Alistair J. Gunn

24.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
443 papers, 17.4k citations indexed

About

Alistair J. Gunn is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Alistair J. Gunn has authored 443 papers receiving a total of 17.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 354 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 208 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 122 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in Alistair J. Gunn's work include Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (332 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (197 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (122 papers). Alistair J. Gunn is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (332 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (197 papers) and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (122 papers). Alistair J. Gunn collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. Alistair J. Gunn's co-authors include Laura Bennet, Peter D. Gluckman, Tania R. Gunn, Marianne Thoresen, Joanne O. Davidson, Guido Wassink, A. David Edwards, Andrew Whitelaw, Christopher E. Williams and Denis Azzopardi and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Alistair J. Gunn

428 papers receiving 17.0k citations

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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.

Selective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia after neonatal encephalopathy: multicentre randomised trial

2005 1.6k citations Peter D. Gluckman, John Wyatt et al. The Lancet profile →
Neurological outcomes at 18 months of age after moderate hypothermia for perinatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: synthesis and meta-analysis of trial data

2010 698 citations A. David Edwards, Alistair J. Gunn et al. profile →
Dramatic neuronal rescue with prolonged selective head cooling after ischemia in fetal lambs.

1997 494 citations Alistair J. Gunn, Tania R. Gunn et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →
Neonatal encephalopathy and hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy: the state of the art

2025 10 citations Donna M. Ferriero, Alistair J. Gunn et al. Pediatric Research profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alistair J. Gunn New Zealand	67	12.7k	7.4k	3.7k	2.8k	2.2k	443	17.4k
Donna M. Ferriero United States	90	17.0k 1.3×	7.7k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.6×	1.1k 0.5×	338	28.0k
Marianne Thoresen United Kingdom	55	11.3k 0.9×	6.8k 0.9×	2.7k 0.7×	3.4k 1.2×	2.7k 1.3×	211	14.4k
Laura Bennet New Zealand	53	7.0k 0.6×	4.2k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	906 0.3×	691 0.3×	317	9.2k
Floris Groenendaal Netherlands	69	12.5k 1.0×	6.5k 0.9×	1.6k 0.4×	851 0.3×	500 0.2×	442	16.8k
Linda S. de Vries Netherlands	71	14.2k 1.1×	7.8k 1.0×	1.7k 0.5×	778 0.3×	336 0.2×	429	18.6k
Andrew Whitelaw United Kingdom	46	8.1k 0.6×	5.2k 0.7×	1.6k 0.4×	2.2k 0.8×	1.2k 0.5×	113	10.6k
Carina Mallard Sweden	65	7.9k 0.6×	4.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.3×	314 0.1×	435 0.2×	248	14.9k
Frances M. Cowan United Kingdom	61	10.0k 0.8×	4.7k 0.6×	1.2k 0.3×	688 0.2×	349 0.2×	224	12.4k
Malcolm I. Levene United Kingdom	51	7.7k 0.6×	4.5k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	573 0.3×	179	9.7k
Abraham M. Rudolph United States	69	4.9k 0.4×	7.1k 1.0×	2.1k 0.6×	702 0.2×	360 0.2×	351	18.4k

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Allison, Beth J., Stuart B. Hooper, Alistair J. Gunn, et al.. (2025). A reduction in large animal research threatens the perinatal translation research pipeline. Pediatric Research.

Davidson, Joanne O., Simerdeep K. Dhillon, Kelly Q. Zhou, et al.. (2024). Enhanced EEG seizure recognition after hypoxia-ischemia in fetal sheep using transformer-based wavelet-scalogram deep learning. Expert Systems with Applications. 261. 125081–125081. 1 indexed citations

Zhou, Kelly Q., et al.. (2024). Preventive, rescue and reparative neuroprotective strategies for the fetus and neonate. Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine. 29(4-5). 101542–101542. 1 indexed citations

Gunn, Alistair J., et al.. (2024). Preterm Brain Injury: Mechanisms and Challenges. Annual Review of Physiology. 87(1). 79–106. 3 indexed citations

