Mads Melbye

58.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
535 papers, 24.1k citations indexed

About

Mads Melbye is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Oncology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Mads Melbye has authored 535 papers receiving a total of 24.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Epidemiology, 120 papers in Oncology and 89 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Mads Melbye's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (54 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (43 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (42 papers). Mads Melbye is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (54 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (43 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (42 papers). Mads Melbye collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Sweden. Mads Melbye's co-authors include Jan Wohlfahrt, Morten Frisch, Robert J. Biggar, Henrik Hjalgrim, Tine Westergaard, Anders Hviid, Klaus Rostgaard, Heather A. Boyd, Björn Pasternak and Hans‐Olov Adami and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Mads Melbye

530 papers receiving 23.1k citations

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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.

The Danish National Birth Cohort - its background, structure and aim

2001 869 citations Mads Melbye et al. profile →
Effects of Family History and Place and Season of Birth on the Risk of Schizophrenia

1999 566 citations Tine Westergaard, Jan Wohlfahrt et al. profile →
Risk of post-pregnancy hypertension in women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: nationwide cohort study

2017 236 citations Mads Melbye, Jan Wohlfahrt et al. profile →
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist use and risk of thyroid cancer: Scandinavian cohort study

2024 57 citations Björn Pasternak, Anders Hviid et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Vascular health years after a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy: The EPOCH study 2024 ·American Heart Journal ·(unknown), (unknown), Marcia L. Stefanick, Jonathan A. Mayo, (unknown), Lisa G. Rosas, Mads Melbye, Heather A. Boyd, David K. Stevenson, Gary M. Shaw, Virginia D. Winn, Mark A. Hlatky	2
2	Methods applied to neonatal dried blood spot samples for secondary research purposes: a scoping review 2024 ·Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences ·(unknown), Rona J. Strawbridge, Zosia Miedzybrodzka, Riccardo E. Marioni, Mads Melbye, David J. Porteous, Matthew E. Hurles, Naveed Sattar, Cathie Sudlow, Rory Collins, Sandosh Padmanabhan, Jill P. Pell	0
3	The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on birthweight among singleton term birth in Denmark 2023 ·PLoS ONE ·(unknown), Paula L. Hedley, Gitte Hedermann, (unknown), Marie Bækvad‐Hansen, (unknown), Henrik Hjalgrim, Jørgen K. Kanters, Mads Melbye, David M. Hougaard, Anders Hviid, Lone Krebs, Morten Breindahl, Ulrik Lausten‐Thomsen, Michael Christiansen	2
4	The genetic background of hydrocephalus in a population-based cohort: implication of ciliary involvement 2022 ·Brain Communications ·Tina Nørgaard Munch, Paula L. Hedley, Christian M. Hagen, Marie Bækvad‐Hansen, Frank Geller, Jonas Bybjerg‐Grauholm, Merete Nordentoft, Anders D. Børglum, Thomas Werge, Mads Melbye, David M. Hougaard, Lars Allan Larsen, Søren T. Christensen, Michael Christiansen	3
5	Endocrine disease history and the risk of postpartum depression 2022 ·The British Journal of Psychiatry ·Marie-Louise Hee Rasmussen, Gry Poulsen, Poul Videbech, Jan Wohlfahrt, Mads Melbye	7
6	Postoperative de novo epilepsy after craniotomy: a nationwide register-based cohort study 2021 ·Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry ·(unknown), Jørgen Vinsløv Hansen, Jan Wohlfahrt, Kåre Fugleholm, Mads Melbye, Tina Nørgaard Munch	14
7	Danish premature birth rates during the COVID-19 lockdown 2020 ·Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal ·Gitte Hedermann, Paula L. Hedley, Marie Bækvad‐Hansen, Henrik Hjalgrim, Klaus Rostgaard, Porntiva Poorisrisak, Morten Breindahl, Mads Melbye, David M. Hougaard, Michael Christiansen, Ulrik Lausten‐Thomsen	187
