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Medicine 115 4508 4229 2448 2268 706 54342

Virginia A. LiVolsi publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Virginia A. LiVolsi between 1973 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Virginia A. LiVolsi published across 52 years, from 1973 to 2024, averaging 13.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 29 publications in 2016. 16 of the 717 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1973 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 29. Peak 29 publications in 2016. 1973: 7 publications 1974: 4 publications 1975: 3 publications 1976: 3 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 5 publications 1979: 15 publications 1980: 12 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 13 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 11 publications 1985: 11 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 13 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 7 publications 1990: 9 publications 1991: 9 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 13 publications 1994: 20 publications 1995: 13 publications 1996: 12 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 23 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 26 publications 2004: 26 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 20 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 18 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 24 publications 2015: 27 publications 2016: 29 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 4 publications
1973 2024

717 publications in total across all disciplines

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Virginia A. LiVolsi: publications per year, 1973 to 2024
Year Publications
1973 7
1974 4
1975 3
1976 3
1977 8
1978 5
1979 15
1980 12
1981 7
1982 13
1983 5
1984 11
1985 11
1986 5
1987 13
1988 4
1989 7
1990 9
1991 9
1992 10
1993 13
1994 20
1995 13
1996 12
1997 16
1998 14
1999 21
2000 28
2001 23
2002 28
2003 26
2004 26
2005 14
2006 19
2007 11
2008 20
2009 11
2010 9
2011 18
2012 17
2013 17
2014 24
2015 27
2016 29
2017 15
2018 19
2019 6
2020 16
2021 10
2022 18
2023 12
2024 4
Total 717
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Virginia A. LiVolsi 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 Virginia A. LiVolsi 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: 706 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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
701–720 307 706
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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Virginia A. LiVolsi 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 Virginia A. LiVolsi 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, 114–115 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: 115 D-Index — 78th percentile

78% 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
114–115 393 115
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
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

Virginia A. LiVolsi is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans primarily within the field of Medicine, with notable contributions also in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Surgery, Oncology, Epidemiology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Head and Neck Anomalies
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors

Virginia A. LiVolsi has published extensively, with notable recent papers including:

  • Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms, 2022, Endocrine Pathology
  • The American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults, 2020, Annals of Surgery
  • Predicting Metastatic Potential in Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: A Comparison of PASS and GAPP Scoring Systems, 2020, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
  • Executive Summary of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for the Definitive Surgical Management of Thyroid Disease in Adults, 2020, Annals of Surgery
  • Surgical Aspects of Primary Hyperparathyroidism, 2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

The frequent co-authors with whom they have collaborated include:

  • Zubair Baloch
  • Maria A. Gubbiotti
  • Kathleen T. Montone
  • Isabella Tondi Resta
  • L. Sylvia

The scientist has published in various venues multiple times. The frequent publication venues are:

  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Endocrine Pathology
  • Human Pathology
  • Head & Neck
  • Annals of Surgery

Best Publications

  • Integrated Genomic Characterization of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

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

  • Effects of Estrogen or Estrogen/ Progestin Regimens on Heart Disease Risk Factors in Postmenopausal Women: The Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions (PEPI) Trial

    Valery T. Miller;John LaRosa;Vanessa Barnabei;Craig Kessler

  • 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

  • Preoperative Diagnosis of Benign Thyroid Nodules with Indeterminate Cytology

    Erik K. Alexander;Giulia C. Kennedy;Zubair W. Baloch;Edmund S. Cibas

  • 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

  • The prognostic significance of nodal metastases from papillary thyroid carcinoma can be stratified based on the size and number of metastatic lymph nodes, as well as the presence of extranodal extension

    Gregory W. Randolph;Quan-Yang Duh;Keith S. Heller;Virginia A. LiVolsi

  • Diagnosis of "follicular neoplasm": a gray zone in thyroid fine-needle aspiration cytology.

    Zubair W. Baloch M.D.;M T Seth Fleisher;Virginia A. LiVolsi;Prabodh K. Gupta

  • Suspicious breast lesions : MR imaging with radiologic-pathologic correlation

    S G Orel;M D Schnall;V A LiVolsi;R H Troupin

  • Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

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

  • Poorly differentiated thyroid carcinoma: the Turin proposal for the use of uniform diagnostic criteria and an algorithmic diagnostic approach.

    Marco Volante;Paola Collini;Yuri E. Nikiforov;Atsuhiko Sakamoto

  • Surgical pathology of the thyroid

    Virginia A. LiVolsi

  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Associazione Medici Endocrinologi medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules.

    Hossein Gharib;Enrico Papini;Roberto Valcavi;H. Jack Baskin

  • Clinical and Pathological Features of Ovarian Cancer in Women with Germ-Line Mutations of BRCA1

    Stephen C. Rubin;Ivor Benjamin;Kian Behbakht;Hiroyuki Takahashi

  • Observer variation in the diagnosis of follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma

    Ricardo V Lloyd;Lori A Erickson;Mary B Casey;King Y Lam

  • Menin and MLL cooperatively regulate expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors

    Thomas A. Milne;Christina M. Hughes;Ricardo Lloyd;Zhaohai Yang

  • Gene expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma reveals highly consistent profiles

    Ying Huang;Manju Prasad;William J. Lemon;Heather Hampel

  • A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Thyroid Cancer

    Elaine Ron;Ruth A. Kleinerman;John D. Boice;Virginia A. LiVolsi

  • A Large Multicenter Correlation Study of Thyroid Nodule Cytopathology and Histopathology

    Chung Che Charles Wang;Lyssa Friedman;Giulia C. Kennedy;Hui Wang

  • Interobserver and intraobserver variation among experts in the diagnosis of thyroid follicular lesions with borderline nuclear features of papillary carcinoma.

    Tarik M. Elsheikh;Sylvia L. Asa;John K.C. Chan;Ronald A. DeLellis

Frequent Co-Authors

Zubair W. Baloch
Zubair W. Baloch University of Pennsylvania
Sylvia L. Asa
Sylvia L. Asa Case Western Reserve University
Juan Rosai
Juan Rosai Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
John E. Tomaszewski
John E. Tomaszewski University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Douglas L. Fraker
Douglas L. Fraker University of Pennsylvania
Jennifer L. Kelsey
Jennifer L. Kelsey Stanford University
Theodore R. Holford
Theodore R. Holford Yale University
Maria J. Merino
Maria J. Merino National Institutes of Health
Gregory S. Weinstein
Gregory S. Weinstein University of Pennsylvania
Michael Feldman
Michael Feldman University of Pennsylvania

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