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Richard Peto

University of Oxford · GB
Area of research
Physiology · Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Research interest
Research interests include Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, and Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health.
h-index
143
citations
129,022
works
597
NIH funding
primary concept
Medicine
email

Recent publications

Blood Pressure and Mortality in Mexico City: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
A Mendelian randomization study of the effect of body mass index on 52 causes of death among 125 000 Mexican adults with admixed ancestry.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Incidence of Esophageal Cancer: A Prospective Study of 0.5 Million Chinese Adults
Gastroenterology 2023cited by 63position: middledoi
Effects of ovarian ablation or suppression on breast cancer recurrence and survival: Patient-level meta-analysis of 14,993 pre-menopausal women in 25 randomized trials.
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2023cited by 35position: middledoi
Genetically Predicted Differences in Systolic Blood Pressure and Risk of Cardiovascular and Noncardiovascular Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study in Chinese Adults.
2023cited by 23position: contributordoi
<i>Helicobacter pylori</i> multiplex serology and risk of non-cardia and cardia gastric cancer: a case-cohort study and meta-analysis
International Journal of Epidemiology 2023cited by 22position: middledoi
Infectious pathogens and risk of esophageal, gastric and duodenal cancers and ulcers in China: A case‐cohort study
International Journal of Cancer 2023cited by 9position: middledoi
Body Composition and Risk of Vascular-Metabolic Mortality Risk in 113 000 Mexican Men and Women Without Prior Chronic Disease.
2023cited by 4position: contributordoi
Diabetes and infectious disease mortality in Mexico City.
2023cited by 3position: contributordoi
Abdominal and gluteo-femoral markers of adiposity and risk of vascular-metabolic mortality in a prospective study of 150 000 Mexican adults.
2022cited by 9position: contributordoi
Body mass index and COVID-19 mortality: prospective study of 120 000 Mexican adults.
2022cited by 2position: contributordoi
Development and external validation of a breast cancer absolute risk prediction model in Chinese population
Breast Cancer Research 2021cited by 17position: middledoi
Low-intensity daily smoking and cause-specific mortality in Mexico: prospective study of 150 000 adults.
2021cited by 13position: contributordoi
Quality of primary health care in China: challenges and recommendations
The Lancet 2020cited by 910position: middledoi
Mortality and recurrent vascular events after first incident stroke: a 9-year community-based study of 0·5 million Chinese adults
The Lancet Global Health 2020cited by 340position: middledoi
Universal weekly testing as the UK COVID-19 lockdown exit strategy
The Lancet 2020cited by 153position: middledoi
Conventional and genetic evidence on alcohol and vascular disease aetiology: a prospective study of 500 000 men and women in China
The Lancet 2019cited by 503position: middledoi
Causal associations of blood lipids with risk of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage in Chinese adults
Nature Medicine 2019cited by 328position: middledoi
Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Metabolites and Risk of Myocardial Infarction and Stroke
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2018cited by 514position: middledoi
Solid Fuel Use and Risks of Respiratory Diseases. A Cohort Study of 280,000 Chinese Never-Smokers
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2018cited by 88position: middledoi
20-Year Risks of Breast-Cancer Recurrence after Stopping Endocrine Therapy at 5 Years
New England Journal of Medicine 2017cited by 1,786position: middledoi
Association Between Diabetes and Cause-Specific Mortality in Rural and Urban Areas of China
JAMA 2017cited by 515position: middledoi
Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Diseases in the Chinese Population
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017cited by 286position: middledoi
Breastfeeding and the Risk of Maternal Cardiovascular Disease: A Prospective Study of 300 000 Chinese Women
Journal of the American Heart Association 2017cited by 118position: middledoi
Interpretation of the evidence for the efficacy and safety of statin therapy
The Lancet 2016cited by 1,828position: lastdoi
The Burden of Hypertension and Associated Risk for Cardiovascular Mortality in China
JAMA Internal Medicine 2016cited by 428position: middledoi
Fresh Fruit Consumption and Major Cardiovascular Disease in China
New England Journal of Medicine 2016cited by 287position: middledoi
Adiposity in relation to age at menarche and other reproductive factors among 300 000 Chinese women: findings from China Kadoorie Biobank study
International Journal of Epidemiology 2016cited by 59position: middledoi
Contrasting male and female trends in tobacco-attributed mortality in China: evidence from successive nationwide prospective cohort studies
The Lancet 2015cited by 441position: middledoi
Global Effects of Smoking, of Quitting, and of Taxing Tobacco
New England Journal of Medicine 2014cited by 839position: lastdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Zhengming Chen · Population Council11 papers (2015–2023)Yiping Chen · University of Oxford10 papers (2015–2023)Liming Li · AgriBio10 papers (2016–2023)Ling Yang · Hebei Medical University10 papers (2015–2023)Canqing Yu · Guangzhou Medical University10 papers (2015–2023)Rory Collins · University of Oxford8 papers (2013–2019) · 8 papers (2021–2025)Jonathan R Emberson · Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust7 papers (2021–2025)Rory Collins · Peking University7 papers (2021–2025)Jesus Alegre-Diaz · Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México7 papers (2021–2025)Rachel Wade · Leicester Royal Infirmary7 papers (2021–2025)Louisa Gnatiuc Friedrichs · University of Oxford7 papers (2021–2025)Pablo Kuri-Morales · Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México7 papers (2021–2025)William G. Herrington · National Health and Medical Research Council7 papers (2021–2025)Roberto Tapia-Conyer · Tecnológico de Monterrey7 papers (2021–2025)Iona Y. Millwood · University of Oxford6 papers (2016–2023)Raul Ramirez-Reyes · University of Oxford6 papers (2021–2025)Robert Clarke · Nuffield Health5 papers (2013–2019)Robin Walters · University of Glasgow5 papers (2018–2023)Junshi Chen · Lishui University5 papers (2015–2017)