John Britton

23.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
348 papers, 16.3k citations indexed

About

John Britton is a scholar working on Physiology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, John Britton has authored 348 papers receiving a total of 16.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 215 papers in Physiology, 88 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 62 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in John Britton's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (129 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (80 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (35 papers). John Britton is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (129 papers), Asthma and respiratory diseases (80 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (35 papers). John Britton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ethiopia. John Britton's co-authors include Sarah Lewis, Jo Leonardi‐Bee, Andrea Venn, Tricia M. McKeever, Richard Hubbard, Ann McNeill, AE Tattersfield, Anne E. Tattersfield, Andrew Fogarty and Peter Burney and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

John Britton

342 papers receiving 15.5k citations

Hit Papers

Prenatal and Passive Smok... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2012 2000 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Prenatal and Passive Smoke Exposure and Incidence of Asthma and Wheeze: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    2012 483 citations Hannah Burke, Jo Leonardi‐Bee et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
  2. Lung Cancer and Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis: A Population-based Cohort Study
    2000 481 citations Sarah Lewis, John Britton et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
John Britton 8.4k 5.6k 2.4k 2.0k 1.4k 348 16.3k
S Chinn 6.6k 0.8× 4.6k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 2.6k 1.8× 192 16.4k
Malcolm R. Sears 10.0k 1.2× 7.0k 1.3× 1.9k 0.8× 2.0k 1.0× 2.4k 1.7× 296 24.5k
Guy B. Marks 7.5k 0.9× 7.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.5× 2.8k 1.5× 2.6k 1.9× 446 21.4k
E. Haydn Walters 9.3k 1.1× 11.3k 2.0× 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.6× 2.1k 1.4× 525 19.2k
Shyamali C. Dharmage 8.0k 1.0× 3.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.6× 3.3k 1.7× 6.8k 4.8× 497 19.3k
Henriëtte A. Smit 3.2k 0.4× 2.2k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 1.8k 0.9× 876 0.6× 207 8.7k
Gary Wong 4.7k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 2.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.5× 2.4k 1.7× 294 11.7k
Peter Burney 12.6k 1.5× 11.0k 2.0× 3.3k 1.4× 3.9k 2.0× 6.5k 4.6× 333 26.4k
Peter J. Gergen 8.0k 1.0× 4.0k 0.7× 969 0.4× 2.3k 1.2× 3.9k 2.8× 155 14.0k
Christine Cole Johnson 3.6k 0.4× 1.9k 0.3× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 327 13.9k

Countries citing papers authored by John Britton

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Britton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Britton

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All Works

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Kamath, Veena, Muralidhar M Kulkarni, Asha Kamath, et al.. (2024). Prospective study of exposure to smoking imagery in films and changes in susceptibility to smoking in a cohort of school students in Southern India. Tobacco Induced Diseases. 22(May). 1–11.
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Bassi, Shalini, Monika Arora, Muralidhar M Kulkarni, et al.. (2023). Programme and policy perspectives towards a tobacco-free generation in India: findings from a qualitative study. BMJ Open. 13(7). e067779–e067779. 3 indexed citations
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Mendelsohn, Colin, Wayne Hall, Ron Borland, et al.. (2023). A critique of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council CEO statement on electronic cigarettes. Addiction. 118(6). 1184–1192. 10 indexed citations
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Kumar, Praveen, Veena Kamath, Asha Kamath, Muralidhar M Kulkarni, & John Britton. (2023). Awareness, attitudes and practices relating to Article 5.3 of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control among members of tobacco control committees in a southern Indian state. Tobacco Control. 34(1). 98–101. 4 indexed citations
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Kulkarni, Muralidhar M, Veena Kamath, Asha Kamath, et al.. (2022). Potential Risk Factors of Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents in South India. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. 24(7). 1104–1109. 4 indexed citations
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Bretón, Magdalena Opazo, Duncan Gillespie, Robert Pryce, et al.. (2021). Understanding long‐term trends in smoking in England, 1972–2019: an age–period–cohort approach. Addiction. 117(5). 1392–1403. 19 indexed citations
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Kulkarni, Muralidhar M, Veena Kamath, Asha Kamath, et al.. (2020). Exposure to tobacco imagery in popular films and the risk of ever smoking among children in southern India. Tobacco Control. 30(5). 560–566. 6 indexed citations
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Murray, Rachael L, et al.. (2019). Smoke-free prisons in England: indoor air quality before and after implementation of a comprehensive smoke-free policy. BMJ Open. 9(6). e025782–e025782. 12 indexed citations
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Pérez, Patricia Varona, et al.. (2015). Mortality due to lung cancer and ischemic heart disease attributable to passive smoking in Cuba-2011. Revista Cubana de Higiene y Epidemiología. 53(2). 2 indexed citations
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Burke, Hannah, Jo Leonardi‐Bee, Ahmed Hashim, et al.. (2012). Prenatal and Passive Smoke Exposure and Incidence of Asthma and Wheeze: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. PEDIATRICS. 129(4). 735–744. 483 indexed citations breakdown →
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Flohr, Carsten, Rupert J. Quinnell, Jan Campbell, et al.. (2008). Regular antihelminthic therapy increases allergen skin sensitization: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in Vietnam. British Journal of Dermatology. 159. 1242–1242. 1 indexed citations
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Flohr, Carsten, Sarah Lewis, Rupert J. Quinnell, et al.. (2006). Poor sanitation and helminth infection protect against skin sensitization in Vietnamese children: A cross-sectional study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 75. 321–321. 1 indexed citations
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McKeever, Tricia M., Sarah Lewis, Henriëtte A. Smit, et al.. (2005). The Association of Acetaminophen, Aspirin, and Ibuprofen with Respiratory Disease and Lung Function. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 171(9). 966–971. 85 indexed citations
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Britton, John, et al.. (2002). The lighter side. Tobacco Control. 11(3). 245–245. 1 indexed citations
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Britton, John, Ian Pavord, Kerry Richards, et al.. (1993). THE EFFECTS OF DIETARY ANTIOXIDANTS ON LUNG-FUNCTION IN THE GENERAL-POPULATION. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 147. 8 indexed citations
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Britton, John, Ian Pavord, Kerry Richards, et al.. (1993). DIETARY-SODIUM AND AIRWAY HYPERREACTIVITY IN A GENERAL-POPULATION SAMPLE. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 147. 1 indexed citations
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Britton, John. (1989). Effects of social class, sex, and region of residence on age at death from cystic fibrosis.. BMJ. 298(6672). 483–487. 81 indexed citations

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