Helena Backman

640 total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 222 citations indexed

About

Helena Backman is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Helena Backman has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 222 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 6 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 4 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Helena Backman's work include Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (10 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (4 papers) and Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (3 papers). Helena Backman is often cited by papers focused on Gestational Diabetes Research and Management (10 papers), Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (4 papers) and Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects (3 papers). Helena Backman collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Australia and Austria. Helena Backman's co-authors include David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel, Helena Teede, Emily Gianatti, Michael Peek, Jeff R. Flack, Arianne Sweeting, Vincent Wong, Christopher J. Nolan and N. Wah Cheung and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

In The Last Decade

Helena Backman

10 papers receiving 215 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.

Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosed Early in Pregnancy

2023 152 citations David Simmons, Jincy Immanuel et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helena Backman Sweden	7	192	90	78	39	15	12	222
Sofie Vandeginste Belgium	8	280 1.5×	172 1.9×	101 1.3×	37 0.9×	18 1.2×	8	306
Farah Mekahli Belgium	8	280 1.5×	172 1.9×	101 1.3×	37 0.9×	18 1.2×	8	306
Katrien De Clippel Belgium	8	280 1.5×	172 1.9×	101 1.3×	37 0.9×	18 1.2×	8	306
Els Dufraimont Belgium	8	286 1.5×	173 1.9×	104 1.3×	37 0.9×	21 1.4×	12	318
Suja Padmanabhan Australia	9	169 0.9×	47 0.5×	99 1.3×	46 1.2×	14 0.9×	20	208
Elena Mion Italy	6	180 0.9×	103 1.1×	73 0.9×	57 1.5×	23 1.5×	11	235
Monica E. Bianco United States	4	144 0.8×	37 0.4×	91 1.2×	26 0.7×	28 1.9×	12	189
Marsha van Leeuwen Netherlands	6	275 1.4×	150 1.7×	99 1.3×	55 1.4×	24 1.6×	8	310
Helmut Kleinwechter Germany	9	231 1.2×	112 1.2×	63 0.8×	106 2.7×	34 2.3×	63	307
Hélène Legardeur Switzerland	7	126 0.7×	72 0.8×	66 0.8×	12 0.3×	34 2.3×	25	170

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helena Backman

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12 of 12 papers shown

Björkgren, Ida, Helena Backman, Jarl Hellman, et al.. (2025). Setting up mother–infant pair lactation studies with biobanking for research according to regulatory requirements. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

Simmons, David, Jincy Immanuel, William M. Hague, et al.. (2024). Effect of treatment for early gestational diabetes mellitus on neonatal respiratory distress: A secondary analysis of the TOBOGM study. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 132(8). 1087–1095. 4 indexed citations

Yuen, Lili, Vincent Wong, Jincy Immanuel, et al.. (2024). Ethnic Differences in Characteristics of Women Diagnosed With Early Gestational Diabetes: Findings From the TOBOGM Study. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 110(8). e2471–e2484. 6 indexed citations

Magnuson, Anders, Scott Montgomery, Snehal Patil, et al.. (2024). Changing diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes (CDC4G) in Sweden: A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial. PLoS Medicine. 21(7). e1004420–e1004420. 8 indexed citations

Montgomery, Scott, Snieguole Vingeliene, Huiqi Li, et al.. (2024). SARS-CoV-2 infection and risk of subsequent demyelinating diseases: national register–based cohort study. Brain Communications. 6(6). fcae406–fcae406. 1 indexed citations

Cheung, N. Wah, Jincy Immanuel, William M. Hague, et al.. (2024). Postpartum dysglycaemia after early gestational diabetes: Follow-up of women in the TOBOGM randomised controlled trial. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 218. 111929–111929. 3 indexed citations

Simmons, David, Yashdeep Gupta, Teri L. Hernandez, et al.. (2024). Call to action for a life course approach. The Lancet. 404(10448). 193–214. 22 indexed citations

Hague, William M., Arianne Sweeting, Vincent Wong, et al.. (2024). 258-OR: The Effect of Early Initiation of Treatment on Glycemia and Pregnancy Outcomes in Women with Early Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes. 73(Supplement_1).

Magnuson, Anders, Scott Montgomery, Erik Schwarcz, et al.. (2023). Previous pre‐eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus and the risk of cardiovascular disease: A nested case–control study in Sweden. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 130(10). 1209–1216. 12 indexed citations

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Simmons, David, Jincy Immanuel, William M. Hague, et al.. (2023). Treatment of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosed Early in Pregnancy. New England Journal of Medicine. 388(23). 2132–2144. 152 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karlsson, Jan, et al.. (2022). The association of smoking, use of snuff, and preconception alcohol consumption with spontaneous abortion: A population‐based cohort study. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 102(1). 15–24. 8 indexed citations

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Hanson, Ulf, et al.. (2022). Diet-Treated Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Is an Underestimated Risk Factor for Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Swedish Population-Based Cohort Study. Nutrients. 14(16). 3364–3364. 6 indexed citations

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