Heather Lau

1.8k total citations
62 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Heather Lau is a scholar working on Physiology, Epidemiology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Lau has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Physiology, 20 papers in Epidemiology and 17 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Heather Lau's work include Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (40 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (14 papers) and Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (11 papers). Heather Lau is often cited by papers focused on Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research (40 papers), Trypanosoma species research and implications (14 papers) and Glycogen Storage Diseases and Myoclonus (11 papers). Heather Lau collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. Heather Lau's co-authors include Jacek Bania, Hirohito Ichii, Tanja Khosrawipour, Veria Khosrawipour, Piotr Kocbach, Paul Harmatz, Ari Zimran, Edwin H. Kolodny, Ronald S. Adler and Özlem Göker-Alpan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Heather Lau

57 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heather Lau United States 21 492 297 265 148 129 62 1.1k
Min Yu China 16 181 0.4× 54 0.2× 303 1.1× 35 0.2× 43 0.3× 63 1.2k
Michael O’Callaghan Australia 18 306 0.6× 239 0.8× 179 0.7× 96 0.6× 101 0.8× 101 1.5k
Ilaria Bacigalupo Italy 18 164 0.3× 158 0.5× 221 0.8× 18 0.1× 71 0.6× 43 1.0k
Arun Kumar Yadav India 13 39 0.1× 114 0.4× 84 0.3× 20 0.1× 70 0.5× 70 667
Allen C. Crocker United States 17 864 1.8× 212 0.7× 226 0.9× 78 0.5× 171 1.3× 45 1.6k
Jamie M. O’Sullivan Ireland 26 66 0.1× 83 0.3× 238 0.9× 34 0.2× 112 0.9× 54 1.8k
Alexander Strauß Germany 20 46 0.1× 182 0.6× 438 1.7× 37 0.3× 36 0.3× 119 1.9k
Seyed Alireza Dastgheib Iran 13 36 0.1× 67 0.2× 166 0.6× 24 0.2× 121 0.9× 117 992
K. Patel United Kingdom 17 85 0.2× 104 0.4× 333 1.3× 64 0.4× 49 0.4× 37 1.2k
Judith Löffler‐Ragg Austria 21 57 0.1× 84 0.3× 285 1.1× 75 0.5× 49 0.4× 71 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Lau

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Lau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Lau

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Heather Lau. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Heather Lau 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 Lau. Heather Lau is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ng, Shamay S. M., Stella Choi, Tania Lam, et al.. (2025). Muscle strength and stiffness of elbow muscles: correlation with upper limb motor functions in people with chronic stroke. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 57. jrm44075–jrm44075.
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Zimran, Ari, Jaco Botha, Richard Eastell, et al.. (2025). Bone mineral density improvements in velaglucerase alfa-treated patients with Gaucher disease: Real-world data from the Gaucher Outcome Survey (GOS). Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 144(2). 108991–108991.
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Lau, Heather, et al.. (2025). A systematic review of ergonomic and muscular strain in surgeons comparing robotic to laparoscopic approaches. Journal of Robotic Surgery. 19(1). 252–252. 1 indexed citations
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Elstein, Deborah, Nadia Belmatoug, Bruno Bembi, et al.. (2024). Twelve Years of the Gaucher Outcomes Survey (GOS): Insights, Achievements, and Lessons Learned from a Global Patient Registry. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(12). 3588–3588. 2 indexed citations
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Muenzer, Joseph, Carole Ho, Heather Lau, et al.. (2024). Community consensus for Heparan sulfate as a biomarker to support accelerated approval in Neuronopathic Mucopolysaccharidoses. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 142(4). 108535–108535. 5 indexed citations
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Lau, Heather, David Viskochil, Pranoot Tanpaiboon, et al.. (2022). Long-term efficacy and safety of vestronidase alfa enzyme replacement therapy in pediatric subjects < 5 years with mucopolysaccharidosis VII. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 136(1). 28–37. 4 indexed citations
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Harmatz, Paul, Carlos E. Prada, Barbara K. Burton, et al.. (2022). First-in-human in vivo genome editing via AAV-zinc-finger nucleases for mucopolysaccharidosis I/II and hemophilia B. Molecular Therapy. 30(12). 3587–3600. 50 indexed citations
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Mistry, Pramod K., Elena Lukina, Hadhami Ben Turkia, et al.. (2021). Clinical outcomes after 4.5 years of eliglustat therapy for Gaucher disease type 1: Phase 3 ENGAGE trial final results. American Journal of Hematology. 96(9). 1156–1165. 31 indexed citations
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Stainman, Rebecca, Aaron Nelson, & Heather Lau. (2021). Pediatric Phencyclidine (PCP) Intoxication: First Reported Human MRI and EEG Findings (3054). Neurology. 96(15_supplement).
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Bley, Annette, Jonas Denecke, Alfried Kohlschütter, et al.. (2021). The natural history of Canavan disease: 23 new cases and comparison with patients from literature. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 16(1). 227–227. 21 indexed citations
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Jefferies, John L., Heather Lau, Joseph Giuliano, et al.. (2021). A new approach to identifying patients with elevated risk for Fabry disease using a machine learning algorithm. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 16(1). 518–518. 27 indexed citations
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Kartha, Reena V., Márcia R. Terluk, Roland Brown, et al.. (2020). Patients with Gaucher disease display systemic oxidative stress dependent on therapy status. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports. 25. 100667–100667. 20 indexed citations
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Mistry, Pramod K., Manisha Balwani, Deborah Barbouth, et al.. (2020). Gaucher disease and SARS-CoV-2 infection: Emerging management challenges. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 130(3). 164–169. 23 indexed citations
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Lukina, Elena, Nora Watman, Marta Dragosky, et al.. (2018). Outcomes after 8 years of eliglustat therapy for Gaucher disease type 1: Final results from the Phase 2 trial. American Journal of Hematology. 94(1). 29–38. 49 indexed citations
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Argov, Zohar, Yoseph Caraco, Heather Lau, et al.. (2016). Aceneuramic Acid Extended Release Administration Maintains Upper Limb Muscle Strength in a 48-week Study of Subjects with GNE Myopathy: Results from a Phase 2, Randomized, Controlled Study. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 3(1). 49–66. 32 indexed citations
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Lau, Heather, Nadia Belmatoug, Patrick Deegan, et al.. (2016). Reported outcomes of 453 pregnancies in patients with Gaucher disease: An analysis from the Gaucher outcome survey. Blood Cells Molecules and Diseases. 68. 226–231. 20 indexed citations
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Lau, Heather, et al.. (2015). Skeletal Muscle in Healthy Subjects versus Those withGNE-Related Myopathy: Evaluation with Shear-Wave US—A Pilot Study. Radiology. 277(2). 546–554. 56 indexed citations
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Hendriksz, Christian J., Paul Harmatz, Eugen Mengel, et al.. (2014). Multi-domain impact of elosulfase alfa in Morquio A syndrome in the pivotal phase III trial. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 114(2). 178–185. 62 indexed citations
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Yund, Brianna, Kyle Rudser, Alia Ahmed, et al.. (2014). Cognitive, medical, and neuroimaging characteristics of attenuated mucopolysaccharidosis type II. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 114(2). 170–177. 39 indexed citations

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