Peter G. Smith

47.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
524 papers, 32.6k citations indexed

About

Peter G. Smith is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter G. Smith has authored 524 papers receiving a total of 32.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Epidemiology, 80 papers in Infectious Diseases and 72 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Peter G. Smith's work include Malaria Research and Control (27 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (27 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (26 papers). Peter G. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Malaria Research and Control (27 papers), Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (27 papers) and Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (26 papers). Peter G. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland. Peter G. Smith's co-authors include N. E. Breslow, Richard Peto, P. Armitage, Nathan Mantel, Julian Peto, M. C. Pike, Kerri McPherson, Malcolm C. Pike, Richard Doll and Simon Cousens and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Peter G. Smith

509 papers receiving 30.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Design and analysis of randomized clinical trials requiring prolonged observation of each patient. II. Analysis and examples

1977 7.4k citations Peter G. Smith et al. British Journal of Cancer profile →
A new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the UK

1996 1.8k citations James W. Ironside, Peter G. Smith et al. The Lancet profile →
Design and analysis of randomized clinical trials requiring prolonged observation of each patient. I. Introduction and design

1976 1.6k citations Malcolm C. Pike, Peter G. Smith et al. British Journal of Cancer profile →
Protection by BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

2013 656 citations Peter G. Smith et al. profile →
EVIDENCE FOR PROTECTION BY BREAST-FEEDING AGAINST INFANT DEATHS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN BRAZIL

1987 530 citations Peter G. Smith et al. The Lancet profile →
Epidemiological evidence for causal relationship between Epstein-Barr virus and Burkitt's lymphoma from Ugandan prospective study

1978 419 citations Peter G. Smith et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Peter G. Smith United Kingdom	75	5.8k	5.6k	4.5k	4.5k	4.1k	524	32.6k
Rebecca DerSimonian United States	28	3.7k 0.6×	5.7k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	5.0k 1.1×	8.0k 2.0×	40	39.6k
Mario Plebani Italy	86	4.6k 0.8×	4.7k 0.8×	3.1k 0.7×	3.8k 0.8×	6.8k 1.7×	1.2k	38.9k
Simon G. Thompson United Kingdom	41	3.3k 0.6×	5.6k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	3.7k 0.8×	6.9k 1.7×	64	42.2k
Brian E. Henderson United States	107	11.5k 2.0×	3.9k 0.7×	6.2k 1.4×	9.6k 2.1×	3.6k 0.9×	678	43.0k
Lisa Sullivan United States	96	4.0k 0.7×	6.0k 1.1×	4.4k 1.0×	1.8k 0.4×	4.2k 1.0×	393	35.1k
Christopher H. Schmid United States	88	3.7k 0.6×	8.3k 1.5×	5.2k 1.1×	2.8k 0.6×	10.1k 2.5×	404	63.2k
David Schoenfeld United States	95	4.5k 0.8×	4.7k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	2.8k 0.6×	3.9k 1.0×	347	33.2k
Eric Vittinghoff United States	113	2.9k 0.5×	10.4k 1.8×	5.6k 1.2×	3.3k 0.7×	6.3k 1.5×	759	50.0k
Philip R. Taylor United States	92	9.5k 1.6×	4.7k 0.8×	3.3k 0.7×	4.7k 1.1×	5.6k 1.4×	511	37.3k
Valerie Beral United Kingdom	84	3.3k 0.6×	5.3k 0.9×	5.7k 1.3×	9.7k 2.2×	2.6k 0.6×	343	33.2k

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Jormanainen, Jenni, A. Berdyugin, Helen Jermak, et al.. (2025). The polarisation behaviour of OJ 287 viewed through radio, millimetre, and optical observations between 2015 and 2017. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 694. A206–A206. 1 indexed citations

Salmon, Daniel A., P H Lambert, Hanna Nohynek, et al.. (2021). Novel vaccine safety issues and areas that would benefit from further research. BMJ Global Health. 6(Suppl 2). e003814–e003814. 8 indexed citations

Prudden, H, Mark Jit, Peter G. Smith, et al.. (2021). Global diarrhoea-associated mortality estimates and models in children: Recommendations for dataset and study selection. Vaccine. 39(32). 4391–4398. 14 indexed citations

Jamrozik, Euzebiusz, Katherine Littler, Susan Bull, et al.. (2020). Key criteria for the ethical acceptability of COVID-19 human challenge studies: Report of a WHO Working Group. Vaccine. 39(4). 633–640. 57 indexed citations

Finci, Lorenzo I., Xiaofeng Zhang, Xiuliang Huang, et al.. (2018). The cryo-EM structure of the SF3b spliceosome complex bound to a splicing modulator reveals a pre-mRNA substrate competitive mechanism of action. Genes & Development. 32(3-4). 309–320. 91 indexed citations

Bottomley, Christian, Abdoulie Bojang, Peter G. Smith, et al.. (2015). The impact of childhood vaccines on bacterial carriage in the nasopharynx: a longitudinal study. Emerging Themes in Epidemiology. 12(1). 1–1. 34 indexed citations

Jazaeri, Amir A., Etsuko Shibata, Jong-Hoon Park, et al.. (2013). Overcoming Platinum Resistance in Preclinical Models of Ovarian Cancer Using the Neddylation Inhibitor MLN4924. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 12(10). 1958–1967. 58 indexed citations

Fennelly, Kevin P., Edward C. Jones‐López, Irene Ayakaka, et al.. (2012). Variability of Infectious Aerosols Produced during Coughing by Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 186(5). 450–457. 127 indexed citations

Edwards, Tansy, Raymond Omollo, Eltahir Awad Gasim Khalil, et al.. (2011). Single-dose liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome®) for the treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in East Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 12(1). 66–66. 8 indexed citations

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Ogwang, Sam, Benon Asiimwe, Hamidou Traore, et al.. (2009). Comparison of rapid tests for detection of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Infectious Diseases. 9(1). 139–139. 12 indexed citations

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Chukwujekwu, J.C., Peter G. Smith, Philip H. Coombes, Dulcie A. Mulholland, & J. Van Staden. (2005). Antiplasmodial diterpenoid from the leaves of Hyptis suaveolens. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 102(2). 295–297. 64 indexed citations

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Farrington, Paddy, Peter G. Smith, A M Molesworth, et al.. (2003). Deaths from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in the UK. The Lancet. 361(9359). 751–752. 52 indexed citations

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Ross, David A., Betty Kirkwood, Fred Binka, et al.. (1995). Child morbidity and mortality following vitamin A supplementation in Ghana: time since dosing, number of doses, and time of year.. American Journal of Public Health. 85(9). 1246–1251. 34 indexed citations

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Cutts, Felicity T. & Peter G. Smith. (1995). Vaccination and world health. 22 indexed citations

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Booth, Margaret, Valerie Beral, & Peter G. Smith. (1989). Risk factors for ovarian cancer: a case-control study. British Journal of Cancer. 60(4). 592–598. 218 indexed citations

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Johnston, P. G. B., R. M. Hardisty, H. E. M. Kay, & Peter G. Smith. (1974). Myelosuppressive Effect of Colaspase (L-Asparaginase) in Initial Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. BMJ. 3(5923). 81–83. 9 indexed citations

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Smith, Peter G., et al.. (1973). Multiple factors in leukaemogenesis.. BMJ. 2(5864). 482.3–483. 4 indexed citations

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Morrow, Richard H., et al.. (1971). Burkitt's Lymphoma: A Time-space Cluster of Cases in Bwanba County of Uganda. BMJ. 2(5760). 491–492. 31 indexed citations

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Smith, Peter G.. (1970). Pakmor and Calmart-two new disease-resistant tomatoes.. California Agriculture. 24(6). 1 indexed citations

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Smith, Peter G., et al.. (1966). FIRES IN A LARGE COMPARTMENT CONTAINING STRUCTURAL STEELWORK, DETAILED MEASUREMENTS OF FIRE BEHAVIOUR. Fire Safety Science. 646. 9 indexed citations

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