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 Xandra O. Breakefield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 607 publications — 73rd percentile
73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Xandra O. Breakefield sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 146 D-Index — 94th percentile
94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.
Xandra O. Breakefield is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily falls under the broad field of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on specific subfields including Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, and Genetics.
The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to extracellular vesicles in disease, RNA interference and gene delivery, and microRNA in disease regulation. Other notable research interests include ferroptosis and cancer prognosis, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, immunotherapy and immune responses, as well as immune cells in cancer.
Key recent publications by Xandra O. Breakefield include the following:
Frequent publication venues where their work appears include Neuro-Oncology Advances and Neurology, each featuring two publications, as well as the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Trends in Neurosciences, and Journal of Controlled Release.
Collaborations have been a significant aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including Marike L. D. Broekman, Erik R. Abels, Lisa Nieland, Koen Breyne, and Thomas S. van Solinge.
Xandra O. Breakefield has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2013.
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Samir El Andaloussi;Imre Mäger;Imre Mäger;Xandra O. Breakefield;Matthew J. A. Wood
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Karen S. Aboody;Alice Brown;Nikolai G. Rainov;Kate A. Bower
Huilin Shao;Hyungsoon Im;Cesar M. Castro;Xandra Breakefield
Erik R. Abels;Erik R. Abels;Xandra O. Breakefield
Hina Kalra;Richard J. Simpson;Hong Ji;Elena Aikawa
Killian P. O’Brien;Koen Breyne;Stefano Ughetto;Stefano Ughetto;Louise C. Laurent
Sybren L.N. Maas;Xandra O. Breakefield;Alissa M. Weaver
Leonora Balaj;Ryan Lessard;Lixin Dai;Yoon Jae Cho
Laurie J. Ozelius;Jeffrey W. Hewett;Curtis E. Page;Susan B. Bressman
MikoŁaj P. Zaborowski;Leonora Balaj;Xandra O. Breakefield;Charles P. Lai
Oscar P. B. Wiklander;Meadhbh Á. Brennan;Meadhbh Á. Brennan;Jan Lötvall;Xandra O. Breakefield
Jonas Nilsson;Johan Skog;Annika Nordstrand;Vladimir Baranov
Bakhos A. Tannous;Dong-Eog Kim;Juliet L. Fernandez;Ralph Weissleder
Charles P. Lai;Osama Mardini;Maria Ericsson;Shilpa Prabhakar
Huilin Shao;Jaehoon Chung;Leonora Balaj;Alain Charest
Pat Levitt;John E. Pintar;Xandra O. Breakefield
Chihchen Chen;Johan Skog;Chia-Hsien Hsu;Ryan T. Lessard
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