. Baracos sits on this spectrum.

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 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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

Vickie E. Baracos is a researcher affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada, specializing in medicine with a focus on physiology, oncology, surgery, geriatrics, and pediatrics.

The scientist's work primarily revolves around nutrition and health in aging, frailty in older adults, and body composition measurement techniques. Other main research topics include cancer survivorship and care, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, esophageal and gastrointestinal pathology, and biomarkers related to GDF15.

Baracos has contributed extensively to the academic literature, with significant frequent publications appearing in the following venues:

  • Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Nutrients

Recent representative papers authored or co-authored by Baracos include:

  • ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical Nutrition in cancer, 2021, Clinical Nutrition
  • Management of Cancer Cachexia: ASCO Guideline, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Association of Low Muscle Mass and Low Muscle Radiodensity With Morbidity and Mortality for Colon Cancer Surgery, 2020, JAMA Surgery
  • Evaluation of automated computed tomography segmentation to assess body composition and mortality associations in cancer patients, 2020, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
  • Diagnostic criteria for cancer cachexia: reduced food intake and inflammation predict weight loss and survival in an international, multi-cohort analysis, 2021, Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

Frequent collaborators in Baracos's research include Vera C. Mazurak, Lisa Martin, Koji Amano, Aldo J. Montaño-Loza, and Abha R. Dunichand-Hoedl. These coauthors have contributed to multiple publications alongside Baracos.

Best Publications

  • Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus

    Kenneth Ch. Fearon;Florian Strasser;Stefan D. Anker;Ingvar Bosaeus

  • Prevalence and clinical implications of sarcopenic obesity in patients with solid tumours of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts: a population-based study.

    Carla M M Prado;Jessica R Lieffers;Linda J McCargar;Tony Reiman

  • ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients

    Jann Arends;Patrick Bachmann;Vickie Baracos;Nicole Barthelemy

  • Cachexia: a new definition.

    William J. Evans;John E. Morley;Josep Argilés;Connie Bales

  • Cancer cachexia in the age of obesity: skeletal muscle depletion is a powerful prognostic factor, independent of body mass index.

    Lisa Martin;Laura Birdsell;Neil MacDonald;Tony Reiman

  • A practical and precise approach to quantification of body composition in cancer patients using computed tomography images acquired during routine care

    Marina MourtzakisM. Mourtzakis;Carla M.M. PradoC.M.M. Prado;Jessica R. LieffersJ.R. Lieffers;Tony ReimanT. Reiman

  • Multiple types of skeletal muscle atrophy involve a common program of changes in gene expression

    Stewart H. Lecker;R. Thomas Jagoe;Alexander Gilbert;Marcelo Gomes

  • Cancer-associated cachexia

    Vickie E. Baracos;Lisa Martin;Murray Korc;Denis C. Guttridge

  • Sarcopenia With Limited Mobility: An International Consensus

    John E. Morley;Angela Marie Abbatecola;Josep M Argiles;Vickie Baracos

  • ESPEN expert group recommendations for action against cancer-related malnutrition.

    J. Arends;V. Baracos;H. Bertz;F. Bozzetti

  • Sarcopenia as a determinant of chemotherapy toxicity and time to tumor progression in metastatic breast cancer patients receiving capecitabine treatment.

    Carla M.M. Prado;Vickie E. Baracos;Linda J. McCargar;Tony Reiman

  • Understanding the mechanisms and treatment options in cancer cachexia

    Kenneth Fearon;Jann Arends;Vickie Baracos

  • Sarcopenia is associated with postoperative infection and delayed recovery from colorectal cancer resection surgery.

    J R Lieffers;O F Bathe;K Fassbender;M Winget;M Winget

  • Muscle Wasting Is Associated With Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis

    Aldo J. Montano–Loza;Judith Meza–Junco;Carla M.M. Prado;Jessica R. Lieffers

  • Diagnostic Criteria for the Classification of Cancer-Associated Weight Loss

    Lisa Martin;Pierre Senesse;Ioannis Gioulbasanis;Sami Antoun

  • Sarcopenia in an Overweight or Obese Patient Is an Adverse Prognostic Factor in Pancreatic Cancer

    Benjamin H.L. Tan;Laura A. Birdsell;Lisa Martin;Vickie E. Baracos

  • Measurement of skeletal muscle radiation attenuation and basis of its biological variation.

    J. Aubrey;N. Esfandiari;V. E. Baracos;F. A. Buteau

  • ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery

    Arved Weimann;Marco Braga;Franco Carli;Takashi Higashiguchi

  • Body composition as an independent determinant of 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy toxicity.

    Carla M.M. Prado;Vickie E. Baracos;Linda J. McCargar;Marina Mourtzakis

  • Tumour-derived PTH-related protein triggers adipose tissue browning and cancer cachexia

    Serkan Kir;James P. White;Sandra Kleiner;Lawrence Kazak

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth C. H. Fearon
Kenneth C. H. Fearon University of Edinburgh
Catherine J. Field
Catherine J. Field University of Alberta
Stein Kaasa
Stein Kaasa Oslo University Hospital
Eduardo Bruera
Eduardo Bruera The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alfred L. Goldberg
Alfred L. Goldberg Harvard University
Claude Pichard
Claude Pichard Geneva College
Peter Fayers
Peter Fayers University of Aberdeen
Kerry S. Courneya
Kerry S. Courneya University of Alberta
John J. Kennelly
John J. Kennelly University of Alberta
Bette J. Caan
Bette J. Caan Kaiser Permanente

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring related fields through online education can open flexible and affordable paths into healthcare careers beyond traditional medical school. For those interested in advanced practice roles, cheapest fnp programs online offer a cost-effective route to becoming a Family Nurse Practitioner, providing high levels of autonomy and patient care responsibility.

If you’re seeking an entry point to healthcare, consider enrolling in online nursing school to earn your initial nursing credentials. For current registered nurses, the cheapest rn to bsn program can help you advance your qualifications quickly and affordably while continuing to work.

Ambitious professionals looking to move into research, teaching, or leadership roles may consider online nursing doctoral programs. These advanced degrees can bring significant career advancement and specialization. Whether starting your journey or climbing the professional ladder, affordable online programs make quality healthcare education more accessible than ever.

Best Scientists Citing Vickie E. Baracos

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles