Robert Newton

9.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
205 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Robert Newton is a scholar working on Oncology, Epidemiology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Newton has authored 205 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Oncology, 69 papers in Epidemiology and 30 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Robert Newton's work include Viral-associated cancers and disorders (64 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (29 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (27 papers). Robert Newton is often cited by papers focused on Viral-associated cancers and disorders (64 papers), Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (29 papers) and Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research (27 papers). Robert Newton collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Uganda and United States. Robert Newton's co-authors include Valerie Beral, John L. Ziegler, Delphine Casabonne, Martin Dedicoat, Freddy Sitas, Gillian Reeves, Elizabeth Molyneux, Denise Whitby, Yuan Chang and Patrick S. Moore and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Robert Newton

192 papers receiving 5.6k 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.

KSHV antibodies among Americans, Italians and Ugandans with and without Kaposi's sarcoma

1996 636 citations Robert Newton et al. profile →
Burkitt's lymphoma

2012 391 citations Rosemary Rochford, Robert Newton et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Newton United Kingdom	39	3.3k	2.5k	1.1k	1.1k	601	205	5.8k
Sam M. Mbulaiteye United States	35	2.4k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	763 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	276 0.5×	113	3.6k
Claire M. Vajdic Australia	39	3.6k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	362 0.3×	1.2k 1.1×	227 0.4×	169	6.9k
Harold W. Jaffe United States	50	2.5k 0.8×	3.5k 1.4×	3.7k 3.3×	1.1k 1.0×	1.0k 1.7×	137	8.8k
John L. Ziegler United States	49	3.7k 1.1×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 1.4×	2.4k 2.2×	549 0.9×	140	7.8k
Annika Linde Sweden	44	2.1k 0.6×	3.7k 1.5×	1.6k 1.4×	612 0.6×	336 0.6×	198	6.4k
Joan S. Chmiel United States	57	1.5k 0.5×	3.6k 1.4×	4.6k 4.0×	852 0.8×	415 0.7×	232	11.6k
Henry Wabinga Uganda	33	2.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	326 0.3×	610 0.6×	144 0.2×	104	3.3k
Philip E. LeBoit United States	55	6.0k 1.8×	2.0k 0.8×	862 0.8×	1.8k 1.7×	471 0.8×	219	12.2k
Timothy H. McCalmont United States	46	2.1k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	265 0.2×	1.6k 1.5×	241 0.4×	208	7.1k
Jacqueline Benedetti United States	51	5.4k 1.6×	3.5k 1.4×	998 0.9×	1.1k 1.0×	321 0.5×	119	13.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Newton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Newton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Newton

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Chen, Wenlong Carl, Chantal Babb de Villiers, Sang Hyuck Lee, et al.. (2025). Genome-wide association study identifies common variants associated with breast cancer in South African Black women. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3542–3542. 1 indexed citations

Chu, Yue, Milly Marston, Albert Dube, et al.. (2024). Temporal changes in cause of death among adolescents and adults in six countries in eastern and southern Africa in 1995–2019: a multi-country surveillance study of verbal autopsy data. The Lancet Global Health. 12(8). e1278–e1287.

Sabourin, Katherine R., Joseph Mugisha, Gershim Asiki, et al.. (2023). Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) antibody changes over time in a general population cohort in rural Uganda, 1992–2008. Infectious Agents and Cancer. 18(1). 55–55. 3 indexed citations

Nalwoga, Angela, Vickie Marshall, Wendell Miley, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Epstein–Barr virus and Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus viral load in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and oral fluids of HIV-negative individuals aged 3–89 years from Uganda. Infectious Agents and Cancer. 18(1).

Nalwoga, Angela, Katherine R. Sabourin, Wendell Miley, et al.. (2023). Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Is Associated With Increased Kaposi Sarcoma–Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Seropositivity and Higher KSHV Antibody Breadth and Magnitude: Results of a Case-Control Study From Rural Uganda. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 229(2). 432–442. 1 indexed citations

Muchengeti, Mazvita, Debbie Bradshaw, Wenlong Carl Chen, et al.. (2023). Kaposi sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus, HIV‐1 and Kaposi sarcoma risk in black South Africans diagnosed with cancer during antiretroviral treatment rollout. International Journal of Cancer. 152(10). 2081–2089. 4 indexed citations

Singh, Elvira, Wenlong Carl Chen, Debbie Bradshaw, et al.. (2022). Thirteen cancers associated with HIV infection in a Black South African cancer patient population (1995‐2016). International Journal of Cancer. 152(2). 183–194. 11 indexed citations

Singh, Elvira, Debbie Bradshaw, Wenlong Carl Chen, et al.. (2022). Usefulness of high‐risk HPV early oncoprotein (E6 and E7) serological markers in the detection of cervical cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Journal of Medical Virology. 95(1). e27900–e27900. 16 indexed citations

Kalyesubula, Robert, Keith Tomlin, Christian Holm Hansen, et al.. (2022). Association of impaired kidney function with mortality in rural Uganda: results of a general population cohort study. BMJ Open. 12(4). e051267–e051267. 3 indexed citations

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Fatumo, Segun, Tinashe Chikowore, Robert Kalyesubula, et al.. (2021). Discovery and fine-mapping of kidney function loci in first genome-wide association study in Africans. Human Molecular Genetics. 30(16). 1559–1568. 14 indexed citations

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Lamb, Maxine, Alexandra Smith, Daniel Painter, et al.. (2021). Health impact of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis (MBL): findings from a UK population-based cohort. BMJ Open. 11(2). e041296–e041296. 6 indexed citations

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Nalwoga, Angela, Vickie Marshall, Wendell Miley, et al.. (2021). Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus T cell responses in HIV seronegative individuals from rural Uganda. Nature Communications. 12(1). 7323–7323. 21 indexed citations

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Kalyesubula, Robert, June Fabian, Robert Newton, et al.. (2020). How to estimate glomerular filtration rate in sub-Saharan Africa: design and methods of the African Research into Kidney Diseases (ARK) study. BMC Nephrology. 21(1). 20–20. 21 indexed citations

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Sallah, Neneh, Wendell Miley, Nazzarena Labò, et al.. (2020). Distinct genetic architectures and environmental factors associate with host response to the γ2-herpesvirus infections. Nature Communications. 11(1). 3849–3849. 23 indexed citations

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Chen, Wenlong Carl, Elvira Singh, Mazvita Muchengeti, et al.. (2020). Johannesburg Cancer Study (JCS): contribution to knowledge and opportunities arising from 20 years of data collection in an African setting. Cancer Epidemiology. 65. 101701–101701. 15 indexed citations

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Seeley, Janet, Elizabeth Kabunga, Laurie A. Tomlinson, et al.. (2020). Understanding kidney disease in rural central Uganda – Findings from a qualitative study. Global Public Health. 15(10). 1566–1577. 2 indexed citations

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Labò, Nazzarena, Vickie Marshall, Wendell Miley, et al.. (2019). Mutual detection of Kaposi's sarcoma‐associated herpesvirus and Epstein–Barr virus in blood and saliva of Cameroonians with and without Kaposi's sarcoma. International Journal of Cancer. 145(9). 2468–2477. 33 indexed citations

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Cardinale, Marco, Robert Newton, & Kazunori Nosaka. (2011). Strength and conditioning : biological principles and practical applications. Australasian Journal of Paramedicine. 33 indexed citations

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Newton, Robert. (1980). Management by objectives: Practical applications to school supervision. American secondary education. 10(2). 39–46. 1 indexed citations

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Newton, Robert. (1974). Two uses of ancient astronomy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 276(1257). 99–116. 6 indexed citations

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