David A. Aitken

2.6k total citations
43 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

David A. Aitken is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Aitken has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 15 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 9 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in David A. Aitken's work include Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (21 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (11 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (10 papers). David A. Aitken is often cited by papers focused on Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (21 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (11 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (10 papers). David A. Aitken collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. David A. Aitken's co-authors include Jennifer A. Crossley, J. M. Connor, Alan D. Cameron, Gordon C. S. Smith, Emily Stenhouse, Grant M. Duthie, Warren Young, James N. Macri, Esther Berry and Richard Dobbie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

David A. Aitken

41 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David A. Aitken United Kingdom 22 1.3k 813 406 262 248 43 2.0k
Koichiro Shimoya Japan 27 377 0.3× 442 0.5× 32 0.1× 162 0.6× 482 1.9× 114 2.2k
Virgil McKie United States 24 712 0.5× 141 0.2× 282 0.7× 333 1.3× 34 0.1× 43 3.2k
Jean‐François Oury France 26 1.0k 0.8× 291 0.4× 177 0.4× 12 0.0× 211 0.9× 81 2.0k
Elin Grundberg United States 26 187 0.1× 108 0.1× 190 0.5× 219 0.8× 73 0.3× 65 2.2k
Mustafa Akçakuş Türkiye 20 499 0.4× 261 0.3× 56 0.1× 27 0.1× 115 0.5× 94 1.2k
Siegfried Rotmensch United States 25 988 0.8× 754 0.9× 75 0.2× 7 0.0× 568 2.3× 77 2.1k
Jacqueline A. Maybin United Kingdom 23 191 0.1× 1.3k 1.6× 75 0.2× 15 0.1× 481 1.9× 43 2.2k
Michael Preece United Kingdom 16 327 0.3× 76 0.1× 24 0.1× 158 0.6× 79 0.3× 26 1.5k
Tamás Marton Hungary 17 472 0.4× 252 0.3× 47 0.1× 11 0.0× 102 0.4× 70 1.0k
Elisabeth Krampl United Kingdom 19 994 0.8× 472 0.6× 131 0.3× 4 0.0× 134 0.5× 40 1.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David A. Aitken

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shipton, Deborah, et al.. (2013). Monitoring Population Levels of Alcohol Consumption in Pregnant Women: A Case for Using Biomarkers. Substance Use & Misuse. 48(8). 569–573. 8 indexed citations
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Smith, Gordon C. S., Jennifer A. Crossley, David A. Aitken, et al.. (2007). Circulating Angiogenic Factors in Early Pregnancy and the Risk of Preeclampsia, Intrauterine Growth Restriction, Spontaneous Preterm Birth, and Stillbirth. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 109(6). 1316–1324. 175 indexed citations
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Smith, Gordon C. S., Syed Imran Ali Shah, Jennifer A. Crossley, et al.. (2006). Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein A and Alpha-fetoprotein and Prediction of Adverse Perinatal Outcome. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 107(1). 161–166. 116 indexed citations
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Cuckle, Howard, et al.. (2004). Age‐standardisation when target setting and auditing performance of Down syndrome screening programmes. Prenatal Diagnosis. 24(11). 851–856. 42 indexed citations
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Crossley, Jennifer A., et al.. (2002). Combined ultrasound and biochemical screening for Down's Syndrome in the first trimester: a Scottish multicentre study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 109(6). 667–676. 102 indexed citations
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Smith, Gordon C. S., Emily Stenhouse, Jennifer A. Crossley, et al.. (2002). Early-pregnancy origins of low birth weight. Nature. 417(6892). 916–916. 102 indexed citations
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Berry, Esther, et al.. (2000). Is maternal serum total hCG a marker of trisomy 21 in the first trimester of pregnancy?. Prenatal Diagnosis. 20(4). 311–317. 29 indexed citations
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Aitken, David A. & David Jenkins. (1998). Anthropometric-based selection and sprint kayak training in children. Journal of Sports Sciences. 16(6). 539–543. 23 indexed citations
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Wallace, Euan M., et al.. (1998). Inhibin‐B and pro‐αC‐containing inhibins in amniotic fluid from chromosomally normal and Down syndrome pregnancies. Prenatal Diagnosis. 18(3). 213–217. 9 indexed citations
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Wallace, Euan M., Jennifer A. Crossley, Savitri C. Ritoe, Nigel P. Groome, & David A. Aitken. (1997). Maternal serum inhibin‐A in pregnancies complicated by insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 104(8). 946–948. 19 indexed citations
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Wallace, Euan M., Simon C. Riley, Jennifer A. Crossley, et al.. (1997). Dimeric Inhibins in Amniotic Fluid, Maternal Serum, and Fetal Serum in Human Pregnancy1. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 82(1). 218–222. 67 indexed citations
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Berry, Esther, David A. Aitken, Jennifer A. Crossley, James N. Macri, & J. M. Connor. (1997). Screening for Down's syndrome: changes in marker levels and detection rates between first and second trimesters. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 104(7). 811–817. 51 indexed citations
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Aitken, David A., et al.. (1996). PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS BY ENZYME ANALYSIS IN 15 PREGNANCIES AT RISK FOR THE LESCH–NYHAN SYNDROME. Prenatal Diagnosis. 16(7). 647–651. 5 indexed citations
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Aitken, David A., Euan M. Wallace, Jennifer A. Crossley, et al.. (1996). Dimeric Inhibin A as a Marker for Down's Syndrome in Early Pregnancy. New England Journal of Medicine. 334(19). 1231–1236. 140 indexed citations
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Berry, Esther, David A. Aitken, Jennifer A. Crossley, James N. Macri, & J. M. Connor. (1995). Analysis of maternal serum alpha‐fetoprotein and free beta human chorionic gonadotrophin in the first trimester: Implications for down's syndrome screening. Prenatal Diagnosis. 15(6). 555–565. 26 indexed citations
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Cameron, Alan D., Karl W. Murphy, M. B. McNay, et al.. (1994). Midtrimester chorionic villus sampling: An alternative approach?. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 171(4). 1035–1037. 4 indexed citations
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Macri, James N., Kevin Spencer, David A. Aitken, et al.. (1993). First‐trimester free beta (hCG) screening for Down syndrome. Prenatal Diagnosis. 13(7). 557–562. 69 indexed citations
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Aitken, David A., Jennifer A. Crossley, Esther Berry, et al.. (1993). First‐trimester biochemical screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities and neural tube defects. Prenatal Diagnosis. 13(8). 681–689. 59 indexed citations
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Waters, Jonathan J., et al.. (1990). Trisomy 20q caused by der (X)t(X;20)(q28;q11.2). American Journal of Medical Genetics. 36(3). 310–312. 12 indexed citations
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Stewart, Jane, et al.. (1988). The Effects of Acute and Life-Long Food Restriction on Basal and Stress-Induced Serum Corticosterone Levels in Young and Aged Rats*. Endocrinology. 123(4). 1934–1941. 67 indexed citations

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