Megan J. Welch

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Megan J. Welch is a scholar working on Immunology, Oceanography and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan J. Welch has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Immunology, 10 papers in Oceanography and 10 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Megan J. Welch's work include Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (10 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (9 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers). Megan J. Welch is often cited by papers focused on Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses (10 papers), Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies (9 papers) and Immune Cell Function and Interaction (8 papers). Megan J. Welch collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Japan. Megan J. Welch's co-authors include Michael B. A. Oldstone, Brian M. Sullivan, Juan Carlos de la Torre, Andrew M. Lee, John R. Teijaro, Philip L. Munday, Cherie Ng, Robert D. Schreiber, Kathleen C. F. Sheehan and Sue‐Ann Watson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Megan J. Welch

35 papers receiving 1.7k 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.

Persistent LCMV Infection Is Controlled by Blockade of Type I Interferon Signaling

2013 583 citations John R. Teijaro, Cherie Ng et al. Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Megan J. Welch United States	20	855	368	341	321	281	36	1.8k
Jeffrey D. Turner Canada	26	333 0.4×	652 1.8×	103 0.3×	768 2.4×	165 0.6×	65	2.6k
David J. Blackbourn United Kingdom	36	929 1.1×	245 0.7×	190 0.6×	489 1.5×	841 3.0×	80	3.5k
Pascal Bouffard United States	17	182 0.2×	281 0.8×	95 0.3×	623 1.9×	53 0.2×	25	1.6k
Edward J. Steele Australia	25	728 0.9×	109 0.3×	72 0.2×	731 2.3×	74 0.3×	105	1.9k
Azita J. Mahiny Germany	8	442 0.5×	123 0.3×	76 0.2×	441 1.4×	186 0.7×	10	961
James R. Gilbert United States	20	182 0.2×	483 1.3×	46 0.1×	334 1.0×	68 0.2×	51	1.2k
Matthew M. Smith United States	20	103 0.1×	371 1.0×	40 0.1×	310 1.0×	836 3.0×	39	2.1k
Thomas K. Sawyer United States	24	264 0.3×	578 1.6×	228 0.7×	1.1k 3.3×	227 0.8×	84	2.2k
Eva Sierra Spain	21	205 0.2×	825 2.2×	97 0.3×	111 0.3×	55 0.2×	93	1.4k
Anthony W. Ryan Ireland	18	322 0.4×	269 0.7×	35 0.1×	234 0.7×	185 0.7×	42	1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan J. Welch

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20 of 20 papers shown

Welch, Megan J., et al.. (2022). Fast Foods, and Processed Foods May Worsen Perceived Stress and Mental Health. The FASEB Journal. 36(S1). 1 indexed citations

Schunter, Celia, et al.. (2021). Molecular basis of parental contributions to the behavioural tolerance of elevated pCO₂in a coral reef fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 288(1964). 20211931–20211931. 4 indexed citations

Munday, Philip L., Danielle L. Dixson, Megan J. Welch, et al.. (2020). Additional material associated with the Matters Arising article published in Nature by Munday and colleagues. 1 indexed citations

Schlenker, Lela S., Megan J. Welch, Edward M. Mager, et al.. (2019). Exposure to Crude Oil from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impairs Oil Avoidance Behavior without Affecting Olfactory Physiology in Juvenile Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). Environmental Science & Technology. 53(23). 14001–14009. 18 indexed citations

Jarrold, Michael D., Megan J. Welch, Tristan McArley, et al.. (2019). Elevated CO2 affects anxiety but not a range of other behaviours in juvenile yellowtail kingfish. Marine Environmental Research. 157. 104863–104863. 11 indexed citations

Schlenker, Lela S., Megan J. Welch, Edward M. Mager, et al.. (2019). Damsels in Distress: Oil Exposure Modifies Behavior and Olfaction in Bicolor Damselfish (Stegastes partitus). Environmental Science & Technology. 53(18). 10993–11001. 31 indexed citations

