John Cairns

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

John Cairns is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, John Cairns has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Oncology, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 2 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in John Cairns's work include HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (4 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (3 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (2 papers). John Cairns is often cited by papers focused on HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research (4 papers), Glutathione Transferases and Polymorphisms (3 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (2 papers). John Cairns collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, India and Ireland. John Cairns's co-authors include Adrian L. Harris, S Nicholson, Brian Angus, J R C Sainsbury, C Wright, C. H. W. Horne, William J. Gullick, Peter J. Kelly, J R Farndon and Andrew G. Hall and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cancer and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

John Cairns

13 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Expression of c-erbB-2 oncoprotein: a prognostic indicator in human breast cancer.

1989 523 citations C Wright, Brian Angus et al. PubMed profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
John Cairns United Kingdom	7	835	455	407	268	188	13	1.1k
P.M. Wencyk United Kingdom	12	582 0.7×	371 0.8×	215 0.5×	321 1.2×	107 0.6×	15	909
Slamon Dj United States	9	589 0.7×	449 1.0×	149 0.4×	210 0.8×	292 1.6×	10	948
C. Pallud France	18	700 0.8×	387 0.9×	166 0.4×	479 1.8×	342 1.8×	32	1.2k
P.M.J.J. Berns Netherlands	8	463 0.6×	283 0.6×	158 0.4×	168 0.6×	137 0.7×	13	714
J.G.M. Klijn Netherlands	8	539 0.6×	249 0.5×	133 0.3×	251 0.9×	237 1.3×	19	840
Duen‐Hwa Yan United States	12	413 0.5×	561 1.2×	146 0.4×	123 0.5×	220 1.2×	17	946
Malgorzata Beryt United States	9	970 1.2×	393 0.9×	437 1.1×	345 1.3×	141 0.8×	10	1.3k
Andrew Berchuck United States	10	375 0.4×	560 1.2×	125 0.3×	203 0.8×	149 0.8×	11	1.1k
Carlo Gatti Italy	14	383 0.5×	551 1.2×	102 0.3×	325 1.2×	106 0.6×	30	896
Jane Arboleda United States	5	575 0.7×	414 0.9×	251 0.6×	157 0.6×	239 1.3×	7	859

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Cairns

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13 of 13 papers shown

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Cairns, John, James Spellman, & Anastasios Kanatas. (2020). Attendance at a one-off screening clinic for head and neck cancer during Cancer Awareness Week. British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 58(9). e1–e2. 1 indexed citations

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Cairns, John. (2008). The foundations of molecular biology: A 50th anniversary. Current Biology. 18(6). R234–R236. 1 indexed citations

3.

Cairns, John. (2004). The usefulness of parody. Nature. 428(6978). 23–23. 1 indexed citations

4.

McGee, Hannah & John Cairns. (1994). Unrealistic optimism: a behavioural sciences classroom demonstration project. Medical Education. 28(6). 513–516. 10 indexed citations

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Wright, C, S Nicholson, Brian Angus, et al.. (1992). Relationship between c-erbB-2 protein product expression and response to endocrine therapy in advanced breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 65(1). 118–121. 310 indexed citations

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Wright, C., et al.. (1992). Response to mitoxantrone in advanced breast cancer: correlation with expression of c-erbB-2 protein and glutathione S-transferases. British Journal of Cancer. 65(2). 271–274. 50 indexed citations

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Cairns, John, C. Wright, A Cattan, et al.. (1992). Immunohistochemical demonstration of glutathione S‐transferases in primary human breast carcinomas. The Journal of Pathology. 166(1). 19–25. 51 indexed citations

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Moorghen, M, John Cairns, Lesley M. Forrester, et al.. (1991). Enhanced expression of glutathione S-transferases in colorectal carcinoma compared to non-neoplastic mucosa. Carcinogenesis. 12(1). 13–17. 42 indexed citations

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Henry, James A., Bill Angus, B R Westley, et al.. (1990). Prognostic significance of the estrogen-regulated protein, cathepsin D, in breast cancer. An immunohistochemical study. Cancer. 65(2). 265–271. 124 indexed citations

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Wright, C, Brian Angus, S Nicholson, et al.. (1989). Expression of c-erbB-2 oncoprotein: a prognostic indicator in human breast cancer.. PubMed. 49(8). 2087–90. 523 indexed citations breakdown →

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Nicholson, S, et al.. (1989). ASSOCIATION OF C-ERBB-2 ONCOPROTEIN EXPRESSION WITH LACK OF RESPONSE TO ENDOCRINE THERAPY IN RECURRENT BREAST-CANCER. UCL Discovery (University College London). 5 indexed citations

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Wright, Carol, Brian Angus, S Nicholson, et al.. (1988). PROGNOSTIC-SIGNIFICANCE OF C-ERBB-2 ONCOPROTEIN EXPRESSION IN BREAST-CANCER - AN IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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Covington, A. K. & John Cairns. (1980). Determination of standard pH values for sodium hydrogen diglycolate buffer (0.05m) from 5–65°C. Journal of Solution Chemistry. 9(7). 517–523. 2 indexed citations

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