Sara Hiom

5.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
29 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Sara Hiom is a scholar working on Oncology, General Health Professions and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Hiom has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Oncology, 5 papers in General Health Professions and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Sara Hiom's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (20 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (14 papers) and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (4 papers). Sara Hiom is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (20 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (14 papers) and Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment (4 papers). Sara Hiom collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Portugal. Sara Hiom's co-authors include Jo Waller, Jane Wardle, Joan Austoker, Una Macleod, Kathryn A. Robb, Sean McPhail, Antonio J. Ramírez, Jon Shelton, Lucy Elliss‐Brookes and M. Victoria Greenslade and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet Oncology, British Journal of Cancer and Annals of Oncology.

In The Last Decade

Sara Hiom

28 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

The Aarhus statement: improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosis

2012 570 citations David Weller, Peter Vedsted et al. British Journal of Cancer profile →
Routes to diagnosis for cancer – determining the patient journey using multiple routine data sets

2012 398 citations Lucy Elliss‐Brookes, Sean McPhail et al. British Journal of Cancer profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sara Hiom United Kingdom	18	1.6k	452	354	302	301	29	2.4k
Laura M. Woods United Kingdom	23	1.5k 0.9×	302 0.7×	325 0.9×	271 0.9×	388 1.3×	64	2.6k
Cheryll J. Cardinez United States	12	1.7k 1.0×	349 0.8×	340 1.0×	488 1.6×	585 1.9×	15	2.8k
Garth H. Rauscher United States	35	2.1k 1.3×	406 0.9×	267 0.8×	702 2.3×	365 1.2×	103	3.7k
Sandi L. Pruitt United States	31	1.4k 0.9×	481 1.1×	330 0.9×	436 1.4×	701 2.3×	128	2.8k
Arica White United States	25	1.8k 1.1×	232 0.5×	280 0.8×	609 2.0×	346 1.1×	54	2.5k
Peter C. Raich United States	26	1.5k 1.0×	716 1.6×	629 1.8×	251 0.8×	292 1.0×	56	2.7k
Christopher J. Johnson United States	25	1.3k 0.8×	230 0.5×	223 0.6×	425 1.4×	618 2.1×	41	2.7k
David K. Espey United States	24	1.3k 0.8×	491 1.1×	362 1.0×	377 1.2×	603 2.0×	49	2.6k
Donna Turner Canada	26	1.5k 0.9×	189 0.4×	350 1.0×	648 2.1×	253 0.8×	80	2.4k
Sherri L. Stewart United States	27	992 0.6×	201 0.4×	341 1.0×	410 1.4×	267 0.9×	79	2.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Sara Hiom

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Hiom

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Sara Hiom. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Sara Hiom. The network helps show where Sara Hiom may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Hiom

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sara Hiom. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sara Hiom 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 Sara Hiom. Sara Hiom is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dolly, Saoirse, Raven Smith, Sara Hiom, et al.. (2025). Clinical referral to the NHS following multi-cancer early detection test results from the NHS-Galleri trial. Frontiers in Oncology. 15. 1511816–1511816.

Swanton, Charles, Christopher Mathews, Adam R. Brentnall, et al.. (2025). NHS-Galleri trial: Enriched enrolment approaches and sociodemographic characteristics of enrolled participants. Clinical Trials. 22(2). 227–238. 2 indexed citations

Jackson, Ashley, Pradeep S. Virdee, Sharon Tonner, et al.. (2024). Validity and timeliness of cancer diagnosis data collected during a prospective cohort study and reported by the English and Welsh cancer registries: a retrospective, comparative analysis. The Lancet Oncology. 25(11). 1476–1486. 3 indexed citations

Swann, Ruth, Sean McPhail, Gary Abel, et al.. (2023). National Cancer Diagnosis Audits for England 2018 versus 2014: a comparative analysis. British Journal of General Practice. 73(733). e566–e574. 11 indexed citations

