Top experts by indication / Oncology
Most active experts in Kidney Cancer / RCC
2026 edition, data as of October 26, 2026
294 key opinion leaders in the directory are tagged to Kidney Cancer / RCC. 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. 223 of the 294 people tagged to this indication have this count on record; the 25 highest are listed. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov.
| # | Expert | trials |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian RiniVanderbilt University Medical Center, TN | 18 trials |
| 2 | Eric JonaschThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 18 trials |
| 3 | Robert MotzerMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 12 trials |
| 4 | Sumanta PalCity of Hope, CA | 11 trials |
| 5 | Walter StadlerCity of Hope, IL | 11 trials |
| 6 | Toni ChoueiriDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 8 trials |
| 7 | Raquibul HannanUT Southwestern Medical Center, TX | 8 trials |
| 8 | John HainsworthSarah Cannon Research Institute, TN | 7 trials |
| 9 | Saby GeorgeRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, NY | 7 trials |
| 10 | Leonard ApplemanUniversity of Pittsburgh, PA | 6 trials |
| 11 | Nizar TannirThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 6 trials |
| 12 | Christopher RyanOR | 5 trials |
| 13 | Ramaprasad SrinivasanMD | 5 trials |
| 14 | Mehmet BilenEmory University, GA | 5 trials |
| 15 | Ronald BukowskiCleveland Clinic, OH | 5 trials |
| 16 | Rana McKayUniversity of California, San Diego, CA | 4 trials |
| 17 | David McDermottBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA | 4 trials |
| 18 | Sam WhitingWA | 4 trials |
| 19 | Yasser GedJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 4 trials |
| 20 | Glenn LiuUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, WI | 4 trials |
| 21 | Brenda SandmaierFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, WA | 4 trials |
| 22 | Matthew CampbellTX | 3 trials |
| 23 | Moshe OrnsteinCleveland Clinic, OH | 3 trials |
| 24 | Brian KushnerMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 3 trials |
| 25 | Darren FeldmanMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 3 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. 48 of the 294 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 | Jeffrey SosmanNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL | 129,175 citations |
| 2 | Toni ChoueiriDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 128,964 citations |
| 3 | Robert MotzerMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 124,725 citations |
| 4 | Thomas WalshCornell University, NY | 105,956 citations |
| 5 | Razelle KurzrockMedical College of Wisconsin, WI | 88,610 citations |
| 6 | Brian RiniVanderbilt University Medical Center, TN | 78,561 citations |
| 7 | Patrick HwuFL | 76,461 citations |
| 8 | Joaquim BellmuntDana-Farber Cancer Institute | 67,263 citations |
| 9 | Mitesh BoradMayo Clinic, AZ | 60,996 citations |
| 10 | John HainsworthSarah Cannon Research Institute, TN | 58,030 citations |
| 11 | Michael CarducciJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 56,123 citations |
| 12 | Naoto UenoUniversity of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, HI | 49,693 citations |
| 13 | Brenda SandmaierFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, WA | 36,879 citations |
| 14 | Kim MargolinSaint John's Cancer Institute, CA | 35,896 citations |
| 15 | Sumanta PalCity of Hope, CA | 34,788 citations |
| 16 | Harriet KlugerYale School of Medicine, CT | 32,554 citations |
| 17 | Nizar TannirThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 32,130 citations |
| 18 | Johanna BendellPfizer, TN | 30,947 citations |
| 19 | David NanusWeill Cornell Medicine, NY | 30,130 citations |
| 20 | Bonnie KyUniversity of Pennsylvania, PA | 27,426 citations |
| 21 | Scott TagawaWeill Cornell Medicine, NY | 27,220 citations |
| 22 | Primo LaraUniversity of California, Davis, CA | 26,914 citations |
| 23 | Eric JonaschThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 23,264 citations |
| 24 | Saby GeorgeRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, NY | 22,167 citations |
| 25 | Timothy KuzelNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL | 19,675 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. 42 of the 294 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 | Bonnie KyUniversity of Pennsylvania, PA | 11 awards |
| 2 | Brenda SandmaierFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, WA | 11 awards |
| 3 | Harriet KlugerYale School of Medicine, CT | 11 awards |
| 4 | Michael CarducciJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 9 awards |
