Julian Peto

80.1k total citations · 12 hit papers
158 papers, 34.8k citations indexed

About

Julian Peto is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Genetics and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Julian Peto has authored 158 papers receiving a total of 34.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Epidemiology, 34 papers in Genetics and 32 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Julian Peto's work include Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (31 papers), Occupational and environmental lung diseases (25 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (24 papers). Julian Peto is often cited by papers focused on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (31 papers), Occupational and environmental lung diseases (25 papers) and BRCA gene mutations in cancer (24 papers). Julian Peto collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Julian Peto's co-authors include Richard Peto, P. Armitage, Nathan Mantel, Peter G. Smith, N. E. Breslow, Chris J.L.M. Meijer, Peter J.F. Snijders, F. Xavier Bosch, M. Michele Manos and Kerri McPherson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Julian Peto

155 papers receiving 32.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Design and analysis of randomized clinical trials requiring prolonged observation of each patient. II. Analysis and examples

1977 7.4k citations N. E. Breslow, Nathan Mantel et al. profile →
Human papillomavirus is a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer worldwide

1999 7.0k citations Peter J.F. Snijders, Julian Peto et al. profile →
Asymptotically Efficient Rank Invariant Test Procedures

1972 2.7k citations Julian Peto et al. profile →
Design and analysis of randomized clinical trials requiring prolonged observation of each patient. I. Introduction and design

1976 1.6k citations N. E. Breslow, Nathan Mantel et al. profile →
Efficacy of HPV-based screening for prevention of invasive cervical cancer: follow-up of four European randomised controlled trials

2013 1.2k citations Guglielmo Ronco, Joakim Dillner et al. profile →
The European mesothelioma epidemic

1999 689 citations Julian Peto et al. profile →
Prevalence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Gene Mutations in Patients With Early-Onset Breast Cancer

1999 662 citations Julian Peto et al. profile →
Evidence Regarding Human Papillomavirus Testing in Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer

2012 650 citations Marc Arbyn, Guglielmo Ronco et al. Vaccine profile →
The cervical cancer epidemic that screening has prevented in the UK

2004 598 citations Julian Peto, Clare Gilham et al. profile →
Extra-pleural pneumonectomy versus no extra-pleural pneumonectomy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: clinical outcomes of the Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery (MARS) randomised feasibility study

2011 449 citations Tom Treasure, Loı̈c Lang-Lazdunski et al. profile →
Collaborative United Kingdom-Australasian study of cancer in patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs.

1979 443 citations Julian Peto et al. profile →
The Classification of Smoking by Factorial Structure of Motives

