Heather MacPherson

1.5k total citations
18 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Heather MacPherson is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Microbiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather MacPherson has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Immunology, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Microbiology. Recurrent topics in Heather MacPherson's work include Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (4 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (3 papers). Heather MacPherson is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities (4 papers), Immunotherapy and Immune Responses (4 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (3 papers). Heather MacPherson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Belgium. Heather MacPherson's co-authors include Stuart H. Ralston, Julia R. Dorin, Wim Van Hul, John Marken, L. Hovy, Dirk Anderson, Michael P. Whyte, Christine Bell, Anne E. Hughes and Peter Grabowski and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Nature Genetics and Development.

In The Last Decade

Heather MacPherson

17 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 MacPherson United Kingdom 14 529 326 195 181 157 18 1.2k
Zoya Kurago United States 20 354 0.7× 273 0.8× 125 0.6× 551 3.0× 86 0.5× 40 1.7k
Hirohiko Okamura Japan 23 939 1.8× 202 0.6× 78 0.4× 209 1.2× 78 0.5× 72 1.4k
L M Golub United States 21 293 0.6× 234 0.7× 48 0.2× 116 0.6× 197 1.3× 47 1.7k
Toshiharu Abe United States 16 573 1.1× 129 0.4× 162 0.8× 1.1k 6.0× 128 0.8× 19 2.4k
Midori Nakamura Japan 21 1.2k 2.3× 740 2.3× 33 0.2× 329 1.8× 271 1.7× 57 1.9k
Miriam Kleiter Austria 18 346 0.7× 188 0.6× 40 0.2× 88 0.5× 32 0.2× 44 1.1k
Chunxiang Sun Canada 19 473 0.9× 201 0.6× 22 0.1× 450 2.5× 127 0.8× 41 1.2k
Tomokazu Ohnishi Japan 24 778 1.5× 254 0.8× 15 0.1× 205 1.1× 177 1.1× 53 1.6k
Athanasios K. Anagnostopoulos Greece 22 562 1.1× 193 0.6× 46 0.2× 319 1.8× 42 0.3× 102 1.8k
Sabine Stegmaier Germany 21 494 0.9× 267 0.8× 40 0.2× 466 2.6× 133 0.8× 37 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Heather MacPherson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather MacPherson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather MacPherson

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

All Works

18 of 18 papers shown
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Varela, Roger B., Heather MacPherson, Adam J. Walker, et al.. (2025). Inflammation and metabolic dysfunction underly anhedonia-like behavior in antidepressant resistant male rats. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 127. 170–182. 2 indexed citations
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Spiller, O. Brad, et al.. (2020). Cervical epithelial damage promotes Ureaplasma parvum ascending infection, intrauterine inflammation and preterm birth induction in mice. Nature Communications. 11(1). 199–199. 61 indexed citations
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MacPherson, Heather, et al.. (2020). Inflammation-mediated generation and inflammatory potential of human placental cell-free fetal DNA. Placenta. 93. 49–55. 7 indexed citations
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Baker, Tina, Heather MacPherson, Brian J. McHugh, et al.. (2019). Cathelicidins and the Onset of Labour. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 7356–7356. 7 indexed citations
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McGlasson, Sarah, Fiona Semple, Heather MacPherson, et al.. (2017). Human β‐defensin 3 increases the TLR9‐dependent response to bacterial DNA. European Journal of Immunology. 47(4). 658–664. 34 indexed citations
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Semple, Fiona, Heather MacPherson, Sheila Webb, et al.. (2015). Human β-D-3 Exacerbates MDA5 but Suppresses TLR3 Responses to the Viral Molecular Pattern Mimic Polyinosinic:Polycytidylic Acid. PLoS Genetics. 11(12). e1005673–e1005673. 20 indexed citations
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Webb, Sheila, Laura A. Lettice, Steve Tardif, et al.. (2013). Partial Deletion of Chromosome 8 β-defensin Cluster Confers Sperm Dysfunction and Infertility in Male Mice. PLoS Genetics. 9(10). e1003826–e1003826. 62 indexed citations
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Semple, Fiona, Heather MacPherson, Sheila Webb, et al.. (2011). Human β‐defensin 3 affects the activity of pro‐inflammatory pathways associated with MyD88 and TRIF. European Journal of Immunology. 41(11). 3291–3300. 117 indexed citations
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MacPherson, Heather, et al.. (2006). Following damage, the majority of bone marrow-derived airway cells express an epithelial marker. Respiratory Research. 7(1). 145–145. 25 indexed citations
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MacPherson, Heather, Sheila Webb, Kay Samuel, et al.. (2005). Bone marrow-derived SP cells can contribute to the respiratory tract of mice in vivo. Journal of Cell Science. 118(11). 2441–2450. 68 indexed citations
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McGowan, Neil, Heather MacPherson, Katrien Janssens, et al.. (2003). A Mutation Affecting the Latency-Associated Peptide of TGFβ1 in Camurati-Engelmann Disease Enhances Osteoclast Formationin Vitro. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88(7). 3321–3326. 28 indexed citations
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McGowan, Neil, et al.. (2001). Cytokine-Activated Endothelium Recruits Osteoclast Precursors. Endocrinology. 142(4). 1678–1681. 32 indexed citations
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Hughes, Anne E., Stuart H. Ralston, John Marken, et al.. (2000). Mutations in TNFRSF11A, affecting the signal peptide of RANK, cause familial expansile osteolysis. Nature Genetics. 24(1). 45–48. 353 indexed citations
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MacPherson, Heather, B Noble, & Stuart H. Ralston. (1999). Expression and functional role of nitric oxide synthase isoforms in human osteoblast-like cells. Bone. 24(3). 179–185. 76 indexed citations
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Klein‐Nulend, Jenneke, Miep Helfrich, J.G.H. Sterck, et al.. (1998). Nitric Oxide Response to Shear Stress by Human Bone Cell Cultures Is Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Dependent. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 250(1). 108–114. 144 indexed citations
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Grabowski, Peter, Heather MacPherson, & Stuart H. Ralston. (1996). NITRIC OXIDE PRODUCTION IN CELLS DERIVED FROM THE HUMAN JOINT. Lara D. Veeken. 35(3). 207–212. 93 indexed citations
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Totter, John R. & Heather MacPherson. (1981). Do Childhood Cancers Result from Prenatal X-rays?. Health Physics. 40(4). 511–524. 32 indexed citations

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