Heather P. McDowell

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Heather P. McDowell is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather P. McDowell has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 19 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Heather P. McDowell's work include Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (17 papers), Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (5 papers). Heather P. McDowell is often cited by papers focused on Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments (17 papers), Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment (13 papers) and Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances (5 papers). Heather P. McDowell collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Italy and United States. Heather P. McDowell's co-authors include Carlo Dominici, David G. Spiller, Michael White, Violaine Sée, Barry Pizer, D.S. Broomhead, James R. Johnson, David E. Nelson, Adaoha Ihekwaba and Glyn Nelson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Clinical Oncology and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Heather P. McDowell

62 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Oscillations in NF-κB Signaling Control the Dynamics of Gene Expression

2004 960 citations Violaine Sée, David G. Spiller et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather P. McDowell United Kingdom	26	1.5k	633	512	502	397	63	2.8k
Cecilia Lindskog Sweden	29	2.3k 1.6×	615 1.0×	497 1.0×	528 1.1×	426 1.1×	95	4.3k
Ravindra Kolhe United States	32	1.6k 1.1×	726 1.1×	273 0.5×	664 1.3×	527 1.3×	147	3.4k
Susan A. Burchill United Kingdom	33	1.5k 1.0×	953 1.5×	672 1.3×	890 1.8×	230 0.6×	81	3.7k
Nader Rahimi United States	38	2.5k 1.7×	524 0.8×	246 0.5×	746 1.5×	497 1.3×	76	3.9k
Gábor Méhes Hungary	25	1.1k 0.8×	485 0.8×	573 1.1×	798 1.6×	247 0.6×	170	2.8k
Jessica Wang‐Rodriguez United States	34	2.0k 1.4×	894 1.4×	634 1.2×	959 1.9×	284 0.7×	96	3.9k
Eric Kaldjian United States	23	1.4k 1.0×	725 1.1×	475 0.9×	1.2k 2.3×	531 1.3×	51	3.3k
J. Engel Germany	31	1.3k 0.9×	471 0.7×	401 0.8×	802 1.6×	462 1.2×	138	4.0k
Jiao Zhang China	26	1.5k 1.0×	893 1.4×	425 0.8×	425 0.8×	155 0.4×	179	2.6k
Reinhard von Wasielewski Germany	33	1.5k 1.0×	578 0.9×	443 0.9×	1.3k 2.6×	677 1.7×	102	3.9k

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Marampon, Francesco, Francesca Megiorni, Simona Camero, et al.. (2017). HDAC4 and HDAC6 sustain DNA double strand break repair and stem-like phenotype by promoting radioresistance in glioblastoma cells. Cancer Letters. 397. 1–11. 80 indexed citations

Megiorni, Francesca, Moreno Colaiacovo, Samantha Cialfi, et al.. (2017). A sketch of known and novel MYCN-associated miRNA networks in neuroblastoma. Oncology Reports. 38(1). 3–20. 21 indexed citations

Megiorni, Francesca, Heather P. McDowell, Simona Camero, et al.. (2015). Crizotinib-induced antitumour activity in human alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cells is not solely dependent on ALK and MET inhibition. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research. 34(1). 112–112. 41 indexed citations

Rao, Srinivas, Samantha Cialfi, Carlo Dominici, et al.. (2013). Characterization of Wnt/β-catenin signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma. Laboratory Investigation. 93(10). 1090–1099. 28 indexed citations

Schiavetti, Amalia, Heather P. McDowell, Laura Conti, et al.. (2012). Vascular endothelial growth factor serum levels in children with newly diagnosed rhabdomyosarcoma. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 59(4). 627–630. 8 indexed citations

Mullassery, Dhanya, David G. Spiller, Barry Pizer, et al.. (2011). Role of NF-Kappa B signalling in neuroblastoma. British journal of surgery. 98. 44–44. 3 indexed citations

Mullassery, Dhanya, et al.. (2011). Neuroblastoma: A 20‐year experience in a UK regional centre. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 57(7). 1254–1260. 17 indexed citations

Mullassery, Dhanya, C Dominici, Edwin C. Jesudason, Heather P. McDowell, & Paul D. Losty. (2009). Neuroblastoma: contemporary management. Archives of Disease in Childhood Education & Practice. 94(6). 177–185. 22 indexed citations

Donfrancesco, Alberto, Maria Antonietta De Ioris, Heather P. McDowell, et al.. (2009). Gefitinib in combination with oral topotecan and cyclophosphamide in relapsed neuroblastoma: Pharmacological rationale and clinical response. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 54(1). 55–61. 20 indexed citations

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Martinelli, Simone, Heather P. McDowell, George Kokai, et al.. (2009). RAS signaling dysregulation in human embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. Genes Chromosomes and Cancer. 48(11). 975–982. 80 indexed citations

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Sée, Violaine, David G. Spiller, Heather P. McDowell, et al.. (2007). NF kappa B inhibitors promote cell death in both S and N type neuroblastoma cell lines. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 49(4). 433–434. 1 indexed citations

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McDowell, Heather P., Daniela Meco, Barbara Tanno, et al.. (2006). Imatinib mesylate potentiates topotecan antitumor activity in rhabdomyosarcoma preclinical models. International Journal of Cancer. 120(5). 1141–1149. 16 indexed citations

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Mullassery, Dhanya, Donncha F. O’Brien, Dawn Williams, et al.. (2006). Malignant disseminated chordoid meningioma in a 12-year-old child: a role for early cranial and spinal radiation treatment after subtotal resection. Child s Nervous System. 22(10). 1344–1350. 12 indexed citations

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Jesudason, Edwin C., et al.. (2006). Sacrococcygeal teratoma—a 25-year experience in a UK regional center. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 41(9). 1513–1516. 85 indexed citations

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McDowell, Heather P., Alberto Donfrancesco, Giuseppe Maria Milano, et al.. (2005). Detection and clinical significance of disseminated tumour cells at diagnosis in bone marrow of children with localised rhabdomyosarcoma. European Journal of Cancer. 41(15). 2288–2296. 7 indexed citations

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McDowell, Heather P.. (2003). Update on childhood rhabdomyosarcoma. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 88(4). 354–357. 105 indexed citations

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McDowell, Heather P., et al.. (2002). Secondary parkinsonism: An unusual late complication of craniospinal radiotherapy given to a 16‐month child. Medical and Pediatric Oncology. 40(2). 132–134. 13 indexed citations

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McHugh, Kieran, et al.. (2001). Localized Paediatric Orbital Rhabdomyosarcoma: Influence of Imaging on Treatment. Clinical Radiology. 56(12). 959–964. 4 indexed citations

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Dominici, C, M. Nicotra, Giovanna Digiesi, et al.. (1995). Immunohistochemical detection of high-affinity nerve growth factor receptor in neuroblastoma. European Journal of Cancer. 31(4). 444–446. 4 indexed citations

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McDowell, Heather P., et al.. (1989). Chromosome 1 studies in Wilms' tumor. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 43(2). 203–209. 6 indexed citations

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