Heather O’Connell

824 total citations
21 papers, 553 citations indexed

About

Heather O’Connell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather O’Connell has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 553 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Molecular Biology, 8 papers in Epidemiology and 4 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Heather O’Connell's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (6 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (5 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (3 papers). Heather O’Connell is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (6 papers), Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (5 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (3 papers). Heather O’Connell collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Jamaica. Heather O’Connell's co-authors include Laura J. Rose, Judith Noble‐Wang, Lisa Hodges, Matthew J. Arduino, Eric S Gilbert, Paul Ziegler, Jonathan S. Steinberg, Shelby Li, Alicia M. Shams and Lalitha Gade and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Heather O’Connell

20 papers receiving 536 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 O’Connell United States 13 188 145 141 74 48 21 553
M N Mallet France 15 231 1.2× 209 1.4× 220 1.6× 30 0.4× 54 1.1× 43 903
Xuexin Hou China 10 73 0.4× 138 1.0× 97 0.7× 39 0.5× 41 0.9× 23 392
Suresh B. Selvaraju United States 15 82 0.4× 394 2.7× 456 3.2× 202 2.7× 30 0.6× 26 849
Lí­lian Carla Carneiro Brazil 13 84 0.4× 219 1.5× 195 1.4× 22 0.3× 17 0.4× 75 596
Marta Bertoli United Kingdom 7 262 1.4× 192 1.3× 107 0.8× 9 0.1× 24 0.5× 12 726
F. van Leusden Netherlands 8 54 0.3× 485 3.3× 68 0.5× 81 1.1× 61 1.3× 9 894
Chloé Dimeglio France 13 152 0.8× 428 3.0× 112 0.8× 28 0.4× 25 0.5× 53 1.1k
Karthik Gunasekaran India 13 81 0.4× 179 1.2× 70 0.5× 22 0.3× 30 0.6× 72 526
Sibel Gündeş Türkiye 11 251 1.3× 79 0.5× 72 0.5× 22 0.3× 108 2.3× 23 559
Poonum Korpe United States 13 113 0.6× 487 3.4× 79 0.6× 36 0.5× 51 1.1× 20 997

Countries citing papers authored by Heather O’Connell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Heather O’Connell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather O’Connell

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

All Works

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O’Connell, Heather, et al.. (2019). Achieving contrast-free ultra-low radiation exposure without compromising safety and acute efficacy through evolving AF cryoballoon ablation procedure techniques. International Journal of Cardiology. 299. 153–159. 4 indexed citations
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Miyazaki, Shinsuke, et al.. (2018). Parameters associated with acute morphometric lesion dimensions created by cryocatheters. Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology. 54(2). 109–118. 5 indexed citations
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Steinberg, Jonathan S., Heather O’Connell, Shelby Li, & Paul Ziegler. (2018). Thirty-Second Gold Standard Definition of Atrial Fibrillation and Its Relationship With Subsequent Arrhythmia Patterns. Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 11(7). e006274–e006274. 68 indexed citations
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Duffy, Jonathan, Julie Harris, Lalitha Gade, et al.. (2014). Mucormycosis Outbreak Associated With Hospital Linens. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 33(5). 472–476. 83 indexed citations
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Fanfair, Robyn Neblett, Kizee A. Etienne, Monika Roy, et al.. (2013). Trichosporon asahii among Intensive Care Unit Patients at a Medical Center in Jamaica. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 34(6). 638–641. 11 indexed citations
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Peterson, Amy, Amit S. Chitnis, Jennifer E. Schwartz, et al.. (2013). Clonally related Burkholderia contaminans among ventilated patients without cystic fibrosis. American Journal of Infection Control. 41(12). 1298–1300. 14 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Heather, et al.. (2013). Storage Effects on Sample Integrity of Environmental Surface Sampling Specimens with Bacillus anthracis Spores. PubMed. s1(Suppl 1). 2–2. 4 indexed citations
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Srinivasan, Velusamy, Robert E. Gertz, Patricia L. Shewmaker, et al.. (2012). Using PCR-Based Detection and Genotyping to Trace Streptococcus salivarius Meningitis Outbreak Strain to Oral Flora of Radiology Physician Assistant. PLoS ONE. 7(2). e32169–e32169. 12 indexed citations
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Kennedy, Byron S., Mary Younge, Deborah Tuttle, et al.. (2012). Outbreak ofMycobacterium chelonaeInfection Associated with Tattoo Ink. New England Journal of Medicine. 367(11). 1020–1024. 81 indexed citations
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Chitnis, Amit S., Alice Guh, Isaac Benowitz, et al.. (2012). Outbreak of Bacterial Meningitis Among Patients Undergoing Myelography at an Outpatient Radiology Clinic. Journal of the American College of Radiology. 9(3). 185–190. 11 indexed citations
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Armbruster, Catherine R., Terri S. Forster, Rodney M. Donlan, et al.. (2012). A biofilm model developed to investigate survival and disinfection ofMycobacterium mucogenicumin potable water. Biofouling. 28(10). 1129–1139. 15 indexed citations
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Shams, Alicia M., Heather O’Connell, Matthew J. Arduino, & Laura J. Rose. (2011). Chlorine dioxide inactivation of bacterial threat agents. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 53(2). 225–230. 17 indexed citations
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Rose, Laura J., Lisa Hodges, Heather O’Connell, & Judith Noble‐Wang. (2011). National Validation Study of a Cellulose Sponge Wipe-Processing Method for Use after Sampling Bacillus anthracis Spores from Surfaces. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 77(23). 8355–8359. 54 indexed citations
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Hodges, Lisa, Laura J. Rose, Heather O’Connell, & Matthew J. Arduino. (2010). National validation study of a swab protocol for the recovery of Bacillus anthracis spores from surfaces. Journal of Microbiological Methods. 81(2). 141–146. 48 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Heather, Laura J. Rose, Alicia M. Shams, Matthew J. Arduino, & Eugene W. Rice. (2010). Chlorine disinfection of Francisella tularensis. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 52(1). 84–86. 6 indexed citations
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Rose, Laura J. & Heather O’Connell. (2009). UV Light Inactivation of Bacterial Biothreat Agents. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 75(9). 2987–2990. 25 indexed citations
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Belkasim, Saeid, et al.. (2007). Multi-resolution border segmentation for measuring spatial heterogeneity of mixed population biofilm bacteria. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics. 32(1). 11–16. 4 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Heather, Chen Niu, & Eric S Gilbert. (2006). Enhanced high copy number plasmid maintenance and heterologous protein production in an Escherichia coli biofilm. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 97(3). 439–446. 27 indexed citations
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O’Connell, Heather, et al.. (2006). Influences of Biofilm Structure and Antibiotic Resistance Mechanisms on Indirect Pathogenicity in a Model Polymicrobial Biofilm. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 72(7). 5013–5019. 49 indexed citations

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