J. W. Meekins

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 988 citations indexed

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J. W. Meekins is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Meekins has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 988 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 10 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 5 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in J. W. Meekins's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (12 papers), Maternal and fetal healthcare (5 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (4 papers). J. W. Meekins is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (12 papers), Maternal and fetal healthcare (5 papers) and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics (4 papers). J. W. Meekins collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Belgium. J. W. Meekins's co-authors include I. McFadyen, Robert Pijnenborg, M. Hanssens, Murray Luckas, James P Neilson, Paul McLaughlin, Peter Johnson, David C. West, Stephen Walkinshaw and Ado Van Assche and has published in prestigious journals such as BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Clinical & Experimental Immunology and Placenta.

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J. W. Meekins

13 papers receiving 957 citations

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A study of placental bed spiral arteries and trophoblast invasion in normal and severe pre‐eclamptic pregnancies

1994 727 citations J. W. Meekins, Robert Pijnenborg et al. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. W. Meekins United Kingdom	9	895	645	346	111	98	13	988
Fiona Boswell United Kingdom	9	562 0.6×	334 0.5×	323 0.9×	59 0.5×	119 1.2×	12	767
Samantha D. Smith United Kingdom	7	547 0.6×	225 0.3×	517 1.5×	135 1.2×	71 0.7×	8	729
G J Burton United Kingdom	10	469 0.5×	334 0.5×	156 0.5×	51 0.5×	117 1.2×	10	640
Brosens Ia Belgium	5	547 0.6×	374 0.6×	226 0.7×	54 0.5×	42 0.4×	8	613
János Rigó Hungary	10	421 0.5×	209 0.3×	252 0.7×	87 0.8×	29 0.3×	34	623
Emiel D. Post Uiterweer Netherlands	14	477 0.5×	273 0.4×	340 1.0×	229 2.1×	72 0.7×	18	776
Vasilis Sitras Norway	11	429 0.5×	333 0.5×	116 0.3×	55 0.5×	94 1.0×	25	583
Ettore Piccoli Italy	14	433 0.5×	311 0.5×	200 0.6×	86 0.8×	59 0.6×	20	636
Yoshitsugu Chigusa Japan	15	373 0.4×	312 0.5×	130 0.4×	166 1.5×	66 0.7×	96	654
Kılıç Aydinli Türkiye	13	382 0.4×	289 0.4×	128 0.4×	64 0.6×	183 1.9×	40	680

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Luckas, Murray, et al.. (1998). Fetal growth retardation and second trimester maternal serum human chorionic gonadotrophin levels. Placenta. 19(2-3). 143–147. 21 indexed citations

Luckas, Murray, Jeremy Hawe, J. W. Meekins, James P Neilson, & Stephen Walkinshaw. (1998). Second trimester serum free β human chorionic gonadotrophin levels as a predictor of pre-eclampsia. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 77(4). 381–384. 11 indexed citations

Luckas, Murray, Jeremy Hawe, J. W. Meekins, James P Neilson, & Stephen Walkinshaw. (1998). Second trimester serum free β human chorionic gonadotrophin levels as a predictor of pre‐eclampsia. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 77(4). 381–384. 9 indexed citations

Luckas, Murray, Jeremy Hawe, J. W. Meekins, James P Neilson, & Stephen Walkinshaw. (1998). Second trimester serum free beta human chorionic gonadotrophin levels as a predictor of pre-eclampsia.. PubMed. 77(4). 381–4. 30 indexed citations

Meekins, J. W., Murray Luckas, Robert Pijnenborg, & I. McFadyen. (1997). Histological study of decidual spiral arteries and the presence of maternal erythrocytes in the intervillous space during the first trimester of normal human pregnancy. Placenta. 18(5-6). 459–464. 40 indexed citations

Matijević, Ratko, J. W. Meekins, I. McFadyen, & Robert Pijnenborg. (1996). Physiological changes of spiral arteries and blood flow in the placental bed during early pregnancy. 8. 127–131. 3 indexed citations

Luckas, Murray, J. W. Meekins, Stephen Walkinshaw, I. McFadyen, & James P Neilson. (1996). Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin Levels Between 15 and 17 Weeks in Women who Subsequently Develop Preeclampsia. Hypertension in Pregnancy. 15(1). 95–100. 3 indexed citations

Meekins, J. W., Robert Pijnenborg, Myriam Hanssens, I. McFadyen, & Frans André Van Assche. (1995). Spiral Artery Morphology in Pregnancies Complicated by Chronic Hypertension: the Relation to Antihypertensive Therapy and to Superimposed Preeclampsia. Hypertension in Pregnancy. 14(1). 67–80. 6 indexed citations

Meekins, J. W., Robert Pijnenborg, M. Hanssens, Ado Van Assche, & I. McFadyen. (1994). Immunohistochemical Detection of lipoprotein(a) in the wall of placental bed spiral arteries in normal and severe preeclamptic pregnancies. Placenta. 15(5). 511–524. 52 indexed citations

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Meekins, J. W., et al.. (1994). A study of placental bed spiral arteries and trophoblast invasion in normal and severe pre‐eclamptic pregnancies. BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 101(8). 669–674. 727 indexed citations breakdown →

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Meekins, J. W., Robert Pijnenborg, Myriam Hanssens, I. McFadyen, & Frans André Van Assche. (1994). Immunohistochemical Identification of Placental Bed Biopsies and the Implications for the Inclusion of Specimens when Studying the Spiral Artery Response to Pregnancy. Hypertension in Pregnancy. 13(1). 61–69. 17 indexed citations

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Meekins, J. W., Paul McLaughlin, David C. West, I. McFadyen, & Peter Johnson. (1994). Endothelial cell activation by tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α and the development of pre-eclampsia. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 98(1). 110–114. 67 indexed citations

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Meekins, J. W. & N. G. Haddad. (1991). Gynocheck endometrial tissue sampling: An alternative to dilatation and curettage. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 11(2). 117–118. 2 indexed citations

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