Nicolas Wentzensen

82.9k total citations · 12 hit papers
375 papers, 24.3k citations indexed

About

Nicolas Wentzensen is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicolas Wentzensen has authored 375 papers receiving a total of 24.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 267 papers in Epidemiology, 126 papers in Oncology and 114 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Nicolas Wentzensen's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (260 papers), Genital Health and Disease (86 papers) and Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (74 papers). Nicolas Wentzensen is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (260 papers), Genital Health and Disease (86 papers) and Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments (74 papers). Nicolas Wentzensen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. Nicolas Wentzensen's co-authors include Mark Schiffman, Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz, Philip E. Castle, Mark Schiffman, Walter Kinney, Megan A. Clarke, Herschel W. Lawson, Svetlana Vinokurova, Julia C. Gage and Diane Solomon and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nicolas Wentzensen

364 papers receiving 23.7k citations

Hit Papers

Human Papillomavirus and ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2012 2012 2020 2013 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. Human Papillomavirus and Rising Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence in the United States
    2011 2.7k citations Anil K. Chaturvedi, Eric A. Engels et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
  2. American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology screening guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer
    2012 1.0k citations Diane Solomon, Francisco García et al. profile →
  3. American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology Screening Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer
    2012 745 citations Diane Solomon, Francisco García et al. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease profile →
  4. 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines for Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors
    2020 737 citations Rebecca B. Perkins, Richard S. Guido et al. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease profile →
  5. 2012 Updated Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors
    2013 678 citations L. Stewart Massad, Hormuzd A. Katki et al. profile →
  6. Carcinogenic human papillomavirus infection
    2016 642 citations Mark Schiffman, Nicolas Wentzensen et al. profile →
  7. American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology Screening Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer
    2012 613 citations Diane Solomon, Francisco García et al. profile →
  8. Human Papillomavirus Testing in the Prevention of Cervical Cancer
    2011 554 citations Mark Schiffman, Nicolas Wentzensen et al. profile →
  9. 2012 Updated Consensus Guidelines for the Management of Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors
    2013 518 citations L. Stewart Massad, Hormuzd A. Katki et al. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease profile →
  10. Association of Endometrial Cancer Risk With Postmenopausal Bleeding in Women
    2018 259 citations Megan A. Clarke, Nicolas Wentzensen et al. profile →
  11. Cervical Cancer Screening
    2023 211 citations Rebecca B. Perkins, Nicolas Wentzensen et al. profile →
  12. International Anal Neoplasia Society's consensus guidelines for anal cancer screening
    2024 108 citations Megan A. Clarke, Nicolas Wentzensen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicolas Wentzensen United States 74 16.4k 7.7k 6.7k 4.7k 3.2k 375 24.3k
Susanne K. Kjær Denmark 72 11.8k 0.7× 6.5k 0.8× 4.6k 0.7× 3.9k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 625 22.8k
Allan Hildesheim United States 86 14.6k 0.9× 6.6k 0.9× 5.5k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.4× 338 22.6k
Mark Schiffman United States 93 31.7k 1.9× 14.1k 1.8× 8.2k 1.2× 6.5k 1.4× 3.7k 1.2× 429 37.4k
Joakim Dillner Sweden 77 20.1k 1.2× 8.0k 1.0× 7.4k 1.1× 4.3k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 576 27.6k
Philip E. Castle United States 76 21.6k 1.3× 9.3k 1.2× 6.6k 1.0× 4.2k 0.9× 2.7k 0.9× 345 25.0k
Robert D. Burk United States 96 22.8k 1.4× 10.1k 1.3× 5.1k 0.8× 7.1k 1.5× 1.4k 0.4× 480 31.5k
Mark H. Stoler United States 63 10.9k 0.7× 5.6k 0.7× 4.3k 0.6× 3.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 272 17.0k
Gary M. Clifford France 61 14.5k 0.9× 7.9k 1.0× 4.7k 0.7× 2.5k 0.5× 975 0.3× 171 19.6k
Mark E. Sherman United States 67 11.1k 0.7× 5.1k 0.7× 4.4k 0.7× 3.4k 0.7× 3.3k 1.0× 322 19.4k
Diane Solomon United States 59 14.7k 0.9× 6.9k 0.9× 5.6k 0.8× 2.4k 0.5× 2.0k 0.6× 124 18.9k

