Susan S. Devesa

42.0k citations

205 papers · 30.5k indexed · 15 hit papers · h-index 90

Oncology top 0.05%
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine top 0.1%
Surgery top 0.1%
Molecular Biology top 1%
Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.05%

Co-authors: Joseph F. Fraumeni Freddie Bray William J. Blot William F. Anderson Martha S. Linet Donald Maxwell Parkin Línda Morris Brown Katherine A. McGlynn
Topics: Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (67 papers)Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (27 papers)Cancer Risks and Factors (25 papers)
Cited by: Oncology Pathology and Forensic Medicine Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Journals: New England Journal of Medicine JAMA Journal of Clinical Oncology
Partner nations: United States India France

In The Last Decade

Susan S. Devesa

205 papers receiving 29.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Cancer burden in the year 2000. The global picture

2001 1.7k citations Donald Maxwell Parkin, Freddie Bray et al. profile →
Changing patterns in the incidence of esophageal and gastric carcinoma in the United States

1998 1.6k citations Susan S. Devesa, Joseph F. Fraumeni et al. Cancer profile →
Trends in Thyroid Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the United States, 1974-2013

2017 1.5k citations Susan S. Devesa et al. profile →
Lymphoma incidence patterns by WHO subtype in the United States, 1992-2001

2005 1.2k citations Susan S. Devesa, Martha S. Linet et al. profile →
Epidemiology and risk factors for kidney cancer

2010 1.0k citations Susan S. Devesa et al. profile →
International trends and patterns of prostate cancer incidence and mortality

2000 654 citations Susan S. Devesa et al. profile →
Rising Thyroid Cancer Incidence in the United States by Demographic and Tumor Characteristics, 1980-2005

2009 635 citations Lindsey Enewold, Kangmin Zhu et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention profile →
International lung cancer trends by histologic type: Male:Female differences diminishing and adenocarcinoma rates rising

2005 608 citations Susan S. Devesa, Freddie Bray et al. profile →
Incidence of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus Among White Americans by Sex, Stage, and Age

2008 537 citations Susan S. Devesa et al. profile →
Trends in Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma Incidence and Survival: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program at the National Cancer Institute

2005 500 citations William F. Anderson, Susan S. Devesa et al. profile →
Cutaneous lymphoma incidence patterns in the United States: a population-based study of 3884 cases

2009 475 citations Susan S. Devesa, William F. Anderson et al. profile →
Lung cancer

1995 474 citations Susan S. Devesa et al. Cancer profile →
Acute leukemia incidence and patient survival among children and adults in the United States, 2001-2007

2011 460 citations Susan S. Devesa, Martha S. Linet et al. profile →
Higher Lung Cancer Incidence in Young Women Than Young Men in the United States

2018 304 citations Susan S. Devesa et al. profile →
Predicting the Future Burden of Esophageal Cancer by Histological Subtype: International Trends in Incidence up to 2030

2017 303 citations Susan S. Devesa, Freddie Bray et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan S. Devesa

