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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Medicine 83 15460 14544 1419 1355 362 30375

Malcolm W.R. Reed publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Malcolm W.R. Reed between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Malcolm W.R. Reed published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 9.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 27 publications in 2014. 12 of the 424 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 27. Peak 27 publications in 2014. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 4 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 14 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 27 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 15 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 11 publications 2023: 21 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1982 2026

424 publications in total across all disciplines

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Malcolm W.R. Reed: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 1
1988 4
1989 5
1990 3
1991 3
1992 3
1993 5
1994 6
1995 5
1996 5
1997 12
1998 5
1999 8
2000 8
2001 6
2002 7
2003 8
2004 11
2005 9
2006 14
2007 16
2008 11
2009 16
2010 12
2011 25
2012 16
2013 14
2014 27
2015 26
2016 15
2017 11
2018 10
2019 9
2020 14
2021 21
2022 11
2023 21
2024 8
2025 11
2026 1
Total 424
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Malcolm W.R. Reed publications per year - data summary

  • Malcolm W.R. Reed, a Medicine scholar from University of Sussex, has 424 publications recorded across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1982 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2014, with 27 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1982, 1987 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 4 of the 45 years in the span carry no publications at all (1983, 1984, 1985 and 1986).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.3 per year counting only the 41 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 52 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1982-1996: 41 publications (2.7 per year); 1997-2011: 168 publications (11.2 per year); 2012-2026: 215 publications (14.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Malcolm W.R. Reed 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 Malcolm W.R. Reed sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 86 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 101–120 to 1,796+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 922. Most scientists, 922, have 341–360 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 361–380 publications, is where this scientist sits. 101–120 publications: 5 scientists 121–140 publications: 26 scientists 141–160 publications: 73 scientists 161–180 publications: 155 scientists 181–200 publications: 230 scientists 201–220 publications: 363 scientists 221–240 publications: 487 scientists 241–260 publications: 545 scientists 261–280 publications: 722 scientists 281–300 publications: 768 scientists 301–320 publications: 834 scientists 321–340 publications: 895 scientists 341–360 publications: 922 scientists 361–380 publications: 838 scientists 381–400 publications: 861 scientists 401–420 publications: 918 scientists 421–440 publications: 806 scientists 441–460 publications: 771 scientists 461–480 publications: 751 scientists 481–500 publications: 713 scientists 501–520 publications: 617 scientists 521–540 publications: 610 scientists 541–560 publications: 537 scientists 561–580 publications: 504 scientists 581–600 publications: 509 scientists 601–620 publications: 396 scientists 621–640 publications: 386 scientists 641–660 publications: 371 scientists 661–680 publications: 340 scientists 681–700 publications: 336 scientists 701–720 publications: 307 scientists 721–740 publications: 259 scientists 741–760 publications: 230 scientists 761–780 publications: 228 scientists 781–800 publications: 217 scientists 801–820 publications: 204 scientists 821–840 publications: 186 scientists 841–860 publications: 177 scientists 861–880 publications: 155 scientists 881–900 publications: 139 scientists 901–920 publications: 145 scientists 921–940 publications: 116 scientists 941–960 publications: 133 scientists 961–980 publications: 91 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 96 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 77 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 70 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 63 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 77 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 49 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 54 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 49 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 51 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 35 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 39 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 26 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 37 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 36 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 27 scientists 1,281–1,300 publications: 32 scientists 1,301–1,320 publications: 28 scientists 1,321–1,340 publications: 17 scientists 1,341–1,360 publications: 30 scientists 1,361–1,380 publications: 28 scientists 1,381–1,400 publications: 17 scientists 1,401–1,420 publications: 21 scientists 1,421–1,440 publications: 15 scientists 1,441–1,460 publications: 12 scientists 1,461–1,480 publications: 12 scientists 1,481–1,500 publications: 18 scientists 1,501–1,520 publications: 14 scientists 1,521–1,540 publications: 17 scientists 1,541–1,560 publications: 15 scientists 1,561–1,580 publications: 6 scientists 1,581–1,600 publications: 2 scientists 1,601–1,620 publications: 12 scientists 1,621–1,640 publications: 11 scientists 1,641–1,660 publications: 8 scientists 1,661–1,680 publications: 5 scientists 1,681–1,700 publications: 5 scientists 1,701–1,720 publications: 10 scientists 1,721–1,740 publications: 12 scientists 1,741–1,760 publications: 14 scientists 1,761–1,780 publications: 6 scientists 1,781–1,795 publications: 5 scientists 1,796+ publications: 100 scientists
101–120 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 362 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Medicine scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
101–120 5
121–140 26
141–160 73
161–180 155
181–200 230
201–220 363
221–240 487
241–260 545
261–280 722
281–300 768
301–320 834
321–340 895
341–360 922
361–380 838 362
381–400 861
401–420 918
421–440 806
441–460 771
461–480 751
481–500 713
501–520 617
521–540 610
541–560 537
561–580 504
581–600 509
601–620 396
621–640 386
641–660 371
661–680 340
681–700 336
701–720 307
721–740 259
741–760 230
761–780 228
781–800 217
801–820 204
821–840 186
841–860 177
861–880 155
881–900 139
901–920 145
921–940 116
941–960 133
961–980 91
981–1,000 96
1,001–1,020 77
1,021–1,040 70
1,041–1,060 63
1,061–1,080 77
1,081–1,100 49
1,101–1,120 54
1,121–1,140 49
1,141–1,160 51
1,161–1,180 35
1,181–1,200 39
1,201–1,220 26
