William J. Blot

59.3k total citations · 11 hit papers
532 papers, 33.0k citations indexed

About

William J. Blot is a scholar working on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Oncology. According to data from OpenAlex, William J. Blot has authored 532 papers receiving a total of 33.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Surgery, 111 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 106 papers in Oncology. Recurrent topics in William J. Blot's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (48 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (43 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (41 papers). William J. Blot is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (48 papers), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies (43 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (41 papers). William J. Blot collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Denmark. William J. Blot's co-authors include Joseph F. Fraumeni, Joseph K. McLaughlin, Susan S. Devesa, Janet B. Schoenberg, Lisa B. Signorello, Wong‐Ho Chow, J. K. McLaughlin, Wei Zheng, Deborah M. Winn and Margaret K. Hargreaves and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

William J. Blot

520 papers receiving 31.6k 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.

Changing patterns in the incidence of esophageal and gastric carcinoma in the United States

1998 1.6k citations William J. Blot et al. profile →
Smoking and drinking in relation to oral and pharyngeal cancer.

1988 1.5k citations William J. Blot et al. PubMed profile →
Nutrition Intervention Trials in Linxian, China: Supplementation With Specific Vitamin/Mineral Combinations, Cancer Incidence, and Disease-Specific Mortality in the General Population

1993 1.3k citations William J. Blot et al. profile →
Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associated with proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms

2003 731 citations William J. Blot et al. profile →
Population Attributable Risks of Esophageal and Gastric Cancers

2003 525 citations William J. Blot et al. profile →
Body Mass Index and Risk of Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

1998 469 citations William J. Blot, J F Fraumeni et al. profile →
Rising incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastric cardia

1991 461 citations William J. Blot profile →
Tobacco, alcohol, and socioeconomic status and adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia

1997 453 citations William J. Blot et al. profile →
Snuff Dipping and Oral Cancer among Women in the Southern United States

1981 452 citations William J. Blot et al. profile →
A case‐control study of gastric cancer and diet in Italy

1989 411 citations William J. Blot et al. profile →
Fifteen-Year Effects of Helicobacter pylori, Garlic, and Vitamin Treatments on Gastric Cancer Incidence and Mortality

