Alejandro Mohar

14.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
242 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

Alejandro Mohar is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Alejandro Mohar has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 104 papers in Oncology, 48 papers in Epidemiology and 42 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Alejandro Mohar's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (47 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (34 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (32 papers). Alejandro Mohar is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (47 papers), Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (34 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (32 papers). Alejandro Mohar collaborates with scholars based in Mexico, United States and Colombia. Alejandro Mohar's co-authors include Emma Verástegui, José Luís Barrera, Nianfeng Ge, Anja Müller, Wei Yuan, Bernhard Homey, Albert Zlotnik, Terri McClanahan, Hortensia Soto and Stephan N. Wagner and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Nucleic Acids Research.

In The Last Decade

Alejandro Mohar

228 papers receiving 9.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Involvement of chemokine receptors in breast cancer metastasis

2001 4.3k citations José Luís Barrera, Alejandro Mohar et al. profile →
Use of and barriers to access to opioid analgesics: a worldwide, regional, and national study

2016 405 citations Alejandro Mohar et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alejandro Mohar Mexico	42	5.1k	2.3k	2.2k	1.5k	1.4k	242	9.6k
Robert P. Edwards United States	53	3.9k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.9×	2.3k 1.7×	310	11.9k
Peter E. Schwartz United States	53	3.4k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	258	10.3k
Rainer Kimmig Germany	52	3.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	2.3k 1.5×	1.5k 1.1×	402	10.3k
Klaus Friese Germany	45	2.4k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	1.6k 0.7×	1.6k 1.0×	840 0.6×	275	7.9k
Sërgio Pecorelli Italy	50	2.9k 0.6×	2.1k 0.9×	1.5k 0.7×	957 0.6×	2.1k 1.6×	178	10.6k
George Miller United States	51	3.1k 0.6×	3.2k 1.4×	2.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	125	9.7k
Nelson J. Chao United States	54	2.8k 0.5×	2.1k 0.9×	3.6k 1.6×	784 0.5×	724 0.5×	337	11.0k
Edmund K. Waller United States	60	3.3k 0.7×	2.7k 1.2×	3.8k 1.7×	666 0.4×	997 0.7×	385	11.7k
Hans Jørgen Nielsen Denmark	58	4.2k 0.8×	3.4k 1.4×	1.9k 0.9×	2.7k 1.8×	2.1k 1.5×	390	12.1k
D. Wallwiener Germany	54	5.0k 1.0×	2.5k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	3.4k 2.2×	1.9k 1.4×	608	12.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alejandro Mohar

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Chávarri-Guerra, Yanin, Jazmín Arteaga‐Vázquez, Jeffrey N. Weitzel, et al.. (2025). Educational Video as an Alternative to Pretest In-Person Genetic Counseling in Candidates for Cancer Genetic Testing: A Randomized Controlled Noninferiority Trial. JCO Oncology Practice. 21(11). 1629–1637.

Serván‐Mori, Edson, Alejandro Mohar, Christopher Millett, et al.. (2025). Health system financing fragmentation and maternal mortality transition in Mexico, 2000–2022. International Journal for Equity in Health. 24(1). 32–32. 1 indexed citations

Mohar, Alejandro, Nancy Reynoso‐Noverón, Rosa María Álvarez-Gómez, et al.. (2024). Clinical characteristics of male patients with breast cancer in the Latino population. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 209(3). 629–635.

Melendez, Fidel David Huitzil, et al.. (2024). Colorectal cancer survival in Mexico: Leveraging a national health insurance database. Cancer Epidemiology. 94. 102698–102698.

Martínez‐Nava, Gabriela Angélica, Henry Gómez, Erika Ruíz‐García, et al.. (2024). Somatic Mutations in Latin American Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics. 14(3). 287–287. 1 indexed citations

Cruz‐Ramos, Marlid, et al.. (2024). Factors associated with sexual function and sexual satisfaction in young women with breast cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). 12062–12062.

Loon, Katherine Van, Alejandro Mohar, Karla Unger‐Saldaña, et al.. (2022). Developing a collaborative international partnership for cancer control in Mexico. Salud Pública de México. 64(1). 100–104. 2 indexed citations

Unger‐Saldaña, Karla, Alejandra Contreras‐Manzano, Héctor Lamadrid‐Figueroa, et al.. (2022). Reduction in the Treatment Gap for Breast Cancer in Mexico under Seguro Popular, 2007 to 2016. Health Systems & Reform. 8(1). e2064794–e2064794. 3 indexed citations

Boyes, Allison, et al.. (2021). Unmet Needs Among Breast Cancer Patients in a Developing Country and Supportive Care Needs Survey Validation. Revista de investigaci�n Cl�nica. 73(4). 245–250. 8 indexed citations

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Villarreal‐Garza, Cynthia, Ana S. Ferrigno, Paul Frankel, et al.. (2021). Influence of GermlineBRCAGenotype on the Survival of Patients with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Research Communications. 1(3). 140–147. 2 indexed citations

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Jiménez-López, José Carlos, Arely Vergara‐Castañeda, David Cantú de León, et al.. (2021). Kinetics of HE4 and CA125 as prognosis biomarkers during neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. Journal of Ovarian Research. 14(1). 96–96. 13 indexed citations

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Villarreal‐Garza, Cynthia, et al.. (2020). Gaps in Knowledge and Understanding of Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer in Mexico. Cancer Control. 27(1). 1148355901–1148355901. 4 indexed citations

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Villarreal‐Garza, Cynthia, Alejandra Platas, Enrique Bargalló‐Rocha, et al.. (2020). Patients’ satisfaction with a supportive care program for young breast cancer patients in Mexico: Joven & Fuerte supports patients’ needs and eases their illness process. Supportive Care in Cancer. 28(10). 4943–4951. 3 indexed citations

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Leal, Yelda A., et al.. (2019). Implementation of the population-based cancer registry in the city of Mérida, Mexico: process and early results. Salud Pública de México. 62(1, ene-feb). 96–96. 5 indexed citations

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Mohar, Alejandro, et al.. (2015). Cáncer de mama en el Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Experiencia del Seguro Popular 2007-2013. 5(1). 6–11. 5 indexed citations

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Lara-Medina, Fernando, Víctor M. Pérez-Sánchez, David Saavedra-Pérez, et al.. (2011). Triple‐negative breast cancer in Hispanic patients. Cancer. 117(16). 3658–3669. 169 indexed citations

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Juárez‐Cedillo, Teresa, Maité Vallejo, José Manuel Fragoso, et al.. (2007). The risk of developing cervical cancer in Mexican women is associated to CYP1A1 MspI polymorphism. European Journal of Cancer. 43(10). 1590–1595. 24 indexed citations

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Gabilondo, Fernando, et al.. (2007). Primary synovial sarcoma of the kidney: corroboration with in situ polymerase chain reaction. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology. 12(2). 134–137. 19 indexed citations

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Lizano, Marcela, et al.. (2005). Human papilloma virus in oral squamous cell carcinoma in a Mexican population. Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology. 99(3). 311–315. 41 indexed citations

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Mohar, Alejandro, Catherine Ley, Jeannette Guarner, et al.. (2002). Eradication rate of Helicobacter pylori in a Mexican population at high risk for gastric cancer and use of serology to assess cure. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 97(10). 2530–2535. 12 indexed citations

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