Barbra A. Dickerman

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Barbra A. Dickerman is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Oncology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Barbra A. Dickerman has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 10 papers in Oncology and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Barbra A. Dickerman's work include Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (7 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (7 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (7 papers). Barbra A. Dickerman is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (7 papers), Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism (7 papers) and Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (7 papers). Barbra A. Dickerman collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Barbra A. Dickerman's co-authors include Miguel A. Hernán, Jianghong Liu, Phoebe Um, Jessica Wang, Roger Logan, Xabier García‐Albéniz, Spiros Denaxas, Lorelei A. Mucci, Sarah C. Markt and Edward L. Giovannucci and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Barbra A. Dickerman

46 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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The Target Trial Framework for Causal Inference From Observational Data: Why and When Is It Helpful?

2025 23 citations Miguel A. Hernán, Issa J Dahabreh et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Barbra A. Dickerman United States	20	195	184	179	168	165	46	1.4k
Luisa Zuccolo United Kingdom	21	279 1.4×	79 0.4×	215 1.2×	242 1.4×	128 0.8×	69	1.8k
Viktoria Gloy Switzerland	21	194 1.0×	612 3.3×	136 0.8×	134 0.8×	137 0.8×	42	2.1k
Varghese George United States	26	235 1.2×	294 1.6×	72 0.4×	153 0.9×	271 1.6×	88	2.6k
Victoria Higgins Canada	21	114 0.6×	476 2.6×	217 1.2×	84 0.5×	91 0.6×	66	1.6k
Christina M. Parrinello United States	19	262 1.3×	186 1.0×	91 0.5×	172 1.0×	170 1.0×	48	1.8k
Krista Fischer Estonia	25	199 1.0×	304 1.7×	94 0.5×	89 0.5×	84 0.5×	74	2.1k
Amy M. Mason United Kingdom	28	297 1.5×	266 1.4×	49 0.3×	211 1.3×	179 1.1×	72	2.6k
Davide Soranna Italy	28	130 0.7×	410 2.2×	108 0.6×	161 1.0×	287 1.7×	99	2.3k
Danielle H. Morris United Kingdom	18	359 1.8×	181 1.0×	79 0.4×	59 0.4×	47 0.3×	26	1.4k
Frank Andersohn Germany	24	156 0.8×	186 1.0×	117 0.7×	252 1.5×	135 0.8×	59	2.6k

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Cashin, Aidan G, Harrison J Hansford, Miguel A. Hernán, et al.. (2025). Transparent reporting of observational studies emulating a target trial: the TARGET Statement. BMJ. 390. e087179–e087179. 3 indexed citations

Iyer, Hari S., et al.. (2024). Neighborhood greenness and long-term physical and psychosocial quality of life among prostate cancer survivors in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Environmental Research. 262(Pt 1). 119847–119847. 2 indexed citations

García‐Albéniz, Xabier, John Hsu, Ruth Etzioni, et al.. (2024). Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening and Prostate Cancer Mortality: An Emulation of Target Trials in US Medicare. JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics. 8(8). e2400094–e2400094. 1 indexed citations

Stopsack, Konrad H., et al.. (2024). Social integration and long-term physical and psychosocial quality of life among prostate cancer survivors in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 20(1). 48–60. 2 indexed citations

McGee, Emma E., et al.. (2024). Evaluating recommendation-based dietary and physical activity strategies for prostate cancer prevention: a target trial emulation in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 194(2). 449–459. 4 indexed citations

Lu, Yujia, Yu Zhao, Kuang‐Yu Liu, et al.. (2024). A validated estimate of visceral adipose tissue volume in relation to cancer risk. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 116(12). 1942–1951. 5 indexed citations

Gerlovin, Hanna, Arin L. Madenci, James M. Robins, et al.. (2023). Comparison of the Test-negative Design and Cohort Design With Explicit Target Trial Emulation for Evaluating COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness. Epidemiology. 35(2). 137–149. 9 indexed citations

Dickerman, Barbra A., Xabier García‐Albéniz, Roger Logan, Spiros Denaxas, & Miguel A. Hernán. (2023). Evaluating Metformin Strategies for Cancer Prevention: A Target Trial Emulation Using Electronic Health Records. Epidemiology. 34(5). 690–699. 18 indexed citations

Dickerman, Barbra A., Hanna Gerlovin, Arin L. Madenci, et al.. (2023). Comparative effectiveness of third doses of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines in US veterans. Nature Microbiology. 8(1). 55–63. 21 indexed citations

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Dickerman, Barbra A., Issa J Dahabreh, Roger Logan, et al.. (2022). Predicting counterfactual risks under hypothetical treatment strategies: an application to HIV. European Journal of Epidemiology. 37(4). 367–376. 12 indexed citations

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Chiu, Yu‐Han, Jorge E. Chavarro, Barbra A. Dickerman, et al.. (2021). Estimating the effect of nutritional interventions using observational data: the American Heart Association’s 2020 Dietary Goals and mortality. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 114(2). 690–703. 37 indexed citations

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Dickerman, Barbra A., Hanna Gerlovin, Arin L. Madenci, et al.. (2021). Comparative Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 Vaccines in U.S. Veterans. New England Journal of Medicine. 386(2). 105–115. 150 indexed citations

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Dickerman, Barbra A., Xabier García‐Albéniz, Roger Logan, Spiros Denaxas, & Miguel A. Hernán. (2020). Emulating a target trial in case-control designs: an application to statins and colorectal cancer. International Journal of Epidemiology. 49(5). 1637–1646. 40 indexed citations

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Downer, Mary K., Stacey A. Kenfield, Meir J. Stampfer, et al.. (2019). Alcohol Intake and Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 37(17). 1499–1511. 33 indexed citations

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Dickerman, Barbra A., Jóhanna E. Torfadóttir, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, et al.. (2019). Body fat distribution on computed tomography imaging and prostate cancer risk and mortality in the AGES‐Reykjavik study. Cancer. 125(16). 2877–2885. 38 indexed citations

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Krasnova, Anna, Matthew Epstein, Maya Marchese, et al.. (2019). Risk of dementia following androgen deprivation therapy for treatment of prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 23(3). 410–418. 19 indexed citations

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Dickerman, Barbra A., Edward L. Giovannucci, Claire H. Pernar, Lorelei A. Mucci, & Miguel A. Hernán. (2018). Guideline-Based Physical Activity and Survival Among US Men With Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer. American Journal of Epidemiology. 188(3). 579–586. 22 indexed citations

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Dickerman, Barbra A., Thomas U. Ahearn, Edward L. Giovannucci, et al.. (2017). Weight change, obesity and risk of prostate cancer progression among men with clinically localized prostate cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 141(5). 933–944. 48 indexed citations

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Dickerman, Barbra A., Jóhanna E. Torfadóttir, Unnur Valdimarsdóttir, et al.. (2017). Midlife metabolic factors and prostate cancer risk in later life. International Journal of Cancer. 142(6). 1166–1173. 19 indexed citations

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Liu, Jianghong, et al.. (2011). Micronutrients deficiency and associated sociodemographic factors in Chinese children. World Journal of Pediatrics. 7(3). 217–223. 25 indexed citations

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