Jean Wactawski‐Wende

46.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
467 papers, 21.5k citations indexed

About

Jean Wactawski‐Wende is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Jean Wactawski‐Wende has authored 467 papers receiving a total of 21.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 119 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 106 papers in Oncology and 80 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Jean Wactawski‐Wende's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (84 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (72 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (63 papers). Jean Wactawski‐Wende is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (84 papers), Bone health and osteoporosis research (72 papers) and Estrogen and related hormone effects (63 papers). Jean Wactawski‐Wende collaborates with scholars based in United States, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. Jean Wactawski‐Wende's co-authors include Rowan T. Chlebowski, Enrique F. Schisterman, Sunni L. Mumford, JoAnn E. Manson, Marcia L. Stefanick, Robert J. Genco, Kathleen M. Hovey, Rebecca D. Jackson, Karen Johnson and Neil J. Perkins and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Jean Wactawski‐Wende

454 papers receiving 20.7k citations

Hit Papers

Estrogen Plus Progestin and the Incidence of Dementia and... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 2011 2017 2024 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Estrogen Plus Progestin and the Incidence of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Postmenopausal Women
    2003 1.5k citations Sally A. Shumaker, Rebecca D. Jackson et al. JAMA profile →
  2. Exemestane for Breast-Cancer Prevention in Postmenopausal Women
    2011 646 citations Rowan T. Chlebowski, Jean Wactawski‐Wende et al. profile →
  3. Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality
    2017 344 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Aaron K. Aragaki et al. JAMA profile →
  4. The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials and Clinical Practice
    2024 45 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Carolyn Crandall et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Jean Wactawski‐Wende United States 77 5.0k 4.5k 4.0k 3.8k 3.4k 467 21.5k
Maurizio Trevisan United States 68 1.6k 0.3× 2.0k 0.4× 3.7k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 2.4k 0.7× 279 18.9k
Robert Luben United Kingdom 91 3.0k 0.6× 3.2k 0.7× 6.5k 1.6× 5.3k 1.4× 2.7k 0.8× 517 30.3k
Dan Mellström Sweden 62 5.4k 1.1× 2.1k 0.5× 1.1k 0.3× 2.7k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 314 19.9k
Gerardo Heiss United States 100 1.1k 0.2× 3.5k 0.8× 5.4k 1.3× 9.4k 2.5× 2.2k 0.6× 533 40.8k
Stephen Burgess United Kingdom 78 2.2k 0.4× 22.5k 5.0× 3.7k 0.9× 4.7k 1.2× 4.2k 1.2× 334 48.2k
Steve E. Humphries United Kingdom 94 2.2k 0.4× 7.7k 1.7× 1.9k 0.5× 10.0k 2.6× 1.8k 0.5× 872 42.3k
Francine Grodstein United States 80 1.6k 0.3× 4.5k 1.0× 4.0k 1.0× 5.6k 1.5× 2.0k 0.6× 342 22.4k
Susan M. Gapstur United States 67 6.8k 1.3× 1.4k 0.3× 3.5k 0.9× 2.5k 0.7× 1.7k 0.5× 264 22.5k
Xiao‐Ou Shu United States 71 4.6k 0.9× 3.1k 0.7× 4.2k 1.0× 1.4k 0.4× 2.5k 0.7× 522 18.4k
Elizabeth Barrett‐Connor United States 120 3.8k 0.7× 5.4k 1.2× 6.7k 1.7× 17.3k 4.6× 4.7k 1.4× 669 49.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Manson, JoAnn E., Carolyn Crandall, Jacques E. Rossouw, et al.. (2024). The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials and Clinical Practice. JAMA. 331(20). 1748–1748. 45 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nelson, Rebecca A., Rowan T. Chlebowski, Kathy Pan, et al.. (2024). Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT) and long-term breast cancer mortality in the Women's Health Initiative. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 209(1). 49–60. 3 indexed citations
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Chlebowski, Rowan T., Aaron K. Aragaki, Kathy Pan, et al.. (2024). Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Ovarian and Endometrial Cancers: Long-Term Follow-Up of the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(30). 3537–3549. 8 indexed citations
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LaMonte, Michael J., et al.. (2024). Accuracy of self‐reported treated hypertension in the women's health initiative: Comparisons with medication inventories. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 26(10). 1171–1180. 2 indexed citations
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Gaber, Mohamed, Adam S. Wilson, Amy E. Millen, et al.. (2024). Visceral adiposity in postmenopausal women is associated with a pro-inflammatory gut microbiome and immunogenic metabolic endotoxemia. Microbiome. 12(1). 192–192. 10 indexed citations
