Katherine Y. Tossas

950 total citations · 1 hit paper
30 papers, 589 citations indexed

About

Katherine Y. Tossas is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Katherine Y. Tossas has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 589 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Oncology, 9 papers in Epidemiology and 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Katherine Y. Tossas's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (17 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (7 papers) and Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging (6 papers). Katherine Y. Tossas is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (17 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (7 papers) and Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging (6 papers). Katherine Y. Tossas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Vietnam. Katherine Y. Tossas's co-authors include Robert A. Winn, Ahmedin Jemal, Angela N. Giaquinto, Rebecca L. Siegel, Kimberly D. Miller, Garth H. Rauscher, Diana L. Miglioretti, Michael C. S. Bissell, Karla Kerlikowske and Jeffrey A. Tice and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Katherine Y. Tossas

29 papers receiving 578 citations

Hit Papers

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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. Cancer statistics for African American/Black People 2022
    2022 379 citations Angela N. Giaquinto, Katherine Y. Tossas et al. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Katherine Y. Tossas United States 9 285 152 75 75 66 30 589
Minjoung Monica Koo United Kingdom 10 329 1.2× 89 0.6× 70 0.9× 43 0.6× 45 0.7× 16 515
Rebecca I. Hartman United States 12 283 1.0× 143 0.9× 145 1.9× 97 1.3× 73 1.1× 57 718
Garth Funston United Kingdom 13 234 0.8× 122 0.8× 142 1.9× 77 1.0× 43 0.7× 35 678
Bobby Daly United States 12 314 1.1× 69 0.5× 48 0.6× 134 1.8× 57 0.9× 31 564
Peter Paul Yu United States 14 191 0.7× 79 0.5× 93 1.2× 130 1.7× 89 1.3× 42 595
Paula Kim United States 9 221 0.8× 135 0.9× 164 2.2× 157 2.1× 55 0.8× 12 622
Temidayo Fadelu United States 11 359 1.3× 78 0.5× 100 1.3× 95 1.3× 35 0.5× 36 611
Jessica Star United States 10 306 1.1× 79 0.5× 92 1.2× 58 0.8× 46 0.7× 22 545
Rachel Dear Australia 12 229 0.8× 137 0.9× 57 0.8× 77 1.0× 88 1.3× 31 474
Aimee M. Near United States 16 438 1.5× 145 1.0× 40 0.5× 219 2.9× 41 0.6× 58 823

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Fields of papers citing papers by Katherine Y. Tossas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Katherine Y. Tossas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Katherine Y. Tossas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Katherine Y. Tossas 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 Katherine Y. Tossas. Katherine Y. Tossas 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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Sutton, Arnethea L., et al.. (2025). Examining factors associated with experiencing cardiac arrhythmias in Black and White breast cancer survivors who received anthracyclines or trastuzumab. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 211(2). 537–544. 1 indexed citations
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Giaquinto, Angela N., Lauren E. McCullough, Katherine Y. Tossas, et al.. (2025). Cancer statistics for African American and Black people, 2025. CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 75(2). 111–140. 6 indexed citations
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Kerlikowske, Karla, Michael C. S. Bissell, Brian L. Sprague, et al.. (2023). Impact of BMI on Prevalence of Dense Breasts by Race and Ethnicity. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32(11). 1524–1530. 14 indexed citations
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Watson, Karriem S., Katherine Y. Tossas, Vida Henderson, et al.. (2023). Mi-CARE: Comparing Three Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Colorectal Cancer Screening among Ethnic Minorities within Three Different Clinical Contexts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(22). 7049–7049. 1 indexed citations
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Winn, Robert A., Katherine Y. Tossas, & Chyke A. Doubeni. (2023). Commentary: Some water in the data desert: the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network’s capacity to guide mitigation of cancer health disparities. JNCI Monographs. 2023(62). 167–172. 2 indexed citations
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Tossas, Katherine Y., Bin Zhu, Robert A. Perera, et al.. (2023). Does the Vaginal Microbiome Operate Differently by Race to Influence Risk of Precervical Cancer?. Journal of Women s Health. 32(5). 553–560. 8 indexed citations
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Zhu, Bin, Laahirie Edupuganti, David Edwards, et al.. (2022). The Utility of Voided Urine Samples as a Proxy for the Vaginal Microbiome and for the Prediction of Bacterial Vaginosis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 149–156. 3 indexed citations
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Tossas, Katherine Y., et al.. (2022). Project COALESCE—An Example of Academic Institutions as Conveners of Community-Clinic Partnerships to Improve Cancer Screening Access. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(2). 957–957. 2 indexed citations
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Rauscher, Garth H., Anne Marie Murphy, Qiong Qiu, et al.. (2021). The “Sweet Spot” Revisited: Optimal Recall Rates for Cancer Detection With 2D and 3D Digital Screening Mammography in the Metro Chicago Breast Cancer Registry. American Journal of Roentgenology. 216(4). 894–902. 16 indexed citations
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Bissell, Michael C. S., Karla Kerlikowske, Brian L. Sprague, et al.. (2020). Breast Cancer Population Attributable Risk Proportions Associated with Body Mass Index and Breast Density by Race/Ethnicity and Menopausal Status. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 29(10). 2048–2056. 43 indexed citations
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Henderson, Vida, Katherine Y. Tossas, Barbara Williams, et al.. (2020). Implementation of an integrated framework for a breast cancer screening and navigation program for women from underresourced communities. Cancer. 126(S10). 2481–2493. 24 indexed citations
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Tossas, Katherine Y., et al.. (2020). Advocating for a “Community to bench model” in the 21st century. EBioMedicine. 53. 102688–102688. 10 indexed citations
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Tossas, Katherine Y., Veronica Jones, Patricia J. Keely, et al.. (2019). Mammographic Density: Intersection of Advocacy, Science, and Clinical Practice. Current Breast Cancer Reports. 11(3). 100–110. 2 indexed citations
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Dolecek, Therese A., et al.. (2017). Performance characteristics of digital vs film screen mammography in community practice. The Breast Journal. 24(3). 369–372. 7 indexed citations
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Freeman, Vincent L., Oksana Pugach, Sara McLafferty, et al.. (2017). A geographic information system-based method for estimating cancer rates in non-census defined geographical areas. Cancer Causes & Control. 28(10). 1095–1104. 4 indexed citations
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Rauscher, Garth H., et al.. (2017). Absence of an anticipated racial disparity in interval breast cancer within a large health care organization. Annals of Epidemiology. 27(10). 654–658. 3 indexed citations
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Tossas, Katherine Y., et al.. (2015). Late HIV testing in a cohort of HIV-infected patients followed in Puerto Rico. PubMed Central. 34(3). 148. 3 indexed citations

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