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Geographic Patterns in U.S. Lung Cancer Mortality and Cigarette Smoking 2022 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·(unknown),(unknown),Elizabeth C. Chase,(unknown),Jared A. Fisher,Barry I. Graubard,Robert N. Hoover,Debra T. Silverman,Susan S. Devesa,Rena R. Jones	9
2	Nonmalignant meningioma and vestibular schwannoma incidence trends in the United States, 2004‐2017 2021 ·Cancer ·Diana R. Withrow,Susan S. Devesa,Dennis Deapen,Valentina I. Petkov,Alison L. Van Dyke,(unknown),Terri S. Armstrong,Mark R. Gilbert,Martha S. Linet	14
3	Hysterectomy-Corrected Uterine Corpus Cancer Incidence Trends and Differences in Relative Survival Reveal Racial Disparities and Rising Rates of Nonendometrioid Cancers 2019 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Megan A. Clarke,Susan S. Devesa,(unknown),Nicolas Wentzensen	190
4	Longitude Position in a Time Zone and Cancer Risk in the United States 2017 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Fangyi Gu,(unknown),Susan S. Devesa,(unknown),Elizabeth B. Klerman,Barry I. Graubard,Neil E. Caporaso	60
5	Anal Cancer Incidence in the United States, 1977–2011: Distinct Patterns by Histology and Behavior 2015 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Meredith S. Shiels,Aimée R. Kreimer,Anna E. Coghill,Teresa M. Darragh,Susan S. Devesa	116
6	Thyroid Cancer Incidence Patterns in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and the U.S. SEER Program, 1997–2008 2013 ·Thyroid ·Lene H.S. Veiga,Gila Neta,Briseis Aschebrook‐Kilfoy,Elaine Ron,Susan S. Devesa	92
7	Racial disparity in renal cell carcinoma patient survival according to demographic and clinical characteristics 2012 ·Cancer ·Wong‐Ho Chow,Brian Shuch,W. Marston Linehan,Susan S. Devesa	94
8	Pediatric, elderly, and emerging adult‐onset peaks in Burkitt's lymphoma incidence diagnosed in four continents, excluding Africa 2012 ·American Journal of Hematology ·Sam M. Mbulaiteye,William F. Anderson,Jacques Ferlay,Kishor Bhatia,Cindy M. Chang,Philip S. Rosenberg,Susan S. Devesa,Donald Maxwell Parkin	45
9	Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Primary Bone Cancer Incidence Rates in the United States (1976–2005) 2011 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·(unknown),Susan S. Devesa,Freddie Bray,Rebecca Troisi,Thora J. Jónasdóttir,Øyvind S. Bruland,Tom Grotmol	51
10	Sex Disparities in Cancer Mortality and Survival 2011 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Michael B. Cook,Katherine A. McGlynn,Susan S. Devesa,Neal D. Freedman,William F. Anderson	370
11	Rising Thyroid Cancer Incidence in the United States by Demographic and Tumor Characteristics, 1980-2005breakdown → 2009 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Lindsey Enewold,Kangmin Zhu,Elaine Ron,Aizen J. Marrogi,Alexander Stojadinovic,George E. Peoples,Susan S. Devesa	635
12	Cutaneous soft tissue sarcoma incidence patterns in the U.S. 2008 ·Cancer ·Panta Rouhani,Christopher D.�M. Fletcher,Susan S. Devesa,Jorge R. Toro	230
13	In situ male breast carcinoma in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database of the National Cancer Institute 2005 ·Cancer ·William F. Anderson,Susan S. Devesa	43
14	Distinct breast cancer incidence and prognostic patterns in the NCI?s SEER program: suggesting a possible link between etiology and outcome 2005 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·William F. Anderson,Ismail Jatoi,Susan S. Devesa	90
15	Is Male Breast Cancer Similar or Different than Female Breast Cancer? 2004 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·William F. Anderson,Michelle D. Althuis,Louise A. Brinton,Susan S. Devesa	208
16	Trends in the incidence of ocular melanoma in the United States, 1974–1998 2003 ·Cancer Causes & Control ·Peter D. Inskip,Susan S. Devesa,Joseph F. Fraumeni	62
17	Recent trends in breast cancer incidence and mortality 2002 ·Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis ·James V. Lacey,Susan S. Devesa,Louise A. Brinton	195
18	Incidence of colorectal carcinoma in the U.S. 1999 ·Cancer ·Rebecca Troisi,Andrew N. Freedman,Susan S. Devesa	139
19	Incidence of colorectal carcinoma in the U.S. 1999 ·Cancer ·Rebecca Troisi,Andrew N. Freedman,Susan S. Devesa	15
20	The Magnitude of the Breast Cancer Problem 1976 ·Breast Cancer ·S. J. Cutler,Susan S. Devesa,T. H. C. Barclay	11

About Susan S. Devesa

Susan S. Devesa is a scholar working on Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Reproductive Medicine, having authored 205 papers that have together received 30.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (67 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (27 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Oncology (11.5k citations), Pathology and Forensic Medicine (4.8k citations) and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (8.0k citations). Susan S. Devesa has collaborated with scholars based in United States, India and France. Frequent co-authors include Joseph F. Fraumeni, Freddie Bray, William J. Blot, William F. Anderson, Martha S. Linet, Donald Maxwell Parkin, Línda Morris Brown, Katherine A. McGlynn, David P. Check and Ann W. Hsing. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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