Michael Melgar

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 863 citations indexed

About

Michael Melgar is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Melgar has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 863 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Infectious Diseases, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Michael Melgar's work include Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers), Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications (6 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers). Michael Melgar is often cited by papers focused on Respiratory viral infections research (6 papers), Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications (6 papers) and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies (6 papers). Michael Melgar collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Zambia. Michael Melgar's co-authors include Amadea Britton, Fiona P. Havers, Lauren E. Roper, Francis S. Collins, H. Keipp Talbot, Praveen Sethupathy, Sarah S. Long, Camille N. Kotton, Charles Y. Chiu and Angela P. Campbell and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Bioinformatics and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

In The Last Decade

Michael Melgar

25 papers receiving 840 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023

2023 172 citations Michael Melgar, Amadea Britton et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →
Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Adults Aged ≥60 Years: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2024

2024 67 citations Amadea Britton, Lauren E. Roper et al. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Melgar United States	16	373	329	175	128	110	26	863
Steve Black United States	14	313 0.8×	216 0.7×	80 0.5×	133 1.0×	103 0.9×	27	749
Serena Marchi Italy	17	428 1.1×	417 1.3×	134 0.8×	133 1.0×	46 0.4×	63	1.0k
Matthew K. O’Shea United Kingdom	22	410 1.1×	627 1.9×	159 0.9×	154 1.2×	96 0.9×	70	1.1k
Thuan Tong Tan Singapore	20	466 1.2×	311 0.9×	185 1.1×	65 0.5×	143 1.3×	74	1.2k
Kondwani Jambo United Kingdom	18	501 1.3×	414 1.3×	136 0.8×	40 0.3×	56 0.5×	67	1.1k
Sonia Burrel France	20	760 2.0×	471 1.4×	110 0.6×	65 0.5×	58 0.5×	75	1.3k
Myint Tin Tin Htar France	20	715 1.9×	265 0.8×	122 0.7×	49 0.4×	75 0.7×	49	1.2k
Yi Luo United States	18	770 2.1×	686 2.1×	108 0.6×	49 0.4×	134 1.2×	72	1.5k
Nasikarn Angkasekwinai Thailand	15	525 1.4×	711 2.2×	120 0.7×	57 0.4×	72 0.7×	47	1.3k
Mohammad Banifazl Iran	20	914 2.5×	363 1.1×	60 0.3×	70 0.5×	24 0.2×	97	1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Melgar

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Melgar

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Melgar

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Kevin, C., Anna R Yousaf, Allison D. Miller, et al.. (2025). Phenotypic Classification of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Using Latent Class Analysis. JAMA Network Open. 8(1). e2456272–e2456272. 4 indexed citations

Hutton, David W., Lisa A. Prosser, Angela M. Rose, et al.. (2024). Cost-effectiveness of vaccinating adults aged 60 years and older against respiratory syncytial virus. Vaccine. 42(24). 126294–126294. 9 indexed citations

Taylor, Christopher A., Michael Whitaker, Monica E. Patton, et al.. (2024). Trends in COVID‐19–Attributable Hospitalizations Among Adults With Laboratory‐Confirmed SARS‐CoV‐2—COVID‐NET, June 2020 to September 2023. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses. 18(11). e70021–e70021. 1 indexed citations

Hause, Anne M., Pedro L. Moro, James Baggs, et al.. (2024). Early Safety Findings Among Persons Aged ≥60 Years Who Received a Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine — United States, May 3, 2023–April 14, 2024. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 73(21). 489–494. 22 indexed citations

Woodruff, Rebecca C., Michael Melgar, Huong Pham, et al.. (2023). Abstract 11882: Acute Cardiac Events Among Older Adults Hospitalized With Laboratory-Confirmed Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Circulation. 148(Suppl_1).

Melgar, Michael, Amadea Britton, Lauren E. Roper, et al.. (2023). Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023. American Journal of Transplantation. 23(10). 1631–1640. 26 indexed citations

Melgar, Michael, Amadea Britton, Lauren E. Roper, et al.. (2023). Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines in Older Adults: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2023. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 72(29). 793–801. 172 indexed citations breakdown →

Yousaf, Anna R, Allison D. Miller, Ami B. Shah, et al.. (2023). Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Among Persons Who Completed a Two-dose COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series Compared With Those Reporting No COVID-19 Vaccination, US National MIS-C Surveillance. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 42(12). e476–e478. 9 indexed citations

Click, Eleanor S., Donald Malec, Jennifer Chevinsky, et al.. (2023). Longitudinal Analysis of Electronic Health Information to Identify Possible COVID-19 Sequelae. Emerging infectious diseases. 29(2). 389–392. 1 indexed citations

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Melgar, Michael, Eleanor G. Seaby, Andrew McArdle, et al.. (2022). Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: Understanding Differences in Results of Comparative Effectiveness Studies. ACR Open Rheumatology. 4(9). 804–810. 8 indexed citations

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Melgar, Michael, Ellen H. Lee, Allison D. Miller, et al.. (2022). Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists/CDC Surveillance Case Definition for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection — United States. PubMed. 71(4). 1–14. 45 indexed citations

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Melgar, Michael, et al.. (2022). Impact of vaccine effectiveness and coverage on preventing large mumps outbreaks on college campuses: Implications for vaccination strategy. Epidemics. 40. 100594–100594. 1 indexed citations

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Kjemtrup, Anne M., Kerry A. Padgett, Christopher D. Paddock, et al.. (2022). A forty-year review of Rocky Mountain spotted fever cases in California shows clinical and epidemiologic changes. PLoS neglected tropical diseases. 16(9). e0010738–e0010738. 18 indexed citations

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Modes, Matthew, et al.. (2022). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes Among Adults Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Periods of B.1.617.2 (Delta) and B.1.1.529 (Omicron) Variant Predominance — One Hospital, California, July 15–September 23, 2021, and December 21, 2021–January 27, 2022. MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 71(6). 217–223. 100 indexed citations

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Marin, Mona, Adriana Lopez, Michael Melgar, et al.. (2022). Decline in Severe Varicella Disease During the United States Varicella Vaccination Program: Hospitalizations and Deaths, 1990–2019. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 226(Supplement_4). S407–S415. 25 indexed citations

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Melgar, Michael, et al.. (2021). Assessment of the tuberculosis case-finding and prevention cascade among people living with HIV in Zambia – 2018: a cross-sectional cluster survey. BMC Public Health. 21(1). 859–859. 6 indexed citations

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Townsend, Jennifer, Victoria Adams, Panagis Galiatsatos, et al.. (2018). Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy Reduces Antibiotic Use for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in a United States Medical Center: Results of a Clinical Trial. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 5(12). ofy327–ofy327. 22 indexed citations

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Bouquet, Jérôme, Michael Melgar, Andrea Swei, et al.. (2017). Metagenomic-based Surveillance of Pacific Coast tick Dermacentor occidentalis Identifies Two Novel Bunyaviruses and an Emerging Human Ricksettsial Pathogen. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 12234–12234. 42 indexed citations

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Greninger, Alexander L., Charles Langelier, Chris Keh, et al.. (2015). Two Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Species Isolated from a Brain Abscess: First Whole-Genome Sequences of Mycobacterium immunogenum and Mycobacterium llatzerense. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 53(7). 2374–2377. 34 indexed citations

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Melgar, Michael, Francis S. Collins, & Praveen Sethupathy. (2011). Discovery of active enhancers through bidirectional expression of short transcripts. Genome biology. 12(11). R113–R113. 102 indexed citations

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