Heather K. Beasley

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 420 citations indexed

About

Heather K. Beasley is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Safety Research and Social Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather K. Beasley has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 420 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Safety Research and 6 papers in Social Psychology. Recurrent topics in Heather K. Beasley's work include Career Development and Diversity (7 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers) and Mentoring and Academic Development (5 papers). Heather K. Beasley is often cited by papers focused on Career Development and Diversity (7 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (6 papers) and Mentoring and Academic Development (5 papers). Heather K. Beasley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. Heather K. Beasley's co-authors include Antentor Hinton, Zer Vue, Edgar Garza-López, Sandra Murray, Kit Neikirk, Taylor Rodman, Salma AshShareef, Margaret Mungai, Jianqiang Shao and Prasanna Katti and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Circulation Research and Cancer Research.

In The Last Decade

Heather K. Beasley

34 papers receiving 416 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.

A Universal Approach to Analyzing Transmission Electron Microscopy with ImageJ

2021 177 citations Prasanna Katti, Margaret Mungai et al. Cells profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather K. Beasley United States	11	194	55	49	39	39	38	420
Kit Neikirk United States	10	242 1.2×	52 0.9×	44 0.9×	28 0.7×	55 1.4×	41	535
Salma AshShareef United States	4	118 0.6×	38 0.7×	32 0.7×	18 0.5×	45 1.2×	4	276
Edgar Garza-López United States	10	170 0.9×	103 1.9×	85 1.7×	15 0.4×	30 0.8×	28	456
April Turner United States	6	345 1.8×	12 0.2×	10 0.2×	25 0.6×	28 0.7×	7	495
Jason Wright United States	13	119 0.6×	11 0.2×	33 0.7×	23 0.6×	45 1.2×	28	404
Sun‐Kyung Lee United States	11	149 0.8×	9 0.2×	27 0.6×	27 0.7×	21 0.5×	26	417
Katherine L. Schaefer United States	15	350 1.8×	21 0.4×	13 0.3×	113 2.9×	33 0.8×	20	691
Jane J. Pappas Canada	10	243 1.3×	8 0.1×	17 0.3×	28 0.7×	67 1.7×	16	485
Fiona A. Myers United Kingdom	14	1.2k 6.1×	53 1.0×	25 0.5×	63 1.6×	33 0.8×	28	1.5k
Zhonghui Wang China	11	112 0.6×	11 0.2×	21 0.4×	45 1.2×	10 0.3×	34	402

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather K. Beasley

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Neikirk, Kit, Sepiso K. Masenga, Margaret Mungai, et al.. (2025). Mitoepigenetic targeting of age-related dysfunction: mechanisms, therapeutic avenues, and transgenerational implications. PubMed. 2(3). 108–111. 1 indexed citations

Neikirk, Kit, Elsie C. Spencer, Heather K. Beasley, et al.. (2024). Speaking up for the invisible minority: First‐generation students in higher education. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(7). e31158–e31158.

Ismail, Anas, Mona Mashayekhi, Xiuqi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Cytokine and chemokine receptor profiles in adipose tissue vasculature unravel endothelial cell responses in HIV. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(11). e31415–e31415. 1 indexed citations

Vue, Zer, Celestine N. Wanjalla, Andrea G. Marshall, et al.. (2024). A workshop to enrich physiological understanding through hands-on learning about mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact sites. AJP Advances in Physiology Education. 48(4). 808–817.

Neikirk, Kit, Kaihua Liu, Heather K. Beasley, et al.. (2024). Air pollutants as modulators of mitochondrial quality control in cardiovascular disease. Physiological Reports. 12(22). e70118–e70118. 1 indexed citations

Afolabi, Jeremiah, Cheryl L. Laffer, Heather K. Beasley, et al.. (2024). Salt Sensitivity of Blood Pressure. Circulation Research. 134(10). 1234–1239. 9 indexed citations

Beasley, Heather K., Zer Vue, Melanie R. McReynolds, et al.. (2024). Running a successful STEMM summer program: A week‐by‐week guide. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(7). e31227–e31227. 1 indexed citations

Beasley, Heather K., Zer Vue, Melanie R. McReynolds, et al.. (2024). A review of undergraduate research programs aimed at underrepresented students. STAR Protocols. 5(2). 102997–102997. 5 indexed citations

Neikirk, Kit, Zer Vue, Heather K. Beasley, et al.. (2024). Disparities in funding for Nobel Prize awards in medicine and physiology across nationalities, races, and gender. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 239(7). e31157–e31157. 1 indexed citations

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Neikirk, Kit, Edgar Garza-López, Andrea G. Marshall, et al.. (2023). Using quotients as a mentor to facilitate the success of underrepresented students. Pathogens and Disease. 81. 5 indexed citations

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Marshall, Andrea G., Kit Neikirk, Larry Vang, et al.. (2023). Serial Block Face‐Scanning Electron Microscopy as a Burgeoning Technology. Advanced Biology. 7(8). e2300139–e2300139. 12 indexed citations

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Crabtree, Amber, Heather K. Beasley, Edgar Garza-López, et al.. (2023). In the Age of Machine Learning Cryo‐EM Research is Still Necessary: A Path toward Precision Medicine. Advanced Biology. 7(8). e2300122–e2300122.

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Beasley, Heather K., et al.. (2023). Lenacapavir (Sunlenca®) for the treatment of HIV-1. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 44(8). 553–554. 10 indexed citations

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Beasley, Heather K., Ky’Era V. Actkins, Andrea G. Marshall, et al.. (2023). A quick guide to networking for scientists. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences. 45(1). 1–4. 4 indexed citations

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Marshall, Andrea G., Lillian J. Brady, Caroline B. Palavicino‐Maggio, et al.. (2022). The importance of mentors and how to handle more than one mentor. Pathogens and Disease. 80(1). 10 indexed citations

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Phillips, Mark, Zer Vue, Heather K. Beasley, et al.. (2022). Combining Metabolomics and Experimental Evolution Reveals Key Mechanisms Underlying Longevity Differences in Laboratory Evolved Drosophila melanogaster Populations. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 23(3). 1067–1067. 5 indexed citations

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Shuler, Haysetta, Victor A. Cazares, Andrea G. Marshall, et al.. (2021). Intentional mentoring: maximizing the impact of underrepresented future scientists in the 21st century. Pathogens and Disease. 79(6). 38 indexed citations

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Vue, Zer, Sandra Murray, Haysetta Shuler, et al.. (2021). Toxic stress and burnout: John Henryism and social dominance in the laboratory and STEM workforce. Pathogens and Disease. 79(7). 24 indexed citations

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Beasley, Heather K., et al.. (2021). TMEM135 is a Novel Regulator of Mitochondrial Dynamics and Physiology with Implications for Human Health Conditions. Cells. 10(7). 1750–1750. 17 indexed citations

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Nangami, Gladys N., Stephen D. Williams, Heather K. Beasley, et al.. (2020). Reciprocal expression of Annexin A6 and RasGRF2 discriminates rapidly growing from invasive triple negative breast cancer subsets. PLoS ONE. 15(4). e0231711–e0231711. 10 indexed citations

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