Liam Townsend

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Liam Townsend is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Neurology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Liam Townsend has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Infectious Diseases, 9 papers in Neurology and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Liam Townsend's work include Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (9 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (7 papers) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (5 papers). Liam Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (9 papers), COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (7 papers) and COVID-19 and Mental Health (5 papers). Liam Townsend collaborates with scholars based in Ireland, United States and Canada. Liam Townsend's co-authors include Ignacio Martín‐Loeches, Colm Bergin, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Ciarán Bannan, Niall Conlon, Helen Fogarty, Jamie M. O’Sullivan, James S. O’Donnell, Kevin M. Ryan and Niamh O’Connell and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Liam Townsend

26 papers receiving 995 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.

Persistent Poor Health after COVID-19 Is Not Associated with Respiratory Complications or Initial Disease Severity

2021 185 citations Liam Townsend, Joanne Dowds et al. Annals of the American Thoracic Society profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Liam Townsend Ireland	14	604	587	192	124	119	29	1.0k
Jielong Pang China	10	410 0.7×	639 1.1×	102 0.5×	89 0.7×	169 1.4×	13	987
Jieyun Zhu China	10	409 0.7×	640 1.1×	99 0.5×	90 0.7×	169 1.4×	13	996
Neo Poyiadji United States	7	1.0k 1.7×	930 1.6×	217 1.1×	141 1.1×	162 1.4×	11	1.4k
Maria Ludovica Carerj Italy	9	761 1.3×	898 1.5×	160 0.8×	115 0.9×	151 1.3×	26	1.7k
Ciarán Bannan Ireland	13	425 0.7×	291 0.5×	174 0.9×	97 0.8×	38 0.3×	20	711
Maria Helena Santos de Oliveira Brazil	11	719 1.2×	1.4k 2.4×	101 0.5×	106 0.9×	306 2.6×	29	1.8k
Anastasia Shchendrygina Russia	7	839 1.4×	919 1.6×	172 0.9×	130 1.0×	167 1.4×	30	1.6k
Vikas Suri India	16	263 0.4×	367 0.6×	152 0.8×	66 0.5×	79 0.7×	69	1.1k
Manuel Cerini Italy	8	628 1.0×	1.0k 1.7×	56 0.3×	75 0.6×	174 1.5×	44	1.6k
Sharon Saydah United States	14	517 0.9×	398 0.7×	226 1.2×	143 1.2×	46 0.4×	39	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Liam Townsend

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Brunyé, Tad T., et al.. (2025). Inferring Mental States via Linear and Non-Linear Body Movement Dynamics: A Pilot Study. Sensors. 25(22). 6990–6990.

Pradhan, Kith, Liam Townsend, Mendel Goldfinger, et al.. (2025). Efficacy and manageable toxicity of mogamulizumab in a real-world North American cohort of adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL).. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 43(16_suppl).

Melo, Ashanty M., Lynne Kelly, Alhanouf I. Al-Harbi, et al.. (2024). Dynamics of Peripheral Lymphocyte Subsets from Birth until Old Age. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(4). 358–373. 1 indexed citations

Townsend, Liam, Paddy Gillespie, Lorraine Doherty, et al.. (2024). Health Care Personnel Workdays Lost and Direct Health Care Salary Costs Incurred due to COVID-19 Infection in the Age of Widespread Vaccine Availability. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 230(4). e872–e880. 3 indexed citations

Townsend, Liam, Jean Dunne, William McCormack, et al.. (2024). Immune response in vaccinated healthcare workers with frequent COVID-19 infections is characterised by blunted IFNγ and IL-2 responses to SARS-CoV-2 variants. Clinical Immunology. 268. 110371–110371. 1 indexed citations

Townsend, Liam, Katie M. O’Brien, Cathal Walsh, et al.. (2024). Investigating incidence of and factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection over a nine-month period in a highly-vaccinated healthcare worker cohort. QJM. 117(9). 638–646. 3 indexed citations

O’Brien, Kelly K., Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco, Darren A. Brown, et al.. (2023). Research priorities in HIV, aging and rehabilitation: building on a framework with the Canada-International HIV and Rehabilitation Research Collaborative. AIDS Research and Therapy. 20(1). 86–86. 2 indexed citations

Kenny, Grace, Liam Townsend, Stefano Savinelli, & Patrick Mallon. (2023). Long COVID: Clinical characteristics, proposed pathogenesis and potential therapeutic targets. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences. 10. 1157651–1157651. 32 indexed citations

Dyer, Adam H., Isabella Batten, Liam Townsend, et al.. (2022). Neuropsychological decrements in midlife type-2 diabetes are not associated with peripheral NLRP3 inflammasome responsiveness. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 1021351–1021351. 5 indexed citations

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O’Brien, Kate, Liam Townsend, Joanne Dowds, et al.. (2022). 1-year quality of life and health-outcomes in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study. Respiratory Research. 23(1). 115–115. 38 indexed citations

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Townsend, Liam, Adam H. Dyer, Kate O’Brien, et al.. (2021). Investigating the Relationship between Vitamin D and Persistent Symptoms Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Nutrients. 13(7). 2430–2430. 28 indexed citations

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Townsend, Liam, Helen Fogarty, Adam H. Dyer, et al.. (2021). Prolonged elevation of D‐dimer levels in convalescent COVID‐19 patients is independent of the acute phase response. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 19(4). 1064–1070. 120 indexed citations

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Townsend, Liam, Joanne Dowds, Kate O’Brien, et al.. (2021). Persistent Poor Health after COVID-19 Is Not Associated with Respiratory Complications or Initial Disease Severity. Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 18(6). 997–1003. 185 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kerr, Colm, et al.. (2021). A changing demographic – Ten years of HIV care. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 33(1). 48–54. 1 indexed citations

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Townsend, Liam, Adam H. Dyer, Joanne Dowds, et al.. (2021). Longitudinal Analysis of COVID-19 Patients Shows Age-Associated T Cell Changes Independent of Ongoing Ill-Health. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 676932–676932. 40 indexed citations

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Townsend, Liam, David Moloney, Ciarán Finucane, et al.. (2021). Fatigue following COVID-19 infection is not associated with autonomic dysfunction. PLoS ONE. 16(2). e0247280–e0247280. 63 indexed citations

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Fogarty, Helen, Liam Townsend, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, et al.. (2020). COVID19 coagulopathy in Caucasian patients. British Journal of Haematology. 189(6). 1044–1049. 276 indexed citations

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Kelly, Mary, Liam Townsend, Ciarán Bannan, et al.. (2020). Clinical outcomes and adverse events in patients hospitalised with COVID‐19, treated with off‐label hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 87(3). 1150–1154. 25 indexed citations

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Lipsky, Benjamin A., et al.. (1999). Treating acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in patients unresponsive to previous therapy: Sparfloxacin versus clarithromycin. Clinical Therapeutics. 21(6). 954–965. 6 indexed citations

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Townsend, Liam, Edward L. Gillette, & Jack L. Lebel. (1971). Progression of Hip Dysplasia in Military Working Dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association. 159(9). 1129–1133. 1 indexed citations

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