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Miguel A. Hernán

Epidemiology

Boston University

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About Miguel A. Hernán at Boston University (BU)

Miguel A. Hernán is a leading epidemiologist at Boston University specializing in causal inference methods and their application to public health and clinical research. Representative publications include "Defining the role of real-world data in cancer clinical research: The position of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer", and "The Target Trial Framework for Causal Inference From Observational Data: Why and When Is It Helpful?", which reflect their ongoing engagement with the field.

Research Areas

causal inferencepragmatic clinical trialshealth systemseconomic evaluationsstatistical methodsvaccine effectivenessobservational studies
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Research Output

Total Citations122,801

Top 5% globally

Publications577

Highly prolific researcher

h-index119

Nobel-level impact

i10-index341

Exceptional breadth

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