Anna H. Wu

37.6k citations

255 papers · 11.6k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 59

Impact in

Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.2%
- Phytoestrogen effects and research
- Tea Polyphenols and Effects
Oncology top 0.5%
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening

Papers in

Oncology 112
- Cancer Risks and Factors 86
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening 37
Pathology and Forensic Medicine 55
- Phytoestrogen effects and research 35

Co-authors: Malcolm C. Pike Leslie Bernstein Laurence N. Kolonel Mimi C. Yu Dee W. West Chiu-Chen Tseng Esther M. John Mark Messina
Journals: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (33 papers)International Journal of Cancer (23 papers)Cancer Causes & Control (15 papers)JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (13 papers)British Journal of Cancer (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States Norway Singapore

In The Last Decade

Anna H. Wu

250 papers receiving 11.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Targeting the NLRP3 inflammasome for inflammatory disease therapy 2025 · 18 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2025 Trends in Pharmacological Sciences
1995 JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

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1	Healthy Lifestyle Index and Breast Cancer Risk among Postmenopausal Women: The Multiethnic Cohort Study Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·金田義光, Xin He, Anna H. Wu, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Lynne R. Wilkens, George Vajda, Typhanye V. Dyer, Iona Cheng, Cher M. Dallal	2025	2
2	Association between Airport Ultrafine Particles and Lung Cancer Risk: The Multiethnic Cohort Study Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Dusanka Grbic, April D. Duncan, Chiu-Chen Tseng, Timothy V. Larson, Juan Yang, Sungshim L. Park, Jun Wu, Salma Shariff‐Marco, Emre Türköz, Annie-Louise Lafontaine, Veronica Wendy Setiawan, Mindy C. DeRouen, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Daniel O. Stram, Jonathan M. Samet, Beate Ritz, Scott Fruin, Anna H. Wu, Iona Cheng	2024	1
3	A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Smoking and Circulating Sex Hormone Levels Among Premenopausal Women Nicotine & Tobacco Research ·Annie-Louise Lafontaine, Intira Sriprasert, Wendy J. Mack, Ann S. Hamilton, Jennifer B. Unger, Michael F. Press, Anna H. Wu	2022	9
4	Prognostic utility of self‐reported sarcopenia (SARC‐F) in the Multiethnic Cohort Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle ·Anna H. Wu, Veronica Wendy Setiawan, Unhee Lim, Gisele Elaine Araújo Batista Souza, Kami K. White, John Shepherd, Heinz Josef Lenz, Iona Cheng, Daniel O. Stram, Christopher A. Haiman, Lynne R. Wilkens, Loı̈c Le Marchand	2022	11
5	Race Differences in the Associations between Menstrual Cycle Characteristics and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Rebecca Nash, Courtney E. Johnson, Holly R. Harris, Lauren C. Peres, Charlotte E. Joslin, Traci N. Bethea, Elisa V. Bandera, Heather M. Ochs‐Balcom, Evan R. Myers, Kristin A. Guertin, Fabian Camacho, Alicia Beeghly‐Fadiel, Patricia G. Moorman, Veronica Wendy Setiawan, Lynn Rosenberg, Joellen M. Schildkraut, Anna H. Wu	2022	1
6	Cancer Mortality Patterns by Birthplace and Generation Status of Mexican Latinos: The Multiethnic Cohort JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·Hongjie Chen, Anna H. Wu, Marlene Bortholazzi Venturelli, Dusanka Grbic, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Lynne R. Wilkens, Christopher A. Haiman, Iona Cheng, Kristine R. Monroe, Veronica Wendy Setiawan	2022	4
7	Diet Quality and Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in the Multiethnic Cohort Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·昌巳古畑, Song‐Yi Park, Mehmet Okur, Daniel O. Stram, Carol J. Boushey, James R. Hébert, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Anna H. Wu, Veronica Wendy Setiawan	2022	6
8	Association between Airport-Related Ultrafine Particles and Risk of Malignant Brain Cancer: A Multiethnic Cohort Study Cancer Research ·Anna H. Wu, Scott Fruin, Timothy V. Larson, Chiu-Chen Tseng, Jun Wu, Juan Yang, Jennifer Jain, Salma Shariff‐Marco, Emre Türköz, Veronica Wendy Setiawan, Jacqueline Porcel, Daniel O. Stram, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Beate Ritz, Iona Cheng	2021	20
9	Reproductive history, breast‐feeding and risk of triple negative breast cancer: The Breast Cancer Etiology in Minorities (BEM) study International Journal of Cancer ·Esther M. John, Lisa M. Hines, Amanda I. Phipps, Jocelyn Koo, Teri A. Longacre, Sue A. Ingles, Kathy B. Baumgartner, Martha L. Slattery, Anna H. Wu	2018	54
10	A Randomized Controlled Trial of Green Tea Extract Supplementation and Mammographic Density in Postmenopausal Women at Increased Risk of Breast Cancer Cancer Prevention Research ·Hamed Samavat, Giske Ursin, Tim H. Emory, Eunjung Lee, Renwei Wang, Carolyn J. Torkelson, Allison M. Dostal, Karen K. Swenson, Chap T. Le, Chung S. Yang, Mimi C. Yu, Douglas Yee, Anna H. Wu, Jian‐Min Yuan, Mindy S. Kurzer	2017	64
