B.M. Mercer

7.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

B.M. Mercer is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Epidemiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, B.M. Mercer has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 35 papers in Epidemiology and 34 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in B.M. Mercer's work include Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (34 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (22 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (21 papers). B.M. Mercer is often cited by papers focused on Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (34 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (22 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (21 papers). B.M. Mercer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Cameroon and Pakistan. B.M. Mercer's co-authors include Baha M. Sibai, Steven A. Friedman, Ihab M. Usta, Mostafa A. Salama, Donald McNellis, Jay D. Iams, Menachem Miodovnik, Steve N. Caritis, Paul J. Meis and Baha M. Sibai and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, JAMA and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

B.M. Mercer

80 papers receiving 4.7k 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.

Maternal morbidity and mortality in 442 pregnancies with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets (HELLP syndrome)

1993 719 citations Baha M. Sibai, B.M. Mercer et al. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B.M. Mercer United States	33	2.3k	2.0k	1.8k	1.8k	1.1k	83	5.0k
Eli Maymon Israel	34	2.1k 0.9×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	984 0.9×	81	4.0k
Stanley M. Berry United States	31	2.2k 0.9×	1.3k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 0.9×	1.2k 1.1×	76	4.2k
Mitchell P. Dombrowski United States	44	2.3k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	2.6k 1.5×	2.1k 1.2×	834 0.8×	127	5.7k
Percy Pacora United States	46	3.4k 1.5×	2.7k 1.4×	2.2k 1.2×	1.4k 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	138	5.9k
Gary R. Thurnau United States	45	3.0k 1.3×	3.8k 1.9×	2.8k 1.6×	3.2k 1.8×	1.2k 1.1×	84	7.3k
Faisal Qureshi United States	38	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.7×	1.4k 1.3×	198	5.5k
Jezid Miranda United States	27	1.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.7×	979 0.5×	957 0.5×	507 0.5×	71	3.1k
Joseph Biggio United States	31	930 0.4×	1.8k 0.9×	826 0.5×	1.7k 0.9×	418 0.4×	180	3.6k
Piya Chaemsaithong United States	45	3.7k 1.6×	4.3k 2.2×	2.4k 1.4×	2.7k 1.5×	1.5k 1.4×	136	7.8k
Hein W. Bruinse Netherlands	42	737 0.3×	2.6k 1.3×	1.4k 0.8×	2.5k 1.4×	660 0.6×	171	5.2k

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Grobman, William A., Lynn M. Yee, David M. Haas, et al.. (2025). Intersectionality of individual and neighborhood‐level adverse social determinants of health in early pregnancy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(2).

Huang, Xiaoning, Phyllis Zee, Sadiya S. Khan, et al.. (2024). Insomnia in pregnancy and obstetric outcomes. SLEEP. 48(2).

Saade, George R., Elizabeth Thom, William A. Grobman, et al.. (2017). Cervical funneling or intra‐amniotic debris and preterm birth in nulliparous women with midtrimester cervical length less than 30 mm. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 52(6). 757–762. 11 indexed citations

Kumar, Deepak, Frederick Schatz, Robert M. Moore, et al.. (2011). The effects of thrombin and cytokines upon the biomechanics and remodeling of isolated amnion membrane, in vitro. Placenta. 32(3). 206–213. 67 indexed citations

Sorokin, Yoram, Roberto Romero, Lisa Mele, et al.. (2010). Maternal Serum Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Protein, and Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Concentrations as Risk Factors for Preterm Birth <32 Weeks and Adverse Neonatal Outcomes. American Journal of Perinatology. 27(8). 631–640. 132 indexed citations

Ehrenberg, Hugh M., et al.. (2008). The impact of maternal obesity on satisfactory detailed anatomic ultrasound image acquisition. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 22(4). 337–341. 29 indexed citations

Stetzer, Bradley, Robert M. Moore, Deepak Kumar, et al.. (2004). Term Human Fetal Membranes Have a Weak Zone Overlying the Lower Uterine Pole and Cervix Before Onset of Labor1. Biology of Reproduction. 72(3). 720–726. 112 indexed citations

Alexander, James M., B.M. Mercer, Menachem Miodovnik, et al.. (2000). The impact of digital cervical examination on expectantly managed preterm rupture of membranes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 183(4). 1003–1007. 48 indexed citations

Goepfert, Alice R., Robert L. Goldenberg, B.M. Mercer, et al.. (2000). The Preterm Prediction Study: Quantitative fetal fibronectin values and the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 183(6). 1480–1483. 66 indexed citations

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Haddad, Bassam, B.M. Mercer, Jeffrey Livingston, Ajay J. Talati, & Baha M. Sibai. (2000). Outcome after successful resuscitation of babies born with Apgar scores of 0 at both 1 and 5 minutes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 182(5). 1210–1214. 53 indexed citations

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Friedman, Steven A., et al.. (1999). Neonatal outcome in severe preeclampsia at 24 to 36 weeks' gestation: Does the HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome matter?. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 180(1). 221–225. 115 indexed citations

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Mercer, B.M., et al.. (1999). Antibiotic use in pregnancy and drug-resistant infant sepsis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 181(4). 816–821. 93 indexed citations

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Goepfert, Alice R., Robert L. Goldenberg, John C. Hauth, et al.. (1999). Obstetrical Determinants of Neonatal Neurological Morbidity in ≤1000-Gram Infants. American Journal of Perinatology. 16(1). 33–42. 10 indexed citations

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Kimberlin, Debora F., John C. Hauth, Robert L. Goldenberg, et al.. (1998). The Effect of Maternal Magnesium Sulfate Treatment on Neonatal Morbidity in ≤ 1000-Gram Infants. American Journal of Perinatology. 15(11). 635–641. 18 indexed citations

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GOLDENBERG, R, B.M. Mercer, Jay D. Iams, et al.. (1997). The preterm prediction study: Patterns of cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin as predictors of spontaneous preterm delivery. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 177(1). 8–12. 66 indexed citations

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Bendon, Robert W., Ona Faye-Petersen, Zdena Pavlova, et al.. (1997). Histologic features of chorioamnion membrane rupture: development of methodology.. PubMed. 17(1). 27–42. 19 indexed citations

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Mercer, B.M., et al.. (1996). Serial amniotic fluid index in severe preeclampsia: A poor predictor of adverse outcome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 175(4). 1018–1023. 32 indexed citations

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Mercer, B.M., Robert L. Goldenberg, A. Das, et al.. (1996). The preterm prediction study: A clinical risk assessment system. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 174(6). 1885–1895. 256 indexed citations

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O’Brien, John, B.M. Mercer, & Baha M. Sibai. (1995). The use of a modified vaginal pouch for the diagnosis and management of premature rupture of the membranes. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 172(5). 1565–1566. 3 indexed citations

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Barton, J R, Baha M. Sibai, W.D. Whybrew, & B.M. Mercer. (1993). Urinary endothelin-1: Not a useful marker for preeclampsia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 168(2). 599–601. 10 indexed citations

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