Heather Machkovech

537 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 367 citations indexed

About

Heather Machkovech is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Molecular Biology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Machkovech has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 367 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Epidemiology, 4 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Heather Machkovech's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (4 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (2 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (1 paper). Heather Machkovech is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (4 papers), Inflammasome and immune disorders (2 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (1 paper). Heather Machkovech collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Africa. Heather Machkovech's co-authors include Joel D. Schilling, Jean E. Schaffer, Daniel S. Ory, He Li, Hideji Fujiwara, Kassandra Weber, Rohini Sidhu, Jesse D. Bloom, Abhinav Diwan and Li He and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Heather Machkovech

8 papers receiving 364 citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications
    2024 69 citations Heather Machkovech, Anne M. Hahn et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases 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 Machkovech United States 6 172 125 101 61 44 9 367
Linbing Qu China 12 127 0.7× 92 0.7× 50 0.5× 56 0.9× 25 0.6× 22 325
Judy Ly United States 7 129 0.8× 91 0.7× 69 0.7× 124 2.0× 19 0.4× 12 364
Renjie Song China 13 199 1.2× 80 0.6× 133 1.3× 54 0.9× 14 0.3× 32 472
Ou Xu China 12 148 0.9× 119 1.0× 50 0.5× 113 1.9× 45 1.0× 44 464
Ana M. Santander United States 7 175 1.0× 61 0.5× 115 1.1× 118 1.9× 19 0.4× 26 464
Yulin Zhou China 11 236 1.4× 82 0.7× 44 0.4× 43 0.7× 26 0.6× 29 462
Crystal Naudin United States 13 280 1.6× 56 0.4× 67 0.7× 43 0.7× 19 0.4× 25 480
Joseph M. Grimes United States 8 118 0.7× 50 0.4× 69 0.7× 124 2.0× 31 0.7× 11 416

Countries citing papers authored by Heather Machkovech

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather Machkovech

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Machkovech

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Cool, Konner, Taeyong Kwon, Chester D. McDowell, et al.. (2026). Pathogenesis of H5N1 Clade 2.3.4.4b in dry Jersey cows following intramammary inoculation shows within-host compartmentalization. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).
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Machkovech, Heather, Nancy A. Wilson, Christina M. Newman, et al.. (2025). Amplicon sequencing of pasteurized retail dairy enables genomic surveillance of H5N1 avian influenza virus in United States cattle. PLoS ONE. 20(6). e0325203–e0325203. 1 indexed citations
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Machkovech, Heather, Anne M. Hahn, Jacqueline Garonzik‐Wang, et al.. (2024). Persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: significance and implications. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 24(7). e453–e462. 69 indexed citations breakdown →
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Machkovech, Heather, Jesse D. Bloom, & Arvind R. Subramaniam. (2019). Comprehensive profiling of translation initiation in influenza virus infected cells. PLoS Pathogens. 15(1). e1007518–e1007518. 21 indexed citations
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Machkovech, Heather, Trevor Bedford, Marc A. Suchard, & Jesse D. Bloom. (2015). Positive Selection in CD8+T-Cell Epitopes of Influenza Virus Nucleoprotein Revealed by a Comparative Analysis of Human and Swine Viral Lineages. Journal of Virology. 89(22). 11275–11283. 33 indexed citations
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Kumar, Akash, Max L. Dougherty, Gregory M. Findlay, et al.. (2014). Genome Sequencing of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Conjunction with a Medical School Human Anatomy Course. PLoS ONE. 9(9). e106744–e106744. 5 indexed citations
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Schilling, Joel D., et al.. (2012). Macrophages modulate cardiac function in lipotoxic cardiomyopathy. American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 303(11). H1366–H1373. 39 indexed citations
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Schilling, Joel D., Heather Machkovech, He Li, et al.. (2012). Palmitate and Lipopolysaccharide Trigger Synergistic Ceramide Production in Primary Macrophages. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288(5). 2923–2932. 145 indexed citations
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Schilling, Joel D., Heather Machkovech, Li He, Abhinav Diwan, & Jean E. Schaffer. (2012). TLR4 Activation Under Lipotoxic Conditions Leads to Synergistic Macrophage Cell Death through a TRIF-Dependent Pathway. The Journal of Immunology. 190(3). 1285–1296. 54 indexed citations

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