E. G. Knox

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

E. G. Knox is a scholar working on Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, E. G. Knox has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Oncology, 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 13 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in E. G. Knox's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (10 papers), Blood groups and transfusion (8 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (7 papers). E. G. Knox is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (10 papers), Blood groups and transfusion (8 papers) and Anesthesia and Pain Management (7 papers). E. G. Knox collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Gambia. E. G. Knox's co-authors include Christine MacArthur, E A Gilman, Michael B. Lewis, Margo Lewis, G W Kneale, Antony Stewart, Robert J. Lancashire, J. Selwyn Crawford, Richard Newton and D. A. Boyes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

E. G. Knox

83 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

The Detection of Space-Time Interactions 1964 2026 1984 2005 1964 100 200 300
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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.

  1. The Detection of Space-Time Interactions
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. G. Knox United Kingdom 30 615 557 478 420 354 89 2.8k
Philip C. Nasca United States 31 701 1.1× 413 0.7× 472 1.0× 241 0.6× 331 0.9× 81 3.0k
Harland Austin United States 42 804 1.3× 847 1.5× 525 1.1× 440 1.0× 307 0.9× 110 5.6k
Joseph L. Lyon United States 40 759 1.2× 505 0.9× 249 0.5× 598 1.4× 322 0.9× 112 4.8k
Ian Leck United Kingdom 28 392 0.6× 318 0.6× 439 0.9× 609 1.4× 124 0.4× 67 2.9k
Cynthia D. O’Malley United States 24 455 0.7× 475 0.9× 411 0.9× 706 1.7× 252 0.7× 34 3.6k
Lee Youkeles United States 6 349 0.6× 360 0.6× 314 0.7× 227 0.5× 90 0.3× 10 2.4k
Cathy R. Wasserman United States 19 548 0.9× 410 0.7× 889 1.9× 718 1.7× 299 0.8× 29 3.8k
Verne Nelson United States 18 345 0.6× 277 0.5× 538 1.1× 322 0.8× 343 1.0× 29 2.5k
Eric P. Elkin United States 35 602 1.0× 221 0.4× 400 0.8× 634 1.5× 466 1.3× 94 4.7k
Noel S. Weiss United States 34 1.0k 1.7× 744 1.3× 649 1.4× 717 1.7× 130 0.4× 83 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. G. Knox

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. G. Knox

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Knox, E. G.. (2006). Roads, railways, and childhood cancers. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 60(2). 136–141. 33 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G.. (2005). Childhood cancers and atmospheric carcinogens. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 59(2). 101–105. 77 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G.. (2005). Oil combustion and childhood cancers. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 59(9). 755–760. 29 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G.. (2002). An epidemic pattern of murder. Journal of Public Health. 24(1). 34–37. 9 indexed citations
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MacArthur, Christine, E. G. Knox, & Robert J. Lancashire. (2001). Effects at age nine of maternal smoking in pregnancy: experimental and observational findings. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 108(1). 67–73. 29 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G.. (2000). Childhood cancers, birthplaces, incinerators and landfill sites. International Journal of Epidemiology. 29(3). 391–397. 12 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G., et al.. (1998). Geographical distribution of birth places of children with cancer in the UK. British Journal of Cancer. 77(5). 842–849. 30 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G. & E A Gilman. (1997). Hazard proximities of childhood cancers in Great Britain from 1953-80.. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 51(2). 151–159. 94 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G., et al.. (1992). Leukaemia clusters in Great Britain. 2. Geographical concentrations.. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 46(6). 573–576. 15 indexed citations
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MacArthur, Christine, Margo Lewis, & E. G. Knox. (1991). Health after childbirth. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 98(12). 1193–1195. 190 indexed citations
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MacArthur, Christine, Michael B. Lewis, E. G. Knox, & J. Selwyn Crawford. (1990). Epidural anaesthesia and long term backache after childbirth.. BMJ. 301(6742). 9–12. 123 indexed citations
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Macarthur, Colin, E. G. Knox, & Michael B. Lewis. (1990). Epidural anaesthesia and long term backache after childbirth: Authors' reply. BMJ. 301(6748). 386.4–386.
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Knox, E. G.. (1988). Evaluation of a proposed breast cancer screening regimen.. BMJ. 297(6649). 650–654. 21 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G. & Henry Shannon. (1988). Cancer of the cervix and the Papilloma viruses. European Journal of Epidemiology. 4(1). 83–92. 3 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G.. (1987). Evolution of Rubella Vaccine Policy for the UK. International Journal of Epidemiology. 16(4). 569–578. 8 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G.. (1986). A transmission model for AIDS. European Journal of Epidemiology. 2(3). 165–177. 47 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G., et al.. (1980). Social and health care determinants of area variations in perinatal mortality. CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs. 2(4). 282–282. 11 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G.. (1967). Spina Bifida in Birmingham. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 9(s13). 14–22. 10 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G., et al.. (1966). FOETAL‐MATERNAL TRANSFUSION AND RHESUS SENSITIZATION. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 73(6). 909–916. 12 indexed citations
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Knox, E. G.. (1965). The Gene Dynamics of the ABO/Rhesus Interaction. Human Heredity. 15(3-4). 224–233. 1 indexed citations

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