1,221–1,240 37
1,241–1,260 36
1,261–1,280 27
1,281–1,300 32
1,301–1,320 28
1,321–1,340 17
1,341–1,360 30
1,361–1,380 28
1,381–1,400 17
1,401–1,420 21
1,421–1,440 15
1,441–1,460 12
1,461–1,480 12
1,481–1,500 18
1,501–1,520 14
1,521–1,540 17
1,541–1,560 15
1,561–1,580 6
1,581–1,600 2
1,601–1,620 12
1,621–1,640 11
1,641–1,660 8
1,661–1,680 5
1,681–1,700 5
1,701–1,720 10
1,721–1,740 12
1,741–1,760 14
1,761–1,780 6
1,781–1,795 5
1,796+ 100
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Malcolm W.R. Reed publication distribution in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 86 ranges running from 101–120 to 1,796+ publications.
  • Malcolm W.R. Reed, a Medicine scholar from University of Sussex, records 362 publications - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Malcolm W.R. Reed, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 441–460 publications range, and Malcolm W.R. Reed ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 341–360 publications, holding 922 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 64% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 521–540 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Malcolm W.R. Reed 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 Malcolm W.R. Reed sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 75 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 217+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,027. Most scientists, 1,027, have 82–83 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 82–83 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 226 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 391 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 574 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 730 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 891 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 972 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 1,027 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 1,003 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 960 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 970 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 922 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 839 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 808 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 779 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 668 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 611 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 630 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 513 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 541 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 445 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 429 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 399 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 393 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 318 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 302 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 287 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 255 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 256 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 252 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 230 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 179 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 168 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 163 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 159 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 134 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 134 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 118 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 109 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 106 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 74 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 79 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 80 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 87 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 57 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 74 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 69 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 60 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 53 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 39 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 42 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 32 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 39 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 40 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 28 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 19 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 23 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 31 scientists 184–185 D-Index: 18 scientists 186–187 D-Index: 20 scientists 188–189 D-Index: 22 scientists 190–191 D-Index: 13 scientists 192–193 D-Index: 21 scientists 194–195 D-Index: 12 scientists 196–197 D-Index: 12 scientists 198–199 D-Index: 14 scientists 200–201 D-Index: 15 scientists 202–203 D-Index: 13 scientists 204–205 D-Index: 10 scientists 206–207 D-Index: 8 scientists 208–209 D-Index: 4 scientists 210–211 D-Index: 12 scientists 212–213 D-Index: 11 scientists 214–215 D-Index: 10 scientists 216 D-Index: 4 scientists 217+ D-Index: 98 scientists
70–71 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Medicine scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 20,134 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 226
72–73 391
74–75 574
76–77 730
78–79 891
80–81 972
82–83 1,027 83
84–85 1,003
86–87 960
88–89 970
90–91 922
92–93 839
94–95 808
96–97 779
98–99 668
100–101 611
102–103 630
104–105 513
106–107 541
108–109 445
110–111 429
112–113 399
114–115 393
116–117 318
118–119 302
120–121 287
122–123 255
124–125 256
126–127 252
128–129 230
130–131 179
132–133 168
134–135 163
136–137 159
138–139 134
140–141 134
142–143 118
144–145 109
146–147 106
148–149 74
150–151 79
152–153 80
154–155 87
156–157 57
158–159 74
160–161 69
162–163 60
164–165 53
166–167 39
168–169 42
170–171 32
172–173 39
174–175 40
176–177 28
178–179 19
180–181 23
182–183 31
184–185 18
186–187 20
188–189 22
190–191 13
192–193 21
194–195 12
196–197 12
198–199 14
200–201 15
202–203 13
204–205 10
206–207 8
208–209 4
210–211 12
212–213 11
214–215 10
216 4
217+ 98
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Malcolm W.R. Reed D-index placement in Medicine in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 20,134 Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 75 ranges running from 70–71 to 217+ D-Index.
  • Malcolm W.R. Reed, a Medicine scholar from University of Sussex, records 83 D-Index - the 24th percentile of the discipline.
  • 24% of ranked Medicine scientists score the same or lower than Malcolm W.R. Reed, and about 76% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 94–95 D-Index range, and Malcolm W.R. Reed ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 82–83 D-Index, holding 1,027 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 106–107 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Overview