11	Effect of Green Tea Supplements on Liver Enzyme Elevation: Results from a Randomized Intervention Study in the United States Cancer Prevention Research ·Shabbir Pittalwala, Hamed Samavat, Allison M. Dostal, Renwei Wang, Carolyn J. Torkelson, Chung S. Yang, Lesley M. Butler, Thomas W. Kensler, Anna H. Wu, Mindy S. Kurzer, Jian‐Min Yuan	2017	44
12	Timing of births and oral contraceptive use influences ovarian cancer risk International Journal of Cancer ·Anna H. Wu, Celeste Leigh Pearce, Alice W. Lee, Chiu-Chen Tseng, Anjali R. Jotwani, Prusha Patel, Malcolm C. Pike	2017	13
13	Stomach Cancer Disparity among Korean Americans by Tumor Characteristics: Comparison with Non-Hispanic Whites, Japanese Americans, South Koreans, and Japanese Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Eunjung Lee, Lihua Liu, Juanjuan Zhang, Mariana C. Stern, Afsaneh Barzi, Amie E. Hwang, Carmen Sleight Crawford, Ann S. Hamilton, Anna H. Wu, Dennis Deapen	2016	28
14	The Effect of Patient and Contextual Characteristics on Racial/Ethnic Disparity in Breast Cancer Mortality Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Richard Sposto, Theresa H.M. Keegan, Cheryl Vigen, Marilyn L. Kwan, Leslie Bernstein, Esther M. John, Iona Cheng, Juan Yang, Jocelyn Koo, Allison W. Kurian, Bette J. Caan, Yani Lu, Kristine R. Monroe, Salma Shariff‐Marco, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Anna H. Wu	2016	22
15	Traditional Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Filipina Americans Compared with Chinese and Japanese Americans in Los Angeles County Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Anna H. Wu, Cheryl Vigen, Eunjung Lee, Chiu-Chen Tseng, Lesley M. Butler	2016	11
16	Contribution of the Neighborhood Environment and Obesity to Breast Cancer Survival: The California Breast Cancer Survivorship Consortium Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Iona Cheng, Salma Shariff‐Marco, Jocelyn Koo, Kristine R. Monroe, Juan Yang, Esther M. John, Allison W. Kurian, Marilyn L. Kwan, Brian E. Henderson, Leslie Bernstein, Yani Lu, Richard Sposto, Cheryl Vigen, Anna H. Wu, Scarlett Lin Gomez, Theresa H.M. Keegan	2015	27
17	A Newly Identified Susceptibility Locus near FOXP1 Modifies the Association of Gastroesophageal Reflux with Barrett's Esophagus Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·James Y. Dai, Jean de Dieu Tapsoba, Matthew F. Buas, Lynn Onstad, David Levine, Harvey A. Risch, Wong‐Ho Chow, Leslie Bernstein, Weimin Ye, Jesper Lagergren, Nigel C. Bird, Douglas A. Corley, Nicholas J. Shaheen, Anna H. Wu, Brian J. Reid, Laura J. Hardie, David C. Whiteman, Thomas L. Vaughan	2015	19
18	Population Distribution of Lifetime Risk of Ovarian Cancer in the United States Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Celeste Leigh Pearce, Daniel O. Stram, Roberta B. Ness, Douglas Stram, Lynda D. Roman, Claire Templeman, Alice W. Lee, Usha Menon, Peter A. Fasching, Jessica N. McAlpine, Jennifer A. Doherty, Francesmary Modugno, Joellen M. Schildkraut, Mary Anne Rossing, David G. Huntsman, Anna H. Wu, Andrew Berchuck, Malcolm C. Pike, Paul D.P. Pharoah	2015	71
19	Genetic Variation in Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 and Mammographic Density in Singapore Chinese Women Cancer Research ·Eunjung Lee, David Van Den Berg, Chris Hsu, Giske Ursin, Woon‐Puay Koh, Jian‐Min Yuan, Daniel O. Stram, Mimi C. Yu, Anna H. Wu	2013	11
20	Generalizability and Epidemiologic Characterization of Eleven Colorectal Cancer GWAS Hits in Multiple Populations Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Jing He, Lynne R. Wilkens, Daniel O. Stram, Laurence N. Kolonel, Brian E. Henderson, Anna H. Wu, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Christopher A. Haiman	2011	55

About Anna H. Wu

Anna H. Wu is a scholar working on Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Reproductive Medicine, Cancer Research and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, having authored 255 papers that have together received 11.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Cancer Risks and Factors (86 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (37 papers), Phytoestrogen effects and research (35 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (35 papers), Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (23 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (22 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (22 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (3.0k citations), Oncology (3.7k citations), Biochemistry (582 citations), Cancer Research (1.3k citations) and Genetics (2.1k citations). Anna H. Wu has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Norway and Singapore. Frequent co-authors include Malcolm C. Pike, Leslie Bernstein, Laurence N. Kolonel, Mimi C. Yu, Dee W. West, Chiu-Chen Tseng, Esther M. John, Mark Messina, Alice S. Whittemore and Jean H. Hankin. Their work appears in journals such as Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, International Journal of Cancer, Cancer Causes & Control, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and British Journal of Cancer.

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