Marian E. Melish

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
74 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

Marian E. Melish is a scholar working on Surgery, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Marian E. Melish has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Surgery, 21 papers in Infectious Diseases and 17 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Marian E. Melish's work include Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications (40 papers), Coronary Artery Anomalies (12 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (9 papers). Marian E. Melish is often cited by papers focused on Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications (40 papers), Coronary Artery Anomalies (12 papers) and Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (9 papers). Marian E. Melish collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Spain. Marian E. Melish's co-authors include Lowell A. Glasgow, Jane C. Burns, Mary P. Glodé, Raquel V. Hicks, Stanford T. Shulman, Wilbert H. Mason, David R. Fulton, Alexa Beiser, Jane W. Newburger and Kyung J. Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Marian E. Melish

68 papers receiving 4.9k 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.

The Treatment of Kawasaki Syndrome with Intravenous Gamma Globulin

1986 1.0k citations Jane W. Newburger, Masato Takahashi et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
A Single Intravenous Infusion of Gamma Globulin as Compared with Four Infusions in the Treatment of Acute Kawasaki Syndrome

1991 884 citations Jane W. Newburger, Masato Takahashi et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
The Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome

1970 323 citations Marian E. Melish et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Marian E. Melish United States	30	3.3k	2.5k	892	892	804	74	5.3k
Mary P. Glodé United States	40	4.1k 1.2×	3.2k 1.3×	1.5k 1.7×	1.0k 1.2×	737 0.9×	95	7.4k
Anne H. Rowley United States	44	6.9k 2.1×	4.8k 1.9×	1.8k 2.0×	1.3k 1.4×	1.3k 1.6×	127	8.9k
Amy D. Klion United States	48	3.4k 1.0×	2.3k 0.9×	290 0.3×	1.3k 1.4×	425 0.5×	195	8.6k
Jethro Herberg United Kingdom	20	1.5k 0.4×	643 0.3×	261 0.3×	971 1.1×	218 0.3×	55	3.6k
Michael J. Chusid United States	28	1.5k 0.4×	928 0.4×	255 0.3×	757 0.8×	480 0.6×	94	4.0k
David Weill United States	31	3.0k 0.9×	1.3k 0.5×	227 0.3×	236 0.3×	108 0.1×	79	4.3k
Kyung‐Yil Lee South Korea	27	873 0.3×	705 0.3×	235 0.3×	304 0.3×	219 0.3×	147	2.4k
Jason W. Chien United States	38	1.0k 0.3×	1.8k 0.7×	89 0.1×	870 1.0×	733 0.9×	109	6.0k
George E. Pierce United States	31	1.2k 0.4×	926 0.4×	287 0.3×	114 0.1×	348 0.4×	116	3.4k
Péter Jaksch Austria	31	1.9k 0.6×	825 0.3×	237 0.3×	249 0.3×	85 0.1×	204	3.6k

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Ahmed, Asim A., Sarah Y. Park, Martin Lindner, et al.. (2025). Plasma Microbial Cell-free DNA Sequencing for the Detection of Kingella kingae Pediatric Spinal Infections. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 44(6). 582–588. 2 indexed citations

Purohit, Prashant, et al.. (2023). A Child With COVID-19 Complicated by Rapidly Progressive Severe Organizing Pneumonia. A5458–A5458.

Nerurkar, Vivek R., et al.. (2020). Elevated Levels of Pentraxin 3 Correlate With Neutrophilia and Coronary Artery Dilation During Acute Kawasaki Disease. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 8. 295–295. 14 indexed citations

Choi, So Yung, et al.. (2019). The Importance of Echocardiogram during the Second Week of Illness in Children with Kawasaki Disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 218. 72–77.e1. 4 indexed citations

Bratincsák, András, et al.. (2017). Study design and rationale to assess Doxycycline Efficacy in preventing coronary Artery Lesions in children with Kawasaki disease (DEAL trial) – A phase II clinical trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials. 65. 33–38. 2 indexed citations

Nerurkar, Vivek R., et al.. (2016). Clinical and Imaging Findings in an Infant With Zika Embryopathy. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 63(6). 805–811. 56 indexed citations

Burns, Jane C., Brookie M. Best, Asunción Mejías, et al.. (2008). Infliximab Treatment of Intravenous Immunoglobulin–Resistant Kawasaki Disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 153(6). 833–838.e6. 190 indexed citations

Holman, Robert C., Aaron T. Curns, Ermias D. Belay, et al.. (2005). Kawasaki Syndrome in Hawaii. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 24(5). 429–433. 52 indexed citations

Burns, Jane C., Wilbert H. Mason, Sarmistha B. Hauger, et al.. (2005). Infliximab treatment for refractory Kawasaki syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 146(5). 662–667. 184 indexed citations

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Chua, Pong Kian, Vivek R. Nerurkar, Qigui Yu, et al.. (2000). LACK OF ASSOCIATION BETWEEN KAWASAKI SYNDROME AND INFECTION WITH PARVOVIRUS B19, HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 8, TT VIRUS, GB VIRUS C/HEPATITIS G VIRUS OR CHLAMYDIA PNEUMONIAE. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 19(5). 477–479. 27 indexed citations

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Yamamoto, Loren G., et al.. (1998). A revised decision analysis of strategies in the management of febrile children at risk for occult bacteremia. The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 16(2). 193–207. 10 indexed citations

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Abe, Jun, Brian L. Kotzin, Cody Meissner, et al.. (1993). Characterization of T cell repertoire changes in acute Kawasaki disease.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 177(3). 791–796. 159 indexed citations

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Melish, Marian E.. (1992). Kawasaki Syndrome: A 1992 Update. Pediatric Dermatology. 9(4). 335–337. 2 indexed citations

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Baker, Carol J., Marian E. Melish, Robert T. Hall, et al.. (1992). Intravenous Immune Globulin for the Prevention of Nosocomial Infection in Low-Birth-Weight Neonates. New England Journal of Medicine. 327(4). 213–219. 106 indexed citations

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Newburger, Jane W., Masato Takahashi, Alexa Beiser, et al.. (1991). A Single Intravenous Infusion of Gamma Globulin as Compared with Four Infusions in the Treatment of Acute Kawasaki Syndrome. New England Journal of Medicine. 324(23). 1633–1639. 884 indexed citations breakdown →

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Burns, Jane C., Wilbert H. Mason, Mary P. Glodé, et al.. (1991). Clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of patients referred for evaluation of possible Kawasaki disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 118(5). 680–686. 133 indexed citations

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Melish, Marian E., et al.. (1989). Endotoxin Is Not an Essential Mediator in Toxic Shock Syndrome. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 11(Supplement_1). S219–S230. 11 indexed citations

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Olson, Richard D., Dennis L. Stevens, & Marian E. Melish. (1989). Direct Effects of Purified Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 on Myocardial Function of Isolated Rabbit Atria. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 11(Supplement_1). S313–S315. 18 indexed citations

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James, J. F., et al.. (1989). Effect of Magnesium on in Vitro Production of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 11(Supplement_1). S157–S166. 3 indexed citations

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Melish, Marian E.. (1983). Kawasaki Syndrome in the United States (川崎病の成因をめぐって ). 24(3). 281–292. 1 indexed citations

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