Harvey A. Risch

41.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
194 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

Harvey A. Risch is a scholar working on Oncology, Surgery and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Harvey A. Risch has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Oncology, 60 papers in Surgery and 45 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Harvey A. Risch's work include Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (37 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (34 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (25 papers). Harvey A. Risch is often cited by papers focused on Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (37 papers), Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (34 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (25 papers). Harvey A. Risch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Harvey A. Risch's co-authors include Thomas L. Vaughan, Geoffrey R. Howe, Steven A. Narod, Wong‐Ho Chow, Janet B. Schoenberg, William J. Blot, Marilie D. Gammon, Barry P. Rosen, Esther M. John and Loraine D. Marrett and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Harvey A. Risch

189 papers receiving 12.5k citations

Hit Papers

Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associate... 1988 2026 2000 2013 2003 2001 1988 1998 1997 200 400 600
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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. Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associated with proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms
    2003 731 citations Emad El‐Omar, Marilie D. Gammon et al. Gastroenterology profile →
  2. Prevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population Series of 649 Women with Ovarian Cancer
    2001 730 citations Harvey A. Risch, Esther M. John et al. The American Journal of Human Genetics profile →
  3. An application of capture-recapture methods to the estimation of completeness of cancer registration
    1988 518 citations Harvey A. Risch et al. profile →
  4. Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia
    1998 469 citations Wong‐Ho Chow, Thomas L. Vaughan et al. profile →
  5. Tobacco, alcohol, and socioeconomic status and adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia
    1997 453 citations Harvey A. Risch, Wong‐Ho Chow 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
Harvey A. Risch United States 57 4.3k 3.4k 3.0k 2.8k 2.5k 194 12.9k
Marc T. Goodman United States 65 3.9k 0.9× 4.5k 1.3× 1.8k 0.6× 2.5k 0.9× 1.4k 0.6× 229 15.2k
Katherine A. McGlynn United States 72 6.7k 1.6× 5.8k 1.7× 1.3k 0.4× 6.0k 2.2× 3.8k 1.5× 331 24.6k
David C. Whiteman Australia 62 3.9k 0.9× 5.7k 1.7× 940 0.3× 2.9k 1.0× 2.3k 0.9× 448 15.6k
Steinar Tretli Norway 64 2.5k 0.6× 4.8k 1.4× 1.3k 0.4× 2.6k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 243 11.4k
Ann G. Schwartz United States 58 1.9k 0.4× 4.3k 1.3× 1.4k 0.5× 2.5k 0.9× 3.5k 1.4× 291 10.8k
Carmen Rodríguez United States 41 1.9k 0.4× 4.6k 1.3× 1.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.7× 117 14.2k
Andrew G. Glass United States 59 3.8k 0.9× 5.4k 1.6× 1.6k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 1.6k 0.6× 153 16.7k
Renato Talamini Italy 69 2.6k 0.6× 6.7k 2.0× 1.2k 0.4× 2.8k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 447 17.8k
Andrew G. Renehan United Kingdom 55 3.5k 0.8× 8.1k 2.4× 911 0.3× 4.2k 1.5× 2.0k 0.8× 181 16.1k
Rudolf Kaaks Germany 70 1.3k 0.3× 6.2k 1.8× 2.3k 0.8× 4.9k 1.8× 2.0k 0.8× 308 18.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yamamoto‐Silva, Fernanda Paula, et al.. (2025). Associations between colonization with Helicobacter pylori and risk of gastrointestinal tract cancers: An umbrella review of meta‐analyses. European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 55(7). e14394–e14394. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Shana J., Shelley S. Tworoger, Barry P. Rosen, et al.. (2024). Impact of Pre-Diagnostic Risk Factors on Short- and Long-Term Ovarian Cancer Survival Trajectories: A Longitudinal Observational Study. Cancers. 16(5). 972–972. 1 indexed citations
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Ibiebele, Torukiri I, Jennifer A. Doherty, Holly R. Harris, et al.. (2023). Folate Intake and Ovarian Cancer Risk among Women with Endometriosis: A Case–Control Study from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(8). 1087–1096. 5 indexed citations
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Cartmel, Brenda, Fangyong Li, Yang Zhou, et al.. (2023). Randomized trial of exercise on cancer‐related blood biomarkers and survival in women with ovarian cancer. Cancer Medicine. 12(14). 15492–15503. 6 indexed citations
