Michelle M. McDonald

6.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
95 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Michelle M. McDonald is a scholar working on Oncology, Molecular Biology and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Michelle M. McDonald has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Oncology, 32 papers in Molecular Biology and 25 papers in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine. Recurrent topics in Michelle M. McDonald's work include Bone health and treatments (42 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (23 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (21 papers). Michelle M. McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Bone health and treatments (42 papers), Bone Metabolism and Diseases (23 papers) and Bone health and osteoporosis research (21 papers). Michelle M. McDonald collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Switzerland. Michelle M. McDonald's co-authors include David G. Little, Aaron Schindeler, Peter I. Croucher, T. John Martin, Craig Godfrey, Negin Amanat, Alyson Morse, Kathy Mikulec, Paul A. Baldock and Lynne E. Bilston and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature reviews. Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Michelle M. McDonald

87 papers receiving 3.7k 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.

Bone remodeling during fracture repair: The cellular picture

2008 701 citations Aaron Schindeler, Michelle M. McDonald et al. profile →
Bone metastasis: the importance of the neighbourhood

2016 352 citations Peter I. Croucher, Michelle M. McDonald et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michelle M. McDonald Australia	29	1.2k	1.1k	918	820	674	95	3.7k
Pedro Esbrit Spain	37	2.0k 1.7×	1.4k 1.2×	659 0.7×	513 0.6×	655 1.0×	133	3.9k
Liza J. Raggatt Australia	20	1.7k 1.5×	879 0.8×	581 0.6×	381 0.5×	488 0.7×	34	3.7k
Keishi Marumo Japan	31	1.6k 1.3×	838 0.7×	1.9k 2.1×	1.0k 1.2×	633 0.9×	108	4.6k
Yankel Gabet Israel	33	1.1k 1.0×	518 0.5×	510 0.6×	576 0.7×	387 0.6×	94	3.0k
Astrid D. Bakker Netherlands	38	2.4k 2.0×	757 0.7×	1.2k 1.3×	505 0.6×	781 1.2×	116	4.8k
Miron Weinreb Israel	36	1.2k 1.0×	928 0.8×	689 0.8×	452 0.6×	630 0.9×	91	3.8k
Kentaro Akiyama Japan	37	1.8k 1.6×	675 0.6×	366 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	771 1.1×	80	5.7k
Ryan C. Riddle United States	35	2.1k 1.8×	734 0.7×	836 0.9×	415 0.5×	512 0.8×	65	4.4k
Troels T. Andreassen Denmark	31	966 0.8×	691 0.6×	1.0k 1.1×	694 0.8×	274 0.4×	51	3.6k
Anjali P. Kusumbe United Kingdom	25	2.2k 1.8×	1.0k 0.9×	465 0.5×	584 0.7×	1.0k 1.5×	34	4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Michelle M. McDonald

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michelle M. McDonald

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Buja, L. Maximilian, Michelle M. McDonald, Bihong Zhao, et al.. (2025). Insights from autopsy-initiated pathological studies of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: Part I. Atherosclerosis. Cardiovascular Pathology. 76. 107726–107726.

Buja, L. Maximilian, Michelle M. McDonald, Bihong Zhao, et al.. (2025). Insights from autopsy-initiated pathological studies of the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease: Part II. Ischemic heart disease. Cardiovascular Pathology. 76. 107727–107727. 2 indexed citations

Kim, Albert, Sindhu T. Mohanty, Ya Xiao, et al.. (2025). Early and multiple doses of zoledronate mitigates rebound bone loss following withdrawal of receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand inhibition. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 40(3). 413–427. 4 indexed citations

Kumar, Shejil, et al.. (2025). Combination or sequential teriparatide for osteoporosis treatment in denosumab-users: real-world bone mineral density outcomes. Bone Reports. 25. 101847–101847.

