Evelynn M. Hammonds

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Evelynn M. Hammonds is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Genetics and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Evelynn M. Hammonds has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 9 papers in Genetics and 3 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Evelynn M. Hammonds's work include Race, Genetics, and Society (7 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (2 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (2 papers). Evelynn M. Hammonds is often cited by papers focused on Race, Genetics, and Society (7 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (2 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (2 papers). Evelynn M. Hammonds collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Evelynn M. Hammonds's co-authors include Susan M. Reverby, Alexandra E. Shields, Paul A. Heiney, R. J. Birgeneau, Paul Horn, Lundy Braun, Caryn Lerman, Mike Fortun, Rayna Rapp and Patricia A. King and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Evelynn M. Hammonds

31 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

  1. Getting genetic ancestry right for science and society
    2022 105 citations Anna Lewis, Paul S. Appelbaum et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Evelynn M. Hammonds United States 15 354 300 147 130 106 33 1.2k
Ann Gibbons United Kingdom 20 232 0.7× 132 0.4× 152 1.0× 166 1.3× 46 0.4× 287 1.8k
Stefan Eriksson Sweden 26 99 0.3× 501 1.7× 685 4.7× 564 4.3× 148 1.4× 122 2.2k
Lei Duan China 24 134 0.4× 135 0.5× 55 0.4× 172 1.3× 126 1.2× 93 1.9k
Joseph S. Alper United States 21 459 1.3× 85 0.3× 181 1.2× 55 0.4× 20 0.2× 103 1.8k
Richard E. Davis United States 22 121 0.3× 494 1.6× 71 0.5× 62 0.5× 31 0.3× 74 2.3k
Sally Haslanger United States 24 104 0.3× 1.5k 4.9× 78 0.5× 136 1.0× 288 2.7× 59 3.1k
Emily Peterson United States 20 91 0.3× 524 1.7× 369 2.5× 544 4.2× 177 1.7× 47 2.1k
Eric Stover United States 22 195 0.6× 764 2.5× 33 0.2× 252 1.9× 124 1.2× 73 1.5k
Michael J. Crawford United States 25 117 0.3× 99 0.3× 402 2.7× 45 0.3× 30 0.3× 94 2.7k
Sara Green Denmark 24 111 0.3× 259 0.9× 173 1.2× 334 2.6× 34 0.3× 77 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Evelynn M. Hammonds

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Fields of papers citing papers by Evelynn M. Hammonds

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Evelynn M. Hammonds

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Reede, Joan Y., Winfred W. Williams, David S. Jones, et al.. (2024). Racism, Medicine, and NEJM since 1812 — The Historical Roots of Injustice in Medicine, Symposium 1. New England Journal of Medicine. 390(24). e62–e62.
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Jones, David S., Evelynn M. Hammonds, Joseph P. Gone, & David R. Williams. (2024). Explaining Health Inequities — The Enduring Legacy of Historical Biases. New England Journal of Medicine. 390(5). 389–395. 4 indexed citations
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Jones, David S., et al.. (2023). Slavery and the Journal — Reckoning with History and Complicity. New England Journal of Medicine. 389(23). 2117–2123. 6 indexed citations
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Reardon, Jenny, Sandra Soo‐Jin Lee, Sara Goering, et al.. (2023). Trustworthiness matters: Building equitable and ethical science. Cell. 186(5). 894–898. 16 indexed citations
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Meyer, Michelle N., Paul S. Appelbaum, Daniel J. Benjamin, et al.. (2023). Wrestling with Social and Behavioral Genomics: Risks, Potential Benefits, and Ethical Responsibility. The Hastings Center Report. 53(S1). S2–S49. 33 indexed citations
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Lewis, Anna, Paul S. Appelbaum, Bege Dauda, et al.. (2023). An Ethical Framework for Research Using Genetic Ancestry. Perspectives in biology and medicine. 66(2). 225–248. 8 indexed citations
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Lewis, Anna, Paul S. Appelbaum, Bege Dauda, et al.. (2022). Getting genetic ancestry right for science and society. Science. 376(6590). 250–252. 105 indexed citations breakdown →
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Turley, Patrick, Michelle N. Meyer, Nancy Wang, et al.. (2021). Problems With Using Polygenic Scores to Select Embryos. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 76(10). 609–610. 2 indexed citations
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Turley, Patrick, Michelle N. Meyer, Nancy Wang, et al.. (2021). Problems with Using Polygenic Scores to Select Embryos. New England Journal of Medicine. 385(1). 78–86. 93 indexed citations
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Hammonds, Evelynn M. & Susan M. Reverby. (2019). Toward a Historically Informed Analysis of Racial Health Disparities Since 1619. American Journal of Public Health. 109(10). 1348–1349. 58 indexed citations
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Shephard, Jennifer M., Stephen M. Kosslyn, & Evelynn M. Hammonds. (2011). The Harvard Sampler: Liberal Education for the Twenty-First Century. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Braun, Lundy & Evelynn M. Hammonds. (2008). Race, populations, and genomics: Africa as laboratory. Social Science & Medicine. 67(10). 1580–1588. 20 indexed citations
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Braun, Lundy, Anne Fausto‐Sterling, Duana Fullwiley, et al.. (2007). Racial Categories in Medical Practice: How Useful Are They?. PLoS Medicine. 4(9). e271–e271. 133 indexed citations
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Shields, Alexandra E., Mike Fortun, Evelynn M. Hammonds, et al.. (2005). The use of race variables in genetic studies of complex traits and the goal of reducing health disparities: A transdisciplinary perspective.. American Psychologist. 60(1). 77–103. 124 indexed citations
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Hammonds, Evelynn M.. (2004). black (w)holes and the geometry of black female sexuality. 313–326. 81 indexed citations
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Hammonds, Evelynn M. & Banu Subramaniam. (2003). A Conversation on Feminist Science Studies. Signs. 28(3). 923–944. 28 indexed citations
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Hammonds, Evelynn M., et al.. (2001). Childhood's Deadly Scourge: The Campaign to Control Diphtheria in New York City, 1880-1930. Journal of American History. 87(4). 1535–1535. 2 indexed citations
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Hammonds, Evelynn M.. (1999). Childhood's deadly scourge: the campaign to control diphtheria in New York City, 1880-1930. Choice Reviews Online. 37(4). 37–2203. 28 indexed citations
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Hammonds, Evelynn M.. (1997). Donna J. Harway, Modest_Witness@Second_Millennium.FemaleMan©_MeetsOncoMouse™: Feminism and Technoscience. Journal of the History of Biology. 30(3). 494–497. 188 indexed citations
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Hammonds, Evelynn M. & Darlene Clark Hine. (1989). A Study in Black and White. The Women s Review of Books. 7(1). 21–21. 5 indexed citations

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