Heather Rasmussen

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
68 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Heather Rasmussen is a scholar working on Physiology, Molecular Biology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather Rasmussen has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Physiology, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Heather Rasmussen's work include Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (12 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers). Heather Rasmussen is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (13 papers), Nutritional Studies and Diet (12 papers) and Diet and metabolism studies (12 papers). Heather Rasmussen collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Africa and Belgium. Heather Rasmussen's co-authors include Christy Tangney, Gretchen Vannice, Ali Keshavarzian, Bruce R. Hamaker, Jens Walter, Krista Shawron, Jennifer Clarke, Janina A. Krumbeck, Robert W. Hutkins and Fan Lü and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Clinical Oncology and Blood.

In The Last Decade

Heather Rasmussen

62 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

An open label, non-randomized study assessing a prebiotic fiber intervention in a small cohort of Parkinson’s disease participants

2023 79 citations Deborah A. Hall, Robin M. Voigt et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather Rasmussen United States	20	620	412	355	260	206	68	1.9k
Dimitris Tsoukalas Greece	23	630 1.0×	502 1.2×	282 0.8×	124 0.5×	176 0.9×	49	2.0k
Yunsook Lim South Korea	31	772 1.2×	416 1.0×	326 0.9×	151 0.6×	97 0.5×	105	2.6k
Maike Wolters Germany	24	514 0.8×	606 1.5×	390 1.1×	104 0.4×	479 2.3×	95	2.2k
Marjan Ajami Iran	23	444 0.7×	199 0.5×	200 0.6×	350 1.3×	103 0.5×	81	1.9k
Ryowon Choue South Korea	22	322 0.5×	423 1.0×	329 0.9×	127 0.5×	237 1.2×	91	1.6k
Subrata Kumar Biswas Bangladesh	20	580 0.9×	215 0.5×	176 0.5×	130 0.5×	136 0.7×	83	2.3k
Anna Maria Witkowska Poland	27	647 1.0×	301 0.7×	312 0.9×	289 1.1×	509 2.5×	93	2.8k
Sadegh Jafarnejad Iran	23	573 0.9×	255 0.6×	295 0.8×	108 0.4×	191 0.9×	48	1.6k
Huzwah Khaza’ai Malaysia	25	807 1.3×	740 1.8×	410 1.2×	303 1.2×	239 1.2×	72	3.4k
Yoo Kyoung Park South Korea	25	436 0.7×	456 1.1×	390 1.1×	197 0.8×	286 1.4×	165	2.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Heather Rasmussen

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Stull, April J., Aedín Cassidy, Luc Djoussé, et al.. (2024). The state of the science on the health benefits of blueberries: a perspective. Frontiers in Nutrition. 11. 1415737–1415737. 14 indexed citations

Lynch, Ryan C., Ryan D. Cassaday, Stephen D. Smith, et al.. (2024). Dose-Dense Brentuximab Vedotin Plus Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide (ICE) in Second Line Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: 5-Year Long Term Follow up. Blood. 144(Supplement 1). 3043–3043. 1 indexed citations

Hall, Deborah A., Robin M. Voigt, Thaisa M. Cantu-Jungles, et al.. (2023). An open label, non-randomized study assessing a prebiotic fiber intervention in a small cohort of Parkinson’s disease participants. Nature Communications. 14(1). 926–926. 79 indexed citations breakdown →

Mathews, Therese L., et al.. (2023). Maternal-Child Microbiome and Impact on Growth and Neurodevelopment in Infants and Children: A Scoping Review. Biological Research For Nursing. 25(3). 454–468. 2 indexed citations

Keshavarzian, Ali, Bruce R. Hamaker, Feitong Liu, et al.. (2023). Curated and harmonized gut microbiome 16S rRNA amplicon data from dietary fiber intervention studies in humans. Scientific Data. 10(1). 346–346. 3 indexed citations

