Sally A. Shumaker

24.6k total citations · 11 hit papers
154 papers, 17.0k citations indexed

About

Sally A. Shumaker is a scholar working on Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, General Health Professions and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Sally A. Shumaker has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 17.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, 23 papers in General Health Professions and 23 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Sally A. Shumaker's work include Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (32 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (21 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (17 papers). Sally A. Shumaker is often cited by papers focused on Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments (32 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (21 papers) and Health disparities and outcomes (17 papers). Sally A. Shumaker collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. Sally A. Shumaker's co-authors include Arlene Brownell, Jean F. Wyman, John S. Uebersax, Donna K. McClish, Stephen R. Rapp, Judith K. Ockene, Mark A. Espeland, JoAnn E. Manson, Robert B. Wallace and Donna K. McClish and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Sally A. Shumaker

151 papers receiving 16.0k citations

Hit Papers

Estrogen Plus Progestin a... 1984 2026 1998 2012 2003 1995 1984 2004 2000 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Estrogen Plus Progestin and the Incidence of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Postmenopausal Women
    2003 1.5k citations Sally A. Shumaker, Claudine Legault et al. JAMA profile →
  2. Short forms to assess life quality and symptom distress for urinary incontinence in women: The incontinence impact questionnaire and the urogenital distress inventory
    1995 1.2k citations Sally A. Shumaker et al. profile →
  3. Toward a Theory of Social Support: Closing Conceptual Gaps
    1984 1.0k citations Sally A. Shumaker et al. profile →
  4. Conjugated Equine Estrogens and Incidence of Probable Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Postmenopausal Women<SUBTITLE>Women's Health Initiative Memory Study</SUBTITLE>
    2004 965 citations Sally A. Shumaker JAMA profile →
  5. Effects of Estrogen Replacement on the Progression of Coronary-Artery Atherosclerosis
    2000 914 citations Sally A. Shumaker et al. profile →
  6. Health-related quality of life measures for women with urinary incontinence: the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire and the Urogenital Distress Inventory
    1994 909 citations Sally A. Shumaker et al. Quality of Life Research profile →
  7. Effect of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Global Cognitive Function in Postmenopausal Women
    2003 696 citations Stephen R. Rapp, Mark A. Espeland et al. JAMA profile →
  8. Implementation of the women's health initiative study design
    2003 597 citations Garnet L. Anderson, JoAnn E. Manson et al. profile →
  9. Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality
    2017 344 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Aaron K. Aragaki et al. JAMA profile →
  10. Particulate air pollutants, APOE alleles and their contributions to cognitive impairment in older women and to amyloidogenesis in experimental models
    2017 315 citations Sally A. Shumaker, Susan M. Resnick et al. profile →
  11. The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials and Clinical Practice
    2024 45 citations JoAnn E. Manson, Carolyn Crandall et al. JAMA profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sally A. Shumaker United States 55 4.8k 4.1k 2.6k 2.0k 1.7k 154 17.0k
Anne McTiernan United States 95 3.3k 0.7× 4.9k 1.2× 1.6k 0.6× 2.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.9× 380 32.4k
Gail A. Greendale United States 74 5.8k 1.2× 3.8k 0.9× 727 0.3× 2.1k 1.1× 494 0.3× 288 18.0k
Wendy J. Mack United States 74 5.1k 1.1× 2.9k 0.7× 548 0.2× 2.1k 1.0× 3.1k 1.8× 402 20.2k
Jan Sundquist Sweden 77 1.4k 0.3× 2.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.4× 2.5k 1.2× 2.2k 1.3× 982 27.7k
Andrea Z. LaCroix United States 87 5.4k 1.1× 4.1k 1.0× 656 0.3× 2.3k 1.1× 3.0k 1.8× 550 27.7k
Diana B. Petitti United States 58 3.5k 0.7× 2.9k 0.7× 342 0.1× 1.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 194 13.8k
Kristina Sundquist Sweden 74 1.1k 0.2× 2.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.4× 2.1k 1.0× 2.3k 1.4× 944 24.2k
Alan B. Zonderman United States 85 2.3k 0.5× 1.8k 0.4× 735 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 2.3k 1.4× 450 27.0k
Stephen B. Hulley United States 55 6.3k 1.3× 4.5k 1.1× 360 0.1× 2.3k 1.1× 3.7k 2.2× 120 16.6k
Karen Johnson United States 60 4.7k 1.0× 4.0k 1.0× 402 0.2× 1.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.3× 332 17.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Manson, JoAnn E., Carolyn Crandall, Jacques E. Rossouw, et al.. (2024). The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials and Clinical Practice. JAMA. 331(20). 1748–1748. 45 indexed citations breakdown →
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Manson, JoAnn E., Aaron K. Aragaki, Jacques E. Rossouw, et al.. (2018). Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Long-Term All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality: The Women’s Health Initiative Randomized Trials. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 73(1). 22–24. 31 indexed citations
