Colleen M. Adnams

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
56 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Colleen M. Adnams is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Colleen M. Adnams has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 20 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 14 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Colleen M. Adnams's work include Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (38 papers), Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (20 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (13 papers). Colleen M. Adnams is often cited by papers focused on Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (38 papers), Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (20 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (13 papers). Colleen M. Adnams collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Colleen M. Adnams's co-authors include Philip A. May, Kenneth Lyons Jones, Edward P. Riley, Luther K. Robinson, Wendy O. Kalberg, H. Eugene Hoyme, Denis Viljoen, Sarah N. Mattson, Anna-Susan Marais and J. Phillip Gossage and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience, PEDIATRICS and American Journal of Public Health.

In The Last Decade

Colleen M. Adnams

53 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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Updated Clinical Guidelines for Diagnosing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders

2016 547 citations H. Eugene Hoyme, Wendy O. Kalberg et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Colleen M. Adnams South Africa	31	2.9k	1.2k	880	667	369	56	3.8k
Wendy O. Kalberg United States	34	4.8k 1.6×	2.1k 1.8×	1.5k 1.7×	1.0k 1.5×	176 0.5×	69	5.2k
J. Phillip Gossage United States	25	3.4k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	1.2k 1.3×	754 1.1×	117 0.3×	32	3.7k
Mary J. O’Connor United States	41	3.1k 1.1×	901 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	319 0.5×	635 1.7×	94	4.0k
Heather Carmichael Olson United States	26	2.3k 0.8×	729 0.6×	832 0.9×	317 0.5×	456 1.2×	61	2.9k
Christopher D. Molteno South Africa	32	2.3k 0.8×	610 0.5×	245 0.3×	561 0.8×	246 0.7×	110	3.0k
Ann Pytkowicz Streissguth United States	27	3.1k 1.0×	983 0.8×	844 1.0×	548 0.8×	230 0.6×	45	3.7k
Jacqueline Pei Canada	26	1.3k 0.4×	368 0.3×	518 0.6×	176 0.3×	229 0.6×	120	2.0k
Philip A. May United States	49	7.5k 2.5×	3.3k 2.7×	2.7k 3.1×	1.6k 2.4×	783 2.1×	152	9.3k
Gail Andrew Canada	27	1.5k 0.5×	330 0.3×	327 0.4×	271 0.4×	123 0.3×	52	1.9k
Jane West United Kingdom	26	846 0.3×	774 0.6×	186 0.2×	59 0.1×	104 0.3×	88	2.2k

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Adnams, Colleen M., et al.. (2019). Finding Common Ground in the Context of Difference: A South African Case Study. Culture Medicine and Psychiatry. 43(2). 277–289. 2 indexed citations

Malcolm‐Smith, Susan, et al.. (2018). Effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on language, speech and communication outcomes: a review longitudinal studies. Acta Neuropsychiatrica. 31(2). 74–83. 17 indexed citations

May, Philip A., Anna-Susan Marais, Marlene M. de Vries, et al.. (2016). The continuum of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in a community in South Africa: Prevalence and characteristics in a fifth sample. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 168. 274–286. 40 indexed citations

Malcolm‐Smith, Susan, et al.. (2016). The Effects of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on Episodic Memory Functioning: A Systematic Review: Table 1.. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 31(7). 710–726. 14 indexed citations

May, Philip A., Marlene M. de Vries, Anna-Susan Marais, et al.. (2015). The continuum of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in four rural communities in south africa: Prevalence and characteristics. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 159. 207–218. 58 indexed citations

McKenzie, Judith, Roy McConkey, & Colleen M. Adnams. (2013). Intellectual disability in Africa: implications for research and service development. Disability and Rehabilitation. 35(20). 1750–1755. 60 indexed citations

Kalberg, Wendy O., Philip A. May, Jason Blankenship, et al.. (2013). A practical testing battery to measure neurobehavioral ability among children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research. 2(3). 51–60. 14 indexed citations

May, Philip A., Barbara G. Tabachnick, J. Phillip Gossage, et al.. (2013). Maternal Factors Predicting Cognitive and Behavioral Characteristics of Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 34(5). 314–325. 43 indexed citations

May, Philip A., Jason Blankenship, Anna‐Susan Marais, et al.. (2012). Approaching the Prevalence of the Full Spectrum of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in a South African Population‐Based Study. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 37(5). 818–830. 182 indexed citations

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Ipser, Jonathan, et al.. (2012). 1H-MRS in autism spectrum disorders: a systematic meta-analysis. Metabolic Brain Disease. 27(3). 275–287. 28 indexed citations

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Lebel, Catherine, Sarah N. Mattson, Edward P. Riley, et al.. (2012). A Longitudinal Study of the Long-Term Consequences of Drinking during Pregnancy: HeavyIn UteroAlcohol Exposure Disrupts the Normal Processes of Brain Development. Journal of Neuroscience. 32(44). 15243–15251. 131 indexed citations

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Adnams, Colleen M., et al.. (2011). Childhood behavioural and developmental disorders - association with maternal alcohol consumption in Cape Town, South Africa : scientific letter. South African Medical Journal. 101(10). 724–727. 2 indexed citations

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Yang, Yaling, Florence F. Roussotte, Eric Kan, et al.. (2011). Abnormal Cortical Thickness Alterations in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Their Relationships with Facial Dysmorphology. Cerebral Cortex. 22(5). 1170–1179. 86 indexed citations

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Adnams, Colleen M., et al.. (2011). Childhood behavioural and developmental disorders. 101(10). 724–727. 1 indexed citations

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Roussotte, Florence F., Kathleen K. Sulik, Sarah N. Mattson, et al.. (2011). Regional brain volume reductions relate to facial dysmorphology and neurocognitive function in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders. Human Brain Mapping. 33(4). 920–937. 95 indexed citations

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Mattson, Sarah N., Scott C. Roesch, Åse Fagerlund, et al.. (2010). Toward a Neurobehavioral Profile of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 34(9). 1640–1650. 117 indexed citations

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Adnams, Colleen M., et al.. (2006). Clinical Phenotype of South African Children With Neurofibromatosis 1. Journal of Child Neurology. 21(1). 63–70. 8 indexed citations

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May, Philip A., J. Phillip Gossage, Anna-Susan Marais, et al.. (2006). The epidemiology of fetal alcohol syndrome and partial FAS in a South African community. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 88(2-3). 259–271. 246 indexed citations

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Riley, Edward P., Sarah N. Mattson, Ting‐Kai Li, et al.. (2003). Neurobehavioral Consequences of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: An International Perspective. Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research. 27(2). 362–373. 70 indexed citations

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May, Philip A., Lesley E. Brooke, Julie Croxford, et al.. (2000). Epidemiology of fetal alcohol syndrome in a South African community in the Western Cape Province. American Journal of Public Health. 90(12). 1905–1912. 244 indexed citations

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