Heidelise Als

11.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
84 papers, 7.9k citations indexed

About

Heidelise Als is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Pharmacy. According to data from OpenAlex, Heidelise Als has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 7.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 28 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 17 papers in Pharmacy. Recurrent topics in Heidelise Als's work include Infant Development and Preterm Care (51 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (28 papers) and Infant Health and Development (17 papers). Heidelise Als is often cited by papers focused on Infant Development and Preterm Care (51 papers), Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (28 papers) and Infant Health and Development (17 papers). Heidelise Als collaborates with scholars based in United States, Iran and Switzerland. Heidelise Als's co-authors include T. Berry Brazelton, Gloria B. McAnulty, Edward Z. Tronick, Frank H. Duffy, Lauren B. Adamson, Barry M. Lester, Samantha Butler, Linda Gilkerson, Johan G. Blickman and Simon K. Warfield and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Heidelise Als

83 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

The Infant's Response to Entrapment between Contradictory Messages in Face-to-Face Interaction

1978 1.2k citations Edward Z. Tronick, Heidelise Als et al. profile →
Early Experience Alters Brain Function and Structure

2004 633 citations Heidelise Als, Frank H. Duffy et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Individualized Developmental Care for the Very Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infant

1994 501 citations Heidelise Als profile →
Toward a synactive theory of development: Promise for the assessment and support of infant individuality

1982 442 citations Heidelise Als profile →
Individualized Behavioral and Environmental Care for the Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infant at High Risk for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Developmental Outcome

1986 373 citations Heidelise Als, Frank H. Duffy et al. PEDIATRICS profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Heidelise Als United States	41	5.1k	2.4k	2.1k	1.9k	1.1k	84	7.9k
T. Berry Brazelton United States	39	1.8k 0.4×	416 0.2×	1.7k 0.8×	2.9k 1.5×	2.1k 1.8×	149	6.8k
William P. Fifer United States	37	2.1k 0.4×	565 0.2×	996 0.5×	768 0.4×	712 0.6×	168	5.7k
Michael M. Myers United States	43	1.9k 0.4×	496 0.2×	751 0.4×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	178	5.2k
Linda L. LaGasse United States	46	3.9k 0.8×	445 0.2×	401 0.2×	1.3k 0.7×	479 0.4×	122	5.8k
Judith F. Feldman United States	45	2.3k 0.5×	762 0.3×	296 0.1×	917 0.5×	376 0.3×	100	5.1k
Anu‐Katriina Pesonen Finland	54	3.5k 0.7×	782 0.3×	196 0.1×	1.6k 0.8×	615 0.6×	238	7.9k
Linda C. Mayes United States	52	4.6k 0.9×	233 0.1×	397 0.2×	1.8k 0.9×	2.6k 2.3×	197	9.7k
Elysia Poggi Davis United States	51	4.0k 0.8×	657 0.3×	271 0.1×	3.7k 1.9×	1.8k 1.6×	168	9.9k
Rosario Montirosso Italy	31	1.7k 0.3×	629 0.3×	614 0.3×	1.0k 0.5×	485 0.4×	121	3.0k
Linda C. Mayes United States	59	2.5k 0.5×	279 0.1×	751 0.4×	6.4k 3.3×	4.1k 3.6×	237	11.7k

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Ferber, Sari Goldstein, Heidelise Als, Gloria B. McAnulty, Gil Klinger, & Aron Weller. (2021). Multi-level hypothalamic neuromodulation of self-regulation and cognition in preterm infants: Towards a control systems model. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 9. 100109–100109. 5 indexed citations

Ostermann, Thomas, et al.. (2018). Physiological and emotional effects of pentatonic live music played for preterm neonates and their mothers in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit: A randomized controlled trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 41. 240–246. 21 indexed citations

Duffy, Frank H., et al.. (2017). A unique pattern of cortical connectivity characterizes patients with attention deficit disorders: a large electroencephalographic coherence study. BMC Medicine. 15(1). 51–51. 14 indexed citations

