Donald G. McKay

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
82 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Donald G. McKay is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Donald G. McKay has authored 82 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Donald G. McKay's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (15 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (8 papers) and Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (7 papers). Donald G. McKay is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (15 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (8 papers) and Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (7 papers). Donald G. McKay collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Norway. Donald G. McKay's co-authors include Arthur T. Hertig, Sandor S. Shapiro, Eleanor C. Adams, William Margaretten, Duncan E. Reid, Robert M. Hardaway, Gilbert H. Friedell, Albert E. Weiner, G. Müller‐Berghaus and J. N. Shanberge and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Donald G. McKay

79 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The pathologic anatomy of eclampsia, bilateral renal cort... 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 50 100 150 200
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  1. The pathologic anatomy of eclampsia, bilateral renal cortical necrosis, pituitary necrosis, and other acute fatal complications of pregnancy, and its possible relationship to the generalized Shwartzman phenomenon
    1953 207 citations Donald G. McKay, Arthur T. Hertig et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Donald G. McKay United States 29 549 425 422 391 390 82 2.8k
Benjamin H. Spargo United States 30 164 0.3× 497 1.2× 804 1.9× 208 0.5× 215 0.6× 85 3.5k
F Forestier France 26 949 1.7× 248 0.6× 265 0.6× 507 1.3× 294 0.8× 97 3.0k
Patricia C. Giclas United States 34 458 0.8× 401 0.9× 361 0.9× 460 1.2× 231 0.6× 80 3.7k
Neal S. Rote United States 39 640 1.2× 773 1.8× 242 0.6× 466 1.2× 186 0.5× 113 4.1k
A. James McAdams United States 32 284 0.5× 64 0.2× 583 1.4× 295 0.8× 548 1.4× 87 2.8k
Wolf W. Zuelzer United States 30 1.0k 1.9× 57 0.1× 223 0.5× 228 0.6× 243 0.6× 101 2.6k
François Forestier France 22 352 0.6× 259 0.6× 185 0.4× 431 1.1× 246 0.6× 44 2.1k
Gianfranco Rizzoni Italy 37 323 0.6× 81 0.2× 533 1.3× 197 0.5× 338 0.9× 108 3.7k
Peter F. Köhler United States 32 411 0.7× 50 0.1× 456 1.1× 577 1.5× 299 0.8× 71 3.2k
H. Fox United Kingdom 33 75 0.1× 1.5k 3.4× 483 1.1× 641 1.6× 617 1.6× 116 3.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Howes, Edward L., Donald G. McKay, & William Margaretten. (1973). The participation of the platelet in the vascular response to endotoxemia in the rabbit eye.. PubMed Central. 70(1). 25–44. 14 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G.. (1973). INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION - ACUTE AND CHRONIC - DISSEMINATED AND LOCAL. Elsevier eBooks. 29(5). 45–72. 11 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G.. (1972). HEMATOLOGIC EVIDENCE OF DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION IN ECLAMPSIA. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 27(6). 399–417. 82 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G., et al.. (1971). Modification of the generalized Shwartzman reaction by therapeutic agents. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 109(7). 991–996. 10 indexed citations
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Margaretten, William & Donald G. McKay. (1971). The requirement for platelets in the active Arthus reaction.. PubMed. 64(2). 257–70. 21 indexed citations
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Margaretten, William & Donald G. McKay. (1969). THE ROLE OF THE PLATELET IN THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 129(3). 585–590. 50 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G., et al.. (1967). Electron microscope studies of the absorption of lipids. Metabolism. 16(2). 137–152. 18 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G., Ralph A. Franciosi, & Jack A. Zeller. (1967). Pulmonary embolism and disseminated intravascular coagulation. The American Journal of Cardiology. 20(3). 374–380. 14 indexed citations
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Margaretten, William, et al.. (1967). An Electron Microscopic Study of Thrombin-Induced Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Blood. 29(2). 169–181. 29 indexed citations
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Anderson, William R. & Donald G. McKay. (1966). Electron microscope study of the trophoblast in normal and toxemic placentas. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 95(8). 1134–1148. 34 indexed citations
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Margaretten, William, et al.. (1964). PRODUCTION OF THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION IN PREGNANT RATS BY INTRAVENOUS INFUSION OF THROMBIN. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 19(6). 952–954. 23 indexed citations
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Bachner, Paul, Donald G. McKay, & D. Rittenberg. (1964). THE PATHOLOGIC ANATOMY OF DEUTERIUM INTOXICATION. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 51(3). 464–471. 25 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G., et al.. (1960). Primary cancer of the ovary. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 80(3). 430–438. 68 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G., John Figgis Jewett, & Duncan E. Reid. (1959). Endotoxin shock and the generalized Shwartzman reaction in pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 78(3). 546–566. 71 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G., et al.. (1959). CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF ANAPLASIA (ATYPICAL HYPERPLASIA) OF THE CERVIX UTERI. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 14(3). 417–420. 30 indexed citations
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Hardaway, Robert M., Colonel, & Donald G. McKay. (1959). Intravascular Thrombi and the Intestinal Factor of Irreversible Shock. Annals of Surgery. 150(2). 261–265. 22 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G. & Sandor S. Shapiro. (1958). ALTERATIONS IN THE BLOOD COAGULATION SYSTEM INDUCED BY BACTERIAL ENDOTOXIN. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 107(3). 353–367. 186 indexed citations
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Hertig, Arthur T., et al.. (1958). A thirteen-day human ovum studied histochemically. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 76(5). 1025–1043. 22 indexed citations
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McKay, Donald G., Sandor S. Shapiro, & J. N. Shanberge. (1958). ALTERATIONS IN THE BLOOD COAGULATION SYSTEM INDUCED BY BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 107(3). 369–376. 83 indexed citations
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Shapiro, Sandor S. & Donald G. McKay. (1958). THE PREVENTION OF THE GENERALIZED SHWARTZMAN REACTION WITH SODIUM WARFARIN. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 107(3). 377–381. 80 indexed citations

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