Alyson Hunter

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Alyson Hunter is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Alyson Hunter has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 48 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Alyson Hunter's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (43 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (20 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (17 papers). Alyson Hunter is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (43 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (20 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (17 papers). Alyson Hunter collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. Alyson Hunter's co-authors include Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, Fergal D. Malone, Elizabeth Tully, Patrick Dicker, John J. Morrison, Sean Daly, Gerard Burke, Keelin O’Donoghue, Julia Unterscheider and Valerie Holmes and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Hypertension and BMJ.

In The Last Decade

Alyson Hunter

64 papers receiving 2.1k 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. Optimizing the definition of intrauterine growth restriction: the multicenter prospective PORTO Study
    2013 324 citations Julia Unterscheider, Sean Daly et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alyson Hunter United Kingdom 21 1.6k 1.5k 310 257 196 69 2.1k
Michal Kovo Israel 28 1.6k 1.0× 1.3k 0.8× 638 2.1× 206 0.8× 120 0.6× 183 2.3k
John Kingdom Canada 19 1.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 193 0.6× 276 1.1× 326 1.7× 43 2.3k
C.W.G. Redman United Kingdom 24 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 359 1.2× 235 0.9× 395 2.0× 62 2.0k
Olivier Parant France 22 1.0k 0.7× 765 0.5× 520 1.7× 100 0.4× 439 2.2× 107 1.9k
Michal J. Simchen Israel 24 773 0.5× 920 0.6× 223 0.7× 308 1.2× 59 0.3× 64 1.6k
Katie Groom New Zealand 23 1.1k 0.7× 918 0.6× 418 1.3× 280 1.1× 177 0.9× 96 1.7k
Nerea Maíz Spain 32 2.4k 1.5× 2.8k 1.9× 659 2.1× 171 0.7× 305 1.6× 103 3.8k
Joseph A. Spinnato United States 28 910 0.6× 796 0.5× 485 1.6× 262 1.0× 210 1.1× 72 2.1k
Lorenza Driul Italy 20 796 0.5× 504 0.3× 363 1.2× 109 0.4× 108 0.6× 165 1.6k
R. Gonen Israel 19 868 0.5× 698 0.5× 235 0.8× 70 0.3× 238 1.2× 50 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alyson Hunter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alyson Hunter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alyson Hunter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alyson Hunter 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 Alyson Hunter. Alyson Hunter 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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Cody, Fiona, Karen Flood, Julia Unterscheider, et al.. (2021). Correlation of maternal body mass index with umbilical artery Doppler in pregnancies complicated by fetal growth restriction and associated outcomes. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 154(2). 352–357. 3 indexed citations
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Norman, Jane E., Alexander Heazell, Aryelly Rodríguez, et al.. (2019). Awareness of Fetal Movements and Care Package to Reduce Fetal Mortality (AFFIRM): A Stepped Wedge, Cluster-Randomised Trial. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 74(4). 191–193. 2 indexed citations
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Hunter, Alyson, et al.. (2019). Knowledge about iodine requirements during pregnancy and breastfeeding among pregnant women living in Northern Ireland. BMC Nutrition. 5(1). 24–24. 10 indexed citations
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Eastwood, Kelly‐Ann, et al.. (2018). Placental vascularization indices and prediction of pre-eclampsia in high-risk women. Placenta. 70. 53–59. 17 indexed citations
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Boyd, Peter D. W., et al.. (2018). Intravaginal rings for continuous low-dose administration of cervical ripening agents. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 549(1-2). 124–132. 9 indexed citations
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Heazell, Alexander, Christopher J. Weir, Sarah J. Stock, et al.. (2017). Can promoting awareness of fetal movements and focusing interventions reduce fetal mortality? A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial (AFFIRM). BMJ Open. 7(8). e014813–e014813. 17 indexed citations
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Sival, Deborah A., Kelly‐Ann Eastwood, R. Katie Morris, et al.. (2017). Prenatal surgery for spina bifida: a therapeutic dilemma. Proceedings of the SHINE conference, Belfast. Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971 -). 187(3). 713–718. 4 indexed citations
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Eastwood, Kelly‐Ann, et al.. (2017). The impact of maternal obesity on completion of fetal anomaly screening. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 45(9). 1061–1067. 12 indexed citations
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Corcoran, Siobhan, Fionnuala Breathnach, Gerard Burke, et al.. (2015). Dichorionic twin ultrasound surveillance: sonography every 4 weeks significantly underperforms sonography every 2 weeks: results of the Prospective Multicenter ESPRiT Study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 213(4). 551.e1–551.e5. 13 indexed citations
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Alderdice, Fiona, Emily Savage‐McGlynn, Colin R. Martin, et al.. (2013). The Prenatal Distress Questionnaire: an investigation of factor structure in a high risk population. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology. 31(5). 456–464. 20 indexed citations
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Unterscheider, Julia, Sean Daly, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, et al.. (2013). Optimizing the Definition of Intrauterine Growth Restriction. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 68(8). 549–551. 9 indexed citations
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Hunter, Alyson, Fionnuala Breathnach, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, et al.. (2013). Comparison of outcomes of twins conceived spontaneously and by artificial reproductive therapy. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 27(5). 458–462. 20 indexed citations
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Morrison, John J., Fionnuala Breathnach, Fionnuala M. McAuliffe, et al.. (2013). The influence of maternal body mass index on fetal weight estimation in twin pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 210(4). 350.e1–350.e6. 6 indexed citations
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Unterscheider, Julia, Sean Daly, Michael Geary, et al.. (2013). Definition and management of fetal growth restriction: a survey of contemporary attitudes. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 174. 41–45. 53 indexed citations
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Costa, Janitha, et al.. (2010). An assessment of vascularity and flow intensity of the placenta in normal pregnancy and pre-eclampsia using three-dimensional ultrasound. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 23(8). 894–899. 30 indexed citations
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Bates, David O., Joseph Manjaly, Yan Qiu, et al.. (2006). The endogenous anti-angiogenic family of splice variants of VEGF, VEGFxxxb, are down-regulated in pre-eclamptic placentae at term. Clinical Science. 110(5). 575–585. 60 indexed citations
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Fishel, Simon, Alyson Hunter, Franco Lisi, et al.. (1997). Human fertilization with round and elongated spermatids. Human Reproduction. 12(2). 336–340. 70 indexed citations

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