Dena Towner

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
47 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Dena Towner is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Dena Towner has authored 47 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 17 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 11 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Dena Towner's work include Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (13 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (11 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (6 papers). Dena Towner is often cited by papers focused on Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (13 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (11 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (6 papers). Dena Towner collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Israel. Dena Towner's co-authors include William M. Gilbert, Mary Ames Castro, Elaine Eby-Wilkens, Beate Danielsen, Dina El Kady, Lloyd H. Smith, J.G. Anderson, Yvonne W. Wu, David V. Glidden and Siri L. Kjos and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, PLoS ONE and Diabetes Care.

In The Last Decade

Dena Towner

46 papers receiving 1.4k 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.

Effect of Mode of Delivery in Nulliparous Women on Neonatal Intracranial Injury

1999 502 citations Dena Towner, Mary Ames Castro et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Dena Towner United States	16	804	729	383	326	166	47	1.5k
Sina Haeri United States	27	864 1.1×	900 1.2×	521 1.4×	397 1.2×	202 1.2×	88	1.8k
David Peleg Israel	22	514 0.6×	352 0.5×	359 0.9×	406 1.2×	95 0.6×	84	1.4k
Éric Verspyck France	26	1.1k 1.4×	1.1k 1.5×	708 1.8×	614 1.9×	125 0.8×	160	2.2k
Shinji Katsuragi Japan	21	405 0.5×	336 0.5×	137 0.4×	314 1.0×	224 1.3×	92	1.3k
Zvi Vaknin Israel	25	500 0.6×	824 1.1×	484 1.3×	342 1.0×	133 0.8×	108	1.6k
Lorenza Driul Italy	20	504 0.6×	796 1.1×	363 0.9×	178 0.5×	109 0.7×	165	1.6k
Isabelle Wilkins United States	22	1.2k 1.5×	635 0.9×	395 1.0×	450 1.4×	592 3.6×	58	2.0k
Frank H. Boehm United States	21	826 1.0×	431 0.6×	302 0.8×	441 1.4×	527 3.2×	94	1.7k
Joseph A. Spinnato United States	28	796 1.0×	910 1.2×	485 1.3×	285 0.9×	262 1.6×	72	2.1k
Uwe Hasbargen Germany	20	436 0.5×	497 0.7×	187 0.5×	268 0.8×	130 0.8×	68	1.1k

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Du, Yuheng, Alexandra Gurary, Annette Lum‐Jones, et al.. (2025). Multiomics analysis of umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells from a multiethnic cohort of Hawaii reveals the intergenerational effect of maternal prepregnancy obesity and risks for cancers. GigaScience. 14. 1 indexed citations

Benny, Paula, Xun Zhu, Travers Ching, et al.. (2019). Maternal cardiovascular-related single nucleotide polymorphisms, genes, and pathways associated with early-onset preeclampsia. PLoS ONE. 14(9). e0222672–e0222672. 6 indexed citations

Towner, Dena, et al.. (2018). Delayed Appearance of a Traumatic Fetal Intracranial Hemorrhage. Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2018(1). 1465034–1465034. 2 indexed citations

Towner, Dena, et al.. (2016). Systemic and placental α-klotho: Effects of preeclampsia in the last trimester of gestation. Placenta. 41. 53–61. 23 indexed citations

Ching, Travers, James C. Ha, Min‐Ae Song, et al.. (2015). Genome-scale hypomethylation in the cord blood DNAs associated with early onset preeclampsia. Clinical Epigenetics. 7(1). 21–21. 45 indexed citations

Rhee-Morris, Laila, et al.. (2015). Increased false positive Down syndrome screening in women with sickle cell anemia. Prenatal Diagnosis. 35(8). 797–800.

Baer, Rebecca J., Robert J. Currier, Chin‐Shang Li, et al.. (2014). Population-based biomarker screening and the development of severe preeclampsia in California. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 211(4). 377.e1–377.e8. 25 indexed citations

Towner, Dena, et al.. (2012). Pregnancy Outcome in Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 120(Part 2). 480–483. 24 indexed citations

Towner, Dena, et al.. (2010). Comparison of Single Versus Multiple Echogenic Foci in the Fetal Heart Regarding Risk of Aneuploidy. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 29(7). 1061–1067. 4 indexed citations

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Boe, Nina, Laila Rhee-Morris, Dena Towner, & Anita J. Moon‐Grady. (2008). Prenatal Diagnosis of Omphalocele and Left Atrial Isomerism (Polysplenia) Including Complex Congenital Heart Disease With Ventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 27(7). 1117–1121. 6 indexed citations

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Towner, Dena, John P. McGahan, Laila Rhee-Morris, & Eugenio O. Gerscovich. (2007). The dynamic fetal brain. Journal of Clinical Ultrasound. 35(5). 238–244. 2 indexed citations

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McGahan, John P., Anita J. Moon‐Grady, Anokh Pahwa, et al.. (2007). Potential Pitfalls and Methods of Improving In Utero Diagnosis of Transposition of the Great Arteries, Including the Baby Bird's Beak Image. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 26(11). 1499–1510. 9 indexed citations

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Towner, Dena, Sonal Gandhi, & Dina El Kady. (2006). Obstetric outcomes in women with elevated maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 194(6). 1676–1681. 34 indexed citations

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Towner, Dena, et al.. (2006). Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura/hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP/HUS) in pregnancy: A population based study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 195(6). S202–S202. 2 indexed citations

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Kady, Dina El, William M. Gilbert, J.G. Anderson, et al.. (2004). Trauma during pregnancy: an analysis of maternal and fetal outcomes in a large population. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 190(6). 1661–1668. 186 indexed citations

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Towner, Dena, et al.. (2004). Cervical length measurements in pregnancy are longer when measured with three-dimensional transvaginal ultrasound. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 16(3). 167–170. 7 indexed citations

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McGahan, John P., et al.. (2003). Sonographic Detection of In Utero Isolated Cerebellar Hemorrhage. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 22(6). 649–652. 14 indexed citations

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Towner, Dena, et al.. (2001). Prenatal ultrasound findings in a fetus with paternal uniparental disomy 14q12‐qter. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology. 18(3). 268–271. 17 indexed citations

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Towner, Dena, Mary Ames Castro, Elaine Eby-Wilkens, & William M. Gilbert. (2000). Effect of Mode of Delivery in Nulliparous Women on Neonatal Intracranial Injury. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 55(5). 276–277. 58 indexed citations

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Towner, Dena, Mary Ames Castro, Elaine Eby-Wilkens, & William M. Gilbert. (1999). Effect of Mode of Delivery in Nulliparous Women on Neonatal Intracranial Injury. New England Journal of Medicine. 341(23). 1709–1714. 502 indexed citations breakdown →

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