Neil Murphy

32.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
71 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Neil Murphy is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Neil Murphy has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Oncology, 21 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Neil Murphy's work include Cancer Risks and Factors (14 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (11 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (10 papers). Neil Murphy is often cited by papers focused on Cancer Risks and Factors (14 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (11 papers) and Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer (10 papers). Neil Murphy collaborates with scholars based in France, United Kingdom and United States. Neil Murphy's co-authors include Marc J. Gunter, Valentina Lorenzoni, Eileen Morgan, Jacques Ferlay, Jérôme Vignat, Andrea Gini, Melina Arnold, Mathieu Laversanne, Freddie Bray and Citadel J. Cabasag and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

In The Last Decade

Neil Murphy

65 papers receiving 3.4k 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.

Global burden of colorectal cancer in 2020 and 2040: incidence and mortality estimates from GLOBOCAN

2022 1.1k citations Eileen Morgan, Melina Arnold et al. Gut profile →
Alcohol and Cancer: Epidemiology and Biological Mechanisms

2021 204 citations Neil Murphy, Pietro Ferrari et al. profile →
Association of Healthful Plant-based Diet Adherence With Risk of Mortality and Major Chronic Diseases Among Adults in the UK

2023 108 citations Aurora Perez‐Cornago, Neil Murphy et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Neil Murphy France	25	1.1k	1.1k	492	455	437	71	3.4k
Martha J. Shrubsole United States	38	1.2k 1.1×	1.2k 1.2×	597 1.2×	616 1.4×	784 1.8×	178	4.4k
Ji‐Yeob Choi South Korea	35	756 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	589 1.2×	459 1.0×	250 0.6×	131	3.6k
Xiaoyan Cai China	38	731 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	518 1.1×	324 0.7×	251 0.6×	140	5.2k
Laura S. Rozek United States	42	1.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.6×	886 1.8×	457 1.0×	792 1.8×	154	5.2k
Marta Rossi Italy	35	757 0.7×	772 0.7×	490 1.0×	964 2.1×	467 1.1×	102	3.6k
Maurizio Montella Italy	37	1.2k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	852 1.7×	598 1.3×	535 1.2×	105	3.8k
Woong Ju South Korea	27	759 0.7×	738 0.7×	351 0.7×	390 0.9×	274 0.6×	99	3.0k
Francesco Basile Italy	30	872 0.8×	861 0.8×	473 1.0×	319 0.7×	317 0.7×	148	3.4k
Susan J. Jordan Australia	34	1.1k 1.0×	750 0.7×	528 1.1×	438 1.0×	218 0.5×	134	3.8k
Ido Wolf Israel	32	1.6k 1.4×	1.5k 1.4×	705 1.4×	526 1.2×	217 0.5×	158	4.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Neil Murphy

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Fields of papers citing papers by Neil Murphy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Neil Murphy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Neil Murphy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Neil Murphy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Neil Murphy. Neil Murphy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Laskar, Ruhina Shirin, Neil Murphy, Pietro Ferrari, et al.. (2025). A prospective investigation of early-onset colorectal cancer risk factors–pooled analysis of three large-scale European cohorts. British Journal of Cancer. 134(5). 781–789.

Papadimitriou, Nikos, Neil Murphy, Zhishan Chen, et al.. (2024). Body mass index at birth and early life and colorectal cancer: A two‐sample Mendelian randomization analysis in European and East Asian genetic similarity populations. Pediatric Obesity. 20(1). e13186–e13186. 1 indexed citations

Vincent, Emma E., Demetrius Albanes, D. Timothy Bishop, et al.. (2024). Plasma Ghrelin and Risks of Sex-Specific, Site-Specific, and Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 33(12). 1727–1732.

Roberts, John, et al.. (2024). Construction engineering to transform the composite frame of YY London. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Civil Engineering. 177(4). 187–196. 1 indexed citations

Murphy, Neil. (2024). Towns and Princely Rebellion in Fifteenth-Century France: The War of the Public Weal, 1465. The English Historical Review. 139(600). 1027–1058.