Schunter, Celia, Megan J. Welch, Göran Nilsson, et al.. (2017). An interplay between plasticity and parental phenotype determines impacts of ocean acidification on a reef fish. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2(2). 334–342. 61 indexed citations

Munday, Philip L., et al.. (2016). Effects of elevated CO ₂ on predator avoidance behaviour by reef fishes is not altered by experimental test water. PeerJ. 4. e2501–e2501. 32 indexed citations

Heuer, Rachael M., Megan J. Welch, Jodie L. Rummer, Philip L. Munday, & Martin Grosell. (2016). Altered brain ion gradients following compensation for elevated CO2 are linked to behavioural alterations in a coral reef fish. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 33216–33216. 58 indexed citations

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Ng, Cherie, Brian M. Sullivan, John R. Teijaro, et al.. (2015). Blockade of Interferon Beta, but Not Interferon Alpha, Signaling Controls Persistent Viral Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 17(5). 653–661. 126 indexed citations

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Teijaro, John R., Cherie Ng, Andrew M. Lee, et al.. (2013). Persistent LCMV Infection Is Controlled by Blockade of Type I Interferon Signaling. Science. 340(6129). 207–211. 583 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lee, Andrew M., Justin T. Cruite, Megan J. Welch, Brian M. Sullivan, & Michael B. A. Oldstone. (2013). Pathogenesis of Lassa fever virus infection: I. Susceptibility of mice to recombinant Lassa Gp/LCMV chimeric virus. Virology. 442(2). 114–121. 21 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kevin B., John Sidney, Megan J. Welch, et al.. (2013). CD8 ⁺ T-Cell Epitope Mapping for Pneumonia Virus of Mice in H-2 ^b Mice. Journal of Virology. 87(17). 9949–9952. 4 indexed citations

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Welch, Megan J., John R. Teijaro, Hanna Lewicki, Marco Colonna, & Michael B. A. Oldstone. (2012). CD8 T cell defect of TNF-α and IL-2 in DNAM-1 deficient mice delays clearance in vivo of a persistent virus infection. Virology. 429(2). 163–170. 23 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kevin B., John R. Teijaro, Elina I. Zúñiga, et al.. (2012). Toll-like Receptor 7 Is Required for Effective Adaptive Immune Responses that Prevent Persistent Virus Infection. Cell Host & Microbe. 11(6). 643–653. 59 indexed citations

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Oldstone, Michael B. A., Kurt H. Edelmann, Dorian B. McGavern, Justin T. Cruite, & Megan J. Welch. (2012). Molecular Anatomy and Number of Antigen Specific CD8 T Cells Required to Cause Type 1 Diabetes. PLoS Pathogens. 8(11). e1003044–e1003044. 18 indexed citations

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Ward, Simone Visosky, Cyril X. George, Megan J. Welch, et al.. (2010). RNA editing enzyme adenosine deaminase is a restriction factor for controlling measles virus replication that also is required for embryogenesis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(1). 331–336. 177 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kevin B., Daniel Beltrán-Valero de Bernabé, Megan J. Welch, et al.. (2010). Functional Glycosylation of Dystroglycan Is Crucial for Thymocyte Development in the Mouse. PLoS ONE. 5(3). e9915–e9915. 8 indexed citations

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Walsh, Kevin B., David Marsolais, Megan J. Welch, Hugh Rosen, & Michael B. A. Oldstone. (2009). Treatment with a sphingosine analog does not alter the outcome of a persistent virus infection. Virology. 397(2). 260–269. 27 indexed citations

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Liou, Li‐Ying, Amanda L. Blasius, Megan J. Welch, et al.. (2008). In vivo conversion of BM plasmacytoid DC into CD11b⁺ conventional DC during virus infection. European Journal of Immunology. 38(12). 3388–3394. 23 indexed citations

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