Sandra O’Keefe

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Sandra O’Keefe is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra O’Keefe has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 8 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Sandra O’Keefe's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (9 papers), Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research (6 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers). Sandra O’Keefe is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (9 papers), Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research (6 papers) and Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment (6 papers). Sandra O’Keefe collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Denmark and China. Sandra O’Keefe's co-authors include Ross B. Hodgetts, Gane Ka‐Shu Wong, Jordan Patterson, Juan Jovel, Andrew L. Mason, Naomi Hotte, Karen Madsen, Weiwei Wang, Dina Kao and Troy Perry and has published in prestigious journals such as Blood, PLoS ONE and Development.

In The Last Decade

Sandra O’Keefe

26 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Characterization of the Gut Microbiome Using 16S or Shotgun Metagenomics

2016 607 citations Juan Jovel, Jordan Patterson et al. Frontiers in Microbiology profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandra O’Keefe Canada	15	605	171	143	138	137	27	1.1k
Anthony Brown United Kingdom	17	375 0.6×	67 0.4×	29 0.2×	41 0.3×	166 1.2×	40	1.2k
Stavros Bashiardes Cyprus	16	751 1.2×	51 0.3×	111 0.8×	23 0.2×	121 0.9×	31	1.4k
Marcelo Pelajo‐Machado Brazil	24	303 0.5×	70 0.4×	227 1.6×	13 0.1×	264 1.9×	79	1.6k
Jaime Figueroa Chile	26	581 1.0×	123 0.7×	369 2.6×	48 0.3×	898 6.6×	98	2.1k
Gregory Beck United States	27	369 0.6×	108 0.6×	138 1.0×	36 0.3×	917 6.7×	70	2.0k
Daiji Endoh Japan	23	538 0.9×	30 0.2×	99 0.7×	23 0.2×	252 1.8×	131	1.8k
Karen Goossens Belgium	23	1.0k 1.7×	34 0.2×	72 0.5×	34 0.2×	151 1.1×	51	1.9k
M. Fox United Kingdom	25	275 0.5×	51 0.3×	540 3.8×	26 0.2×	36 0.3×	119	2.3k
Ping Yang China	22	545 0.9×	18 0.1×	88 0.6×	33 0.2×	172 1.3×	107	1.5k
Jan‐Peter Hildebrandt Germany	21	472 0.8×	127 0.7×	191 1.3×	17 0.1×	58 0.4×	76	1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra O’Keefe

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20 of 20 papers shown

Iyer, Aishwarya, Sandra O’Keefe, Lamia Khan, et al.. (2025). Transcriptomic skin niches in systemic sclerosis underpin a role for mitochondrial dysfunction. British Journal of Dermatology. 193(2). 326–328.

Gniadecki, Robert, et al.. (2023). Architecture of skin inflammation in psoriasis revealed by spatial transcriptomics. Clinical Immunology. 256. 109771–109771. 6 indexed citations

Gniadecki, Robert, et al.. (2023). Is Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Caused by Ultraviolet Radiation? A Comparison of UV Mutational Signatures in Malignant Melanoma and Mycosis Fungoides. Cells. 12(12). 1616–1616. 7 indexed citations

Gniadecki, Robert, Aishwarya Iyer, Lamia Khan, et al.. (2022). Genomic instability in early systemic sclerosis. Journal of Autoimmunity. 131. 102847–102847. 16 indexed citations

Jovel, Juan, Sandra O’Keefe, Jordan Patterson, et al.. (2022). Metagenomics Versus Metatranscriptomics of the Murine Gut Microbiome for Assessing Microbial Metabolism During Inflammation. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 829378–829378. 22 indexed citations

Iyer, Aishwarya, Sandra O’Keefe, Jordan Patterson, et al.. (2020). Branched evolution and genomic intratumor heterogeneity in the pathogenesis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Blood Advances. 4(11). 2489–2500. 43 indexed citations

Iyer, Aishwarya, Sandra O’Keefe, Jordan Patterson, et al.. (2020). Independent evolution of cutaneous lymphoma subclones in different microenvironments of the skin. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 15483–15483. 4 indexed citations

Iyer, Aishwarya, et al.. (2020). The Neoantigen Landscape of Mycosis Fungoides. Frontiers in Immunology. 11. 561234–561234. 5 indexed citations

Iyer, Aishwarya, Sandra O’Keefe, Jordan Patterson, et al.. (2019). Clonotypic heterogeneity in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides) revealed by comprehensive whole-exome sequencing. Blood Advances. 3(7). 1175–1184. 34 indexed citations

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Iyer, Aishwarya, Sandra O’Keefe, Jordan Patterson, et al.. (2019). Skin colonization by circulating neoplastic clones in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Blood. 134(18). 1517–1527. 42 indexed citations

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Jovel, Juan, Sandra O’Keefe, Jordan Patterson, et al.. (2017). Cerebrospinal Fluid in a Small Cohort of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Was Generally Free of Microbial DNA. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology. 6. 198–198. 11 indexed citations

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Jovel, Juan, Jordan Patterson, Weiwei Wang, et al.. (2016). Characterization of the Gut Microbiome Using 16S or Shotgun Metagenomics. Frontiers in Microbiology. 7. 459–459. 607 indexed citations breakdown →

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Law, John, Juan Jovel, Jordan Patterson, et al.. (2013). Identification of Hepatotropic Viruses from Plasma Using Deep Sequencing: A Next Generation Diagnostic Tool. PLoS ONE. 8(4). e60595–e60595. 39 indexed citations

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Hodgetts, Ross B., Sandra O’Keefe, & Kyle Anderson. (2012). An intact RNA interference pathway is required for expression of the mutant wing phenotype ofvg^21-3, aP-element-induced allele of thevestigialgene inDrosophila. Genome. 55(4). 312–326. 1 indexed citations

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Davis, Monica M., Sandra O’Keefe, David A. Primrose, & Ross B. Hodgetts. (2007). A neuropeptide hormone cascade controls the precise onset of post-eclosion cuticular tanning inDrosophila melanogaster. Development. 134(24). 4395–4404. 66 indexed citations

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Chen, Li, Sandra O’Keefe, & Ross B. Hodgetts. (2002). Control of Dopa decarboxylase gene expression by the Broad-Complex during metamorphosis in Drosophila. Mechanisms of Development. 119(2). 145–156. 17 indexed citations

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Chen, Li, et al.. (2002). Induction of the early–late Ddc gene during Drosophila metamorphosis by the ecdysone receptor. Mechanisms of Development. 114(1-2). 95–107. 20 indexed citations

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Adams, Denise, et al.. (1998). The development of RAPD and microsatellite markers in lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia). Genome. 41(6). 797–805. 28 indexed citations

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O’Keefe, Sandra, et al.. (1995). Epidermal cell‐specific quantitation of dopa decarboxylase mRNA in Drosophila by competitive RT‐PCR: An effect of Broad‐Complex mutants. Developmental Genetics. 16(1). 77–84. 11 indexed citations

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Staveley, Brian E., Ross B. Hodgetts, Sandra O’Keefe, & John B. Bell. (1994). Targeting of an Enhancer Trap to vestigial. Developmental Biology. 165(1). 290–293. 8 indexed citations

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