Top experts by indication / Oncology
Most active experts in Sarcoma
2026 edition, data as of October 26, 2026
479 key opinion leaders in the directory are tagged to Sarcoma. 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. 383 of the 479 people tagged to this indication have this count on record; the 25 highest are listed. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov.
| # | Expert | trials |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth PollackNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL | 12 trials |
| 2 | Robert MakiPA | 11 trials |
| 3 | Aerang KimMD | 9 trials |
| 4 | William TapMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 9 trials |
| 5 | Patrick WenDana-Farber Cancer Institute | 8 trials |
| 6 | Scott SchuetzeUniversity of Michigan, MI | 8 trials |
| 7 | Martee HensleyMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 8 trials |
| 8 | Suzanne GeorgeDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 8 trials |
| 9 | David ReardonDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 7 trials |
| 10 | Kristen GanjooStanford University School of Medicine, CA | 7 trials |
| 11 | George DemetriDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 7 trials |
| 12 | Lee CranmerCity of Hope, CA | 7 trials |
| 13 | Saroj Vadhan-RajTX | 6 trials |
| 14 | Susan KrownMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 6 trials |
| 15 | Brigitte WidemannMD | 6 trials |
| 16 | Ramya RamaswamiNational Institutes of Health, MD | 6 trials |
| 17 | Evanthia GalanisMayo Clinic, MN | 6 trials |
| 18 | Crystal MackallStanford University School of Medicine, CA | 6 trials |
| 19 | Richard GorlickThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 6 trials |
| 20 | Peter PistersThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 6 trials |
| 21 | Paul MeyersNY | 5 trials |
| 22 | Hedy KindlerUniversity of Chicago, IL | 5 trials |
| 23 | Scott OkunoMayo Clinic, MN | 5 trials |
| 24 | Jana PortnowCity of Hope, CA | 5 trials |
| 25 | Douglas HawkinsSeattle Children's Hospital, WA | 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. 88 of the 479 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 | Thomas WalshCornell University, NY | 105,956 citations |
| 2 | Patrick WenDana-Farber Cancer Institute | 89,244 citations |
| 3 | Razelle KurzrockMedical College of Wisconsin, WI | 88,610 citations |
| 4 | George DemetriDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 64,250 citations |
| 5 | David ReardonDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 63,926 citations |
| 6 | David HongThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 47,734 citations |
| 7 | Kathleen MooreUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, OK | 47,487 citations |
| 8 | Helen HeslopBaylor College of Medicine, TX | 43,332 citations |
| 9 | Hedy KindlerUniversity of Chicago, IL | 39,455 citations |
| 10 | Sumanta PalCity of Hope, CA | 34,788 citations |
| 11 | Sarina Piha-PaulThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 32,741 citations |
| 12 | Jann SarkariaMayo Clinic, MN | 32,285 citations |
| 13 | Vivek SubbiahStanford University School of Medicine, CA | 32,217 citations |
| 14 | Alberto PappoSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital, TN | 31,860 citations |
| 15 | Nilofer AzadJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 30,922 citations |
| 16 | Richard GorlickThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 30,489 citations |
| 17 | Alexander SpiraVirginia Cancer Specialists, VA | 29,600 citations |
| 18 | James GulleyNational Cancer Institute, MD | 28,235 citations |
| 19 | Evanthia GalanisMayo Clinic, MN | 27,798 citations |
| 20 | Bayard PowellAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, NC | 27,638 citations |
| 21 | Timothy YapThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 27,287 citations |
| 22 | Crystal MackallStanford University School of Medicine, CA | 26,440 citations |
| 23 | William TapMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 25,942 citations |
| 24 | Richard AmbinderJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 25,685 citations |
| 25 | Philip McCarthyRoswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, NY | 25,056 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. 69 of the 479 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 | Lee RatnerMO | 26 awards |
| 2 | Richard AmbinderJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 19 awards |
| 3 | Jann SarkariaMayo Clinic, MN | 19 awards |
| 4 | David KirschNC | 15 awards |
| 5 | Evanthia GalanisMayo Clinic, MN | 13 awards |
| 6 | Timothy CripeOH | 12 awards |
| 7 | Helen HeslopBaylor College of Medicine, TX | 9 awards |
| 8 | David AshleyNC | 8 awards |
| 9 | Crystal MackallStanford University School of Medicine, CA | 8 awards |