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All Works

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Kaaks, Rudolf, Victoria Cooley, Trasias Mukama, et al.. (2025). A Prospective Study Consortium for the Discovery and Validation of Early Detection Markers for Ovarian Cancer – Baseline Findings for CA125. Clinical Cancer Research. 31(12). 2441–2453.
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Clarke, Megan A., Jared A. Fisher, Nicolas Wentzensen, et al.. (2025). State-Specific Incidence of Endometrial Cancer in the United States by Histologic Subtype Corrected for Hysterectomy Prevalence from 2010 to 2019. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 34(8). 1269–1276.
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Wentzensen, Nicolas, L. Stewart Massad, Megan A. Clarke, et al.. (2025). Self-Collected Vaginal Specimens for HPV Testing: Recommendations From the Enduring Consensus Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Committee. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 29(2). 144–152. 6 indexed citations
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Massad, L. Stewart, Megan A. Clarke, Rebecca B. Perkins, et al.. (2025). Applying Results of Extended Genotyping to Management of Positive Cervicovaginal Human Papillomavirus Test Results: Enduring Guidelines. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 29(2). 134–143. 10 indexed citations
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Lorey, Thomas, Jeffrey M. Schapiro, Elizabeth Suh‐Burgmann, et al.. (2024). Evaluation of Pre-Analytical Variables for Human Papillomavirus Primary Screening from Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs. Journal of Molecular Diagnostics. 26(6). 487–497. 4 indexed citations
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Lou, Hong, Joseph F. Boland, Weiyin Zhou, et al.. (2020). The D2 and D3 Sublineages of Human Papilloma Virus 16–Positive Cervical Cancer in Guatemala Differ in Integration Rate and Age of Diagnosis. Cancer Research. 80(18). 3803–3809. 8 indexed citations
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Aarestrup, Julie, Britton Trabert, Lian G. Ulrich, et al.. (2018). Childhood Overweight, Tallness, and Growth Increase Risks of Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 28(1). 183–188. 16 indexed citations
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Clarke, Megan A., Ana Gradíssimo, Mark Schiffman, et al.. (2018). Human Papillomavirus DNA Methylation as a Biomarker for Cervical Precancer: Consistency across 12 Genotypes and Potential Impact on Management of HPV-Positive Women. Clinical Cancer Research. 24(9). 2194–2202. 77 indexed citations
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Brinton, Louise A., Britton Trabert, Garnet L. Anderson, et al.. (2016). Serum Estrogens and Estrogen Metabolites and Endometrial Cancer Risk among Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 25(7). 1081–1089. 60 indexed citations
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Schiffman, Mark, Seán Boyle, Tina Raine‐Bennett, et al.. (2015). The Role of Human Papillomavirus Genotyping in Cervical Cancer Screening: A Large-Scale Evaluation of the cobas HPV Test. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(9). 1304–1310. 40 indexed citations
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Trabert, Britton, Nicolas Wentzensen, Ashley S. Felix, et al.. (2015). Metabolic Syndrome and Risk of Endometrial Cancer in the United States: A Study in the SEER–Medicare Linked Database. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 24(1). 261–267. 110 indexed citations
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Boon, Johan A. den, Dohun Pyeon, Sophia Wang, et al.. (2015). Molecular transitions from papillomavirus infection to cervical precancer and cancer: Role of stromal estrogen receptor signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 112(25). E3255–64. 222 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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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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Gage, Julia C., Mark Schiffman, Diane Solomon, et al.. (2013). Risk of Precancer Determined by HPV Genotype Combinations in Women with Minor Cytologic Abnormalities. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(6). 1095–1101. 20 indexed citations
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Wentzensen, Nicolas & Sholom Wacholder. (2013). From Differences in Means between Cases and Controls to Risk Stratification: A Business Plan for Biomarker Development. Cancer Discovery. 3(2). 148–157. 44 indexed citations
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Schiffman, Mark, Andrew G. Glass, Nicolas Wentzensen, et al.. (2011). A Long-term Prospective Study of Type-Specific Human Papillomavirus Infection and Risk of Cervical Neoplasia Among 20,000 Women in the Portland Kaiser Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 20(7). 1398–1409. 106 indexed citations
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Chaturvedi, Anil K., Eric A. Engels, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, et al.. (2011). Human Papillomavirus and Rising Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence in the United States. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 29(32). 4294–4301. 2692 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wentzensen, Nicolas, Lauren E. Wilson, Cosette M. Wheeler, et al.. (2010). Hierarchical Clustering of Human Papilloma Virus Genotype Patterns in the ASCUS-LSIL Triage Study. Cancer Research. 70(21). 8578–8586. 23 indexed citations

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