Margaret Thorogood

19.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
216 papers, 13.0k citations indexed

About

Margaret Thorogood is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, General Health Professions and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Margaret Thorogood has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 13.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 46 papers in General Health Professions and 38 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Recurrent topics in Margaret Thorogood's work include Nutritional Studies and Diet (27 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers) and Reproductive Health and Contraception (22 papers). Margaret Thorogood is often cited by papers focused on Nutritional Studies and Diet (27 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (23 papers) and Reproductive Health and Contraception (22 papers). Margaret Thorogood collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. Margaret Thorogood's co-authors include J I Mann, Melvyn Hillsdon, Charlie Foster, Frances Griffiths, H. A. W. Neil, Timothy J. Key, Martin Vessey, John Powell, Dalya Marks and Karen Rees and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Margaret Thorogood

213 papers receiving 12.2k 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.

Risk of fatal coronary heart disease in familial hypercholesterolaemia. Scientific Steering Committee on behalf of the Simon Broome Register Group.

1991 630 citations Margaret Thorogood et al. BMJ profile →
Why Are Health Care Interventions Delivered Over the Internet? A Systematic Review of the Published Literature

2006 613 citations Frances Griffiths, Margaret Thorogood et al. profile →
Interventions for promoting physical activity

2005 551 citations Margaret Thorogood et al. profile →
Sleep Problems: An Emerging Global Epidemic? Findings From the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE Study Among More Than 40,000 Older Adults From 8 Countries Across Africa and Asia

2012 434 citations Saverio Stranges, William Tigbe et al. SLEEP profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Margaret Thorogood United Kingdom	62	4.6k	2.4k	2.1k	2.1k	1.9k	216	13.0k
Erkki Vartiainen Finland	69	4.3k 0.9×	3.6k 1.5×	2.1k 1.0×	1.8k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	299	17.1k
Anna Peeters Australia	51	4.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.9×	2.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	318	10.9k
Ivan J. Perry Ireland	59	3.5k 0.8×	2.5k 1.0×	1.6k 0.7×	3.1k 1.5×	2.6k 1.4×	330	14.5k
Victor J. Stevens United States	55	5.6k 1.2×	5.5k 2.3×	2.3k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	2.1k 1.1×	208	15.8k
Ira S. Ockene United States	57	4.9k 1.1×	3.6k 1.5×	2.0k 0.9×	2.8k 1.3×	1.9k 1.0×	181	16.3k
Evelyn P Whitlock United States	53	3.3k 0.7×	1.5k 0.6×	2.8k 1.3×	1.4k 0.7×	630 0.3×	174	12.5k
Tiina Laatikainen Finland	62	3.6k 0.8×	3.5k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	966 0.5×	1.8k 1.0×	527	15.7k
James S. Goodwin United States	83	2.6k 0.6×	2.3k 1.0×	3.7k 1.7×	2.5k 1.2×	1.3k 0.7×	442	24.7k
Maren K. Olsen United States	48	2.5k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	1.2k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	208	10.2k
Truls Østbye United States	73	4.7k 1.0×	2.1k 0.9×	4.9k 2.3×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.7×	577	20.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Margaret Thorogood

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Vicente, M. Carmen De, Ojo Melvin Agunbiade, John Eyers, Margaret Thorogood, & Sharon Fonn. (2020). Institutionalizing research capacity strengthening in LMICs: A systematic review and meta-synthesis. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 43–43. 9 indexed citations

Atherton, Nicky, Christopher Bridle, Deborah J. Brown, et al.. (2016). Dementia and Physical Activity (DAPA) - an exercise intervention to improve cognition in people with mild to moderate dementia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 17(1). 165–165. 23 indexed citations

Turner, Sally, Nick Parsons, Frances Griffiths, et al.. (2015). Fitness predicts long-term survival after a cardiovascular event: a prospective cohort study. BMJ Open. 5(10). e007772–e007772. 15 indexed citations

