James A. Litch

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 852 citations indexed

About

James A. Litch is a scholar working on Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, James A. Litch has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 852 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Genetics, 9 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 9 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in James A. Litch's work include High Altitude and Hypoxia (14 papers), Travel-related health issues (8 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (8 papers). James A. Litch is often cited by papers focused on High Altitude and Hypoxia (14 papers), Travel-related health issues (8 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (8 papers). James A. Litch collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and India. James A. Litch's co-authors include Rachel A. Bishop, Buddha Basnyat, Buddha Basnyat, Angela M. Detweiler, Gary M. Shaw, Ronald J. Wong, Cecele C. Quaintance, Courtney Baruch-Gravett, Honey Mekonen and David K. Stevenson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, PLoS ONE and American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

In The Last Decade

James A. Litch

34 papers receiving 807 citations

Hit Papers

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Early prediction of preeclampsia in pregnancy with cell-free RNA

2022 137 citations Mira N. Moufarrej, Sevahn K. Vorperian et al. Nature profile →

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Alice Monzani Italy

Morton A. Stenchever United States

Louise S. Conwell Australia

Meixian Zhang China

Jean‐Paul Langhendries Belgium

Edith Collins Australia

Dara Brodsky United States

Leea Keski‐Nisula Finland

Juan Pedro López‐Siguero Spain

Stanley Ip Canada

Alice Monzani Italy

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329 ×1.3

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66 ×0.5

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of James A. Litch

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20 of 20 papers shown

Nair, S.K., James W. MacDonald, James A. Litch, et al.. (2024). A transcriptomic comparison of in vitro models of the human placenta. Placenta. 159. 52–61. 5 indexed citations

Narayanan, Indira, et al.. (2023). At-Risk Newborns: Overlooked in Expansion From Essential Newborn Care to Small and Sick Newborn Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Global Health Science and Practice. 11(1). e2200099–e2200099.

Paquette, Alison G., James W. MacDonald, Theo K. Bammler, et al.. (2022). Placental transcriptomic signatures of spontaneous preterm birth. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 228(1). 73.e1–73.e18. 20 indexed citations

Moufarrej, Mira N., Sevahn K. Vorperian, Ronald J. Wong, et al.. (2022). Early prediction of preeclampsia in pregnancy with cell-free RNA. Nature. 602(7898). 689–694. 137 indexed citations breakdown →

Kankaria, Ankita, Mona Duggal, Suresh Dalpath, et al.. (2021). Readiness to Provide Antenatal Corticosteroids for Threatened Preterm Birth in Public Health Facilities in Northern India. Global Health Science and Practice. 9(3). 575–589. 6 indexed citations

Maria, Arti, et al.. (2021). Assessment of feasibility and acceptability of family-centered care implemented at a neonatal intensive care unit in India. BMC Pediatrics. 21(1). 171–171. 17 indexed citations

Lee, Anne CC, Rachel Whelan, Lauren E. Schaeffer, et al.. (2020). Prediction of gestational age with symphysis-fundal height and estimated uterine volume in a pregnancy cohort in Sylhet, Bangladesh. BMJ Open. 10(3). e034942–e034942. 10 indexed citations

Teklu, Alula M., James A. Litch, Eskinder Wolka, et al.. (2020). Referral systems for preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns in Ethiopia: a qualitative assessment. BMC Pediatrics. 20(1). 409–409. 15 indexed citations

Chipeta, Effie, et al.. (2020). Implementing the Family-Led Care model for preterm and low birth weight newborns in Malawi: Experience of healthcare workers. African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine. 12(1). e1–e11. 7 indexed citations

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Wynn, Adriane, Claire Bristow, Anthony D. Cristillo, et al.. (2019). Sexually Transmitted Infections in Pregnancy and Reproductive Health: Proceedings of the STAR Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinical Trial Group Programmatic Meeting. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 47(1). 5–11. 21 indexed citations

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Litch, James A., et al.. (2018). Antenatal Corticosteroids for Women at Risk of Imminent Preterm Birth in 7 sub-Saharan African Countries: A Policy and Implementation Landscape Analysis. Global Health Science and Practice. 6(4). 644–656. 8 indexed citations

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Plotkin, Marya, Dunstan R. Bishanga, Hussein Kidanto, et al.. (2018). Tracking facility-based perinatal deaths in Tanzania: Results from an indicator validation assessment. PLoS ONE. 13(7). e0201238–e0201238. 17 indexed citations

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Bishop, Rachel A. & James A. Litch. (2006). Malaria at High Altitude. Journal of Travel Medicine. 7(3). 157–158. 7 indexed citations

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Myers, Melanie F., Cynthia Jorgensen, William C. Whitworth, et al.. (2006). Genetic testing for susceptibility to breast and ovarian cancer: Evaluating the impact of a direct-to-consumer marketing campaign on physicians' knowledge and practices. Genetics in Medicine. 8(6). 361–370. 58 indexed citations

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Litch, James A. & Rachel A. Bishop. (2001). Reascent Following Resolution of High Altitude Pulmonary Edema (HAPE). High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 2(1). 53–55. 14 indexed citations

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Bishop, Rachel A., et al.. (2000). Ketamine Anesthesia at High Altitude. High Altitude Medicine & Biology. 1(2). 111–114. 16 indexed citations

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Litch, James A. & Rachel A. Bishop. (2000). Oxygen concentrators for the delivery of supplemental oxygen in remote high-altitude areas. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 11(3). 189–191. 31 indexed citations

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Litch, James A., et al.. (2000). High-altitude global amnesia. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 11(1). 25–28. 16 indexed citations

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Litch, James A. & Michael Tuggy. (1998). Cough Induced Stress Fracture and Arthropathy of the Ribs at Extreme Altitude. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 19(3). 220–222. 16 indexed citations

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Litch, James A.. (1996). Drug-induced hypoglycemia presenting as acute mountain sickness, after mistaking acetohexamide for acetazolamide. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine. 7(3). 232–235. 8 indexed citations

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