Devender Roberts

5.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Devender Roberts is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Devender Roberts has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 7 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Devender Roberts's work include Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (6 papers), Pregnancy-related medical research (5 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (4 papers). Devender Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (6 papers), Pregnancy-related medical research (5 papers) and Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (4 papers). Devender Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. Devender Roberts's co-authors include Stuart R. Dalziel, Nancy Medley, Julie Brown, Žarko Alfirević, Vanessa Martlew, Andrew Drakeley, Mark D. Kilby, James P Neilson, Simon Gates and Stephen Walkinshaw and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

Devender Roberts

24 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth

2017 1.2k citations Devender Roberts, Julie Brown et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth

2006 1.1k citations Devender Roberts, Stuart R. Dalziel Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Devender Roberts United Kingdom	13	1.8k	1.7k	799	660	521	24	2.9k
Xiang Y. Ye Canada	30	984 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	307 0.4×	361 0.5×	1.0k 2.0×	148	2.9k
Isabelle Wilkins United States	22	1.2k 0.7×	592 0.3×	635 0.8×	267 0.4×	450 0.9×	58	2.0k
R. Katie Morris United Kingdom	32	2.9k 1.6×	549 0.3×	1.6k 2.0×	381 0.6×	616 1.2×	158	4.1k
Ola Andersson Sweden	19	886 0.5×	688 0.4×	803 1.0×	94 0.1×	258 0.5×	67	2.0k
Scott Sullivan United States	15	1.5k 0.8×	208 0.1×	1.2k 1.5×	418 0.6×	353 0.7×	50	5.2k
R H Kaufman United States	8	1.3k 0.8×	470 0.3×	982 1.2×	305 0.5×	300 0.6×	13	2.2k
D. L. Economides United Kingdom	30	1.9k 1.1×	331 0.2×	976 1.2×	229 0.3×	652 1.3×	68	2.8k
K. Maršál Sweden	16	1.4k 0.8×	492 0.3×	1.2k 1.5×	261 0.4×	214 0.4×	21	2.3k
Baha M. Sibai United States	33	2.7k 1.5×	481 0.3×	3.4k 4.2×	372 0.6×	413 0.8×	67	4.4k
James F. King Australia	28	1.1k 0.6×	697 0.4×	946 1.2×	900 1.4×	476 0.9×	71	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Devender Roberts

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Fields of papers citing papers by Devender Roberts

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Devender Roberts

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20 of 20 papers shown

Goodfellow, Laura, et al.. (2024). Preterm prelabour rupture of membranes before 23 weeks’ gestation: prospective observational study. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). e000729–e000729. 5 indexed citations

Hooft, Janneke van ’t, et al.. (2022). Amnioinfusion versus Usual Care in Women with Prelabor Rupture of Membranes in Midtrimester: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Short- and Long-Term Outcomes. Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy. 49(7-8). 321–332. 3 indexed citations

Heazell, Alexander, Kate Timms, Rebecca Scott, et al.. (2020). Associations between consumption of coffee and caffeinated soft drinks and late stillbirth—Findings from the Midland and North of England stillbirth case-control study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 256. 471–477. 6 indexed citations

Kingdon, Carol, Devender Roberts, M. Turner, et al.. (2019). Inequalities and stillbirth in the UK: a meta-narrative review. BMJ Open. 9(9). e029672–e029672. 24 indexed citations

Heazell, Alexander, Jayne Budd, Minglan Li, et al.. (2018). Alterations in maternally perceived fetal movement and their association with late stillbirth: findings from the Midland and North of England stillbirth case–control study. BMJ Open. 8(7). e020031–e020031. 45 indexed citations

Budd, Jayne, Tomasina Stacey, Bill Martin, Devender Roberts, & Alexander Heazell. (2018). Women’s experiences of being invited to participate in a case-control study of stillbirth - findings from the Midlands and North of England Stillbirth Study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 18(1). 317–317. 6 indexed citations

Care, Angharad, et al.. (2018). Cervical pessary for short cervix in high risk pregnant women: 5 years experience in a single centre. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 33(8). 1–7. 8 indexed citations

Wald, Nicholas, Wayne J. Huttly, Jonathan P. Bestwick, et al.. (2017). Prenatal reflex DNA screening for trisomies 21, 18, and 13. Genetics in Medicine. 20(8). 825–830. 19 indexed citations

Roberts, Devender, Julie Brown, Nancy Medley, & Stuart R. Dalziel. (2017). Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 12. CD004454–CD004454. 1159 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mitchell, Edwin A., Tomasina Stacey, Bill Martin, et al.. (2014). The Midland and North of England Stillbirth Study (MiNESS). BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 14(1). 171–171. 23 indexed citations

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Roberts, Devender, Sarah Vause, William L. Martin, et al.. (2014). Amnioinfusion in preterm premature rupture of membranes (AMIPROM): a randomised controlled trial of amnioinfusion versus expectant management in very early preterm premature rupture of membranes – a pilot study. Health Technology Assessment. 18(21). 1–135. 21 indexed citations

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Barton, Christopher, Elizabeth Sweeney, Devender Roberts, & Jo McPartland. (2010). Fibroblast growth receptor-3 (FGFR3) G375C mutation in a case of achondroplasia and thanatophoric dysplasia phenotypic overlap. Clinical Dysmorphology. 19(3). 146–149. 2 indexed citations

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Becker, Kristin, Helen E. Hughes, Devender Roberts, et al.. (2007). Early fetal death associated with compound heterozygosity for Noonan syndrome‐causative PTPN11 mutations. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A. 143A(11). 1249–1252. 8 indexed citations

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Roberts, Devender & Stuart R. Dalziel. (2006). Antenatal corticosteroids for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. CD004454–CD004454. 1066 indexed citations breakdown →

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McCann, Emma, et al.. (2005). Pontomedullary disconnection: fetal and neonatal considerations. Pediatric Radiology. 35(8). 812–814. 14 indexed citations

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Roberts, Devender & Denise Kitchiner. (2004). Antenatal diagnosis of fetal heart disease. Hospital Medicine. 65(7). 396–399. 3 indexed citations

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Drakeley, Andrew, Devender Roberts, & Žarko Alfirević. (2003). Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing pregnancy loss in women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2010(2). CD003253–CD003253. 119 indexed citations

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Alfirević, Žarko, Devender Roberts, & Vanessa Martlew. (2002). How strong is the association between maternal thrombophilia and adverse pregnancy outcome?. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 101(1). 6–14. 240 indexed citations

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Roberts, Devender, et al.. (2001). Computerised antenatal fetal heart rate recordings between 24 and 28 weeks of gestation. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 108(8). 858–862. 18 indexed citations

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Roberts, Devender, et al.. (1998). The fetal outcome in pregnancies with isolated reduced amniotic fluid volume in the third trimester. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 26(5). 390–395. 14 indexed citations

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