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Sissy Jhiang

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1986Rising activity

Publications

225

Citations

8,692

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1986

Research summary
AI-generated

This researcher studies thyroid cancer biology, focusing on how the sodium iodide symporter (a protein that helps thyroid cells take up iodine, used in imaging and treatment) functions and how it can be manipulated to improve radioiodine-based diagnosis and therapy. Related work touches on tumor hypoxia (low-oxygen conditions in tumors that affect treatment response), radiosensitization strategies, and genetic factors linked to thyroid cancer outcomes. Much of the recent record consists of peer-review commentary pieces (Faculty Opinions recommendations) alongside original research articles and conference abstracts.

Thyroid cancer biology and treatmentSodium iodide symporter (NIS) functionRadioiodine and radionuclide therapyTumor hypoxia and radiosensitivityCancer genomics/genetic variants in thyroid cancer

Output was low and sporadic through the late 2010s, then increased markedly from 2021 onward, with a notable spike in 2024, suggesting growing but uneven recent activity.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 9.2/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 1 publication202021: 12 publications21222023: 7 publications232024: 36 publications36242025: 1 publication252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature×10
  • Thyroid×4
  • Clinical Cancer Research×2
  • Endocrine Related Cancer×2
  • Cancer Research×2
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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