Duffy, Frank H., Gloria B. McAnulty, Yaman Z. Ekşioğlu, et al.. (2014). Corticosteroid therapy in regressive autism: a retrospective study of effects on the Frequency Modulated Auditory Evoked Response (FMAER), language, and behavior. BMC Neurology. 14(1). 70–70. 39 indexed citations

McAnulty, Gloria B., Frank H. Duffy, Sandra Kosta, et al.. (2013). School-age effects of the newborn individualized developmental care and assessment program for preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction: preliminary findings. BMC Pediatrics. 13(1). 25–25. 48 indexed citations

Duffy, Frank H., et al.. (2013). The relationship of Asperger’s syndrome to autism: a preliminary EEG coherence study. BMC Medicine. 11(1). 175–175. 38 indexed citations

Duffy, Frank H. & Heidelise Als. (2012). A stable pattern of EEG spectral coherence distinguishes children with autism from neuro-typical controls - a large case control study. BMC Medicine. 10(1). 64–64. 148 indexed citations

Als, Heidelise, Frank H. Duffy, Gloria B. McAnulty, et al.. (2012). NIDCAP improves brain function and structure in preterm infants with severe intrauterine growth restriction. Journal of Perinatology. 32(10). 797–803. 118 indexed citations

Als, Heidelise & Gloria B. McAnulty. (2011). The Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) with Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC): Comprehensive Care for Preterm Infants. Current Women s Health Reviews. 7(3). 288–301. 128 indexed citations

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Als, Heidelise, Frank H. Duffy, Gloria B. McAnulty, et al.. (2010). Is the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) effective for preterm infants with intrauterine growth restriction?. Journal of Perinatology. 31(2). 130–136. 54 indexed citations

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Als, Heidelise, et al.. (2009). Frühzeitiges entwicklungsneurologisches Screening frühgeborener Kinder von Geburt an. Klinische Pädiatrie. 221(7). 450–453. 1 indexed citations

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Butler, Samantha & Heidelise Als. (2008). Individualized developmental care improves the lives of infants born preterm. Acta Paediatrica. 97(9). 1173–1175. 30 indexed citations

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Als, Heidelise, Linda Gilkerson, Frank H. Duffy, et al.. (2003). A Three-Center, Randomized, Controlled Trial of Individualized Developmental Care for Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants: Medical, Neurodevelopmental, Parenting, and Caregiving Effects. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics. 24(6). 399–408. 252 indexed citations

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Als, Heidelise. (1998). Developmental care in the newborn intensive care unit. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 10(2). 138–142. 95 indexed citations

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Als, Heidelise, et al.. (1996). Effectiveness of individualized neurodevelopmental care in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Acta Paediatrica. 85(s416). 21–30. 66 indexed citations

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Duffy, Frank H., Heidelise Als, & Gloria B. McAnulty. (1990). Behavioral and Electrophysiological Evidence for Gestational Age Effects in Healthy Preterm and Fullterm Infants Studied Two Weeks after Expected Due Date. Child Development. 61(4). 1271–1271. 57 indexed citations

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Lester, Barry M., Heidelise Als, & T. Berry Brazelton. (1982). Regional Obstetric Anesthesia and Newborn Behavior: A Reanalysis toward Synergistic Effects. Child Development. 53(3). 687–687. 178 indexed citations

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Tronick, Edward Z., Heidelise Als, & T. Berry Brazelton. (1980). Monadic phases: A structural descriptive analysis of infant–mother face to face interaction.. Merrill-palmer Quarterly. 26(1). 3–24. 134 indexed citations

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Tronick, Edward Z., et al.. (1976). Regional Obstetric Anesthesia and Newborn Behavior: Effect Over the First Ten Days of Life. PEDIATRICS. 58(1). 94–100. 46 indexed citations

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Brazelton, T. Berry, et al.. (1975). Early Mother‐Infant Reciprocity. Novartis Foundation symposium. 137–154. 168 indexed citations

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