Graham A. Colditz

230.9k total citations · 80 hit papers
1.4k papers, 167.0k citations indexed

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Graham A. Colditz is a scholar working on Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Graham A. Colditz has authored 1.4k papers receiving a total of 167.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 492 papers in Oncology, 420 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 165 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Graham A. Colditz's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (273 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (241 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (180 papers). Graham A. Colditz is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (273 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (241 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (180 papers). Graham A. Colditz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Graham A. Colditz's co-authors include Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer, Bernard Rosner, JoAnn E. Manson, Frank E. Speizer, Eric B. Rimm, Charles H. Hennekens, David J. Hunter, Edward L. Giovannucci and Frank B. Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Graham A. Colditz

1.4k papers receiving 158.2k citations

Hit Papers

Diet, Lifestyle, and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mel... 1985 2026 1998 2012 2001 1992 1993 1991 1993 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Diet, Lifestyle, and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women
    2001 2.1k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  2. Reproducibility and Validity of an Expanded Self-Administered Semiquantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire among Male Health Professionals
    1992 1.8k citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  3. Vitamin E Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Men
    1993 1.8k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. profile →
  4. Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease
    1991 1.6k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  5. Vitamin E Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Disease in Women
    1993 1.6k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  6. Body Weight and Mortality among Women
    1995 1.5k citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  7. Weight Gain as a Risk Factor for Clinical Diabetes Mellitus in Women
    1995 1.5k citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  8. Efficacy of BCG Vaccine in the Prevention of Tuberculosis
    1994 1.5k citations Graham A. Colditz JAMA profile →
  9. Circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I and risk of breast cancer
    1998 1.5k citations Susan E. Hankinson, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  10. Television Watching and Other Sedentary Behaviors in Relation to Risk of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Women
    2003 1.4k citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. JAMA profile →
  11. Obesity, Fat Distribution, and Weight Gain as Risk Factors for Clinical Diabetes in Men
    1994 1.3k citations Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  12. Impact of Overweight on the Risk of Developing Common Chronic Diseases During a 10-Year Period
    2001 1.3k citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  13. Dietary Fat Intake and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1997 1.3k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  14. Estrogen replacement therapy and coronary heart disease: A quantitative assessment of the epidemiologic evidence
    1991 1.2k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz profile →
  15. The Effectiveness and Risks of Bariatric Surgery
    2013 1.2k citations C Stoll, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  16. The Use of Estrogens and Progestins and the Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
    1995 1.1k citations Graham A. Colditz, Susan E. Hankinson et al. profile →
  17. Dietary Fiber, Glycemic Load, and Risk of NIDDM in Men
    1997 1.1k citations Graham A. Colditz, Donna Spiegelman et al. profile →
  18. A Prospective Study of Obesity and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1990 1.1k citations Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  19. The Effect of Fruit and Vegetable Intake on Risk for Coronary Heart Disease
    2001 1.0k citations Meir J. Stampfer, Frank E. Speizer et al. profile →
  20. A META-ANALYSIS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE PREVENTION OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE
    1990 1.0k citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  21. Intake of Carotenoids and Retino in Relation to Risk of Prostate Cancer
    1995 993 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  22. Prospective study of alcohol consumption and risk of coronary disease in men
    1991 983 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  23. Postmenopausal Estrogen and Progestin Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
    1996 982 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  24. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease
