B. Richards

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

B. Richards is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Richards has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 6 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 6 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in B. Richards's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (6 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (5 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (4 papers). B. Richards is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (6 papers), Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (5 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (4 papers). B. Richards collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, South Africa and United States. B. Richards's co-authors include E. Wolf, J.C. Brocklehurst, P. J. Laycock, Kerri Andrews, R. D. G. Milner, S.W. D’Souza, Brian A. Lieberman, P Black, Alastair Sutcliffe and Ian McKinlay and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Human Reproduction and Academic Medicine.

In The Last Decade

B. Richards

39 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Electromagnetic diffraction in optical systems, II. Structure of the image field in an aplanatic system

1959 2.3k citations B. Richards, E. Wolf Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Richards United Kingdom	20	1.8k	1.7k	546	441	305	40	3.5k
I. R. Young United Kingdom	45	1.2k 0.7×	905 0.5×	269 0.5×	610 1.4×	505 1.7×	221	8.3k
Thomas G. Brown United States	32	3.7k 2.1×	2.4k 1.5×	342 0.6×	151 0.3×	1.7k 5.6×	160	5.6k
Mark A. Griswold United States	59	3.1k 1.7×	1.9k 1.1×	580 1.1×	370 0.8×	179 0.6×	288	16.2k
J. W. Hand United Kingdom	34	332 0.2×	2.8k 1.7×	396 0.7×	160 0.4×	647 2.1×	130	4.6k
Dennis L. Parker United States	51	594 0.3×	2.5k 1.5×	143 0.3×	453 1.0×	122 0.4×	337	11.4k
Joel P. Felmlee United States	47	694 0.4×	2.4k 1.4×	83 0.2×	225 0.5×	168 0.6×	182	8.1k
Armin M. Nagel Germany	38	974 0.5×	575 0.3×	269 0.5×	46 0.1×	95 0.3×	207	4.8k
Robert V. Mulkern United States	52	836 0.5×	876 0.5×	358 0.7×	1.4k 3.2×	45 0.1×	264	9.9k
John B. Weaver United States	43	356 0.2×	3.7k 2.2×	127 0.2×	77 0.2×	393 1.3×	181	6.7k
Thomas Klein Germany	39	448 0.3×	1.8k 1.1×	516 0.9×	116 0.3×	522 1.7×	140	4.9k

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Richards, B., et al.. (2024). An effective stress approach for the design of rectangular hollow section flexural members with slender elements. Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 224. 109143–109143. 1 indexed citations

Richards, B., et al.. (2010). Antenatal catastrophic uterine rupture at 32 weeks of gestation after previous B‐Lynch suture. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 117(7). 889–891. 19 indexed citations

Alfaham, M, David Davies, Frank Dunstan, et al.. (2002). Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women from a non‐European ethnic minority population—an interventional study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 109(8). 905–908. 72 indexed citations

Richards, B., et al.. (1999). A computerised study on the results of In-Vitro-Fertilisation. Studies in health technology and informatics. 68. 343–6. 3 indexed citations

Richards, B., et al.. (1998). Non-systematic Search and Learning: An empirical study. 3 indexed citations

Richards, B., et al.. (1996). Temporal and Resource Reasoning in Planning: the parcPLAN approach.. European Conference on Artificial Intelligence. 614–618. 38 indexed citations

Richards, Thomas J., Ying Jiang, & B. Richards. (1995). Ng-Backmarking - an Algorithm for Constraint Satisfaction. 2 indexed citations

Wallace, Mark, et al.. (1995). Constraint logic programming for scheduling and planning. 13(1). 73–80. 25 indexed citations

Sutcliffe, Alastair, et al.. (1995). Minor congenital anomalies, major congenital malformations and development in children conceived from cryopreserved embryos. Human Reproduction. 10(12). 3332–3337. 89 indexed citations

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D’Souza, S.W., et al.. (1986). Oxytocin induction of labour: hyponatraemia and neonatal jaundice. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 22(5-6). 309–317. 11 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, P I, Vivien Miller, F. E. Wells, & B. Richards. (1986). Laboratory Assessment of Disease Activity in Childhood Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 5(1). 93–96. 1 indexed citations

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Macfarlane, P I, Vivien Miller, F. E. Wells, & B. Richards. (1986). Laboratory Assessment of Disease Activity in Childhood Crohnʼs Disease and Ulcerative Colitis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 5(1). 93–96. 21 indexed citations

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Brocklehurst, J.C., Kerri Andrews, B. Richards, & P. J. Laycock. (1985). Incidence and Correlates of Incontinence in Stroke Patients. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 33(8). 540–542. 114 indexed citations

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Black, P, et al.. (1983). Umbilical venous blood pH: a useful aid in the diagnosis of asphyxia at birth.. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 58(1). 15–19. 23 indexed citations

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Brocklehurst, J.C., et al.. (1978). WHY ADMIT STROKE PATIENTS TO HOSPITAL?. Age and Ageing. 7(2). 100–108. 29 indexed citations

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Richards, B., et al.. (1976). The taxi project : realistic solutions for today. 2 indexed citations

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Milner, Ruth, B. Richards, Anita Aperia, et al.. (1974). Meeting held on 28 June 1974 at Edinburgh University, David Hume Tower. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 49(11). 911–911. 1 indexed citations

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Milner, R. D. G. & B. Richards. (1974). AN ANALYSIS OF BIRTH WEIGHT BY GESTATIONAL AGE OF INFANTS BORN IN ENGLAND AND WALES, 1967 TO 1971. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 81(12). 956–967. 110 indexed citations

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Richards, B. & E. Wolf. (1959). Electromagnetic diffraction in optical systems, II. Structure of the image field in an aplanatic system. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 253(1274). 358–379. 2314 indexed citations breakdown →

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Richards, B. & E. Wolf. (1956). The Airy Pattern in Systems of High Angular Aperture. Proceedings of the Physical Society Section B. 69(8). 854–856. 15 indexed citations

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