Frank R. Witter

10.1k citations

162 papers · 7.2k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 47

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health top 0.2%
Obstetrics and Gynecology top 0.1%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 0.5%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 0.5%
Rheumatology top 0.5%

Co-authors: Michelle Petri Lynn R. Goldman Megan E. B. Clowse Laurence S. Magder Rolf U. Halden Julie B. Herbstman Benjamin J. Apelberg Laura E. Caulfield
Topics: Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (42 papers)Birth, Development, and Health (40 papers)Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (21 papers)
Cited by: Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Journals: New England Journal of Medicine JAMA Environmental Science & Technology
Partner nations: United States Canada Tanzania

In The Last Decade

Frank R. Witter

159 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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Cord Serum Concentrations of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in Relation to Weight and Size at Birth

2007 502 citations Benjamin J. Apelberg, Frank R. Witter et al. Environmental Health Perspectives profile →

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1	Evaluation of Congenital Syphilis: Use of an Algorithm in a Reverse Sequence Testing System 2018 ·PEDIATRICS ·Ibukunoluwa Akinboyo,May Chen,Paul K. Sue,Pamela Donohue,Khalil G. Ghanem,Barbara Detrick,Frank R. Witter,Kathleen R. Page,Ravit Arav‐Boger,W. Christopher Golden	1
2	Cord Blood Methylmercury and Fetal Growth Outcomes in Baltimore Newborns: Potential Confounding and Effect Modification by Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Selenium, and Sex 2015 ·Environmental Health Perspectives ·Ellen M. Wells,Julie B. Herbstman,Yu Lin,Jeffery M. Jarrett,Carl P. Verdon,(unknown),Kathleen L. Caldwell,Joseph R. Hibbeln,Frank R. Witter,Rolf U. Halden,Lynn R. Goldman	38
3	Prenatal mercury concentration is associated with changes in DNA methylation atTCEANC2in newborns 2015 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Kelly M. Bakulski,(unknown),Jason I. Feinberg,Ellen M. Wells,Shannon Brown,Julie B. Herbstman,Frank R. Witter,Rolf U. Halden,Kathleen L. Caldwell,Mary Ellen Mortensen,Andrew E. Jaffe,Jack Moye,Laura E. Caulfield,Yi Pan,Lynn R. Goldman,Andrew P. Feinberg,M. Daniele Fallin	46
4	Association of selenium and copper with lipids in umbilical cord blood 2014 ·Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease ·Ellen M. Wells,Ana Navas‐Acién,Benjamin J. Apelberg,Julie B. Herbstman,Jeffery M. Jarrett,Yu Lin,Carl P. Verdon,(unknown),Kathleen L. Caldwell,Joseph R. Hibbeln,Rolf U. Halden,Frank R. Witter,Lynn R. Goldman	19
5	DNA methylation shows genome-wide association ofNFIX,RAPGEF2andMSRB3with gestational age at birth 2012 ·International Journal of Epidemiology ·Hwa-Jin Lee,Andrew E. Jaffe,Jason I. Feinberg,Rakel Tryggvadóttir,Shannon Brown,Carolina Montaño,Martin J. Aryee,Rafael A. Irizarry,Julie B. Herbstman,Frank R. Witter,Lynn R. Goldman,Andrew P. Feinberg,M. Daniele Fallin	55
6	Prenatal Maternal Stress and Cord Blood Innate and Adaptive Cytokine Responses in an Inner-City Cohort 2010 ·American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ·Rosalind J. Wright,Cynthia M. Visness,Agustin Calatroni,Mitchell H. Grayson,(unknown),Megan Sandel,Aviva Lee-Parritz,Robert A. Wood,Meyer Kattan,Gordon R. Bloomberg,Melissa Burger,Alkis Togias,Frank R. Witter,Rhoda Sperling,Yoel Sadovsky,James E. Gern	181
7	The Urban Environment and Childhood Asthma (URECA) birth cohort study: design, methods, and study population 2009 ·BMC Pulmonary Medicine ·James E. Gern,Cynthia M. Visness,Peter J. Gergen,Robert A. Wood,Gordon R. Bloomberg,George O'connor,Meyer Kattan,Hugh A. Sampson,Frank R. Witter,Megan Sandel,Wayne G. Shreffler,Rosalind J. Wright,Samuel J. Arbes,William W. Busse	73
8	Vitamin D Insufficiency Is Prevalent among Pregnant African American Adolescents 2009 ·Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology ·Lisa M. Davis,Shih-Chen Chang,Jeri Mancini,Maureen Schulman Nathanson,Frank R. Witter,Kimberly O’Brien	59