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Morahan, Page S., Sharon L. Newbill, Diane Magrane, et al.. (2018). Managing mission tensions in academic health centers.. PubMed. 79(4). 8–13. 2 indexed citations
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Beavers, Daniel P., Mary Pettinger, Mark A. Espeland, et al.. (2015). The Evolution of the WHI 80+ Cohort. The Journals of Gerontology Series A. 71 Suppl 1. glv050–glv050. 2 indexed citations
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Moinpour, Carol M., Amy K. Darke, Gary Donaldson, et al.. (2012). Health-Related Quality-of-Life Findings for the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 104(18). 1373–1385. 12 indexed citations
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Coker, Laura H., Mark A. Espeland, Stephen R. Rapp, et al.. (2009). Postmenopausal hormone therapy and cognitive outcomes: The Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 118(4-5). 304–310. 101 indexed citations
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Brunner, Robert L., Barbara B. Cochrane, Rebecca D. Jackson, et al.. (2008). Calcium, Vitamin D Supplementation, and Physical Function in the Women's Health Initiative. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. 108(9). 1472–1479. 55 indexed citations
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Sherman, Aurora M., Sally A. Shumaker, W. Jack Rejeski, et al.. (2006). Social support, social integration, and health-related quality of life over time: Results from the Fitness and Arthritis in Seniors Trial (FAST). Psychology and Health. 21(4). 463–480. 15 indexed citations
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Espeland, Mark A., Stephen R. Rapp, Sally A. Shumaker, et al.. (2004). Conjugated Equine Estrogens and Global Cognitive Function in Postmenopausal Women: Women???s Health Initiative Memory Study. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 59(10). 712–714. 199 indexed citations
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Shumaker, Sally A., Claudine Legault, Lewis H. Kuller, et al.. (2004). Conjugated Equine Estrogens and Incidence of Probable Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in Postmenopausal Women: Women???s Health Initiative Memory Study. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 59(10). 711–711. 26 indexed citations
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Hays, Jennifer, Judith K. Ockene, Robert L. Brunner, et al.. (2003). Effects of Estrogen Plus Progestin on Health-Related Quality of Life. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 58(10). 671–672. 27 indexed citations
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Levine, Douglas W., Megan A. Lewis, Deborah J. Bowen, et al.. (2003). Reliability and validity of Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale.. Psychological Assessment. 15(2). 137–148. 230 indexed citations
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Wilcox, Sara, et al.. (2000). Factors Related to Sleep Disturbance in Older Adults Experiencing Knee Pain or Knee Pain with Radiographic Evidence of Knee Osteoarthritis. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 48(10). 1241–1251. 173 indexed citations
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Rapp, Steve, et al.. (1998). Adaptation and evaluation of the Liverpool Seizure Severity Scale and Liverpool Quality of Life battery for American epilepsy patients. Quality of Life Research. 7(6). 467–477. 12 indexed citations
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Rapp, Steve, et al.. (1998). Adaptation and evaluation of the Liverpool Seizure Severity Scale and Liverpool Quality of Life battery for American epilepsy patients.. Quality of Life Research. 7(4). 353–363. 18 indexed citations
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Shumaker, Sally A., Beth A. Reboussin, Mark A. Espeland, et al.. (1998). The Women’s Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS). Controlled Clinical Trials. 19(6). 604–621. 243 indexed citations
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Czajkowski, Susan M., Michael L. Terrin, Ruth Lindquist, et al.. (1997). Comparison of Preoperative Characteristics of Men and Women Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (The Post Coronary Artery Bypass Graft [CABG] Biobehavioral Study). The American Journal of Cardiology. 79(8). 1017–1024. 80 indexed citations
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Burns, Robert, Stephen P. Messier, William B. Applegate, et al.. (1997). A randomized trial comparing aerobic exercise and resistance exercise with a health education program in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. The Fitness Arthritis and Seniors Trial (FAST).. PubMed. 277(1). 25–31. 411 indexed citations
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Rejeski, W. Jack, Timothy E. Craven, W. H. Ettinger, Mary McFarlane, & Sally A. Shumaker. (1996). Self-Efficacy and Pain in Disability with Osteoarthritis of the Knee. The Journals of Gerontology Series B. 51B(1). P24–P29. 107 indexed citations
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Gorkin, Larry, Eleanor Schron, Maria M. Brooks, et al.. (1993). Psychosocial predictors of mortality in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial-1 (CAST-1). The American Journal of Cardiology. 71(4). 263–267. 91 indexed citations

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