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D-Index
100
Citations
48638
World Ranking
8155
National Ranking
239

Overview

John J McNeil is a researcher affiliated with Monash University in Australia, with a primary focus in the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, Surgery, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Frailty in Older Adults
  • Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
  • Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases

Among the recent papers with substantial citations associated with this research group, notable works include:

  • "Randomized placebo-controlled trial of the effects of aspirin on dementia and cognitive decline" (2020, Neurology)
  • "Effect of Aspirin on Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Older Adults" (2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute)
  • "Social isolation, social support and loneliness as predictors of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality" (2021, BMC Geriatrics)
  • "Major GI bleeding in older persons using aspirin: incidence and risk factors in the ASPREE randomised controlled trial" (2020, Gut)
  • "Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events in Relation to Lipoprotein(a) Genotypes" (2022, Journal of the American College of Cardiology)

Frequent collaborators in this research network include Robyn L. Woods, Rory Wolfe, Mark Nelson, Joanne Ryan, and Anne M. Murray.

The most frequent publication venues for this body of work are:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • The Journals of Gerontology Series A
  • Innovation in Aging
  • GeroScience

Best Publications

  • Prevention of cardiovascular events and death with pravastatin in patients with coronary heart disease and a broad range of initial cholesterol levels

    A. Tonkin;P. Alyward;D. Colquhoun;P. Glasziou

  • A Comparison of Outcomes With Angiotensin-Converting--Enzyme Inhibitors and Diuretics for Hypertension in the Elderly

    Lindon M H Wing;Christopher M Reid;Philip Ryan;Lawrence J Beilin

  • Bispectral index monitoring to prevent awareness during anaesthesia: the B-Aware randomised controlled trial

    Paul S Myles;Kate Leslie;Kate Leslie;John James McNeil;John James McNeil;Andrew Benjamin Forbes;Andrew Benjamin Forbes

  • Risk of Cardiovascular and All-Cause Mortality in Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus, Impaired Fasting Glucose, and Impaired Glucose Tolerance The Australian Diabetes, Obesity, and Lifestyle Study (AusDiab)

    Elizabeth L M Barr;Paul Z Zimmet;T Welborn;Damien John Jolley

  • Effect of Aspirin on Cardiovascular Events and Bleeding in the Healthy Elderly

    John J. McNeil;Rory Wolfe;Robyn L. Woods;Andrew M. Tonkin

  • Effect of aspirin on all-cause mortality in the healthy elderly

    John J. McNeil;Mark R. Nelson;Robyn L. Woods;Jessica E. Lockery

  • Treatment of Mild to Moderate Obesity with Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding or an Intensive Medical Program: A Randomized Trial

    Paul Edmond O'Brien;John B Dixon;Cheryl F Laurie;Stewart Andrew Skinner

  • Risk of Renal Allograft Loss from Recurrent Glomerulonephritis

    Esther M Briganti;Graeme R Russ;John J McNeil;Robert C Atkins

  • Streptokinase for Acute Ischemic Stroke with Relationship to Time of Administration

    Geoffrey A. Donnan;Stephen M. Davis;Brian R. Chambers;Peter C. Gates

  • Effect of Aspirin on Disability-free Survival in the Healthy Elderly

    John J. McNeil;Robyn L. Woods;Mark R. Nelson;Christopher M. Reid

  • Extending thrombolysis to 4·5–9 h and wake-up stroke using perfusion imaging: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data

    Bruce C V Campbell;Bruce C V Campbell;Henry Ma;Henry Ma;Peter A Ringleb;Mark W Parsons

  • Incidence of the Major Stroke Subtypes Initial Findings From the North East Melbourne Stroke Incidence Study (NEMESIS)

    Amanda G. Thrift;Helen M. Dewey;Richard A.L. Macdonell;John J. McNeil

  • Streptokinase for acute ischemic stroke with relationship to time of administration: Australian Streptokinase (ASK) Trial Study Group.

    G A Donnan;S M Davis;B R Chambers;P C Gates

  • Aspirin: a review of its neurobiological properties and therapeutic potential for mental illness

    Michael Berk;Olivia Dean;Olivia Dean;Olivia Dean;Hemmo Drexhage;John James McNeil

  • Coaching patients On Achieving Cardiovascular Health (COACH): a multicenter randomized trial in patients with coronary heart disease.

    Margarite J. Vale;Michael V. Jelinek;James D. Best;Anthony M. Dart

  • A statewide system of trauma care in Victoria: effect on patient survival

    Peter A Cameron;Belinda J Gabbe;D James Cooper;Tony Walker

  • Ginger root--a new antiemetic. The effect of ginger root on postoperative nausea and vomiting after major gynaecological surgery.

    M. E. Bone;D. J. Wilkinson;J. R. Young;J. McNeil

  • The incidence of biopsy‐proven glomerulonephritis in Australia

    Esther M. Briganti;John Dowling;Moira Finlay;Prue A. Hill

  • Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in the Atherosclerosis and Folic Acid Supplementation Trial (ASFAST) in Chronic Renal Failure: A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Trial

    Sophia Zoungas;Barry Patrick McGrath;Pauline Branley;Peter Kerr

  • Treatment of Mild to Moderate Obesity with Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding or an Intensive Medical Program

    Paul E. O'Brien;John B. Dixon;Cheryl Laurie;Stewart Skinner

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher M. Reid
Christopher M. Reid Monash University
Rory Wolfe
Rory Wolfe Monash University
Geoffrey A. Donnan
Geoffrey A. Donnan University of Melbourne
Andrew Tonkin
Andrew Tonkin Monash University
Peter Cameron
Peter Cameron Monash University
Amanda G. Thrift
Amanda G. Thrift Monash University
Henry Krum
Henry Krum Monash University
Andrew Forbes
Andrew Forbes Monash University
Catherine A. McCarty
Catherine A. McCarty University of Minnesota
John R. Zalcberg
John R. Zalcberg Monash University

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