Heather J. Fullerton

63.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
129 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

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Heather J. Fullerton is a scholar working on Neurology, Epidemiology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Heather J. Fullerton has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Neurology, 49 papers in Epidemiology and 49 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Heather J. Fullerton's work include Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (37 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (36 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (32 papers). Heather J. Fullerton is often cited by papers focused on Blood Coagulation and Thrombosis Mechanisms (37 papers), Acute Ischemic Stroke Management (36 papers) and Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications (32 papers). Heather J. Fullerton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Heather J. Fullerton's co-authors include S. Claiborne Johnston, Yvonne W. Wu, Stephen Sidney, Gabrielle deVeber, Shoujun Zhao, Timothy J. Bernard, Catherine Amlie‐Lefond, Wade S. Smith, Nalin Gupta and Nancy K. Hills and has published in prestigious journals such as Circulation, Blood and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

Heather J. Fullerton

126 papers receiving 6.2k citations

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Management of Stroke in Neonates and Children: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

2019 389 citations Heather J. Fullerton, Timothy J. Bernard et al. Stroke profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heather J. Fullerton United States	44	2.7k	2.4k	2.4k	1.2k	977	129	6.4k
Vijeya Ganesan United Kingdom	37	1.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.7×	1.8k 0.7×	874 0.7×	719 0.7×	117	4.6k
Lori C. Jordan United States	39	1.5k 0.6×	1.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	602 0.5×	926 0.9×	179	4.6k
Fenwick T. Nichols United States	31	912 0.3×	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	888 0.7×	642 0.7×	74	5.2k
Susanne M. Benseler Canada	44	2.8k 1.1×	951 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 1.4×	308 0.3×	193	7.6k
Mark T. Mackay Australia	40	1.0k 0.4×	1.6k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	658 0.5×	1.6k 1.6×	161	5.1k
Gabrielle deVeber Canada	61	5.7k 2.2×	5.3k 2.2×	6.5k 2.7×	2.2k 1.8×	2.7k 2.7×	214	13.9k
Barney J. Stern United States	47	2.7k 1.0×	3.4k 1.4×	446 0.2×	3.9k 3.2×	307 0.3×	114	8.2k
Yvonne W. Wu United States	43	972 0.4×	1.3k 0.5×	944 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	4.2k 4.3×	106	6.8k
Robert D. Brown United States	57	6.9k 2.6×	4.1k 1.7×	431 0.2×	5.3k 4.3×	148 0.2×	199	12.8k
Jacqueline A. Bello United States	31	671 0.3×	876 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	382 0.3×	834 0.9×	85	3.8k

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Fullerton, Heather J., Nancy K. Hills, Max Wintermark, et al.. (2025). Evidence of Varicella Zoster Virus Reactivation in Children With Arterial Ischemic Stroke: Results of the VIPS II Study.. PubMed. 14(6). e039184–e039184. 2 indexed citations

Bhatia, Kartik, Darren B. Orbach, Todd Abruzzo, et al.. (2025). Recommendations from the International Paediatric Stroke Organization on pediatric neurointerventional best practices based on Delphi consensus. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 18(4). 1184–1189.

Mrakotsky, Christine, Mathilde Chevignard, Nomazulu Dlamini, et al.. (2025). Pediatric Intracerebral Hemorrhage Management—Consensus Statement of the International Pediatric Stroke Organization—Part 2: Outcomes, Rehabilitation, and Transition to Adulthood. Journal of the American Heart Association. 15(1). e039595–e039595.

Fox, Christine K., Nancy K. Hills, Janet L. Kwiatkowski, et al.. (2022). Hemorrhagic Stroke in Children and Adults With Sickle Cell Anemia: The Post-STOP Cohort. Stroke. 53(11). e463–e466. 9 indexed citations

Sheth, Kevin N., Christopher D. Anderson, Alessandro Biffi, et al.. (2022). Maximizing Brain Health After Hemorrhagic Stroke: Bugher Foundation Centers of Excellence. Stroke. 53(3). 1020–1029.

Hak, Jean‐François, Grégoire Boulouis, Basile Kerleroux, et al.. (2021). Pediatric brain arteriovenous malformation recurrence: a cohort study, systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. 14(6). 611–617. 14 indexed citations

Sporns, Peter B., Marios‐Nikos Psychogios, Heather J. Fullerton, et al.. (2020). Neuroimaging of Pediatric Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 9(5). 1518–1518. 8 indexed citations

Fullerton, Heather J., Nicholas Stence, Nancy K. Hills, et al.. (2018). Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy of Childhood. Stroke. 49(11). 2590–2596. 39 indexed citations

Roddy, Erika, Katherine Sear, Erin Felton, et al.. (2016). Presence of cerebral microbleeds is associated with worse executive function in pediatric brain tumor survivors. Neuro-Oncology. 18(11). now163–now163. 42 indexed citations

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Hills, Nancy K., Gabrielle deVeber, Carol Glaser, et al.. (2014). Abstract 39: Infection, Vaccination, and Childhood Stroke: Preliminary Results of the Vascular Effects of Infection in Pediatric Stroke (VIPS) Study. Stroke. 45(suppl_1). 1 indexed citations

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Reeves, Sarah L., Thomas M. Braun, Kevin J. Dombkowski, et al.. (2014). The Role of Neighborhoods in the Receipt of Transcranial Doppler Screening Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 37(4). 269–273. 8 indexed citations

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Fox, Christine K., Hannah C. Glass, Stephen Sidney, Daniel H. Lowenstein, & Heather J. Fullerton. (2013). Acute seizures predict epilepsy after childhood stroke. Annals of Neurology. 74(2). 249–256. 67 indexed citations

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Hills, Nancy K., S. Claiborne Johnston, Stephen Sidney, Brandon A. Zielinski, & Heather J. Fullerton. (2012). Recent trauma and acute infection as risk factors for childhood arterial ischemic stroke. Annals of Neurology. 72(6). 850–858. 58 indexed citations

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Hills, Nancy K., et al.. (2010). The 5-year direct medical cost of neonatal and childhood stroke in a population-based cohort. Neurology. 74(5). 372–378. 62 indexed citations

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Fox, Christine K. & Heather J. Fullerton. (2010). Recent Advances in Childhood Arterial Ischemic Stroke. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 12(4). 217–224. 21 indexed citations

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Amlie‐Lefond, Catherine & Heather J. Fullerton. (2010). Rashes, Sniffles, and Stroke: A Role for Infection in Ischemic Stroke of Childhood. Infectious Disorders - Drug Targets. 10(2). 67–75. 18 indexed citations

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Gelfand, Amy A., Heather J. Fullerton, & Peter J. Goadsby. (2010). Child Neurology: Migraine with aura in children. Neurology. 75(5). e16–9. 17 indexed citations

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Amlie‐Lefond, Catherine, Guillaume Sébire, & Heather J. Fullerton. (2008). Recent developments in childhood arterial ischaemic stroke. The Lancet Neurology. 7(5). 425–435. 93 indexed citations

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Bernard, Timothy J., Neil A. Goldenberg, Jennifer Armstrong, Catherine Amlie‐Lefond, & Heather J. Fullerton. (2008). Treatment of childhood arterial ischemic stroke. Annals of Neurology. 63(6). 679–696. 35 indexed citations

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Fullerton, Heather J., Yvonne W. Wu, Shoujun Zhao, & S. Claiborne Johnston. (2003). Risk of stroke in children. Neurology. 61(2). 189–194. 386 indexed citations

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