Alexandra J. White

6.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
110 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Alexandra J. White is a scholar working on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Oncology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexandra J. White has authored 110 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, 31 papers in Oncology and 24 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alexandra J. White's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (37 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (26 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (18 papers). Alexandra J. White is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (37 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (26 papers) and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation (18 papers). Alexandra J. White collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Alexandra J. White's co-authors include Dale P. Sandler, Katie M. O’Brien, Alexander P. Keil, Shanshan Zhao, Kelly K. Ferguson, Jessie P. Buckley, Clarice R. Weinberg, Nicole M. Niehoff, Hazel B. Nichols and Patrick T. Bradshaw and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Alexandra J. White

105 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

A Quantile-Based g-Computation Approach to Addressing the Effects of Exposure Mixtures

2020 1.1k citations Alexander P. Keil, Jessie P. Buckley et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →
Gender Differences in the Epidemiology of Alcohol Use and Related Harms in the United States

2020 380 citations Alexandra J. White profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexandra J. White United States	30	2.1k	559	541	406	395	110	4.0k
Vera Nelen Belgium	47	2.7k 1.3×	622 1.1×	403 0.7×	429 1.1×	740 1.9×	137	5.7k
Jing Yuan China	39	2.4k 1.2×	871 1.6×	239 0.4×	371 0.9×	307 0.8×	206	5.3k
Sally W. Thurston United States	42	3.0k 1.4×	782 1.4×	240 0.4×	452 1.1×	615 1.6×	166	5.5k
Susan M. Pinney United States	33	1.6k 0.8×	367 0.7×	332 0.6×	393 1.0×	417 1.1×	106	3.6k
Christine G. Parks United States	40	1.1k 0.5×	585 1.0×	220 0.4×	549 1.4×	267 0.7×	161	5.9k
Stephanie Kieszak United States	28	1.0k 0.5×	404 0.7×	251 0.5×	353 0.9×	320 0.8×	57	7.5k
Takesumi Yoshimura Japan	43	1.6k 0.8×	499 0.9×	628 1.2×	668 1.6×	157 0.4×	196	5.8k
Mina Ha South Korea	44	3.0k 1.5×	356 0.6×	182 0.3×	511 1.3×	664 1.7×	240	6.1k
Julie E. Goodman United States	37	1.3k 0.6×	690 1.2×	349 0.6×	280 0.7×	390 1.0×	125	3.8k
Youjie Wang China	39	882 0.4×	839 1.5×	196 0.4×	523 1.3×	764 1.9×	203	4.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexandra J. White

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

White, Alexandra J., Jaime E. Hart, Sabah M. Quraishi, et al.. (2025). Air Pollutants and Breast Cancer Risk: A Parallel Analysis of Five Large US Prospective Cohorts. American Journal of Public Health. 115(12). 2030–2043.

Young, Anna S., Alexander P. Keil, C E Mullins, et al.. (2025). Novel and legacy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in humans: Long-term temporal variability and metabolic perturbations. Environment International. 201. 109590–109590. 3 indexed citations

Niehoff, Nicole M., et al.. (2025). Accuracy of LexisNexis-derived retrospective address histories in the Sister Study cohort. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 36(2). 244–250.

Ogunsina, Kemi, Katie M. O’Brien, Alexandra J. White, et al.. (2025). Hair Straightener Use in Relation to Prevalent and Incident Fibroids in the Sister Study with a Focus on Black Women. Environmental Health Perspectives. 133(1). 17004–17004. 1 indexed citations

Madrigal, Jessica M., Che-Jung Chang, Kaitlyn G. Lawrence, et al.. (2024). Residential proximity to toxic metal-emitting industrial sites and toenail metal concentrations in a United States-wide prospective cohort. Environmental Research. 258. 119466–119466.

Goldberg, Mandy, Che-Jung Chang, Kemi Ogunsina, et al.. (2024). Personal Care Product Use during Puberty and Incident Breast Cancer among Black, Hispanic/Latina, and White Women in a Prospective US-Wide Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives. 132(2). 27001–27001. 4 indexed citations

Gill, Chris I. R., Emma J Mcdonald, W. Colin McRoberts, et al.. (2023). Bioavailability of vitamin D biofortified pork meat: results of an acute human crossover study in healthy adults. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 74(2). 279–290. 2 indexed citations

Nichols, Hazel B., Rena R. Jones, Andrew F. Olshan, et al.. (2023). Exposure to indoor light at night in relation to multiple dimensions of sleep health: findings from the Sister Study. SLEEP. 47(2). 5 indexed citations

Koenigsberg, Sarah H., Che-Jung Chang, Zongli Xu, et al.. (2023). Air pollution and epigenetic aging among Black and White women in the US. Environment International. 181. 108270–108270. 22 indexed citations

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White, Alexandra J., Jared A. Fisher, Neal D. Freedman, et al.. (2023). Ambient fine particulate matter and breast cancer incidence in a large prospective US cohort. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 116(1). 53–60. 34 indexed citations

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White, Alexandra J., Jared A. Fisher, Danielle N. Medgyesi, et al.. (2022). Exposure to Particle Radioactivity and Breast Cancer Risk in the Sister Study: A U.S.-Wide Prospective Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives. 130(4). 47701–47701. 4 indexed citations

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Niehoff, Nicole M., Mandy Goldberg, & Alexandra J. White. (2022). The Importance of Addressing Early-Life Environmental Exposures in Cancer Epidemiology. Current Epidemiology Reports. 9(2). 49–65. 4 indexed citations

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Kresovich, Jacob K., et al.. (2021). Alcohol Consumption and Methylation-Based Measures of Biological Age. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 76(12). 2107–2111. 41 indexed citations

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Keil, Alexander P., Jessie P. Buckley, Katie M. O’Brien, et al.. (2020). A Quantile-Based g-Computation Approach to Addressing the Effects of Exposure Mixtures. Environmental Health Perspectives. 128(4). 47004–47004. 1062 indexed citations breakdown →

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Boyles, Abee L., Brandy Beverly, Suzanne E. Fenton, et al.. (2020). Environmental Factors Involved in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. Journal of Women s Health. 30(2). 245–252. 29 indexed citations

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White, Alexandra J., Nicole M. Niehoff, Kimberly A. Bertrand, et al.. (2020). Air pollution and breast cancer risk in the Black Women's Health Study. Environmental Research. 194. 110651–110651. 39 indexed citations

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Wang, Tengteng, Lauren E. McCullough, Alexandra J. White, et al.. (2019). Prediagnosis aspirin use, DNA methylation, and mortality after breast cancer: A population‐based study. Cancer. 125(21). 3836–3844. 13 indexed citations

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Collin, Lindsay J., Lauren E. McCullough, Kathleen Conway, et al.. (2019). Reproductive characteristics modify the association between global DNA methylation and breast cancer risk in a population-based sample of women. PLoS ONE. 14(2). e0210884–e0210884. 3 indexed citations

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Niehoff, Nicole M., Marilie D. Gammon, Alexander P. Keil, et al.. (2019). Airborne mammary carcinogens and breast cancer risk in the Sister Study. Environment International. 130. 104897–104897. 29 indexed citations

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White, Alexandra J., Patrick T. Bradshaw, & Ghassan B. Hamra. (2018). Air Pollution and Breast Cancer: a Review. Current Epidemiology Reports. 5(2). 92–100. 89 indexed citations

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