Griffin, Damian, Nick Parsons, E Shaw, et al.. (2014). Operative versus non-operative treatment for closed, displaced, intra-articular fractures of the calcaneus: randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 349(jul24 5). g4483–g4483. 197 indexed citations

Rees, Karen, Nadine Flowers, Louise Hartley, et al.. (2013). Abstract P404: "Mediterranean" Dietary Pattern for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Cochrane Systematic Review. Circulation. 127. 16 indexed citations

Stranges, Saverio, William Tigbe, F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé, Margaret Thorogood, & N-B Kandala. (2012). PS09 Sleep Problems: An Emerging Global Epidemic? Findings from the Indepth Who-Sage Study among over 40,000 Older Adults from Eight Countries Across Africa and Asia. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 66(Suppl 1). A42.1–A42. 13 indexed citations

Stranges, Saverio, William Tigbe, F. Xavier Gómez‐Olivé, Margaret Thorogood, & Ngianga‐Bakwin Kandala. (2012). Sleep Problems: An Emerging Global Epidemic? Findings From the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE Study Among More Than 40,000 Older Adults From 8 Countries Across Africa and Asia. SLEEP. 35(8). 1173–1181. 434 indexed citations breakdown →

Kirby, Joanna, et al.. (2012). Young people's views on accelerometer use in physical activity research: findings from a user-involvement investigation. The Lancet. 380. S53–S53. 11 indexed citations

Cappuccio, Francesco P., Sally Kerry, Adebowale Adeyemo, et al.. (2008). Body Size and Blood Pressure. Epidemiology. 19(1). 38–46. 42 indexed citations

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Connor, Myles, Thomas Hopkins, Stephen Tollman, Margaret Thorogood, & Girish Modi. (2006). Blood pressure-measuring devices in rural South Africa : an audit conducted by the SASPI team in the Agincourt field site : cardiovascular topics. 17(4). 192–196. 2 indexed citations

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Dunn, N. Ray, A Arscott, Margaret Thorogood, et al.. (2000). Regional variation in incidence and case fatality of myocardial infarction among young women in England, Scotland and Wales. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 54(4). 293–298. 8 indexed citations

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Iliffe, Steve, et al.. (1995). Prescribing exercise in general practice. BMJ. 310(6973). 194.4–195. 1 indexed citations

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Muir, John, et al.. (1994). Health promotion in general practice. BMJ. 308(6932). 853.2–853.2. 1 indexed citations

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Thorogood, Margaret, et al.. (1990). Dietary intake and plasma lipid levels: lessons from a study of the diet of health conscious groups.. BMJ. 300(6735). 1297–1301. 52 indexed citations

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Neil, H. A. W., W. Gatling, H M Mather, et al.. (1987). The Oxford Community Diabetes Study: Evidence for an Increase in the Prevalence of Known Diabetes in Great Britain. Diabetic Medicine. 4(6). 539–543. 109 indexed citations

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Gear, J. S. S., et al.. (1980). Biochemical and haematological variables in vegetarians.. BMJ. 280(6229). 1415.1–1415. 31 indexed citations

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Bottazzo, G. F., J I Mann, Margaret Thorogood, J D Baum, & Deborah Doniach. (1978). Autoimmunity in juvenile diabetics and their families.. BMJ. 2(6131). 165–168. 73 indexed citations

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Mann, J I, W.H.W. Inman, & Margaret Thorogood. (1976). Oral contraceptive use in older women and fatal myocardial infarction.. BMJ. 2(6033). 445–447. 78 indexed citations

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Mann, J I, Martin Vessey, Margaret Thorogood, & Sir Richard Doll. (1975). Myocardial infarction in young women with special reference to oral contraceptive practice.. BMJ. 2(5965). 241–245. 281 indexed citations

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Thorogood, Margaret, et al.. (1975). Oral contraceptives and myocardial infarction in young women: a further report.. BMJ. 3(5984). 631–632. 27 indexed citations

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