Mary Pegington

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Mary Pegington is a scholar working on Oncology, Physiology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Mary Pegington has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Oncology, 11 papers in Physiology and 10 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Mary Pegington's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (16 papers), Dietary Effects on Health (9 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (9 papers). Mary Pegington is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (16 papers), Dietary Effects on Health (9 papers) and Nutritional Studies and Diet (9 papers). Mary Pegington collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Mary Pegington's co-authors include Michelle Harvie, Anthony Howell, D. Gareth Evans, Mark P. Mattson, Olga D. Carlson, Josephine M. Egan, Stuart Maudsley, Bronwen Martin, Jack Cuzick and Allan Flyvbjerg and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer Research, British Journal of Cancer and International Journal of Obesity.

In The Last Decade

Mary Pegington

21 papers receiving 1.1k 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 effects of intermittent or continuous energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic disease risk markers: a randomized trial in young overweight women

2010 577 citations Michelle Harvie, Mary Pegington et al. International Journal of Obesity profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Mary Pegington United Kingdom	10	938	288	210	165	132	25	1.1k
Shuhao Lin United States	14	843 0.9×	434 1.5×	158 0.8×	130 0.8×	12 0.1×	30	1.1k
Stephanie A. Lee United States	6	690 0.7×	285 1.0×	67 0.3×	102 0.6×	4 0.0×	9	780
Eleonora Bruno Italy	16	172 0.2×	108 0.4×	122 0.6×	35 0.2×	284 2.2×	48	697
Pía Riestra United States	16	204 0.2×	121 0.4×	92 0.4×	62 0.4×	6 0.0×	28	470
Vanessa Rouach Israel	13	111 0.1×	137 0.5×	58 0.3×	32 0.2×	138 1.0×	25	523
Judith Balk United States	12	57 0.1×	79 0.3×	66 0.3×	82 0.5×	90 0.7×	20	698
Masako Sei Japan	14	125 0.1×	72 0.3×	96 0.5×	72 0.4×	42 0.3×	30	476
Anna Villarini Italy	14	167 0.2×	41 0.1×	84 0.4×	66 0.4×	288 2.2×	32	568
Takehiro Nakamura Japan	11	219 0.2×	109 0.4×	17 0.1×	100 0.6×	19 0.1×	16	758
Kara A. Michels United States	17	70 0.1×	39 0.1×	209 1.0×	72 0.4×	64 0.5×	38	728

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Harvie, Michelle, Mary Pegington, Anthony Howell, et al.. (2025). Randomised phase-2 screening trial of intermittent energy restriction plus resistance exercise versus resistance exercise alone during chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 133(7). 1010–1019.

Pegington, Mary, Rhiannon E Hawkes, Alan Davies, et al.. (2024). An app promoting weight gain prevention via healthy behaviours amongst young women with a family history of breast cancer: Acceptability and usability assessment. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 37(5). 1170–1185.

Pegington, Mary, Adam R. Brentnall, Ivana Šestak, et al.. (2024). Body composition changes during breast cancer preventive treatment with anastrozole: Findings from the IBIS-II trial. Preventive Medicine Reports. 38. 102620–102620. 2 indexed citations

Harvie, Michelle, et al.. (2024). BE-WEL trial (breast: evaluation of weight and exercise for lymphoedema) testing weight control and exercise programmes for women with breast cancer related lymphoedema: a feasibility trial. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 207(1). 203–212. 2 indexed citations

Harvie, Michelle, David French, Mary Pegington, et al.. (2023). Randomised controlled trial of breast cancer and multiple disease prevention weight loss programmes vs written advice amongst women attending a breast cancer family history clinic. British Journal of Cancer. 128(9). 1690–1700. 4 indexed citations

Pegington, Mary, Michelle Harvie, Elaine F. Harkness, et al.. (2023). Obesity at age 20 and weight gain during adulthood increase risk of total and premature all-cause mortality: findings from women attending breast screening in Manchester. BMC Women s Health. 23(1). 17–17. 3 indexed citations

