Iona Novak

12.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
142 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Iona Novak is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Iona Novak has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 113 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 86 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 45 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in Iona Novak's work include Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (112 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (75 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (44 papers). Iona Novak is often cited by papers focused on Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (112 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (75 papers) and Family and Disability Support Research (44 papers). Iona Novak collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. Iona Novak's co-authors include Catherine Morgan, Nadia Badawi, Anne Cusick, Sarah McIntyre, Shona Goldsmith, Natasha A. Lannin, Natalie A. de Morton, Leigha Dark, Lanie Campbell and Monique Hines and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Iona Novak

134 papers receiving 6.3k 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.

  1. A systematic review of interventions for children with cerebral palsy: state of the evidence
    2013 889 citations Iona Novak, Catherine Morgan et al. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology profile →
  2. State of the Evidence Traffic Lights 2019: Systematic Review of Interventions for Preventing and Treating Children with Cerebral Palsy
    2020 596 citations Iona Novak, Catherine Morgan et al. profile →
  3. Clinical Prognostic Messages From a Systematic Review on Cerebral Palsy
    2012 415 citations Iona Novak, Monique Hines et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
  4. Interventions to improve physical function for children and young people with cerebral palsy: international clinical practice guideline
    2021 131 citations Michelle Jackman, Leanne Sakzewski et al. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology profile →

Peers

Iona Novak
Eva Beckung Sweden
Dinah Reddihough Australia
Doreen J. Bartlett Canada
Barbara Galuppi Canada
Ellen Wood Canada
Dianne J Russell Canada
Martin Bax United Kingdom
Jules G. Becher Netherlands
Murray Goldstein United States
Marij E. Roebroeck Netherlands
Eva Beckung Sweden
Iona Novak
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Iona Novak

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Iona Novak. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Iona Novak based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Iona Novak. Iona Novak is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sakzewski, Leanne, Susan Greaves, Ann‐Christin Eliasson, et al.. (2025). Early developmental trajectories of the impaired hand in infants with unilateral cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 67(7). 901–909. 1 indexed citations
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Sakzewski, Leanne, Yannick Bleyenheuft, Iona Novak, et al.. (2025). A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of Hand Arm Bimanual Intensive Training Including Lower Extremity for Children with Bilateral Cerebral Palsy. The Journal of Pediatrics. 284. 114666–114666.
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Aravamuthan, Bhooma R., Darcy Fehlings, Iona Novak, et al.. (2024). Uncertainties Regarding Cerebral Palsy Diagnosis. Neurology Clinical Practice. 14(6). e200353–e200353. 10 indexed citations
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Hines, Ashleigh, Michelle Jackman, Maria McNamara, et al.. (2024). Effectiveness of postural interventions in cerebral palsy: umbrella systematic review. Paediatrics and Child Health. 34(8). 257–278. 2 indexed citations
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Finch‐Edmondson, Megan, Madison C. B. Paton, Annabel Webb, et al.. (2023). Abstract 5 Umbilical Cord Blood Treatment to Improve Gross Motor Function in Individuals with Cerebral Palsy: Results from an Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. Stem Cells Translational Medicine. 12(Supplement_1). S6–S6.
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Sakzewski, Leanne, Sarah Reedman, Catherine Elliott, et al.. (2023). Participate CP 2: optimising participation in physically active leisure for children with cerebral palsy – protocol for a phase III randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 13(10). e075570–e075570. 3 indexed citations
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Novak, Iona, et al.. (2022). Routine Placental Histopathological Examination: Provides Answers in Neonatal Management. 8(1). 10–10. 1 indexed citations
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Crompton, Kylie, Iona Novak, Michael Fahey, et al.. (2022). Safety of sibling cord blood cell infusion for children with cerebral palsy. Cytotherapy. 24(9). 931–939. 7 indexed citations
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Crompton, Kylie, David E. Godler, Ling Ling, et al.. (2022). Umbilical Cord Blood Cell Clearance Post-Infusion in Immune-Competent Children with Cerebral Palsy. Cells Tissues Organs. 212(6). 546–553. 1 indexed citations
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Glass, Hannah C., Yi Li, A. James Barkovich, et al.. (2021). Early Identification of Cerebral Palsy Using Neonatal MRI and General Movements Assessment in a Cohort of High-Risk Term Neonates. Pediatric Neurology. 118. 20–25. 23 indexed citations
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Jackman, Michelle, Leanne Sakzewski, Catherine Morgan, et al.. (2021). Interventions to improve physical function for children and young people with cerebral palsy: international clinical practice guideline. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 64(5). 536–549. 131 indexed citations breakdown →
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Novak, Iona, et al.. (2019). Motor Learning Feeding Interventions for Infants at Risk of Cerebral Palsy: A Systematic Review. Dysphagia. 35(1). 1–17. 23 indexed citations
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Sakzewski, Leanne, Yannick Bleyenheuft, Roslyn N. Boyd, et al.. (2019). Protocol for a multisite randomised trial of Hand–Arm Bimanual Intensive Training Including Lower Extremity training for children with bilateral cerebral palsy: HABIT-ILE Australia. BMJ Open. 9(9). e032194–e032194. 10 indexed citations
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Khandaker, Gulam, Mohammad Muhit, Tasneem Karim, et al.. (2018). Epidemiology of cerebral palsy in Bangladesh: a population‐based surveillance study. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. 61(5). 601–609. 123 indexed citations
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Novak, Iona, Monique Hines, Shona Goldsmith, & Richard S. Barclay. (2012). Clinical Prognostic Messages From a Systematic Review on Cerebral Palsy. PEDIATRICS. 130(5). e1285–e1312. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Novak, Iona, et al.. (2004). Substituční uretroplastika heterogenním materiálem Pelvicol™, první zkušenosti - kazuistika. 8(3). 30–33.
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Novak, Iona, et al.. (2003). Operační řešení striktury, píštěle a hypospadie uretry (vlastní zkušenosti). 7(4). 14–19. 1 indexed citations

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