Richards, Martin, Sara Hiom, & William Hamilton. (2023). Diagnosing cancer earlier: what progress is being made?. British Journal of Cancer. 128(3). 441–442. 4 indexed citations

Crosby, David L., Emma Greenwood, Samantha Harrison, et al.. (2020). A roadmap for the early detection and diagnosis of cancer. The Lancet Oncology. 21(11). 1397–1399. 61 indexed citations

Pearson, Clare, Michael Peake, Roland Valori, et al.. (2019). Establishing population-based surveillance of diagnostic timeliness using linked cancer registry and administrative data for patients with colorectal and lung cancer. Cancer Epidemiology. 61. 111–118. 21 indexed citations

Hiom, Sara, et al.. (2018). Lung cancer screening – gaining consensus on next steps – proceedings of a closed workshop in the UK. Lung Cancer. 125. 121–127. 7 indexed citations

Hiom, Sara. (2015). Diagnosing cancer earlier: reviewing the evidence for improving cancer survival. British Journal of Cancer. 112(S1). S1–S5. 121 indexed citations

10.

Simon, Alice, Dorota Juszczyk, Nina Smyth, et al.. (2012). Knowledge of lung cancer symptoms and risk factors in the UK: development of a measure and results from a population-based survey. Thorax. 67(5). 426–432. 62 indexed citations

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Elliss‐Brookes, Lucy, Sean McPhail, A. Ives, et al.. (2012). Routes to diagnosis for cancer – determining the patient journey using multiple routine data sets. British Journal of Cancer. 107(8). 1220–1226. 398 indexed citations breakdown →

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Weller, David, Peter Vedsted, G Rubin, et al.. (2012). The Aarhus statement: improving design and reporting of studies on early cancer diagnosis. British Journal of Cancer. 106(7). 1262–1267. 570 indexed citations breakdown →

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Power, Emily, Alice Simon, Dorota Juszczyk, Sara Hiom, & Jane Wardle. (2011). Assessing awareness of colorectal cancer symptoms: Measure development and results from a population survey in the UK. BMC Cancer. 11(1). 366–366. 69 indexed citations

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Thomson, C S, Steven J. Woolnough, Mary Wickenden, Sara Hiom, & Chris Twelves. (2010). Sunbed use in children aged 11-17 in England: face to face quota sampling surveys in the National Prevalence Study and Six Cities Study. BMJ. 340(mar18 2). c877–c877. 42 indexed citations

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Ashwell, Margaret, Edwin M. Stone, Kevin D. Cashman, et al.. (2010). UK Food Standards Agency Workshop Report: an investigation of the relative contributions of diet and sunlight to vitamin D status. British Journal Of Nutrition. 104(4). 603–611. 91 indexed citations

16.

Waller, Jo, Kathryn A. Robb, Antonio J. Ramírez, et al.. (2009). Awareness of cancer symptoms and anticipated help seeking among ethnic minority groups in England. British Journal of Cancer. 101(S2). S24–S30. 92 indexed citations

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Robb, Kathryn A., Antonio J. Ramírez, Una Macleod, et al.. (2009). Public awareness of cancer in Britain: a population-based survey of adults. British Journal of Cancer. 101(S2). S18–S23. 264 indexed citations

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Wardle, Jane, et al.. (2008). The launch of Cancer Research UK’s ‘Reduce the Risk’ campaign: Baseline measurements of public awareness of cancer risk factors in 2004. European Journal of Cancer. 45(5). 827–836. 74 indexed citations

19.

Hiom, Sara. (2006). Public awareness regarding UV risks and vitamin D—The challenges for UK skin cancer prevention campaigns. Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 92(1). 161–166. 31 indexed citations

20.

Miles, Anne, et al.. (2005). SunSmart? Skin cancer knowledge and preventive behaviour in a British population representative sample. Health Education Research. 20(5). 579–585. 67 indexed citations

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