Pegington, Mary, Alan Davies, Julia Mueller, et al.. (2022). Evaluating the Acceptance and Usability of an App Promoting Weight Gain Prevention and Healthy Behaviors Among Young Women With a Family History of Breast Cancer: Protocol for an Observational Study. JMIR Research Protocols. 11(12). e41246–e41246. 1 indexed citations

Pegington, Mary, Elaine F. Harkness, Anthony Howell, D. Gareth Evans, & Michelle Harvie. (2022). Magnitude and attributed reasons for adult weight gain amongst women at increased risk of breast cancer. BMC Women s Health. 22(1). 447–447. 1 indexed citations

Harvie, Michelle, Mary Pegington, Sacha J. Howell, et al.. (2021). Randomised controlled trial of intermittent vs continuous energy restriction during chemotherapy for early breast cancer. British Journal of Cancer. 126(8). 1157–1167. 18 indexed citations

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Harvie, Michelle, David French, Mary Pegington, et al.. (2021). Testing a breast cancer prevention and a multiple disease prevention weight loss programme amongst women within the UK NHS breast screening programme—a randomised feasibility study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7(1). 220–220. 6 indexed citations

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Renehan, Andrew G., Mary Pegington, Michelle Harvie, et al.. (2020). Young adulthood body mass index, adult weight gain and breast cancer risk: the PROCAS Study (United Kingdom). British Journal of Cancer. 122(10). 1552–1561. 26 indexed citations

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Harvie, Michelle, Mary Pegington, Nigel Bundred, et al.. (2019). The effectiveness of home versus community-based weight control programmes initiated soon after breast cancer diagnosis: a randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Cancer. 121(6). 443–454. 24 indexed citations

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Harvie, Michelle, Mary Pegington, David French, et al.. (2019). Breast cancer risk status influences uptake, retention and efficacy of a weight loss programme amongst breast cancer screening attendees: two randomised controlled feasibility trials. BMC Cancer. 19(1). 1089–1089. 22 indexed citations

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Donnelly, Louise S., Rachel Shaw, Mary Pegington, et al.. (2018). ‘For me it's about not feeling like I'm on a diet’: a thematic analysis of women's experiences of an intermittent energy restricted diet to reduce breast cancer risk. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics. 31(6). 773–780. 9 indexed citations

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Pegington, Mary, Judith E. Adams, Nigel Bundred, et al.. (2017). Recruitment to the “Breast—Activity and Healthy Eating After Diagnosis” (B-AHEAD) Randomized Controlled Trial. Integrative Cancer Therapies. 17(1). 131–137. 6 indexed citations

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Harvie, Michelle, Andrew H. Sims, Mary Pegington, et al.. (2016). Intermittent energy restriction induces changes in breast gene expression and systemic metabolism. Breast Cancer Research. 18(1). 57–57. 41 indexed citations

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Armitage, Christopher J., et al.. (2014). Self-efficacy for temptations is a better predictor of weight loss than motivation and global self-efficacy: Evidence from two prospective studies among overweight/obese women at high risk of breast cancer. Patient Education and Counseling. 95(2). 254–258. 21 indexed citations

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Harvie, Michelle, Claire Wright, Mary Pegington, et al.. (2013). The effect of intermittent energy and carbohydrate restrictionv. daily energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic disease risk markers in overweight women. British Journal Of Nutrition. 110(8). 1534–1547. 320 indexed citations

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Harvie, Michelle, Mary Pegington, Mark P. Mattson, et al.. (2010). The effects of intermittent or continuous energy restriction on weight loss and metabolic disease risk markers: a randomized trial in young overweight women. International Journal of Obesity. 35(5). 714–727. 577 indexed citations breakdown →

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Harvie, Michelle, Mary Pegington, Jack Cuzick, et al.. (2010). Effect of intermittent versus continuous energy restriction on weight loss and breast cancer risk biomarkers. Breast Cancer Research. 12(S1).

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