Spencer Mahaffey

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Spencer Mahaffey is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Spencer Mahaffey has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Infectious Diseases and 4 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Spencer Mahaffey's work include Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (4 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (3 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (3 papers). Spencer Mahaffey is often cited by papers focused on Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies (4 papers), Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (3 papers) and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (3 papers). Spencer Mahaffey collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Spencer Mahaffey's co-authors include Russell P. Bowler, Boris Tabakoff, Paula Hoffman, Simona Rossi, Katerina Kechris, Lynne Bemis, Dan Theodorescu, George A. Călin, Richard A. Radcliffe and Yuanbin Ru and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, PLoS ONE and Journal of Virology.

In The Last Decade

Spencer Mahaffey

15 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.

  1. The multiMiR R package and database: integration of microRNA–target interactions along with their disease and drug associations
    2014 475 citations Yuanbin Ru, Katerina Kechris et al. Nucleic Acids Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Spencer Mahaffey United States 11 623 334 193 156 153 16 1.1k
Mayuko Osada‐Oka Japan 19 639 1.0× 329 1.0× 200 1.0× 162 1.0× 201 1.3× 48 1.2k
Tianshu Yang China 17 447 0.7× 194 0.6× 170 0.9× 65 0.4× 81 0.5× 38 939
Haiyun Liu United States 16 377 0.6× 121 0.4× 420 2.2× 82 0.5× 99 0.6× 31 1.1k
Koji Muramatsu Japan 12 794 1.3× 463 1.4× 73 0.4× 55 0.4× 75 0.5× 38 1.1k
Jingping Lu China 10 879 1.4× 282 0.8× 248 1.3× 159 1.0× 212 1.4× 15 1.5k
Atieh Pourbagheri‐Sigaroodi Iran 22 638 1.0× 214 0.6× 285 1.5× 224 1.4× 97 0.6× 59 1.4k
Divya Singh India 17 592 1.0× 214 0.6× 676 3.5× 63 0.4× 99 0.6× 47 1.8k
Do‐Sim Park South Korea 23 625 1.0× 233 0.7× 187 1.0× 46 0.3× 224 1.5× 69 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Spencer Mahaffey

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Fields of papers citing papers by Spencer Mahaffey

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Spencer Mahaffey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Spencer Mahaffey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Spencer Mahaffey based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Spencer Mahaffey. Spencer Mahaffey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

16 of 16 papers shown
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Pattee, Jack, Lauren A. Vanderlinden, Spencer Mahaffey, et al.. (2022). Evaluation and characterization of expression quantitative trait analysis methods in the Hybrid Rat Diversity Panel. Frontiers in Genetics. 13. 947423–947423. 3 indexed citations
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Saba, Laura, Paula L. Hoffman, Gregg E. Homanics, et al.. (2020). A long non‐coding RNA (Lrap) modulates brain gene expression and levels of alcohol consumption in rats. Genes Brain & Behavior. 20(2). e12698–e12698. 15 indexed citations
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Ru, Yuanbin, Katerina Kechris, Boris Tabakoff, et al.. (2014). The multiMiR R package and database: integration of microRNA–target interactions along with their disease and drug associations. Nucleic Acids Research. 42(17). e133–e133. 475 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cruickshank‐Quinn, Charmion, Spencer Mahaffey, Matthew J. Justice, et al.. (2014). Transient and Persistent Metabolomic Changes in Plasma following Chronic Cigarette Smoke Exposure in a Mouse Model. PLoS ONE. 9(7). e101855–e101855. 35 indexed citations
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Cruickshank‐Quinn, Charmion, Kevin Quinn, Roger Powell, et al.. (2014). Multi-step Preparation Technique to Recover Multiple Metabolite Compound Classes for In-depth and Informative Metabolomic Analysis. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 26 indexed citations
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Cruickshank‐Quinn, Charmion, Kevin Quinn, Yanhui Yang, et al.. (2014). Multi-step Preparation Technique to Recover Multiple Metabolite Compound Classes for In-depth and Informative Metabolomic Analysis. Journal of Visualized Experiments. 9 indexed citations
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Yang, Yanhui, Charmion Cruickshank‐Quinn, Michael Armstrong, et al.. (2013). New sample preparation approach for mass spectrometry-based profiling of plasma results in improved coverage of metabolome. Journal of Chromatography A. 1300. 217–226. 108 indexed citations
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Suram, Saritha, Lori Silveira, Spencer Mahaffey, et al.. (2013). Cytosolic Phospholipase A2α and Eicosanoids Regulate Expression of Genes in Macrophages Involved in Host Defense and Inflammation. PLoS ONE. 8(7). e69002–e69002. 40 indexed citations
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Golden‐Mason, Lucy, Rachel H. McMahan, Michael Strong, et al.. (2013). Galectin-9 Functionally Impairs Natural Killer Cells in Humans and Mice. Journal of Virology. 87(9). 4835–4845. 104 indexed citations
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Bowler, Russell P., Irina Petrache, Katerina Kechris, et al.. (2012). Translational Metabolomics And Genomics For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Discovering A Promising Role For Sphingolipids. A6831–A6831. 1 indexed citations
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Reisdorph, Nichole, et al.. (2012). Metabolic and Biomarker Profiles Associated with High Resolution CT Phenotypes of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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Mahaffey, Spencer, John Schwarz, Lisa Wruck, et al.. (2011). Comparative proteomic profiling of patients with atopic dermatitis based on history of eczema herpeticum infection and Staphylococcus aureus colonization. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 127(1). 186–193.e11. 95 indexed citations
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Wolfe, Lisa M., Spencer Mahaffey, Nicole A. Kruh‐Garcia, & Karen M. Dobos. (2010). Proteomic Definition of the Cell Wall of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Journal of Proteome Research. 9(11). 5816–5826. 72 indexed citations
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Belisle, John T., Spencer Mahaffey, & Preston J. Hill. (2008). Isolation of Mycobacterium Species Genomic DNA. Methods in molecular biology. 465. 1–12. 36 indexed citations
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Kinhikar, Arvind G., Diana Vargas, Spencer Mahaffey, et al.. (2006). Mycobacterium tuberculosis malate synthase is a laminin‐binding adhesin. Molecular Microbiology. 60(4). 999–1013. 88 indexed citations

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