Mellissa Withers

3.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
103 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Mellissa Withers is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Mellissa Withers has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 21 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Mellissa Withers's work include Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (15 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (9 papers). Mellissa Withers is often cited by papers focused on Global Maternal and Child Health (18 papers), Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (15 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (9 papers). Mellissa Withers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and China. Mellissa Withers's co-authors include Martin C. S. Wong, Edmar Elcarte, Wanghong Xu, Don Eliseo Lucero‐Prisno, Zhi‐Jie Zheng, Veeleah Lok, Junjie Huang, Lin Zhang, Esther Lim and Ushma D. Upadhyay and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Mellissa Withers

89 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Women's empowerment and fertility: A review of the literature

2014 288 citations Mellissa Withers et al. profile →
Worldwide Burden, Risk Factors, and Temporal Trends of Ovarian Cancer: A Global Study

2022 169 citations Junjie Huang, Chun Ho Ngai et al. profile →
The epidemiological landscape of multiple myeloma: a global cancer registry estimate of disease burden, risk factors, and temporal trends

2022 111 citations Junjie Huang, Sze Chai Chan et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mellissa Withers United States	24	615	479	423	302	275	103	2.1k
Lucy Frith United Kingdom	26	791 1.3×	459 1.0×	1.0k 2.5×	109 0.4×	166 0.6×	132	2.6k
Nancy Press United States	26	550 0.9×	325 0.7×	578 1.4×	416 1.4×	67 0.2×	53	2.6k
Md Nuruzzaman Khan Bangladesh	23	703 1.1×	309 0.6×	313 0.7×	115 0.4×	77 0.3×	132	1.8k
Luis Rosero‐Bixby Costa Rica	27	254 0.4×	514 1.1×	243 0.6×	161 0.5×	204 0.7×	134	2.1k
JaneMaree Maher Australia	29	419 0.7×	510 1.1×	819 1.9×	1.2k 3.9×	293 1.1×	156	3.4k
Myriam Khlat France	32	288 0.5×	796 1.7×	327 0.8×	573 1.9×	112 0.4×	120	3.1k
Catherine Witkop United States	15	333 0.5×	400 0.8×	445 1.1×	138 0.5×	60 0.2×	47	2.2k
Ties Boerma Switzerland	19	1.5k 2.4×	989 2.1×	693 1.6×	42 0.1×	206 0.7×	26	3.8k
David Phillips United States	18	1.0k 1.7×	511 1.1×	169 0.4×	139 0.5×	58 0.2×	46	2.1k
Mahmoud F. Fathalla Egypt	18	437 0.7×	181 0.4×	542 1.3×	234 0.8×	128 0.5×	85	1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mellissa Withers

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Huang, Junjie, Veeleah Lok, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2025). Segmenting the Global Layers of Malignant Meningioma: A Population‐Based Study of Incidence, Risk Factors, and Temporal Trends. Brain and Behavior. 15(3). e70430–e70430.

Huang, Junjie, Laiang Yao, Minmin Wang, et al.. (2024). IDDF2024-ABS-0455 Global epidemiology of liver cancer subtypes: insights from a comprehensive analysis. A275.1–A275.

Huang, Junjie, Minmin Wang, Zhaojun Li, et al.. (2024). IDDF2024-ABS-0424 Global incidence of oesophageal cancer by histological and anatomical subtypes: a systematic analysis. A378–A379.

Huang, Junjie, Junjie Hang, Claire Chenwen Zhong, et al.. (2024). IDDF2024-ABS-0432 Global epidemiology of premature mortality from pancreatic cancer: identifying high-risk populations. A274.1–A274.

Huang, Junjie, Sze Chai Chan, Veeleah Lok, et al.. (2024). Incidence distributions, risk factors and trends of vaginal cancer: A global population‐based study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 131(12). 1660–1672. 4 indexed citations

Huang, Junjie, Sze Chai Chan, Veeleah Lok, et al.. (2024). Global burden, risk factors, and trends of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma: A worldwide analysis of cancer registries. Cancer Medicine. 13(5). e7056–e7056. 14 indexed citations

Huang, Junjie, Sze Chai Chan, Veeleah Lok, et al.. (2023). Updated disease distributions, risk factors, and trends of laryngeal cancer: a global analysis of cancer registries. International Journal of Surgery. 110(2). 810–819. 34 indexed citations

Tavrow, Paula, et al.. (2023). Psychosocial barriers to, and enablers of, intimate partner violence disclosure among Asian-American immigrant women. Culture Health & Sexuality. 25(12). 1659–1674. 2 indexed citations

Huang, Junjie, Sze Chai Chan, Veeleah Lok, et al.. (2023). Disease burden, risk factors, and trends of lip, oral cavity, pharyngeal cancers: A global analysis. Cancer Medicine. 12(17). 18153–18164. 30 indexed citations

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Huang, Junjie, Veeleah Lok, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2022). IDDF2022-ABS-0168 Global incidence of oesophageal cancer by histological subtypes in 2020: a systematic analysis of registries. A152.1–A152.

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Huang, Junjie, Veeleah Lok, Lin Zhang, et al.. (2022). IDDF2022-ABS-0266 Updated global incidence of colon cancer by anatomic subsites: a systematic analysis of registries. A178.1–A178. 1 indexed citations

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Huang, Junjie, Sze Chai Chan, Chun Ho Ngai, et al.. (2022). Disease Burden, Risk Factors, and Trends of Leukaemia: A Global Analysis. Frontiers in Oncology. 12. 904292–904292. 39 indexed citations

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Withers, Mellissa, et al.. (2020). Inequities, vulnerabilities and ethics in the time of COVID-19: diverse perspectives from the APRU Global Health Program. The Sydney eScholarship Repository (The University of Sydney). 2(2). 2 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Tuan T., Edward A. Frongillo, Roger Mathisen, et al.. (2020). Social, economic, and political events affect gender equity in China, Nepal, and Nicaragua: a matched, interrupted time-series study. Global Health Action. 13(1). 1712147–1712147. 11 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Tuan T., Mellissa Withers, Roger Mathisen, et al.. (2020). National nutrition strategies that focus on maternal, infant, and young child nutrition in Southeast Asia do not consistently align with regional and international recommendations. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 16(S2). e12937–e12937. 12 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Tuan T., Mellissa Withers, Nemat Hajeebhoy, & Edward A. Frongillo. (2016). Infant Formula Feeding at Birth Is Common and Inversely Associated with Subsequent Breastfeeding Behavior in Vietnam. Journal of Nutrition. 146(10). 2102–2108. 32 indexed citations

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Tavrow, Paula, Mellissa Withers, & Kara McMullen. (2012). Age matters: differential impact of service quality on contraceptive uptake among post-abortion clients in Kenya. Culture Health & Sexuality. 14(8). 849–862. 18 indexed citations

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Withers, Mellissa & Carole H. Browner. (2011). The changing contexts of fertility outcomes: case studies from a remote village in Bali, Indonesia. Culture Health & Sexuality. 14(3). 347–360. 6 indexed citations

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Collier, Leslie, et al.. (1983). Ethnic minority women and congenital rubella. BMJ. 287(6390). 498.5–499. 3 indexed citations

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Withers, Mellissa. (1979). Agnodike: The first midwife/obstetrician. Journal of Nurse-Midwifery. 24(3). 4–4. 3 indexed citations

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