Heather Alexander

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Heather Alexander is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Alexander has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Infectious Diseases, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 7 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Heather Alexander's work include Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (25 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (12 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (7 papers). Heather Alexander is often cited by papers focused on Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (25 papers), Mycobacterium research and diagnosis (12 papers) and Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections (7 papers). Heather Alexander collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Uganda. Heather Alexander's co-authors include Amy S. Piatek, Marco Schito, Nathan Kapata, Alimuddin Zumla, Giovanni Battista Migliori, Ruth McNerney, Lynn S. Zijenah, Michael Höelscher, Peter Kim and Ziad A. Memish and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Clinical Microbiology Reviews and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Heather Alexander

39 papers receiving 1.2k citations

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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.

Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test

2013 356 citations Stephen D Lawn, Peter Mwaba et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather Alexander United States	18	734	572	294	124	120	40	1.2k
Ed Wilkins United Kingdom	22	671 0.9×	616 1.1×	431 1.5×	119 1.0×	24 0.2×	57	1.4k
Alison E. Heald United States	22	690 0.9×	412 0.7×	88 0.3×	451 3.6×	99 0.8×	32	1.8k
Markus Schneider Germany	22	744 1.0×	743 1.3×	486 1.7×	163 1.3×	47 0.4×	82	2.0k
Tangkai Qi China	17	844 1.1×	403 0.7×	113 0.4×	169 1.4×	29 0.2×	73	1.4k
Alain Makinson France	19	474 0.6×	379 0.7×	72 0.2×	65 0.5×	48 0.4×	84	1.1k
Anton Stoltz South Africa	16	548 0.7×	366 0.6×	241 0.8×	77 0.6×	59 0.5×	39	1.0k
Marco Rizzi Italy	23	827 1.1×	590 1.0×	126 0.4×	138 1.1×	18 0.1×	58	1.4k
Yiquan Xiong China	20	244 0.3×	276 0.5×	159 0.5×	75 0.6×	99 0.8×	72	1.2k
Robert Luo United States	17	460 0.6×	335 0.6×	71 0.2×	90 0.7×	55 0.5×	37	884

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Alexander

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Alexander

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Vojnov, Lara, Sergio Carmona, Clement Zeh, et al.. (2022). The performance of using dried blood spot specimens for HIV-1 viral load testing: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine. 19(8). e1004076–e1004076. 21 indexed citations

Alexander, Heather, et al.. (2021). Dual motor cortex and spinal cord neuromodulation improves rehabilitation efficacy and restores skilled locomotor function in a rat cervical contusion injury model. Experimental Neurology. 341. 113715–113715. 11 indexed citations

Klein, Katherine A., et al.. (2020). A global proficiency testing programme for Xpert® MTB/RIF using dried tube specimens, 2013–2015. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 9(1). 1167–1167. 3 indexed citations

Auld, Andrew F., Tefera Agizew, Anand Date, et al.. (2020). Effect of tuberculosis screening and retention interventions on early antiretroviral therapy mortality in Botswana: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial. BMC Medicine. 18(1). 19–19. 4 indexed citations

Fonjungo, Peter N., Yenew Kebede, Christina Mwangi, et al.. (2019). Role of public-private partnerships in achieving UNAIDS HIV treatment targets. BMC Health Services Research. 19(1). 46–46. 13 indexed citations

Click, Eleanor S., Wilfred Murithi, Kimberly D. McCarthy, et al.. (2018). Detection of Apparent Cell-free M. tuberculosis DNA from Plasma. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 645–645. 21 indexed citations

Sultana, Nadia, et al.. (2018). Stimulation-dependent remodeling of the corticospinal tract requires reactivation of growth-promoting developmental signaling pathways. Experimental Neurology. 307. 133–144. 46 indexed citations

Agizew, Tefera, Ndwapi Ndwapi, Andrew F. Auld, et al.. (2017). Peripheral clinic versus centralized laboratory-based Xpert MTB/RIF performance: Experience gained from a pragmatic, stepped-wedge trial in Botswana. PLoS ONE. 12(8). e0183237–e0183237. 16 indexed citations

Pathmanathan, Ishani, Anand Date, William Coggin, et al.. (2017). Rolling out Xpert MTB/RIF® for tuberculosis detection in HIV-positive populations: An opportunity for systems strengthening. African Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 6(2). 9 indexed citations

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Shinozaki, Munehisa, Heather Alexander, Dennis Q. Truong, et al.. (2017). Motor cortex and spinal cord neuromodulation promote corticospinal tract axonal outgrowth and motor recovery after cervical contusion spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology. 297. 179–189. 52 indexed citations

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Modi, Surbhi, Joseph S. Cavanaugh, Ray W. Shiraishi, et al.. (2016). Performance of Clinical Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis Intensified Case Finding among People Living with HIV in Western Kenya. PLoS ONE. 11(12). e0167685–e0167685. 33 indexed citations

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Auld, Andrew F., Tefera Agizew, Sherri Pals, et al.. (2016). Implementation of a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to evaluate impact of Botswana’s Xpert MTB/RIF diagnostic algorithm on TB diagnostic sensitivity and early antiretroviral therapy mortality. BMC Infectious Diseases. 16(1). 606–606. 12 indexed citations

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Cavanaugh, Joseph S., Surbhi Modi, Kimberly D. McCarthy, et al.. (2016). Comparative Yield of Different Diagnostic Tests for Tuberculosis among People Living with HIV in Western Kenya. PLoS ONE. 11(3). e0152364–e0152364. 10 indexed citations

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Fonjungo, Peter N., Debrah I. Boeras, Clement Zeh, et al.. (2015). Access and Quality of HIV-Related Point-of-Care Diagnostic Testing in Global Health Programs. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 62(3). 369–374. 24 indexed citations

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Shinnick, Thomas M., Angela M. Starks, Heather Alexander, & Kenneth G. Castro. (2014). Evaluation of the Cepheid Xpert MTB/RIF assay. Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics. 15(1). 9–22. 16 indexed citations

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Lawn, Stephen D, Peter Mwaba, Matthew Bates, et al.. (2013). Advances in tuberculosis diagnostics: the Xpert MTB/RIF assay and future prospects for a point-of-care test. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 13(4). 349–361. 356 indexed citations breakdown →

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Balabanova, Yanina, Francis Drobniewski, Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy, et al.. (2009). An Integrated Approach to Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis and Multidrug Resistance Using Liquid Culture and Molecular Methods in Russia. PLoS ONE. 4(9). e7129–e7129. 46 indexed citations

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Alexander, Heather, et al.. (2006). Screening for Adolescent Depression in a Pediatric Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine. 13(5). 537–542. 31 indexed citations

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Alexander, Heather, Anthony R. Richardson, & Igor Stojiljković. (2004). Natural transformation and phase variation modulation in Neisseria meningitidis. Molecular Microbiology. 52(3). 771–783. 23 indexed citations

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Alexander, Heather, et al.. (1999). Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Two Groups of Hispanic Americans with Differing Dietary Habits. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 18(2). 127–136. 31 indexed citations

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