Maria E. Leon

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Maria E. Leon is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Physiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Maria E. Leon has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Oncology, 15 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 12 papers in Physiology. Recurrent topics in Maria E. Leon's work include Smoking Behavior and Cessation (10 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (6 papers). Maria E. Leon is often cited by papers focused on Smoking Behavior and Cessation (10 papers), Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (6 papers). Maria E. Leon collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and United States. Maria E. Leon's co-authors include Peter Boyle, Kurt Straíf, Frank J. Chaloupka, Leah H. Schinasi, Carolyn M. Dresler, Joachim Schüz, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Natasha Gray, TH Lam and Eva Prescott and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Journal of Clinical Oncology and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Maria E. Leon

53 papers receiving 2.4k 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.

Effectiveness of tax and price policies in tobacco control: Table 1

2010 468 citations Frank J. Chaloupka, Kurt Straíf et al. Tobacco Control profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Maria E. Leon France	26	673	563	503	384	384	54	2.5k
Sam Egger Australia	31	465 0.7×	791 1.4×	586 1.2×	386 1.0×	331 0.9×	105	2.8k
Douglas J. Reding United States	29	256 0.4×	732 1.3×	718 1.4×	666 1.7×	308 0.8×	72	3.1k
Róza Ádány Hungary	37	485 0.7×	644 1.1×	707 1.4×	495 1.3×	277 0.7×	261	5.0k
Linda Williams Pickle United States	18	399 0.6×	609 1.1×	285 0.6×	321 0.8×	273 0.7×	32	1.9k
Gregg S. Wilkinson United States	30	357 0.5×	735 1.3×	321 0.6×	734 1.9×	420 1.1×	82	3.5k
Hari H. Dayal United States	22	358 0.5×	517 0.9×	236 0.5×	285 0.7×	154 0.4×	41	2.1k
Hong Gwan Seo South Korea	25	666 1.0×	959 1.7×	666 1.3×	381 1.0×	457 1.2×	80	3.0k
R Semenciw Canada	29	163 0.2×	715 1.3×	475 0.9×	317 0.8×	265 0.7×	69	2.6k
Brad Rodu United States	31	1.2k 1.7×	302 0.5×	399 0.8×	484 1.3×	200 0.5×	112	2.8k
Kazem Zendehdel Iran	30	437 0.6×	1.0k 1.8×	279 0.6×	430 1.1×	499 1.3×	203	3.1k

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Togawa, Kayo, et al.. (2022). Projecting the impact of implementation of WHO MPOWER measures on smoking prevalence and mortality in Japan. Tobacco Control. 33(3). 295–301. 5 indexed citations

El‐Zaemey, Sonia, Leah H. Schinasi, Gilles Ferro, et al.. (2019). Animal farming and the risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers: a meta-analysis of three cohort studies within the AGRICOH consortium. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 76(11). 827–837. 3 indexed citations

Leon, Maria E., Endale Kassa, Abate Bane, et al.. (2019). Prevalence of human papillomavirus and Helicobacter pylori in esophageal and gastroesophageal junction cancer biopsies from a case–control study in Ethiopia. Infectious Agents and Cancer. 14(1). 19–19. 9 indexed citations

Leon, Maria E., Mathewos Assefa, Endale Kassa, et al.. (2017). Qat use and esophageal cancer in Ethiopia: A pilot case-control study. PLoS ONE. 12(6). e0178911–e0178911. 27 indexed citations

Gasmelseed, Nagla, et al.. (2015). Patterns of Esophageal Cancer in the National Cancer Institute at the University of Gezira, in Gezira State, Sudan, in 1999-2012. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 16(15). 6481–6490. 10 indexed citations

Leon, Maria E., et al.. (2012). Intento de depredación de Hemorrhois hippocrepis sobre Tarentola mauritanica. Boletín de la Asociación Herpetológica Española. 23(2). 36–38. 1 indexed citations

Blecher, Evan, Hana Ross, & Maria E. Leon. (2012). Cigarette affordability in Europe. Tobacco Control. 22(4). e6–e6. 25 indexed citations

Gallus, Silvano, Raya Muttarak, Matteo Franchi, et al.. (2012). Why do smokers quit?. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 22(1). 96–101. 67 indexed citations

Chaloupka, Frank J., Kurt Straíf, & Maria E. Leon. (2010). Effectiveness of tax and price policies in tobacco control: Table 1. Tobacco Control. 20(3). 235–238. 468 indexed citations breakdown →

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Cruz, A., Alejandro Onrubia, Gonzalo Muñoz, et al.. (2010). Migración primaveral de aves planeadoras en el Estrecho de Gibraltar. El programa MIGRES. 179–193. 1 indexed citations

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Godtfredsen, Nina, TH Lam, Maria E. Leon, et al.. (2008). COPD-related morbidity and mortality after smoking cessation: status of the evidence. European Respiratory Journal. 32(4). 844–853. 209 indexed citations

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Leon, Maria E., Carolyn M. Dresler, Kurt Straíf, Robert A. Baan, & Béatrice Secretan. (2006). Reversal of risk after quitting smoking.. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers. 15. 25 indexed citations

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Leo, Francesco, et al.. (2006). Anticipating pulmonary complications after thoracotomy: the FLAM Score. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 1(1). 34–34. 8 indexed citations

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Leo, Francesco, et al.. (2005). WHO DEVELOPS PULMONARY COMPLICATIONS AFTER THORACOTOMY? POSTOPERATIVE IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH RISK PATIENTS BY THE FLAM SCORE. CHEST Journal. 128(4). 190S–190S. 1 indexed citations

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Catania, Chiara, Florence Didier, Maria E. Leon, et al.. (2005). Perception that Oral Anticancer Treatments are Less Efficacious: Development of a Questionnaire to Assess the Possible Prejudices of Patients with Cancer. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 92(3). 265–272. 46 indexed citations

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Catalano, Gianpiero, Tommaso De Pas, Maria E. Leon, et al.. (2005). Three-Times-Daily Radiotherapy with Induction Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Strahlentherapie und Onkologie. 181(6). 363–371. 11 indexed citations

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Petit, Jean‐Yves, Umberto Veronesi, Roberto Orecchia, et al.. (2005). Nipple-sparing mastectomy in association with intra operative radiotherapy (ELIOT): a new type of mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 96(1). 47–51. 112 indexed citations

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Pelosi, Giuseppe, Marta Barisella, Felice Pasini, et al.. (2004). CD117 immunoreactivity in stage I adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the lung: relevance to prognosis in a subset of adenocarcinoma patients. Modern Pathology. 17(6). 711–721. 32 indexed citations

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Pelosi, Giuseppe, Michele Masullo, Maria E. Leon, et al.. (2004). CD117 immunoreactivity in high-grade neuroendocrine tumors of the lung: a comparative study of 39 large-cell neuroendocrine carcinomas and 27 surgically resected small-cell carcinomas. Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin. 445(5). 449–455. 32 indexed citations

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Leon, Maria E., et al.. (2001). Necesidades hídricas del tomate protegido en las condiciones de Cuba. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(3). 67–71.

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