Heather‐Jane Au

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Heather‐Jane Au is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather‐Jane Au has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Oncology, 8 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 6 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Heather‐Jane Au's work include Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (8 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (7 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (7 papers). Heather‐Jane Au is often cited by papers focused on Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies (8 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (7 papers) and Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (7 papers). Heather‐Jane Au collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Australia and United States. Heather‐Jane Au's co-authors include Dongsheng Tu, Malcolm J. Moore, Derek J. Jonker, Chris J. O’Callaghan, Jeremy Shapiro, Christos S. Karapetis, John Zalcberg, Shirin Khambata‐Ford, Christiane Langer and Niall C. Tebbutt and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Heather‐Jane Au

29 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

K-ras Mutations and Benefit from Cetuximab in Advanced Co... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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. K-ras Mutations and Benefit from Cetuximab in Advanced Colorectal Cancer
    2008 2.8k citations Christos S. Karapetis, Shirin Khambata‐Ford et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather‐Jane Au Canada 18 2.9k 1.2k 1.0k 751 728 29 3.9k
Jean‐François Morère France 31 2.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 753 0.8× 581 0.8× 666 0.9× 216 4.0k
Blasé N. Polite United States 32 3.3k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 822 0.8× 654 0.9× 733 1.0× 164 4.9k
Frans Erdkamp Netherlands 26 2.7k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 587 0.6× 562 0.7× 572 0.8× 82 3.7k
Jeremy Shapiro Australia 24 3.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 944 1.3× 907 1.2× 142 4.6k
Sharlene Gill Canada 34 3.5k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 880 1.2× 774 1.1× 208 4.9k
Jonathan M. Loree Canada 31 2.2k 0.8× 877 0.8× 966 1.0× 921 1.2× 745 1.0× 177 3.7k
Gianpiero Fasola Italy 29 2.0k 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 377 0.4× 625 0.8× 598 0.8× 175 3.2k
Gary Richardson Australia 19 2.6k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 475 0.5× 429 0.6× 734 1.0× 110 3.8k
Axel Grothey United States 29 2.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 607 0.6× 438 0.6× 896 1.2× 93 3.8k
Kanwal Raghav United States 33 2.9k 1.0× 1.2k 1.1× 1.2k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 628 0.9× 203 4.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather‐Jane Au

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather‐Jane Au

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heather‐Jane Au. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heather‐Jane Au based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Heather‐Jane Au. Heather‐Jane Au is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Penniment, Michael, Jennifer A. Harvey, Heather‐Jane Au, et al.. (2017). Palliative chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for dysphagia in advanced oesophageal cancer: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (TROG 03.01). ˜The œLancet. Gastroenterology & hepatology. 3(2). 114–124. 58 indexed citations
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Sawyer, Michael B., Edith Pituskin, Sambasivarao Damaraju, et al.. (2015). A Uridine Glucuronosyltransferase 2B7 Polymorphism Predicts Epirubicin Clearance and Outcomes in Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer. 16(2). 139–144.e3. 17 indexed citations
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Ringash, Jolie, Heather‐Jane Au, Lillian L. Siu, et al.. (2013). Quality of life in patients with K‐RAS wild‐type colorectal cancer. Cancer. 120(2). 181–189. 12 indexed citations
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Mittmann, Nicole, William K. Evans, Angela Rocchi, et al.. (2012). Guidelines for Health Technologies: Specific Guidance for Oncology Products in Canada. Value in Health. 15(3). 580–585. 13 indexed citations
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Meza–Junco, Judith, Heather‐Jane Au, & Michael B. Sawyer. (2011). Critical appraisal of trastuzumab in treatment of advanced stomach cancer. Cancer Management and Research. 57–57. 22 indexed citations
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Meza–Junco, Judith, Heather‐Jane Au, & Michael B. Sawyer. (2011). Critical appraisal of trastuzumab in treatment of advanced stomach cancer. Cancer Management and Research. 3. 57–57. 24 indexed citations
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Au, Heather‐Jane, Jolie Ringash, Michael Brundage, et al.. (2010). Added value of health-related quality of life measurement in cancer clinical trials: the experience of the NCIC CTG. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 10(2). 119–128. 77 indexed citations
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Tsang, Roger Y., Turki Alfayea, & Heather‐Jane Au. (2009). Cisplatin Overdose. Drug Safety. 32(12). 1109–1122. 200 indexed citations
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Santana, Maria, et al.. (2009). Health-related quality of life measures in routine clinical care: Can FACT-Fatigue help to assess the management of fatigue in cancer patients?. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 25(1). 90–96. 24 indexed citations
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Spratlin, Jennifer L., David Hui, John Hanson, Charles Butts, & Heather‐Jane Au. (2008). Community Compliance with Carcinoembryonic Antigen: Follow-up of Patients with Colorectal Cancer. Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 7(2). 118–125. 12 indexed citations
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Karapetis, Christos S., Shirin Khambata‐Ford, Derek J. Jonker, et al.. (2008). K-ras Mutations and Benefit from Cetuximab in Advanced Colorectal Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 359(17). 1757–1765. 2764 indexed citations breakdown →
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Peddle‐McIntyre, Carolyn J., Heather‐Jane Au, & Kerry S. Courneya. (2008). Associations Between Exercise, Quality of Life, and Fatigue in Colorectal Cancer Survivors. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. 51(8). 1242–1248. 93 indexed citations
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Pituskin, Edith, Beverly Williams, Heather‐Jane Au, & Kristine Martin‐McDonald. (2007). Experiences of men with breast cancer: a qualitative study. The Journal of Men s Health and Gender. 4(1). 44–51. 31 indexed citations
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Peddle‐McIntyre, Carolyn J., Ronald C. Plotnikoff, T. Cameron Wild, Heather‐Jane Au, & Kerry S. Courneya. (2007). Medical, demographic, and psychosocial correlates of exercise in colorectal cancer survivors: an application of self-determination theory. Supportive Care in Cancer. 16(1). 9–17. 60 indexed citations
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Mackey, John R., Katia Tonkin, Sheryl Koski, et al.. (2004). Final Results of a Phase II Clinical Trial of Weekly Docetaxel in Combination with Capecitabine in Anthracycline-Pretreated Metastatic Breast Cancer. Clinical Breast Cancer. 5(4). 287–292. 15 indexed citations
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Au, Heather‐Jane, Karen Mulder, & Anthony Fields. (2003). Systematic Review of Management of Colorectal Cancer in Elderly Patients. Clinical Colorectal Cancer. 3(3). 165–171. 32 indexed citations
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Gara, Christopher de, et al.. (2002). Ageism in Rectal Carcinoma?: Treatment and Outcome Variations. International Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer. 32(2-3). 129–138. 13 indexed citations
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Nabholtz, Jean‐Marc, et al.. (2000). Chemotherapy of breast cancer: are the taxanes going to change the natural history of breast cancer?. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy. 1(2). 187–206. 54 indexed citations

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