John Gallacher

46.8k citations

177 papers · 15.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 50

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Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.5%
- Urban Green Space and Health
Speech and Hearing top 0.2%
- Noise Effects and Management

Papers in

Psychiatry and Mental health 25
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research 23
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 22
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging 10
- Urban Green Space and Health 10

Co-authors: Cathie Sudlow (10 shared papers)Jill P. Pell (9 shared papers)Naomi E. Allen (3 shared papers)Paul Elliott (5 shared papers)Paul M. Matthews (3 shared papers)Rory Collins (3 shared papers)John Danesh (2 shared papers)Tim Peakman (2 shared papers)
Journals: PLoS ONE (10 papers)Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health (9 papers)Alzheimer s & Dementia (7 papers)Psychological Medicine (6 papers)European Journal of Epidemiology (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Hong Kong United States

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John Gallacher

171 papers receiving 15.4k citations

John Gallacher's Hit Papers

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UK Biobank: An Open Access Resource for Identifying the Causes of a Wide Range of Complex Diseases of Middle and Old Age 2015 · 7.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2015 PLoS Medicine
2013 International Journal of Epidemiology

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1	UK Biobank: An Open Access Resource for Identifying the Causes of a Wide Range of Complex Diseases of Middle and Old Age PLoS Medicine ·Cathie Sudlow, John Gallacher, Naomi E. Allen, Valerie Beral, Paul R. Burton, John Danesh, Paul Downey, Paul Elliott, Jane Green, Martin Landray, Bette Liu, Paul M. Matthews, Giok Ong, Jill P. Pell, Alan J. Silman, A. P. Young, Tim Sprosen, Tim Peakman, Rory Collins Hit paper breakdown →	2015	7317
2	Why representativeness should be avoided International Journal of Epidemiology ·Kenneth J. Rothman, John Gallacher, Elizabeth E. Hatch Hit paper breakdown →	2013	627
3	UK Biobank: Current status and what it means for epidemiology Health Policy and Technology ·Naomi E. Allen, Cathie Sudlow, Paul Downey, Tim Peakman, John Danesh, Paul Elliott, John Gallacher, Jane Green, Paul M. Matthews, Jill P. Pell, Tim Sprosen, Rory Collins	2012	359
4	The Consumption of Milk and Dairy Foods and the Incidence of Vascular Disease and Diabetes: An Overview of the Evidence Lipids ·P C Elwood, Janet Pickering, D.I. Givens, John Gallacher	2010	301
5	Effect of kindness-based meditation on health and well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology ·Julieta Galante, Ignacio Galante, Marie‐Jet Bekkers, John Gallacher	2014	256
6	Associations of circulating C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 with cancer risk: findings from two prospective cohorts and a meta-analysis Cancer Causes & Control ·Katriina Heikkilä, R. Cole Harris, Gordon Lowe, Ann Rumley, John Yarnell, John Gallacher, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Shah Ebrahim, Debbie A. Lawlor	2008	244
7	Prevalence and Characteristics of Probable Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder within UK Biobank: Cross-Sectional Study of 172,751 Participants PLoS ONE ·Daniel J. Smıth, Barbara I. Nicholl, Breda Cullen, Daniel J. Martin, Zia Ul Haq, Jonathan J. Evans, Jason M. R. Gill, Beverly Roberts, John Gallacher, Daniel Mackay, Matthew Hotopf, Ian J. Deary, Nick Craddock, Jill P. Pell	2013	240
8	Shared genetic aetiology between cognitive functions and physical and mental health in UK Biobank (N=112 151) and 24 GWAS consortia Molecular Psychiatry ·Saskia P. Hagenaars, Sarah E. Harris, Gail Davies, W. David Hill, David C. Liewald, Stuart J. Ritchie, Riccardo E. Marioni, Chloe Fawns‐Ritchie, Breda Cullen, Rainer Malik, Bradford B. Worrall, Cathie Sudlow, Joanna M. Wardlaw, John Gallacher, Jill P. Pell, Andrew M. McIntosh, Daniel J. Smıth, Catharine R. Galé, Ian J. Deary	2016	237
9	Residential greenness and prevalence of major depressive disorders: a cross-sectional, observational, associational study of 94 879 adult UK Biobank participants The Lancet Planetary Health ·Chinmoy Sarkar, Chris Webster, John Gallacher	2018	220
10	A systematic review of the relationship between objective measurements of the urban environment and psychological distress Environment International ·Yi Gong, S.R. Palmer, John Gallacher, Terry Marsden, David Fone	2016	214
