Thomas A. Sellers

33.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
279 papers, 16.1k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Sellers is a scholar working on Oncology, Cancer Research and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Sellers has authored 279 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Oncology, 92 papers in Cancer Research and 87 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Sellers's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (69 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (51 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (47 papers). Thomas A. Sellers is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (69 papers), BRCA gene mutations in cancer (51 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (47 papers). Thomas A. Sellers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Thomas A. Sellers's co-authors include Aaron R. Folsom, Lawrence H. Kushi, John D. Potter, Celine M. Vachon, James R. Cerhan, Robert A. Vierkant, Lynn C. Hartmann, Marlene H. Frost, Wei Zheng and V. Shane Pankratz and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Sellers

272 papers receiving 15.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Efficacy of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Women with a Family History of Breast Cancer

1999 982 citations Daniel J. Schaid, Thomas A. Sellers et al. profile →
Benign Breast Disease and the Risk of Breast Cancer

2005 628 citations Thomas A. Sellers, Robert A. Vierkant et al. profile →
Efficacy of Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutation Carriers

2001 546 citations Thomas A. Sellers, Daniel J. Schaid et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →

Peers

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Esther M. John United States

Franco Berrino Italy

Polly A. Newcomb United States

Rulla M. Tamimi United States

Patricia Hartge United States

Garnet L. Anderson United States

Paul D.P. Pharoah United Kingdom

Thomas E. Rohan United States

Kathleen E. Malone United States

Dee W. West United States

Esther M. John United States

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas A. Sellers

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20 of 20 papers shown

Sellers, Thomas A., et al.. (2023). Prevention of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine. 13(8). a038216–a038216. 6 indexed citations

Nakamura, Koji, Brett M. Reid, Ann Chen, et al.. (2021). Functional analysis of the 1p34.3 risk locus implicates GNL2 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 109(1). 116–135. 7 indexed citations

Marrone, Michael, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Stephan Ehrhardt, et al.. (2018). When Is Enough, Enough? When Are More Observational Epidemiologic Studies Needed to Resolve a Research Question: Illustrations Using Biomarker–Cancer Associations. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 28(2). 239–247. 3 indexed citations

Lee, Ji‐Hyun, Deborah Cragun, Zachary Thompson, et al.. (2014). Association Between IHC and MSI Testing to Identify Mismatch Repair–Deficient Patients with Ovarian Cancer. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers. 18(4). 229–235. 32 indexed citations

Cragun, Deborah, Emily K. Robinson, Jongphil Kim, et al.. (2014). Differences in BRCA counseling and testing practices based on ordering provider type. Genetics in Medicine. 17(1). 51–57. 42 indexed citations

Park, Jong Y., Ernest K. Amankwah, Gabriella M. Anic, et al.. (2013). Gene Variants in Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis and Cutaneous Melanoma Progression. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(5). 827–834. 17 indexed citations

Sellers, Thomas A., et al.. (2013). 乳房画像報告データシステム(BI-RADS)乳房組成デスクリプタ: フルフィールドデジタルマンモグラフィーのための自動測定開発. Medical Physics. 40(11). 1–113502. 15 indexed citations

Stevens, Kristen N., Linda E. Kelemen, Xianshu Wang, et al.. (2012). Common Variation in Nemo-Like Kinase Is Associated with Risk of Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 21(3). 523–528. 8 indexed citations

Heine, John, Christopher G. Scott, Thomas A. Sellers, et al.. (2012). A Novel Automated Mammographic Density Measure and Breast  Cancer Risk. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 104(13). 1028–1037. 64 indexed citations

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Ji, Yuan, Janet E. Olson, Jianping Zhang, et al.. (2008). Breast Cancer Risk Reduction and Membrane-Bound Catechol O -Methyltransferase Genetic Polymorphisms. Cancer Research. 68(14). 5997–6005. 36 indexed citations

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Kelemen, Linda E., Thomas A. Sellers, Joellen M. Schildkraut, et al.. (2008). Genetic Variation in the One-Carbon Transfer Pathway and Ovarian Cancer Risk. Cancer Research. 68(7). 2498–2506. 50 indexed citations

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Tseng, Marilyn, Robert A. Vierkant, Lawrence H. Kushi, Thomas A. Sellers, & Celine M. Vachon. (2008). Dietary patterns and breast density in the Minnesota Breast Cancer Family Study. Cancer Causes & Control. 19(5). 481–489. 14 indexed citations

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Vachon, Celine M., Thomas A. Sellers, Erin E. Carlson, et al.. (2007). Strong Evidence of a Genetic Determinant for Mammographic Density, a Major Risk Factor for Breast Cancer. Cancer Research. 67(17). 8412–8418. 58 indexed citations

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Cho, Eunyoung, David J. Hunter, Donna Spiegelman, et al.. (2005). Intakes of vitamins A, C and E and folate and multivitamins and lung cancer: A pooled analysis of 8 prospective studies. International Journal of Cancer. 118(4). 970–978. 75 indexed citations

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Slezak, Jeff, et al.. (2004). Reoperations after prophylactic mastectomy with or without implant reconstruction. Breast Diseases A Year Book Quarterly. 15(2). 202–203. 2 indexed citations

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Limburg, Paul J., Robert A. Vierkant, James R. Cerhan, et al.. (2003). Cigarette smoking and colorectal cancer: Long-term, subsite-specific risks in a cohort study of postmenopausal women. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 1(3). 202–210. 42 indexed citations

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Vachon, Celine M., Lawrence H. Kushi, James R. Cerhan, Christopher C. Kuni, & Thomas A. Sellers. (2000). Association of diet and mammographic breast density in the Minnesota breast cancer family cohort.. PubMed. 9(2). 151–60. 136 indexed citations

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Zheng, Wei, Anne C. Deitz, Deborah R. Campbell, et al.. (1999). N-acetyltransferase 1 genetic polymorphism, cigarette smoking, well-done meat intake, and breast cancer risk.. PubMed. 8(3). 233–9. 93 indexed citations

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Kushi, Lawrence H., John D. Potter, Roberd M. Bostick, et al.. (1995). Dietary fat and risk of breast cancer according to hormone receptor status.. PubMed. 4(1). 11–9. 71 indexed citations

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Huntington, Dale, et al.. (1986). Findings from the health and nutrition survey in four areas of the People's Republic of Congo.. PubMed. 32(8). 188–95. 1 indexed citations

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