James J. Cummings

12.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
81 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

About

James J. Cummings is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, James J. Cummings has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 24 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 21 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in James J. Cummings's work include Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (45 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (21 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (17 papers). James J. Cummings is often cited by papers focused on Neonatal Respiratory Health Research (45 papers), Neuroscience of respiration and sleep (21 papers) and Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies (17 papers). James J. Cummings collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. James J. Cummings's co-authors include Kasper S. Wang, Jill E. Baley, Kristi L. Watterberg, Richard A. Polin, Rosemarie C. Tan, Waldemar A. Carlo, W.E. Benitz, Eric C. Eichenwald, Brenda B. Poindexter and Karen M. Puopolo and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Blood.

In The Last Decade

James J. Cummings

79 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Levels of Neonatal Care

2012 647 citations Wanda D. Barfield, Jill E. Baley et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Neonatal Drug Withdrawal

2012 623 citations Mark L. Hudak, Rosemarie C. Tan et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Management of Neonates With Suspected or Proven Early-Onset Bacterial Sepsis

2012 515 citations Richard A. Polin, Jill E. Baley et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
Prenatal Substance Abuse: Short- and Long-term Effects on the Exposed Fetus

2013 419 citations Jill E. Baley, Waldemar A. Carlo et al. PEDIATRICS profile →
A Controlled Trial of Dexamethasone in Preterm Infants at High Risk for Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

1989 382 citations James J. Cummings et al. New England Journal of Medicine profile →
Prevention and Management of Procedural Pain in the Neonate: An Update

2016 357 citations Erin L. Keels, Kristi L. Watterberg et al. PEDIATRICS profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
James J. Cummings United States	30	3.2k	3.1k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	81	6.3k
Kristi L. Watterberg United States	37	3.9k 1.2×	3.9k 1.3×	1.1k 0.8×	1.5k 1.1×	1.6k 1.4×	87	7.1k
Alan R. Spitzer United States	43	2.5k 0.8×	3.3k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	806 0.6×	1.4k 1.2×	188	6.2k
Tonse N.K. Raju United States	42	3.5k 1.1×	3.4k 1.1×	967 0.7×	876 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	227	7.3k
Kei Lui Australia	39	3.3k 1.0×	3.2k 1.0×	773 0.6×	585 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	209	5.7k
Abhik Das United States	56	6.0k 1.8×	5.3k 1.7×	1.0k 0.7×	1.5k 1.1×	1.4k 1.2×	226	9.6k
Vinod K. Bhutani United States	50	6.8k 2.1×	5.7k 1.8×	1.3k 0.9×	943 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	213	9.8k
Eric C. Eichenwald United States	38	2.8k 0.9×	3.9k 1.3×	1.2k 0.9×	816 0.6×	1.3k 1.2×	87	6.6k
Douglas K. Richardson United States	38	2.8k 0.9×	3.2k 1.0×	564 0.4×	758 0.6×	960 0.8×	99	5.5k
W.E. Benitz United States	43	2.7k 0.8×	2.8k 0.9×	725 0.5×	1.8k 1.4×	1.1k 0.9×	194	7.2k
Kate Costeloe United Kingdom	39	3.5k 1.1×	3.9k 1.3×	714 0.5×	612 0.5×	1.2k 1.1×	108	6.8k

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Kaufman, David, Ashley Lucke, James J. Cummings, et al.. (2025). Postnatal Cord Blood Sampling: Clinical Report. PEDIATRICS. 155(6). 2 indexed citations

Pinheiro, Joaquim, et al.. (2024). A Multifunctional, Low Cost and Sustainable Neonatal Database System. Children. 11(2). 217–217. 2 indexed citations

Chuter, Robert, James J. Cummings, Gerry Lowe, et al.. (2023). Towards estimating the carbon footprint of external beam radiotherapy. Physica Medica. 112. 102652–102652. 28 indexed citations

Cummings, James J. & Sabyasachi Pramanik. (2022). Postnatal Corticosteroids to Prevent or Treat Chronic Lung Disease Following Preterm Birth. PEDIATRICS. 149(6). 38 indexed citations

Keels, Erin L., Jay P. Goldsmith, James J. Cummings, et al.. (2019). Neonatal Provider Workforce. PEDIATRICS. 144(6). 23 indexed citations

Cummings, James J., Richard A. Polin, Kristi L. Watterberg, et al.. (2016). Oxygen Targeting in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants. PEDIATRICS. 138(2). 90 indexed citations

Benitz, W.E., Kristi L. Watterberg, Susan W. Aucott, et al.. (2015). Hospital Stay for Healthy Term Newborn Infants. PEDIATRICS. 135(5). 948–953. 53 indexed citations

Cummings, James J., et al.. (2015). Maternal obesity: significance on the preterm neonate. International Journal of Obesity. 39(10). 1433–1436. 16 indexed citations

Benitz, W.E., Lei Li, James J. Cummings, et al.. (2015). Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants. PEDIATRICS. 137(1). 239 indexed citations

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Eichenwald, Eric C., Kristi L. Watterberg, Susan W. Aucott, et al.. (2015). Apnea of Prematurity. PEDIATRICS. 137(1). 258 indexed citations

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Cummings, James J., Richard A. Polin, Kristi L. Watterberg, et al.. (2015). Noninvasive Respiratory Support. PEDIATRICS. 137(1). 81 indexed citations

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Baley, Jill E., W.E. Benitz, James J. Cummings, et al.. (2014). Hypothermia and Neonatal Encephalopathy. PEDIATRICS. 133(6). 1146–1150. 233 indexed citations

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Urban, Denisa, Ling Li, Hilary Christensen, et al.. (2012). The VPS33B-binding protein VPS16B is required in megakaryocyte and platelet α-granule biogenesis. Blood. 120(25). 5032–5040. 61 indexed citations

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Cummings, James J.. (2012). Guideline addresses challenges of newborn screening in preterm, ill infants. AAP News. 33(4). 22–22. 3 indexed citations

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Guillén, Úrsula, James J. Cummings, Edward F. Bell, et al.. (2012). International Survey of Transfusion Practices for Extremely Premature Infants. Seminars in Perinatology. 36(4). 244–247. 70 indexed citations

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Knobel, Robin B., William H. Meetze, & James J. Cummings. (2001). Case Report: Total Parenteral Nutrition Extravasation Associated with Spinal Cord Compression and Necrosis. Journal of Perinatology. 21(1). 68–71. 11 indexed citations

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Duffy, Linda C., Maria Zielezny, Vivien Carrion, et al.. (1998). Bacterial toxins and enteral feeding of premature infants at risk for necrotizing enterocolitis. American Journal of Human Biology. 10(2). 211–219. 13 indexed citations

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Cummings, James J.. (1993). Book Review Respiratory Control Disorders in Infants and Children Edited by Robert C. Beckerman, Robert T. Brouillette, and Carl E. Hunt. 429 pp., illustrated. Baltimore, Williams and Wilkins, 1992. $69. 0-683-00498-0. New England Journal of Medicine. 328(13). 977–978. 3 indexed citations

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Cummings, James J., et al.. (1992). A Controlled Clinical Comparison of Four Different Surfactant Preparations in Surfactant-deficient Preterm Lambs. American Review of Respiratory Disease. 145(5). 999–1004. 119 indexed citations

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Bland, Richard D., D P Carlton, R Scheerer, James J. Cummings, & D L Chapman. (1989). Lung fluid balance in lambs before and after premature birth.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 84(2). 568–576. 25 indexed citations

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