Megan A. Smith

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
115 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Megan A. Smith is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan A. Smith has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Epidemiology, 48 papers in Oncology and 25 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Megan A. Smith's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (88 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (46 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (20 papers). Megan A. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (88 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (46 papers) and Hepatitis B Virus Studies (20 papers). Megan A. Smith collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and United Kingdom. Megan A. Smith's co-authors include Karen Canfell, Kate T. Simms, Jeffrey D. Karpicke, Jie‐Bin Lew, Marion Saville, Michaela Hall, Julia Brotherton, Yoon‐Jung Kang, Michael Caruana and Philip E. Castle and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Megan A. Smith

112 papers receiving 3.4k 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 Kate T. Simms, Julia Steinberg et al. The Lancet Oncology profile →
The projected timeframe until cervical cancer elimination in Australia: a modelling study

2018 301 citations Michaela Hall, Kate T. Simms et al. The Lancet Public Health profile →

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Ruth Elwood Martin Canada

Amanda F. Dempsey United States

Tom T. Shimabukuro United States

Ellen M. Daley United States

S. Rachel Skinner Australia

Karin Sundström Sweden

Alice S. Forster United Kingdom

Laura A.V. Marlow United Kingdom

Mark Sawyer United States

Meg Watson United States

Ruth Elwood Martin Canada

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan A. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan A. Smith

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

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

Smith, Megan A., Louiza S. Velentzis, Marion Saville, et al.. (2025). Participation in the National Cervical Screening Program Among Women Who Gave Birth in New South Wales, Australia by Place of Maternal Birth: A Data Linkage Analysis. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 65(4). 518–529.

Anderson, Lorraine, Julia Brotherton, Tamara Butler, et al.. (2025). Cervical screening approach of self-collection, point-of-care HPV testing, and same-day colposcopy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in remote Western Australia (the PREVENT Project): an implementation study. The Lancet Public Health. 10(9). e732–e740. 1 indexed citations

Brotherton, Julia, Jane S. Hocking, Amalia Karahalios, et al.. (2024). Practitioners support and intention to adopt universal access to self‐collection in Australia's National Cervical Screening Program. Cancer Medicine. 13(10). e7254–e7254. 3 indexed citations

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

Dhillon, Haryana M., et al.. (2023). An education resource for human papillomavirus oropharyngeal cancer patients: think-aloud interviews. Supportive Care in Cancer. 31(3). 158–158. 1 indexed citations

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

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

Yu, Xue Qin, et al.. (2022). Cancer Incidence in Migrants in Australia: Patterns of Three Infection-Related Cancers. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 31(7). 1394–1401. 12 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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Ju, Xiangqun, Joanne Hedges, Gail Garvey, et al.. (2021). Poor self-rated oral health associated with poorer general health among Indigenous Australians. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 424–424. 3 indexed citations

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Egger, Sam, Megan A. Smith, Louiza S. Velentzis, et al.. (2020). Has Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Prevented Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes? Population-Level Analysis After 8 Years of a National HPV Vaccination Program in Australia. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 222(3). 499–508. 19 indexed citations

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Simms, Kate T., Sharon J. B. Hanley, Megan A. Smith, Adam Keane, & Karen Canfell. (2020). Impact of HPV vaccine hesitancy on cervical cancer in Japan: a modelling study. The Lancet Public Health. 5(4). e223–e234. 165 indexed citations

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Simms, Kate T., Julia Steinberg, Michael Caruana, et al.. (2019). 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. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 74(6). 345–347. 16 indexed citations

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Simms, Kate T., Julia Steinberg, Michael Caruana, et al.. (2019). 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. The Lancet Oncology. 20(3). 394–407. 326 indexed citations breakdown →

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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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Smith, Megan A.. (2014). Update on HPV vaccination in Australia. Cancer Forum. 38(3). 207. 2 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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Smith, Megan A., Jie‐Bin Lew, Robert J. Walker, et al.. (2011). The predicted impact of HPV vaccination on male infections and male HPV-related cancers in Australia. Vaccine. 29(48). 9112–9122. 53 indexed citations

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