    2004 965 citations David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  25. Relation of Meat, Fat, and Fiber Intake to the Risk of Colon Cancer in a Prospective Study among Women
    1990 954 citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  26. Reproducibility and validity of food intake measurements from a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire
    1993 950 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  27. Reproducibility and Validity of a Self-Administered Physical Activity Questionnaire
    1994 940 citations David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  28. Current Estimates of the Economic Cost of Obesity in the United States
    1998 930 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  29. Benefits and Harms of CT Screening for Lung Cancer
    2012 927 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. JAMA profile →
  30. Physical activity and incidence of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in women
    1991 923 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  31. Food-Based Validation of a Dietary Questionnaire: The Effects of Week-to-Week Variation in Food Consumption
    1989 921 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  32. Validity of Self-Reported Waist and Hip Circumferences in Men and Women
    1990 921 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  33. Menopause and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1987 920 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  34. Diet quality and major chronic disease risk in men and women: moving toward improved dietary guidance
    2002 911 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. profile →
  35. VALIDATION OF QUESTIONNAIRE INFORMATION ON RISK FACTORS AND DISEASE OUTCOMES IN A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY OF WOMEN
    1986 911 citations Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  36. Aspirin and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women
    1995 906 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, David J. Hunter et al. profile →
  37. Guidelines for Healthy Weight
    1999 896 citations Walter C. Willett, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  38. Rotating Night Shifts and Risk of Breast Cancer in Women Participating in the Nurses' Health Study
    2001 860 citations David J. Hunter, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  39. Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy and Mortality
    1997 859 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  40. Adolescents' Perceptions of Social Status: Development and Evaluation of a New Indicator
    2001 818 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  41. Physical Activity, Obesity, and Risk for Colon Cancer and Adenoma in Men
    1995 791 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  42. A Prospective Study of Walking as Compared with Vigorous Exercise in the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women
    1999 739 citations Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  43. A Prospective Study of Moderate Alcohol Consumption and the Risk of Coronary Disease and Stroke in Women
    1988 723 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  44. A random‐effects regression model for meta‐analysis
    1995 684 citations Catherine S. Berkey, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  45. Walking Compared With Vigorous Physical Activity and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Women
    1999 676 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. JAMA profile →
  46. Physical Activity and Television Watching in Relation to Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Men
    2001 661 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  47. Physical Activity and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis
    2006 640 citations Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
  48. A Prospective Study of Postmenopausal Estrogen Therapy and Coronary Heart Disease
    1985 639 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  49. Body Size and Fat Distribution as Predictors of Coronary Heart Disease among Middle-aged and Older US Men
    1995 626 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Edward L. Giovannucci et al. profile →
  50. Night-Shift Work and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Nurses' Health Study
    2003 626 citations David J. Hunter, Charles S. Fuchs et al. profile →
  51. Dual Effects of Weight and Weight Gain on Breast Cancer Risk
    1997 626 citations Susan E. Hankinson, Graham A. Colditz et al. JAMA profile →
  52. Body Fat Distribution and Risk of Non-Insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus in Women: The Nurses' Health Study
    1997 624 citations Graham A. Colditz, Bernard Rosner et al. profile →
  53. Birth weight and risk of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of women followed up since 1976
    1997 618 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  54. Validation of a Youth/Adolescent Food Frequency Questionnaire
