Juan Pedro Kusanovic

24.7k total citations · 8 hit papers
296 papers, 18.8k citations indexed

About

Juan Pedro Kusanovic is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Juan Pedro Kusanovic has authored 296 papers receiving a total of 18.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 167 papers in Epidemiology, 156 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology and 108 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Juan Pedro Kusanovic's work include Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (132 papers), Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (128 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (54 papers). Juan Pedro Kusanovic is often cited by papers focused on Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies (132 papers), Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis (128 papers) and Reproductive System and Pregnancy (54 papers). Juan Pedro Kusanovic collaborates with scholars based in United States, Chile and South Korea. Juan Pedro Kusanovic's co-authors include Roberto Romero, Sonia S. Hassan, Francesca Gotsch, Jimmy Espinoza, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Offer Erez, Shali Mazaki‐Tovi, Chong Jai Kim, Edi Vaisbuch and Luís F. Gonçalves and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Bioinformatics and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Juan Pedro Kusanovic

290 papers receiving 18.5k citations

Hit Papers

The preterm parturition syndrome 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 2008 2007 2006 2008 250 500 750 1000
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. The preterm parturition syndrome
    2006 1.0k citations Roberto Romero, Jimmy Espinoza et al. profile →
  2. A novel signaling pathway impact analysis
    2008 758 citations Adi L. Tarca, Sonia S. Hassan et al. profile →
  3. The Role of Inflammation and Infection in Preterm Birth
    2007 696 citations Roberto Romero, Jimmy Espinoza et al. profile →
  4. Inflammation in preterm and term labour and delivery
    2006 584 citations Roberto Romero, Jimmy Espinoza et al. profile →
  5. Microbial Prevalence, Diversity and Abundance in Amniotic Fluid During Preterm Labor: A Molecular and Culture-Based Investigation
    2008 573 citations Daniel B. DiGiulio, Roberto Romero et al. profile →
  6. A longitudinal study of angiogenic (placental growth factor) and anti-angiogenic (soluble endoglin and soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1) factors in normal pregnancy and patients destined to develop preeclampsia and deliver a small for gestational age neonate
    2008 535 citations Roberto Romero, Jyh Kae Nien et al. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine profile →
  7. The vaginal microbiome: new information about genital tract flora using molecular based techniques
    2011 356 citations Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Juan Pedro Kusanovic et al. profile →
  8. Sterile and microbial-associated intra-amniotic inflammation in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes
    2014 329 citations Roberto Romero, Jezid Miranda et al. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal 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
Juan Pedro Kusanovic United States 68 8.9k 8.8k 5.7k 5.0k 4.9k 296 18.8k
Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa United States 77 11.1k 1.2× 10.9k 1.2× 6.9k 1.2× 6.3k 1.3× 6.3k 1.3× 371 21.6k
Sonia S. Hassan United States 82 12.6k 1.4× 11.1k 1.3× 7.3k 1.3× 8.2k 1.6× 6.7k 1.4× 433 24.5k
Jimmy Espinoza United States 65 6.9k 0.8× 7.5k 0.9× 6.0k 1.1× 4.5k 0.9× 3.9k 0.8× 392 15.7k
Francesca Gotsch United States 54 5.3k 0.6× 5.7k 0.6× 3.5k 0.6× 3.1k 0.6× 2.8k 0.6× 179 10.9k
Raymond W. Redline United States 61 2.8k 0.3× 4.7k 0.5× 4.4k 0.8× 2.3k 0.4× 2.7k 0.5× 172 11.6k
Shali Mazaki‐Tovi United States 51 3.8k 0.4× 4.2k 0.5× 2.9k 0.5× 2.2k 0.4× 1.8k 0.4× 228 8.2k
Samuel Parry United States 49 2.6k 0.3× 3.6k 0.4× 2.7k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.3× 231 8.0k
Steven S. Witkin United States 56 5.4k 0.6× 1.7k 0.2× 882 0.2× 2.8k 0.5× 3.9k 0.8× 501 13.5k
Niels Uldbjerg Denmark 47 2.6k 0.3× 2.4k 0.3× 2.5k 0.4× 2.8k 0.6× 857 0.2× 309 8.3k
William J. Ledger United States 62 2.4k 0.3× 2.3k 0.3× 3.2k 0.6× 5.6k 1.1× 2.5k 0.5× 479 14.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gomez‐Lopez, Nardhy, Roberto Romero, Sonia S. Hassan, et al.. (2019). The Cellular Transcriptome in the Maternal Circulation During Normal Pregnancy: A Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Immunology. 10. 48 indexed citations
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Pacora, Percy, Roberto Romero, Offer Erez, et al.. (2017). The diagnostic performance of the beta-glucan assay in the detection of intra-amniotic infection withCandidaspecies. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 32(10). 1703–1720. 17 indexed citations
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Romero, Roberto, Jezid Miranda, Piya Chaemsaithong, et al.. (2014). Sterile and microbial-associated intra-amniotic inflammation in preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 28(12). 1394–1409. 329 indexed citations breakdown →
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Romero, Roberto, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, & Sonia S. Hassan. (2011). Placental bed disorders in preterm labor, preterm PROM, spontaneous abortion and abruptio placentae. Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 25(3). 313–327. 179 indexed citations
