Eva Schernhammer

28.4k total citations · 9 hit papers
277 papers, 18.3k citations indexed

About

Eva Schernhammer is a scholar working on Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Eva Schernhammer has authored 277 papers receiving a total of 18.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, 76 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 49 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Eva Schernhammer's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (74 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (60 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (51 papers). Eva Schernhammer is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (74 papers), Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue (60 papers) and Sleep and related disorders (51 papers). Eva Schernhammer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Canada. Eva Schernhammer's co-authors include Susan E. Hankinson, Graham A. Colditz, Michaël Pollak, Charles S. Fuchs, Candyce H. Kroenke, David J. Hunter, Francine Laden, Elizabeth E. Devore, Walter C. Willett and F. Laden and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Eva Schernhammer

264 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

Insulin-like growth factors and neoplasia 2001 2026 2009 2017 2004 2001 2003 2011 2004 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Insulin-like growth factors and neoplasia
    2004 1.2k citations Eva Schernhammer, Susan E. Hankinson et al. profile →
  2. Rotating Night Shifts and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women Participating in the Nurses' Health Study
    2001 860 citations Eva Schernhammer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  3. Night-Shift Work and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses' Health Study
    2003 626 citations Eva Schernhammer, Charles S. Fuchs et al. profile →
  4. Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Two Prospective Cohort Studies in Women
    2011 591 citations Eva Schernhammer, Qi Sun et al. profile →
  5. Suicide Rates Among Physicians: A Quantitative and Gender Assessment (Meta-Analysis)
    2004 572 citations Eva Schernhammer, Graham A. Colditz profile →
  6. Social Networks, Social Support, and Survival After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
    2006 560 citations Eva Schernhammer, Ichiro Kawachi et al. profile →
  7. A Prospective Study of Sleep Duration and Mortality Risk in Women
    2004 536 citations Eva Schernhammer, Frank B. Hu et al. profile →
  8. Association Between Rotating Night Shift Work and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease Among Women
    2016 354 citations Céline Vetter, Elizabeth E. Devore et al. profile →
  9. Long-Term Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened and Artificially Sweetened Beverages and Risk of Mortality in US Adults
    2019 277 citations Eva Schernhammer, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eva Schernhammer United States 70 5.6k 5.1k 3.6k 2.7k 2.4k 277 18.3k
Markku Koskenvuo Finland 71 1.2k 0.2× 3.1k 0.6× 2.7k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 212 16.5k
Pedro Marques‐Vidal Switzerland 64 1.9k 0.3× 1.4k 0.3× 6.0k 1.7× 1.5k 0.6× 766 0.3× 626 19.2k
Joel E. Dimsdale United States 75 3.3k 0.6× 3.8k 0.7× 4.8k 1.3× 478 0.2× 1.4k 0.6× 397 19.6k
Kiang Liu United States 100 811 0.1× 3.2k 0.6× 5.3k 1.5× 2.0k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 488 39.1k
Henning Tiemeier Netherlands 96 1.5k 0.3× 3.3k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 342 0.1× 804 35.9k
Tiina Laatikainen Finland 62 894 0.2× 1.6k 0.3× 3.5k 1.0× 1.3k 0.5× 488 0.2× 527 15.7k
Akiko Tamakoshi Japan 72 625 0.1× 1.5k 0.3× 3.0k 0.8× 2.5k 0.9× 3.2k 1.3× 593 19.8k
Pasquale Strazzullo Italy 53 1.1k 0.2× 3.4k 0.7× 2.4k 0.7× 1.1k 0.4× 502 0.2× 287 14.1k
Gary Wittert Australia 74 2.6k 0.5× 1.0k 0.2× 6.1k 1.7× 1.6k 0.6× 567 0.2× 488 18.6k
Gérard Waeber Switzerland 63 2.1k 0.4× 1.1k 0.2× 4.4k 1.2× 3.3k 1.2× 357 0.2× 389 15.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schernhammer, Eva, et al.. (2025). Metabolomics-enabled biomarker discovery in breast cancer research. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 37(1). 68–82. 1 indexed citations
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Prel, Jean‐Baptist du, Adrijana Koščeć Bjelajac, Hana Brborović, et al.. (2024). The Relationship Between Work-Related Stress and Depression: A Scoping Review. Public health reviews. 45. 1606968–1606968. 4 indexed citations
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Waldhoer, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Mortality of working-age physicians compared to other high-skilled occupations in Austria from 1998 to 2020. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 50(6). 447–455. 1 indexed citations
