Robert Spirtas

5.3k total citations
59 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Robert Spirtas is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Spirtas has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Oncology, 14 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 14 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Robert Spirtas's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (23 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (11 papers) and Occupational and environmental lung diseases (11 papers). Robert Spirtas is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (23 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (11 papers) and Occupational and environmental lung diseases (11 papers). Robert Spirtas collaborates with scholars based in United States, Norway and Cameroon. Robert Spirtas's co-authors include Leslie Bernstein, Polly A. Marchbanks, Michael S. Simon, Giske Ursin, Kathleen E. Malone, Ronald T. Burkman, Suzanne G. Folger, Jill A. McDonald, Anthony J. McMichael and John F. Gamble and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Journal of the American Statistical Association.

In The Last Decade

Robert Spirtas

58 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Spirtas United States 32 1.4k 926 864 744 720 59 3.5k
Gretchen L. Gierach United States 38 1.7k 1.2× 776 0.8× 905 1.0× 792 1.1× 666 0.9× 159 4.0k
Hans‐Olov Adami Sweden 27 1.1k 0.8× 300 0.3× 467 0.5× 487 0.7× 478 0.7× 34 2.8k
J D Burch Canada 25 1.0k 0.7× 639 0.7× 541 0.6× 246 0.3× 887 1.2× 32 3.3k
P Ghadirian Canada 33 1.5k 1.0× 426 0.5× 873 1.0× 1.3k 1.8× 518 0.7× 68 3.6k
Karen J. Wernli United States 31 1.4k 0.9× 744 0.8× 519 0.6× 287 0.4× 256 0.4× 154 3.1k
Shoji Tokuoka Japan 27 1.0k 0.7× 768 0.8× 697 0.8× 354 0.5× 212 0.3× 62 3.8k
Alan S. Morrison United States 30 943 0.7× 712 0.8× 460 0.5× 228 0.3× 308 0.4× 56 2.8k
J F Fraumeni United States 29 1.2k 0.8× 744 0.8× 503 0.6× 289 0.4× 534 0.7× 41 3.9k
Michelle D. Althuis United States 19 924 0.6× 222 0.2× 419 0.5× 625 0.8× 654 0.9× 23 2.5k
Iona Cheng United States 40 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 1.1× 729 0.8× 590 0.8× 419 0.6× 192 4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Spirtas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Spirtas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Spirtas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Spirtas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Spirtas 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 Robert Spirtas. Robert Spirtas 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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Ma, Huiyan, Yani Lu, Kathleen E. Malone, et al.. (2013). Mortality risk of black women and white women with invasive breast cancer by hormone receptors, HER2, and p53 status. BMC Cancer. 13(1). 225–225. 47 indexed citations
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Reding, Kerryn W., Chu Chen, Kimberly A. Lowe, et al.. (2012). Estrogen-related genes and their contribution to racial differences in breast cancer risk. Cancer Causes & Control. 23(5). 671–681. 30 indexed citations
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Alavanja, Michael C.R., Charles Brown, Robert Spirtas, & Manuel Gómez. (2011). Risk Assessment for Carcinogens: A Comparison of Approaches of the ACGIH and the EPA. Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. 5(8). 510–517. 2 indexed citations
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Dieli‐Conwright, Christina M., Jane Sullivan‐Halley, Alpa V. Patel, et al.. (2011). Does hormone therapy counter the beneficial effects of physical activity on breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women?. Cancer Causes & Control. 22(3). 515–522. 5 indexed citations
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Marchbanks, Polly A., Kathryn M. Curtis, Michele G. Mandel, et al.. (2011). Oral contraceptive formulation and risk of breast cancer. Contraception. 85(4). 342–350. 48 indexed citations
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Berstad, Paula, Ralph J. Coates, Leslie Bernstein, et al.. (2010). A Case-Control Study of Body Mass Index and Breast Cancer Risk in White and African-American Women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 19(6). 1532–1544. 86 indexed citations
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Press, David J., Jane Sullivan‐Halley, Giske Ursin, et al.. (2010). Breast Cancer Risk and Ovariectomy, Hysterectomy, and Tubal Sterilization in the Women's Contraceptive and Reproductive Experiences Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 173(1). 38–47. 29 indexed citations
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Carter‐Pokras, Olivia, et al.. (2009). The Training of Epidemiologists and Diversity in Epidemiology: Findings from the 2006 Congress of Epidemiology Survey. Annals of Epidemiology. 19(4). 268–275. 12 indexed citations
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Li, C. I., Janet R. Daling, John D. Potter, et al.. (2007). Timing of Menarche and First Full-Term Birth in Relation to Breast Cancer Risk. American Journal of Epidemiology. 167(2). 230–239. 87 indexed citations
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Simon, Michael S., Jeannette F. Korczak, Cecilia Yee, et al.. (2005). Racial differences in the familial aggregation of breast cancer and other female cancers. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 89(3). 227–235. 9 indexed citations
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Ursin, Giske, Leslie Bernstein, Sarah J. Lord, et al.. (2005). Reproductive factors and subtypes of breast cancer defined by hormone receptor and histology. British Journal of Cancer. 93(3). 364–371. 117 indexed citations
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Strom, Brian L., Jesse A. Berlin, Anita L. Weber, et al.. (2004). Absence of an effect of injectable and implantable progestin-only contraceptives on subsequent risk of breast cancer. Contraception. 69(5). 353–360. 45 indexed citations
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Norman, Sandra A., Jesse A. Berlin, Anita L. Weber, et al.. (2003). Combined effect of oral contraceptive use and hormone replacement therapy on breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women. Cancer Causes & Control. 14(10). 933–943. 15 indexed citations
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Weiss, Linda K., Ronald T. Burkman, Kara L. Cushing‐Haugen, et al.. (2002). Hormone Replacement Therapy Regimens and Breast Cancer Risk. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 100(6). 1148–1158. 1 indexed citations
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Marchbanks, Polly A., Jill A. McDonald, Hoyt G. Wilson, et al.. (2002). Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Breast Cancer. New England Journal of Medicine. 346(26). 2025–2032. 325 indexed citations
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Daling, Janet R., Kathleen E. Malone, David R. Doody, et al.. (2002). Relation of regimens of combined hormone replacement therapy to lobular, ductal, and other histologic types of breast carcinoma. Cancer. 95(12). 2455–2464. 112 indexed citations
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Hayes, Richard B., Amiram Sheffet, & Robert Spirtas. (1989). Cancer mortality among a cohort of chromium pigment workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 16(2). 127–133. 51 indexed citations
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Spirtas, Robert, Roger R. Connelly, & M. A. Tucker. (1988). Survival patterns for malignant mesothelioma: The seer experience. International Journal of Cancer. 41(4). 525–530. 109 indexed citations
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Gamble, John F. & Robert Spirtas. (1976). Job classification and utilization of complete work histories in occupational epidemiology.. 18(6). 399–404. 36 indexed citations
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Gamble, John F., et al.. (1976). Applications of a job classification system in occupational epidemiology.. American Journal of Public Health. 66(8). 768–772. 12 indexed citations

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