    1997 614 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  55. Dietary fat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in women
    2001 592 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  56. The Nurses' Health Study: 20-Year Contribution to the Understanding of Health Among Women
    1997 592 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  57. A Prospective Study of Family History and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer
    1994 590 citations Charles S. Fuchs, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  58. Folate, Methionine, and Alcohol Intake and Risk of Colorectal Adenoma
    1993 575 citations Meir J. Stampfer, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  59. A prospective study of nutritional factors and hypertension among US men.
    1992 575 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  60. Adiposity as Compared with Physical Activity in Predicting Mortality among Women
    2004 574 citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  61. The Assessment of Alcohol Consumption by a Simple Self-administered Questionnaire
    1991 573 citations Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  62. Suicide Rates Among Physicians: A Quantitative and Gender Assessment (Meta-Analysis)
    2004 572 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  63. WEIGHT AS A RISK FACTOR FOR CLINICAL DIABETES IN WOMEN
    1990 569 citations Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett et al. profile →
  64. A Prospective Study of Dietary Fat and Risk of Prostate Cancer
    1993 568 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  65. American Cancer Society lung cancer screening guidelines
    2013 561 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  66. Increasing Burden of Melanoma in the United States
    2009 560 citations Graham A. Colditz, Christina A. Clarke et al. profile →
  67. Plasma Sex Steroid Hormone Levels and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
    1998 559 citations Walter C. Willett, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  68. Relation between changes in intakes of dietary fiber and grain products and changes in weight and development of obesity among middle-aged women
    2003 556 citations Walter C. Willett, Bernard Rosner et al. profile →
  69. Obesity and Cancer
    2010 556 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  70. The Efficacy of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin Vaccination of Newborns and Infants in the Prevention of Tuberculosis: Meta-Analyses of the Published Literature
    1995 550 citations Graham A. Colditz, Catherine S. Berkey et al. profile →
  71. Intake of fat, meat, and fiber in relation to risk of colon cancer in men.
    1994 547 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →
  72. Alcohol Consumption and Mortality among Women
    1995 546 citations Graham A. Colditz, Ichiro Kawachi et al. profile →
  73. Prospective study of caffeine consumption and risk of Parkinson's disease in men and women
    2001 527 citations Ichiro Kawachi, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  74. Maternal Gestational Diabetes, Birth Weight, and Adolescent Obesity
    2003 526 citations Catherine S. Berkey, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  75. Alcohol, Low-Methionine-Low-Folate Diets, and Risk of Colon Cancer in Men
    1995 523 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  76. Economic costs of obesity and inactivity
    1999 522 citations Graham A. Colditz profile →
  77. Birth Weight and Adult Hypertension and Obesity in Women
    1996 507 citations Walter C. Willett, Donna Spiegelman et al. profile →
  78. Dissemination and Implementation Research in HealthTranslating Science to Practice
    2012 477 citations Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  79. Leisure Time Spent Sitting in Relation to Total Mortality in a Prospective Cohort of US Adults
    2010 470 citations Alpa V. Patel, Graham A. Colditz et al. profile →
  80. Dietary Fat and the Risk of Breast Cancer
    1987 419 citations Walter C. Willett, Meir J. Stampfer et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Graham A. Colditz United States 210 49.0k 33.5k 30.8k 22.5k 19.1k 1.4k 167.0k
Meir J. Stampfer United States 183 39.4k 0.8× 16.1k 0.5× 26.0k 0.8× 26.1k 1.2× 14.8k 0.8× 854 142.3k
JoAnn E. Manson United States 208 47.9k 1.0× 14.6k 0.4× 36.2k 1.2× 35.6k 1.6× 21.9k 1.1× 1.7k 167.3k
Edward L. Giovannucci United States 158 24.2k 0.5× 29.0k 0.9× 17.4k 0.6× 11.5k 0.5× 9.1k 0.5× 1.4k 115.2k
Walter C. Willett United States 258 98.0k 2.0× 29.7k 0.9× 58.8k 1.9× 35.4k 1.6× 22.5k 1.2× 1.9k 255.3k
George Davey Smith United Kingdom 182 32.5k 0.7× 12.3k 0.4× 23.4k 0.8× 15.8k 0.7× 39.6k 2.1× 2.0k 218.3k
Bernard Rosner United States 146 25.9k 0.5× 15.0k 0.4× 15.5k 0.5× 13.5k 0.6× 11.6k 0.6× 1.1k 97.0k
Julian P. T. Higgins United Kingdom 118 18.9k 0.4× 16.2k 0.5× 16.3k 0.5× 11.1k 0.5× 8.5k 0.4× 471 205.3k
Matthias Egger Switzerland 134 25.2k 0.5× 20.1k 0.6× 17.0k 0.6× 9.4k 0.4× 7.5k 0.4× 780 212.8k
Carlo La Vecchia Italy 135 21.0k 0.4× 31.2k 0.9× 10.4k 0.3× 6.3k 0.3× 8.4k 0.4× 2.0k 100.9k
Frank B. Hu United States 199 67.4k 1.4× 5.5k 0.2× 52.0k 1.7× 29.5k 1.3× 10.2k 0.5× 1.2k 162.5k

