David J.P. Barker

58.6k total citations · 18 hit papers
241 papers, 37.8k citations indexed

About

David J.P. Barker is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, David J.P. Barker has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 37.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 198 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 99 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 66 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in David J.P. Barker's work include Birth, Development, and Health (197 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (89 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (54 papers). David J.P. Barker is often cited by papers focused on Birth, Development, and Health (197 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (89 papers) and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (54 papers). David J.P. Barker collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Finland and United States. David J.P. Barker's co-authors include Clive Osmond, Keith M. Godfrey, C. N. Hales, Johan G. Eriksson, Tom Forsén, Caroline Fall, Kent L. Thornburg, Eero Kajantie, Eero Kajantie and Peter D. Gluckman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Cell.

In The Last Decade

David J.P. Barker

240 papers receiving 36.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Type 2 (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus: the thrifty phenotype hypothesis

1992 2.3k citations David J.P. Barker et al. profile →
Fetal nutrition and cardiovascular disease in adult life

1993 2.1k citations David J.P. Barker, Keith M. Godfrey et al. The Lancet profile →
The origins of the developmental origins theory

2007 2.0k citations David J.P. Barker profile →
INFANT MORTALITY, CHILDHOOD NUTRITION, AND ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE IN ENGLAND AND WALES

1986 1.9k citations David J.P. Barker The Lancet profile →
Developmental plasticity and human health

2004 1.2k citations David J.P. Barker, Keith M. Godfrey et al. profile →
Trajectories of Growth among Children Who Have Coronary Events as Adults

2005 1.1k citations David J.P. Barker, Clive Osmond et al. profile →
Fetal nutrition and adult disease

2000 994 citations Keith M. Godfrey, David J.P. Barker American Journal of Clinical Nutrition profile →
Catch-up growth in childhood and death from coronary heart disease: longitudinal study

1999 858 citations Johan G. Eriksson, Tom Forsén et al. BMJ profile →
Relation of Serial Changes in Childhood Body-Mass Index to Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Young Adulthood

2004 734 citations Caroline Fall, Clive Osmond et al. profile →
Fetal programming and adult health

2001 707 citations Keith M. Godfrey, David J.P. Barker Public Health Nutrition profile →
Adult Consequences of Fetal Growth Restriction

2006 692 citations David J.P. Barker profile →
Mothers, Babies and Disease in Later Life

1994 687 citations David J.P. Barker profile →
Fetal and infant origins of adult disease

2001 593 citations David J.P. Barker profile →
Maternal nutrition, fetal nutrition, and disease in later life

1997 588 citations David J.P. Barker profile →
Thinness at birth and insulin resistance in adult life

1994 551 citations David J.P. Barker, Clive Osmond et al. profile →
Restriction sites containing CpG show a higher frequency of polymorphism in human DNA

1984 508 citations David J.P. Barker et al. profile →
Elevated Plasma Cortisol Concentrations: A Link between Low Birth Weight and the Insulin Resistance Syndrome?1

1998 503 citations David J.P. Barker, Caroline Fall et al. profile →
Boys live dangerously in the womb

