Sarah M. McDonald

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
48 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Sarah M. McDonald is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Animal Science and Zoology and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sarah M. McDonald has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Infectious Diseases, 23 papers in Animal Science and Zoology and 16 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Sarah M. McDonald's work include Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (34 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (23 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (14 papers). Sarah M. McDonald is often cited by papers focused on Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (34 papers), Animal Virus Infections Studies (23 papers) and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions (14 papers). Sarah M. McDonald collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Australia. Sarah M. McDonald's co-authors include John T. Patton, Erica Heiman, Marc Van Ranst, Jelle Matthijnssens, Enzo A. Palombo, Max Ciarlet, Thomas Delbeke, Piet Maes, Ingrid Arijs and Mustafizur Rahman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, The Journal of Immunology and Nature Reviews Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Sarah M. McDonald

47 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Full Genome-Based Classification of Rotaviruses Reveals a Common Origin between Human Wa-Like and Porcine Rotavirus Strains and Human DS-1-Like and Bovine Rotavirus Strains

2008 756 citations Erica Heiman, Sarah M. McDonald et al. Journal of Virology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sarah M. McDonald United States	24	2.2k	1.3k	1.2k	353	349	48	2.9k
A.R. Bellamy New Zealand	36	2.2k 1.0×	600 0.5×	806 0.6×	72 0.2×	747 2.1×	85	3.7k
C.‐H. von Bonsdorff Finland	30	2.0k 0.9×	271 0.2×	316 0.3×	156 0.4×	345 1.0×	56	3.1k
Steffen Mueller United States	31	1.0k 0.5×	983 0.8×	385 0.3×	41 0.1×	256 0.7×	53	3.7k
Anne G. Mosser United States	21	868 0.4×	1.3k 1.0×	307 0.2×	41 0.1×	575 1.6×	41	2.9k
Huajun Zhang China	16	2.0k 0.9×	64 0.0×	770 0.6×	60 0.2×	196 0.6×	65	3.0k
Frederik B. Bang United States	29	562 0.3×	79 0.1×	637 0.5×	147 0.4×	207 0.6×	127	3.4k
Giovanna Fusco Italy	24	762 0.4×	98 0.1×	327 0.3×	166 0.5×	71 0.2×	142	1.8k
Esther Bullitt United States	28	445 0.2×	212 0.2×	83 0.1×	40 0.1×	404 1.2×	65	2.2k
Timothy F. Booth Canada	25	1.0k 0.5×	102 0.1×	167 0.1×	28 0.1×	209 0.6×	49	2.3k
B. K. Rima United Kingdom	43	1.6k 0.7×	556 0.4×	931 0.7×	22 0.1×	379 1.1×	127	5.0k

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

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Casasanta, Michael A., et al.. (2019). Cryo-EM Reveals Architectural Diversity in Active Rotavirus Particles. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 17. 1178–1183. 3 indexed citations

Zhang, Shu, et al.. (2017). Genetic determinants restricting the reassortment of heterologous NSP2 genes into the simian rotavirus SA11 genome. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 9301–9301. 9 indexed citations

McDonald, Sarah M., et al.. (2017). Rotavirus genome replication: Some assembly required. PLoS Pathogens. 13(4). e1006242–e1006242. 23 indexed citations

Cho, Michael Jeffrey, Christoph T. Ellebrecht, Christoph M. Hammers, et al.. (2016). Determinants of VH1-46 Cross-Reactivity to Pemphigus Vulgaris Autoantigen Desmoglein 3 and Rotavirus Antigen VP6. The Journal of Immunology. 197(4). 1065–1073. 20 indexed citations

Gregori, Fábio, et al.. (2016). Distinguishing the genotype 1 genes and proteins of human Wa-like rotaviruses vs. porcine rotaviruses. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 43. 6–14. 8 indexed citations

McDonald, Sarah M., Martha I. Nelson, Paul E. Turner, & John T. Patton. (2016). Reassortment in segmented RNA viruses: mechanisms and outcomes. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 14(7). 448–460. 243 indexed citations

Melanson, Linda A., et al.. (2015). A Non-Symmetric Reconstruction Technique for Transcriptionally-Active Viral Assemblies. PubMed. 2(1). 3 indexed citations

Dukes, Madeline J., R.L. Thomas, John Damiano, et al.. (2013). Improved Microchip Design and Application for In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy of Macromolecules. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 20(2). 338–345. 18 indexed citations

McDonald, Sarah M., et al.. (2013). PCR-based approach to distinguish group A human rotavirus genotype 1 vs. genotype 2 genes. Journal of Virological Methods. 194(1-2). 197–205. 6 indexed citations

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Gilmore, Brian L., et al.. (2012). Visualizing viral assemblies in a nanoscale biosphere. Lab on a Chip. 13(2). 216–219. 36 indexed citations

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Trask, Shane D., Sarah M. McDonald, & John T. Patton. (2012). Structural insights into the coupling of virion assembly and rotavirus replication. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 10(3). 165–177. 161 indexed citations

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McDonald, Sarah M. & John T. Patton. (2011). Assortment and packaging of the segmented rotavirus genome. Trends in Microbiology. 19(3). 136–144. 92 indexed citations

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McDonald, Sarah M., Loren A. Matheson, Joanne E. McBane, et al.. (2011). Use of monocyte/endothelial cell co-cultures (in vitro) and a subcutaneous implant mouse model (in vivo) to evaluate a degradable polar hydrophobic ionic polyurethane. Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. 112(12). 3762–3772. 19 indexed citations

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McDonald, Sarah M., et al.. (2011). Intra-genotypic diversity of archival G4P[8] human rotaviruses from Washington, DC. Infection Genetics and Evolution. 11(7). 1586–1594. 26 indexed citations

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Guglielmi, Kristen M., Sarah M. McDonald, & John T. Patton. (2010). Mechanism of Intraparticle Synthesis of the Rotavirus Double-stranded RNA Genome. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285(24). 18123–18128. 43 indexed citations

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Wessel, Jennifer, Sarah M. McDonald, David A. Hinds, et al.. (2010). Resequencing of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Genes and Association of Common and Rare Variants with the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence. Neuropsychopharmacology. 35(12). 2392–2402. 48 indexed citations

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McDonald, Sarah M., Yizhi Jane Tao, & John T. Patton. (2009). The ins and outs of four-tunneled Reoviridae RNA-dependent RNA polymerases. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 19(6). 775–782. 44 indexed citations

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Heiman, Erica, Sarah M. McDonald, Mario Barro, et al.. (2008). Group A Human Rotavirus Genomics: Evidence that Gene Constellations Are Influenced by Viral Protein Interactions. Journal of Virology. 82(22). 11106–11116. 146 indexed citations

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Lü, Xiaohui, Sarah M. McDonald, M. Alejandra Tortorici, et al.. (2008). Mechanism for Coordinated RNA Packaging and Genome Replication by Rotavirus Polymerase VP1. Structure. 16(11). 1678–1688. 127 indexed citations

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Langer, Shelby L., Sarah M. McDonald, Lynn S. Walker, et al.. (2005). Birth Order and Maternal IBS Status Affect Parental Response to GI Symptoms. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 100. S374–S374. 1 indexed citations

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