Isabel Fan

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Isabel Fan is a scholar working on Reproductive Medicine, Genetics and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, Isabel Fan has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Reproductive Medicine, 12 papers in Genetics and 6 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in Isabel Fan's work include Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (14 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (12 papers) and PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (4 papers). Isabel Fan is often cited by papers focused on Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment (14 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (12 papers) and PARP inhibition in cancer therapy (4 papers). Isabel Fan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and New Zealand. Isabel Fan's co-authors include Barry P. Rosen, Esther M. John, Steven A. Narod, Harvey A. Risch, Linda Bradley, David E.C. Cole, Patricia A. Shaw, Song Li, Shiyu Zhang and Elaine Kwan and has published in prestigious journals such as JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, The American Journal of Human Genetics and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Isabel Fan

16 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Prevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mut... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
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. 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 →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Isabel Fan Canada 15 1.4k 1.1k 648 569 462 16 2.0k
Linda Bradley United States 7 1.2k 0.9× 820 0.8× 517 0.8× 480 0.8× 378 0.8× 11 1.6k
Jane McLennan United States 13 1.2k 0.9× 454 0.4× 448 0.7× 495 0.9× 678 1.5× 16 1.7k
Angela George United Kingdom 17 596 0.4× 331 0.3× 564 0.9× 412 0.7× 307 0.7× 60 1.2k
Jenny Permuth‐Wey United States 8 501 0.4× 428 0.4× 373 0.6× 562 1.0× 507 1.1× 10 1.2k
Joanne L. Blum United States 15 745 0.6× 224 0.2× 1.0k 1.5× 518 0.9× 521 1.1× 21 1.8k
Amie M. Deffenbaugh United States 15 1.7k 1.2× 209 0.2× 390 0.6× 1.0k 1.8× 534 1.2× 19 2.1k
Óskar Þór Jóhannsson Sweden 17 1.0k 0.8× 215 0.2× 615 0.9× 673 1.2× 634 1.4× 27 1.7k
Alicia Tone Canada 14 150 0.1× 767 0.7× 199 0.3× 322 0.6× 267 0.6× 32 1.2k
H. T. Lynch United States 9 545 0.4× 142 0.1× 885 1.4× 281 0.5× 572 1.2× 11 1.5k
Christopher Arnell United States 7 528 0.4× 105 0.1× 659 1.0× 326 0.6× 530 1.1× 14 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Isabel Fan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Isabel Fan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Isabel Fan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Isabel Fan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Isabel Fan 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 Isabel Fan. Isabel Fan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Kim, Shana J., Barry P. Rosen, Isabel Fan, et al.. (2017). Epidemiologic factors that predict long-term survival following a diagnosis of epithelial ovarian cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 116(7). 964–971. 59 indexed citations
2.
Kotsopoulos, Joanne, Victoria Sopik, Barry P. Rosen, et al.. (2016). Frequency of germline PALB2 mutations among women with epithelial ovarian cancer. Familial Cancer. 16(1). 29–34. 16 indexed citations
3.
Ivanova, Anna, Shelley S. Tworoger, Christopher P. Crum, et al.. (2015). Ovarian cancer survival by tumor dominance, a surrogate for site of origin. Cancer Causes & Control. 26(4). 601–608. 2 indexed citations
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Kotsopoulos, Joanne, Barry P. Rosen, Isabel Fan, et al.. (2015). Ten-year survival after epithelial ovarian cancer is not associated with BRCA mutation status. Gynecologic Oncology. 140(1). 42–47. 82 indexed citations
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Kotsopoulos, Joanne, Jennifer Prescott, Immaculata De Vivo, et al.. (2014). Telomere Length and Mortality Following a Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(11). 2603–2606. 23 indexed citations
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Finch, Amy, Barry P. Rosen, Isabel Fan, et al.. (2013). Preventing ovarian cancer through genetic testing: a population‐based study. Clinical Genetics. 86(5). 496–499. 15 indexed citations
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John, Esther M., Barry P. Rosen, Joel Moody, et al.. (2012). Long-Term Ovarian Cancer Survival Associated With Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 105(2). 141–148. 117 indexed citations
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Kotsopoulos, Joanne, Joel Moody, Isabel Fan, et al.. (2012). Height, weight, BMI and ovarian cancer survival. Gynecologic Oncology. 127(1). 83–87. 26 indexed citations
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Moody, Joel, et al.. (2012). Estimating survival rates after ovarian cancer among women tested for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. Clinical Genetics. 83(3). 232–237. 16 indexed citations
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Akbari, Mohammad R., Isabel Fan, Harvey A. Risch, et al.. (2011). Clinical impact of unclassified variants of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Journal of Medical Genetics. 48(11). 783–786. 14 indexed citations
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Zhang, Shiyu, Robert E. Royer, Song Li, et al.. (2011). Frequencies of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations among 1,342 unselected patients with invasive ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology. 121(2). 353–357. 295 indexed citations
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Vicus, Danielle, Amy Finch, Barry P. Rosen, et al.. (2010). Risk factors for carcinoma of the fallopian tube in women with and without a germline BRCA mutation. Gynecologic Oncology. 118(2). 155–159. 20 indexed citations
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Vicus, Danielle, Amy Finch, Ilana Cass, et al.. (2010). Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 germ line mutations among women with carcinoma of the fallopian tube. Gynecologic Oncology. 118(3). 299–302. 32 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, Kelly, Isabel Fan, Esther M. John, et al.. (2008). Uptake of clinical genetic testing for ovarian cancer in Ontario: A population-based study. Gynecologic Oncology. 112(1). 68–72. 45 indexed citations
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Risch, Harvey A., Esther M. John, David E.C. Cole, et al.. (2006). Population BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Frequencies and Cancer Penetrances: A Kin–Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 98(23). 1694–1706. 497 indexed citations
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Risch, Harvey A., Esther M. John, David E.C. Cole, et al.. (2001). Prevalence and Penetrance of Germline BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population Series of 649 Women with Ovarian Cancer. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 68(3). 700–710. 730 indexed citations breakdown →

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