Melissa Heightman

4.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
28 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Melissa Heightman is a scholar working on Neurology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Heightman has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Neurology, 9 papers in Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and 8 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Melissa Heightman's work include Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (19 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (8 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers). Melissa Heightman is often cited by papers focused on Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 (19 papers), Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders (8 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers). Melissa Heightman collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and Denmark. Melissa Heightman's co-authors include Toby Hillman, Joanna C. Porter, Joseph Barnett, SB Naidu, Samanjit S Hare, Emma Denneny, Joseph Jacob, Jeremy Brown, Simon Brill and Hannah C. Jarvis and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Scientific Reports and European Heart Journal.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Heightman

27 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

‘Long-COVID’: a cross-sectional study of persisting sympt... 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 2021 2023 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. ‘Long-COVID’: a cross-sectional study of persisting symptoms, biomarker and imaging abnormalities following hospitalisation for COVID-19
    2020 575 citations Swapna Mandal, Joseph Barnett et al. Thorax profile →
  2. Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: a prospective, community-based study
    2021 345 citations Andrea Dennis, Małgorzata Wamil et al. BMJ Open profile →
  3. Multi-organ impairment and long COVID: a 1-year prospective, longitudinal cohort study
    2023 59 citations Andrea Dennis, Daniel J. Cuthbertson et al. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melissa Heightman United Kingdom 10 972 525 402 243 161 28 1.2k
Maria Buxton United Kingdom 1 892 0.9× 432 0.8× 433 1.1× 242 1.0× 152 0.9× 2 1.1k
Lyth Hishmeh United Kingdom 6 766 0.8× 403 0.8× 310 0.8× 194 0.8× 140 0.9× 7 906
Rein Posthuma Netherlands 8 668 0.7× 235 0.4× 390 1.0× 202 0.8× 170 1.1× 27 931
Audrey Le Bot France 6 642 0.7× 297 0.6× 376 0.9× 202 0.8× 115 0.7× 15 794
Sharon Saydah United States 14 517 0.5× 398 0.8× 226 0.6× 143 0.6× 88 0.5× 39 1.0k
Hannah C. Jarvis United States 5 523 0.5× 291 0.6× 242 0.6× 128 0.5× 91 0.6× 9 721
Joan Gil Spain 10 461 0.5× 318 0.6× 218 0.5× 175 0.7× 68 0.4× 16 736
Joseph Barnett United Kingdom 11 503 0.5× 279 0.5× 238 0.6× 134 0.6× 90 0.6× 23 1.0k
Vasco Honsel France 4 645 0.7× 292 0.6× 378 0.9× 203 0.8× 115 0.7× 5 760
Bita Hajian Belgium 10 523 0.5× 202 0.4× 293 0.7× 139 0.6× 140 0.9× 16 781

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melissa Heightman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Heightman

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blandford, Ann, Katherine Bradbury, Enrico Costanza, et al.. (2025). Experiences of user-centred design with agile development for clinically supported self-management of Long Covid. ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.
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Macnaughtan, Jane, Kai‐Yin Chau, Marco Toffoli, et al.. (2025). Mitochondrial function is impaired in long COVID patients. Annals of Medicine. 57(1). 2528167–2528167. 2 indexed citations
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Mizani, Mehrdad A., Christopher Tomlinson, Mohamed Mohamed, et al.. (2024). Healthcare utilisation of 282,080 individuals with long COVID over two years: a multiple matched control, longitudinal cohort analysis. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 117(11). 369–381. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Han‐I, Tim Doran, Michael G. Crooks, et al.. (2024). Prevalence, risk factors and characterisation of individuals with long COVID using Electronic Health Records in over 1.5 million COVID cases in England. Journal of Infection. 89(4). 106235–106235. 8 indexed citations
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Sunkersing, David, et al.. (2024). What is current care for people with Long COVID in England? A qualitative interview study. BMJ Open. 14(5). e080967–e080967. 9 indexed citations
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Feltz‐Cornelis, Christina M. van der, Fidan Türk, Mark Gabbay, et al.. (2024). Integrated care policy recommendations for complex multisystem long term conditions and long COVID. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 13634–13634. 8 indexed citations
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Dennis, Andrea, Daniel J. Cuthbertson, Dan Wootton, et al.. (2023). Multi-organ impairment and long COVID: a 1-year prospective, longitudinal cohort study. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 116(3). 97–112. 59 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mikolasch, Theresia, Jagdeep Sahota, Helen Booth, et al.. (2023). Investigating the role of platelets and platelet-derived transforming growth factor-β in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 325(4). L487–L499. 5 indexed citations
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Groot, Rens de, Melissa Heightman, Toby Hillman, et al.. (2023). Analysis of thrombogenicity under flow reveals new insights into the prothrombotic state of patients with post-COVID syndrome. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 21(1). 94–100. 14 indexed citations
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Feltz‐Cornelis, Christina M. van der, et al.. (2023). Integrated care pathways: a new approach for integrated care systems. British Journal of General Practice. 73(734). 422–422. 13 indexed citations
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Wamil, Małgorzata, Valentina Carapella, Alessandra Borlotti, et al.. (2023). Cardiac abnormalities in Long COVID 1-year post-SARS-CoV-2 infection. Open Heart. 10(1). e002241–e002241. 31 indexed citations
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Wamil, Małgorzata, G Y H Lip, Sacha Bull, et al.. (2022). Cardiac impairment in Long Covid 1-year post SARS-CoV-2 infection. European Heart Journal. 43(Supplement_2). 10 indexed citations
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Heightman, Melissa, et al.. (2022). Post-COVID-19 respiratory problems: burden and management. Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care. 16(4). 203–209. 4 indexed citations
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Roe, Jennifer, et al.. (2021). COVID-19 emergency department discharges: an outcome study. Clinical Medicine. 21(2). e126–e131. 8 indexed citations
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Dennis, Andrea, Małgorzata Wamil, Jude A. Oben, et al.. (2021). Multiorgan impairment in low-risk individuals with post-COVID-19 syndrome: a prospective, community-based study. BMJ Open. 11(3). e048391–e048391. 345 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thornton, Andrew, Francesco Fraioli, Simon Wan, et al.. (2021). Evolution of 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Patients After COVID-19: An Initial Investigation. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 63(2). 270–273. 9 indexed citations
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Mandal, Swapna, Joseph Barnett, Simon Brill, et al.. (2020). ‘Long-COVID’: a cross-sectional study of persisting symptoms, biomarker and imaging abnormalities following hospitalisation for COVID-19. Thorax. 76(4). 396–398. 575 indexed citations breakdown →
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Heightman, Melissa, et al.. (2015). Developing the first UK integrated respiratory registrar role in an inner city integrated care organisation. Clinical Medicine. 15(3). s29–s29. 1 indexed citations

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