| 10 | Kathleen MooreUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, OK | 6 awards |
| 11 | Hedy KindlerUniversity of Chicago, IL | 6 awards |
| 12 | Nilofer AzadJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 5 awards |
| 13 | Scott SchuetzeUniversity of Michigan, MI | 5 awards |
| 14 | Jana PortnowCity of Hope, CA | 5 awards |
| 15 | Claire VerschraegenThe Ohio State University, OH | 5 awards |
| 16 | Patrick WenDana-Farber Cancer Institute | 4 awards |
| 17 | Joan WalkerUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, OK | 4 awards |
| 18 | Kim KramerMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 4 awards |
| 19 | Zachary MorrisWI | 4 awards |
| 20 | Kelly GoldsmithEmory University, GA | 4 awards |
| 21 | Hui-Kuo ShuGA | 4 awards |
| 22 | David HongThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 4 awards |
| 23 | Seth PollackNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, IL | 4 awards |
| 24 | Howard FineNY | 3 awards |
| 25 | Susan KrownMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 3 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 479 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 GulleyNational Cancer Institute, MD | 255 contributions |
| 2 | Timothy YapThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 221 contributions |
| 3 | Rita NandaUniversity of Chicago, IL | 196 contributions |
| 4 | Hedy KindlerUniversity of Chicago, IL | 163 contributions |
| 5 | Jonathan TrentUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL | 148 contributions |
| 6 | Richard GorlickThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 140 contributions |
| 7 | Steven DuboisDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 126 contributions |
| 8 | Nilofer AzadJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD | 121 contributions |
| 9 | Kevin CamphausenNational Cancer Institute (NCI), MD | 120 contributions |
| 10 | Olatunji AleseEmory University, GA | 117 contributions |
| 11 | Neeta SomaiahThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 117 contributions |
| 12 | Jann SarkariaMayo Clinic, MN | 108 contributions |
| 13 | George DemetriDana-Farber Cancer Institute, MA | 105 contributions |
| 14 | Douglas HawkinsSeattle Children's Hospital, WA | 93 contributions |
| 15 | Claire VerschraegenThe Ohio State University, OH | 90 contributions |
| 16 | Amir JazaeriThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX | 87 contributions |
| 17 | Nadia LaackMayo Clinic, MN | 86 contributions |
| 18 | Scott SchuetzeUniversity of Michigan, MI | 82 contributions |
| 19 | Alberto PappoSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital, TN | 78 contributions |
| 20 | Rebecca ArendUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, AL | 75 contributions |
| 21 | Lee CranmerCity of Hope, CA | 68 contributions |
| 22 | Alberto ChiapporiMoffitt Cancer Center, FL | 67 contributions |
| 23 | Crystal MackallStanford University School of Medicine, CA | 66 contributions |
| 24 | Andrew BrohlMoffitt Cancer Center, FL | 64 contributions |
| 25 | Martee HensleyMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY | 60 contributions |
Emerging
26 of the 479 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.
| Nabil AhmedHouston Methodist, TX |
| Kayleen BaileyNY |
| Frank BalisChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA |
| Jeremy ConnorsThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX |
| Bruce DezubeXilio Therapeutics, MA |
| Sara FedericoSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital, TN |
| Charles ForscherCedars-Sinai Medical Center, CA |
| Douglas HawkinsSeattle Children's Hospital, WA |
| Meenakshi HegdeHouston Methodist, TX |
| Brian KaderaUniversity of California, Los Angeles, CA |
| Anusha KalbasiUniversity of California, Los Angeles, CA |
| Udai KammulaUniversity of Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jaffar KhanEmory University, GA |
| Nicolas LlosaJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD |
| Yael MosseChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA |
| Yvonne MoweryUniversity of Pittsburgh, PA |
| Shoba NavaiBaylor College of Medicine, TX |
| Theodore NowickiUniversity of California, Los Angeles, CA |
| Bilal OmerBaylor College of Medicine, TX |
| Alberto PappoSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital, TN |
| Michael PishvaianJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, DC |
| Jack SingerWA |
| Stephen SkapekDuke University, NC |
| Corinne SummersSeattle Children's Hospital, WA |
| Jason YusteinEmory University, GA |
How these tables are computed
The cohort is every profile in the directory tagged to Sarcoma, 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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