2026 David H. Phillips: Genetics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Genetics	102	709	669	104	99	476	35714

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Genetics in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

David H. Phillips is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on cancer research and toxicology.

Their work covers a range of topics including carcinogens and genotoxicity assessment, pharmacogenetics and drug metabolism, cancer genomics and diagnostics, effects and risks of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, genetically modified organisms research, potato plant research, and plant pathogens and resistance.

Frequent publication venues for David H. Phillips include:

The Lancet Oncology
Mutagenesis
Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis
Archives of Toxicology
International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Common collaborators include:

Volker M. Arlt
Jill E. Kucab
Lisa Hölzl-Armstrong
Fatiha El Ghissassi
Mary K. Schubauer-Berigan

Recent papers authored or coauthored by David H. Phillips include:

"Carcinogenicity of acrolein, crotonaldehyde, and arecoline," 2020, The Lancet Oncology
"Carcinogenicity of aspartame, methyleugenol, and isoeugenol," 2023, The Lancet Oncology
"Organoids for toxicology and genetic toxicology: applications with drugs and prospects for environmental carcinogenesis," 2021, Mutagenesis
"Mutagenicity of acrylamide and glycidamide in human TP53 knock-in (Hupki) mouse embryo fibroblasts," 2020, Archives of Toxicology
"Enhanced DNA adduct formation by benzo[a]pyrene in human liver cells lacking cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase," 2020, Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Best Publications

Tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking

Michael Alavanja;John A. Baron;Ross C. Brownson;Patricia A. Buffler

2452
Citations
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the diet.

David H Phillips

1183
Citations
Mutational signatures associated with tobacco smoking in human cancer

Ludmil B Alexandrov;Ludmil B Alexandrov;Young Seok Ju;Kerstin Haase;Peter Van Loo;Peter Van Loo

1038
Citations
Fifty years of benzo( a )pyrene

David H. Phillips

716
Citations
Structure-Activity Studies of the Carcinogenicities in the Mouse and Rat of Some Naturally Occurring and Synthetic Alkenylbenzene Derivatives Related to Safrole and Estragole

E C Miller;A B Swanson;D H Phillips;T L Fletcher

591
Citations
Genotypes of glutathione transferase M1 and P1 and their significance for lung DNA adduct levels and cancer risk.

D Ryberg;V Skaug;A Hewer;D H Phillips

565
Citations
A Compendium of Mutational Signatures of Environmental Agents

Jill E. Kucab;Xueqing Zou;Xueqing Zou;Sandro Morganella;Madeleine Joel

555
Citations
Polymorphisms of DNA repair genes and risk of non-small cell lung cancer

Shanbeh Zienolddiny;Daniele Campa;Helge Lind;David Ryberg

536
Citations
Oxidative DNA damage mediated by copper(II), iron(II) and nickel(II) Fenton reactions: evidence for site-specific mechanisms in the formation of double-strand breaks, 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine and putative intrastrand cross-links

Daniel R Lloyd;David H Phillips

421
Citations
Correlation of DNA adduct levels in human lung with cigarette smoking

David H. Phillips;Alan Hewer;Carl N. Martin;R. Colin Garner

420
Citations
DNA adducts from chemotherapeutic agents

P D Lawley;David Phillips

403
Citations
Smoking-related DNA and protein adducts in human tissues.

David H. Phillips

399
Citations
Heterogeneous DNA damage and repair in the mammalian genome.

Vilhelm A. Bohr;David H. Phillips;Philip C. Hanawalt

387
Citations
Genotoxic potential of tamoxifen and analogues in female Fischer F344/n rats, DBA/2 and C57BL/6 mice and in human MCL-5 cells.

I N White;F de Matteis;A Davies;L L Smith

351
Citations
Sex Differences in Lung CYP1A1 Expression and DNA Adduct Levels among Lung Cancer Patients

Steen Mollerup;David Ryberg;Allan Hewer;David H. Phillips

350
Citations
STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology: Molecular Epidemiology STROBE-ME. An extension of the STROBE statement

Valentina Gallo;Matthias Egger;Valerie McCormack;Peter B Farmer

335
Citations
Diversity of TMPRSS2-ERG fusion transcripts in the human prostate.

J. Clark;S. Merson;S. Jhavar;P. Flohr

331
Citations
The 32P-postlabeling assay for DNA adducts.

David H Phillips;Volker M Arlt

313
Citations
32P-post-labelling analysis of DNA adducts formed in the livers of animals treated with safrole, estragole and other naturally-occurring alkenylbenzenes. II. Newborn male B6C3F1 mice

D H Phillips;M V Reddy;K Randerath

312
Citations
Different susceptibility to smoking-induced DNA damage among male and female lung cancer patients.

David Ryberg;Alan Hewer;David H. Phillips;Aage Haugen

310
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Volker M. Arlt King's College London

Philip L. Grover Institute of Cancer Research

Marie Stiborová Charles University

Heinz H. Schmeiser German Cancer Research Center

Francis Martin University of Lorraine

Giuseppe Matullo University of Turin

Paolo Vineis Imperial College London

Hansruedi Glatt Federal Institute for Risk Assessment

Peter B. Farmer University of Leicester

Eva Frei Charles University

External Links

Personal website of David H. Phillips

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