Megan Leask

1.4k total citations
32 papers, 378 citations indexed

About

Megan Leask is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Nephrology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Leask has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 378 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 14 papers in Nephrology and 8 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Megan Leask's work include Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid (14 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (6 papers). Megan Leask is often cited by papers focused on Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid (14 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers) and Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (6 papers). Megan Leask collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and Romania. Megan Leask's co-authors include Tony R. Merriman, Peter K. Dearden, Elizabeth J. Duncan, David B. Mount, Asim K. Mandal, Hyon K. Choi, Julia A. Horsfield, Amanda Phipps‐Green, Hirotaka Matsuo and Ruth Topless and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Experimental Botany and Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

In The Last Decade

Megan Leask

30 papers receiving 368 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megan Leask New Zealand 13 170 128 71 63 52 32 378
Sotiris Tsakas Greece 11 93 0.5× 166 1.3× 50 0.7× 22 0.3× 19 0.4× 33 574
Huihui Sun China 12 16 0.1× 202 1.6× 42 0.6× 26 0.4× 19 0.4× 22 595
Ángela M. Álvarez Colombia 10 26 0.2× 65 0.5× 38 0.5× 12 0.2× 122 2.3× 30 327
Natália Borges Bonan Brazil 6 63 0.4× 158 1.2× 29 0.4× 9 0.1× 5 0.1× 8 345
Dolores Martín Spain 9 48 0.3× 189 1.5× 28 0.4× 16 0.3× 6 0.1× 14 507
Christina Bracken United States 9 260 1.5× 94 0.7× 209 2.9× 66 1.0× 37 0.7× 14 623
Biao Qian China 10 6 0.0× 279 2.2× 41 0.6× 14 0.2× 19 0.4× 35 470
Charles Ho United States 12 29 0.2× 105 0.8× 28 0.4× 6 0.1× 45 0.9× 30 335
Seshagirirao Gudapaty United States 6 58 0.3× 211 1.6× 253 3.6× 72 1.1× 14 0.3× 9 373
Hilja Strid Sweden 12 7 0.0× 143 1.1× 90 1.3× 21 0.3× 10 0.2× 16 392

Countries citing papers authored by Megan Leask

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan Leask

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Leask

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Megan Leask. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Megan Leask based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Megan Leask. Megan Leask is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leask, Megan, Tony R. Merriman, Thomas Bardin, et al.. (2025). Hyperuricaemia and gout in the Pacific. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 21(4). 197–210. 9 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, et al.. (2025). Colocalization Analysis Reveals Shared Genetic Loci Contributing to Gout and Metabolite Levels. Radboud Repository (Radboud University). 3(2). 6–6.
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Leask, Megan, Nicola Dalbeth, Lisa K. Stamp, et al.. (2025). Misclassified latent autoimmune diabetes in adults within Māori and Pacific adults with type 2 diabetes in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal. 138(1626). 49–61.
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Barnes‐Najor, Jessica, Danielle R. Gartner, Richard Burnett, et al.. (2024). Stories and reflections on gikinawaabi: Recentering Indigenous Knowledge in early childhood development through food- and land-based practices. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 69. S102–S117. 2 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, Dennis M. de Graaf, Zhenhua Zhang, et al.. (2024). Gout-associated SNP at the IL1RN-IL1F10 region is associated with altered cytokine production in PBMCs of patients with gout and controls. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 26(1). 205–205. 1 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, Kate Lee, Jagdish K. Jaiswal, et al.. (2024). The population-specific Thr44Met OCT3 coding variant affects metformin pharmacokinetics with subsequent effects on insulin sensitivity in C57Bl/6J mice. Diabetologia. 68(3). 537–548. 1 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, Ruth Topless, Gregory D. Gamble, et al.. (2024). Interaction of genetic variation at ADH1B and MLXIPL with alcohol consumption for elevated serum urate level and gout among people of European ethnicity. Arthritis Research & Therapy. 26(1). 45–45. 3 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, Tania O. Crișan, Aichang Ji, et al.. (2024). The pathogenesis of gout: molecular insights from genetic, epigenomic and transcriptomic studies. Nature Reviews Rheumatology. 20(8). 510–523. 26 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, Murray Cadzow, Nicola Dalbeth, et al.. (2023). Genetic testing for misclassified monogenic diabetes in Māori and Pacific peoples in Aōtearoa New Zealand with early-onset type 2 diabetes. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 14. 1174699–1174699. 1 indexed citations
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Mandal, Asim K., et al.. (2023). Genetic and Physiological Effects of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) on Human Urate Homeostasis. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. 34(3). 451–466. 18 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, Justin M. O’Sullivan, Tayaza Fadason, et al.. (2022). Local genetic covariance between serum urate and kidney function estimated with Bayesian multitrait models. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics. 12(9). 3 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan & Tony R. Merriman. (2021). The genetic basis of urate control and gout: Insights into molecular pathogenesis from follow-up study of genome-wide association study loci. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology. 35(4). 101721–101721. 14 indexed citations
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Topless, Ruth, Amanda Phipps‐Green, Megan Leask, et al.. (2021). Gout, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and the Risk of Death Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019: An Analysis of the UK Biobank. ACR Open Rheumatology. 3(5). 333–340. 33 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, et al.. (2021). Evolution and genomic organization of the insect sHSP gene cluster and coordinate regulation in phenotypic plasticity. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 21(1). 154–154. 3 indexed citations
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Mandal, Asim K., et al.. (2021). Genetic and Physiological Effects of Insulin on Human Urate Homeostasis. Frontiers in Physiology. 12. 713710–713710. 31 indexed citations
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Boocock, James, Megan Leask, Yukinori Okada, et al.. (2020). Genomic dissection of 43 serum urate-associated loci provides multiple insights into molecular mechanisms of urate control. Human Molecular Genetics. 29(6). 923–943. 49 indexed citations
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Duncan, Elizabeth J., Megan Leask, & Peter K. Dearden. (2020). Genome Architecture Facilitates Phenotypic Plasticity in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera). Molecular Biology and Evolution. 37(7). 1964–1978. 33 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, et al.. (2020). The Shared Genetic Basis of Hyperuricemia, Gout, and Kidney Function. Seminars in Nephrology. 40(6). 586–599. 14 indexed citations
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Leask, Megan, Ruth Topless, Tayaza Fadason, et al.. (2019). Functional Urate-Associated Genetic Variants Influence Expression of lincRNAs LINC01229 and MAFTRR. Frontiers in Genetics. 9. 733–733. 19 indexed citations
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Duncan, Elizabeth J., Megan Leask, & Peter K. Dearden. (2013). The pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum) genome encodes two divergent early developmental programs. Developmental Biology. 377(1). 262–274. 21 indexed citations

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