9	Association between anaemia during pregnancy and blood loss at and after delivery among women with vaginal births in Pemba Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. 2008 ·PubMed Central ·Justine A. Kavle,Rebecca J. Stoltzfus,Frank R. Witter,James M. Tielsch,Sabra S. Khalfan,Laura E. Caulfield	111
10	The Hispanic Paradox in Twin Pregnancies 2005 ·Twin Research and Human Genetics ·Barbara Luke,Morton B. Brown,Ruta Misiunas,Víctor Hugo González-Quintero,Clark Nugent,Cosmas van de Ven,Frank R. Witter,Roger Newman,Mary E. D’Alton,Gary D.V. Hankins,David W. Grainger,George A. Macones	4
11	Birth weight references for triplets 2004 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·(unknown),Barbara Luke,(unknown),Ruta Misiunas,Clark Nugent,Carmella van de Ven,D. Martin,Víctor Hugo González-Quintero,(unknown),Frank R. Witter,Jill Mauldin,Roger Newman	21
12	Fetal femur length is influenced by maternal dairy intake in pregnant African American adolescents 2003 ·American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ·Shih-Chen Chang,Kimberly O’Brien,Maureen Schulman Nathanson,Laura E. Caulfield,Jeri Mancini,Frank R. Witter	66
13	Preterm labor, placental abruption, and premature rupture of membranes in relation to maternal violence or verbal abuse 1999 ·The Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine ·Joseph B. Shumway,Patricia O’Campo,Andrea C. Gielen,Frank R. Witter,(unknown),Karin J. Blakemore	71
14	Implications of the Institute of Medicine weight gain recommendations for preventing adverse pregnancy outcomes in black and white women. 1998 ·American Journal of Public Health ·Laura E. Caulfield,Rebecca J. Stoltzfus,Frank R. Witter	44
15	Determinants of gestational weight gain outside the recommended ranges among black and white women 1996 ·Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Laura E. Caulfield,Frank R. Witter,Rebecca J. Stoltzfus	109
16	Urogenital infection in preeclampsia 1995 ·International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics ·(unknown),Frank R. Witter	59
17	Modulation of α-interferon's antiviral and clinical effects by aspirin, acetaminophen, and prednisone in healthy volunteers 1995 ·Antiviral Research ·Craig W. Hendrix,Brent G. Petty,Amina S. Woods,(unknown),Frank R. Witter,Whaijen Soo,Diane E. Griffin,Paul S. Lietman	4
18	A randomized trial of prostaglandin E2 in a controlled-release vaginal pessary for cervical ripening at term 1992 ·American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ·Frank R. Witter,Laura Rocco,(unknown)	75
19	Time Course of Interferon Levels, Antiviral State, 2′,5′-Oligoadenylate Synthetase and Side Effects in Healthy Men 1987 ·Journal of Interferon Research ·(unknown),Frank R. Witter,Diane E. Griffin,Paul I. Nadler,Amina S. Woods,Debra L. Wood,Paul S. Lietman	28
20	Premature rupture of the membranes and prolonged latency. 1981 ·PubMed ·John Johnson,Norman H. Daikoku,Jennifer R. Niebyl,Timothy R.B. Johnson,Victor A. Khouzami,Frank R. Witter	93

About Frank R. Witter

Frank R. Witter is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, having authored 162 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (42 papers), Birth, Development, and Health (40 papers) and Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (21 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2.4k citations), Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health (2.8k citations) and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis (1.2k citations). Frank R. Witter has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Tanzania. Frequent co-authors include Michelle Petri, Lynn R. Goldman, Megan E. B. Clowse, Laurence S. Magder, Rolf U. Halden, Julie B. Herbstman, Benjamin J. Apelberg, Laura E. Caulfield, Larry L. Needham and Kimberly O’Brien. Their work appears in journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Environmental Science & Technology.

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