Colm McDonald

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 711 citations indexed

About

Colm McDonald is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, Colm McDonald has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 711 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 2 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 2 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in Colm McDonald's work include Climate Change and Health Impacts (2 papers), Thermoregulation and physiological responses (2 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (1 paper). Colm McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Climate Change and Health Impacts (2 papers), Thermoregulation and physiological responses (2 papers) and Stress Responses and Cortisol (1 paper). Colm McDonald collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United Kingdom and Qatar. Colm McDonald's co-authors include Martino Martinelli Filho, Klea Katsouyanni, Simo Näyhä, Gavin C. Donaldson, Anton E. Kunst, W. R. Keatinge, JP Mackenbach, L Dardanoni, Ilkka Vuori and Robin Murray and has published in prestigious journals such as NeuroImage, Molecular Psychiatry and Brain Behavior and Immunity.

In The Last Decade

Colm McDonald

7 papers receiving 677 citations

Hit Papers

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Cold exposure and winter mortality from ishaemic heart disease cerebrovascular disease respiratory disease and all causes in warm and cold regions of Europe.

1997 582 citations W. R. Keatinge, Gavin C. Donaldson et al. profile →

Peers

Countries citing papers authored by Colm McDonald

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by Colm McDonald

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Colm McDonald

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All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Investigating the relationship between toll-like receptor activity, low-grade inflammation and cognitive deficits in schizophrenia patients – A mediation analysis 2025 ·Brain Behavior and Immunity ·(unknown), Laurena Holleran, Maria R. Dauvermann, (unknown), (unknown), Brian Hallahan, Ross McManus, (unknown), Colm McDonald, Derek W. Morris, John Kelly, Gary Donohoe, Declan P. McKernan	0
2	Structural neuroimaging correlates of allelic variation of the BDNF val66met polymorphism 2014 ·NeuroImage ·Natalie J. Forde, Lisa Ronan, John Suckling, Cathy Scanlon, (unknown), Laurena Holleran, Alexander Leemans, Roger Tait, Catarina Rua, Paul C. Fletcher, Ben Jeurissen, Chris Dodds, Sam R. Miller, Edward T. Bullmore, Colm McDonald, Pradeep J. Nathan, Dara M. Cannon	34
3	Prevalence of hypercalcaemia in patients on maintenance lithium therapy monitored in primary care. 2013 ·PubMed ·(unknown), (unknown), Colm McDonald	9
4	The DISC1 Ser704Cys polymorphism is associated with prefrontal function in healthy individuals 2008 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Diana Prata, Andrea Mechelli, Cynthia H.Y. Fu, Marco Picchioni, Fergus Kane, Sridevi Kalidindi, Colm McDonald, Eugenia Kravariti, Timothea Toulopoulou, Ana Miorelli, Robin Murray, David Collier, Philip McGuire	6
5	A study of hippocampal shape anomaly in schizophrenia and in families multiply affected by schizophrenia or bipolar disorder 2004 ·Neuroradiology ·Steve Connor, (unknown), Colm McDonald, Katja Schulze, Kevin Morgan, Paola Dazzan, Robin Murray	31
6	Winter mortality in relation to climate. 2000 ·PubMed ·W. R. Keatinge, Gavin C. Donaldson, (unknown), Gerd Jendritzky, Eduardo Cordioli, Martino Martinelli Filho, Klea Katsouyanni, Anton E. Kunst, Colm McDonald, Simo Näyhä, I. Vuori, (unknown)	34
7	Retinitis pigmentosa and schizophrenia 1998 ·European Psychiatry ·Colm McDonald, Paul F. Kenna, (unknown)	15
8	Cold exposure and winter mortality from ishaemic heart disease cerebrovascular disease respiratory disease and all causes in warm and cold regions of Europe. breakdown → 1997 ·W. R. Keatinge, Gavin C. Donaldson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Martino Martinelli Filho, L Dardanoni, Klea Katsouyanni, Anton E. Kunst, JP Mackenbach, Colm McDonald, Simo Näyhä, Ilkka Vuori	582

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