Meredith S. Shiels

14.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
202 papers, 9.3k citations indexed

About

Meredith S. Shiels is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Meredith S. Shiels has authored 202 papers receiving a total of 9.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Oncology, 56 papers in Epidemiology and 41 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Meredith S. Shiels's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (78 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (40 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (31 papers). Meredith S. Shiels is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (78 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (40 papers) and Polyomavirus and related diseases (31 papers). Meredith S. Shiels collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Meredith S. Shiels's co-authors include Eric A. Engels, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Gita Suneja, Anna E. Coghill, Neal D. Freedman, Anil K. Chaturvedi, Amy Berrington de González, H. Irene Hall, Stephen R. Cole and Gregory D. Kirk and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Meredith S. Shiels

193 papers receiving 9.1k 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.

Cancer Burden in the HIV-Infected Population in the United States

2011 540 citations Meredith S. Shiels, Ruth M. Pfeiffer et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →
Cancer risk in HIV-infected people in the USA from 1996 to 2012: a population-based, registry-linkage study

2017 329 citations Meredith S. Shiels, Eric A. Engels et al. profile →
A meta‐analysis of anal cancer incidence by risk group: Toward a unified anal cancer risk scale

2020 267 citations Gary M. Clifford, Damien Georges et al. International Journal of Cancer profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Meredith S. Shiels United States	54	4.4k	2.8k	1.9k	1.8k	1.0k	202	9.3k
Luigino Dal Maso Italy	61	5.0k 1.1×	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 0.9×	2.3k 1.3×	614 0.6×	284	12.9k
Diego Serraino Italy	57	5.7k 1.3×	2.5k 0.9×	1.9k 1.0×	2.5k 1.4×	971 0.9×	379	12.6k
David M. Purdie Australia	57	2.0k 0.5×	2.6k 0.9×	846 0.5×	628 0.3×	557 0.5×	159	10.6k
Paolo Bruzzi Italy	67	5.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	434 0.4×	325	14.3k
Francesco Donato Italy	50	1.3k 0.3×	5.7k 2.0×	1.6k 0.9×	863 0.5×	562 0.5×	291	11.9k
Jessica A. Davila United States	48	2.4k 0.5×	5.1k 1.9×	3.2k 1.7×	711 0.4×	768 0.7×	134	10.7k
Allan Hackshaw United Kingdom	50	2.3k 0.5×	901 0.3×	1.9k 1.0×	943 0.5×	1.7k 1.7×	202	10.7k
Tine Jess Denmark	57	1.5k 0.3×	5.0k 1.8×	3.1k 1.7×	778 0.4×	589 0.6×	212	11.2k
Harminder Singh Canada	40	3.1k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.9k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	238 0.2×	322	7.3k
Angela C Webster Australia	63	2.5k 0.6×	3.2k 1.2×	3.0k 1.6×	564 0.3×	762 0.7×	298	15.6k

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Pfeiffer, Ruth M., Isaac Brownell, Elizabeth K. Cahoon, et al.. (2024). Merkel Cell Carcinoma and Immunosuppression, UV Radiation, and Merkel Cell Polyomavirus. JAMA Dermatology. 161(1). 47–47. 1 indexed citations

Shiels, Meredith S., et al.. (2024). Age-Specific Cancer Mortality in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March to December 2020. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 33(8). 1023–1027. 2 indexed citations

Lawrence, Wayne R., Anna Kucharska‐Newton, Jared W. Magnani, et al.. (2024). Neighborhood Socioeconomic Disadvantage Across the Life Course and Premature Mortality. JAMA Network Open. 7(8). e2426243–e2426243. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Yingxi, Meredith S. Shiels, Tarsicio Uribe‐Leitz, et al.. (2023). Pregnancy-related mortality in the United States from 2018 to 2020. Annals of Epidemiology. 85. 127–128. 1 indexed citations

Lawrence, Wayne R., Jasmine A. McDonald, Faustine Williams, et al.. (2023). Stressful Life Events, Social Support, and Incident Breast Cancer by Estrogen Receptor Status. Cancer Prevention Research. 16(5). 259–267. 1 indexed citations

Schonfeld, Sara J., Margaret A. Tucker, Eric A. Engels, et al.. (2022). Immune-Related Adverse Events After Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Melanoma Among Older Adults. JAMA Network Open. 5(3). e223461–e223461. 28 indexed citations

Clifford, Gary M., Damien Georges, Meredith S. Shiels, et al.. (2020). A meta‐analysis of anal cancer incidence by risk group: Toward a unified anal cancer risk scale. International Journal of Cancer. 148(1). 38–47. 267 indexed citations breakdown →

Deshmukh, Ashish A., Ryan Suk, Meredith S. Shiels, et al.. (2020). Incidence Trends and Burden of Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers Among Women in the United States, 2001-2017. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 113(6). 792–796. 45 indexed citations

D’Arcy, Monica, David Castenson, Charles F. Lynch, et al.. (2020). Risk of Rare Cancers Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 113(2). 199–207. 23 indexed citations

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Coghill, Anna E., Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Meredith S. Shiels, & Eric A. Engels. (2017). Excess Mortality among HIV-Infected Individuals with Cancer in the United States. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(7). 1027–1033. 74 indexed citations

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Shiels, Meredith S. & Eric A. Engels. (2016). Evolving epidemiology of HIV-associated malignancies. Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS. 12(1). 6–11. 141 indexed citations

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Howlader, Nadia, Meredith S. Shiels, Angela B. Mariotto, & Eric A. Engels. (2016). Contributions of HIV to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Mortality Trends in the United States. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(9). 1289–1296. 33 indexed citations

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Loftfield, Erikka, Meredith S. Shiels, Barry I. Graubard, et al.. (2015). Associations of Coffee Drinking with Systemic Immune and Inflammatory Markers. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(7). 1052–1060. 60 indexed citations

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Shiels, Meredith S., Aimée R. Kreimer, Anna E. Coghill, Teresa M. Darragh, & Susan S. Devesa. (2015). Anal Cancer Incidence in the United States, 1977–2011: Distinct Patterns by Histology and Behavior. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(10). 1548–1556. 116 indexed citations

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Kuhs, Krystle A. Lang, Allan Hildesheim, Britton Trabert, et al.. (2015). Association between Regular Aspirin Use and Circulating Markers of Inflammation: A Study within the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(5). 825–832. 15 indexed citations

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Kitahara, Cari M., Britton Trabert, Hormuzd A. Katki, et al.. (2014). Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Serum Markers of Inflammation, Immunity, and Insulin Resistance. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(12). 2840–2849. 76 indexed citations

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Suneja, Gita, Meredith S. Shiels, Glenn Copeland, et al.. (2014). Cancer Treatment Disparities in HIV-Infected Individuals in the United States. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 32(22). 2344–2350. 112 indexed citations

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Shiels, Meredith S., Eric A. Engels, Martha S. Linet, et al.. (2013). The Epidemic of Non–Hodgkin Lymphoma in the United States: Disentangling the Effect of HIV, 1992–2009. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(6). 1069–1078. 87 indexed citations

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Shiels, Meredith S., Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Mitchell H. Gail, et al.. (2011). Cancer Burden in the HIV-Infected Population in the United States. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 103(9). 753–762. 540 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shiels, Meredith S., Anil K. Chaturvedi, Hormuzd A. Katki, et al.. (2011). Circulating Markers of Interstitial Lung Disease and Subsequent Risk of Lung Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(10). 2262–2272. 27 indexed citations

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