Kosinski, Lawrence R., Joel V. Brill, David A. Lieberman, et al.. (2023). S294 Measurement of Fecal Volatile Organic Compounds Using a Passive Electronic Nose: Home-Based Test. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 118(10S). S217–S218. 1 indexed citations

Hall, Deborah A., Thaisa M. Cantu-Jungles, Bruce R. Hamaker, et al.. (2022). Proof of Concept Study of Prebiotics to Modulate Gut Microbiome in Parkinson’s Disease (P13-11.002). Neurology. 98(18_supplement). 2 indexed citations

Chai, Weiwen, Sarah Elaine Eaton, Heather Rasmussen, & Meng‐Hua Tao. (2021). Associations of Dietary Lipid-Soluble Micronutrients with Hepatic Steatosis among Adults in the United States. Biomedicines. 9(9). 1093–1093. 5 indexed citations

Lynch, Ryan C., Ryan D. Cassaday, Stephen D. Smith, et al.. (2021). Dose-dense brentuximab vedotin plus ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide for second-line treatment of relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a single centre, phase 1/2 study. The Lancet Haematology. 8(8). e562–e571. 33 indexed citations

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Lima, Luciana Moreira, et al.. (2021). Effects of conventional and sugar-free energy drinks intake in runners: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover clinical trial. The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 61(7). 928–934. 4 indexed citations

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Graf, Solomon A., Ryan D. Cassaday, Karolyn Morris, et al.. (2020). Ibrutinib Monotherapy in Relapsed or Refractory, Transformed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia. 21(3). 176–181. 10 indexed citations

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Engen, Phillip A., Antonia Zaferiou, Heather Rasmussen, et al.. (2020). Single-Arm, Non-randomized, Time Series, Single-Subject Study of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Multiple Sclerosis. Frontiers in Neurology. 11. 978–978. 66 indexed citations

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Cantu-Jungles, Thaisa M., Heather Rasmussen, & Bruce R. Hamaker. (2019). Potential of Prebiotic Butyrogenic Fibers in Parkinson's Disease. Frontiers in Neurology. 10. 663–663. 71 indexed citations

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Krumbeck, Janina A., Heather Rasmussen, Robert W. Hutkins, et al.. (2018). Probiotic Bifidobacterium strains and galactooligosaccharides improve intestinal barrier function in obese adults but show no synergism when used together as synbiotics. Microbiome. 6(1). 121–121. 260 indexed citations

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Mahdavinia, Mahboobeh, Heather Rasmussen, Phillip A. Engen, et al.. (2017). Atopic dermatitis and food sensitization in South African toddlers. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology. 118(6). 742–743.e3. 17 indexed citations

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Rajan, Kumar B., Kimberly A. Skarupski, Heather Rasmussen, & Denis A. Evans. (2013). Gene-Environment Interaction of Body Mass Index and Apolipoprotein E ε4 Allele on Cognitive Decline. Alzheimer Disease & Associated Disorders. 28(2). 134–140. 28 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Heather, et al.. (2011). The role of gut microbiota in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol-lowering effects of plant sterol esters. The FASEB Journal. 25. 2 indexed citations

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Hansen, Jitka Stilund, Torunn Alberg, Heather Rasmussen, Martinus Løvik, & Unni C. Nygaard. (2011). Determinants of Experimental Allergic Responses: Interactions Between Allergen Dose, Sex and Age. Scandinavian Journal of Immunology. 73(6). 554–567. 19 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Heather, et al.. (2008). Lipid Extract of Nostoc commune var. sphaeroides Küzing, a Blue-Green Alga, Inhibits the Activation of Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Proteins in HepG2 Cells3. Journal of Nutrition. 138(3). 476–481. 90 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Heather, et al.. (2006). Reduction in Cholesterol Absorption Is Enhanced by Stearate-Enriched Plant Sterol Esters in Hamsters. Journal of Nutrition. 136(11). 2722–2727. 34 indexed citations

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