L J Kinlen

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
82 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

L J Kinlen is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Oncology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, L J Kinlen has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 18 papers in Oncology and 12 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in L J Kinlen's work include Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (16 papers), T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (8 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (8 papers). L J Kinlen is often cited by papers focused on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research (16 papers), T-cell and Retrovirus Studies (8 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (8 papers). L J Kinlen collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and South Africa. L J Kinlen's co-authors include Richard Doll, Julian Peto, A. G. R. Sheil, Kayan Clarke, Michael J. Paterson, Jean Golding, Charles Stiller, Angela Balkwill, A. I. Spriggs and D. J. Newell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and British Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

L J Kinlen

82 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Mortality from smoking in developed countries 1950-2000 1979 2026 1994 2010 1996 1979 100 200 300 400 500
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. Mortality from smoking in developed countries 1950-2000
    1996 571 citations L J Kinlen British Journal of Cancer profile →
  2. Collaborative United Kingdom-Australasian study of cancer in patients treated with immunosuppressive drugs.
    1979 443 citations L J Kinlen, Julian Peto et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L J Kinlen United Kingdom 34 1.0k 985 558 549 493 82 3.9k
Liliane Chatenoud Italy 47 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.6× 720 1.3× 537 1.0× 576 1.2× 135 6.6k
Harland Austin United States 42 804 0.8× 682 0.7× 847 1.5× 525 1.0× 207 0.4× 110 5.6k
Gunnar Kvåle Norway 45 846 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 508 0.9× 1.3k 2.3× 168 0.3× 127 5.8k
Lynda F. Voigt United States 36 656 0.6× 1.0k 1.1× 281 0.5× 309 0.6× 300 0.6× 87 3.7k
Joseph L. Lyon United States 40 759 0.7× 804 0.8× 505 0.9× 249 0.5× 125 0.3× 112 4.8k
John A. Levi Australia 32 541 0.5× 1.7k 1.7× 321 0.6× 383 0.7× 161 0.3× 99 4.2k
Reinhold Bergström Sweden 40 807 0.8× 1.9k 2.0× 873 1.6× 666 1.2× 242 0.5× 100 8.5k
Massimo Piergiuseppe Franchi Italy 49 851 0.8× 715 0.7× 528 0.9× 1.3k 2.4× 499 1.0× 289 7.9k
Ole Møller Jensen Denmark 37 1.1k 1.0× 1.7k 1.7× 807 1.4× 262 0.5× 89 0.2× 70 4.8k
Philip C. Nasca United States 31 701 0.7× 908 0.9× 413 0.7× 472 0.9× 93 0.2× 81 3.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by L J Kinlen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L J Kinlen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kinlen, L J. (2006). Childhood leukaemia and ordnance factories in west Cumbria during the Second World War. British Journal of Cancer. 95(1). 102–106. 17 indexed citations
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Sorahan, Tom, L J Kinlen, & Richard Doll. (2005). Cancer risks in a historical UK cohort of benzene exposed workers. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 62(4). 231–236. 74 indexed citations
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Draper, G J, Mark P. Little, Tom Sorahan, et al.. (1997). Cancer in the offspring of radiation workers: a record linkage study. BMJ. 315(7117). 1181–1188. 71 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J. (1997). High-contact paternal occupations, infection and childhood leukaemia: five studies of unusual population-mixing of adults. British Journal of Cancer. 76(12). 1539–1545. 46 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J, Michelle Dickson, & Charles Stiller. (1995). Childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma near large rural construction sites, with a comparison with Sellafield nuclear site. BMJ. 310(6982). 763–768. 80 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J, et al.. (1994). Wartime evacuation and mortality from childhood leukaemia in England and Wales in 1945-9. BMJ. 309(6963). 1197–1202. 36 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J. (1993). Childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma in young people living close to nuclear reprocessing sites. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 47(10). 429–434. 11 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J. (1992). Malignancy in autoimmune diseases. Journal of Autoimmunity. 5. 363–371. 54 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J. (1990). Leukaemia and lymphoma among young people near Sellafield. BMJ. 300(6725). 677.2–678. 4 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J, et al.. (1990). Evidence from population mixing in British New Towns 1946-85 of an infective basis for childhood leukaemia. The Lancet. 336(8715). 577–582. 142 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J & Eugene Rogot. (1988). Leukaemia and smoking habits among United States veterans.. BMJ. 297(6649). 657–659. 53 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J, et al.. (1988). Tea consumption and cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 58(3). 397–401. 132 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J, Anthony Webster, A G Bird, et al.. (1985). PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF CANCER IN PATIENTS WITH HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINAEMIA. The Lancet. 325(8423). 263–266. 223 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J. (1983). Mortality among British veterinary surgeons.. BMJ. 287(6398). 1017–1019. 27 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J. (1982). MEAT AND FAT CONSUMPTION AND CANCER MORTALITY: A STUDY OF STRICT RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN BRITAIN. The Lancet. 319(8278). 946–949. 81 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J. (1982). Colorectal cancer. Aetiology.. PubMed. 83. 11–20. 1 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J, John B. Eastwood, D. N. S. Kerr, et al.. (1980). Cancer in patients receiving dialysis.. BMJ. 280(6229). 1401–1403. 55 indexed citations
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Kinlen, L J, et al.. (1977). Use of hair dyes by patients with breast cancer: a case-control study.. BMJ. 2(6083). 366–368. 30 indexed citations
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Foster, John Burt, D. J. Newell, Henry Miller, & L J Kinlen. (1961). MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS. The Lancet. 277(7183). 915–917. 138 indexed citations

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