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Victor E. Velculescu 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 Victor E. Velculescu sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 388 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Victor E. Velculescu 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 Victor E. Velculescu sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 132 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

  • 2011 - Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Victor E. Velculescu is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on cancer research and oncology.

Their work encompasses several subfields, including:

  • Cancer Research
  • Oncology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Key topics explored in their research include:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Victor E. Velculescu are:

  • Robert B. Scharpf (66 publications)
  • Valsamo Anagnostou (55 publications)
  • Noushin Niknafs (44 publications)
  • Jamie E. Medina (41 publications)
  • Gerrit A. Meijer (41 publications)

Their publications are often featured in notable venues, including:

  • Cancer Research (52 publications)
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (14 publications)
  • Clinical Cancer Research (9 publications)
  • Nature Communications (8 publications)
  • Annals of Oncology (7 publications)

Representative recent papers authored or coauthored by Victor E. Velculescu include:

  • "Transcriptional programs of neoantigen-specific TIL in anti-PD-1-treated lung cancers," 2021, Nature
  • "Detection and characterization of lung cancer using cell-free DNA fragmentomes," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "Conserved Interferon-γ Signaling Drives Clinical Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy in Melanoma," 2020, Cancer Cell
  • "Combining PARP with ATR inhibition overcomes PARP inhibitor and platinum resistance in ovarian cancer models," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "White blood cell and cell-free DNA analyses for detection of residual disease in gastric cancer," 2020, Nature Communications

Victor E. Velculescu has been recognized with awards including the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2011 and is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • WAF1, a potential mediator of p53 tumor suppression

    Wafik S. El-Deiry;Takashi Tokino;Victor E. Velculescu;Daniel B. Levy

  • Cancer Genome Landscapes

    Bert Vogelstein;Nickolas Papadopoulos;Victor E. Velculescu;Shibin Zhou

  • An Integrated Genomic Analysis of Human Glioblastoma Multiforme

    D. Williams Parsons;Siân Jones;Xiaosong Zhang;Jimmy Cheng-Ho Lin

  • Serial analysis of gene expression

    Kenneth W Kinzler;Victor E Velvulescu;Bert Vogelstein;Lin Zhang

  • IDH1 and IDH2 Mutations in Gliomas

    Hai Yan;D. Williams Parsons;Genglin Jin;Roger McLendon

  • Core Signaling Pathways in Human Pancreatic Cancers Revealed by Global Genomic Analyses

    Siân Jones;Xiaosong Zhang;D. Williams Parsons;D. Williams Parsons;Jimmy Cheng Ho Lin

  • Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA in Early- and Late-Stage Human Malignancies

    Chetan Bettegowda;Chetan Bettegowda;Mark Sausen;Rebecca J. Leary;Isaac Kinde

  • Consensus coding sequences of human breast and colorectal cancers

    Tobias Sjoblom;Sian Jones;D. Williams Parsons;Laura D. Wood

  • High frequency of mutations of the PIK3CA gene in human cancers

    Yardena Samuels;Zhenghe Wang;Alberto Bardelli;Natalie Silliman

  • Genomic landscapes of human breast and colorectal cancers

    Laura D. Wood;Williams D. Parsons;Sian Jones;Jimmy Lin

  • WAF1/CIP1 is induced in p53-mediated G1 arrest and apoptosis

    el-Deiry Ws;Harper Jw;O'Connor Pm;O'Connor Pm;Velculescu Ve

  • Distant metastasis occurs late during the genetic evolution of pancreatic cancer

    Shinichi Yachida;Siân Jones;Ivana Bozic;Tibor Antal;Tibor Antal

  • Genes expressed in human tumor endothelium

    Brad St. Croix;Carlo Rago;Carlo Rago;Victor Velculescu;Giovanni Traverso

  • Gene expression profiles in normal and cancer cells

    Bert Vogelstein;Kenneth W. Kinzler

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Lung Cancer

    Patrick M. Forde;Jamie E. Chaft;Kellie N. Smith;Valsamo Anagnostou

  • Exome sequencing of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma reveals inactivating mutations in NOTCH1

    Nishant Agrawal;Mitchell J. Frederick;Curtis R. Pickering;Chetan Bettegowda

  • Daxx/atrx, men1, and mtor pathway genes are frequently altered in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

    Yuchen Jiao;Chanjuan Shi;Barish H. Edil;Roeland F. De Wilde

  • AACR project genie: Powering precision medicine through an international consortium

    S. M. Sweeney;E. Cerami;A. Baras;T. J. Pugh

  • Characterization of the yeast transcriptome

    Victor E. Velculescu;Bert Vogelstein;Kenneth W. Kinzler

Frequent Co-Authors

Bert Vogelstein
Bert Vogelstein Johns Hopkins University
Kenneth W. Kinzler
Kenneth W. Kinzler Johns Hopkins University
Luis A. Diaz
Luis A. Diaz Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Nickolas Papadopoulos
Nickolas Papadopoulos Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Ralph H. Hruban
Ralph H. Hruban Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Julie R. Brahmer
Julie R. Brahmer Johns Hopkins University
Giovanni Parmigiani
Giovanni Parmigiani Harvard University
Tian Li Wang
Tian Li Wang Johns Hopkins University
Rachel Karchin
Rachel Karchin Johns Hopkins University
Yardena Samuels
Yardena Samuels Weizmann Institute of Science

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