Stephen MacMahon

59.3k total citations · 8 hit papers
265 papers, 27.6k citations indexed

About

Stephen MacMahon is a scholar working on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Surgery and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen MacMahon has authored 265 papers receiving a total of 27.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 166 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, 48 papers in Surgery and 41 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Stephen MacMahon's work include Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (112 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (26 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (24 papers). Stephen MacMahon is often cited by papers focused on Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies (112 papers), Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention (26 papers) and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health (24 papers). Stephen MacMahon collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Stephen MacMahon's co-authors include Rory Collins, Bruce Neal, John Chalmers, Mark Woodward, Anthony Rodgers, Richard Peto, Norman Sharpe, Jon Godwin, Nicholas H. Fiebach and Kimberley A. Eberlein and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Stephen MacMahon

258 papers receiving 26.0k citations

Hit Papers

Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 1990 2001 2010 2009 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. Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease
    1990 3.4k citations Stephen MacMahon et al. profile →
  2. Blood pressure, stroke, and coronary heart disease *1Part 1, prolonged differences in blood pressure: prospective observational studies corrected for the regression dilution bias
    1990 3.2k citations Stephen MacMahon profile →
  3. Randomised trial of a perindopril-based blood-pressure-lowering regimen among 6105 individuals with previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack
    2001 2.1k citations Stephen MacMahon profile →
  4. Severe Hypoglycemia and Risks of Vascular Events and Death
    2010 1.1k citations Sophia Zoungas, Anushka Patel et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
  5. Albuminuria and Kidney Function Independently Predict Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes in Diabetes
    2009 692 citations Toshiharu Ninomiya, Vlado Perkovic et al. profile →
  6. Effects of intensive blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular and renal outcomes: updated systematic review and meta-analysis
    2015 619 citations Emily Atkins, Jicheng Lv et al. profile →
  7. Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering on Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
    2012 560 citations Jicheng Lv, Bruce Neal et al. PLoS Medicine profile →
  8. Risk Prediction in Patients With Heart Failure
    2014 302 citations Kazem Rahimi, Mark Woodward 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
Stephen MacMahon Australia 78 16.4k 7.0k 4.5k 4.1k 3.0k 265 27.6k
Henry R. Black United States 61 17.7k 1.1× 7.1k 1.0× 3.6k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 3.5k 1.2× 260 30.1k
Daniel T. Lackland United States 57 12.1k 0.7× 4.3k 0.6× 3.7k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 2.5k 0.8× 270 24.3k
Daniel W. Jones United States 39 16.0k 1.0× 4.7k 0.7× 5.0k 1.1× 2.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.6× 115 26.3k
Koon Teo Canada 77 12.5k 0.8× 3.9k 0.6× 4.1k 0.9× 2.6k 0.6× 1.9k 0.6× 375 22.9k
Jackson T. Wright United States 56 17.6k 1.1× 5.8k 0.8× 3.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.5× 1.8k 0.6× 193 27.3k
David C. Goff United States 84 17.0k 1.0× 11.2k 1.6× 7.5k 1.7× 3.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.7× 300 35.7k
Christopher J. O’Donnell United States 94 16.7k 1.0× 5.4k 0.8× 6.9k 1.5× 5.7k 1.4× 3.5k 1.2× 332 37.7k
Lutgarde Thijs Belgium 75 21.1k 1.3× 4.5k 0.6× 4.5k 1.0× 1.9k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 499 29.7k
Sverre E. Kjeldsen Norway 73 27.4k 1.7× 11.0k 1.6× 7.0k 1.6× 2.2k 0.5× 2.3k 0.8× 520 36.3k
Curt D. Furberg United States 96 17.5k 1.1× 8.9k 1.3× 8.8k 2.0× 3.6k 0.9× 4.4k 1.5× 340 39.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chalmers, John & Stephen MacMahon. (2021). PROGRESS in Blood Pressure Control for the Prevention of Secondary Stroke. Cerebrovascular Diseases. 50(6). 617–621.
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Peiris, David, Stephen MacMahon, Kishor Mogulluru, et al.. (2018). Cardiovascular disease risk and comparison of different strategies for blood pressure management in rural India 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology 11 Medica. BMC Public Health. 18.
