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24845
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16110
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Brian MacMahon publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian MacMahon sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 222 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

Brian MacMahon D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Brian MacMahon sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 82 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

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

  • Age at first birth and breast cancer risk.

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

  • Etiology of human breast cancer: a review.

    Brian MacMahon;Philip Cole;James Brown

  • Lactation and a reduced risk of premenopausal breast cancer

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

  • Menopause and breast cancer risk.

    Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Brian MacMahon;Philip Cole

  • Lung cancer and passive smoking.

    Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Anna Kalandidi;Loukas Sparros;Brian Macmahon

  • Coffee and Cancer of the Pancreas

    Brian MacMahon;Stella Yen;Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Kenneth Warren

  • Prenatal X-Ray Exposure and Childhood Cancer

    Brian MacMahon

  • Cigarette smoking and urinary estrogens.

    Brian MacMahon;Dimitrios Trichopoulos;Philip Cole;James Brown

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

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

  • Menopausal Estrogens And Breast Cancer

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

  • Diet and Cancer — An Overview

    Walter C. Willett;Brian MacMahon

  • The incidence of seizures among children with autistic symptoms.

    Eva Y. Deykin;Brian MacMahon

  • Age at any birth and breast cancer risk

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

  • Risk factors for endometrial cancer

    Brian MacMahon

  • 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

  • Pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal complications among autistic children.

    Eva Y. Deykin;Brian MacMahon

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

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

  • Risk of Breast Cancer in Relation to Lifetime Alcohol Consumption

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

  • MENTAL HEALTH IN THE METROPOLIS: THE MIDTOWN MANHATTAN STUDY

    Brian MacMahon

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Cole
Philip A. Cole Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dimitrios Trichopoulos
Dimitrios Trichopoulos Harvard University
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Richard R. Monson
Richard R. Monson Harvard University
Chung-Cheng Hsieh
Chung-Cheng Hsieh University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Matthew P. Longnecker
Matthew P. Longnecker National Institutes of Health
Kenneth J. Rothman
Kenneth J. Rothman Boston University
Noel S. Weiss
Noel S. Weiss University of Washington
Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle University of Edinburgh
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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