Malcolm W.R. Reed is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Medicine, with a significant number of publications related to Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, Cancer Research, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their recent scholarly output includes the following papers:

  • The Carbon Footprint of Surgical Operations, 2020, Annals of Surgery
  • The Carbon Footprint of Waste Streams in a UK Hospital, 2020, Journal of Cleaner Production
  • Environmental Impact of Personal Protective Equipment Distributed for Use by Health and Social Care Services in England in the First Six Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
  • Minimising Carbon and Financial Costs of Steam Sterilisation and Packaging of Reusable Surgical Instruments, 2021, British Journal of Surgery
  • The Carbon Footprint of Products Used in Five Common Surgical Operations: Identifying Contributing Products and Processes, 2023, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Collaborations are a notable part of Reed's research activity, with frequent co-authors including Jenna Morgan, Lynda Wyld, Riccardo A. Audisio, Charlene Martin, and Geoffrey R. Holmes.

Common venues for publication include:

  • European Journal of Surgical Oncology
  • European Journal of Cancer
  • British Journal of Surgery
  • Journal of Geriatric Oncology
  • Medical Teacher

The main fields of study contributing to Reed's body of work are Medicine broadly, with subfields spanning Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Surgery, Cancer Research, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their research covers a variety of topics including:

  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management

Best Publications

  • Genome-wide association study identifies novel breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Douglas F. Easton;Karen A. Pooley;Alison M. Dunning;Paul D. P. Pharoah

  • Subtyping of breast cancer by immunohistochemistry to investigate a relationship between subtype and short and long term survival: a collaborative analysis of data for 10,159 cases from 12 studies

    Fiona M. Blows;Kristy E. Driver;Marjanka K. Schmidt;Annegien Broeks

  • Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Per Hall;Anna Gonzalez-Neira;Maya Ghoussaini

  • Associations of Breast Cancer Risk Factors With Tumor Subtypes: A Pooled Analysis From the Breast Cancer Association Consortium Studies

    Xiaohong R. Yang;Jenny Chang-Claude;Ellen L. Goode;Fergus J. Couch

  • The history of photodetection and photodynamic therapy.

    Roger Ackroyd;Clive Kelty;Nicola Brown;Malcolm Reed

  • Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) 84 — National Clinical Guideline for the Management of Breast Cancer in Women1

    M.W.R. Reed

  • A common coding variant in CASP8 is associated with breast cancer risk

    Angela Cox;Alison M. Dunning;Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Sabapathy Balasubramanian

  • Management of elderly patients with breast cancer: updated recommendations of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG) and European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA)

    Laura Biganzoli;Hans Wildiers;Catherine Oakman;Lorenza Marotti

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

    Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

  • A critical analysis of current in vitro and in vivo angiogenesis assays

    Carolyn A Staton;Malcolm W R Reed;Nicola J Brown

  • MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk

    Sofia Khan;Dario Greco;Dario Greco;Kyriaki Michailidou;Roger L. Milne;Roger L. Milne

  • Newly discovered breast cancer susceptibility loci on 3p24 and 17q23.2.

    Shahana Ahmed;Gilles Thomas;Maya Ghoussaini;Catherine S. Healey

  • Randomised, prospective, single-blind comparison of laparoscopic versus small-incision cholecystectomy

    A.W Majeed;G Troy;A Smythe;M.W.R Reed

  • Heterogeneity of Breast Cancer Associations with Five Susceptibility Loci by Clinical and Pathological Characteristics

    Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Per Hall;Heli Nevanlinna;Karen Pooley

  • Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

    Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Fergus J. Couch;Sara Lindstrom;Kyriaki Michailidou

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Maya Ghoussaini;Olivia Fletcher;Kyriaki Michailidou;Clare Turnbull

  • Addressing overtreatment of screen detected DCIS; the LORIS trial

    Adele Francis;Jeremy Thomas;Lesley Fallowfield;Matthew Wallis

  • Photodynamic therapy for dysplastic Barrett's oesophagus: a prospective, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial

    R Ackroyd;N J Brown;M F Davis;T J Stephenson

  • Neuropilins in physiological and pathological angiogenesis.

    C A Staton;I Kumar;M W R Reed;N J Brown;N J Brown

Frequent Co-Authors

Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Angela Cox
Angela Cox University of Sheffield
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Simon S. Cross
Simon S. Cross University of Sheffield
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge
Arto Mannermaa
Arto Mannermaa University of Eastern Finland
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Douglas F. Easton
Douglas F. Easton University of Cambridge
Fergus J. Couch
Fergus J. Couch Mayo Clinic

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