Top experts by indication / Oncology
Most active experts in Head & Neck Cancer
2026 edition, data as of October 26, 2026
337 key opinion leaders in the directory are tagged to Head & Neck Cancer. The tables below rank them by one public measure each: registered trials, citations, NIH awards and congress contributions. Each is a count from a named source, not a judgment about the person, and every row links a profile where the count can be checked.
Most registered trials
Registered clinical trials in this indication on which the person is a listed investigator, counted from ClinicalTrials.gov. 253 of the 337 people tagged to this indication have this count on record; the 25 highest are listed. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov.
| # | Expert | trials |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas AdkinsWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO | 18 trials |
| 2 | Everett VokesUniversity of Chicago, IL | 13 trials |
| 3 | Christine ChungMoffitt Cancer Center, FL | 11 trials |
| 4 | David PfisterCA | 9 trials |
| 5 | Anurag SinghNY | 8 trials |
| 6 | Glenn HannaDana Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 8 trials |
| 7 | Corey LangerUniversity of Pennsylvania, PA | 7 trials |
| 8 | Jared WeissUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC | 7 trials |
| 9 | Susanne ArnoldUniversity of Kentucky, KY | 7 trials |
| 10 | Tanguy SeiwertJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 7 trials |
| 11 | Francis WordenUniversity of Michigan, MI | 7 trials |
| 12 | Athanassios ArgirisTX | 6 trials |
| 13 | Ari RosenbergUniversity of Chicago, IL | 6 trials |
| 14 | Marshall PosnerFL | 6 trials |
| 15 | David HongThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 6 trials |
| 16 | Justine BruceUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, WI | 6 trials |
| 17 | Julie BaumanGeorge Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, DC | 6 trials |
| 18 | Nabil SabaEmory University, GA | 6 trials |
| 19 | Stuart WongMedical College of Wisconsin, WI | 6 trials |
| 20 | Quynh-Thu LeCA | 5 trials |
| 21 | Nancy LeeNY | 5 trials |
| 22 | Panayiotis SavvidesAZ | 5 trials |
| 23 | Trisha Wise-DraperIndiana University School of Medicine, OH | 5 trials |
| 24 | Paul HarariUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, WI | 5 trials |
| 25 | Maura GillisonThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 5 trials |
Most cited
Citations to the person's whole published record in OpenAlex, not only their work in this indication, among the people with at least two registered trials in it. 61 of the 337 people tagged to this indication have at least 2 registered trials in it and this count on record; the 25 highest are listed. Source: OpenAlex.
| # | Expert | citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roy HerbstYale School of Medicine | 94,089 citations |
| 2 | Razelle KurzrockMedical College of Wisconsin, WI | 88,610 citations |
| 3 | Everett VokesUniversity of Chicago, IL | 80,021 citations |
| 4 | Maura GillisonThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 60,454 citations |
| 5 | John HainsworthSarah Cannon Research Institute, TN | 58,030 citations |
| 6 | David HongThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 47,734 citations |
| 7 | Arlene ForastiereJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 40,447 citations |
| 8 | Corey LangerUniversity of Pennsylvania, PA | 40,136 citations |
| 9 | James DoroshowNational Cancer Institute (NIH), MD | 38,626 citations |
| 10 | Neal ReadyDuke University School of Medicine, NC | 32,845 citations |
| 11 | Vivek SubbiahStanford University School of Medicine, CA | 32,217 citations |
| 12 | Antonio JimenoUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center, CO | 30,900 citations |
| 13 | Alexander SpiraVirginia Cancer Specialists, VA | 29,600 citations |
| 14 | Christine ChungMoffitt Cancer Center, FL | 28,625 citations |
| 15 | Avraham EisbruchUniversity of Michigan, MI | 28,256 citations |
| 16 | Paul HarariUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, WI | 26,351 citations |
| 17 | John BuattiUniversity of Iowa Health Care, IA | 24,943 citations |
| 18 | Merrill KiesThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 23,402 citations |
| 19 | Tanguy SeiwertJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 23,345 citations |
| 20 | Francis WordenUniversity of Michigan, MI | 22,578 citations |
| 21 | Nabil SabaEmory University, GA | 22,402 citations |
| 22 | Edward KimCity of Hope, CA | 18,834 citations |
| 23 | Brendan CurtiProvidence Cancer Institute, OR | 16,220 citations |
| 24 | Siqing FuThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 15,455 citations |
| 25 | Shivaani KummarOregon Health & Science University (OHSU), OR | 15,335 citations |
Most NIH awards
NIH awards on the person's record in NIH RePORTER, across all of their funded work, among the people with at least two registered trials in this indication. 50 of the 337 people tagged to this indication have at least 2 registered trials in it and this count on record; the 25 highest are listed. Source: NIH RePORTER.