Biersteker, John B., B. P. Weiss, Corey J. Cochrane, et al.. (2023). Revealing the Interior Structure of Icy Moons with a Bayesian Approach to Magnetic Induction Measurements. The Planetary Science Journal. 4(4). 62–62. 11 indexed citations

Watling, Cody Z., Rebecca K. Kelly, Neil Murphy, et al.. (2023). Prospective Analysis Reveals Associations between Carbohydrate Intakes, Genetic Predictors of Short-Chain Fatty Acid Synthesis, and Colorectal Cancer Risk. Cancer Research. 83(12). 2066–2076. 9 indexed citations

Campbell, Peter T., Christina C. Newton, Eric J. Jacobs, et al.. (2022). Prospective Associations of Hemoglobin A1c and c-peptide with Risk of Diabetes-related Cancers in the Cancer Prevention Study-II Nutrition Cohort. Cancer Research Communications. 2(7). 653–662. 8 indexed citations

Morgan, Eileen, Melina Arnold, Andrea Gini, et al.. (2022). Global burden of colorectal cancer in 2020 and 2040: incidence and mortality estimates from GLOBOCAN. Gut. 72(2). 338–344. 1082 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mori, Nagisa, Neil Murphy, Norie Sawada, et al.. (2022). Prediagnostic plasma polyphenol concentrations and colon cancer risk: The JPHC nested case–control study. Clinical Nutrition. 41(9). 1950–1960. 9 indexed citations

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Khoei, Nazlisadat Seyed, Karl‐Heinz Wagner, Robert Carreras‐Torres, et al.. (2021). Associations between Prediagnostic Circulating Bilirubin Levels and Risk of Gastrointestinal Cancers in the UK Biobank. Cancers. 13(11). 2749–2749. 13 indexed citations

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Khoei, Nazlisadat Seyed, Robert Carreras‐Torres, Neil Murphy, et al.. (2021). Genetically Raised Circulating Bilirubin Levels and Risk of Ten Cancers: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Cells. 10(2). 394–394. 22 indexed citations

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Watts, Eleanor L., Georgina K. Fensom, Karl Smith-Byrne, et al.. (2020). Circulating insulin‐like growth factor‐I, total and free testosterone concentrations and prostate cancer risk in 200 000 men in UK Biobank. International Journal of Cancer. 148(9). 2274–2288. 42 indexed citations

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Knüppel, Anika, Georgina K. Fensom, Eleanor L. Watts, et al.. (2020). Circulating Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Concentrations and Risk of 30 Cancers: Prospective Analyses in UK Biobank. Cancer Research. 80(18). 4014–4021. 62 indexed citations

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Waxman, Alan G., et al.. (2020). A 50-Year Commitment to American Indian and Alaska Native Women. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 136(4). 739–744. 4 indexed citations

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Bradbury, Kathryn E., et al.. (2017). A Prospective Investigation of Body Size, Body Fat Composition and Colorectal Cancer Risk in the UK Biobank. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 17807–17807. 32 indexed citations

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Murphy, Neil, Linzhi Xu, Alice Zervoudakis, et al.. (2016). Reproductive and menstrual factors and colorectal cancer incidence in the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study. British Journal of Cancer. 116(1). 117–125. 28 indexed citations

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Murphy, Neil. (2015). Henry VIII's First Invasion of France: The Gascon Expedition of 1512. The English Historical Review. 130(542). 25–56.

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Pavía, Sara, et al.. (2014). Measuring the design of empathetic buildings: a review of universal design evaluation methods. Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology. 11(1). 13–21. 18 indexed citations

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Mengersen, Kerrie, et al.. (2011). The effect of housing characteristics and occupant activities on the respiratory health of women and children in Lao PDR. The Science of The Total Environment. 409(8). 1378–1384. 25 indexed citations

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