Mark S. Gilthorpe

9.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
170 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

Mark S. Gilthorpe is a scholar working on Statistics and Probability, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Mark S. Gilthorpe has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Statistics and Probability, 28 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 24 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Mark S. Gilthorpe's work include Birth, Development, and Health (21 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (15 papers) and Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (13 papers). Mark S. Gilthorpe is often cited by papers focused on Birth, Development, and Health (21 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (15 papers) and Advanced Causal Inference Techniques (13 papers). Mark S. Gilthorpe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Mark S. Gilthorpe's co-authors include Yu‐Kang Tu, George T. H. Ellison, Johannes Textor, Maciej Liśkiewicz, Benito van der Zander, Raman Bedi, Kellyn F Arnold, Peter W. G. Tennant, Georgia D Tomova and V. Clerehugh and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Gastroenterology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Mark S. Gilthorpe

168 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Robust causal inference using directed acyclic graphs: the R package ‘dagitty’

2016 1.5k citations Johannes Textor, Mark S. Gilthorpe et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →
Use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to identify confounders in applied health research: review and recommendations

2020 534 citations Peter W. G. Tennant, Eleanor J. Murray et al. International Journal of Epidemiology profile →

Peers

Mark S. Gilthorpe

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Heiko Becher Germany

John S. Preisser United States

Maria Blettner Germany

Brian G. Leroux United States

James M. Lepkowski United States

Yu‐Kang Tu Taiwan

James S. Hodges United States

Daniel Altman Israel

Jianwen Cai United States

James J. Schlesselman United States

Heiko Becher Germany

Mark S. Gilthorpe

1.3k ×1.2

PHEOH

757 ×1.1

PERIO

900 ×1.3

GHP

1.2k ×1.9

PPCH

1.2k ×2.3

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Citations per year, relative to Mark S. Gilthorpe Mark S. Gilthorpe (= 1×) peers Heiko Becher

Countries citing papers authored by Mark S. Gilthorpe

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mark S. Gilthorpe

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mark S. Gilthorpe

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Stokes, Jonathan, Andreas Höhn, Marc de Kamps, et al.. (2025). Simulating hierarchical data to assess the utility of ecological versus multilevel analyses in obtaining individual-level causal effects. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 25(1). 79–79. 2 indexed citations

Prestwich, Andrew, Claire Griffiths, Richard Allmendinger, et al.. (2025). Composite variable bias: causal analysis of weight outcomes. International Journal of Obesity. 49(6). 1043–1050.

Berrie, Laurie, Kellyn F Arnold, Georgia D Tomova, Mark S. Gilthorpe, & Peter W. G. Tennant. (2024). Depicting deterministic variables within directed acyclic graphs: an aid for identifying and interpreting causal effects involving derived variables and compositional data. American Journal of Epidemiology. 194(2). 469–479. 7 indexed citations

Iob, Eleonora, Jean‐Baptiste Pingault, Marcus R. Munafò, et al.. (2023). Testing the causal relationships of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with mental health and substance use disorders: a Mendelian randomisation study. Molecular Psychiatry. 28(8). 3429–3443. 14 indexed citations

Tomova, Georgia D, Mark S. Gilthorpe, & Peter W. G. Tennant. (2022). Theory and performance of substitution models for estimating relative causal effects in nutritional epidemiology. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 116(5). 1379–1388. 23 indexed citations

Tomova, Georgia D, Kellyn F Arnold, Mark S. Gilthorpe, & Peter W. G. Tennant. (2021). Adjustment for energy intake in nutritional research: a causal inference perspective. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 115(1). 189–198. 84 indexed citations

Arnold, Kellyn F, et al.. (2020). Reflection on modern methods: generalized linear models for prognosis and intervention—theory, practice and implications for machine learning. International Journal of Epidemiology. 49(6). 2074–2082. 41 indexed citations

Tennant, Peter W. G., Eleanor J. Murray, Kellyn F Arnold, et al.. (2020). Use of directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) to identify confounders in applied health research: review and recommendations. International Journal of Epidemiology. 50(2). 620–632. 534 indexed citations breakdown →

Barber, Sophy, Philip Benson, Simon Littlewood, et al.. (2019). PLATOON: Premature Loss of bAby Teeth and its impact On Orthodontic Need - protocol. Journal of Orthodontics. 46(2). 118–125. 4 indexed citations

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Gilthorpe, Mark S., Darren Dahly, Yu‐Kang Tu, Laura D. Kubzansky, & Elizabeth Goodman. (2014). Challenges in modelling the random structure correctly in growth mixture models and the impact this has on model mixtures. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease. 5(3). 197–205. 25 indexed citations

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Tu, Yu‐Kang, George T. H. Ellison, & Mark S. Gilthorpe. (2006). Growth, current size and the role of the 'reversal paradox' in the foetal origins of adult disease: an illustration using vector geometry. PubMed. 3(1). 9–9. 14 indexed citations

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Gilthorpe, Mark S. & Richard C. Wilson. (2003). Rural/urban differences in the association between deprivation and healthcare utilisation. Social Science & Medicine. 57(11). 2055–2063. 48 indexed citations

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Gilthorpe, Mark S., et al.. (2002). Multilevel survival analysis of amalgam restorations amongst RAF personnel.. PubMed. 19(1). 3–11. 21 indexed citations

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Alkhatib, Mhd Nour, Mark S. Gilthorpe, & Colman McGrath. (2002). Disparities in self reported oral health problems among a young Syrian adult population. International Dental Journal. 52(6). 449–452. 5 indexed citations

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Gilthorpe, Mark S., et al.. (2001). An application of multilevel modelling to longitudinal periodontal research data.. PubMed. 18(2). 79–86. 23 indexed citations

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Bedi, Raman, et al.. (2000). Oral health related quality of life--views of the public in the United Kingdom.. PubMed. 17(1). 3–7. 77 indexed citations

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Bedi, Raman & Mark S. Gilthorpe. (2000). Ethnic and gender variations in university applicants to United Kingdom medical and dental schools. BDJ. 189(4). 212–215. 45 indexed citations

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Gilthorpe, Mark S., et al.. (1998). Tooth wear and tooth loss in a South African population. UCL Discovery (University College London). 1 indexed citations

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Gilthorpe, Mark S. & Raman Bedi. (1997). An exploratory study combining hospital episode statistics with socio-demographic variables, to examine the access and utilisation of hospital oral surgery services.. PubMed. 14(4). 209–13. 14 indexed citations

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Sorahan, Tom & Mark S. Gilthorpe. (1994). Non-differential misclassification of exposure always leads to an underestimate of risk: an incorrect conclusion.. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 51(12). 839–840. 54 indexed citations

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