Lear, Christopher A., et al.. (2023). Evolution of grey matter injury over 21 days after hypoxia-ischaemia in preterm fetal sheep. Experimental Neurology. 363. 114376–114376. 9 indexed citations

Lear, Christopher A., Simerdeep K. Dhillon, Mark Gunning, et al.. (2023). Dissecting the contributions of the peripheral chemoreflex and myocardial hypoxia to fetal heart rate decelerations in near‐term fetal sheep. The Journal of Physiology. 601(10). 2017–2041. 8 indexed citations

Lear, Christopher A., et al.. (2022). Increased variability of fetal heart rate during labour: a review of preclinical and clinical studies. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 129(12). 2070–2081. 20 indexed citations

Drury, Paul P., Christopher A. Lear, Alistair J. Gunn, et al.. (2018). EEG sharp waves are a biomarker of striatal neuronal survival after hypoxia-ischemia in preterm fetal sheep. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16312–16312. 32 indexed citations

Stone, Peter, Alistair J. Gunn, Christopher A. Lear, et al.. (2017). An investigation of fetal behavioural states during maternal sleep in healthy late gestation pregnancy: an observational study. The Journal of Physiology. 595(24). 7441–7450. 29 indexed citations

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Stone, Peter, Alistair J. Gunn, Christopher A. Lear, et al.. (2016). Effect of maternal position on fetal behavioural state and heart rate variability in healthy late gestation pregnancy. The Journal of Physiology. 595(4). 1213–1221. 45 indexed citations

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Galinsky, Robert, Joanne O. Davidson, Paul P. Drury, et al.. (2015). Magnesium sulphate and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adaptations to asphyxia in preterm fetal sheep. The Journal of Physiology. 594(5). 1281–1293. 19 indexed citations

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Tagin, Mohamed, et al.. (2015). Neuroprotection for Perinatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. The Journal of Pediatrics. 167(1). 25–28. 26 indexed citations

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Galinsky, Robert, Laura Bennet, Floris Groenendaal, et al.. (2014). Magnesium Is Not Consistently Neuroprotective for Perinatal Hypoxia-Ischemia in Term-Equivalent Models in Preclinical Studies: A Systematic Review. Developmental Neuroscience. 36(2). 73–82. 55 indexed citations

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Gunn, Alistair J., et al.. (2013). Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinases-2/-9 Transiently Reduces Pre-Oligodendrocyte Loss during Lipopolysaccharide- but Not Tumour Necrosis Factor-alpha-Induced Inflammation in Fetal Ovine Glial Culture. Developmental Neuroscience. 35(6). 461–473. 5 indexed citations

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Davidson, Joanne O., Mhoyra Fraser, Andrew S. Naylor, et al.. (2008). Effect of Cerebral Hypothermia on Cortisol and Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Responses after Umbilical Cord Occlusion in Preterm Fetal Sheep. Pediatric Research. 63(1). 51–55. 27 indexed citations

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Hofman, Paul L., et al.. (2008). Initial growth deceleration during GnRH analogue therapy for precocious puberty. Clinical Endocrinology. 70(5). 751–756. 4 indexed citations

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Bennet, Laura, et al.. (2006). ACUTE SYSTEMIC COMPLICATIONS IN THE PRETERM FETUS AFTER ASPHYXIA: ROLE OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND BLOOD FLOW RESPONSES. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology. 33(4). 291–299. 14 indexed citations

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Gluckman, Peter D., John Wyatt, Denis Azzopardi, et al.. (2005). Selective head cooling with mild systemic hypothermia after neonatal encephalopathy: multicentre randomised trial. The Lancet. 365(9460). 663–670. 1631 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gunn, Alistair J., Tania R. Gunn, Harmen H. de Haan, Christopher E. Williams, & Peter D. Gluckman. (1997). Dramatic neuronal rescue with prolonged selective head cooling after ischemia in fetal lambs.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 99(2). 248–256. 494 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gunn, Alistair J.. (1959). Essays in Eponymy: Obstetric and Gynecologic Milestones.. Medical History. 3(3). 256–256. 4 indexed citations

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