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Han, Yunan, et al.. (2024). How does weight gain since the age of 18 years affect breast cancer risk in later life? A meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Research. 26(1). 39–39. 2 indexed citations
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Jiang, Shu, Debbie L. Bennett, Simin Chen, Adetunji T. Toriola, & Graham A. Colditz. (2024). Automated Breast Density Assessment for Full-Field Digital Mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis. Cancer Prevention Research. 18(1). 23–29. 2 indexed citations
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Stoll, C, et al.. (2023). Modifiable risk factors in women at high risk of breast cancer: a systematic review. Breast Cancer Research. 25(1). 45–45. 45 indexed citations
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Pérez, Maria, Donna B. Jeffe, Matthew W. Kreuter, et al.. (2022). Factors associated with initiation and continuation of endocrine therapy in women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 22(1). 837–837. 2 indexed citations
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Park, John J., et al.. (2018). Health Insurance for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders Under the Affordable Care Act. JAMA Internal Medicine. 178(8). 1128–1128. 30 indexed citations
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Zahnd, Whitney E., Aimee S. James, Wiley D. Jenkins, et al.. (2017). Rural–Urban Differences in Cancer Incidence and Trends in the United States. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 27(11). 1265–1274. 313 indexed citations
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Rosner, Bernard, A. Heather Eliassen, Adetunji T. Toriola, et al.. (2017). Weight and weight changes in early adulthood and later breast cancer risk. International Journal of Cancer. 140(9). 2003–2014. 74 indexed citations
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Hofmann, Jonathan N., Brenda M. Birmann, Lauren R. Teras, et al.. (2016). Low Levels of Circulating Adiponectin Are Associated with Multiple Myeloma Risk in Overweight and Obese Individuals. Cancer Research. 76(7). 1935–1941. 27 indexed citations
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Lee, Sangjun, Sheila A. Stewart, Irıs D. Nagtegaal, et al.. (2012). Differentially Expressed Genes Regulating the Progression of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ to Invasive Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 72(17). 4574–4586. 119 indexed citations
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Chen, Wendy Y., Bernard Rosner, Susan E. Hankinson, Graham A. Colditz, & Walter C. Willett. (2011). Moderate Alcohol Consumption During Adult Life, Drinking Patterns, and Breast Cancer Risk. JAMA. 306(17). 1884–1884. 325 indexed citations
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Joshu, Corinne E., Giovanni Parmigiani, Graham A. Colditz, & Elizabeth A. Platz. (2011). Opportunities for the Primary Prevention of Colorectal Cancer in the United States. Cancer Prevention Research. 5(1). 138–145. 21 indexed citations
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Kim, Daniel, Katherine E. Masyn, Ichiro Kawachi, Francine Laden, & Graham A. Colditz. (2010). Neighborhood socioeconomic status and behavioral pathways to risks of colon and rectal cancer in women. Cancer. 116(17). 4187–4196. 49 indexed citations
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Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A., Edward L. Giovannucci, Michelle D. Holmes, et al.. (2006). Physical Activity and Survival After Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 24(22). 3527–3534. 640 indexed citations breakdown →
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Han, Jiali, Graham A. Colditz, & David J. Hunter. (2006). Lack of Associations of Selected Variants in Genes Involved in Cell Cycle and Apoptosis with Skin Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 15(3). 592–593. 7 indexed citations
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Han, Jiali, Graham A. Colditz, Leona D. Samson, & David J. Hunter. (2004). Polymorphisms in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Genes and Skin Cancer Risk. Cancer Research. 64(9). 3009–3013. 90 indexed citations
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Fung, Teresa T., David J. Hunter, Donna Spiegelman, et al.. (2002). Vitamins and carotenoids intake and the risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin in women (United States). Cancer Causes & Control. 13(3). 221–230. 34 indexed citations
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Kawachi, Ichiro, et al.. (1998). Lower levels of physical functioning are associated with higher body weight among middle-aged and older women. International Journal of Obesity. 22(10). 958–965. 122 indexed citations
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Hunter, David J., Graham A. Colditz, Meir J. Stampfer, et al.. (1992). Diet and risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin in a prospective cohort of women. Annals of Epidemiology. 2(3). 231–239. 100 indexed citations

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