Emily Shepherd

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Emily Shepherd is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Emily Shepherd has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 20 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 13 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Emily Shepherd's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (13 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (10 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (9 papers). Emily Shepherd is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (13 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (10 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (9 papers). Emily Shepherd collaborates with scholars based in Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Emily Shepherd's co-authors include Caroline A Crowther, Philippa Middleton, Philippa Middleton, Judith Streak Gomersall, Maria Makrides, Joanna Tieu, Jacqueline F. Gould, Shanshan Han, Sjúrđur F. Olsen and Jane M. Alsweiler and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Spine and PLoS Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Emily Shepherd

45 papers receiving 2.2k 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.

Omega-3 fatty acid addition during pregnancy

2018 290 citations Philippa Middleton, Judith Streak Gomersall et al. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews profile →
Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term

2018 242 citations Philippa Middleton, Emily Shepherd et al. 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
Emily Shepherd Australia	25	1.3k	1.0k	542	539	285	45	2.3k
Rebecca F. Goldstein Australia	12	1.4k 1.1×	673 0.7×	408 0.8×	773 1.4×	121 0.4×	25	2.3k
Valerie Holmes United Kingdom	23	1.3k 1.0×	892 0.9×	295 0.5×	484 0.9×	123 0.4×	68	2.2k
Diane Farrar United Kingdom	23	1.4k 1.0×	887 0.9×	606 1.1×	390 0.7×	263 0.9×	59	2.3k
Wing Hung Tam Hong Kong	29	1.7k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	521 1.0×	743 1.4×	95 0.3×	123	3.0k
Martina Persson Sweden	25	1.4k 1.1×	1.1k 1.1×	499 0.9×	564 1.0×	116 0.4×	69	2.6k
Mark A. Klebanoff United States	27	2.1k 1.6×	2.0k 1.9×	274 0.5×	748 1.4×	156 0.5×	43	3.5k
Marja Vääräsmäki Finland	32	1.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.9×	553 1.0×	691 1.3×	166 0.6×	107	3.7k
Susanna Y. Huh United States	17	469 0.4×	733 0.7×	180 0.3×	744 1.4×	338 1.2×	46	2.2k
Tanya K. Sorensen United States	30	2.2k 1.7×	1.2k 1.2×	350 0.6×	942 1.7×	94 0.3×	61	2.9k
Kristine Y. Lain United States	19	3.1k 2.3×	1.6k 1.6×	942 1.7×	436 0.8×	113 0.4×	28	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Emily Shepherd

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Fields of papers citing papers by Emily Shepherd

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Emily Shepherd

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Shepherd, Emily, Kai Liu, Maria Makrides, et al.. (2024). The Effects of Prenatal Iron Supplementation on Offspring Neurodevelopment in Upper Middle- or High-Income Countries: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 16(15). 2499–2499. 1 indexed citations

Shepherd, Emily, Shona Goldsmith, Lex W. Doyle, et al.. (2024). Magnesium Sulfate Before Preterm Birth for Neuroprotection. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 144(2). 161–170. 4 indexed citations

Shepherd, Emily, et al.. (2024). The effects of parenteral fish oil on neurodevelopment in preterm infants: A narrative review. Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids. 201. 102620–102620. 3 indexed citations

Shepherd, Emily, Sarah McIntyre, Hayley Smithers‐Sheedy, et al.. (2020). Linking data from a large clinical trial with the Australian Cerebral Palsy Register. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 62(10). 1170–1175. 2 indexed citations

Tapmeier, Thomas T., Sanjiv Manek, Kelly M. Schiabor Barrett, et al.. (2020). Protocol for a longitudinal, prospective cohort study investigating the biology of uterine fibroids and endometriosis, and patients’ quality of life: the FENOX study. BMJ Open. 10(3). e032220–e032220. 9 indexed citations

Middleton, Philippa, Emily Shepherd, Jonathan Morris, Caroline A Crowther, & Judith Streak Gomersall. (2020). Induction of labour at or beyond 37 weeks' gestation. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(8). CD004945–CD004945. 125 indexed citations

Shepherd, Emily & Rosalie M Grivell. (2020). Aspirin (single dose) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(7). 12 indexed citations

Alsweiler, Jane M., Abigail E. Moore, Stephen Brown, et al.. (2020). Interventions to prevent women from developing gestational diabetes mellitus: an overview of Cochrane Reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2020(9). CD012394–CD012394. 99 indexed citations

Shepherd, Emily, Rehana A Salam, Anne Synnes, et al.. (2019). Antenatal magnesium sulphate and adverse neonatal outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS Medicine. 16(12). e1002988–e1002988. 46 indexed citations

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Middleton, Philippa, Judith Streak Gomersall, Jacqueline F. Gould, et al.. (2019). Omega-3 Fatty Acid Addition During Pregnancy. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 74(4). 189–191. 52 indexed citations

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Alsweiler, Jane M., Abigail E. Moore, Stephen Brown, et al.. (2019). Interventions to prevent women developing gestational diabetes mellitus: an overview of Cochrane Reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 5 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Emily, Rehana A Salam, Philippa Middleton, et al.. (2018). Neonatal interventions for preventing cerebral palsy: an overview of Cochrane Systematic Reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2018(6). CD012409–CD012409. 64 indexed citations

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Wojcieszek, Aleena M., Emily Shepherd, Philippa Middleton, et al.. (2017). Interventions for investigating and identifying the causes of stillbirth. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 13 indexed citations

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Middleton, Philippa, Emily Shepherd, Vicki Flenady, Rosemary McBain, & Caroline A Crowther. (2017). Planned early birth versus expectant management (waiting) for prelabour rupture of membranes at term (37 weeks or more). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017(1). CD005302–CD005302. 104 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Emily, et al.. (2017). Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test. 2(1). 6 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Emily, et al.. (2017). Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin with interferon-alpha versus intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin for treating non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017(3). CD012112–CD012112. 44 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Emily, Rehana A Salam, Philippa Middleton, et al.. (2017). Antenatal and intrapartum interventions for preventing cerebral palsy: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017(8). CD012077–CD012077. 67 indexed citations

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Tieu, Joanna, Philippa Middleton, Caroline A Crowther, & Emily Shepherd. (2017). Preconception care for diabetic women for improving maternal and infant health. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2017(8). CD007776–CD007776. 29 indexed citations

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Shepherd, Emily & Clive Seale. (2010). Eating disorders in the media: The changing nature of UK newspaper reports. European Eating Disorders Review. 18(6). 486–495. 24 indexed citations

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Gertzbein, S. D., Randall Betz, Thomas J. Errico, et al.. (1996). Semirigid Instrumentation in the Management of Lumbar Spinal Conditions Combined With Circumferential Fusion. Spine. 21(16). 1918–1925. 90 indexed citations

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