Karen Canfell

14.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
296 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Karen Canfell is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Canfell has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 178 papers in Oncology, 145 papers in Epidemiology and 61 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Karen Canfell's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (134 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (130 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (66 papers). Karen Canfell is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (134 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (130 papers) and Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (66 papers). Karen Canfell collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Karen Canfell's co-authors include Megan A. Smith, Jie‐Bin Lew, Kate T. Simms, Emily Banks, Michael Caruana, Marion Saville, Valerie Beral, Yoon‐Jung Kang, Julia Brotherton and Dianne L. O’Connell and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Nature Medicine and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Karen Canfell

277 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Impact of scaled up human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical screening and the potential for global elimination of cervical cancer in 181 countries, 2020–99: a modelling study

2019 326 citations Julia Steinberg, Michael Caruana et al. profile →
The projected timeframe until cervical cancer elimination in Australia: a modelling study

2018 301 citations Michaela Hall, Megan A. Smith et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Canfell Australia	45	3.9k	3.3k	1.4k	679	599	296	7.1k
Sílvia de Sanjosé Spain	34	4.5k 1.2×	2.6k 0.8×	1.4k 1.0×	324 0.5×	1.3k 2.2×	171	7.6k
Vicki B. Benard United States	35	2.8k 0.7×	2.5k 0.7×	926 0.6×	503 0.7×	551 0.9×	88	5.4k
Salvatore Vaccarella France	49	4.5k 1.1×	2.6k 0.8×	2.5k 1.8×	691 1.0×	1.4k 2.4×	106	9.5k
Ahti Anttila Finland	49	5.0k 1.3×	4.1k 1.2×	1.5k 1.1×	676 1.0×	688 1.1×	175	8.6k
Meg Watson United States	37	3.5k 0.9×	1.9k 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	325 0.5×	503 0.8×	68	6.1k
Guillermo Tortolero‐Luna United States	36	2.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.5×	1.2k 0.8×	328 0.5×	666 1.1×	132	5.8k
Salaheddin M. Mahmud Canada	38	2.7k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	849 1.3×	475 0.8×	177	5.3k
Hormuzd A. Katki United States	51	5.0k 1.3×	3.4k 1.0×	2.7k 1.9×	2.3k 3.3×	1.3k 2.2×	208	10.9k
Brenda Y. Hernandez United States	45	3.8k 1.0×	2.2k 0.7×	2.9k 2.0×	774 1.1×	1.8k 3.0×	181	8.7k
Shalini Kulasingam United States	34	5.0k 1.3×	2.1k 0.6×	2.0k 1.4×	162 0.2×	657 1.1×	122	6.5k

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Hall, Michaela, Michael Caruana, Louiza S. Velentzis, et al.. (2025). Predicted impact of HPV vaccination and primary HPV screening on precancer treatment rates and adverse pregnancy outcomes in Australia 2010–2070: Modelling in a high income, high vaccination coverage country with HPV-based cervical screening. Vaccine. 54. 126986–126986. 1 indexed citations

Mizrahi, David, David Goldsbury, Peter Sarich, et al.. (2025). Digital health technology use among people aged 55 years and over: Findings from the 45 and up study. International Journal of Medical Informatics. 200. 105911–105911. 4 indexed citations

Goldsbury, David, Yoon‐Jung Kang, Catherine Tang, et al.. (2025). Sociodemographic and health factors associated with genetic testing in Australia: insights from a cohort-based study of 45,061 participants. European Journal of Human Genetics. 33(6). 819–824.

Wade, Stephen, Michael Caruana, Julia Steinberg, et al.. (2024). Estimates of the eligible population for Australia’s targeted National Lung Cancer Screening Program, 2025–2030. Public Health Research & Practice. 35(1). 3 indexed citations

Alarid‐Escudero, Fernando, Marina E. Wolf, Ran Zhao, et al.. (2024). State-level disparities in cervical cancer prevention and outcomes in the United States: a modeling study. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 117(4). 737–746.

