Peter Boyle

62.0k total citations · 18 hit papers
635 papers, 43.8k citations indexed

About

Peter Boyle is a scholar working on Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Boyle has authored 635 papers receiving a total of 43.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 225 papers in Oncology, 103 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 80 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Peter Boyle's work include Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (97 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (94 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (57 papers). Peter Boyle is often cited by papers focused on Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (97 papers), Cancer Risks and Factors (94 papers) and Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (57 papers). Peter Boyle collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United States. Peter Boyle's co-authors include Patrick Maisonneuve, Jacques Ferlay, Mathieu Boniol, Carlo La Vecchia, Philippe Autier, Silvia Franceschi, Sara Gandini, Eva Negri, Chris Robertson and Murielle Colombet and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Peter Boyle

622 papers receiving 41.8k citations

Hit Papers

Estimates of the cancer incidence and mortal... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2007 2005 2005 2004 2003 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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.

  1. Estimates of the cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 2006
    2007 3.1k citations Philippe Autier, Mathieu Boniol et al. Annals of Oncology profile →
  2. Human Papillomavirus Types in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas Worldwide: A Systematic Review
    2005 1.6k citations Peter Boyle et al. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention profile →
  3. Cancer incidence and mortality in Europe, 2004
    2005 960 citations Peter Boyle et al. Annals of Oncology profile →
  4. Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: II. Sun exposure
    2004 910 citations Peter Boyle et al. profile →
  5. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Male Sexual Dysfunction: The Multinational Survey of the Aging Male (MSAM-7)
    2003 862 citations Peter Boyle, Chris Robertson et al. profile →
  6. Cancer incidence and mortality in Europe
    1989 785 citations Patrick Maisonneuve, Carlo La Vecchia et al. profile →
  7. Development and Validation of a Food Frequency Questionnaire in Spain
    1993 712 citations Peter Boyle, Patrick Maisonneuve et al. profile →
  8. Overview of the main outcomes in breast-cancer prevention trials
    2003 691 citations Umberto Veronesi, Peter Boyle et al. profile →
  9. Tobacco smoking and cancer: A meta‐analysis
    2007 659 citations Mathieu Boniol, Patrick Maisonneuve et al. International Journal of Cancer profile →
  10. Cancer in patients on dialysis for end-stage renal disease: an international collaborative study
    1999 657 citations Patrick Maisonneuve, Peter Boyle et al. profile →
  11. The Arabidopsis NPR1 Protein Is a Receptor for the Plant Defense Hormone Salicylic Acid
    2012 610 citations Peter Boyle et al. profile →
  12. Prevention of breast cancer with tamoxifen: preliminary findings from the Italian randomised trial among hysterectomised women
    1998 569 citations Umberto Veronesi, Patrick Maisonneuve et al. profile →
  13. Efficacy and safety of a dual inhibitor of 5-alpha-reductase types 1 and 2 (dutasteride) in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
    2002 566 citations Peter Boyle et al. profile →
  14. Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: I. Common and atypical naevi
    2004 566 citations Peter Boyle et al. profile →
  15. Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: III. Family history, actinic damage and phenotypic factors
    2005 518 citations Peter Boyle et al. profile →
  16. Preparation of reduced representation bisulfite sequencing libraries for genome-scale DNA methylation profiling
    2011 514 citations Peter Boyle et al. profile →
  17. Triple-negative breast cancer: epidemiological considerations and recommendations
    2012 466 citations Peter Boyle Annals of Oncology profile →
  18. Cutaneous melanoma attributable to sunbed use: systematic review and meta-analysis
    2012 423 citations Mathieu Boniol, Philippe Autier et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Boyle Italy 100 13.9k 8.6k 8.1k 5.6k 5.0k 635 43.8k
Ian M. Thompson United States 89 6.2k 0.4× 20.6k 2.4× 7.1k 0.9× 6.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.3× 897 37.6k
Hans‐Olov Adami Sweden 112 16.8k 1.2× 9.6k 1.1× 6.9k 0.9× 8.8k 1.6× 7.3k 1.5× 663 48.1k
Lars Holmberg Sweden 81 11.8k 0.8× 9.9k 1.2× 4.1k 0.5× 4.7k 0.8× 2.2k 0.4× 533 31.9k
Michael W. Kattan United States 121 9.4k 0.7× 31.6k 3.7× 7.0k 0.9× 11.3k 2.0× 3.1k 0.6× 807 52.8k
Andrew J. Vickers United States 102 6.3k 0.5× 17.1k 2.0× 4.9k 0.6× 9.6k 1.7× 4.0k 0.8× 748 48.7k
Graham G. Giles Australia 88 8.6k 0.6× 4.5k 0.5× 5.8k 0.7× 3.2k 0.6× 4.0k 0.8× 778 31.9k
Colin B. Begg United States 73 8.9k 0.6× 7.3k 0.9× 4.1k 0.5× 6.7k 1.2× 3.8k 0.8× 237 40.1k
Malcolm C. Pike United States 92 10.3k 0.7× 4.2k 0.5× 5.7k 0.7× 3.6k 0.6× 2.3k 0.5× 403 33.2k
Bernard Rosner United States 146 15.0k 1.1× 6.9k 0.8× 11.6k 1.4× 7.0k 1.3× 8.6k 1.7× 1.1k 97.0k
Brian E. Henderson United States 107 9.6k 0.7× 5.0k 0.6× 11.5k 1.4× 3.6k 0.6× 3.9k 0.8× 678 43.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Boyle

