David A. Savitz

30.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
461 papers, 22.2k citations indexed

About

David A. Savitz is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to data from OpenAlex, David A. Savitz has authored 461 papers receiving a total of 22.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 129 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 125 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 116 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Recurrent topics in David A. Savitz's work include Air Quality and Health Impacts (68 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (58 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (57 papers). David A. Savitz is often cited by papers focused on Air Quality and Health Impacts (68 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (58 papers) and Birth, Development, and Health (57 papers). David A. Savitz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. David A. Savitz's co-authors include Amy H. Herring, John M. Thorp, Cande V. Ananth, Anna Maria Siega‐Riz, Cheryl R. Stein, Nancy Dole, Kyle Steenland, Tony Fletcher, Esther M. John and Dana Loomis and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Environmental Science & Technology.

In The Last Decade

David A. Savitz

449 papers receiving 21.1k citations

Hit Papers

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CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER AND EXPOSURE TO 60-HZ MAGNETIC FIELDS

1988 567 citations David A. Savitz et al. American Journal of Epidemiology profile →
Epidemiologic Evidence on the Health Effects of Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)

2010 531 citations David A. Savitz et al. profile →
The risk factors for postpartum depression: A population-based study

2017 287 citations David A. Savitz et al. profile →
Can Cross-Sectional Studies Contribute to Causal Inference? It Depends

2022 119 citations David A. Savitz, Gregory A. Wellenius American Journal of Epidemiology profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Deployment to Military Bases With Open Burn Pits and Mental Health Conditions and Injury Mortality Among US Veterans 2025 ·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·(unknown), Amal N. Trivedi, Anila Bello, William J. Culpepper, (unknown), Joseph Gasper, (unknown), Lan Jiang, (unknown), Aaron Schneiderman, Gregory A. Wellenius, Susan Woskie, David A. Savitz	0
2	Evidence-based water fluoridation policy 2025 ·Science Advances ·David A. Savitz	0
3	Deployment to Military Bases With Open Burn Pits and Respiratory and Cardiovascular Disease 2024 ·JAMA Network Open ·David A. Savitz, Susan Woskie, Anila Bello, (unknown), Joseph Gasper, Lan Jiang, (unknown), Gregory A. Wellenius, Amal N. Trivedi	13
4	Ambient air pollution and rate of spontaneous abortion 2023 ·Environmental Research ·Amelia K. Wesselink, Kipruto Kirwa, Perry Hystad, Joel D. Kaufman, Adam A. Szpiro, Mary D. Willis, David A. Savitz, Jonathan I. Levy, Kenneth J. Rothman, Ellen M. Mikkelsen, Anne Sofie Dam Laursen, Elizabeth E. Hatch, Lauren A. Wise	6
5	Preconception sleep duration, non-daytime work schedules, and incidence of spontaneous abortion: a prospective cohort study 2023 ·Human Reproduction ·Julia C. Bond, (unknown), Jennifer J. Yland, Amelia K. Wesselink, Tong Wang, Mary D. Willis, Elizabeth E. Hatch, Kenneth J. Rothman, David A. Savitz, Michael L. Eisenberg, Lauren A. Wise	3
6	Enhancing Epidemiology’s Impact on Policy: Mediation by Expert Committees 2023 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·David A. Savitz	2
7	A prospective cohort study of preconception COVID-19 vaccination and miscarriage 2023 ·Human Reproduction ·Jennifer J. Yland, Amelia K. Wesselink, Annette K. Regan, Elizabeth E. Hatch, Kenneth J. Rothman, David A. Savitz, Tanran R. Wang, Krista F. Huybrechts, Sonia Hernández–Dı́az, Michael L. Eisenberg, Lauren A. Wise	3
8	Neonatal and Maternal Outcomes of Pregnancies following Stillbirth 2023 ·American Journal of Perinatology ·(unknown), (unknown), Phinnara Has, Nina K. Ayala, (unknown), David A. Savitz, Adam K. Lewkowitz	2
9	Burn Pit Exposure Assessment to Support a Cohort Study of US Veterans of the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan 2023 ·Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ·Susan Woskie, Anila Bello, (unknown), Lan Jiang, Amal N. Trivedi, David A. Savitz	18
10	A prospective study of preconception asthma and spontaneous abortion 2022 ·Annals of Epidemiology ·Jennifer J. Yland, (unknown), Elizabeth E. Hatch, Sydney K. Willis, Tanran R. Wang, Ellen M. Mikkelsen, David A. Savitz, Allan J. Walkey, Kenneth J. Rothman, Lauren A. Wise	5
11	Maternal urinary concentrations of organophosphate ester metabolites: associations with gestational weight gain, early life anthropometry, and infant eating behaviors among mothers-infant pairs in Rhode Island 2020 ·Environmental Health ·(unknown), Nicola L. Hawley, Antonia M. Calafat, Nayana K. Jayatilaka, (unknown), Phinnara Has, Lisa G. Gallagher, David A. Savitz, Joseph M. Braun, Erika F. Werner, Megan E. Romano	27
12	Term Labor Induction and Cesarean Delivery Risk among Obese Women with and without Comorbidities 2020 ·American Journal of Perinatology ·Kimberly B. Glazer, Valery A. Danilack, Alison E. Field, Erika F. Werner, David A. Savitz	8
13	Effects of prenatal bacterial infection on cognitive performance in early childhood 2019 ·Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology ·Young A Lee, George D. Papandonatos, David A. Savitz, William C. Heindel, Stephen L. Buka	13
14	Demographic and Behavioral Predictors of Severe Fetomaternal Hemorrhage: A Case-Control Study 2016 ·Neonatology ·Annemarie Stroustrup, (unknown), (unknown), David A. Savitz	2
15	A case-control study of maternal exposure to chromium and infant low birth weight in China 2015 ·Chemosphere ·Wei Xia, Jie Hu, Bin Zhang, Yuanyuan Li, John Pierce Wise, Bryan A. Bassig, Aifen Zhou, David A. Savitz, Chao Xiong, Jinzhu Zhao, Xiaofu Du, Yanqiu Zhou, Xinyun Pan, (unknown), (unknown), Minmin Jiang, Peng Yang, Zhengmin Qian, Tongzhang Zheng, Shunqing Xu	49
16	Maternal Pre-pregnancy Overweight and Obesity and the Risk of Cesarean Delivery in Nulliparous Women 2005 ·Annals of Epidemiology ·Anjel Vahratian, Anna Maria Siega‐Riz, David A. Savitz, Jun Zhang	97
17	Fish consumption and coronary heart disease: A review of data on the dose-response relationship 2005 ·American Journal of Preventive Medicine ·Ariane König, (unknown), Colleen Bouzan, Connor We, P.M. Kris-Etherton, George M. Gray, (unknown), David A. Savitz, Steven M. Teutsch	1
18	Vitamin C intake and the risk of preterm delivery 2003 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Anna Maria Siega‐Riz, Joanne H. E. Promislow, David A. Savitz, John M. Thorp, (unknown)	76
19	Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethene, polychlorinated biphenyls, and breast cancer among African-American and white women in North Carolina. 2000 ·PubMed ·Robert C. Millikan, Emily DeVoto, Eric J. Duell, Chiu Kit Tse, David A. Savitz, Jennifer Beach, Sharon N. Edmiston, Susan T. Jackson, Beth Newman	102
20	Pracental abruption and its association with hypertension and prolonged rupture of membranes: A methodologic review and meta-analysis 1996 ·Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Cande V. Ananth, David A. Savitz, Michael A. Williams	165

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