Megan Young

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Megan Young is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Megan Young has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Infectious Diseases, 3 papers in Parasitology and 2 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Megan Young's work include Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (2 papers), vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches (1 paper) and Menstrual Health and Disorders (1 paper). Megan Young is often cited by papers focused on Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (2 papers), vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches (1 paper) and Menstrual Health and Disorders (1 paper). Megan Young collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Megan Young's co-authors include Paul Edison, Harry Crook, Sanara Raza, Joseph Nowell, S. B. Craig, J. T. Scott, Stephen B. Lambert, Kerri Viney, Nikki B. Zite and Ali Abbara and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Megan Young

9 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management
    2021 1.1k citations Harry Crook, Sanara Raza et al. BMJ profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Megan Young United Kingdom 4 819 444 402 202 182 11 1.2k
Adrien Galy France 7 645 0.8× 304 0.7× 380 0.9× 205 1.0× 115 0.6× 16 822
Quentin Dercon United Kingdom 7 915 1.1× 436 1.0× 459 1.1× 246 1.2× 160 0.9× 11 1.2k
Harry Crook United Kingdom 4 821 1.0× 408 0.9× 401 1.0× 202 1.0× 182 1.0× 9 1.1k
Jeannette B. Peters Netherlands 19 363 0.4× 176 0.4× 186 0.5× 121 0.6× 175 1.0× 42 1.1k
Francisco Javier Carod Artal Brazil 14 403 0.5× 248 0.6× 116 0.3× 46 0.2× 98 0.5× 32 879
Natalie Elkheir United Kingdom 4 504 0.6× 196 0.4× 268 0.7× 149 0.7× 87 0.5× 7 626
Claire Hastie United Kingdom 5 786 1.0× 270 0.6× 410 1.0× 266 1.3× 148 0.8× 6 894
Audrey Le Bot France 6 642 0.8× 297 0.7× 376 0.9× 202 1.0× 115 0.6× 15 794
Destin Groff United States 5 524 0.6× 350 0.8× 271 0.7× 145 0.7× 89 0.5× 12 790
SB Naidu United Kingdom 5 552 0.7× 273 0.6× 289 0.7× 129 0.6× 107 0.6× 14 690

Countries citing papers authored by Megan Young

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Fields of papers citing papers by Megan Young

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Megan Young. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Megan Young. The network helps show where Megan Young may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Megan Young

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Megan Young. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Megan Young 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 Young. Megan Young is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Mills, Edouard, Layla Thurston, Lisa Yang, et al.. (2025). Kisspeptin Administration Stimulates Reproductive Hormones but Does Not Affect Anxiety in Humans. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(11). 3133–3141. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Megan, et al.. (2024). Kisspeptin in functional hypothalamic amenorrhea: Pathophysiology and therapeutic potential. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1540(1). 21–46. 1 indexed citations
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Fortner, Kimberly B., et al.. (2023). Effect of Gestational Weight Gain on Length of Induction of Labor [ID: 1377561]. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 141(5S). 48S–48S. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Megan, Harry Crook, J. T. Scott, & Paul Edison. (2022). Covid-19: virology, variants, and vaccines. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). e000040–e000040. 30 indexed citations
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Crook, Harry, Sanara Raza, Joseph Nowell, Megan Young, & Paul Edison. (2021). Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management. BMJ. 374. n1648–n1648. 1050 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fortner, Kimberly B., et al.. (2021). COVID-19 pandemic and adolescent pregnancy: a look at urban vs rural Appalachian populations. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 226(1). S370–S371.
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Young, Megan, et al.. (2018). An outbreak of Q fever associated with parturient cat exposure at an animal refuge and veterinary clinic in southeast Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 42(5). 451–455. 22 indexed citations
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Young, Megan, et al.. (2012). Leptospirosis following a major flood in Central Queensland, Australia. Epidemiology and Infection. 141(3). 585–590. 58 indexed citations
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Young, Megan. (1955). Report of a Survey for Intestinal Parasites. Southern Medical Journal. 48(1). 46–53. 1 indexed citations

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