Nancy Breen

12.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
128 papers, 9.8k citations indexed

About

Nancy Breen is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Nancy Breen has authored 128 papers receiving a total of 9.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Oncology, 28 papers in Epidemiology and 27 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Nancy Breen's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (79 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (58 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (24 papers). Nancy Breen is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (79 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (58 papers) and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (24 papers). Nancy Breen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Nancy Breen's co-authors include Helen I. Meissner, Carrie N. Klabunde, Sally W. Vernon, Barbara K. Rimer, Larry G. Kessler, Judith Swan, Ralph J. Coates, Barry I. Graubard, Martin L. Brown and Rachel Ballard‐Barbash and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Oncology and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Nancy Breen

127 papers receiving 9.4k 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.

Progress in cancer screening practices in the United States

2003 681 citations Judith Swan, Nancy Breen et al. Cancer profile →
Approaching Health Disparities From a Population Perspective: The National Institutes of Health Centers for Population Health and Health Disparities

2008 410 citations Nancy Breen, Robert A. Hiatt et al. American Journal of Public Health profile →
The Economic Burden of Racial, Ethnic, and Educational Health Inequities in the US

2023 123 citations Nancy Breen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nancy Breen United States	53	6.2k	2.2k	1.9k	1.3k	1.2k	128	9.8k
Vilma Cokkinides United States	49	7.7k 1.2×	1.4k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	75	14.0k
Scarlett Lin Gomez United States	58	6.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 0.9×	321	12.5k
Lisa C. Richardson United States	54	5.7k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	232	10.6k
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt United States	67	9.9k 1.6×	2.7k 1.2×	2.5k 1.3×	1.9k 1.5×	2.0k 1.6×	292	15.8k
Celette Sugg Skinner United States	49	3.5k 0.6×	2.6k 1.2×	1.5k 0.8×	1.8k 1.4×	422 0.3×	186	9.0k
Steven J. Katz United States	58	4.1k 0.7×	2.9k 1.3×	771 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.5k 1.2×	212	10.6k
Sally W. Vernon United States	67	9.5k 1.5×	3.1k 1.4×	1.6k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	297	15.5k
Katrina Armstrong United States	58	2.8k 0.5×	2.6k 1.2×	953 0.5×	1.7k 1.3×	1.4k 1.2×	252	11.2k
Peter Vedsted Denmark	51	4.5k 0.7×	3.0k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.6×	1.4k 1.1×	382	10.0k
Jon Kerner United States	46	3.2k 0.5×	3.0k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	1.6k 1.3×	1.2k 1.0×	109	8.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nancy Breen

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20 of 20 papers shown

Breen, Nancy, et al.. (2021). Using Economic Evaluation to Hasten Health Equity. Health Equity. 5(1). 627–632. 3 indexed citations

Elwood, William N., Veronica L. Irvin, Benmei Liu, Richard Lee, & Nancy Breen. (2020). Health‐Related Influences of Extending Marital Benefits to Same‐Sex Couples: Results From the California Health Interview Survey. Family Relations. 69(5). 934–943. 6 indexed citations

McMenamin, Sara B., Nadereh Pourat, Richard Lee, & Nancy Breen. (2020). The Importance of Health Insurance in Addressing Asian American Disparities in Utilization of Clinical Preventive Services: 12-Year Pooled Data from California. Health Equity. 4(1). 292–303. 5 indexed citations

Yu, Mandi, et al.. (2018). Statistical inferences of extended concentration indices for directly standardized rates. Statistics in Medicine. 38(1). 62–73. 2 indexed citations

Sabatino, Susan A., Trevor Thompson, Jacqueline W. Miller, et al.. (2018). Prevalence of Out-Of-Pocket Payments for Mammography Screening Among Recently Screened Women. Journal of Women s Health. 28(7). 910–918. 7 indexed citations

Gonzales, Felisa A., Gordon Willis, Nancy Breen, et al.. (2017). An Exploration of Changes in the Measurement of Mammography in the National Health Interview Survey. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(11). 1611–1618. 6 indexed citations

Breen, Nancy, Denise Riedel Lewis, James T. Gibson, Mandi Yu, & Sam Harper. (2017). Assessing disparities in colorectal cancer mortality by socioeconomic status using new tools: health disparities calculator and socioeconomic quintiles. Cancer Causes & Control. 28(2). 117–125. 32 indexed citations

Breen, Nancy, et al.. (2015). Insights and Concerns of Patients and GPs Regarding Introduction of Universal Health Insurance in Ireland.. PubMed. 108(9). 281–2. 1 indexed citations

Hamilton, Jada G., Nancy Breen, Carrie N. Klabunde, et al.. (2014). Opportunities and Challenges for the Use of Large-Scale Surveys in Public Health Research: A Comparison of the Assessment of Cancer Screening Behaviors. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(1). 3–14. 11 indexed citations

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Kepka, Deanna, Nancy Breen, Jessica King, et al.. (2014). Demographic Factors Associated with Overuse of Pap Testing. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 47(5). 629–633. 14 indexed citations

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Han, Paul K. J., Carrie N. Klabunde, Nancy Breen, et al.. (2011). Multiple Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening. Medical Care. 49(2). 139–148. 35 indexed citations

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Price, Rebecca Anhang, Jasmin A. Tiro, Mona Saraiya, Helen I. Meissner, & Nancy Breen. (2011). Use of human papillomavirus vaccines among young adult women in the United States: An analysis of the 2008 National Health Interview Survey. Cancer. 117(24). 5560–5568. 43 indexed citations

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Meissner, Helen I., Jasmin A. Tiro, David A. Haggstrom, Grace L. Lu‐Yao, & Nancy Breen. (2008). Does Patient Health and Hysterectomy Status Influence Cervical Cancer Screening in Older Women?. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 23(11). 1822–1828. 19 indexed citations

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Klabunde, Carrie N., Sally W. Vernon, Marion R. Nadel, et al.. (2005). Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening. Medical Care. 43(9). 939–944. 259 indexed citations

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Etzioni, David A., Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, et al.. (2004). A population‐based study of colorectal cancer test use. Cancer. 101(11). 2523–2532. 95 indexed citations

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Hiatt, Robert A., C. Klabunde, Nancy Breen, Judith Swan, & Rachel Ballard‐Barbash. (2002). Cancer Screening Practices From National Health Interview Surveys: Past, Present, and Future. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 94(24). 1837–1846. 125 indexed citations

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Lane, Dorothy S., et al.. (2000). A Systems Model of Clinical Preventive Care: The Case of Breast Cancer Screening among Older Women. Preventive Medicine. 31(5). 481–493. 48 indexed citations

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Zambrana, Ruth Enid, et al.. (1999). Use of Cancer Screening Practices by Hispanic Women: Analyses by Subgroup. Preventive Medicine. 29(6). 466–477. 191 indexed citations

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Breen, Nancy, et al.. (1997). The effect of Medicare reimbursement for screening mammography on utilization and payment. National Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Screening Consortium.. PubMed. 112(5). 423–32. 28 indexed citations

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Rodgers, Anthony, Larry G. Kessler, Barry Portnoy, et al.. (1994). "Eat for Health": a supermarket intervention for nutrition and cancer risk reduction.. American Journal of Public Health. 84(1). 72–76. 82 indexed citations

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