Gilla K. Shapiro

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Gilla K. Shapiro is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Gilla K. Shapiro has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Epidemiology, 22 papers in Health and 13 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Gilla K. Shapiro's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (27 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (21 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (13 papers). Gilla K. Shapiro is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (27 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (21 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (13 papers). Gilla K. Shapiro collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and United States. Gilla K. Shapiro's co-authors include Zeev Rosberger, Samara Perez, Ovidiu Tatar, Colin M. Shapiro, Rhonda Amsel, Anila Naz, Brendan Burchell, Ève Dubé, Bärbel Knaüper and Anne C. Holding and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Gilla K. Shapiro

59 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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The vaccine hesitancy scale: Psychometric properties and validation

2017 329 citations Gilla K. Shapiro, Ovidiu Tatar et al. Vaccine profile →

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Yoosik Youm South Korea

Lisa Fressard France

Dianne Singer United States

Heather B. Clayton United States

Zeev Rosberger Canada

Nimesh Patel United States

Valérie Seror France

Douglas J. Opel United States

Charles J. Wibbelsman United States

Philip O. Buck United States

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Bender, Jacqueline L., Ekaterina An, Zhihui Amy Liu, et al.. (2025). Collecting Data on the Social Determinants of Health to Advance Health Equity in Cancer Care in Canada: Patient and Community Perspectives. Current Oncology. 32(7). 406–406.

Wong, Rebecca Y.M., Kenneth Mah, Gilla K. Shapiro, et al.. (2025). Prognostic beliefs in patients with cancer receiving outpatient palliative care. Supportive Care in Cancer. 33(5). 377–377.

Tatar, Ovidiu, Samara Perez, Julia Brotherton, et al.. (2024). On the path toward cervical cancer elimination in Canada: a national survey of factors influencing women's intentions to participate in human papillomavirus test-based primary cervical screening. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 39. 100901–100901. 4 indexed citations

Shapiro, Gilla K., Rinat Nissim, Camilla Zimmermann, et al.. (2024). Perspectives of Canadian health leaders on the relationship between medical assistance in dying and palliative and end-of-life care services: a qualitative study. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 196(7). E222–E234. 1 indexed citations

Mah, Kenneth, Ahmed al‐Awamer, Ashley Pope, et al.. (2022). Public interest in medical assistance in dying and palliative care. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. 12(4). 448–456. 2 indexed citations

Shapiro, Gilla K., Rinat Nissim, Camilla Zimmermann, et al.. (2021). Exploring key stakeholders’ attitudes and opinions on medical assistance in dying and palliative care in Canada: a qualitative study protocol. BMJ Open. 11(12). e055789–e055789. 5 indexed citations

Shapiro, Gilla K., et al.. (2021). The impact of publicly funded immunization programs on human papillomavirus vaccination in boys and girls: An observational study. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 8. 100128–100128. 4 indexed citations

Wiley, Kerrie, David Levy, Gilla K. Shapiro, et al.. (2021). A user-centered approach to developing a new tool measuring the behavioural and social drivers of vaccination. Vaccine. 39(42). 6283–6290. 11 indexed citations

Kesten, Joanna, Samuel WD Merriel, Tom Nadarzynski, et al.. (2019). Mixed-methods study in England and Northern Ireland to understand young men who have sex with men’s knowledge and attitudes towards human papillomavirus vaccination. BMJ Open. 9(5). e025070–e025070. 9 indexed citations

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Kaufman, Jessica, Rebecca Ryan, Cornelia Betsch, et al.. (2019). Instruments that measure psychosocial factors related to vaccination: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open. 9(12). e033938–e033938. 3 indexed citations

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Tatar, Ovidiu, Emily McBride, Erika L. Thompson, et al.. (2019). Are Health Care Professionals Prepared to Implement Human Papillomavirus Testing? A Review of Psychosocial Determinants of Human Papillomavirus Test Acceptability in Primary Cervical Cancer Screening. Journal of Women s Health. 29(3). 390–405. 14 indexed citations

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Tatar, Ovidiu, Erika L. Thompson, Anila Naz, et al.. (2018). Factors associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) test acceptability in primary screening for cervical cancer: A mixed methods research synthesis. Preventive Medicine. 116. 40–50. 26 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Gilla K., Samara Perez, Anila Naz, et al.. (2017). Investigating Canadian parents' HPV vaccine knowledge, attitudes and behaviour: a study protocol for a longitudinal national online survey. BMJ Open. 7(10). e017814–e017814. 11 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Gilla K., Didi Surian, Adam G. Dunn, Ryan Perry, & Margaret Kelaher. (2017). Comparing human papillomavirus vaccine concerns on Twitter: a cross-sectional study of users in Australia, Canada and the UK. BMJ Open. 7(10). e016869–e016869. 47 indexed citations

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Perez, Samara, Ovidiu Tatar, Vladimir Gîlca, et al.. (2017). Untangling the psychosocial predictors of HPV vaccination decision-making among parents of boys. Vaccine. 35(36). 4713–4721. 32 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Gilla K., Juliet Guichon, & Margaret Kelaher. (2017). Canadian school-based HPV vaccine programs and policy considerations. Vaccine. 35(42). 5700–5707. 41 indexed citations

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Perez, Samara, et al.. (2016). Giving Boys a Shot: The HPV Vaccine’s Portrayal in Canadian Newspapers. Health Communication. 31(12). 1527–1538. 28 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Gilla K., Samara Perez, & Zeev Rosberger. (2016). Including males in Canadian human papillomavirus vaccination programs: a policy analysis. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 188(12). 881–886. 29 indexed citations

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Kasting, Monica L., Gilla K. Shapiro, Zeev Rosberger, Jessica A. Kahn, & Gregory D. Zimet. (2016). Tempest in a teapot: A systematic review of HPV vaccination and risk compensation research. PMC. 1 indexed citations

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Shen, Jianhua, Henry J. Moller, Xuehua Wang, et al.. (2009). Mirtazapine, a sedating antidepressant, and improved driving safety in patients with major depressive disorder: a prospective, randomized trial of 28 patients.. PubMed. 70(3). 370–7. 26 indexed citations

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