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Matsumoto, Nobuyuki, Peter Boyle, Taku Izubuchi, et al.. (2023). Use of Schwinger-Dyson equation in constructing an approximate trivializing map. Proceedings of The 39th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory — PoS(LATTICE2022). 229–229. 3 indexed citations
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Bennett, Ed, Peter Boyle, Jong-Wan Lee, et al.. (2023). Lattice studies of Sp(2N) gauge theories using GRID. PEARL (University of Plymouth). 97–97. 1 indexed citations
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Cheng, Zhiyuan, Xichi Zhang, Bryan A. Bassig, et al.. (2021). Serum polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) levels and risk of testicular germ cell tumors: A population-based case-control study in Connecticut and Massachusetts. Environmental Pollution. 273. 116458–116458. 9 indexed citations
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Boyle, Peter, et al.. (2018). Isospin Breaking Corrections to the HVP with Domain Wall\nFermions. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Rebecca, et al.. (2017). Superimposition of eye fundus images for longitudinal analysis from large public health databases. Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express. 3(4). 45015–45015. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Qiong, Tongzhang Zheng, Qing Lan, et al.. (2013). Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Genes Encoding for CC Chemokines were Not Associated with the Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 22(7). 1332–1335. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Yingtai, Qing Lan, Tongzhang Zheng, et al.. (2013). Polymorphisms in JAK/STAT signaling pathway genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Leukemia Research. 37(9). 1120–1124. 8 indexed citations
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Boyle, Peter. (2012). Triple-negative breast cancer: epidemiological considerations and recommendations. Annals of Oncology. 23. vi7–vi12. 466 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lam, Stephen, Peter Boyle, Graham Healey, et al.. (2011). Early CDT-Lung: An Immunobiomarker Test as an Aid to Early Detection of Lung Cancer. Cancer Prevention Research. 4(7). 1126–1134. 118 indexed citations
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Boffetta, Paolo, Philippe Autier, Mathieu Boniol, et al.. (2010). An Estimate of Cancers Attributable to Occupational Exposures in France. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 52(4). 399–406. 60 indexed citations
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Boyle, Peter, et al.. (2009). A successful trial of vacuum consolidation at the Port of Brisbane. 640. 3 indexed citations
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Duell, Eric J., Patrick Maisonneuve, Peter Baghurst, et al.. (2009). Menstrual and reproductive factors and pancreatic cancer in the SEARCH program of the IARC. Cancer Causes & Control. 20(9). 1757–1762. 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yong, Derek Leaderer, Carly E. Guss, et al.. (2006). Ala394Thr polymorphism in the clock gene NPAS2: A circadian modifier for the risk of non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma. International Journal of Cancer. 120(2). 432–435. 95 indexed citations
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Bracher, Andreas, Markus Fischer, Wolfgang Eisenreich, et al.. (1999). Histidine 179 Mutants of GTP Cyclohydrolase I Catalyze the Formation of 2-Amino-5-formylamino-6-ribofuranosylamino-4(3H)-pyrimidinone Triphosphate. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 274(24). 16727–16735. 35 indexed citations
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DeCensi, Andrea, Chris Robertson, Nicole Rotmensz, et al.. (1998). Effect of tamoxifen and transdermal hormone replacement therapy on cardiovascular risk factors in a prevention trial. British Journal of Cancer. 78(5). 572–578. 28 indexed citations
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Ghadirian, Parviz, André Lacroix, Chantal Perret, Patrick Maisonneuve, & Peter Boyle. (1998). Sociodemographic Characteristics, Smoking, Medical and Family History, and Breast Cancer. Cancer Detection and Prevention. 22(6). 485–494. 24 indexed citations
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Boyle, Peter, et al.. (1996). Evropski kodeks proti raku. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Boyle, Peter, A M Walker, & F E Alexander. (1996). Methods for investigating localized clustering of disease. Historical aspects of leukaemia clusters.. PubMed. 1–20. 10 indexed citations
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Vecchia, Carlo La, Eva Negri, Barbara D’Avanzo, & Peter Boyle. (1990). The risk of gallstones in middle-aged women (IV). New England Journal of Medicine. 322(7). 473–474. 2 indexed citations
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Burt, Alastair D., Peter Boyle, Gary J. Macfarlane, et al.. (1985). Breast cancer in women with primary biliary cirrhosis.. BMJ. 291(6509). 1597–1598. 54 indexed citations

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