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Elizabeth M. McNally

Elizabeth M. McNally

Northwestern University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
92
Citations
27398
World Ranking
2235
National Ranking
1203

Medicine

D-Index
91
Citations
27247
World Ranking
11851
National Ranking
6078

Elizabeth M. McNally publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 405 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Elizabeth M. McNally D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Elizabeth M. McNally sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors

Overview

Elizabeth M. McNally is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and has produced a substantial body of research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work has a strong focus on Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Genetics, and Surgery.

The scientist's research topics include Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies, Muscle Physiology and Disorders, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, as well as Viral Infections and Immunology Research.

Among the most recent papers authored by Elizabeth M. McNally are:

  • Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy, a Fibrotic and Inflammatory Form of Cardiomyopathy Distinct From Typical Dilated or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (2020, Circulation)
  • Selection, optimization and validation of ten chronic disease polygenic risk scores for clinical implementation in diverse US populations (2024, Nature Medicine)
  • Genome-wide association and multi-trait analyses characterize the common genetic architecture of heart failure (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Comparison of IgG and neutralizing antibody responses after one or two doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine in previously infected and uninfected individuals (2021, EClinicalMedicine)
  • High seroprevalence for SARS-CoV-2 among household members of essential workers detected using a dried blood spot assay (2020, PLoS ONE)

Elizabeth M. McNally frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Alexis R. Demonbreun
  • Megan J. Puckelwartz
  • Lauren A. Vaught
  • Nina L. Reiser
  • Thomas W. McDade

The scientist's research has been published extensively in several venues, with notable numbers of publications in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Circulation
  • JAMA Cardiology
  • Circulation Research
  • Journal of Clinical Investigation

Among awards, Elizabeth M. McNally was named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors in 2018.

Best Publications

  • The ubiquitin-modifying enzyme A20 is required for termination of Toll-like receptor responses.

    David L. Boone;Emre E. Turer;Eric G. Lee;Regina Celeste Ahmad

  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Genetic Determinants and Mechanisms

    Elizabeth M. McNally;Luisa Mestroni

  • Myosin subfragment-1 is sufficient to move actin filaments in vitro.

    Yoko Yano Toyoshima;Stephen J. Kron;Elizabeth M. McNally;Kenneth R. Niebling

  • Mutations in the dystrophin-associated protein γ-sarcoglycan in chromosome 13 muscular dystrophy

    Satoru Noguchi;Elizabeth M. McNally;Kamel Ben Othmane;Yasuko Hagiwara

  • The Dystrophin Glycoprotein Complex: Signaling Strength and Integrity for the Sarcolemma

    Karen A. Lapidos;Rahul Kakkar;Elizabeth M. McNally

  • β–sarcoglycan (A3b) mutations cause autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy with loss of the sarcoglycan complex

    Carsten G. Bönnemann;Raju Modi;Satoru Noguchi;Yuji Mizuno

  • Genetic mutations and mechanisms in dilated cardiomyopathy

    Elizabeth M. McNally;Jessica R. Golbus;Megan J. Puckelwartz

  • The Dystrophin Complex: Structure, Function, and Implications for Therapy.

    Quan Q. Gao;Elizabeth M. McNally

  • Mechanisms of muscle degeneration, regeneration, and repair in the muscular dystrophies.

    Gregory Q. Wallace;Elizabeth M. McNally

  • Filamin 2 (FLN2): A Muscle-specific Sarcoglycan Interacting Protein

    Terri G. Thompson;Yiu Mo Chan;Andrew A. Hack;Melissa Brosius

  • γ-Sarcoglycan Deficiency Leads to Muscle Membrane Defects and Apoptosis Independent of Dystrophin

    Andrew A. Hack;Chantal T. Ly;Fang Jiang;Cynthia J. Clendenin

  • Nesprin-1α self-associates and binds directly to emerin and lamin A in vitro

    John M.K Mislow;James M Holaska;Marian S Kim;Kenneth K Lee

  • Dominant negative myostatin produces hypertrophy without hyperplasia in muscle.

    Xiaolei Zhu;Michele Hadhazy;Michelle Wehling;James G. Tidball

  • Episodic coronary artery vasospasm and hypertension develop in the absence of Sur2 KATP channels

    William A. Chutkow;Jielin Pu;Matthew T. Wheeler;Tomoyuki Wada

  • Desmoplakin Cardiomyopathy, a Fibrotic and Inflammatory Form of Cardiomyopathy Distinct From Typical Dilated or Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy.

    Eric D. Smith;Neal K. Lakdawala;Nikolaos Papoutsidakis;Gregory Aubert

  • Caveolin-3 in Muscular Dystrophy

    Elizabeth M. McNally;Elizabeth M. McNally;Eloisa de Sá Moreira;David J. Duggan;Carsten G. Bönnemann

  • Contemporary cardiac issues in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

    Elizabeth M. McNally;Jonathan R. Kaltman;D. Woodrow Benson;Charles E. Canter

  • Differential requirement for individual sarcoglycans and dystrophin in the assembly and function of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex.

    A. A. Hack;M. Y J Lam;L. Cordier;D. I. Shoturma

  • Hormonal modulation of a gene injected into rat heart in vivo.

    Richard N. Kitsis;Peter M. Buttrick;Elizabeth M. McNally;Matthew L. Kaplan

  • The genetics of dilated cardiomyopathy

    Lisa Dellefave;Elizabeth M McNally

Frequent Co-Authors

Louis M. Kunkel
Louis M. Kunkel Boston Children's Hospital
Jeffery D. Molkentin
Jeffery D. Molkentin Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Marcelo A. Nobrega
Marcelo A. Nobrega University of Chicago
Leslie A. Leinwand
Leslie A. Leinwand University of Colorado Boulder
Richard T. D'Aquila
Richard T. D'Aquila Northwestern University
Brian Mustanski
Brian Mustanski Northwestern University
Eric P. Hoffman
Eric P. Hoffman Binghamton University
Laura J. Rasmussen-Torvik
Laura J. Rasmussen-Torvik Northwestern University
Mayana Zatz
Mayana Zatz Universidade de São Paulo
Mariz Vainzof
Mariz Vainzof Universidade de São Paulo

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