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Praveen, Devarsetty, David Peiris, Stephen MacMahon, et al.. (2018). Cardiovascular disease risk and comparison of different strategies for blood pressure management in rural India. BMC Public Health. 18(1). 1264–1264. 15 indexed citations
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Emdin, Connor A., Simon Anderson, Gholamreza Salimi-Khorshidi, et al.. (2016). Usual blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and vascular risk: evidence from 4.3 million adults. International Journal of Epidemiology. 46(1). dyw053–dyw053. 46 indexed citations
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Hata, Jun, Hisatomi Arima, Peter M. Rothwell, et al.. (2013). Effects of Visit-to-Visit Variability in Systolic Blood Pressure on Macrovascular and Microvascular Complications in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Circulation. 128(12). 1325–1334. 163 indexed citations
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Lv, Jicheng, Bruce Neal, Mark Woodward, et al.. (2012). Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Lowering on Cardiovascular and Renal Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS Medicine. 9(8). e1001293–e1001293. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hata, Junya, Hisatomi Arima, Peter M. Rothwell, et al.. (2012). Visit-to-visit Variability of Systolic Blood Pressure Predicts Macrovascular and Microvascular Events in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: the ADVANCE Trial. International Journal of Stroke. 7. 13–13. 1 indexed citations
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Ninomiya, Toshiharu, Sophia Zoungas, Bastiaan E. de Galan, et al.. (2009). THE FIXED COMBINATION OF PERINDOPRIL AND INDAPAMIDE HAS A GREATER EFFECT ON CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES AND ALBUMINURIA. Journal of Hypertension. 27. 1 indexed citations
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Chalmers, John, Vlado Perkovic, T. Ninomiya, et al.. (2008). Renoprotection with perindopril-indapamide below current recommended blood pressure targets in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: Results of the ADVANCE trial. Journal of Hypertension. 26. 1 indexed citations
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Patel, Anushka, Hideki Horibe, Zhendong Wu, et al.. (2007). Cholestrol, coronary heart disease, and stroke in the Asia Pacific region (2007). 2 indexed citations
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Dufouil, Carole, John Chalmers, M.G. Bousser, et al.. (2005). Effects of blood pressure lowering on cerebral white matter hyperintensities in patients with stroke. The PROGRESS MRI Substudy. Circulation. 112. 4 indexed citations
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Chalmers, John, Bruce Neal, & Stephen MacMahon. (2000). PROGRESS (Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study): Regional characteristics of the study population at baseline. Journal of Hypertension. 18(11). 1647–1655. 28 indexed citations
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White, HD, R. John Simes, Neil E. Anderson, et al.. (2000). Pravastatin therapy and the risk of stroke: results from the LIPID study. New England Journal of Medicine. 343. 2 indexed citations
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Collins, Robert T., et al.. (1999). The pulmonary embolism prevention (PEP) trial: Effects of low-dose aspirin on major vascular events in patients with hip fracture. Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 193–193. 1 indexed citations
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Aylward, Philip E., David Colquhoun, Paul Glasziou, et al.. (1995). Lowering Cholesterol Levels in Patients with Coronary Heart-Disease - the 4s Trial Showed That Lowering High Cholesterol Levels Improves Survival in Patients with Coronary Heart-Disease - Do the Benefits Extend to Those with Average Cholesterol Levels. The Medical Journal of Australia. 162(9). 455–456. 2 indexed citations
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Zanchetti, Alberto, John Chalmers, Kikuo Arakawa, et al.. (1993). 1993 Guidelines for the management of mild hypertension: MEMORANDUM from a World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension meeting. Journal of Hypertension. 11(9). 905–918. 203 indexed citations
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Zanchetti, Alberto, John Chalmers, K Arakawa, et al.. (1993). The 1993 Guidelines for the Management of Mild Hypertension: Memorandum from a WHO/ISH Meeting. Blood Pressure. 2(2). 86–100. 118 indexed citations
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MacMahon, Stephen, Curt D. Furberg, & J. H. Hunt. (1989). The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute workshop on antihypertensive drug treatment: The benefits, costs, and choices. Bethesda, Maryland, June 11-12, 1987.. Hypertension. 13(5_supplement). I1–172. 1 indexed citations

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