Luo, Qingwei, Julia Steinberg, Clare Kahn, et al.. (2024). Trends and projections of cause-specific premature mortality in Australia to 2044: a statistical modelling study. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 43. 100987–100987.

Egger, Sam, Megan A. Smith, Louiza S. Velentzis, et al.. (2023). Participation in the national cervical screening programme among women from New South Wales, Australia, by place of birth and time since immigration: A data linkage analysis using the 45 and up study. Journal of Medical Screening. 31(1). 35–45. 2 indexed citations

Velentzis, Louiza S., et al.. (2023). Female reproductive and hormonal factors and lung cancer mortality among never‐smokers: A prospective cohort study of 287 408 Chinese women. International Journal of Cancer. 152(12). 2528–2540. 9 indexed citations

Shen, Mingwang, Zhuoru Zou, Heling Bao, et al.. (2023). Cost-effectiveness of artificial intelligence-assisted liquid-based cytology testing for cervical cancer screening in China. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific. 34. 100726–100726. 22 indexed citations

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Hedges, Joanne, Sneha Sethi, Gail Garvey, et al.. (2023). The Indigenous Australian Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Cohort Study 2, Continuation for 5 to 10 Years: Protocol for a Longitudinal Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 12. e44593–e44593. 1 indexed citations

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Burger, Emily A., James F. O’Mahony, Matejka Rebolj, et al.. (2022). A model-based analysis of the health impacts of COVID-19 disruptions to primary cervical screening by time since last screen for current and future disruptions. eLife. 11. 3 indexed citations

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Chan, Ka Hung, Marianne Weber, Julia Steinberg, et al.. (2022). Solid Fuel, Secondhand Smoke, and Lung Cancer Mortality: A Prospective Cohort of 323,794 Chinese Never-Smokers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 206(9). 1153–1162. 15 indexed citations

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Sethi, Sneha, Anna Alı̀, Xiangqun Ju, et al.. (2021). A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in Indigenous populations – A Global Picture. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine. 50(9). 843–854. 11 indexed citations

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Velentzis, Louiza S., Megan A. Smith, Sam Egger, et al.. (2021). The impact of HPV vaccination beyond cancer prevention: effect on pregnancy outcomes. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. 17(10). 3562–3576. 9 indexed citations

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Morrow, April, Bonny Parkinson, Yoon‐Jung Kang, et al.. (2020). The health and economic impact of implementation strategies for improving detection of hereditary cancer patients—protocol for an in-depth cost-effectiveness evaluation with microsimulation modelling. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 1 indexed citations

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Jamieson, Lisa, Gail Garvey, Joanne Hedges, et al.. (2018). Human Papillomavirus and Oropharyngeal Cancer Among Indigenous Australians: Protocol for a Prevalence Study of Oral-Related Human Papillomavirus and Cost-Effectiveness of Prevention. JMIR Research Protocols. 7(6). e10503–e10503. 19 indexed citations

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Diaz, Abbey, Peter D. Baade, Patricia C. Valery, et al.. (2018). Comorbidity and cervical cancer survival of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian women: A semi-national registry-based cohort study (2003-2012). PLoS ONE. 13(5). e0196764–e0196764. 28 indexed citations

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Canfell, Karen, Michael Caruana, Val Gebski, et al.. (2017). Cervical screening with primary HPV testing or cytology in a population of women in which those aged 33 years or younger had previously been offered HPV vaccination: Results of the Compass pilot randomised trial. PLoS Medicine. 14(9). e1002388–e1002388. 62 indexed citations

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Caruana, Michael, Yoon‐Jung Kang, David P. Smith, Dianne L. O’Connell, & Karen Canfell. (2014). ESTIMATING THE BENEFITS AND HARMS OF PSA TESTING IN THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT. Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 38(3). 221–223. 1 indexed citations

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Sitas, Freddy, Alison Gibberd, Clare Kahn, et al.. (2013). Cancer incidence and mortality in people aged less than 75 years: Changes in Australia over the period 1987–2007. Cancer Epidemiology. 37(6). 780–787. 18 indexed citations

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