James Leigh

123.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
119 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

James Leigh is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, James Leigh has authored 119 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 35 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and 31 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in James Leigh's work include Occupational Health and Safety Research (35 papers), Occupational and environmental lung diseases (34 papers) and Workplace Health and Well-being (17 papers). James Leigh is often cited by papers focused on Occupational Health and Safety Research (35 papers), Occupational and environmental lung diseases (34 papers) and Workplace Health and Well-being (17 papers). James Leigh collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Switzerland. James Leigh's co-authors include Ted R. Miller, Marilyn A. Fingerhut, Deborah Imel Nelson, James F. Fries, Marisol Concha‐Barrientos, Tim Driscoll, James P. Marcin, Laura Punnett, Kyle Steenland and Annette Prüss‐Üstün and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer, American Journal of Epidemiology and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

James Leigh

114 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States

2011 414 citations James Leigh Milbank Quarterly profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
James Leigh	1.4k	1.1k	1.0k	983	717	119	4.9k
John M. Dement	1.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.7×	567 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	489 0.7×	171	4.6k
David H. Wegman	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	1.4k 1.4×	1.5k 1.5×	2.0k 2.8×	250	9.2k
Kenneth D. Rosenman	1.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.0×	367 0.4×	1.5k 1.5×	187 0.3×	165	4.5k
Mieke Koehoorn	604 0.4×	373 0.3×	936 0.9×	557 0.6×	614 0.9×	202	5.9k
David Kriebel	597 0.4×	954 0.9×	786 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	205 0.3×	165	6.5k
Fernando G. Benavides	1.2k 0.9×	239 0.2×	3.5k 3.5×	485 0.5×	672 0.9×	300	5.7k
James W. Collins	606 0.4×	284 0.3×	1.4k 1.4×	837 0.9×	710 1.0×	151	5.2k
Jukka Takala	1.1k 0.8×	378 0.3×	324 0.3×	279 0.3×	104 0.1×	50	1.9k
Raymond Agius	535 0.4×	467 0.4×	902 0.9×	977 1.0×	216 0.3×	181	4.0k
Robert W. Gibson	183 0.1×	297 0.3×	342 0.3×	705 0.7×	141 0.2×	153	4.5k

Countries citing papers authored by James Leigh

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Fields of papers citing papers by James Leigh

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James Leigh

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Klebe, Sonja, James Leigh, Douglas W. Henderson, & Markku Nurminen. (2019). Asbestos, Smoking and Lung Cancer: An Update. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(1). 258–258. 92 indexed citations

Soeberg, Matthew, James Leigh, Tim Driscoll, et al.. (2016). Incidence and survival trends for malignant pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, Australia, 1982–2009. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 73(3). 187–194. 30 indexed citations

Leigh, James & Jian Du. (2012). Are low wages risk factors for hypertension?. European Journal of Public Health. 22(6). 854–859. 27 indexed citations

Bhattacharya, Anasua & James Leigh. (2011). Musculoskeletal Disorder Costs and Medical Claim Filing in the US Retail Trade Sector. Industrial Health. 49(4). 517–522. 10 indexed citations

Leigh, James. (2011). Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States. Milbank Quarterly. 89(4). 728–772. 414 indexed citations breakdown →

Leigh, James, et al.. (2006). Effects of nitric oxide synthase inhibitor ω-Nitro-L-Arginine Methyl Ester, on silica-induced inflammatory reaction and apoptosis. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 3(1). 14–14. 7 indexed citations

Driscoll, Timothy, Deborah Imel Nelson, Kyle Steenland, et al.. (2005). The global burden of disease due to occupational carcinogens. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 48(6). 419–431. 214 indexed citations

Concha‐Barrientos, Marisol, Deborah Imel Nelson, Marilyn A. Fingerhut, Timothy Driscoll, & James Leigh. (2005). The global burden due to occupational injury. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 48(6). 470–481. 117 indexed citations

Leigh, James & John A. Robbins. (2004). Occupational Disease and Workers' Compensation: Coverage, Costs, and Consequences. Milbank Quarterly. 82(4). 689–721. 76 indexed citations

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Leigh, James & Tim Driscoll. (2003). Malignant Mesothelioma in Australia, 1945–2002. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. 9(3). 206–217. 101 indexed citations

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Leigh, James, et al.. (2002). Malignant mesothelioma in Australia, 1945–2000*. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 41(3). 188–201. 112 indexed citations

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Leigh, James, Christopher L. Bowlus, Bruce N. Leistikow, & Marc B. Schenker. (2001). Costs of Hepatitis C. Archives of Internal Medicine. 161(18). 2231–2231. 82 indexed citations

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Leigh, James. (2001). Costs of Occupational Injuries in Agriculture. Public Health Reports. 116(3). 235–248. 74 indexed citations

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Leigh, James, et al.. (1997). Silica-induced apoptosis in alveolar and granulomatous cells in vivo.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 105(suppl 5). 1241–1245. 49 indexed citations

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Leigh, James, et al.. (1993). The role of alcohol in work-related fatal accidents in Australia 1982–1984. Occupational Medicine. 43(1). 13–17. 13 indexed citations

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Leigh, James & James F. Fries. (1992). Disability in occupations in a national sample.. American Journal of Public Health. 82(11). 1517–1524. 24 indexed citations

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Leigh, James & James F. Fries. (1992). Predictors of disability in a longitudinal sample of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 51(5). 581–587. 69 indexed citations

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Leigh, James. (1992). International Comparisons of Physicians' Salaries. International Journal of Health Services. 22(2). 217–220. 8 indexed citations

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Leigh, James, et al.. (1991). Lung asbestos fiber content and mesothelioma cell type, site, and survival. Cancer. 68(1). 135–141. 29 indexed citations

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Leigh, James. (1984). Do Union Members Receive Compensating Wages for Accepting Employment in Strike-Prone or Hazardous Industries?.. Social Science Quarterly. 65(1). 89–99. 3 indexed citations

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