Shelley Niwa

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Shelley Niwa is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Surgery and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Shelley Niwa has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 15 papers in Surgery and 12 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Shelley Niwa's work include Renal cell carcinoma treatment (9 papers), Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers (7 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (6 papers). Shelley Niwa is often cited by papers focused on Renal cell carcinoma treatment (9 papers), Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers (7 papers) and Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies (6 papers). Shelley Niwa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Australia. Shelley Niwa's co-authors include Joseph F. Fraumeni, Wong‐Ho Chow, Jack S. Mandel, William J. Blot, Janet B. Schoenberg, Diana C. Farrow, J. L. Stanford, Robert Dubrow, S. T. Mayne and Habibul Ahsan and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Shelley Niwa

41 papers receiving 2.9k 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.

Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

1998 469 citations Shelley Niwa et al. profile →
Tobacco, alcohol, and socioeconomic status and adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia

1997 453 citations Shelley Niwa, Joseph F. Fraumeni et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Shelley Niwa United States	27	1.2k	1.2k	664	558	452	42	3.0k
Chen Yuan China	31	709 0.6×	519 0.4×	851 1.3×	930 1.7×	272 0.6×	121	3.3k
Seiichiro Yamamoto Japan	31	377 0.3×	620 0.5×	1.8k 2.7×	1.2k 2.1×	988 2.2×	60	4.0k
Björn L.D.M. Brücher Germany	28	1.4k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	846 1.3×	822 1.5×	146 0.3×	93	3.3k
Mark W. Russo United States	32	1.3k 1.0×	496 0.4×	679 1.0×	815 1.5×	1.0k 2.3×	101	4.3k
Frank Viborg Mortensen Denmark	28	1.3k 1.1×	767 0.6×	1.4k 2.1×	507 0.9×	411 0.9×	153	3.3k
Ashraful Hoque United States	27	453 0.4×	558 0.5×	556 0.8×	767 1.4×	138 0.3×	64	2.2k
Reginald V. Lord Australia	38	2.5k 2.0×	1.5k 1.3×	1.0k 1.5×	2.3k 4.2×	365 0.8×	124	5.7k
Hong Wu China	28	1.0k 0.8×	490 0.4×	603 0.9×	896 1.6×	894 2.0×	135	3.4k
Harold O. Douglass United States	26	1.4k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.5k 2.3×	518 0.9×	404 0.9×	70	4.2k
J. H. P. Wilson Netherlands	28	345 0.3×	536 0.5×	263 0.4×	839 1.5×	254 0.6×	93	2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Shelley Niwa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Shelley Niwa

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Unno, Rei, Kazumi Taguchi, Shelley Niwa, et al.. (2025). Effect of Using Automated Irrigation Systems on the Risk of Infectious Complications after Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Endourology. 39(9). 872–878.

Cook, Michael B., Frank Z. Stanczyk, Shannon N. Wood, et al.. (2017). Relationships between Circulating and Intraprostatic Sex Steroid Hormone Concentrations. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 26(11). 1660–1666. 12 indexed citations

Zhou, Cindy Ke, Denise Young, Edward D. Yeboah, et al.. (2017). TMPRSS2:ERG Gene Fusions in Prostate Cancer of West African Men and a Meta-Analysis of Racial Differences. American Journal of Epidemiology. 186(12). 1352–1361. 61 indexed citations

Zhou, Cindy Ke, Frank Z. Stanczyk, Roni T. Falk, et al.. (2017). Circulating and intraprostatic sex steroid hormonal profiles in relation to male pattern baldness and chest hair density among men diagnosed with localized prostate cancers. The Prostate. 77(16). 1573–1582. 9 indexed citations

Brinton, Louise A., Bert Scoccia, Kamran S. Moghissi, et al.. (2014). Long-term Relationship of Ovulation-Stimulating Drugs to Breast Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 23(4). 584–593. 30 indexed citations

Hsing, Ann W., Edward D. Yeboah, Richard Biritwum, et al.. (2014). High Prevalence of Screen Detected Prostate Cancer in West Africans: Implications for Racial Disparity of Prostate Cancer. The Journal of Urology. 192(3). 730–736. 44 indexed citations

Chokkalingam, Anand P., Edward D. Yeboah, Angelo M. De Marzo, et al.. (2011). Prevalence of BPH and lower urinary tract symptoms in West Africans. Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases. 15(2). 170–176. 49 indexed citations

Hsing, Ann W., Lori C. Sakoda, Asif Rashid, et al.. (2008). Variants in Inflammation Genes and the Risk of Biliary Tract Cancers and Stones: A Population-Based Study in China. Cancer Research. 68(15). 6442–6452. 69 indexed citations

Hsing, Ann W., Yu‐Tang Gao, Katherine A. McGlynn, et al.. (2007). Biliary tract cancer and stones in relation to chronic liver conditions: A population‐based study in Shanghai, China. International Journal of Cancer. 120(9). 1981–1985. 30 indexed citations

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Hsing, Ann W., Asif Rashid, Lori C. Sakoda, et al.. (2007). Gallstones and the risk of biliary tract cancer: a population-based study in China. British Journal of Cancer. 97(11). 1577–1582. 185 indexed citations

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Hsing, Ann W., Ming-Dong Zhang, Asif Rashid, et al.. (2007). Hepatitis B and C virus infection and the risk of biliary tract cancer: A population‐based study in China. International Journal of Cancer. 122(8). 1849–1853. 74 indexed citations

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Kleinerman, Ruth A., William T. Kaune, Elizabeth E. Hatch, et al.. (2000). Are Children Living Near High-Voltage Power Lines at Increased Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia?. American Journal of Epidemiology. 151(5). 512–515. 44 indexed citations

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Baris, Dalsu, Martha S. Linet, Anssi Auvinen, et al.. (1999). Temporal and Other Exposure Aspects of Residential Magnetic Fields Measurement in Relation to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in Children: The National Cancer Institute Children's Cancer Group Study. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 83(1). 53–60. 3 indexed citations

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Linet, Martha S., Elizabeth E. Hatch, Ruth A. Kleinerman, et al.. (1997). Residential Exposure to Magnetic Fields and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children. New England Journal of Medicine. 337(1). 1–8. 320 indexed citations

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Wolk, Alicja, Shelley Niwa, Per Lindblad, et al.. (1996). International renal cell cancer study. VII. role of diet. International Journal of Cancer. 65(1). 67–73. 137 indexed citations

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Wolk, Alicja, Gloria Gridley, Shelley Niwa, et al.. (1996). International renal cell cancer study. VII. role of diet. International Journal of Cancer. 65(1). 67–73. 13 indexed citations

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Schlehofer, Brigitte, Wolfgang Pommer, Anders Mellemgaard, et al.. (1996). International renal‐cell‐cancer study. VI. The role of medical and family history. International Journal of Cancer. 66(6). 723–726. 6 indexed citations

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McCredie, Margaret, Wolfgang Pommer, Joseph K. McLaughlin, et al.. (1995). International renal‐cell cancer study. II. Analgesics. International Journal of Cancer. 60(3). 345–349. 62 indexed citations

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Mellemgaard, Anders, Brigitte Schlehofer, Jack S. Mandel, et al.. (1995). International renal‐cell cancer study. III. Role of weight, height, physical activity, and use of amphetamines. International Journal of Cancer. 60(3). 350–354. 93 indexed citations

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Mellemgaard, Anders, Shelley Niwa, Eric S. Mehl, et al.. (1994). Risk Factors for Renal Cell Carcinoma in Denmark: Role of Medication and Medical History. International Journal of Epidemiology. 23(5). 923–930. 62 indexed citations

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