Melissa Simpson

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 889 citations indexed

About

Melissa Simpson is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Genetics and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Simpson has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 889 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Epidemiology, 5 papers in Genetics and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Melissa Simpson's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (4 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (3 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (3 papers). Melissa Simpson is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (4 papers), Respiratory viral infections research (3 papers) and Diabetes and associated disorders (3 papers). Melissa Simpson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Melissa Simpson's co-authors include Edward A. Belongia, Maria E. Sundaram, Nicholas S. Kelley, Michael T. Osterholm, Jennifer P. King, Huong Q. McLean, Marian Rewers, Katherine Barriga, Fuschia M. Sirois and David L. McClure and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Diabetologia and The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Simpson

14 papers receiving 865 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.

Variable influenza vaccine effectiveness by subtype: a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design studies

2016 481 citations Edward A. Belongia, Melissa Simpson et al. The Lancet Infectious Diseases profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa Simpson United States	10	562	158	144	119	111	14	889
Karen Goodwin United States	6	550 1.0×	94 0.6×	161 1.1×	62 0.5×	160 1.4×	10	941
Pauline Terebuh United States	14	325 0.6×	20 0.1×	175 1.2×	78 0.7×	111 1.0×	25	852
Sophie Schneitler Germany	10	154 0.3×	28 0.2×	599 4.2×	79 0.7×	129 1.2×	29	884
Marla Shapiro Canada	10	101 0.2×	260 1.6×	121 0.8×	40 0.3×	96 0.9×	25	801
Timothy Ronan Leahy Ireland	15	191 0.3×	74 0.5×	94 0.7×	68 0.6×	112 1.0×	43	620
Rebecca S. B. Fischer United States	15	140 0.2×	45 0.3×	282 2.0×	19 0.2×	59 0.5×	39	827
Linda Wittkop France	19	331 0.6×	26 0.2×	499 3.5×	215 1.8×	153 1.4×	80	1.2k
Jesús Esteban‐Hernández Spain	15	204 0.4×	18 0.1×	53 0.4×	69 0.6×	46 0.4×	56	679
Prévost Jantchou Canada	16	384 0.7×	600 3.8×	74 0.5×	276 2.3×	227 2.0×	55	1.1k
Gaël Dos Santos Belgium	13	385 0.7×	30 0.2×	152 1.1×	18 0.2×	47 0.4×	33	555

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Simpson

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14 of 14 papers shown

Belongia, Edward A., Melissa Simpson, Jennifer P. King, et al.. (2016). Variable influenza vaccine effectiveness by subtype: a systematic review and meta-analysis of test-negative design studies. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. 16(8). 942–951. 481 indexed citations breakdown →

Simpson, Melissa, Burney A. Kieke, Maria E. Sundaram, et al.. (2016). Incidence of Medically Attended Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Influenza Illnesses in Children 6–59 Months Old During Four Seasons. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 3(2). ofw081–ofw081. 15 indexed citations

Tosi, Laura L., Matthew E. Oetgen, Marianne Floor, et al.. (2015). Initial report of the osteogenesis imperfecta adult natural history initiative. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. 10(1). 146–146. 52 indexed citations

Belongia, Edward A., Melissa Simpson, Jennifer C. King, et al.. (2015). Variable Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness by Type and Subtype: Meta-Analysis of Studies Using the Test-Negative Design. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2(suppl_1). 1 indexed citations

Goswami, Srijib, Sook Wah Yee, Sophie L. Stocker, et al.. (2014). Genetic Variants in Transcription Factors Are Associated With the Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Metformin. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 96(3). 370–379. 49 indexed citations

McClure, David L., Burney A. Kieke, Maria E. Sundaram, et al.. (2014). Seasonal Incidence of Medically Attended Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in a Community Cohort of Adults ≥50 Years Old. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e102586–e102586. 63 indexed citations

Lamb, Molly M., Melissa Simpson, Jennifer Seifert, et al.. (2013). The Association between IgG4 Antibodies to Dietary Factors, Islet Autoimmunity and Type 1 Diabetes: The Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young. PLoS ONE. 8(2). e57936–e57936. 7 indexed citations

Simpson, Melissa, et al.. (2013). Association between blood glucose level and outcomes in patients hospitalized for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.. PubMed. 112(6). 244–9; quiz 250. 11 indexed citations

Simpson, Melissa, Adedayo A. Onitilo, James K. Burmester, et al.. (2012). Anti-Phospholipid Antibodies in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Replacement Surgery. PubMed. 2012. 1–5. 2 indexed citations

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Simpson, Melissa, Heather Brady, Xinhua Yin, et al.. (2011). No association of vitamin D intake or 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in childhood with risk of islet autoimmunity and type 1 diabetes: the Diabetes Autoimmunity Study in the Young (DAISY). Diabetologia. 54(11). 2779–2788. 110 indexed citations

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Simpson, Melissa, Janet K. Snell‐Bergeon, Gregory L. Kinney, et al.. (2011). Haptoglobin genotype predicts development of coronary artery calcification in a prospective cohort of patients with type 1 diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology. 10(1). 99–99. 36 indexed citations

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Taplin, Craig E., Majid Mojibian, Melissa Simpson, et al.. (2010). Antibodies to the Wheat Storage Globulin Glo‐3A in Children Before and at Diagnosis of Celiac Disease. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 52(1). 21–25. 5 indexed citations

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Sirois, Fuschia M., et al.. (2010). “If Only I Had Done Better”: Perfectionism and the Functionality of Counterfactual Thinking. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 36(12). 1675–1692. 34 indexed citations

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Simpson, Melissa, Majid Mojibian, Katherine Barriga, et al.. (2009). An exploration of Glo-3A antibody levels in children at increased risk for type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatric Diabetes. 10(8). 563–572. 23 indexed citations

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