Heather Branscome

564 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 384 citations indexed

About

Heather Branscome is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Branscome has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 384 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 7 papers in Cancer Research and 5 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Heather Branscome's work include Extracellular vesicles in disease (14 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (5 papers). Heather Branscome is often cited by papers focused on Extracellular vesicles in disease (14 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (7 papers) and Circular RNAs in diseases (5 papers). Heather Branscome collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Heather Branscome's co-authors include Fatah Kashanchi, Daniel O. Pinto, Nazira El‐Hage, Catherine DeMarino, Lance A. Liotta, Muskan Muskan, Kevin V. Morris, Michelle L. Pleet, Maria Cowen and Myosotys Rodriguez and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Frontiers in Immunology and Frontiers in Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Heather Branscome

18 papers receiving 383 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.

Therapeutic potential of RNA-enriched extracellular vesicles: The next generation in RNA delivery via biogenic nanoparticles

2024 69 citations Muskan Muskan, Heather Branscome et al. Molecular Therapy profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather Branscome United States	13	241	108	78	63	48	19	384
Bridget McLaughlin United States	10	165 0.7×	44 0.4×	91 1.2×	116 1.8×	56 1.2×	20	427
David Cluet France	10	312 1.3×	46 0.4×	44 0.6×	35 0.6×	20 0.4×	18	471
M. Leontien van der Bent Netherlands	12	214 0.9×	97 0.9×	37 0.5×	71 1.1×	15 0.3×	24	460
Kartik Soni India	7	369 1.5×	248 2.3×	71 0.9×	45 0.7×	22 0.5×	16	508
Scott Millhouse United States	9	635 2.6×	51 0.5×	98 1.3×	31 0.5×	81 1.7×	12	782
Asako Shigeno Japan	6	161 0.7×	43 0.4×	17 0.2×	105 1.7×	72 1.5×	9	328
Sarah E. Hammond United States	10	215 0.9×	48 0.4×	96 1.2×	30 0.5×	32 0.7×	15	486
Rajnish S. Dave United States	12	203 0.8×	53 0.5×	87 1.1×	87 1.4×	69 1.4×	16	476
Christophe Huret France	11	372 1.5×	137 1.3×	63 0.8×	22 0.3×	64 1.3×	14	534
Baskar Bakthavachalu India	10	402 1.7×	171 1.6×	76 1.0×	87 1.4×	80 1.7×	16	544

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Branscome

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19 of 19 papers shown

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Erickson, James, Alexandra Duverger, Heather Branscome, et al.. (2025). Effect of Kinases in Extracellular Vesicles from HIV-1-Infected Cells on Bystander Cells. Cells. 14(2). 119–119.

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Branscome, Heather, et al.. (2025). Targeting of Extracellular Vesicle-Based Therapeutics to the Brain. Cells. 14(7). 548–548. 7 indexed citations

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Muskan, Muskan, et al.. (2024). Therapeutic potential of RNA-enriched extracellular vesicles: The next generation in RNA delivery via biogenic nanoparticles. Molecular Therapy. 32(9). 2939–2949. 69 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kim, Dong-Sung, David A. Routenberg, M. Keith Howard, et al.. (2024). hTERT-Immortalized Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles: Large-Scale Manufacturing, Cargo Profiling, and Functional Effects in Retinal Epithelial Cells. Cells. 13(10). 861–861. 6 indexed citations

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Branscome, Heather, et al.. (2023). The Use of CBD and Its Synthetic Analog HU308 in HIV-1-Infected Myeloid Cells. Pharmaceuticals. 16(8). 1147–1147. 2 indexed citations

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DeMarino, Catherine, Maria Cowen, Heather Branscome, et al.. (2022). Cannabinoids Reduce Extracellular Vesicle Release from HIV-1 Infected Myeloid Cells and Inhibit Viral Transcription. Cells. 11(4). 723–723. 15 indexed citations

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Branscome, Heather, Dezhong Yin, Maria Cowen, et al.. (2022). Retroviral infection of human neurospheres and use of stem Cell EVs to repair cellular damage. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 2019–2019. 9 indexed citations

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Howard, M. Keith, James Erickson, Weidong Zhou, et al.. (2022). A secretory form of Parkin‐independent mitophagy contributes to the repertoire of extracellular vesicles released into the tumour interstitial fluid in vivo. Journal of Extracellular Vesicles. 11(7). e12244–e12244. 17 indexed citations

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Pinto, Daniel O., Maria Cowen, James Erickson, et al.. (2021). Extracellular vesicles from HTLV-1 infected cells modulate target cells and viral spread. Retrovirology. 18(1). 6–6. 25 indexed citations

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Branscome, Heather, et al.. (2021). A comprehensive review of COVID-19 biology, diagnostics, therapeutics, and disease impacting the central nervous system. Journal of NeuroVirology. 27(5). 667–690. 12 indexed citations

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Pinto, Daniel O., Heather Branscome, Sowmya V. Yelamanchili, et al.. (2021). Extracellular Vesicles from Infected Cells Are Released Prior to Virion Release. Cells. 10(4). 781–781. 15 indexed citations

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Branscome, Heather, Dezhong Yin, Nazira El‐Hage, et al.. (2020). Use of Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles as a “Holistic” Approach to CNS Repair. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 8. 455–455. 23 indexed citations

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Pinto, Daniel O., et al.. (2020). Extracellular Vesicles in HTLV-1 Communication: The Story of an Invisible Messenger. Viruses. 12(12). 1422–1422. 15 indexed citations

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Branscome, Heather, Robert A. Barclay, Daniel O. Pinto, et al.. (2019). Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles and their Potential to Contribute to the Repair of Damaged CNS Cells. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 15(3). 520–537. 27 indexed citations

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Pinto, Daniel O., Catherine DeMarino, Michelle L. Pleet, et al.. (2019). HTLV-1 Extracellular Vesicles Promote Cell-to-Cell Contact. Frontiers in Microbiology. 10. 2147–2147. 50 indexed citations

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DeMarino, Catherine, Robert A. Barclay, Michelle L. Pleet, et al.. (2019). Purification of High Yield Extracellular Vesicle Preparations Away from Virus. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 12 indexed citations

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DeMarino, Catherine, Robert A. Barclay, Michelle L. Pleet, et al.. (2019). Purification of High Yield Extracellular Vesicle Preparations Away from Virus. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 3 indexed citations

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Pleet, Michelle L., Heather Branscome, Catherine DeMarino, et al.. (2018). Autophagy, EVs, and Infections: A Perfect Question for a Perfect Time. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 8. 362–362. 52 indexed citations

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Ojha, Chet Raj, Myosotys Rodriguez, Jessica Lapierre, et al.. (2018). Complementary Mechanisms Potentially Involved in the Pathology of Zika Virus. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 2340–2340. 25 indexed citations

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