Michele Follen

9.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
200 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Michele Follen is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Michele Follen has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Epidemiology, 44 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 43 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Michele Follen's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (83 papers), Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (36 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (30 papers). Michele Follen is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (83 papers), Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques (36 papers) and Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging (30 papers). Michele Follen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Nigeria. Michele Follen's co-authors include Rebecca Richards‐Kortum, Anaís Malpica, Konstantin Sokolov, Calum MacAulay, Rebekah A. Drezek, E. Neely Atkinson, Reuben Lotan, Ina Pavlova, Jesse Aaron and Martial Guillaud and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of the American Statistical Association and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Michele Follen

196 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Real-time vital optical imaging of precancer using anti-e... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Real-time vital optical imaging of precancer using anti-epidermal growth factor receptor antibodies conjugated to gold nanoparticles.
    2003 654 citations Konstantin Sokolov, Michele Follen et al. profile →

Peers

Michele Follen
Anaís Malpica United States
Nirmala Ramanujam United States
Calum MacAulay Canada
Kamran Badizadegan United States
Ann M. Gillenwater United States
Hans J. Tanke Netherlands
Ton G. van Leeuwen Netherlands
Thomas J. Flotte United States
Pierre L. Martin‐Hirsch United Kingdom
Gooitzen M. van Dam Netherlands
Anaís Malpica United States
Michele Follen
Citations per year, relative to Michele Follen Michele Follen (= 1×) peers Anaís Malpica

Countries citing papers authored by Michele Follen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michele Follen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michele Follen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michele Follen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michele Follen 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 Michele Follen. Michele Follen 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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Amirian, E. Susan, et al.. (2023). Polymorphisms in the Nonhomologous End-joining DNA Repair Pathway are Associated with HPV Integration in Cervical Dysplasia. Cancer Prevention Research. 16(8). 461–469. 1 indexed citations
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Leung, Hui Min, Hany Osman, Elham Abouei, et al.. (2020). Imaging intracellular motion with dynamic micro-optical coherence tomography. Biomedical Optics Express. 11(5). 2768–2768. 48 indexed citations
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Lane, Pierre, et al.. (2017). Established and Emerging Optical Technologies for the Real-Time Detection of Cervical Neoplasia: A Review. Journal of Cancer Therapy. 8(13). 1241–1278. 5 indexed citations
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Ward, Rabab, Zhaoyang Chen, Dirk van Niekerk, et al.. (2015). Confocal fluorescence microscopy for detection of cervical preneoplastic lesions. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9420. 942009–942009. 3 indexed citations
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Ward, Rabab, Dirk van Niekerk, Dianne Miller, et al.. (2015). Quantification of confocal fluorescence microscopy for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 14(1). 96–96. 23 indexed citations
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Cantor, Scott B., Marylou Cárdenas-Turanzas, Dennis D. Cox, et al.. (2008). Accuracy of Colposcopy in the Diagnostic Setting Compared With the Screening Setting. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 111(1). 7–14. 64 indexed citations
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Follen, Michele, et al.. (2007). New pathways to educate future translational researchers: Early education for undergraduates. Gynecologic Oncology. 107(1). S50–S55. 4 indexed citations
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Davies, Kalatu, Dennis D. Cox, Richard J. Swartz, Scott B. Cantor, & Michele Follen. (2007). Inverse decision theory with applications to screening and diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Gynecologic Oncology. 107(1). S187–S195. 3 indexed citations
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Atkinson, E. Neely, Dennis D. Cox, Calum MacAulay, et al.. (2007). Fluorescence and reflectance device variability throughout the progression of a phase II clinical trial to detect and screen for cervical neoplasia using a fiber optic probe. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 12(3). 34015–34015. 30 indexed citations
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Collier, Tom, Michele Follen, Anaís Malpica, & Rebecca Richards‐Kortum. (2005). Sources of scattering in cervical tissue: determination of the scattering coefficient by confocal microscopy. Applied Optics. 44(11). 2072–2072. 57 indexed citations
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Yamal, José-Miguel, Dennis D. Cox, Walter N. Hittelman, et al.. (2004). Quantitative histopathology and chromosome 9 polysomy in a clinical trial of 4-HPR. Gynecologic Oncology. 94(2). 296–306. 2 indexed citations
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Rivoire, Kelley, Audrey Nath, Dennis D. Cox, et al.. (2004). The effects of repeated spectroscopic pressure measurements on fluorescence intensity in the cervix. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 191(5). 1606–1617. 18 indexed citations
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Basen‐Engquist, Karen, Eileen H. Shinn, Carla L. Warneke, et al.. (2003). Patient distress and satisfaction with optical spectroscopy in cervical dysplasia detection. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 189(4). 1136–1142. 14 indexed citations
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Sung, Kung‐Bin, Chunjun Liang, Michael R. Descour, Michele Follen, & Rebecca Richards‐Kortum. (2002). Fiber optic confocal microscope with miniature objective for in-vivo imaging. 2312–2313 vol.3. 3 indexed citations
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Coghlan, Lezlee, Urs Utzinger, Rebecca Richards‐Kortum, et al.. (2001). Fluorescence spectroscopy of epithelial tissue throughout the dysplasia‐carcinoma sequence in an animal model: Spectroscopic changes precede morphologic changes. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 29(1). 1–10. 24 indexed citations
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Drezek, Rebekah A., Konstantin Sokolov, Urs Utzinger, et al.. (2001). Understanding the contributions of NADH and collagen to cervical tissue fluorescence spectra: Modeling, measurements, and implications. Journal of Biomedical Optics. 6(4). 385–385. 223 indexed citations
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Utzinger, Urs, Molly Brewer, Elvio G. Silva, et al.. (2000). Reflectance spectroscopy for in vivo characterization of ovarian tissue. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 28(1). 56–66. 83 indexed citations
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Follen, Michele. (2000). A clinical trial using 4-hydroxyphenylretinamide for the treatment of high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions of the cervix: An interim analysis.. Deep Blue (University of Michigan). 4 indexed citations

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