Brian MacMahon

18.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
205 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

Brian MacMahon is a scholar working on Oncology, Genetics and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian MacMahon has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Oncology, 33 papers in Genetics and 30 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Brian MacMahon's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (51 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (20 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (15 papers). Brian MacMahon is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (51 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (20 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (15 papers). Brian MacMahon collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Brian MacMahon's co-authors include Thomas F. Pugh, Philip Cole, James B. Brown, Walter C. Willett, Stella Yen, Eva J. Salber, Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Shu Yuasa, C. R. Lowe and T. McKeown and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Brian MacMahon

202 papers receiving 12.0k 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.

Epidemiology: Principles and Methods

1970 1.1k citations Brian MacMahon, Thomas F. Pugh profile →
Age at first birth and breast cancer risk.

1970 689 citations Brian MacMahon, Philip Cole et al. PubMed profile →
Etiology of Human Breast Cancer: A Review2

1973 606 citations Brian MacMahon, Philip Cole et al. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →
Epidemiology of Hodgkin's Disease

1973 342 citations Brian MacMahon The Lancet profile →
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1962 328 citations Brian MacMahon JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian MacMahon United States	65	4.6k	2.8k	2.4k	1.6k	1.5k	205	13.9k
Saxon Graham United States	66	3.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	4.0k 1.7×	367 0.2×	1.5k 1.0×	190	13.1k
Anthony J. Swerdlow United Kingdom	73	5.6k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.9×	2.0k 1.3×	283	16.9k
Beth Newman United States	56	5.2k 1.1×	3.8k 1.3×	1.6k 0.7×	992 0.6×	1.5k 1.0×	159	13.3k
Martin Vessey United Kingdom	72	2.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	4.8k 2.0×	1.4k 0.9×	814 0.6×	233	16.1k
Baruch Modan Israel	51	1.9k 0.4×	1.4k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	676 0.4×	722 0.5×	219	10.9k
Klim McPherson United Kingdom	69	2.1k 0.5×	1.6k 0.6×	4.0k 1.7×	1.4k 0.9×	926 0.6×	238	16.2k
Chung‐Cheng Hsieh United States	56	3.2k 0.7×	1.0k 0.4×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	866 0.6×	150	10.6k
Susan Preston‐Martin United States	59	2.4k 0.5×	998 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	876 0.6×	850 0.6×	165	12.5k
Robert A. Hiatt United States	64	3.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.4×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.8×	1.2k 0.8×	245	14.1k
Daniel W. Cramer United States	65	2.0k 0.4×	2.1k 0.7×	2.9k 1.2×	1.4k 0.9×	867 0.6×	244	13.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian MacMahon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian MacMahon

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Phillips, Ben L., Nicola J. Mitchell, Brian MacMahon, et al.. (2025). Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside ‘predator‐free’ havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?. Journal of Applied Ecology. 62(3). 444–457. 2 indexed citations

MacMahon, Brian. (2006). The Continuing Enigma of Pyloric Stenosis of Infancy. Epidemiology. 17(2). 195–201. 98 indexed citations

Chie, Wei‐Chu, Chung‐Cheng Hsieh, Polly A. Newcomb, et al.. (2000). Age at Any Full-term Pregnancy and Breast Cancer Risk. American Journal of Epidemiology. 151(7). 715–722. 102 indexed citations

Bailar, John C. & Brian MacMahon. (1997). Randomization in the Canadian National Breast Screening Study: a review for evidence of subversion.. PubMed. 156(2). 193–9. 48 indexed citations

Longnecker, Matthew P., Polly A. Newcomb, Robert Mittendorf, et al.. (1995). Risk of Breast Cancer in Relation to Lifetime Alcohol Consumption. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 87(12). 923–929. 133 indexed citations

Newcomb, Polly A., Barry E. Storer, Matthew P. Longnecker, et al.. (1994). Lactation and a Reduced Risk of Premenopausal Breast Cancer. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 49(6). 388–388. 12 indexed citations

Maclure, Malcolm, et al.. (1991). A prospective cohort study of nutrient intake and age at menarche. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 54(4). 649–656. 120 indexed citations

Zheng, Tongzhang, Peter Boyle, Jun Duan, et al.. (1990). Dentition, oral hygiene, and risk of oral cancer: a case-control study in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Cancer Causes & Control. 1(3). 235–241. 162 indexed citations

MacMahon, Brian, et al.. (1988). Mortality in the US rayon industry.. PubMed. 30(9). 698–705. 28 indexed citations

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MacMahon, Brian, Richard R. Monson, Helen H. Wang, & Tongzhang Zheng. (1988). A Second Follow-up of Mortality in a Cohort of Pesticide Applicators. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 30(5). 429–432. 59 indexed citations

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Trichopoulos, Dimitrios, et al.. (1983). Obesity, Serum Cholesterol, and Estrogens in Premenopausal Women. Oncology. 40(3). 227–231. 11 indexed citations

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MacMahon, Brian. (1975). Formal Discussion of “Breast Cancer Incidence and Nutritional Status with Particular Reference to Body Weight and Height”. Cancer Research. 35. 3357–3358. 9 indexed citations

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MacMahon, Brian, et al.. (1974). Urine œstrogen profiles OF Asian and North American women. International Journal of Cancer. 14(2). 161–167. 98 indexed citations

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Slocumb, John C. & Brian MacMahon. (1963). Changes in Mortality Rates from Leukemia in the First Five Years of Life. New England Journal of Medicine. 268(17). 922–925. 17 indexed citations

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MacMahon, Brian, et al.. (1962). Secular changes in rates of multiple births in the United States.. PubMed. 14. 410–25. 52 indexed citations

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MacMahon, Brian. (1962). Epidemiology of leukaemia. Background for future studies.. PubMed. 26. 579–84. 4 indexed citations

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Salber, Eva J., Brian MacMahon, & Barbara L. Welsh. (1962). SMOKING HABITS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RELATED TO INTELLIGENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT. PEDIATRICS. 29(5). 780–787. 26 indexed citations

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MacMahon, Brian, et al.. (1958). Leukemia and ABO blood group.. PubMed Central. 10(3). 287–93. 14 indexed citations

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MacMahon, Brian & Thomas F. Pugh. (1954). Sex ratio of white births in the United States during the Second World War.. PubMed. 6(2). 284–92. 66 indexed citations

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McKeown, Thomas, Brian MacMahon, & R. G. Record. (1951). SIZE OF TUMOUR IN INFANTILE PYLORIC STENOSIS RELATED TO AGE AT OPERATION. The Lancet. 258(6683). 556–558. 17 indexed citations

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