Howard A. Pearson

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
180 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Howard A. Pearson is a scholar working on Genetics, Hematology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Howard A. Pearson has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Genetics, 81 papers in Hematology and 40 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Howard A. Pearson's work include Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (78 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (56 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (24 papers). Howard A. Pearson is often cited by papers focused on Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders (78 papers), Iron Metabolism and Disorders (56 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (24 papers). Howard A. Pearson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Türkiye. Howard A. Pearson's co-authors include Richard P. Spencer, Richard T. O’Brien, Eugene A. Cornelius, Sue McIntosh, Thomas E. Cone, Robert J. Touloukian, Dorothy Johnston, Allen D. Schwartz, Karen Smith and N. Raphael Shulman and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Howard A. Pearson

173 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 1969 100 200 300
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.

  1. COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION
    1967 373 citations Charles U. Lowe, David Baird Coursin et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
  2. Functional Asplenia in Sickle-Cell Anemia
    1969 349 citations Howard A. Pearson, Richard P. Spencer et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Howard A. Pearson 2.4k 2.3k 1.0k 923 658 180 5.7k
Alan R. Cohen 4.9k 2.1× 4.1k 1.8× 997 1.0× 529 0.6× 448 0.7× 119 7.1k
Alvin Zipursky 2.1k 0.9× 940 0.4× 1.9k 1.9× 321 0.3× 559 0.8× 153 5.2k
Paola Giordano 2.2k 0.9× 1.6k 0.7× 803 0.8× 607 0.7× 520 0.8× 286 5.3k
Naomi L.C. Luban 2.4k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 968 1.0× 340 0.4× 1.0k 1.6× 188 5.3k
Robert Girot 2.3k 0.9× 2.7k 1.2× 608 0.6× 274 0.3× 649 1.0× 213 4.5k
Yves Béguin 4.7k 2.0× 3.4k 1.5× 462 0.5× 861 0.9× 685 1.0× 368 9.4k
Louis K. Diamond 1.3k 0.5× 884 0.4× 917 0.9× 532 0.6× 887 1.3× 121 4.2k
Caterina Borgna‐Pignatti 3.4k 1.4× 3.9k 1.7× 972 1.0× 257 0.3× 324 0.5× 105 5.2k
Ralph Carmel 1.5k 0.6× 494 0.2× 531 0.5× 1.3k 1.4× 595 0.9× 165 5.9k
Georgia B. Vogelsang 6.9k 2.9× 1.8k 0.8× 843 0.8× 818 0.9× 241 0.4× 141 10.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pearson, Howard A.. (1996). Pharmacologic Manipulation of Fetal Hemoglobin Levels in Sickle Cell Diseases and Thalassemia: Promise and Reality. Advances in Pediatrics. 43(1). 309–334. 7 indexed citations
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Andiman, Warren A., B. Joyce Simpson, Christine A. Holtkamp, & Howard A. Pearson. (1996). Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in Children Infected with HIV Are Not Associated with Splenic Dysfunction. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 10(6). 336–341. 4 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A.. (1993). Stepped-up lead screenings urged. AAP News. 9(4). 1–17. 2 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A.. (1986). A Neonatal Program for Sickle Cell Anemia. Advances in Pediatrics. 33(1). 381–400. 6 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A., et al.. (1986). Low risk of hepatitis B from blood transfusions in thalassemic patients in Connecticut. The Journal of Pediatrics. 108(2). 252–253. 5 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Richard T., et al.. (1976). Prospective study of sickle cell anemia in infancy. The Journal of Pediatrics. 89(2). 205–210. 65 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Sue, Richard T. O’Brien, Allen D. Schwartz, & Howard A. Pearson. (1973). Neonatal isoimmune purpura: Response to platelet infusions. The Journal of Pediatrics. 82(6). 1020–1027. 33 indexed citations
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McIntosh, Sue & Howard A. Pearson. (1973). Treatment of childhood leukemia. The Journal of Pediatrics. 83(5). 899–902. 3 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Richard T., Howard A. Pearson, & Richard P. Spencer. (1972). Transfusion-induced decrease in spleen size in thalassemia major: Documentation by radioisotopic scan. The Journal of Pediatrics. 81(1). 105–107. 15 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A.. (1971). Iron-fortified formulas in infancy. The Journal of Pediatrics. 79(4). 557–559. 6 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A., Robert J. Touloukian, & Richard P. Spencer. (1970). The binary spleen: A radioisotopic scan sign of splenic pseudocyst. The Journal of Pediatrics. 77(2). 216–220. 9 indexed citations
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Schwartz, Allen D., et al.. (1970). Acute myelogenous leukemia with compensatory but ineffective erythropoiesis: Di Guglielmo's syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 77(4). 653–657. 9 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A.. (1968). Cerebral Palsy: The Preschool Years, Diagnosis, Treatment and Planning, By Eric Denhoff, M.D., Springfield, Illinois: Charles C Thomas, 1967, 125 pp., $7.50. PEDIATRICS. 42(4). 719–719. 1 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A.. (1968). Thrombocytopenia in premature infants—physiologicalor pathological?. The Journal of Pediatrics. 73(1). 160–160. 2 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A., et al.. (1968). Disseminated intravascular coagulation associated with Aspergillus endocarditis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 73(4). 576–582. 24 indexed citations
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Lowe, Charles U., David Baird Coursin, Felix P. Heald, et al.. (1967). COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION OBESITY IN CHILDHOOD. PEDIATRICS. 40(3). 455–467. 12 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A.. (1967). Life-span of the fetal red blood cell. The Journal of Pediatrics. 70(2). 166–171. 164 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A., N. Raphael Shulman, Frank A. Oski, & Donald V. Eitzman. (1966). Platelet survival in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. The Journal of Pediatrics. 68(5). 754–760. 40 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A.. (1966). Recent advances in hematology. The Journal of Pediatrics. 69(3). 466–479. 29 indexed citations
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Pearson, Howard A., William McFarland, & Thomas E. Cone. (1960). Biopsy of bone marrow with the Silverman needle in children.. PubMed. 26. 310–4. 7 indexed citations

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