1974 290 citations Julian Peto et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Is elimination of cervical cancer in sight in England? 2025 ·Preventive Medicine ·Clare Gilham, Julian Peto	2
2	M-FISH evaluation of chromosome aberrations to examine for historical exposure to ionising radiation due to participation at British nuclear test sites 2024 ·Journal of Radiological Protection ·(unknown), Martin Scholze, (unknown), Frances Daley, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christine Rake, Julian Peto, Rhona M. Anderson	0
3	British nuclear test veteran family trios for the study of genetic risk 2022 ·Journal of Radiological Protection ·Christine Rake, Clare Gilham, Martin Scholze, (unknown), (unknown), Jayne Simpson, Julian Peto, Rhona M. Anderson	4
4	No evidence of increased mutations in the germline of a group of British nuclear test veterans 2022 ·Scientific Reports ·Alexander J. Moorhouse, Martin Scholze, Nicolas Sylvius, (unknown), Christine Rake, Julian Peto, Rhona M. Anderson, Yuri E. Dubrova	5
5	Runs of homozygosity and testicular cancer risk 2019 ·Andrology ·Chey Loveday, Amit Sud, Kevin Litchfield, Max Levy, (unknown), Peter Broderick, Zsofia Kote‐Jarai, Alison M. Dunning, Kenneth Muir, Julian Peto, Rosalind A. Eeles, Douglas F. Easton, Darshna Dudakia, Nick Orr, Nora Pashayan, (unknown), Robert Huddart, Richard S. Houlston, Clare Turnbull	4
6	Efficacy of HPV-Based Screening for Prevention of Invasive Cervical Cancer 2014 ·Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey ·Guglielmo Ronco, Joakim Dillner, K. Miriam Elfström, Sara Tùnesi, Peter J.F. Snijders, Marc Arbyn, Henry C Kitchener, Nereo Segnan, Clare Gilham, Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Johannes Berkhof, Julian Peto, Chris J.L.M. Meijer	4
7	Evidence Regarding Human Papillomavirus Testing in Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer breakdown → 2012 ·Vaccine ·Marc Arbyn, Guglielmo Ronco, Ahti Anttila, Chris J.L.M. Meijer, Mario Poljak, Gina Ogilvie, George Koliopoulos, Pontus Nauclér, Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan, Julian Peto	650
8	The MARS feasibility trial: conclusions not supported by data reply 2011 ·Pure Amsterdam UMC ·Judith M. Bliss, Gill Coombes, Liz Darlison, John Edwards, James Entwisle, Lucy Kilburn, David Landau, Loı̈c Lang-Lazdunski, Mary Claire O’Brien, Kenneth J. O’Byrne, Julian Peto, Suresh Senan, M. Snee, James Spicer, Carol Tan, Gill Thomas, Tom Treasure, David Waller	4
9	ARTISTIC: a randomised trial of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in primary cervical screening 2009 ·Health Technology Assessment ·(unknown), Maribel Almonte, Clare Gilham, Robin Dowie, Boyka Stoykova, Alexandra Sargent, Caleb Roberts, M. Desai, Julian Peto	149
10	Carcinoma of the cervix and tobacco smoking: Collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 13,541 women with carcinoma of the cervix and 23,017 women without carcinoma of the cervix from 23 epidemiological studies 2005 ·International Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), P Appleby, Valerie Beral, Amy Berrington de González, Didier Colin, Silvia Franceschi, Adrian Goodill, J Green, Julian Peto, Martyn Plummer	303
11	Breast cancer susceptibility—A new look at an old model 2002 ·Cancer Cell ·Julian Peto	40
12	Early results from the UK Head and Neck (UKHAN) Trial: The role of chemotherapy in primary management of advanced head and neck cancer 2001 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), (unknown), J. Glaholm, (unknown), (unknown), Julian Peto, W. Sawyer, Jacob L. Houghton	1
13	Does chemotherapy have a role in the management of patients with advanced head and neck cancer? Early results from the UK Head and Neck (UKHAN) Trial 2001 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), J. Glaholm, Julian Peto, (unknown), Jeffery D. Houghton	2
14	UKHAN1: A prospective multi-centre randomised trial investigating chemotherapy as part of initial management in advanced head and neck cancer 2001 ·UCL Discovery (University College London) ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), J. Glaholm, Julian Peto, (unknown), (unknown)	2
15	Cancer epidemiology in the last century and the next decade 2001 ·Nature ·Julian Peto	475
16	High constant incidence in twins and other relatives of women with breast cancer 2000 ·Nature Genetics ·Julian Peto, Thomas M. Mack	208
17	Cancer mortality in relatives of women with breast cancer: The OPCS study 1996 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Julian Peto, Douglas F. Easton, Fiona E. Matthews, Deborah Ford, Anthony J. Swerdlow	93
18	ORGANIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF COMPARATIVE THERAPEUTIC ESSAIS INVOLVING EXTENSIVE SUPERVISION OF THE SICK 1979 ·Revue d Épidémiologie et de Santé Publique ·R Peto, Malcolm C. Pike, Paul Armitage, N. E. Breslow, Cox, (unknown), Nathan Mantel, (unknown), Julian Peto, Preston G. Smith	0
19	A two-year follow up of a national sample of new cases of respiratory tuberculosis notified in Scotland in 1968. 1977 ·Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich) ·(unknown), Andrew Nunn, Julian Peto, (unknown)	3
20	The role of radiotherapy in treatment of inoperable lung cancer 1977 ·International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics ·R. J. Berry, A. H. Laing, (unknown), Julian Peto	18

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