Heather Cavanagh

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Heather Cavanagh is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Food Science and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Cavanagh has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 17 papers in Food Science and 16 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Heather Cavanagh's work include Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (17 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (12 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (10 papers). Heather Cavanagh is often cited by papers focused on Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity (17 papers), Virus-based gene therapy research (12 papers) and Phytochemistry and Biological Activities (10 papers). Heather Cavanagh collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Heather Cavanagh's co-authors include Jennifer Wilkinson, Andrea Crampton, N. Spibey, Thomas D. Ryan, Jason C. Steel, Mark A. Burton, Wouter Kalle, Ahmet C. Gören, Mine Bílsel and Debra Burton and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Heather Cavanagh

47 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Biological activities of Lavender essential oil 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Biological activities of Lavender essential oil
    2002 743 citations Heather Cavanagh, Jennifer Wilkinson Phytotherapy Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Cavanagh Australia 20 1.1k 830 384 294 217 47 2.2k
I. Zulkifli Malaysia 42 790 0.7× 896 1.1× 834 2.2× 134 0.5× 533 2.5× 243 5.8k
Kacem Mahdouani Tunisia 26 1.1k 1.0× 573 0.7× 855 2.2× 142 0.5× 169 0.8× 52 2.7k
Mujo Kim Japan 37 843 0.8× 923 1.1× 1.6k 4.2× 609 2.1× 205 0.9× 125 4.5k
Gregory R. Ziegler United States 41 2.9k 2.7× 809 1.0× 458 1.2× 319 1.1× 123 0.6× 158 5.5k
Lili Zhang China 39 433 0.4× 453 0.5× 1.1k 3.0× 129 0.4× 122 0.6× 160 4.2k
Elena Bartkienė Lithuania 32 2.2k 2.0× 929 1.1× 1.1k 2.9× 190 0.6× 188 0.9× 226 3.9k
Chengbo Yang Canada 35 1.1k 1.0× 609 0.7× 1.4k 3.7× 103 0.4× 200 0.9× 130 4.2k
Aline Ferreira Ourique Brazil 28 565 0.5× 387 0.5× 393 1.0× 153 0.5× 256 1.2× 112 2.1k
Luisa Torri Italy 34 1.6k 1.5× 610 0.7× 236 0.6× 293 1.0× 277 1.3× 109 3.0k
Irlan Almeida Freires Brazil 26 919 0.8× 576 0.7× 535 1.4× 158 0.5× 447 2.1× 68 2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Cavanagh

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Cavanagh

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Cavanagh

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heather Cavanagh. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heather Cavanagh based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Heather Cavanagh. Heather Cavanagh is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Cavanagh, Heather, Timothy J. Mahony, & Thiru Vanniasinkam. (2011). Genetic characterization of equine adenovirus type 1. Veterinary Microbiology. 155(1). 33–37. 11 indexed citations
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Burton, Debra, et al.. (2010). The effect ofLeptospermum petersoniiessential oil onCandida albicansandAspergillus fumigatus. Medical Mycology. 48(7). 922–931. 19 indexed citations
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Giles, Carla, Heather Cavanagh, Glenys Noble, & Thiru Vanniasinkam. (2009). Prevalence of equine adenovirus antibodies in horses in New South Wales, Australia. Veterinary Microbiology. 143(2-4). 401–404. 7 indexed citations
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Steel, Jason C., Heather Cavanagh, Mark A. Burton, et al.. (2007). Increased tumor localization and reduced immune response to adenoviral vector formulated with the liposome DDAB/DOPE. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 30(5). 398–405. 15 indexed citations
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Kamkaen, Narisa, Jennifer Wilkinson, & Heather Cavanagh. (2006). Cytotoxic Effect of Four Thai Edible Plants on Mammalian Cell Proliferation. ICUS and Nursing Web Journal. 1(3). 189–195. 22 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, Heather, et al.. (2005). Riverina high school students views of biotechnology. Electronic Journal of Biotechnology. 8(2). 121–127. 20 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Jennifer & Heather Cavanagh. (2005). Antibacterial Activity of 13 Honeys Against Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Journal of Medicinal Food. 8(1). 100–103. 87 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Jennifer & Heather Cavanagh. (2005). Antibacterial activity of essential oils from Australian native plants. Phytotherapy Research. 19(7). 643–646. 87 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, Jennifer, et al.. (2005). A fresh look at manuka and kanuka essential oils from New Zealand. International Journal of Aromatherapy. 15(3). 141–146. 16 indexed citations
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Steel, Jason C., et al.. (2004). In-vitro evaluation of ion-exchange microspheres for the sustained release of liposomal–adenoviral conjugates. Journal of Controlled Release. 95(3). 601–611. 9 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, Heather, et al.. (2004). Effect of essential oil concentration on the pH of nutrient and Iso‐sensitest broth. Phytotherapy Research. 18(11). 947–949. 7 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, Heather, et al.. (2003). Antibacterial Activity of Berry Fruits Used for Culinary Purposes. Journal of Medicinal Food. 6(1). 57–61. 66 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, Heather. (2003). The effects of low- and hyper-Dk contact lenses on corneal epithelial homeostasis. Ophthalmology Clinics of North America. 16(3). 311–325. 16 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, Heather & Jennifer Wilkinson. (2002). Biological activities of Lavender essential oil. Phytotherapy Research. 16(4). 301–308. 743 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ryan, Thomas D., Jennifer Wilkinson, & Heather Cavanagh. (2001). Antibacterial activity of raspberry cordial in vitro. Research in Veterinary Science. 71(3). 155–159. 37 indexed citations
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Mithieux, Gilles, et al.. (1993). Increased transcription of interleukin-6 in the brains of mice with chronic enterovirus infection. Journal of General Virology. 74(4). 741–743. 11 indexed citations
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Cavanagh, Heather, et al.. (1991). A mutant of canine adenovirus type 2 with a duplication of the E1a region exhibits altered expression of early region 4. Journal of General Virology. 72(9). 2121–2127. 2 indexed citations
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Spibey, N., et al.. (1989). Identification and nucleotide sequence of the early region 1 from canine adenovirus types 1 and 2. Virus Research. 14(3). 241–255. 9 indexed citations

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