Rick A. Kittles

21.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
209 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Rick A. Kittles is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rick A. Kittles has authored 209 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Genetics, 52 papers in Molecular Biology and 52 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rick A. Kittles's work include Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (40 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (37 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (30 papers). Rick A. Kittles is often cited by papers focused on Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research (40 papers), Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (37 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (30 papers). Rick A. Kittles collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Rick A. Kittles's co-authors include Mark D. Shriver, Esteban J. Parra, Paul McKeigue, Carolina Bonilla, Clive Hoggart, Jeffrey C. Long, David Clayton, Stanley Hooker, Michael F. Seldin and Chiledum Ahaghotu and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Rick A. Kittles

202 papers receiving 8.8k citations

Hit Papers

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Race and Genetic Ancestry in Medicine — A Time for Reckoning with Racism

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David M. Evans United Kingdom

Andrew D. Paterson Canada

Mark Lathrop France

Nancy A. Shadick United States

John W. Belmont United States

Mariza de Andrade United States

Cathryn M. Lewis United Kingdom

Michael Krawczak Germany

Jan Nilsson Sweden

Timothy R. Rebbeck United States

David M. Evans United Kingdom

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rick A. Kittles

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20 of 20 papers shown

Gouveia, Mateus H., Karlijn Meeks, Víctor Borda, et al.. (2025). Subcontinental genetic variation in the All of Us Research Program: Implications for biomedical research. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 112(6). 1286–1301. 1 indexed citations

Montgomery, Susanne, et al.. (2024). Evidence-based Prostate Cancer Screening Interventions for Black Men: A Systematic Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 12(4). 2734–2742. 1 indexed citations

Montgomery, Susanne, et al.. (2024). Correction to: Evidence-based Prostate Cancer Screening Interventions for Black Men: A Systematic Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 12(4). 2824–2824.

Dorff, Tanya B., James Shen, Nora Ruel, et al.. (2021). Prostate Cancer Characteristics and Outcomes after Prostatectomy in Asian-American Men. Clinical Genitourinary Cancer. 20(1). 92–92.e6. 4 indexed citations

Deveaux, April, Tyler A. Allen, Muthana Al Abo, et al.. (2021). RNA splicing and aggregate gene expression differences in lung squamous cell carcinoma between patients of West African and European ancestry. Lung Cancer. 153. 90–98. 5 indexed citations

Hollowell, Courtney M.P., Ximing J. Yang, Marin Sekosan, et al.. (2021). Performance of prostate health index and PSA density in a diverse biopsy‐naïve cohort with mpMRI for detecting significant prostate cancer. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(6). 370–376. 7 indexed citations

Al‐Alem, Umaima, Abeer M. Mahmoud, Ken Batai, et al.. (2021). Genetic Variation and Immunohistochemical Localization of the Glucocorticoid Receptor in Breast Cancer Cases from the Breast Cancer Care in Chicago Cohort. Cancers. 13(10). 2261–2261. 5 indexed citations

Borrell, Luisa N., Jennifer R. Elhawary, Elena Fuentes‐Afflick, et al.. (2021). Race and Genetic Ancestry in Medicine—A Time for Reckoning With Racism. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 76(7). 395–397. 19 indexed citations

Hooker, Stanley, Wenndy Hernandez, Carolina Bonilla, et al.. (2020). Genetic ancestry, skin color and social attainment: The four cities study. PLoS ONE. 15(8). e0237041–e0237041. 11 indexed citations

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Ericson, Marissa, et al.. (2020). Heavy is the Head That Wears the Crown : Black Men’s Perspective on Harmful Effects of Black Women’s Hair Product Use and Breast Cancer Risk. American Journal of Men s Health. 14(6). 4 indexed citations

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Hooker, Stanley, et al.. (2019). Use of community forums to increase knowledge of HPV and cervical cancer in African American communities. Journal of Community Health. 44(3). 492–499. 15 indexed citations

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Ericson, Marissa, et al.. (2019). The Black identity, hair product use, and breast cancer scale. PLoS ONE. 14(12). e0225305–e0225305. 16 indexed citations

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Mitchell, Khadijah A., Elise D. Bowman, Adriana Zingone, et al.. (2019). Relationship between West African ancestry with lung cancer risk and survival in African Americans. Cancer Causes & Control. 30(11). 1259–1268. 10 indexed citations

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Jefferson, Melanie, Ernestine Delmoor, Jerry Johnson, et al.. (2017). Discordance in perceived risk and epidemiological outcomes of prostate cancer among African American men. Preventive Medicine Reports. 7. 1–6. 5 indexed citations

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Kittles, Rick A.. (2015). Race, Genetic Ancestry, Biomedical Research, and the Politics of Trust. 1 indexed citations

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Murphy, Adam B., Ramona Bhatia, Iman K. Martin, et al.. (2014). Are HIV-Infected Men Vulnerable to Prostate Cancer Treatment Disparities?. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(10). 2009–2018. 18 indexed citations

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Batai, Ken, Adam B. Murphy, Jennifer Newsome, et al.. (2012). Fine-Mapping of IL16 Gene and Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 21(11). 2059–2068. 20 indexed citations

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Bock, Cathryn H., Isaac J. Powell, Rick A. Kittles, Ann W. Hsing, & John D. Carpten. (2011). Racial Disparities in Prostate Cancer Incidence, Biochemical Recurrence, and Mortality. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2011. 1–2. 14 indexed citations

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Kaestle, Frederika A., et al.. (2006). Database Limitations on the Evidentiary Value of Forensic Mitochondrial DNA Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 43(1). 53–88. 6 indexed citations

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Axton, Myles, Francis S. Collins, Charles N. Rotimi, et al.. (2004). Genetics for the Human Race. Nature Genetics. 36(11). 7 indexed citations

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