Alison J. Thornton

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Alison J. Thornton is a scholar working on Oncology, Physiology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Alison J. Thornton has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Oncology, 17 papers in Physiology and 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Alison J. Thornton's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (16 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (11 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers). Alison J. Thornton is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (16 papers), Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (11 papers) and Air Quality and Health Impacts (10 papers). Alison J. Thornton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada. Alison J. Thornton's co-authors include Peter Lee, Barbara Forey, Colin J. Morley, Tim Cole, John Fry, Peter Hewson, Julie Bruce, Rachael Powell, Mary Wells and Alastair M. Thompson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Alison J. Thornton

48 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Publication bias in meta-analysis its causes and consequences

2000 959 citations Alison J. Thornton Journal of Clinical Epidemiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alison J. Thornton United Kingdom	18	420	384	330	321	307	50	2.3k
Kiichiro Tsutani Japan	25	201 0.5×	170 0.4×	213 0.6×	200 0.6×	216 0.7×	125	2.6k
Brijesh Sathian Nepal	24	177 0.4×	215 0.6×	325 1.0×	296 0.9×	385 1.3×	216	2.8k
Chang Xu China	26	255 0.6×	219 0.6×	520 1.6×	308 1.0×	294 1.0×	149	2.7k
Markku Nurminen Finland	26	398 0.9×	138 0.4×	369 1.1×	321 1.0×	290 0.9×	64	3.3k
Gerald R. Hobbs United States	33	367 0.9×	346 0.9×	563 1.7×	280 0.9×	495 1.6×	134	3.7k
Matthew Stephenson Australia	21	260 0.6×	473 1.2×	526 1.6×	482 1.5×	453 1.5×	85	3.9k
Irma Klerings Austria	22	165 0.4×	213 0.6×	356 1.1×	280 0.9×	244 0.8×	74	3.1k
Tonya S. King United States	30	519 1.2×	727 1.9×	332 1.0×	207 0.6×	243 0.8×	122	2.5k
Małgorzata M Bała Poland	30	232 0.6×	666 1.7×	465 1.4×	835 2.6×	274 0.9×	138	3.4k
Tammy Clifford Canada	28	275 0.7×	341 0.9×	388 1.2×	357 1.1×	384 1.3×	71	3.7k

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Lee, Peter, John Fry, Barbara Forey, Katharine J. Coombs, & Alison J. Thornton. (2021). Cigarette consumption in adult dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes: a review of the evidence, including new results from the PATH study. F1000Research. 9. 630–630. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Peter, Barbara Forey, Katharine J. Coombs, Jan Hamling, & Alison J. Thornton. (2020). Epidemiological evidence relating environmental smoke to COPD in lifelong non-smokers: a systematic review. F1000Research. 7. 146–146. 9 indexed citations

Lee, Peter, John Fry, Barbara Forey, Katharine J. Coombs, & Alison J. Thornton. (2020). Cigarette consumption in adult dual users of cigarettes and e-cigarettes: a review of the evidence, including new results from the PATH study. F1000Research. 9. 630–630. 2 indexed citations

Lee, Peter, Barbara Forey, Katharine J. Coombs, Jan Hamling, & Alison J. Thornton. (2019). Epidemiological evidence relating environmental smoke to COPD in lifelong non-smokers: a systematic review. F1000Research. 7. 146–146. 1 indexed citations

Lee, Peter, Barbara Forey, Alison J. Thornton, & Katharine J. Coombs. (2018). The relationship of cigarette smoking in Japan to lung cancer, COPD, ischemic heart disease and stroke: A systematic review. F1000Research. 7. 204–204. 25 indexed citations

Lee, Peter, Barbara Forey, Katharine J. Coombs, Jan Hamling, & Alison J. Thornton. (2018). Epidemiological evidence relating environmental smoke to COPD in lifelong non-smokers: a systematic review. F1000Research. 7. 146–146. 11 indexed citations

Lee, Peter, Barbara Forey, Jan Hamling, & Alison J. Thornton. (2017). Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and heart disease: A systematic review. World Journal of Meta-Analysis. 5(2). 14–14. 5 indexed citations

Lee, Peter, Alison J. Thornton, Barbara Forey, & Jan Hamling. (2016). Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Risk of Stroke in Never Smokers: An Updated Review with Meta-Analysis. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases. 26(1). 204–216. 23 indexed citations

Lee, Peter, John Fry, & Alison J. Thornton. (2013). Estimating the decline in excess risk of cerebrovascular disease following quitting smoking – A systematic review based on the negative exponential model. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 68(1). 85–95. 21 indexed citations

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Sharp, Linda, Seonaidh Cotton, Julian Little, et al.. (2013). Psychosocial Impact of Alternative Management Policies for Low-Grade Cervical Abnormalities: Results from the TOMBOLA Randomised Controlled Trial. PLoS ONE. 8(12). e80092–e80092. 16 indexed citations

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Bruce, Julie, Alison J. Thornton, Rachael Powell, et al.. (2013). Psychological, surgical, and sociodemographic predictors of pain outcomes after breast cancer surgery: A population-based cohort study. Pain. 155(2). 232–243. 203 indexed citations

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Bruce, Julie, Alison J. Thornton, Neil Scott, et al.. (2012). Chronic preoperative pain and psychological robustness predict acute postoperative pain outcomes after surgery for breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 107(6). 937–946. 86 indexed citations

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Cotton, Seonaidh, Linda Sharp, Claire Cochrane, et al.. (2011). After-effects reported by women having follow-up cervical cytology tests in primary care: a cohort study within the TOMBOLA trial. British Journal of General Practice. 61(587). e333–e339. 8 indexed citations

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Landen, Charles N., Anand Immaneni, Michael T. Deavers, et al.. (2005). Overexpression of the centrosomal protein aurora-A kinase is associated with poor prognosis in epithelial ovarian cancer patients. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 23(16_suppl). 5039–5039. 2 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alison J.. (2000). Publication bias in meta-analysis its causes and consequences. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 53(2). 207–216. 959 indexed citations breakdown →

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Thornton, Alison J., Peter Lee, & John Fry. (1994). Differences between smokers, ex-smokers passive smokers and non-smokers. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. 47(10). 1143–1162. 100 indexed citations

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Morley, Colin J., Alison J. Thornton, Tim Cole, Melissa Fowler, & Peter Hewson. (1991). Symptoms and Signs in Infants Younger Than 6 Months of Age Correlated With the Severity of Their Illness. PEDIATRICS. 88(6). 1119–1124. 14 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alison J., et al.. (1991). Field trials of the Baby Check score card in hospital.. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 66(1). 115–120. 10 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alison J., et al.. (1991). Field trials of the Baby Check score card: mothers scoring their babies at home.. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 66(1). 106–110. 20 indexed citations

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Thornton, Alison J., et al.. (1990). Symptoms in 298 infants under 6 months old, seen at home.. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 65(3). 280–285. 22 indexed citations

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