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Bogl, Leonie H., Susanne Strohmaier, Frank B. Hu, et al.. (2024). Maternal One-Carbon Nutrient Intake and Risk of Being Overweight or Obese in Their Offspring—A Transgenerational Prospective Cohort Study. Nutrients. 16(8). 1210–1210.
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Strohmaier, Susanne, Curtis Huttenhower, A. Heather Eliassen, et al.. (2024). Pet Attachment and Anxiety and Depression in Middle-Aged and Older Women. JAMA Network Open. 7(8). e2424810–e2424810. 6 indexed citations
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Steiner, Gerald, Manfred D. Laubichler, Martin Bertau, et al.. (2023). Navigating through poly-crises towards One Health: Mirage or tangible prospect? Insights from the Transatlantic Research Lab on Complex Societal Challenges. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society. 33(1). 202–203. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Iona, Eva Schernhammer, Christopher A. Haiman, et al.. (2023). Adiposity, Weight Change, and Urinary Melatonin Levels among Men in the Multiethnic Cohort. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 33(1). 136–142. 2 indexed citations
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Daghlas, Iyas, Rebecca C. Richmond, Jacqueline M. Lane, et al.. (2021). Selection into shift work is influenced by educational attainment and body mass index: a Mendelian randomization study in the UK Biobank. International Journal of Epidemiology. 50(4). 1229–1240. 10 indexed citations
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Erber, Astrid C., Hakan Çetin, David Berry, & Eva Schernhammer. (2019). The role of gut microbiota, butyrate and proton pump inhibitors in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a systematic review. International Journal of Neuroscience. 130(7). 727–735. 19 indexed citations
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Devore, Elizabeth E., Erica T. Warner, A. Heather Eliassen, et al.. (2016). Urinary Melatonin in Relation to Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk According to Melatonin 1 Receptor Status. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(3). 413–419. 16 indexed citations
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Schernhammer, Eva, Christina Funch Lassen, Line Kenborg, et al.. (2015). Occupational history of night shift work and Parkinson’s disease in Denmark. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 41(4). 377–383. 9 indexed citations
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Sisti, Julia, et al.. (2015). The effects of sleep and light at night on melatonin in adolescents. HORMONES. 14(3). 399–409. 10 indexed citations
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Lawson, Christina C., Candice Y. Johnson, Jorge E. Chavarro, et al.. (2015). Work schedule and physically demanding work in relation to menstrual function: the Nurses’ Health Study 3. Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health. 41(2). 194–203. 53 indexed citations
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Ogino, Shuji, Paul Lochhead, Andrew T. Chan, et al.. (2013). Molecular pathological epidemiology of epigenetics: emerging integrative science to analyze environment, host, and disease. Modern Pathology. 26(4). 465–484. 166 indexed citations
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Bajaj, Archna, Bernard Rosner, Steven W. Lockley, & Eva Schernhammer. (2011). Validation of a Light Questionnaire with Real-life Photopic Illuminance Measurements: the Harvard Light Exposure Assessment Questionnaire. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(7). 1341–1349. 35 indexed citations
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Schernhammer, Eva, Gerald Haidinger, Thomas Waldhör, & Christian Vutuc. (2009). Attitudes About the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 15(10). 1115–1120. 13 indexed citations
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Schernhammer, Eva, Greg Tranah, Edward L. Giovannucci, et al.. (2006). Cyclin D1 A870G polymorphism and the risk of colorectal cancer and adenoma. British Journal of Cancer. 94(6). 928–934. 27 indexed citations
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Schernhammer, Eva, et al.. (2005). Phase I/II study of oral etoposide plus GM-CSF as second-line chemotherapy in platinum-pretreated patients with advanced ovarian cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 92(6). 1019–1025. 10 indexed citations

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