2009 417 citations Johan G. Eriksson, Eero Kajantie et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Ultra-Highly Sensitive DNA Detection with Conducting Polymer-Modified Electrodes: Mechanism, Manufacture and Prospects for Rapid e-PCR 2022 ·Journal of The Electrochemical Society ·Bicheng Zhu, (unknown), (unknown), Eddie Chan, David J.P. Barker, Clive W. Evans, David E. Williams, (unknown)	3
2	Cognitive ability and decline after early life stress exposure 2013 ·Neurobiology of Aging ·Anu‐Katriina Pesonen, Johan G. Eriksson, Kati Heinonen, Eero Kajantie, Soile Tuovinen, Hanna Alastalo, Markus Henriksson, (unknown), Clive Osmond, David J.P. Barker, Katri Räikkönen	48
3	Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Finnish Men and Women Separated Temporarily From Their Parents in Childhood—A Life Course Study 2012 ·Psychosomatic Medicine ·Hanna Alastalo, Katri Räikkönen, Anu‐Katriina Pesonen, Clive Osmond, David J.P. Barker, Kati Heinonen, Eero Kajantie, Johan G. Eriksson	27
4	Inter-generational social mobility following early life stress 2011 ·Annals of Medicine ·Anu‐Katriina Pesonen, Katri Räikkönen, Eero Kajantie, Kati Heinonen, Clive Osmond, David J.P. Barker, Tom Forsén, Johan G. Eriksson	13
5	The Early Origins of Chronic Heart Failure: Impaired Placental Growth and Initiation of Insulin Resistance in Childhood 2010 ·European Journal of Heart Failure ·David J.P. Barker, Jill M. Gelow, Kent L. Thornburg, Clive Osmond, Eero Kajantie, Johan G. Eriksson	135
6	Simultaneous relationships between procedure volume and mortality: do they bias studies of mortality at specialty hospitals? 2010 ·Health Economics ·David J.P. Barker, Gary E. Rosenthal, Peter Cram	13
7	In preeclampsia, the placenta grows slowly along its minor axis 2009 ·The International Journal of Developmental Biology ·Eero Kajantie, Kent L. Thornburg, Johan G. Eriksson, Clive Osmond, David J.P. Barker	75
8	The surface area of the placenta and hypertension in the offspring in later life 2009 ·The International Journal of Developmental Biology ·David J.P. Barker, Kent L. Thornburg, Clive Osmond, Eero Kajantie, Johan G. Eriksson	159
9	Birth Weight, Infant Weight Gain, and Cause-specific Mortality 2005 ·American Journal of Epidemiology ·Holly Syddall, Avan Aihie Sayer, Shirley Simmonds, Clive Osmond, Vanessa Cox, Elaine Dennison, David J.P. Barker, Cyrus Cooper	100
10	Fetal programming and adult health breakdown → 2001 ·Public Health Nutrition ·Keith M. Godfrey, David J.P. Barker	707
11	Effects of Prenatal Exposure to the Dutch Famine on Adult Disease in Later Life: An Overview 2001 ·Twin Research ·Tessa J. Roseboom, Jan van der Meulen, Anita C.J. Ravelli, Clive Osmond, David J.P. Barker, Otto P. Bleker	118
12	Fetal nutrition and adult disease breakdown → 2000 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Keith M. Godfrey, David J.P. Barker	994
13	100Mb/s Transmissions over Short Reach SI-POF Links: Experimental Demonstration of Extended Reach Systems 1996 ·PubMed ·David J.P. Barker, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	71
14	Weight in infancy and prevalence of coronary heart disease in adult life 1995 ·BMJ ·Caroline Fall, M Vijayakumar, David J.P. Barker, Clive Osmond, S Duggleby	165
15	Maternal and Fetal Origins of Coronary Heart Disease 1994 ·Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London ·David J.P. Barker	51
16	The Intrauterine Origins of Cardiovascular and Obstructive Lung Disease in Adult Life 1991 ·Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London ·David J.P. Barker	7
17	Muscle Strength, Activity, Housing and the Risk of Falls in Elderly People 1989 ·Age and Ageing ·C Wickham, Cyrus Cooper, B.M. Margetts, David J.P. Barker	160
18	Dietary calcium, physical activity, and risk of hip fracture: a prospective study. 1989 ·BMJ ·C Wickham, Kerryann Walsh, Cyrus Cooper, David J.P. Barker, B.M. Margetts, J. S. Morris, Stuart Bruce	235
19	INFANT MORTALITY, CHILDHOOD NUTRITION, AND ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE IN ENGLAND AND WALES breakdown → 1986 ·The Lancet ·David J.P. Barker	1901
20	The quality of life after cardiac surgery. 1981 ·BMJ ·J K Ross, James L. Monro, (unknown), (unknown), Jacquelyn Marsh, David J.P. Barker	12

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