D. Kim Waller

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
98 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

D. Kim Waller is a scholar working on Surgery, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Kim Waller has authored 98 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Surgery, 33 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 32 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in D. Kim Waller's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (21 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (20 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (20 papers). D. Kim Waller is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (21 papers), Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (20 papers) and Folate and B Vitamins Research (20 papers). D. Kim Waller collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. D. Kim Waller's co-authors include Mark A. Canfield, Charlotte A. Hobbs, Peter H. Langlois, Adolfo Correa, Suzanne M. Gilboa, Mario A. Cleves, Lorenzo D. Botto, George C. Cunningham, Tiffany Riehle‐Colarusso and Gary M. Shaw and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and American Journal of Epidemiology.

In The Last Decade

D. Kim Waller

97 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

Diabetes mellitus and birth defects 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400
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. Diabetes mellitus and birth defects
    2008 497 citations Adolfo Correa, Suzanne M. Gilboa et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Kim Waller United States 36 1.6k 1.3k 1.2k 704 658 98 4.7k
Charlotte M. Druschel United States 43 2.1k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 823 0.7× 528 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 160 6.6k
Richard S. Olney United States 39 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 470 0.4× 627 0.9× 983 1.5× 104 4.7k
Helen Dolk United Kingdom 52 3.4k 2.1× 2.1k 1.7× 958 0.8× 575 0.8× 1.6k 2.4× 176 8.2k
José F. Cordero United States 44 2.0k 1.3× 742 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 379 0.5× 1.2k 1.8× 177 7.2k
Christopher S. Kovács Canada 49 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 872 0.7× 710 1.0× 1.3k 2.1× 141 11.3k
Cathy R. Wasserman United States 19 889 0.6× 718 0.6× 449 0.4× 1.2k 1.6× 548 0.8× 29 3.8k
Marlene Anderka United States 31 938 0.6× 776 0.6× 478 0.4× 375 0.5× 811 1.2× 57 3.0k
Charlotte A. Hobbs United States 43 2.2k 1.4× 1.6k 1.3× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 2.1× 986 1.5× 127 6.1k
Laura E. Mitchell United States 43 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 440 0.4× 962 1.4× 928 1.4× 213 6.5k
Paul A. Romitti United States 46 1.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.3× 805 0.7× 836 1.2× 1.0k 1.6× 256 7.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Kim Waller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Kim Waller

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shewale, Jitesh B., et al.. (2019). Microcephaly inpatient hospitalization and potential Zika outbreak in Texas: A cost and predicted economic burden analysis. Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 30. 67–72. 4 indexed citations
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Hoang, Thanh T., Yunping Lei, Laura E. Mitchell, et al.. (2018). Maternal Lactase Polymorphism (rs4988235) Is Associated with Neural Tube Defects in Offspring in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Journal of Nutrition. 149(2). 295–303. 3 indexed citations
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Razzaghi, Hilda, Sarah C. Tinker, Amy H. Herring, et al.. (2016). Impact of Missing Data for Body Mass Index in an Epidemiologic Study. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 20(7). 1497–1505. 15 indexed citations
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Wallace, Susannah Kish, D. Kim Waller, Barbara C. Tilley, et al.. (2015). Place of Death among Hospitalized Patients with Cancer at the End of Life. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 18(8). 667–676. 15 indexed citations
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Lupo, Philip J., Mark A. Canfield, Wei Lu, et al.. (2012). Diabetes and Obesity-Related Genes and the Risk of Neural Tube Defects in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 176(12). 1101–1109. 41 indexed citations
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Duong, Hao T., Adrienne T. Hoyt, Suzan L. Carmichael, et al.. (2012). Is maternal parity an independent risk factor for birth defects?. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 94(4). 230–236. 49 indexed citations
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Ramadhani, Tunu, Mark A. Canfield, Noha H. Farag, et al.. (2011). Do foreign‐ and U.S.‐born mothers across racial/ethnic groups have a similar risk profile for selected sociodemographic and periconceptional factors?. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 91(9). 823–830. 7 indexed citations
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Duong, Hao T., S. Shahrukh Hashmi, Tunu Ramadhani, et al.. (2011). Maternal use of hot tub and major structural birth defects. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 91(9). 836–841. 32 indexed citations
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Hashmi, S. Shahrukh, M. Shayne Gallaway, D. Kim Waller, Peter H. Langlois, & Jacqueline T. Hecht. (2010). Maternal fever during early pregnancy and the risk of oral clefts. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 88(3). 186–194. 42 indexed citations
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Lupo, Philip J., Elaine Symanski, Wenyaw Chan, et al.. (2010). Differences in exposure assignment between conception and delivery: the impact of maternal mobility. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 24(2). 200–208. 117 indexed citations
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Lupo, Philip J., Elaine Symanski, D. Kim Waller, et al.. (2010). Polytomous logistic regression as a tool for exploring heterogeneity across birth defect subtypes: An example using anencephaly and spina bifida. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 88(8). 701–705. 8 indexed citations
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Lupo, Philip J., Elaine Symanski, D. Kim Waller, et al.. (2010). Maternal Exposure to Ambient Levels of Benzene and Neural Tube Defects among Offspring: Texas, 1999–2004. Environmental Health Perspectives. 119(3). 397–402. 100 indexed citations
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Ramadhani, Tunu, Vanessa L. Short, Mark A. Canfield, et al.. (2009). Are birth defects among Hispanics related to maternal nativity or number of years lived in the United States?. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 85(9). 755–763. 22 indexed citations
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Canfield, Mark A., Tunu Ramadhani, Gary M. Shaw, et al.. (2009). Anencephaly and spina bifida among Hispanics: Maternal, sociodemographic, and acculturation factors in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Research Part A Clinical and Molecular Teratology. 85(7). 637–646. 60 indexed citations
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Canfield, Mark A., Tunu Ramadhani, Peter H. Langlois, & D. Kim Waller. (2006). Residential mobility patterns and exposure misclassification in epidemiologic studies of birth defects. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. 16(6). 538–543. 120 indexed citations
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Tita, Alan, et al.. (2005). Evidence-based reproductive health care in Cameroon: population-based study of awareness, use and barriers.. PubMed. 83(12). 895–903. 42 indexed citations
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Hashmi, S. Shahrukh, D. Kim Waller, Peter H. Langlois, Mark A. Canfield, & Jacqueline T. Hecht. (2005). Prevalence of nonsyndromic oral clefts in Texas: 1995–1999. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 134A(4). 368–372. 79 indexed citations
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Waller, D. Kim, Alan Tita, & John F. Annegers. (2003). Rates of twinning before and after fortification of foods in the US with folic acid, Texas, 1996 to 1998. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 17(4). 378–383. 24 indexed citations
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Waller, D. Kim, M Agass, David Mant, et al.. (1990). Health checks in general practice: another example of inverse care?. BMJ. 300(6732). 1115–1118. 89 indexed citations
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Goldman, Lynn R., Daniel F. Smith, Raymond Neutra, et al.. (1990). Pesticide Food Poisoning from Contaminated Watermelons in California, 1985. Archives of Environmental Health An International Journal. 45(4). 229–236. 26 indexed citations

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