W. C. Willett

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

W. C. Willett is a scholar working on Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, W. C. Willett has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Oncology, 4 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 2 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in W. C. Willett's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (4 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (3 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (1 paper). W. C. Willett is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (4 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (3 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (1 paper). W. C. Willett collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Korea. W. C. Willett's co-authors include Graham A. Colditz, M. J. Stampfer, Edward L. Giovannucci, E. B. Rimm, Carol Chute, Alberto Ascherio, Kana Wu, E. Giovannucci, Michael F. Leitzmann and Charles S. Fuchs and has published in prestigious journals such as JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, American Journal of Epidemiology and UNC Libraries.

In The Last Decade

W. C. Willett

7 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

A Prospective Study of Dietary Fat and Risk of Prostate Cancer

1993 568 citations Edward L. Giovannucci, E. B. Rimm et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. C. Willett United States	7	412	363	312	294	192	8	1.3k
Rudolph J. J. Hermus Netherlands	14	391 0.9×	431 1.2×	140 0.4×	259 0.9×	238 1.2×	17	1.3k
C Pasche Italy	16	401 1.0×	427 1.2×	158 0.5×	154 0.5×	234 1.2×	17	1.3k
L. B. Signorello United States	19	397 1.0×	270 0.7×	280 0.9×	132 0.4×	235 1.2×	20	1.9k
Dao Li Gao United States	19	264 0.6×	190 0.5×	152 0.5×	118 0.4×	144 0.8×	36	893
Maria V. Grau United States	21	446 1.1×	221 0.6×	157 0.5×	127 0.4×	470 2.4×	28	1.6k
Xiao‐Ou Shu United States	22	425 1.0×	289 0.8×	201 0.6×	88 0.3×	123 0.6×	39	1.3k
Zhi-Xian Ruan United States	19	622 1.5×	354 1.0×	205 0.7×	133 0.5×	388 2.0×	23	1.4k
A. R. Folsom United States	12	670 1.6×	693 1.9×	232 0.7×	233 0.8×	441 2.3×	12	2.0k
J. H. Hankin United States	11	550 1.3×	753 2.1×	185 0.6×	273 0.9×	353 1.8×	13	2.0k
A. Wolk Sweden	11	880 2.1×	792 2.2×	242 0.8×	236 0.8×	371 1.9×	11	2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by W. C. Willett

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. C. Willett

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

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

1.

Giovannucci, E., et al.. (2020). Dietary Choline and Betaine and the Risk of Distal Colorectal Adenoma in Women. UNC Libraries.

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Maruti, Sonia S., W. C. Willett, Diane Feskanich, B. Rosner, & Graham A. Colditz. (2008). A Prospective Study of Age-Specific Physical Activity and Premenopausal Breast Cancer. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 100(10). 728–737. 114 indexed citations

3.

Lee, I-M., et al.. (2007). Alcohol Consumption and Breast Cancer Risk in the Women's Health Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 165(6). 667–676. 135 indexed citations

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Oh, Kyungwon, W. C. Willett, Kana Wu, Charles S. Fuchs, & E. Giovannucci. (2007). Calcium and Vitamin D Intakes in Relation to Risk of Distal Colorectal Adenoma in Women. American Journal of Epidemiology. 165(10). 1178–1186. 76 indexed citations

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Cho, Eunyoung, W. C. Willett, Graham A. Colditz, et al.. (2007). Dietary Choline and Betaine and the Risk of Distal Colorectal Adenoma in Women. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 99(16). 1224–1231. 84 indexed citations

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Leitzmann, Michael F., M. J. Stampfer, Kana Wu, et al.. (2003). Zinc Supplement Use and Risk of Prostate Cancer. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 95(13). 1004–1007. 209 indexed citations

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Giovannucci, Edward L., E. B. Rimm, Graham A. Colditz, et al.. (1993). A Prospective Study of Dietary Fat and Risk of Prostate Cancer. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 85(19). 1571–1579. 568 indexed citations breakdown →

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London, Stephanie J., Graham A. Colditz, M. J. Stampfer, et al.. (1989). Prospective Study of Smoking and the Risk of Breast Cancer. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 81(21). 1625–1631. 74 indexed citations

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