Samuel Shapiro

15.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
184 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

Samuel Shapiro is a scholar working on Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel Shapiro has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Oncology, 31 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 27 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Samuel Shapiro's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (26 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (19 papers) and Reproductive Health and Contraception (14 papers). Samuel Shapiro is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (26 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (19 papers) and Reproductive Health and Contraception (14 papers). Samuel Shapiro collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Germany. Samuel Shapiro's co-authors include Lynn Rosenberg, Dennis Slone, David W. Kaufman, Olli P. Heinonen, Julie R. Palmer, Allen A. Mitchell, Paul D. Stolley, Judith P. Kelly, Hershel Jick and Olli S. Miettinen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Samuel Shapiro

179 papers receiving 9.9k 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.

Medication Use and the Risk of Stevens–Johnson Syndrome or Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis

1995 1.0k citations Judith P. Kelly, Theresa Anderson et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Birth defects and drugs in pregnancy

1977 608 citations Samuel Shapiro et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Samuel Shapiro United States	58	2.3k	1.9k	1.7k	1.6k	1.6k	184	10.9k
David W. Kaufman United States	57	1.7k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.1k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 0.8×	178	11.1k
Hershel Jick United States	73	2.8k 1.2×	3.1k 1.6×	1.7k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	1.9k 1.2×	319	19.5k
Martin Vessey United Kingdom	72	4.8k 2.1×	968 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.4×	2.0k 1.3×	233	16.1k
Alexander M. Walker United States	61	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.5×	646 0.4×	1.4k 0.9×	770 0.5×	206	11.9k
Susan S. Jick United States	64	2.0k 0.9×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.1×	913 0.6×	321	16.9k
Hubert G. M. Leufkens Netherlands	58	883 0.4×	826 0.4×	1.4k 0.8×	2.2k 1.4×	853 0.5×	415	14.4k
Carmen Rodríguez United States	41	2.6k 1.1×	727 0.4×	631 0.4×	4.6k 2.9×	1.3k 0.8×	117	14.2k
Fredrik Granath Sweden	73	2.1k 0.9×	588 0.3×	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 1.1×	890 0.6×	250	15.9k
Paul D. Stolley United States	50	1.4k 0.6×	704 0.4×	390 0.2×	1.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.8×	148	7.9k
Eric J. Jacobs United States	64	2.0k 0.9×	1.0k 0.5×	398 0.2×	4.5k 2.8×	1.3k 0.9×	175	14.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Samuel Shapiro

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Fields of papers citing papers by Samuel Shapiro

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel Shapiro

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Shapiro, Samuel, Richard Farmer, Helen E. Seaman, John Stevenson, & Alfred O. Mueck. (2011). Does hormone replacement therapy cause breast cancer? An application of causal principles to three studies: Table 1. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 37(2). 103–109. 24 indexed citations

Mueck, Alfred O., Harald Seeger, & Samuel Shapiro. (2010). Risk of breast cancer during hormone replacement therapy: mechanisms. Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation. 3(1). 329–339. 10 indexed citations

Shapiro, Samuel & Jürgen Dinger. (2010). Risk of venous thromboembolism among users of oral contraceptives: a review of two recently published studies. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 36(1). 33–38. 31 indexed citations

Reid, Robert L., Carolyn Westhoff, Diana Mansour, et al.. (2010). Oral Contraceptives and Venous Thromboembolism. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care. 36(3). 117–122. 43 indexed citations

Shapiro, Samuel, Margaret Hoffman, Deborah Constant, et al.. (2007). Papanicolaou Smears Induce Partial Immunity Against Sexually Transmitted Viral Infections. Epidemiology. 18(6). 709–715. 1 indexed citations

Henrich, William L., Richard L. Clark, Judith P. Kelly, et al.. (2006). Non–Contrast-Enhanced Computerized Tomography and Analgesic-Related Kidney Disease. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 17(5). 1472–1480. 9 indexed citations

Shapiro, Samuel. (2004). Looking to the 21st century: have we learned from our mistakes, or are we doomed to compound them?. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety. 13(4). 257–265. 25 indexed citations

Shapiro, Samuel, Lynn Rosenberg, Margaret Hoffman, et al.. (2003). Risk of invasive cancer of the cervix in relation to the use of injectable progestogen contraceptives and combined estrogen/progestogen oral contraceptives (South Africa). Cancer Causes & Control. 14(5). 485–495. 35 indexed citations

Coogan, Patricia F., Lynn Rosenberg, Julie R. Palmer, et al.. (2002). Statin Use and the Risk of Breast and Prostate Cancer. Epidemiology. 13(3). 262–267. 116 indexed citations

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Kaufman, David W. & Samuel Shapiro. (2000). Epidemiological assessment of drug-induced disease. The Lancet. 356(9238). 1339–1343. 48 indexed citations

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Issaragrisil, Surapol, Paul E. Leaverton, Kanchana Chansung, et al.. (1999). Regional patterns in the incidence of aplastic anemia in Thailand. American Journal of Hematology. 61(3). 164–168. 3 indexed citations

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Palmer, Julie R., Lynn Rosenberg, R. Sowmya Rao, & Samuel Shapiro. (1995). Coffee Consumption and Myocardial Infarction in Women. American Journal of Epidemiology. 141(8). 724–731. 35 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Lynn, Julie R. Palmer, & Samuel Shapiro. (1993). A Case-Control Study of Myocardial Infarction in Relation to Use of Estrogen Supplements. American Journal of Epidemiology. 137(1). 54–63. 65 indexed citations

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Werler, Martha M., Allen A. Mitchell, & Samuel Shapiro. (1992). First trimester maternal medication use in relation to gastroschisis. Teratology. 45(4). 361–367. 142 indexed citations

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Palmer, Julie R., Lynn Rosenberg, & Samuel Shapiro. (1992). Reproductive Factors and Risk of Myocardial Infarction. American Journal of Epidemiology. 136(4). 408–416. 107 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Lynn, Julie R. Palmer, E. Aileen Clarke, & Samuel Shapiro. (1992). A Case-Control Study of the Risk of Breast Cancer in Relation to Oral Contraceptive Use. American Journal of Epidemiology. 136(12). 1437–1444. 21 indexed citations

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Kreiger, Nancy, Will D. King, Lynn Rosenberg, et al.. (1991). Steroid receptor status and the epidemiology of breast cancer. Annals of Epidemiology. 1(6). 513–523. 38 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Lynn, Julie R. Palmer, & Samuel Shapiro. (1990). Decline in the Risk of Myocardial Infarction among Women Who Stop Smoking. New England Journal of Medicine. 322(4). 213–217. 236 indexed citations

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Rosenberg, Lynn, et al.. (1990). A CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION AND BREAST CANCER. American Journal of Epidemiology. 131(1). 6–14. 54 indexed citations

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Shapiro, Samuel. (1984). The Epidemiological Evaluation of Drugs. Acta Medica Scandinavica. 215(S683). 23–27. 27 indexed citations

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