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Romero, Roberto, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Zeynep Alpay Savasan, et al.. (2011). Damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) in preterm labor with intact membranes and preterm PROM: a study of the alarmin HMGB1. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 24(12). 1444–1455. 187 indexed citations
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Hamill, Neil, Lami Yeo, Roberto Romero, et al.. (2011). Fetal cardiac ventricular volume, cardiac output, and ejection fraction determined with 4-dimensional ultrasound using spatiotemporal image correlation and virtual organ computer-aided analysis. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 205(1). 76.e1–76.e10. 65 indexed citations
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Romero, Roberto, Zeynep Alpay Savasan, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, et al.. (2011). Hematologic profile of the fetus with systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 40(1). 19–32. 58 indexed citations
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Kim, Chong Jai, Roberto Romero, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, et al.. (2010). The frequency, clinical significance, and pathological features of chronic chorioamnionitis: a lesion associated with spontaneous preterm birth. Modern Pathology. 23(7). 1000–1011. 179 indexed citations
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Cruciani, Laura, Roberto Romero, Edi Vaisbuch, et al.. (2010). Pentraxin 3 in maternal circulation: An association with preterm labor and preterm PROM, but not with intra-amniotic infection/inflammation. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 23(10). 1097–1105. 24 indexed citations
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DiGiulio, Daniel B., Roberto Romero, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, et al.. (2010). Prevalence and Diversity of Microbes in the Amniotic Fluid, the Fetal Inflammatory Response, and Pregnancy Outcome in Women with Preterm Pre‐Labor Rupture of Membranes. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 64(1). 38–57. 364 indexed citations
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DiGiulio, Daniel B., Maria Teresa Gervasi, Roberto Romero, et al.. (2010). Microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in pregnancies with small-for-gestational-age fetuses. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 38(5). 495–502. 66 indexed citations
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Romero, Roberto, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Ricardo Gómez, et al.. (2009). The clinical significance of eosinophils in the amniotic fluid in preterm labor. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 23(4). 320–329. 23 indexed citations
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Mazaki‐Tovi, Shali, Roberto Romero, Edi Vaisbuch, et al.. (2009). Maternal serum adiponectin multimers in gestational diabetes. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 37(6). 637–650. 50 indexed citations
14.
Vaisbuch, Edi, Roberto Romero, Offer Erez, et al.. (2008). Total hemoglobin concentration in amniotic fluid is increased in intraamniotic infection/inflammation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 199(4). 426.e1–426.e7. 14 indexed citations
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Wang, Huijun, Megumu Ogawa, Jennifer R. Wood, et al.. (2008). Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms combine to control MMP1 expression and its association with preterm premature rupture of membranes. Human Molecular Genetics. 17(8). 1087–1096. 58 indexed citations
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Gotsch, Francesca, S. Edwin, John W. Hotra, et al.. (2008). A Link Between Inflammation/Infection and Anti-Angiogenic State in Preeclampsia: Inflammatory Mediators Mimic Effect of Hypoxia on Trophoblast by Increasing Sflt-1 and Decreasing Placental Growth Factor Production. Hypertension in Pregnancy. 27(4). 427–427. 3 indexed citations
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Espinoza, Jimmy, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Roberto Romero, et al.. (2007). Unexplained fetal death: Another anti-angiogenic state. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 20(7). 495–507. 45 indexed citations
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Soto, Eleazar, Jimmy Espinoza, Jyh Kae Nien, et al.. (2007). Human β-defensin-2: A natural antimicrobial peptide present in amniotic fluid participates in the host response to microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 20(1). 15–22. 81 indexed citations
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Gotsch, Francesca, Roberto Romero, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, et al.. (2007). The Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology. 50(3). 652–683. 410 indexed citations
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Mittal, Pooja, Jimmy Espinoza, Juan Pedro Kusanovic, et al.. (2007). Placental growth hormone is increased in the maternal and fetal serum of patients with preeclampsia. The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine. 20(9). 651–659. 41 indexed citations

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