Christina Megli

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 801 citations indexed

About

Christina Megli is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Christina Megli has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 801 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Epidemiology, 9 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 6 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Christina Megli's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (5 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (4 papers) and Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (4 papers). Christina Megli is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (5 papers), Vibrio bacteria research studies (4 papers) and Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (4 papers). Christina Megli collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Bangladesh. Christina Megli's co-authors include Carolyn B. Coyne, Ronald M. Lynch, Terry H. Landowski, Robert T. Dorr, Ronald K. Taylor, Mike S. Son, Firdausi Qadri, Gabriela Kovacikova, Aaron B. Caughey and Alyssa R. Hersh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Christina Megli

30 papers receiving 784 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Infections at the maternal–fetal interface: an overview of pathogenesis and defence

2021 238 citations Christina Megli, Carolyn B. Coyne Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Christina Megli United States	11	233	184	158	157	139	31	801
Yann Fardini France	15	298 1.3×	634 3.4×	175 1.1×	41 0.3×	70 0.5×	22	1.3k
Jared H. Rowe United States	17	1.1k 4.6×	277 1.5×	211 1.3×	302 1.9×	186 1.3×	33	1.7k
Giang Pham United States	15	305 1.3×	407 2.2×	164 1.0×	58 0.4×	51 0.4×	29	859
Kristín Jónsdóttir Norway	22	117 0.5×	288 1.6×	546 3.5×	103 0.7×	153 1.1×	54	1.5k
J. B. Hertz Denmark	18	113 0.5×	198 1.1×	136 0.9×	166 1.1×	22 0.2×	48	857
Jin-Young Han United States	15	136 0.6×	221 1.2×	224 1.4×	178 1.1×	40 0.3×	31	741
Stefanie Henriet Netherlands	17	390 1.7×	190 1.0×	275 1.7×	36 0.2×	65 0.5×	36	1.3k
Christelle Bourgeois Austria	15	412 1.8×	205 1.1×	325 2.1×	63 0.4×	85 0.6×	20	1.0k
Lijun Xin United States	23	1.2k 5.0×	247 1.3×	461 2.9×	375 2.4×	124 0.9×	35	2.0k
M Robert France	15	156 0.7×	136 0.7×	167 1.1×	48 0.3×	181 1.3×	59	848

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Martínez, Guadalupe, Haley Marks, Scott A. Shainker, et al.. (2026). Placenta accreta spectrum: disrupted collagen architecture at a previous scar is a defining characteristic of placental adherence. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 233(6). S645–S661.e1. 1 indexed citations

Megli, Christina, et al.. (2025). Virulence and pathogenicity of group B Streptococcus : Virulence factors and their roles in perinatal infection. Virulence. 16(1). 2451173–2451173. 4 indexed citations

Megli, Christina, et al.. (2025). Oropouche virus infects human trophoblasts and placenta explants. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6040–6040. 1 indexed citations

McMillen, Cynthia M., et al.. (2024). Vaccine strains of Rift Valley fever virus exhibit attenuation at the maternal–fetal placental interface. Journal of Virology. 98(8). e0098324–e0098324. 1 indexed citations

Megli, Christina, et al.. (2024). Diet influences community dynamics following vaginal group B streptococcus colonization. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(6). e0362323–e0362323. 1 indexed citations

Megli, Christina, et al.. (2023). Preeclampsia leads to placental mediated dysregulation of Amphiregulin in macrophages. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 228(1). S616–S617. 1 indexed citations

Rick, Anne-Marie, Lingqing Xu, Christina Megli, et al.. (2023). Impact of maternal SARS-CoV-2 booster vaccination on blood and breastmilk antibodies. PLoS ONE. 18(6). e0287103–e0287103. 3 indexed citations

Megli, Christina, et al.. (2023). Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Pregnancies With Periviable and Previable Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes [ID: 1380561]. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 141(5S). 88S–88S. 1 indexed citations

Shapero, Kayle, Sami El‐Dalati, Kathryn Berlacher, & Christina Megli. (2023). Outcomes of Endocarditis in Pregnancy: A Single-Center Experience. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10(9). ofad470–ofad470. 3 indexed citations

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Demirci, Jill R., et al.. (2023). Vaccination Beliefs and Attitudes of Lactating People During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic. Journal of Human Lactation. 39(3). 415–425. 1 indexed citations

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Gopalakrishna, Kathyayini P., et al.. (2022). Nitric Oxide Production and Effects in Group B Streptococcus Chorioamnionitis. Pathogens. 11(10). 1115–1115. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Liheng, Eleanor C. Semmes, Christina Megli, et al.. (2022). Innate immune signaling in trophoblast and decidua organoids defines differential antiviral defenses at the maternal-fetal interface. eLife. 11. 65 indexed citations

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Megli, Christina & Carolyn B. Coyne. (2021). Infections at the maternal–fetal interface: an overview of pathogenesis and defence. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(2). 67–82. 238 indexed citations breakdown →

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Megli, Christina, Stefanie A. Morosky, Dhivyaa Rajasundaram, & Carolyn B. Coyne. (2020). Inflammasome signaling in human placental trophoblasts regulates immune defense against Listeria monocytogenes infection. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(1). 38 indexed citations

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Megli, Christina, C. Andrew Combs, Steve N. Caritis, & Raman Venkataramanan. (2019). 1130: 17-OHPC is associated with prematurity and adverse neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women with dichorionic twins. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 222(1). S695–S695. 1 indexed citations

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Hersh, Alyssa R., Christina Megli, & Aaron B. Caughey. (2018). Repeat Screening for Syphilis in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 132(3). 699–707. 33 indexed citations

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Megli, Christina & Aaron B. Caughey. (2016). 921: 40 is the new 30! risk of cesarean section increases exponentially with age. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 216(1). S525–S525. 1 indexed citations

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Megli, Christina, et al.. (2011). Crystal Structure of the Vibrio cholerae Colonization Factor TcpF and Identification of a Functional Immunogenic Site. Journal of Molecular Biology. 409(2). 146–158. 15 indexed citations

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Megli, Christina, et al.. (2010). Growth and Laboratory Maintenance of Vibrio cholerae. Current Protocols in Microbiology. 17(1). Unit 6A.1–Unit 6A.1. 20 indexed citations

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Barber, Amorette, et al.. (2008). Chimeric NKG2D receptor–expressing T cells as an immunotherapy for multiple myeloma. Experimental Hematology. 36(10). 1318–1328. 63 indexed citations

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