2026 Brian MacMahon: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Medicine	82	16110	8107	222	24845

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Research.com Recognitions

1992 - Charles S. Mott Prize, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation

Overview

Brian MacMahon was affiliated with Harvard University in the United States during their career. Their research primarily focused on Environmental Science, with significant contributions to the fields of Ecology, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work covered multiple subfields and topics, including:

Ecology
Genetics
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Ecological Modeling
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Human-Animal Interaction Studies
Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Species Distribution and Climate Change
Zoonotic diseases and public health

Brian MacMahon published recent research in notable journals, including:

"Dancing with the devil: Could native predators inside 'predator-free' havens be good for the conservation of threatened native prey species?" (2025), Journal of Applied Ecology
"Are red-tailed phascogales (Phascogale calura) at risk from Eradicat® cat baits?" (2020), Wildlife Research
"Balancing act: evaluating non-target risks of feral cat management in conservation reserves" (2024), Wildlife Research

The scientist collaborated frequently with several researchers throughout their career, including:

Natasha D. Harrison
Ben L. Phillips
Nicola J. Mitchell
D. Tab Rasmussen
Peter Lacey

They contributed to the publication venues that featured their work multiple times:

Wildlife Research
Journal of Applied Ecology

Among the awards received, Brian MacMahon won the Charles S. Mott Prize from the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation in 1992.

Best Publications

Epidemiology: Principles and Methods

Brian MacMahon;Thomas F. Pugh

2804
Citations
Age at first birth and breast cancer risk.

B. MacMahon;P. Cole;T. M. Lin;C. R. Lowe

1241
Citations
Etiology of human breast cancer: a review.

Brian MacMahon;Philip Cole;James Brown

1003
Citations
Lactation and a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer

P A Newcomb;B E Storer;M P Longnecker;R Mittendorf

889
Citations
Menopause and breast cancer risk.

Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Brian MacMahon;Philip Cole

795
Citations
Lung cancer and passive smoking.

Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Anna Kalandidi;Loukas Sparros;Brian Macmahon

620
Citations
Coffee and Cancer of the Pancreas

Brian MacMahon;Stella Yen;Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Kenneth Warren

595
Citations
Prenatal X-Ray Exposure and Childhood Cancer

Brian MacMahon

590
Citations
Cigarette smoking and urinary estrogens.

Brian MacMahon;Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Philip Cole;James Brown

542
Citations
Radiation dose and second cancer risk in patients treated for cancer of the cervix.

John D. Boice;Goran Engholm;Ruth Kleinerman;Maria Blettner

514
Citations
Menopausal Estrogens And Breast Cancer

Robert Hoover;Laman A. Gray;Philip Cole;Brian Macmahon

453
Citations
Diet and Cancer — An Overview

Walter C. Willett;Brian MacMahon

429
Citations
The incidence of seizures among children with autistic symptoms.

Eva Y. Deykin;Brian MacMahon

319
Citations
Age at any birth and breast cancer risk

Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Chung-Cheng Hsieh;Brian Macmahon;Tong-Ming Lln

315
Citations
Risk factors for endometrial cancer

Brian MacMahon

305
Citations
Dentition, oral hygiene, and risk of oral cancer: a case-control study in Beijing, People's Republic of China.

Tongzhang Zheng;Peter Boyle;Huanfang Hu;Jun Duan

270
Citations
Pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal complications among autistic children.

Eva Y. Deykin;Brian MacMahon

257
Citations
Diet and breast cancer: A case‐control study in Greece

K. Katsouyanni;D. Trichopoulos;P. Boyle;E. Xirouchaki

256
Citations
Risk of Breast Cancer in Relation to Lifetime Alcohol Consumption

Matthew P. Longnecker;Polly A. Newcomb;Robert Mittendorf;E. Robert Greenberg

250
Citations
MENTAL HEALTH IN THE METROPOLIS: THE MIDTOWN MANHATTAN STUDY

Brian MacMahon

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Cole Brigham and Women's Hospital

Dimitrios Trichopoulos Harvard University

Walter C. Willett Harvard University

Richard R. Monson Harvard University

Chung-Cheng Hsieh University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Matthew P. Longnecker National Institutes of Health

Kenneth J. Rothman Boston University

Noel S. Weiss University of Washington

Peter Boyle University of Edinburgh

Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

External Links

Wikipedia of Brian MacMahon

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