Boyd E. Metzger

30.2k total citations · 13 hit papers
197 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Boyd E. Metzger is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. According to data from OpenAlex, Boyd E. Metzger has authored 197 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 97 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 50 papers in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. Recurrent topics in Boyd E. Metzger's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (126 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (82 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (67 papers). Boyd E. Metzger is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (126 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (82 papers) and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (67 papers). Boyd E. Metzger collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Sweden. Boyd E. Metzger's co-authors include Norbert Freinkel, Alan R. Dyer, Jeremy Oats, Lynn P. Lowe, Bengt Persson, Donald R. Coustan, Bernard L. Silverman, Nam H. Cho, Thomas A. Rizzo and Sharon L. Dooley and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Boyd E. Metzger

196 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

International Association of Diabetes a... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2010 2007 2012 2011 2008 400 800 1.2k
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  1. International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups Recommendations on the Diagnosis and Classification of Hyperglycemia in Pregnancy
    2010 1.4k citations Boyd E. Metzger, Lynn P. Lowe et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  2. Summary and Recommendations of the Fifth International Workshop-Conference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
    2007 1.3k citations Boyd E. Metzger, Donald R. Coustan et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  3. The Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Study
    2012 721 citations Patrick M. Catalano, Alan R. Dyer et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  4. Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus
    2011 710 citations David B. Sacks, Mark A. Arnold et al. profile →
  5. Prevention of Diabetes in Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes: Effects of Metformin and Lifestyle Interventions
    2008 583 citations Boyd E. Metzger et al. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism profile →
  6. Frequency of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus at Collaborating Centers Based on IADPSG Consensus Panel–Recommended Criteria
    2012 532 citations David A. Sacks, Michael Maresh et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  7. Correlations between Antepartum Maternal Metabolism and Intelligence of Offspring
    1991 518 citations Boyd E. Metzger et al. profile →
  8. Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study
    2008 518 citations Boyd E. Metzger profile →
  9. Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Adolescent Offspring of Diabetic Mothers: Relationship to fetal hyperinsulinism
    1995 481 citations Bernard L. Silverman, Boyd E. Metzger et al. Diabetes Care profile →
  10. Diagnostic Criteria and Classification of Hyperglycaemia First Detected in Pregnancy
    2013 407 citations S. J. Meltzer, Boyd E. Metzger et al. profile →
  11. Summary and Recommendations of the Third International Workshop-Conference on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
    1991 390 citations Boyd E. Metzger profile →
  12. Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
    2019 226 citations Jami L. Josefson, Boyd E. Metzger et al. profile →
  13. Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus
    2023 116 citations David B. Sacks, Mark A. Arnold et al. Diabetes Care profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Boyd E. Metzger United States 61 12.3k 6.4k 5.6k 3.8k 1.9k 197 17.8k
Peter Damm Denmark 63 10.5k 0.9× 4.8k 0.8× 4.5k 0.8× 3.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 358 15.1k
Patrick M. Catalano United States 71 17.0k 1.4× 11.7k 1.8× 4.9k 0.9× 1.9k 0.5× 3.7k 2.0× 240 22.4k
David J. Pettitt United States 60 4.8k 0.4× 3.7k 0.6× 3.0k 0.5× 4.4k 1.2× 2.9k 1.5× 123 14.4k
Thomas A. Buchanan United States 45 6.1k 0.5× 2.7k 0.4× 3.4k 0.6× 3.0k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 84 11.6k
Moshe Hod Israel 51 9.4k 0.8× 4.5k 0.7× 3.8k 0.7× 1.8k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 266 13.6k
Cuilin Zhang United States 69 8.8k 0.7× 5.5k 0.9× 3.1k 0.6× 1.8k 0.5× 4.1k 2.2× 395 18.5k
Anny H. Xiang United States 54 5.8k 0.5× 2.7k 0.4× 3.5k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 208 13.2k
James L. Mills United States 68 4.5k 0.4× 5.1k 0.8× 2.9k 0.5× 1.2k 0.3× 2.1k 1.1× 316 14.6k
Elisabeth R. Mathiesen Denmark 50 5.9k 0.5× 2.8k 0.4× 2.7k 0.5× 3.8k 1.0× 943 0.5× 251 11.1k
Ravi Retnakaran Canada 55 4.4k 0.4× 2.5k 0.4× 2.9k 0.5× 3.7k 1.0× 1.3k 0.7× 272 11.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sun, Baiyang, Joan C. Lo, Louise C. Greenspan, et al.. (2025). Fetal exposure to gestational diabetes severity and postnatal infant feeding in the first year of life associated with preadolescent obesity: a prospective cohort. Obesity. 33(5). 996–1010. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Aimin, Claudia H.T. Tam, Risa Ozaki, et al.. (2024). Epidemic-specific association of maternal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their components with maternal glucose metabolism: A cross-sectional analysis in a birth cohort from Hong Kong. The Science of The Total Environment. 917. 170220–170220. 12 indexed citations