Andreasen, Christina Møller, Jesper Skovhus Thomsen, Annemarie Brüel, et al.. (2024). Mapping RANKL- and OPG-expressing cells in bone tissue: the bone surface cells as activators of osteoclastogenesis and promoters of the denosumab rebound effect. Bone Research. 12(1). 62–62. 16 indexed citations

Sosa, Branden, He S. Yang, Michelle M. McDonald, et al.. (2024). The performance of artificial intelligence chatbot large language models to address skeletal biology and bone health queries. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 39(2). 106–115. 14 indexed citations

McDonald, Michelle M., Yao-Wei Wang, Jillian R. Richter, et al.. (2023). A 3-O-sulfated heparan sulfate dodecasaccharide (12-mer) suppresses thromboinflammation and attenuates early organ injury following trauma and hemorrhagic shock. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1158457–1158457. 8 indexed citations

Diamond, Terrence, Carl Bryant, Richard J. Quinn, et al.. (2023). Increased Bone Formation and Accelerated Bone Mass Accrual in a Man Presenting with Diffuse Osteosclerosis/High Bone Mass Phenotype and Adenocarcinoma of Unknown Primary. JBMR Plus. 7(8). e10734–e10734. 2 indexed citations

Kumar, Shejil, Megan Crumbaker, Christopher Harvey, et al.. (2023). The Tyr Phenomenon: A Hypocalcemic Response in High-Volume Treatment Responders to¹⁷⁷Lu-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Therapy. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 64(9). 1412–1416. 2 indexed citations

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Salazar, Ana Paula, Carolina Bottari, Michelle M. McDonald, et al.. (2023). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on community-based brain injury associations across Canada: a cross-sectional survey study. Frontiers in Public Health. 11. 1166106–1166106. 1 indexed citations

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Salazar, Ana Paula, Lisa Engel, Monique A. M. Gignac, et al.. (2023). Understanding the Early Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Brain Injury Associations Across Canada: A Qualitative Study. INQUIRY The Journal of Health Care Organization Provision and Financing. 60. 2866802889–2866802889. 1 indexed citations

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Kim, Albert, Christian M. Girgis, & Michelle M. McDonald. (2022). Osteoclast Recycling and the Rebound Phenomenon Following Denosumab Discontinuation. Current Osteoporosis Reports. 20(6). 505–515. 31 indexed citations

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Chai, Ryan C. & Michelle M. McDonald. (2021). Visualisation of tumour cells in bone in vivo at single-cell resolution. Bone. 158. 116113–116113. 2 indexed citations

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Simic, Marija K., Sindhu T. Mohanty, Ya Xiao, et al.. (2020). Multi-Targeting DKK1 and LRP6 Prevents Bone Loss and Improves Fracture Resistance in Multiple Myeloma. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 38(6). 814–828. 13 indexed citations

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Morse, Alyson, Frank C. Ko, Michelle M. McDonald, et al.. (2019). Increased anabolic bone response in Dkk1 KO mice following tibial compressive loading. Bone. 131. 115054–115054. 9 indexed citations

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Fairfield, Heather, Carolyne Falank, Elizabeth I. Harris, et al.. (2017). The skeletal cell‐derived molecule sclerostin drives bone marrow adipogenesis. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 233(2). 1156–1167. 117 indexed citations

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McDonald, Michelle M., Alyson Morse, Oliver Birke, et al.. (2017). Sclerostin antibody enhances bone formation in a rat model of distraction osteogenesis. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 36(4). 1106–1113. 12 indexed citations

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Reagan, Michaela R., Michelle M. McDonald, Rachael Terry, et al.. (2015). Anti-Sclerostin Treatment Prevents Multiple Myeloma Induced Bone Loss and Reduces Tumor Burden. Blood. 126(23). 119–119. 15 indexed citations

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McDonald, Michelle M., Alyson Morse, Kathy Mikulec, et al.. (2013). Matrix Metalloproteinase–Driven Endochondral Fracture Union Proceeds Independently of Osteoclast Activity. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 28(7). 1550–1560. 26 indexed citations

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Jackson, Rebecca, Michelle M. McDonald, Victor Nurcombe, David G. Little, & Simon M. Cool. (2006). The use of heparan sulfate to augment fracture repair in a rat fracture model. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 24(4). 636–644. 33 indexed citations

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