8	Proton-Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Community-Associated Clostridium difficile Infection 2020 ·Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Malin Inghammar, Henrik Svanström, Marianne Voldstedlund, Mads Melbye, Anders Hviid, Kåre Mølbak, Björn Pasternak	34
9	Dissecting maternal and fetal genetic effects underlying the associations between maternal phenotypes, birth outcomes, and adult phenotypes: A mendelian-randomization and haplotype-based genetic score analysis in 10,734 mother–infant pairs 2020 ·PLoS Medicine ·Jing Chen, Jonas Bačelis, Pol Solé-Navais, Amit Kumar Srivastava, Julius Juodakis, (unknown), Mikko Hallman, Kari Teramo, Mads Melbye, Bjarke Feenstra, Rachel M. Freathy, George Davey Smith, Debbie A. Lawlor, Jeffrey C. Murray, Scott M. Williams, Bo Jacobsson, Louis J. Muglia, Ge Zhang	29
10	Oral corticosteroids during pregnancy and offspring risk of congenital heart defects: a nationwide cohort study 2019 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·(unknown), Marie Lund, (unknown), Nina Øyen, Jan Wohlfahrt, Mads Melbye	3
11	Evaluation of the antibody response to the EBV proteome in EBV‐associated classical Hodgkin lymphoma 2019 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Zhiwei Liu, Ruth F. Jarrett, Henrik Hjalgrim, Carla Proietti, Ellen T. Chang, Karin E. Smedby, Kelly J. Yu, Annette Lake, (unknown), Karen A. McAulay, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Hans‐Olov Adami, Bengt Glimelius, Mads Melbye, Allan Hildesheim, Denise L. Doolan, Anna E. Coghill	12
12	Hodgkin Lymphoma 2018 ·Oxford University Press eBooks ·Henrik Hjalgrim, Mads Melbye, Παγώνα Λάγιου	3
13	Risk, treatment duration, and recurrence risk of postpartum affective disorder in women with no prior psychiatric history: A population-based cohort study 2017 ·PLoS Medicine ·Marie-Louise Hee Rasmussen, Marin Strøm, Jan Wohlfahrt, Poul Videbech, Mads Melbye	60
14	HLA-A alleles and infectious mononucleosis suggest a critical role for cytotoxic T-cell response in EBV-related Hodgkin lymphoma 2010 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Henrik Hjalgrim, Klaus Rostgaard, P. Johnson, Annette Lake, Lesley Shield, Ann‐Margaret Little, Karin Ekström‐Smedby, Hans‐Olov Adami, Bengt Glimelius, Stephen Hamilton‐Dutoit, Eleanor Kane, G. Malcolm Taylor, Alex McConnachie, Lars P. Ryder, Christer Sundström, Paal Skytt Andersen, Ellen T. Chang, Freda E. Alexander, Mads Melbye, Ruth F. Jarrett	73
15	Borrelia infection and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma 2008 ·Blood ·Claudia Schöllkopf, Mads Melbye, Lars Munksgaard, Karin E. Smedby, Klaus Rostgaard, Bengt Glimelius, Ellen T. Chang, Göran Roos, Mads Hansen, Hans‐Olov Adami, Henrik Hjalgrim	63
16	Serum YKL-40 and interleukin 6 levels in Hodgkin lymphoma 2008 ·QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) ·Robert J. Biggar, Julia S. Johansen, Karin E. Smedby, Klaus Rostgaard, Ellen T. Chang, Hans‐Olov Adami, Bengt Glimelius, Daniel Molin, Stephen Hamilton‐Dutoit, Mads Melbye, Henrik Hjalgrim	52
17	Reproductive factors and extreme levels of maternal serum alpha‐fetoprotein: a population‐based study 2004 ·Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica ·Ulrikke Lei, Jan Wohlfahrt, (unknown), Tine Westergaard, Mats Lambe, Bent Nørgaard‐Pedersen, Mads Melbye	3
18	Cancer risk in fathers and brothers of testicular cancer patients in Denmark. A population‐based study 1996 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Tine Westergaard, Jørgen H. Olsen, Morten Frisch, Niels Kroman, (unknown), Mads Melbye	9
19	Anal and cervical abnormality in women—prediction by human papillomavirus tests 1996 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Mads Melbye, Else Smith, Jan Wohlfahrt, Anne Østerlind, Marianne Orholm, Olav J. Bergmann, (unknown), Teresa M. Darragh, Joel M. Palefsky	5
20	Cancer risk in fathers and brothers of testicular cancer patients in Denmark. A population-based study 1996 ·International Journal of Cancer ·Tine Westergaard, Jørgen H. Olsen, Morten Frisch, Niels Kroman, (unknown), Mads Melbye	93

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