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Kim, Jihye, Chen Yuan, Laufey T. Ámundadóttir, et al.. (2023). Relationship between ABO Blood Group Alleles and Pancreatic Cancer Is Modulated by Secretor ( FUT2 ) Genotype, but Not Lewis Antigen ( FUT3 ) Genotype. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(9). 1242–1248. 6 indexed citations
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Kotsopoulos, Joanne, Barry P. Rosen, Esther M. John, et al.. (2022). Impact of germline mutations in cancer-predisposing genes on long-term survival in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 127(5). 879–885. 4 indexed citations
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Corlin, Laura, Mengyuan Ruan, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, et al.. (2021). Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Analysis of Associations Between Periodontal Disease and Risk of Cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 5(3). 15 indexed citations
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Jeon, Christie Y., Sungjin Kim, Harvey A. Risch, et al.. (2021). Prediction of Pancreatic Cancer in Diabetes Patients with Worsening Glycemic Control. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 31(1). 242–253. 10 indexed citations
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Visvanathan, Kala, Patricia Shaw, Asli Bahadirli-Talbott, et al.. (2018). Fallopian Tube Lesions in Women at High Risk for Ovarian Cancer: A Multicenter Study. Cancer Prevention Research. 11(11). 697–706. 49 indexed citations
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Klein, Alison P., Sara H. Olson, Laufey T. Ámundadóttir, et al.. (2017). Impact of Sixteen Established Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Loci in American Jews. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(10). 1540–1548. 6 indexed citations
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Childs, Erica J., Kari G. Chaffee, Steven Gallinger, et al.. (2016). Association of Common Susceptibility Variants of Pancreatic Cancer in Higher-Risk Patients: A PACGENE Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(7). 1185–1191. 22 indexed citations
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Risch, Harvey A., Lingeng Lu, Jing Wang, et al.. (2016). Aspirin Use and Reduced Risk of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(1). 68–74. 50 indexed citations
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Dai, James Y., Jean de Dieu Tapsoba, Matthew F. Buas, et al.. (2015). A Newly Identified Susceptibility Locus near FOXP1 Modifies the Association of Gastroesophageal Reflux with Barrett's Esophagus. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(11). 1739–1747. 19 indexed citations
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McWilliams, Robert R., Patrick Maisonneuve, William R. Bamlet, et al.. (2015). Risk Factors for Early-Onset and Very-Early-Onset Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Pancreas. 45(2). 311–316. 93 indexed citations
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Shaw, Patricia A., Esther M. John, Ronald P. Zweemer, et al.. (2002). Histopathologic Features of Genetically Determined Ovarian Cancer. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology. 21(4). 407–411. 87 indexed citations
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El‐Omar, Emad, Wong‐Ho Chow, Marilie D. Gammon, et al.. (2001). Pro-inflammatory genotypes of IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-10 increase risk of distal gastric cancer but not of cardia or oesophageal adenocarcinomas. Gastroenterology. 120(5). A86–A86. 7 indexed citations
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Moslehi, Roxana, William Chu, Beth Y. Karlan, et al.. (2000). BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Analysis of 208 Ashkenazi Jewish Women with Ovarian Cancer. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 66(4). 1259–1272. 224 indexed citations
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Narod, Steven A., Harvey A. Risch, Roxana Moslehi, et al.. (1999). Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Hereditary Ovarian Cancer. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 54(1). 33–34. 34 indexed citations
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Holowaty, Philippa, Anthony B. Miller, Cornelia J. Baines, & Harvey A. Risch. (1993). Canadian National Breast Screening Study: first screen results as predictors of future breast cancer risk.. PubMed. 2(1). 11–9. 16 indexed citations
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Sclabassi, Robert J., Channing L. Hinman, Jeffrey S. Kroin, & Harvey A. Risch. (1977). The modulatory effect of prior input upon afferent signals in the somatosensory system. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 14(14). 787–795. 8 indexed citations

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