Susan McNerlan

4.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Susan McNerlan is a scholar working on Immunology, Physiology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Susan McNerlan has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Immunology, 5 papers in Physiology and 4 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Susan McNerlan's work include Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers). Susan McNerlan is often cited by papers focused on Immune Cell Function and Interaction (5 papers), T-cell and B-cell Immunology (5 papers) and Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases (3 papers). Susan McNerlan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Ireland. Susan McNerlan's co-authors include Irene Maeve Rea, H. Denis Alexander, Owen A. Ross, David S. Gibson, Victoria McGilligan, V. L. S. Crawford, A. Graham Pockley, R A Elton, R. Agius and John W. Cherrie and has published in prestigious journals such as Frontiers in Immunology, Thorax and Age and Ageing.

In The Last Decade

Susan McNerlan

20 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Age and Age-Related Diseases: Role of Inflammation Trigge... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 250 500 750
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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.

  1. Age and Age-Related Diseases: Role of Inflammation Triggers and Cytokines
    2018 893 citations Irene Maeve Rea, David S. Gibson et al. Frontiers in Immunology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Susan McNerlan United Kingdom 14 487 413 360 351 214 20 1.8k
Paola Lucia Minciullo Italy 25 452 0.9× 377 0.9× 138 0.4× 261 0.7× 124 0.6× 90 2.2k
Roberta Galeazzi Italy 22 642 1.3× 110 0.3× 146 0.4× 280 0.8× 147 0.7× 62 1.5k
Lingling Wang China 18 510 1.0× 169 0.4× 68 0.2× 253 0.7× 147 0.7× 98 1.6k
Maria Panagiota Panourgia Italy 6 439 0.9× 368 0.9× 32 0.1× 545 1.6× 256 1.2× 9 1.7k
Nevin İlhan Türkiye 29 579 1.2× 270 0.7× 134 0.4× 449 1.3× 336 1.6× 174 3.1k
Hiroshi Saitō Japan 32 742 1.5× 364 0.9× 102 0.3× 508 1.4× 730 3.4× 109 3.2k
Recep Sütçü Türkiye 27 314 0.6× 134 0.3× 126 0.3× 386 1.1× 114 0.5× 110 1.9k
Marta Cześnikiewicz‐Guzik Poland 25 408 0.8× 620 1.5× 87 0.2× 465 1.3× 311 1.5× 44 2.7k
Marcel Bonay France 23 669 1.4× 323 0.8× 195 0.5× 417 1.2× 202 0.9× 69 1.9k
Joselyn Rojas Venezuela 24 478 1.0× 199 0.5× 93 0.3× 367 1.0× 310 1.4× 148 2.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Susan McNerlan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Susan McNerlan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Susan McNerlan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Susan McNerlan 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 Susan McNerlan. Susan McNerlan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rea, Irene Maeve, David S. Gibson, Victoria McGilligan, et al.. (2018). Age and Age-Related Diseases: Role of Inflammation Triggers and Cytokines. Frontiers in Immunology. 9. 893 indexed citations breakdown →
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McNerlan, Susan, et al.. (2015). Genes and life-style factors in BELFAST nonagenarians: Nature, Nurture and Narrative. Biogerontology. 16(5). 587–597. 12 indexed citations
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Oehl‐Jaschkowitz, Barbara, Olivier Vanakker, Anne De Paepe, et al.. (2013). Deletions in 14q24.1q24.3 are associated with congenital heart defects, brachydactyly, and mild intellectual disability. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 164(3). 620–626. 17 indexed citations
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Rea, Irene Maeve, Susan McNerlan, G P R Archbold, et al.. (2012). Mitochondrial J haplogroup is associated with lower blood pressure and anti-oxidant status: findings in octo/nonagenarians from the BELFAST Study. AGE. 35(4). 1445–1456. 14 indexed citations
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Donnelly, Deirdre E., et al.. (2011). Growth retardation, developmental delay and dysmorphic features in a girl with a partial duplication of Xq. Clinical Dysmorphology. 20(2). 82–85. 2 indexed citations
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Rea, Gillian, et al.. (2010). Delineation of a recognisable phenotype of interstitial deletion 3 (q22.3q25.1) in a case with previously unreported truncus arteriosus. European Journal of Medical Genetics. 53(3). 162–167. 7 indexed citations
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Rea, Irene Maeve, et al.. (2009). Journal Nutrition Health and Ageing. Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast). 8 indexed citations
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Crawford, V. L. S., et al.. (2003). Seasonal changes in platelets, fibrinogen and factor VII in elderly people. Age and Ageing. 32(6). 661–665. 58 indexed citations
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McNerlan, Susan, Irene Maeve Rea, & H. Denis Alexander. (2002). A whole blood method for measurement of intracellular TNF-α, IFN-γ and IL-2 expression in stimulated CD3+ lymphocytes: differences between young and elderly subjects. Experimental Gerontology. 37(2-3). 227–234. 56 indexed citations
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Rea, Irene Maeve, Susan McNerlan, & A. Graham Pockley. (2001). Serum heat shock protein and anti-heat shock protein antibody levels in aging. Experimental Gerontology. 36(2). 341–352. 137 indexed citations
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Rea, Irene Maeve, Susan McNerlan, & H. Denis Alexander. (2000). TOTAL SERUM IL-12 AND IL-12p40, BUT NOT IL-12p70, ARE INCREASED IN THE SERUM OF OLDER SUBJECTS; RELATIONSHIP TO CD3+AND NK SUBSETS. Cytokine. 12(2). 156–159. 32 indexed citations
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McNerlan, Susan, H. Denis Alexander, & Irene Maeve Rea. (1999). Age-related reference intervals for lymphocyte subsets in whole blood of healthy individuals. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation. 59(2). 89–92. 38 indexed citations
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Rea, Irene Maeve, Susan McNerlan, & H. Denis Alexander. (1999). CD69, CD25, and HLA-DR activation antigen expression on CD3+ lymphocytes and relationship to serum TNF-α, IFN-γ, and sIL-2R levels in aging. Experimental Gerontology. 34(1). 79–93. 90 indexed citations
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Seaton, Anthony, Anne K. Soutar, V. L. S. Crawford, et al.. (1999). Particulate air pollution and the blood. Thorax. 54(11). 1027–1032. 314 indexed citations
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McNerlan, Susan, Irene Maeve Rea, H. Denis Alexander, & T. C. M. Morris. (1998). Changes in Natural Killer Cells, the CD57CD8 Subset, and Related Cytokines in Healthy Aging. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 18(1). 31–38. 62 indexed citations
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McNerlan, Susan, et al.. (1997). Measurement of Fibrinogen in Frozen Plasma. Thrombosis Research. 88(6). 481–484. 14 indexed citations
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Rea, Irene Maeve, et al.. (1997). Serum tumour necrosis factor (TNFa) and soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL2R) are increased in elderly subjects. Immunology Letters. 56. 285–285. 2 indexed citations

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