| # | Expert | awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quynh-Thu LeCA | 10 awards |
| 2 | Antonio JimenoUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center, CO | 10 awards |
| 3 | Dong ShinGA | 8 awards |
| 4 | Evan GraboyesMedical University of South Carolina, SC | 7 awards |
| 5 | William CarrollNY | 6 awards |
| 6 | Paul HarariUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, WI | 6 awards |
| 7 | John BuattiUniversity of Iowa Health Care, IA | 6 awards |
| 8 | Everett VokesUniversity of Chicago, IL | 5 awards |
| 9 | Avraham EisbruchUniversity of Michigan, MI | 5 awards |
| 10 | Alexander LinPA | 4 awards |
| 11 | Faye JohnsonTX | 4 awards |
| 12 | James BonnerAL | 4 awards |
| 13 | David HongThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 4 awards |
| 14 | Brendan CurtiProvidence Cancer Institute, OR | 4 awards |
| 15 | Stuart WongMedical College of Wisconsin, WI | 4 awards |
| 16 | Arlene ForastiereJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 3 awards |
| 17 | Nancy LeeNY | 3 awards |
| 18 | Anurag SinghNY | 3 awards |
| 19 | Shivaani KummarOregon Health & Science University (OHSU), OR | 3 awards |
| 20 | Nabil SabaEmory University, GA | 3 awards |
| 21 | Christine ChungMoffitt Cancer Center, FL | 3 awards |
| 22 | Konstantin DragnevDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH | 3 awards |
| 23 | Roy HerbstYale School of Medicine | 2 awards |
| 24 | Yvonne MoweryUniversity of Pittsburgh, PA | 2 awards |
| 25 | Harlan PintoStanford University School of Medicine, CA | 2 awards |
Most congress contributions
Congress abstracts and presentations attributed to the person and verified by DOI, across every meeting the directory tracks, among the people with at least two registered trials in this indication. 31 of the 337 people tagged to this indication have at least 2 registered trials in it and this count on record; the 25 highest are listed. Source: Congress abstracts, DOI-verified.
| # | Expert | contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James DoroshowNational Cancer Institute (NIH), MD | 296 contributions |
| 2 | Siqing FuThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 241 contributions |
| 3 | John HainsworthSarah Cannon Research Institute, TN | 194 contributions |
| 4 | Corey LangerUniversity of Pennsylvania, PA | 192 contributions |
| 5 | Shlomo KoyfmanCleveland Clinic, OH | 164 contributions |
| 6 | Shivaani KummarOregon Health & Science University (OHSU), OR | 155 contributions |
| 7 | Paul HarariUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, WI | 142 contributions |
| 8 | Tanguy SeiwertJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 138 contributions |
| 9 | Christine ChungMoffitt Cancer Center, FL | 116 contributions |
| 10 | Nitin OhriMontefiore Einstein, PA | 112 contributions |
| 11 | Francis WordenUniversity of Michigan, MI | 111 contributions |
| 12 | Jennifer SpechtFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, WA | 104 contributions |
| 13 | Douglas AdkinsWashington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO | 102 contributions |
| 14 | Glenn HannaDana Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 98 contributions |
| 15 | Trisha Wise-DraperIndiana University School of Medicine, OH | 97 contributions |
| 16 | Susanne ArnoldUniversity of Kentucky, KY | 91 contributions |
| 17 | Renata FerrarottoThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 79 contributions |
| 18 | Maura GillisonThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 79 contributions |
| 19 | John BuattiUniversity of Iowa Health Care, IA | 75 contributions |
| 20 | Roxana DroncaMayo Clinic, FL | 70 contributions |
| 21 | Neal ReadyDuke University School of Medicine, NC | 65 contributions |
| 22 | Stuart WongMedical College of Wisconsin, WI | 62 contributions |
| 23 | Julie BaumanGeorge Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, DC | 60 contributions |
| 24 | Antonio JimenoUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center, CO | 54 contributions |
| 25 | Konstantin DragnevDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH | 53 contributions |
Emerging
22 of the 337 carry the Emerging flag: publication and trial activity rising over the recent three years, in the top ten percent for growth among specialty peers at a similar career stage. Listed A to Z, not ranked; the flag is a yes or nothing, never a score. How the flag is computed.
| Marc BallasGlaxoSmithKline, NY |
| Grace BlitzerUniversity of Wisconsin System, WI |
| Darron BrownIndiana University Health, IN |
| Stephane ChampiatThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Cathy EngVanderbilt University Medical Center, TN |
| Jacques GalipeauUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison, WI |
| Thomas GallowayFox Chase Cancer Center, PA |
| Maura GillisonThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Barbara GitlitzUniversity of Southern California, CA |
| Comron HassanzadehThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Merrill KiesThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Raul MeozUniversity of Nevada, NV |
| Wells MessersmithUniversity of Colorado Cancer Center, CO |
| Yvonne MoweryUniversity of Pittsburgh, PA |
| David RoutmanMayo Clinic, MN |
| Arash SalardiniThe University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, TX |
| Andreas SaltosMoffitt Cancer Center, FL |
| Jonathan SchoenfeldBrigham and Women's Hospital, MA |
| Lauren ShihUniversity of Washington, WA |
| Heath SkinnerUniversity of Pittsburgh, PA |
| Paul SwiecickiUniversity of Michigan, MI |
| Apostolia TsimberidouThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
How these tables are computed
The cohort is every profile in the directory tagged to Head & Neck Cancer, from the person's registered trials and published research. Only indications with at least 200 tagged people get a page; a smaller cohort would say more about the tag than about the people in it. Each table sorts the cohort by one count, highest first, with no weighting, no blending and no editorial pass. Ties are broken by the profile's stable internal id so the same counts always give the same order. A person with no count on record is left out of that table, not ranked last.
Citations, NIH awards and congress contributions are counts over a person's whole record, not their work in this indication alone, so those three tables are limited to the indication's investigators: people with at least 2 registered trials in it. Without that rule the most cited people in a cohort are the ones whose careers span many diseases, which is a fact about their careers, not about this field. The registered-trials table is the indication-scoped count itself and has no such limit.
The counts are recomputed on every publish and the page carries the date of the publish it was built from. Previous editions are superseded, not archived.
What is deliberately absent
Reported industry payments are on every profile but are not a table here: a count of payers is a fact, and ranking people by it reads as a judgment. Prescribing volume is part of the paid workspace. The directory's influence tier is a judgment and never orders a public page. Sources and methodology.
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