2026 Susan E. Mackinnon: Medicine Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Best Female Scientists	120	566	538	337	317	920	45911
Medicine	123	3382	3155	1860	1713	868	48246

Research.com Recognitions

2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
2007 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)

Overview

Susan E. Mackinnon is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research is situated within the broad field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Surgery, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Neurology.

The research topics that dominate their work include:

Nerve Injury and Rehabilitation
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
Nerve injury and regeneration
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
Wound Healing and Treatments
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Their frequently published works appear mainly in these venues:

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Hand
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
Annals of Plastic Surgery
Experimental Neurology

Some notable recent papers include:

"Incidence of Nerve Injury After Extremity Trauma in the United States," 2020, published in Hand
"Women in Leadership and Their Influence on the Gender Diversity of Academic Plastic Surgery Programs," 2021, published in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
"Supercharge End-to-Side Anterior Interosseous-to-Ulnar Motor Nerve Transfer Restores Intrinsic Function in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome," 2020, published in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
"Common Hand Conditions," 2022, published in JAMA
"The CCL2/CCR2 axis is critical to recruiting macrophages into acellular nerve allograft bridging a nerve gap to promote angiogenesis and regeneration," 2020, published in Experimental Neurology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Matthew D. Wood
Alison K. Snyder-Warwick
J. Megan M. Patterson
Andrew Yee
Deng Pan

Susan E. Mackinnon was recognized as a Member of the National Academy of Medicine in 2007.

Best Publications

Functional evaluation of complete sciatic, peroneal, and posterior tibial nerve lesions in the rat.

Bain;Mackinnon Se;Hunter Da

1635
Citations
Surgery of the Peripheral Nerve

Susan Mackinnon;A. Dellon

1005
Citations
Myelinated afferents signal the hyperalgesia associated with nerve injury.

James N. Campbell;Srinivasa N. Raja;Richard A. Meyer;Richard A. Meyer;Susan E. Mackinnon

694
Citations
Clinical nerve reconstruction with a bioabsorbable polyglycolic acid tube

S E Mackinnon;A L Dellon

685
Citations
Clinical outcome following nerve allograft transplantation.

Susan E. Mackinnon;Vaishali B. Doolabh;Christine B. Novak;Elbert P. Trulock

532
Citations
Management of nerve gaps: autografts, allografts, nerve transfers, and end-to-side neurorrhaphy.

Wilson Z. Ray;Susan E. Mackinnon

532
Citations
Controlled release of nerve growth factor enhances sciatic nerve regeneration.

Annie C Lee;Vivian M Yu;James B Lowe;Michael J Brenner

473
Citations
Processed allografts and type I collagen conduits for repair of peripheral nerve gaps.

Elizabeth L. Whitlock;Sami H. Tuffaha;Janina P. Luciano;Ying Yan

432
Citations
Walking track analysis: a long-term assessment of peripheral nerve recovery

G. M. T. Hare;P. J. Evans;P. J. Evans;S. E. Mackinnon;T. J. Best;T. J. Best

423
Citations
Biomedical engineering strategies for peripheral nerve repair: surgical applications, state of the art, and future challenges.

Bryan J. Pfister;Tessa Gordon;Joseph R. Loverde;Arshneel S. Kochar

413
Citations
Pathophysiology of nerve compression.

Susan E Mackinnon

392
Citations
Treatment of the painful neuroma by neuroma resection and muscle implantation.

A L Dellon;S E Mackinnon

367
Citations
Chronic nerve compression--an experimental model in the rat.

Susan Mackinnon;A. L. Dellon;A. R. Hudson;D. A. Hunter

364
Citations
An alternative to the classical nerve graft for the management of the short nerve gap.

A L Dellon;S E Mackinnon;S E Mackinnon

360
Citations
Reliability of two-point discrimination measurements

A. Lee Dellon;A. Lee Dellon;Susan E. Mackinnon;Susan E. Mackinnon;Page Mc Donald Crosby;Page Mc Donald Crosby

347
Citations
Changes in nerve fiber numbers distal to a nerve repair in the rat sciatic nerve model.

Susan E. MacKinnon;A. L. Dellon;J. P. O'Brien

345
Citations
Nerve crush injuries--a model for axonotmesis

Peter M. Bridge;Douglas J. Ball;Susan E. Mackinnon;Yasushi Nakao

342
Citations
Results of Reinnervation of the Biceps and Brachialis Muscles with a Double Fascicular Transfer for Elbow Flexion

Susan E. Mackinnon;Christine B. Novak;Terence M. Myckatyn;Thomas H. Tung

322
Citations
Nerve Transfers: Indications, Techniques, and Outcomes

Thomas H. Tung;Susan E. Mackinnon

321
Citations
Effects of motor versus sensory nerve grafts on peripheral nerve regeneration.

Chris M. Nichols;Michael J. Brenner;Ida K. Fox;Thomas H. Tung

311
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Hunter Washington University in St. Louis

Joel Katz York University

T. Mohanakumar Washington University in St. Louis

G. Alexander Patterson Washington University in St. Louis

Richard A. Meyer Johns Hopkins University

William C. Parks Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Masayuki Miyasaka Osaka University

Alan Pestronk Washington University in St. Louis

Daniel W. Moran Washington University in St. Louis

Eva L. Feldman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

External Links

Personal website of Susan E. Mackinnon

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