11	Auditory threshold, phonologic demand, and incident dementia Neurology ·John Gallacher, Victor Ilubaera, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Antony Bayer, Mark Fish, Wolfgang Babisch, Peter Elwood	2012	194
12	Association of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning With Current and Future Cognitive Decline JAMA Neurology ·Fang Ko, Zaynah Muthy, John Gallacher, Cathie Sudlow, Geraint Rees, Qi Yang, Pearse A. Keane, Axel Petzold, Peng T. Khaw, Charles Reisman, Nicholas G. Strouthidis, Paul J. Foster, Praveen J. Patel	2018	163
13	An Analysis of Prospective Risk Factors for Aortic Stiffness in Men Hypertension ·Carmel M. McEniery, Michael Spratt, M. Munnery, John Yarnell, Gordon Lowe, Ann Rumley, John Gallacher, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, John R. Cockcroft, Ian B. Wilkinson	2010	159
14	Age and Gender Differences in Physical Capability Levels from Mid-Life Onwards: The Harmonisation and Meta-Analysis of Data from Eight UK Cohort Studies PLoS ONE ·Rachel Cooper, Rebecca Hardy, Avan Aihie Sayer, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Kate Birnie, Cyrus Cooper, Leone Craig, Ian J. Deary, Panayotes Demakakos, John Gallacher, Geraldine McNeill, Richard M. Martin, John M. Starr, Andrew Steptoe, Diana Kuh, (unknown)	2011	150
15	The acceptability of repeat Internet-based hybrid diet assessment of previous 24-h dietary intake: administration of the Oxford WebQ in UK Biobank British Journal Of Nutrition ·Julieta Galante, Ligia Adamska, A. P. Young, Heather Young, Thomas J. Littlejohns, John Gallacher, Naomi E. Allen	2015	149
16	Does Psychological Distress Predict the Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack? Stroke ·Margaret May, Peter McCarron, Stephen Stansfeld, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, John Gallacher, John Yarnell, George Davey Smith, P C Elwood, Shah Ebrahim	2002	147
17	Neighbourhood green space, physical function and participation in physical activities among elderly men: the Caerphilly Prospective study International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity ·Yi Gong, John Gallacher, S.R. Palmer, David Fone	2014	143
18	Healthy Lifestyles Reduce the Incidence of Chronic Diseases and Dementia: Evidence from the Caerphilly Cohort Study PLoS ONE ·Peter Elwood, Julieta Galante, Janet Pickering, Stephen Palmer, Antony Bayer, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Marcus Longley, John Gallacher	2013	140
19	Body Mass Index, Muscle Strength and Physical Performance in Older Adults from Eight Cohort Studies: The HALCyon Programme PLoS ONE ·Rebecca Hardy, Rachel Cooper, Avan Aihie Sayer, Yoav Ben‐Shlomo, Cyrus Cooper, Ian J. Deary, Panayotes Demakakos, John Gallacher, Richard M. Martin, Geraldine McNeill, John M. Starr, Andrew Steptoe, Holly Syddall, Diana Kuh, (unknown)	2013	137
20	Psychosocial impact of the summer 2007 floods in England BMC Public Health ·Shantini Paranjothy, John Gallacher, Richard Amlôt, G. James Rubin, Lisa Page, Tony Baxter, Jeremy Wight, David Kirrage, Rosemary McNaught, Palmer SR	2011	136

About John Gallacher

John Gallacher is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Health, Physiology and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, having authored 177 papers that have together received 15.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (23 papers), Health disparities and outcomes (18 papers), Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging (10 papers), Urban Green Space and Health (10 papers), Noise Effects and Management (9 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (8 papers), Cardiac Health and Mental Health (8 papers) and Genetic Associations and Epidemiology (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (1.4k citations), Speech and Hearing (566 citations), Geriatrics and Gerontology (260 citations), Health (539 citations) and Psychiatry and Mental health (950 citations). John Gallacher has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Hong Kong and United States. Frequent co-authors include Cathie Sudlow, Jill P. Pell, Naomi E. Allen, Paul Elliott, Paul M. Matthews, Rory Collins, John Danesh, Tim Peakman, Paul Downey and Tim Sprosen. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Alzheimer s & Dementia, Psychological Medicine and European Journal of Epidemiology.

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