Brian Meehan

14.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
131 papers, 10.8k citations indexed

About

Brian Meehan is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Animal Science and Zoology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Meehan has authored 131 papers receiving a total of 10.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 49 papers in Molecular Biology, 47 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 40 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Brian Meehan's work include Animal Virus Infections Studies (46 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (37 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (24 papers). Brian Meehan is often cited by papers focused on Animal Virus Infections Studies (46 papers), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (37 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (24 papers). Brian Meehan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Brian Meehan's co-authors include Janusz Rak, Khalid Al‐Nedawi, F. McNeilly, Gordon Allan, S. Kennedy, Abhijit Guha, John A. Ellis, Linda May, Johann Micallef and Vladimir Lhotak and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Brian Meehan

127 papers receiving 10.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Intercellular transfer of the oncogenic receptor EGFRvIII by microvesicles derived from tumour cells

2008 1.6k citations Khalid Al‐Nedawi, Brian Meehan et al. profile →
Endothelial expression of autocrine VEGF upon the uptake of tumor-derived microvesicles containing oncogenic EGFR

2009 556 citations Khalid Al‐Nedawi, Brian Meehan et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brian Meehan Canada	49	4.7k	4.6k	3.9k	3.1k	2.8k	131	10.8k
Katalin Karikó United States	44	9.2k 1.9×	712 0.2×	2.3k 0.6×	2.2k 0.7×	1.3k 0.5×	91	13.1k
Peter Sarnow United States	65	12.8k 2.7×	786 0.2×	1.8k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	4.2k 1.5×	129	17.4k
Matías Ostrowski Argentina	22	6.0k 1.3×	697 0.2×	1.1k 0.3×	686 0.2×	3.1k 1.1×	40	8.4k
Jianming Qiu United States	46	2.0k 0.4×	1.4k 0.3×	3.3k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	497 0.2×	169	6.6k
David J. Rowlands United Kingdom	58	5.1k 1.1×	1.0k 0.2×	2.2k 0.6×	780 0.3×	261 0.1×	203	12.3k
Lennart Philipson Sweden	64	10.1k 2.1×	466 0.1×	2.6k 0.7×	6.6k 2.1×	1.0k 0.4×	279	15.7k
Hongkui Deng China	58	8.5k 1.8×	666 0.1×	3.1k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	605 0.2×	170	16.0k
Michinori Kohara Japan	56	3.9k 0.8×	739 0.2×	2.1k 0.5×	659 0.2×	506 0.2×	263	11.3k
Hirofumi Sawa Japan	50	4.5k 1.0×	427 0.1×	2.0k 0.5×	789 0.3×	711 0.3×	362	11.4k
Charles E. Samuel United States	64	9.2k 2.0×	655 0.1×	2.3k 0.6×	1.9k 0.6×	650 0.2×	214	15.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Meehan

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Meehan

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Adnani, Lata, Brian Meehan, Minjun Kim, et al.. (2025). Immune cell infiltration into brain tumor microenvironment is mediated by Rab27-regulated vascular wall integrity. Science Advances. 11(21). eadr6940–eadr6940. 1 indexed citations

Meehan, Brian, Lata Adnani, Xianbing Zhu, et al.. (2025). Curative timed NK cell-based immunochemotherapy aborts brain tumour recurrence driven by mesenchymal glioma stem cells. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 13(1). 64–64. 1 indexed citations

Spinelli, Cristiana, Lata Adnani, Brian Meehan, et al.. (2024). Mesenchymal glioma stem cells trigger vasectasia—distinct neovascularization process stimulated by extracellular vesicles carrying EGFR. Nature Communications. 15(1). 2865–2865. 16 indexed citations

Choi, Dongsic, Nargis Khan, Laura Montermini, et al.. (2022). Quantitative proteomics and biological activity of extracellular vesicles engineered to express SARS‐CoV‐2 spike protein. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(10). e58–e58. 8 indexed citations

Tolonen, Andrew C., Nicholas Beauchemin, Lingyao Li, et al.. (2022). Synthetic glycans control gut microbiome structure and mitigate colitis in mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 1244–1244. 46 indexed citations

Abdulkarim, Bassam, Brian Meehan, Janusz Rak, et al.. (2019). Mechanisms and Antitumor Activity of a Binary EGFR/DNA–Targeting Strategy Overcomes Resistance of Glioblastoma Stem Cells to Temozolomide. Clinical Cancer Research. 25(24). 7594–7608. 30 indexed citations

Fang, Yi, Delphine Garnier, Tae Hoon Lee, et al.. (2015). PML–RARa modulates the vascular signature of extracellular vesicles released by acute promyelocytic leukemia cells. Angiogenesis. 19(1). 25–38. 37 indexed citations

Montermini, Laura, Brian Meehan, Delphine Garnier, et al.. (2015). Inhibition of Oncogenic Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Kinase Triggers Release of Exosome-like Extracellular Vesicles and Impacts Their Phosphoprotein and DNA Content. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 290(40). 24534–24546. 111 indexed citations

Heine, Hans G., Adam J. Foord, Jianning Wang, et al.. (2015). Detection of highly pathogenic zoonotic influenza virus H5N6 by reverse-transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Virology Journal. 12(1). 18–18. 46 indexed citations

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Magnus, Nathalie, Delphine Garnier, Brian Meehan, et al.. (2014). Tissue factor expression provokes escape from tumor dormancy and leads to genomic alterations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111(9). 3544–3549. 86 indexed citations

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Lands, Larry C., et al.. (2010). Dietary Supplementation with Pressurized Whey in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Journal of Medicinal Food. 13(1). 77–82. 33 indexed citations

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Meehan, Brian, et al.. (2009). In utero transmission of porcine torque teno viruses. Veterinary Microbiology. 137(3-4). 375–379. 37 indexed citations

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Al‐Nedawi, Khalid, Brian Meehan, & Janusz Rak. (2009). Microvesicles: Messengers and mediators of tumor progression. Cell Cycle. 8(13). 2014–2018. 337 indexed citations

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Hjertner, Bernt, Brian Meehan, John McKillen, F. McNeilly, & Sándor Bélak. (2004). Adaptation of an Invader® assay for the detection of African swine fever virus DNA. Journal of Virological Methods. 124(1-2). 1–10. 20 indexed citations

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Gilpin, D.F., Kenneth C. McCullough, Brian Meehan, et al.. (2003). In vitro studies on the infection and replication of porcine circovirus type 2 in cells of the porcine immune system. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. 94(3-4). 149–161. 103 indexed citations

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Todd, D., Julie L. Creelan, N. W. Ball, et al.. (2003). Investigation of the unstable attenuation exhibited by a chicken anaemia virus isolate. Avian Pathology. 32(4). 375–382. 15 indexed citations

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Krakowka, Steven, John A. Ellis, F. McNeilly, et al.. (2002). Immunologic Features of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Infection. Viral Immunology. 15(4). 567–582. 70 indexed citations

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Graham, D. A., et al.. (2000). RFLP analysis of recent Northern Ireland isolates of infectious laryngotracheitis virus: Comparison with vaccine virus and field isolates from England, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Avian Pathology. 29(1). 57–62. 36 indexed citations

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Allan, Gordon, F. McNeilly, S. Kennedy, et al.. (2000). Immunostimulation, PCV-2 [porcine circovirus] and PMWS [porcine wasting syndrome].. Veterinary Record. 147(6). 170–171. 2 indexed citations

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Todd, D., et al.. (1995). Molecular cloning of an attenuated chicken anaemia virus isolate following repeated cell culture passage. Avian Pathology. 24(1). 171–187. 36 indexed citations

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