David J. McLernon

10.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
97 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

David J. McLernon is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Reproductive Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. McLernon has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 35 papers in Reproductive Medicine and 20 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in David J. McLernon's work include Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (33 papers), Reproductive Health and Technologies (29 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (23 papers). David J. McLernon is often cited by papers focused on Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (33 papers), Reproductive Health and Technologies (29 papers) and Ovarian function and disorders (23 papers). David J. McLernon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Australia. David J. McLernon's co-authors include Siladitya Bhattacharya, Ewout W. Steyerberg, Maarten van Smeden, Laure Wynants, Ben Van Calster, Abha Maheshwari, Amanda Lee, Peter T. Donnan, John Dillon and Mairead Black and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

In The Last Decade

David J. McLernon

95 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Calibration: the Achilles heel of predictive analytics

2019 910 citations Ben Van Calster, David J. McLernon et al. BMC Medicine profile →
ESHRE good practice recommendations on recurrent implantation failure

2023 92 citations David J. McLernon et al. Human Reproduction Open profile →

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Morten Andersen Denmark

Clare Bankhead United Kingdom

Sengwee Toh United States

Bert Aertgeerts Belgium

Pelham Barton United Kingdom

Robert W. Dubois United States

Susan E. Andrade United States

Joe Kai United Kingdom

Laure Wynants Belgium

Joerg Hasford Germany

Morten Andersen Denmark

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David J. McLernon

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20 of 20 papers shown

Raja, Edwin Amalraj, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Abha Maheshwari, & David J. McLernon. (2023). A comparison of perinatal outcomes following fresh blastocyst or cleavage stage embryo transfer in singletons and twins and between singleton siblings. Human Reproduction Open. 2023(2). hoad003–hoad003. 6 indexed citations

Bhattacharya, Siladitya, et al.. (2023). External validation of models for predicting cumulative live birth over multiple complete cycles of IVF treatment. Human Reproduction. 38(10). 1998–2010. 8 indexed citations

McLernon, David J., et al.. (2023). Incidence and risk factors of institutionalisation in Parkinson's disease and atypical parkinsonism. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 118. 105928–105928. 2 indexed citations

Pana, Tiberiu A., et al.. (2021). Country-level determinants of the severity of the first global wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: an ecological study. BMJ Open. 11(2). e042034–e042034. 28 indexed citations

Pana, Tiberiu A., Mamas A. Mamas, Joao H. Bettencourt‐Silva, et al.. (2021). Predicting 10-year stroke mortality: development and validation of a nomogram. Acta Neurologica Belgica. 122(3). 685–693. 13 indexed citations

Bennett, Tom, et al.. (2021). Prevalence of PErioperAtive CHildhood obesitY in children undergoing general anaesthesia in the UK: a prospective, multicentre, observational cohort study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 127(6). 953–961. 9 indexed citations

McLernon, David J., et al.. (2021). Outcomes following Notched Ruthenium-106 Plaque Brachytherapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanomas. Ocular Oncology and Pathology. 7(6). 411–417. 4 indexed citations

McLernon, David J., et al.. (2020). Incidence of paediatric unplanned day-case admissions in the UK and Ireland: a prospective multicentre observational study. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 124(4). 463–472. 14 indexed citations

Wynants, Laure, Maarten van Smeden, David J. McLernon, et al.. (2019). Three myths about risk thresholds for prediction models. BMC Medicine. 17(1). 192–192. 114 indexed citations

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ElMokhallalati, Yousuf, Rik van Eekelen, Siladitya Bhattacharya, & David J. McLernon. (2019). Treatment-independent live birth after in-vitro fertilisation: a retrospective cohort study of 2,133 women. Human Reproduction. 34(8). 1470–1478. 13 indexed citations

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Pana, Tiberiu A., Adrian D. Wood, Mamas A. Mamas, et al.. (2019). Myocardial infarction after acute ischaemic stroke: Incidence, mortality and risk factors. Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 140(3). 219–228. 12 indexed citations

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Bhattacharya, Siladitya, et al.. (2017). Cumulative live birth rates following miscarriage in an initial complete cycle of IVF: a retrospective cohort study of 112 549 women. Human Reproduction. 32(11). 2287–2297. 12 indexed citations

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Burton, Christopher, David J. McLernon, Amanda Lee, & Peter Murchie. (2017). Distinguishing variation in referral accuracy from referral threshold: analysis of a national dataset of referrals for suspected cancer. BMJ Open. 7(8). e016439–e016439. 11 indexed citations

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Black, Mairead, David J. McLernon, Jane E. Norman, & Siladitya Bhattacharya. (2015). Childhood health problems following planned caesarean delivery at term: a population-based retrospective cohort study of Scottish data. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 122. 4–4. 1 indexed citations

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Black, Mairead, David J. McLernon, Jane E. Norman, & Siladitya Bhattacharya. (2015). Childhood learning disability and cerebral palsy following planned caesarean delivery: a population-based retrospective cohort study of Scottish data. British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 122. 75–75. 1 indexed citations

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McLernon, David J., Peter T. Donnan, Frank Sullivan, et al.. (2014). Prediction of liver disease in patients whose liver function tests have been checked in primary care: model development and validation using population-based observational cohorts. BMJ Open. 4(6). e004837–e004837. 25 indexed citations

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McLernon, David J., Jonathan J. Powell, Ravin Jugdaohsingh, & Helen M. Macdonald. (2012). Do lifestyle choices explain the effect of alcohol on bone mineral density in women around menopause?. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 95(5). 1261–1269. 28 indexed citations

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Avery, Anthony, Claire Anderson, Heather Fortnum, et al.. (2011). Evaluation of patient reporting of adverse drug reactions to the UK ‘Yellow Card Scheme’: literature review, descriptive and qualitative analyses, and questionnaire surveys. Health Technology Assessment. 15(20). 1–234, iii. 252 indexed citations

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Donnan, Peter T., David J. McLernon, John Dillon, et al.. (2009). Development of a decision support tool for primary care management of patients with abnormal liver function tests without clinically apparent liver disease: a record-linkage population cohort study and decision analysis (ALFIE). Health Technology Assessment. 13(25). iii–iv, ix. 56 indexed citations

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Walker, Lynn M., et al.. (2009). Randomized controlled trial of intubation with the McGrath® Series 5 videolaryngoscope by inexperienced anaesthetists. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 103(3). 440–445. 66 indexed citations

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