2012 344 citations William J. Blot, Wei‐Cheng You et al. profile →

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All Works

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	BMI and Mortality: The Diabetes-Obesity Paradox Examined in a Large US Cohort 2025 ·Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity ·Baqiyyah Conway, (unknown), M. Kathleen Figaro, (unknown), Wei Perng, (unknown), William J. Blot	1
2	Impacts of Poverty and Lifestyles on Mortality: A Cohort Study in Predominantly Low-Income Americans 2024 ·American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·Lili Liu, Wanqing Wen, Martha J. Shrubsole, (unknown), Michael T. Mumma, Brooke A. Ackerly, Xiao‐Ou Shu, William J. Blot, Wei Zheng	3
3	Associations between Plasma Tocopherols and Lung Cancer Risk: Results from the Southern Community Cohort Study 2024 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Hyung‐Suk Yoon, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Adrian A. Franke, (unknown), Dejana Braithwaite, Regina Courtney, Hui Cai, William J. Blot, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Wei Zheng, Qiuyin Cai	0
4	Associations of Subtype and Isomeric Plasma Carotenoids with Prostate Cancer Risk in Low-Income African and European Americans 2021 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Sang‐Ah Lee, Qiuyin Cai, Adrian A. Franke, Mark Steinwandel, Jie Wu, Wanqing Wen, Wei Zheng, William J. Blot, Xiao‐Ou Shu	2
5	Differences in gene-expression profiles in breast cancer between African and European-ancestry women 2020 ·Carcinogenesis ·Jie Ping, Xingyi Guo, Fei Ye, Jirong Long, Loren Lipworth, Qiuyin Cai, William J. Blot, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Wei Zheng	9
6	Racial Differences in Helicobacter pylori CagA Sero-prevalence in a Consortium of Adult Cohorts in the United States 2020 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Matthew G. Varga, Julia Butt, William J. Blot, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Christopher A. Haiman, Yu Chen, Sylvia Wassertheil‐Smoller, Lesley F. Tinker, Richard M. Peek, John D. Potter, Timothy L. Cover, Terry Hyslop, Anne Zeleniuch‐Jacquotte, Sonja I. Berndt, Allan Hildesheim, Tim Waterboer, Michael Pawlita, Meira Epplein	25
7	Cross-Cancer Pleiotropic Associations with Lung Cancer Risk in African Americans 2019 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·(unknown), Yuki Bradford, Christopher I. Amos, William J. Blot, Stephen J. Chanock, Curtis C. Harris, Ann G. Schwartz, Margaret R. Spitz, John K. Wiencke, Margaret Wrensch, Xifeng Wu, Melinda C. Aldrich	8
8	The association of exercise and sedentary behaviours with incident end-stage renal disease: the Southern Community Cohort Study 2019 ·BMJ Open ·Mindy Pike, Jacob Taylor, Edmond K. Kabagambe, Thomas G. Stewart, Cassianne Robinson‐Cohen, Jennifer Morse, Elvis A. Akwo, Khaled Abdel-Kader, Edward D. Siew, William J. Blot, T. Alp İkizler, Loren Lipworth	14
9	Racial Differences in the Oral Microbiome: Data from Low-Income Populations of African Ancestry and European Ancestry 2019 ·mSystems ·Yaohua Yang, Wei Zheng, Qiuyin Cai, Martha J. Shrubsole, Zhiheng Pei, Robert M. Brucker, Mark Steinwandel, Seth R. Bordenstein, Zhigang Li, William J. Blot, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Jirong Long	39
10	Germline Genetic Variants and Lung Cancer Survival in African Americans 2017 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·(unknown), William S. Bush, Dana C. Crawford, Angela S. Wenzlaff, Ann G. Schwartz, John K. Wiencke, Margaret Wrensch, William J. Blot, Stephen J. Chanock, Eric L. Grogan, Melinda C. Aldrich	7
11	Total and Free Circulating Vitamin D and Vitamin D–Binding Protein in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Risk in a Prospective Study of African Americans 2017 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Shaneda Warren Andersen, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Qiuyin Cai, Nikhil K. Khankari, Mark Steinwandel, Peter W. Jurutka, William J. Blot, Wei Zheng	19
12	Urinary Metabolite Risk Biomarkers of Lung Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study 2016 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Majda Haznadar, Qiuyin Cai, Kristopher W. Krausz, Elise D. Bowman, (unknown), Rintaro Noro, Matthew D. Thompson, Ewy A. Mathé, Heather M. Munro, Mark Steinwandel, Frank J. Gonzalez, William J. Blot, Curtis C. Harris	45
13	Adherence to Cancer Prevention Guidelines and Cancer Risk in Low-Income and African American Populations 2016 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Shaneda Warren Andersen, William J. Blot, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Jennifer S. Sonderman, Mark Steinwandel, Margaret K. Hargreaves, Wei Zheng	28
14	Correction: Evaluating Genome-Wide Association Study-Identified Breast Cancer Risk Variants in African-American Women 2014 ·PLoS ONE ·Jirong Long, Ben Zhang, Lisa B. Signorello, Qiuyin Cai, Sandra Deming-Halverson, Martha J. Shrubsole, Maureen Sanderson, Joe Dennis, Kyriaki Michailidou, Douglas F. Easton, Xiao‐Ou Shu, William J. Blot, Wei Zheng	1
15	Prevalence and Correlates of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Services Use in Low-Income African Americans and Whites: A Report from the Southern Community Cohort Study 2012 ·The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine ·Yong Cui, Margaret K. Hargreaves, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Jianguo Liu, (unknown), Lisa B. Signorello, William J. Blot	15
16	Lung Cancer Diagnosis from Proteomic Analysis of Preinvasive Lesions 2011 ·Cancer Research ·S.M. Jamshedur Rahman, Adriana L. Gonzalez, Ming Li, Erin H. Seeley, Lisa J. Zimmerman, (unknown), M. Lisa Manier, Sandra J. Olson, (unknown), (unknown), Joe B. Putnam, York E. Miller, Wilbur A. Franklin, William J. Blot, David P. Carbone, Yu Shyr, Richard M. Caprioli, Pierre P. Massion	59
17	Blood Vitamin D Levels in Relation to Genetic Estimation of African Ancestry 2010 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Lisa B. Signorello, Scott M. Williams, Wei Zheng, Jeffrey R. Smith, Jirong Long, Qiuyin Cai, Margaret K. Hargreaves, Bruce W. Hollis, William J. Blot	50
18	Cancer Incidence in Municipalities near Two Former Nuclear Materials Processing Facilities in Pennsylvania—An Update 2009 ·Health Physics ·John D. Boice, William L. Bigbee, Michael T. Mumma, Clark W. Heath, William J. Blot	12
19	Risk factors for oral and pharyngeal cancer in Shanghai, with emphasis on diet. 1993 ·PubMed ·Wei Zheng, William J. Blot, Xiao‐Ou Shu, Earl L. Diamond, Yu‐Tang Gao, Bu‐Tian Ji, J F Fraumeni	75
20	Diet and high risk of stomach cancer in Shandong, China. 1988 ·PubMed ·Wei‐Cheng You, William J. Blot, (unknown), Abby G. Ershow, (unknown), Qi An, (unknown), Guang‐wei Xu, (unknown), (unknown)	94

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