Amy D. Proal

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
22 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Amy D. Proal is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Psychiatry and Mental health. According to data from OpenAlex, Amy D. Proal has authored 22 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Molecular Biology, 6 papers in Immunology and 6 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health. Recurrent topics in Amy D. Proal's work include Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (6 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (5 papers) and Vitamin D Research Studies (3 papers). Amy D. Proal is often cited by papers focused on Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research (6 papers), Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (5 papers) and Vitamin D Research Studies (3 papers). Amy D. Proal collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Amy D. Proal's co-authors include Michael B. VanElzakker, Trevor G Marshall, Paul Albert, Michael A. Fischbach, Philip Hugenholtz, Natalia Ivanova, Hila Sberro, David Páez-Espino, Nikos C. Kyrpides and Stephen Nayfach and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Amy D. Proal

21 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Long COVID or Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): An ... 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2021 100 200 300 400 500
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Long COVID or Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): An Overview of Biological Factors That May Contribute to Persistent Symptoms
    2021 550 citations Amy D. Proal, Michael B. VanElzakker Frontiers in Microbiology profile →
  2. Metagenomic compendium of 189,680 DNA viruses from the human gut microbiome
    2021 313 citations Stephen Nayfach, David Páez-Espino et al. Nature Microbiology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Amy D. Proal United States 14 494 416 368 236 190 22 1.4k
David Zeman United States 24 138 0.3× 241 0.6× 351 1.0× 19 0.1× 76 0.4× 74 1.3k
Kathryn L. Howe Canada 17 140 0.3× 401 1.0× 178 0.5× 21 0.1× 47 0.2× 45 1.3k
Lan Hu China 11 93 0.2× 175 0.4× 279 0.8× 84 0.4× 32 0.2× 29 926
Tian Ming Tu Singapore 20 446 0.9× 148 0.4× 268 0.7× 19 0.1× 59 0.3× 43 1.3k
Holger Schmidt Germany 21 188 0.4× 190 0.5× 204 0.6× 46 0.2× 69 0.4× 58 1.3k
Xueyang Zhang China 15 357 0.7× 177 0.4× 286 0.8× 9 0.0× 46 0.2× 47 897
Milene Alvarenga Rachid Brazil 30 109 0.2× 500 1.2× 369 1.0× 23 0.1× 78 0.4× 123 2.4k
Karen Böhmwald Chile 17 413 0.8× 114 0.3× 472 1.3× 8 0.0× 36 0.2× 36 1.2k
Andreas Hiergeist Germany 19 70 0.1× 910 2.2× 305 0.8× 98 0.4× 32 0.2× 51 1.6k
Galileo Escobedo Mexico 21 61 0.1× 301 0.7× 147 0.4× 148 0.6× 19 0.1× 101 1.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Amy D. Proal

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Proal, Amy D. & Michael B. VanElzakker. (2025). Pathogens accelerate features of human aging: A review of molecular mechanisms. Ageing Research Reviews. 112. 102865–102865.
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Fallon, Brian A., Roberta L. DeBiasi, Sarah B. Mulkey, et al.. (2025). Proposed research classification criteria for Lyme disease in infection associated chronic illness studies. Frontiers in Medicine. 12. 1519163–1519163. 2 indexed citations
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Greene, Kerrie, Alexandra Tabachnikova, Bornali Bhattacharjee, et al.. (2025). Cerebrospinal fluid immune phenotyping reveals distinct immunotypes of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. The Journal of Immunology. 214(7). 1539–1551. 2 indexed citations
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Tabacof, Laura, et al.. (2024). Distinguishing pain profiles among individuals with long COVID. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1448816–1448816. 2 indexed citations
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Jang, Hyesun, Saibyasachi N. Choudhury, Yanbao Yu, et al.. (2023). Persistent immune and clotting dysfunction detected in saliva and blood plasma after COVID-19. Heliyon. 9(7). e17958–e17958. 8 indexed citations
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Nunes, J. Massimo, Arneaux Kruger, Amy D. Proal, Douglas B. Kell, & Etheresia Pretorius. (2022). The Occurrence of Hyperactivated Platelets and Fibrinaloid Microclots in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). Pharmaceuticals. 15(8). 931–931. 42 indexed citations
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Nayfach, Stephen, David Páez-Espino, Soo Jen Low, et al.. (2021). Metagenomic compendium of 189,680 DNA viruses from the human gut microbiome. Nature Microbiology. 6(7). 960–970. 313 indexed citations breakdown →
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Proal, Amy D. & Michael B. VanElzakker. (2021). Long COVID or Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC): An Overview of Biological Factors That May Contribute to Persistent Symptoms. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 698169–698169. 550 indexed citations breakdown →
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Proal, Amy D. & Trevor G Marshall. (2018). Re-framing the theory of autoimmunity in the era of the microbiome: persistent pathogens, autoantibodies, and molecular mimicry.. PubMed. 25(140). 299–308. 14 indexed citations
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Proal, Amy D., Inge Lindseth, & Trevor G Marshall. (2017). Microbe-microbe and host-microbe interactions drive microbiome dysbiosis and inflammatory processes.. PubMed. 23(124). 51–60. 31 indexed citations
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Proal, Amy D., et al.. (2013). Immunostimulation in the treatment for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis. Immunologic Research. 56(2-3). 398–412. 13 indexed citations
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Proal, Amy D., Paul Albert, & Trevor G Marshall. (2013). The human microbiome and autoimmunity. Current Opinion in Rheumatology. 25(2). 234–240. 63 indexed citations
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Proal, Amy D., et al.. (2011). Immunostimulation in the era of the metagenome. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 8(3). 213–225. 20 indexed citations
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Proal, Amy D., Paul Albert, & Trevor G Marshall. (2009). Autoimmune disease in the era of the metagenome. Autoimmunity Reviews. 8(8). 677–681. 43 indexed citations
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Albert, Paul, Amy D. Proal, & Trevor G Marshall. (2009). Vitamin D: The alternative hypothesis. Autoimmunity Reviews. 8(8). 639–644. 54 indexed citations
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Albert, Paul, et al.. (2009). Vitamin D Metabolites as Clinical Markers in Autoimmune and Chronic Disease. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1173(1). 384–390. 53 indexed citations
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Proal, Amy D., Paul Albert, & Trevor G Marshall. (2009). Dysregulation of the Vitamin D Nuclear Receptor May Contribute to the Higher Prevalence of Some Autoimmune Diseases in Women. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1173(1). 252–259. 40 indexed citations

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