Josef Warkany

9.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
125 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Josef Warkany is a scholar working on Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Genetics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Josef Warkany has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, 20 papers in Genetics and 16 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Josef Warkany's work include Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (9 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (7 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (6 papers). Josef Warkany is often cited by papers focused on Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery (9 papers), Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy (7 papers) and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders (6 papers). Josef Warkany collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Josef Warkany's co-authors include Harold Kalter, James Wilson, E Takács, Harold G. Petering, Shirley Soukup, Ronald J. Lemire, D. Hubbard, James G. Wilson, A Adeloye and M. Michael Cohen and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Lancet.

In The Last Decade

Josef Warkany

112 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

An analysis of the syndrome of malformations induced by m... 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 1963 200 400 600
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. An analysis of the syndrome of malformations induced by maternal vitamin a deficiency. Effects of restoration of vitamin a at various times during gestation
    1953 626 citations Josef Warkany et al. profile →
  2. The Borderland of Embryology and Pathology.
    1963 322 citations Josef Warkany Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Josef Warkany United States 32 1.3k 1.3k 985 859 437 125 4.4k
Thomas H. Shepard United States 39 1.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.1× 716 0.7× 700 0.8× 760 1.7× 163 5.0k
Selna L. Kaplan United States 61 2.6k 2.0× 1.7k 1.3× 1.6k 1.7× 1.0k 1.2× 533 1.2× 183 8.9k
E Cacciari Italy 38 1.6k 1.2× 732 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 806 0.9× 537 1.2× 146 4.9k
Aubrey Milunsky United States 31 1.6k 1.2× 832 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 563 0.7× 375 0.9× 134 3.9k
Kerstin Hall Sweden 47 2.8k 2.1× 816 0.6× 1.7k 1.7× 853 1.0× 271 0.6× 132 7.3k
T. V. N. Persaud Canada 19 634 0.5× 888 0.7× 409 0.4× 1.3k 1.5× 392 0.9× 97 3.5k
R. Brian Lowry Canada 34 1.3k 1.0× 972 0.7× 1.7k 1.7× 1.2k 1.4× 361 0.8× 149 4.5k
N. C. Nevin United Kingdom 28 670 0.5× 823 0.6× 679 0.7× 700 0.8× 224 0.5× 160 3.0k
Juhani Rapola Finland 46 3.3k 2.5× 718 0.5× 999 1.0× 880 1.0× 292 0.7× 189 7.3k
R Stanhope United Kingdom 42 1.8k 1.3× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.4× 582 0.7× 647 1.5× 182 5.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Josef Warkany

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Warkany, Josef. (1998). Nutritional experiments as an instrument of teratologic research in mammals.. PubMed. 21. 1–12.
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Warkany, Josef. (1988). Why I doubted that thalidomide was the cause of the epidemic of limb defects of 1959 to 1961. Teratology. 38(3). 217–219. 14 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef. (1988). Teratogen update: Lithium. Teratology. 38(6). 593–596. 29 indexed citations
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Siebert, Joseph R., Vincent G. Kōkich, Josef Warkany, & Ronald J. Lemire. (1987). Atelencephalic microcephaly: Craniofacial anatomy and morphologic comparisons with holoprosencephaly and anencephaly. Teratology. 36(3). 279–285. 25 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef. (1981). Friedrich Daniel von Recklinghausen and his times.. PubMed. 29. 251–7. 7 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef, Ronald J. Lemire, & M. Michael Cohen. (1981). Mental retardation and congenital malformations of the central nervous system. 57 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef. (1981). Etiology and Morphogenesis of Congenital Heart Disease. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 135(4). 389–389. 195 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef. (1978). Terathanasia. Teratology. 17(2). 185–192. 32 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef, Mary K. Bofinger, & Corning Benton. (1973). Median facial cleft syndrome in half‐sisters. Dilemmas in genetic counseling. Teratology. 8(3). 273–285. 32 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef. (1973). Dwarfs and other little people: An overview. Seminars in Roentgenology. 8(2). 135–138.
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Warkany, Josef. (1972). Congenital Malformations Through the Ages. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 27. 7–15. 3 indexed citations
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Nakagome, Yasuo, Josef Warkany, & Jack H. Rubinstein. (1968). Mental retardation,absence of patellae, and other malformations with chromosomal mosaicism. The Journal of Pediatrics. 72(5). 695–697. 7 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef. (1968). IMPLICATIONS OF TERATOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE FOR CLINICAL MEDICINE. Congenital Anomalies. 8(2). 77.
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Warkany, Josef. (1967). Heritable Disorders of Connective Tissue.. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 113(3). 400–400. 116 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef & E Takács. (1966). CHROMOSOME CHANGES IN EMBRYOS EXPOSED TO VARIOUSTERATOGENS. Congenital Anomalies. 6(1). 11.
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Warkany, Josef & E Takács. (1965). CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS IN RATS FROM STREPTONIGRIN.. PubMed. 79. 65–79. 29 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef, et al.. (1963). Maternal mosaicism and Down's syndrome (mongolism). The Journal of Pediatrics. 63(4). 599–604. 40 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef, et al.. (1962). Mental retardation, absence of patellae, other malformations with chromosomal mosaicism. The Journal of Pediatrics. 61(6). 803–812. 31 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef. (1959). Attempted Abortion with Aminopterin (4-Amino-Pteroylglutamic Acid). A M A Journal of Diseases of Children. 97(3). 274–274. 113 indexed citations
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Warkany, Josef. (1951). CONGENITAL ANOMALIES. PEDIATRICS. 7(5). 607–610. 15 indexed citations

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