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Sacks, David B., Mark A. Arnold, George L. Bakris, et al.. (2023). Guidelines and Recommendations for Laboratory Analysis in the Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Care. 46(10). e151–e199. 116 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheng, Feifei, Cadmon K.P. Lim, Claudia H.T. Tam, et al.. (2022). Vitamin D Levels During Pregnancy Are Associated With Offspring Telomere Length: A Longitudinal Mother-Child Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(9). e3901–e3909. 3 indexed citations
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Cheng, Feifei, Cadmon K.P. Lim, Claudia H.T. Tam, et al.. (2022). Early emergence of sexual dimorphism in offspring leukocyte telomere length was associated with maternal and children’s glucose metabolism—a longitudinal study. BMC Medicine. 20(1). 490–490. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, Alan Kuang, James R. Bain, et al.. (2021). Maternal Metabolites Associated With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and a Postpartum Disorder of Glucose Metabolism. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 106(11). 3283–3294. 17 indexed citations
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Coustan, Donald R., Alan R. Dyer, & Boyd E. Metzger. (2021). One-step or 2-step testing for gestational diabetes: which is better?. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 225(6). 634–644. 21 indexed citations
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Maresh, Michael, Jean M. Lawrence, Denise Scholtens, et al.. (2021). Association of glucose metabolism and blood pressure during pregnancy with subsequent maternal blood pressure. Journal of Human Hypertension. 36(1). 61–68. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, Alan Kuang, Octavious Talbot, et al.. (2020). Metabolomic and genetic associations with insulin resistance in pregnancy. Diabetologia. 63(9). 1783–1795. 32 indexed citations
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Wexler, Deborah J., Camille E. Powe, Linda A. Barbour, et al.. (2018). Research Gaps in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 132(2). 496–505. 55 indexed citations
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Lowe, William L., James R. Bain, Michael Nodzenski, et al.. (2017). Maternal BMI and Glycemia Impact the Fetal Metabolome. Diabetes Care. 40(7). 902–910. 83 indexed citations
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Metzger, Boyd E.. (2006). American Medical Association guide to living with diabetes : preventing and treating type 2 diabetes : essential information you and your family need to know. John Wiley eBooks. 5 indexed citations
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Cho, Nam H., Bernard L. Silverman, Thomas A. Rizzo, & Boyd E. Metzger. (2000). Correlations between the intrauterine metabolic environment and blood pressure in adolescent offspring of diabetic mothers. The Journal of Pediatrics. 136(5). 587–592. 83 indexed citations
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Mills, James L., Lois Jovanovič, Robert H. Knopp, et al.. (1998). Physiological reduction in fasting plasma glucose concentration in the first trimester of normal pregnancy: The diabetes in early pregnancy study. Metabolism. 47(9). 1140–1144. 133 indexed citations
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Akazawa, Shoichi, Terry G. Unterman, & Boyd E. Metzger. (1994). Glucose metabolism in separated embryos and investing membranes during organogenesis in the rat. Metabolism. 43(7). 830–835. 34 indexed citations
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Mills, James L., Lewis B. Holmes, Jerome H. Aarons, et al.. (1993). Moderate Caffeine Use and the Risk of Spontaneous Abortion and Intrauterine Growth Retardation. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 48(7). 448–450. 7 indexed citations
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Phelps, Richard, George R. Honig, David Green, et al.. (1983). Biphasic changes in hemoglobin A1c concentrations during normal human pregnancy. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 147(6). 651–653. 54 indexed citations
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Ogata, Edward S., Boyd E. Metzger, & Norbert Freinkel. (1981). Carbohydrate metabolism in pregnancy XVI: Longitudinal estimates of the effects of pregnancy on D-(63H) glucose and D-(6-14C) glucose turnovers during fasting in the rat. Metabolism. 30(5). 487–492. 17 indexed citations
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Metzger, Boyd E. & Norbert Freinkel. (1979). Inquiries into the Pathogenesis of Gestational Diabetes. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 119. 201–208. 8 indexed citations
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Shambaugh, George E., et al.. (1974). Glutamine-dependent carbamyl phosphate synthetase during fetal and neonatal life in the rat. Developmental Biology. 37(1). 171–185. 22 indexed citations

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