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| JoAnn E. Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH, MACP |
JoAnn E. Manson, MD, MPH, DrPH, MACP, chief of the Division of Preventive Medicine, was honored by Research.com as the Best Female Scientist in the World in recognition of the far-reaching impact and influence of her scholarly work. In total, 17 Brigham female researchers were honored on the inaugural list, which celebrated 1,000 women in science according to their h-index, a metric reflecting an author’s total volume of published papers and the number of times they have been cited by others.
The Best Female Scientists ranking seeks to inspire female scholars, women considering an academic career, as well as decision-makers worldwide with the example of successful women in the scientific community.
Manson is an endocrinologist, epidemiologist and principal investigator (PI) or co-PI of several research studies, including the Women’s Health Initiative Clinical Center In Boston, the cardiovascular component of the Nurses’ Health Study; the VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL); the COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study (COSMOS); and the Vitamin D for COVID-19 (VIVID) trial. She was lauded by Research.com for achieving an h-index of 308 and 362,689 citations.
The complete list Brigham researchers honored, in alphabetical order:
Research.com is an online portal for scientists whose mission is to make it easier for professors, research fellows and those studying for a doctorate or a master’s degree to progress with their research and to ensure they are informed of the latest conferences around the world and publications related to their work.