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Chlebowski, Rowan T., Aaron K. Aragaki, Kathy Pan, et al.. (2024). Menopausal hormone therapy and ovarian and endometrial cancers: Long-term follow-up of the Women’s Health Initiative randomized trials.. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 42(16_suppl). 10506–10506. 1 indexed citations
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Peila, Rita, Xiaonan Xue, Michael J. LaMonte, et al.. (2023). Menopausal hormone therapy and change in physical activity in the Women's Health Initiative hormone therapy clinical trials. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 30(9). 898–905. 3 indexed citations
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Zhu, Kexin, Jean Wactawski‐Wende, Pauline Mendola, et al.. (2023). Adverse pregnancy outcomes and risk of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 230(1). 93.e1–93.e19. 2 indexed citations
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Dunietz, Galit Levi, Kerby Shedden, Kara A. Michels, et al.. (2023). Variability in Sleep Duration and Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease Across the Menstrual Cycle. American Journal of Epidemiology. 192(7). 1093–1104. 4 indexed citations
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Schliep, Karen C., C. Elizabeth Shaaban, Huong Meeks, et al.. (2023). Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and subsequent risk of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Alzheimer s & Dementia Diagnosis Assessment & Disease Monitoring. 15(2). e12443–e12443. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Lu, Jiho Sohn, Robert J. Genco, et al.. (2022). Computational approach to modeling microbiome landscapes associated with chronic human disease progression. PLoS Computational Biology. 18(8). e1010373–e1010373. 3 indexed citations
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Manson, JoAnn E., Aaron K. Aragaki, Jacques E. Rossouw, et al.. (2018). Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-Term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 73(1). 22–24. 31 indexed citations
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Mumford, Sunni L., Lindsey A. Sjaarda, RM Silver, et al.. (2017). Recent attempted and actual weight change in relation to pregnancy loss: a prospective cohort study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 125(6). 676–684. 7 indexed citations
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Banack, Hailey R., Jean Wactawski‐Wende, Kathleen M. Hovey, & Andrew Stokes. (2017). Is BMI a valid measure of obesity in postmenopausal women?. Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society. 25(3). 307–313. 53 indexed citations
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Wang, Ange, Marcia L. Stefanick, Kristopher Kapphahn, et al.. (2016). Relation of statin use with non-melanoma skin cancer: prospective results from the Women’s Health Initiative. British Journal of Cancer. 114(3). 314–320. 14 indexed citations
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Ahrens, Katherine A., Robert M. Silver, Sunni L. Mumford, et al.. (2016). Complications and Safety of Preconception Low-Dose Aspirin Among Women With Prior Pregnancy Losses. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 127(4). 689–698. 42 indexed citations
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Wong, Luchin, Karen C. Schliep, Robert M. Silver, et al.. (2014). The effect of a very short interpregnancy interval and pregnancy outcomes following a previous pregnancy loss. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 212(3). 375.e1–375.e11. 26 indexed citations
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Kabat, Geoffrey C., Matthew L. Anderson, Moonseong Heo, et al.. (2013). Adult Stature and Risk of Cancer at Different Anatomic Sites in a Cohort of Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(8). 1353–1363. 44 indexed citations
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Millen, Amy E., Kathleen M. Hovey, Michael J. LaMonte, et al.. (2012). Plasma 25‐Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations and Periodontal Disease in Postmenopausal Women. Journal of Periodontology. 84(9). 1243–1256. 70 indexed citations
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Irwin, Melinda L., Anne McTiernan, JoAnn E. Manson, et al.. (2011). Physical Activity and Survival in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative. Cancer Prevention Research. 4(4). 522–529. 226 indexed citations

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