| 5 | Toni ChoueiriDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 7 awards |
| 6 | David AviganDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 7 awards |
| 7 | Walter StadlerCity of Hope, IL | 6 awards |
| 8 | Robert FiglinCedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA | 6 awards |
| 9 | Primo LaraUniversity of California, Davis, CA | 6 awards |
| 10 | Ronald BukowskiCleveland Clinic, OH | 6 awards |
| 11 | David NanusWeill Cornell Medicine, NY | 5 awards |
| 12 | Timothy KuzelNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL | 5 awards |
| 13 | Naoto UenoUniversity of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, HI | 4 awards |
| 14 | David McDermottBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA | 4 awards |
| 15 | David QuinnCA | 4 awards |
| 16 | Jeffrey SosmanNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL | 4 awards |
| 17 | Jacek PinskiUniversity of Southern California (USC), CA | 4 awards |
| 18 | Glenn LiuUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, WI | 3 awards |
| 19 | Mitesh BoradMayo Clinic, AZ | 3 awards |
| 20 | Rana McKayUniversity of California, San Diego, CA | 2 awards |
| 21 | Robert MotzerMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 2 awards |
| 22 | Barbara GitlitzUniversity of Southern California, CA | 2 awards |
| 23 | Elizabeth FoxTN | 2 awards |
| 24 | Raquibul HannanUT Southwestern Medical Center, TX | 2 awards |
| 25 | Jennifer SpechtFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, WA | 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. 20 of the 294 people tagged to this indication have at least 2 registered trials in it and this count on record; the 20 highest are listed. Source: Congress abstracts, DOI-verified.
| # | Expert | contributions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johanna BendellPfizer, TN | 310 contributions |
| 2 | Nizar TannirThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 278 contributions |
| 3 | Primo LaraUniversity of California, Davis, CA | 264 contributions |
| 4 | Siqing FuThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 241 contributions |
| 5 | Mehmet BilenEmory University, GA | 228 contributions |
| 6 | John HainsworthSarah Cannon Research Institute, TN | 194 contributions |
| 7 | Eric JonaschThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 173 contributions |
| 8 | Leonard ApplemanUniversity of Pittsburgh, PA | 125 contributions |
| 9 | Saby GeorgeRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, NY | 115 contributions |
| 10 | Jennifer SpechtFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, WA | 104 contributions |
| 11 | Harriet KlugerYale School of Medicine, CT | 103 contributions |
| 12 | Ana AparicioThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 84 contributions |
| 13 | Glenn LiuUniversity of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center, WI | 77 contributions |
| 14 | Raquibul HannanUT Southwestern Medical Center, TX | 77 contributions |
| 15 | David AviganDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 74 contributions |
| 16 | Roxana DroncaMayo Clinic, FL | 70 contributions |
| 17 | Kim MargolinSaint John's Cancer Institute, CA | 68 contributions |
| 18 | Timothy KuzelNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL | 57 contributions |
| 19 | Bonnie KyUniversity of Pennsylvania, PA | 36 contributions |
| 20 | Brenda SandmaierFred Hutchinson Cancer Center, WA | 32 contributions |
Emerging
17 of the 294 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.
| Ana AparicioThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Fiyinfolu BalogunMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY |
| Jack BrzezinskiSeattle Children's Hospital, WA |
| Stephane ChampiatThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Cathy EngVanderbilt University Medical Center, TN |
| Mayer FishmanTampa General Hospital, FL |
| Barbara GitlitzUniversity of Southern California, CA |
| Sangeeta GoswamiThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Douglas HawkinsSeattle Children's Hospital, WA |
| Samir KhleifGeorgetown University School of Medicine, GA |
| Evan LipsonJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD |
| Dustin McCurryThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Yael MosseChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA |
| Bilal OmerBaylor College of Medicine, TX |
| Wungki ParkMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY |
| Karie RuncieWeill Cornell Medicine, NY |
| 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 Kidney Cancer / RCC, 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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