H.F.R. Prechtl

18.5k total citations · 7 hit papers
150 papers, 12.5k citations indexed

About

H.F.R. Prechtl is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, H.F.R. Prechtl has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 12.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 36 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 28 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems. Recurrent topics in H.F.R. Prechtl's work include Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (56 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (56 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (36 papers). H.F.R. Prechtl is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal and fetal brain pathology (56 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (56 papers) and Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (36 papers). H.F.R. Prechtl collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Austria and Italy. H.F.R. Prechtl's co-authors include Giovanni Cioni, Christa Einspieler, Fabrizio Ferrari, Gerard H. A. Visser, Arend F. Bos, Johanna I.P. de Vries, Christa Einspieler, Jan G. Nijhuis, Chester B. Martin and D.J. Bekedam and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Lancet and Neurology.

In The Last Decade

H.F.R. Prechtl

150 papers receiving 11.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

The behavioural states of the newborn infant (a review)

1974 819 citations H.F.R. Prechtl profile →
The emergence of fetal behaviour. I. Qualitative aspects

1982 633 citations Johanna I.P. de Vries, H.F.R. Prechtl et al. Early Human Development profile →
Are there behavioural states in the human fetus?

1982 631 citations H.F.R. Prechtl et al. Early Human Development profile →
An early marker for neurological deficits after perinatal brain lesions

1997 513 citations H.F.R. Prechtl, Christa Einspieler et al. The Lancet profile →
The neurological examination of the full term newborn infant

1977 417 citations H.F.R. Prechtl profile →
Motor behaviour in the growth retarded fetus

1985 329 citations H.F.R. Prechtl et al. Early Human Development profile →
Prechtls Method on the Qualitative Assessment of General Movements in Preterm, Term and Young Infants + CDROM

2008 198 citations Giovanni Cioni, Fabrizio Ferrari et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The Quality of the Early Motor Repertoire in Preterm Infants Predicts Minor Neurologic Dysfunction at School Age 2008 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Janneke L.M. Bruggink, Christa Einspieler, Phillipa R. Butcher, Koenraad N.J.A. Van Braeckel, H.F.R. Prechtl, Arend F. Bos	101
2	Is the Early Development of Girls with Rett Disorder Really Normal? 2005 ·Pediatric Research ·Christa Einspieler, Alison Kerr, H.F.R. Prechtl	115
3	General Movements Detect Early Signs of Hemiplegia in Term Infants with Neonatal Cerebral Infarction 2003 ·Neuropediatrics ·Andrea Guzzetta, E. Mercuri, Gherardo Rapisardi, Fabrizio Ferrari, (unknown), Frances M. Cowan, Mary Rutherford, Paola B. Paolicelli, Christa Einspieler, Antonio Boldrini, Lilly Dubowitz, H.F.R. Prechtl, Giovanni Cioni	98
4	General movement assessment as a method of developmental neurology: new paradigms and their consequences 2001 ·Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ·H.F.R. Prechtl	88
5	General movement assessment as a method of developmental neurology: new paradigms and their consequences The 1999 Ronnie MacKeith Lecture 2001 ·Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology ·H.F.R. Prechtl	124
6	Is neurological assessment of the fetus possible? 1997 ·European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology ·H.F.R. Prechtl, Christa Einspieler	77
7	Comparison between observation of spontaneous movements and neurologic examination in preterm infants 1997 ·The Journal of Pediatrics ·Giovanni Cioni, Fabrizio Ferrari, Christa Einspieler, Paola B. Paolicelli, (unknown), H.F.R. Prechtl	134
8	Perinatal motor behaviour and neurological outcome in spina bifida aperta 1997 ·Early Human Development ·Deborah A. Sival, J.H. Begeer, (unknown), (unknown), J. R. Beekhuis, H.F.R. Prechtl	102
9	An early marker for neurological deficits after perinatal brain lesions breakdown → 1997 ·The Lancet ·H.F.R. Prechtl, Christa Einspieler, Giovanni Cioni, Arend F. Bos, Fabrizio Ferrari, Dieter Sontheimer	513
10	Spontaneous motility in preterm, small-forgestational age infants II. Qualitative aspects 1997 ·Early Human Development ·Arend F. Bos, Aren J. van Loon, Mijna Hadders‐Algra, Albert Martijn, A Okken, H.F.R. Prechtl	86
11	QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF FETAL MOVEMENT PATTERNS IN THE NEU–LAXOVA SYNDROME 1996 ·Prenatal Diagnosis ·Franz Kainer, H.F.R. Prechtl, (unknown), (unknown)	10
12	Finger movements and fingers postures in pre-term infants are not a good indicator of brain damage 1994 ·Early Human Development ·Y. Konishi, H.F.R. Prechtl	10
13	Fetal breathing movements are not a good indicator of lung development after premature rupture of membranes and oligohydramnios—a preliminary study 1992 ·Early Human Development ·Deborah Sival, Gerhard H. Visser, H.F.R. Prechtl	13
14	The relationship between the quantity and quality of prenatal movements in pregnancies complicated by intra-uterine growth retardation and premature rupture of the membranes 1992 ·Early Human Development ·Deborah A. Sival, Gerhard H. Visser, H.F.R. Prechtl	28
15	The effect of intrauterine growth retardation on the quality of general movements in the human fetus 1992 ·Early Human Development ·Deborah A. Sival, Gerard H.A. Visser, H.F.R. Prechtl	73
16	Developmental course of general movements in early infancy. II. EMG correlates 1992 ·Early Human Development ·Mijna Hadders‐Algra, Leo A. van Eykern, (unknown), H.F.R. Prechtl	78
17	Classification and quantitative aspects of fetal movements during the second half of normal pregnancy 1991 ·Early Human Development ·(unknown), J. W. Wladimiroff, (unknown), H.F.R. Prechtl	131
18	Preterm and early postterm motor behaviour in low-risk premature infants 1990 ·Early Human Development ·Giovanni Cioni, H.F.R. Prechtl	327
19	Fetal motility in the first half of pregnancy 1984 ·Johanna I.P. de Vries, G.H.A. Visser, H.F.R. Prechtl	72
20	Die Neurologische Untersuchung des reifen Neugeborenen 1976 ·Thieme eBooks ·H.F.R. Prechtl, (unknown)	15

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